Lexington KY - The US Show Jumping Team of Laura Teodori/Kasoar D’Uxelles; Lacy Morrone-Cramer/Ulyssess Van De Krekebeke; Georgina Bloomberg/Metropolitan, and Mario Deslauriers/Vicomte D settled for second place in today's Nations Cup competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After two rounds of competition, the US Team finished tied with Brazil with 11 faults, forcing a jump-off for the win. US Team Chef d'Equipe Michele Grubb elected to send back Deslauriers, who ended today's battle with...

After a second-place finish on Thursday in the grand prix, Catherine Haddad and Cadillac rose to the occasion on Friday with a win in the grand prix special at the Vidauban CDI*** in France. This marked the sixth grand prix win for Haddad and her 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood this year. The annual show at Vidauban, which has traditionally been a jumping show, added international dressage to the schedule this year, and the competition did not disappoint. Taking place over three days, the...

Lexington, KY ­– The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has approved the following three individuals and three alternates for the 2008 Vaulting World Championships to be held in Brno, Czech Republic, July 29-August 3: Name/Age/Hometown —Elizabeth Osborn/18/Menlo Park, CA —Mary McCormick/24/Woodside, CA —Alicen DiVita/19/Redwood City, CA Alternates in Ranked Order: —Megan Lanfri/19/San Jose, CA —Annalise Van Vranken/16/Mays Landing, NJ —Shannyn...

Lexington, KY- The first day’s competition at CSIO Rotterdam, The Netherlands got off to a great start for the US riders participating there. For the US, McLain Ward won an unprecedented two classes in one day - the Deloitte/AKD Prixsen van Wijmen Prize on Blue Chip Bloodstock’s Goldika and the Dura Vermeer Groep Prize on Larioso, also owned by Blue Chip Bloodstock. Beezie Madden also had a good day, finishing with good ribbons in all three classes (a 2nd with Abigail Wexner’s Authentic, 4th...

Show jumper Laura Kraut continued her successful European tour with a convincing win in the £30,000 Equestrian Sportsman Grand Prix at the Northern Ireland International Horse Show in Belfast, Ireland, held over the weekend of October 25-28. Riding Anthem, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood owned by The Summit Syndicate, Kraut blazed around the jump-off course, besting England show jumping legend Michael Whitaker and Wonamia van den Aard by more than two seconds. Thirty-three quality combinations...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Driving Team at the 2023 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses. The championship will take place Sept. 27-Oct. 1 at Le Pin-au-Haras, France. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Jeff Legg and US Equestrian Director of Driving Anna Brooks Thomas. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Jacob Arnold (Stamping Ground, Ky.) with Kenji V, Kenzo,...

Scott Lenkart and Ziezo kicked off their week at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival with a win in Thursday's 1.40m Jumpers. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - The Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park kicked off at 8 a.m. on Thursday with the 1.40m Jumpers concluding Week Two's second day of competition at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). Scott Lenkart of South Haven Farm started his week at GLEF off strong, earning the first place ribbon in...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the combinations that will represent the U.S. at the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs in Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary, September 10-13, 2015. The U.S. representatives will be led by Thorsten Zarembowicz as the Chef d’Equipe and Michael Freund as the coach. The following athletes (in alphabetical order) and horses will represent the U.S. in the 2015 FEI World Driving...

Harrie Smolders & Regina Z (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Valkenswaard, The Netherlands - The evening CSI5* 1.50m class at Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard was won by the master of faster Harrie Smolders (NED) and his feisty mare Regina Z, who raced to the top of the class from early in the draw finishing in an unbeatable time of 38.19s. Second went to Constant van Paesschen (BEL) who is hitting form again this season having collected a 3rd this morning. This time the young star rode a...

Spencer Smith and Beau van het Keyershof. Photo (The Book LLC) Devon, P.A. - While the young ponies were showing off in the Gold Ring, the junior exhibitors competed in their equitation classes in the Dixon Oval. The WIHS Equitation Classic Jumper Phase was held in a California Split and awarded four sets of prizes. Top honors went to Megan MacPherson of Boulder, CO, in Section A. Kelli Cruciotti of Elizabeth, CO, won Section B. Spencer Smith of Wellington, FL, topped Section C, and Michael...