Lexington, Ky. – Members of the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will compete in two pivotal Nations Cup competitions tomorrow. Four athletes on the Short List for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team will go up against seven teams at CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland. The competition is a designated observation event as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Elsewhere, four athletes will look to clinch a spot for the United States in the 2016...

Wellington, FL - March 29, 2016 - The final week of competition for the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is on March 30-April 2 at The Stadium at PBIEC. See some of the best competition of the Team USA won the team portion of competition at the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3* hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in 2015. Photo by SusanJStickle.com season as riders represent their countries in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3*. Will the United States...

Lexington, Ky. — USA Equestrian Trust® is pleased to announce it is now accepting proposals from IRS-registered equine non-profit organizations for its 2016 grants program. To submit an application, visit trusthorses.org and complete the online form. Any organization applying must submit copies of its IRS non-profit determination letter and most recent Form 990, as well as a proposed budget for its project. The deadline to submit applications for the foundation's 2016 grants...

USEF Customer Care Department was presented with a Silver Stevie® Award in the category of Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year at the tenth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Susan Steward, Michelle Bray, and Danae Philippus of USEF Customer Service. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top sales awards, business development awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the...

September marks the traditional end of summer but it also rings in the start of the fall championship season as the first round of Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships get underway across the country, with almost 950 competitors preparing to ride down the centerline this weekend in USDF Regions 2 (Michigan), 7 (California), and 8 (New York). While plenty of ribbons and awards will be on the line, many riders have an even bigger goal in...

Bridgehampton, NY – May 20, 2015 – The 40th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 23-30, to showcase the highest levels of equestrian show jumping competition. The Hampton Classic features six show rings, a Boutique Garden with more than 70 vendors, and a wide selection of dining options and a Farmer’s Market, all on its 60-acre show grounds. "Whether you are a rider, supporter or spectator, there is something for everyone at the Hampton...

Angel Karolyi and Venus place first in the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix Sunday, March 15, 2015, at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Angel Karolyi has had two Sunday Grand Prix victories in a row at HITS Ocala. Karolyi and Venus, owned by Raylyn Farms, Inc., topped a highly competitive field of 46 entries including Margie Engle, Kevin Babington, Aaron Vale and Peter Leone, to name just a few, for the win in the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix, presented by the Great...

Kent Farrington and Willow (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - - Week nine of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday with a win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Willow in the $85,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Alan Wade (IRL) finished the week with another strong track for the horses and riders in the 1.50m competition, with 64 entries and nine clear rounds. A tight 73-second...

The winning trophy for the Florida International Dressage Youth Championships Wellington, Fla. - Four National and European Champion youth riders from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands will be making the journey across the Atlantic to compete at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival's Week 9 Palm Beach Dressage Derby and the Week 10 Florida International Dressage Youth Championships. All four riders, traveling with Jochen Arl, are set to compete in Wellington for the championships,...

Lucy Davis and Old Oak Farm's Barron (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Twenty-three-year-old Stanford University student Lucy Davis, riding Old Oak Farm’s Barron, took top prize in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI-W2*, presented by OSPHOS®, an FEI World Cup Jumping qualifier under the lights in the Grand Prix Ring at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, Saturday night. Davis and Barron were the only horse-and-rider team to go double-clear, and did so in 46.52 seconds, in...