Barcelona, Spain - The eyes of the equestrian world will be on Barcelona, Spain, September 24-27 as the world’s greatest show jumping athletes contest the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final. The crown jewel of Nations Cup competition, this year’s contest will host 19 teams from six regions as they endeavor to earn the prestigious title of Nations Cup Champion. Each team climbed an arduous path to this Final through a difficult qualifying calendar. The season consisted of...

Woodstock, England – A massive field of 101 combinations are set for the start of the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI3* following the first horse inspection on Wednesday. A total of seven American combinations are part of the field, including four grant recipients, for the prestigious CCI3* taking place September 17-20. Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) and Veronica have had much success competing in Europe this year. Back in June, she and Team Rebecca, LLC's 2003 Dutch...

Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary – Kathrin Dancer drove accurately through the cones to finish fifth in the final phase of the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs today with a time of 3:07.37. She led the U.S. team, consisting of Jacob Arnold and Scott Dancer, throughout the entire competition and concludes these championships with an 18th-place finish. The U.S. finished ninth overall with a score of 391.6. “This was such a great experience. It was such an...

Lexington, Ky. - The Split Rock Jumping Tour is delighted to welcome Four Points by Sheraton Lexington, Brook Ledge Horse Transportation and Horseflight among official sponsors of the second leg of their international jumping series, the Bourbon International CSI 3*, which takes place October 9-11 at Split Rock Farm in the "Horse Capital of the World", Lexington, Ky. The Split Rock Jumping Tour, a new international show jumping show series modeled after successful European shows, is creating an...

Lexington, Ky. - American horses and athletes departed the Caledon Equestrian Park in Ontario, Canada, having represented their country with great success at the 2015 Pan American Games. The United States entered the games needing to qualify two out of three equestrian disciplines for the 2016 Olympic Games. The pressure was on both the dressage and eventing teams to secure a berth at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Riding with heart and determination, the teams did not disappoint, and all...

Caledon, Ont. – The final equestrian competition of the 2015 Pan American Games got underway this afternoon with jumping’s first individual qualifier. The U.S. Jumping Team of Georgina Bloomberg, Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, and McLain Ward got off to a solid start, posting four clear rounds. The U.S. was one of only two countries to have all four of their athletes post clear rounds, in addition to Canada. The U.S. will remain last to go in the order for Thursday’s Nations...

Caledon, Ont. - Excellent performances by all four members of the U.S. Pan American Dressage Team over two days at the 2015 Pan American Games resulted in a Team Gold medal win and direct qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team, composed of Sabine Schut-Kery and Alice Womble’s Sanceo and Kimberly Herslow and Kiroli Enterprises LLC’s Rosmarin in the Small Tour, and Laura Graves and her own Verdades and Steffen Peters and Four Winds Farm’s...

Caledon, Ont. - The 2015 Pan American Games equestrian competition will begin tomorrow with dressage. New for the 2015 Pan American Games, dressage teams may be comprised of both Small Tour and Big Tour combinations. The following nations have entered at least one Grand Prix combination in team competition and are thus eligible to compete for 2016 Olympic qualification: Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The remaining six teams have entered Small Tour combinations only, but are...

Devon, Pa. - The 2015 US Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, following two days of competition in the historic Dover Arena at the Devon Horse Show grounds. More than 150 of the country’s top juniors headed to the championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel of Hope Glynn, Marylisa Leffler, and Ken Smith over Skip Bailey-designed Classic Round course and Handy Hunter courses, which both counted for 40% of the overall score. The...

The Plains, Va. – The final Preparation Event for the U.S. Pan American Eventing Team and Alternates got underway this evening with dressage at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan. Eight U.S. team and alternate combinations competed in the Preparation Event division utilizing the FEI CI 2* Test B, while three combinations entered the CIC3*, performing the FEI CI 3* Test B in front of Ground Jury members Angela Tucker (GBR) and Mark Weissbecker (USA). Topping the...