Lauren Hough and Ohlala (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued with a full schedule of competition on Friday, January 31, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Fla. The $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 began the day's competition with a win for Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala. The $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic was held in the afternoon with a win for...

U.S. Reining Team Qualifying Reaches Fever Pitch Martin Muehlstaetter & Blue Collar Tag (Martin Muehlstaetter) Scottsdale, Ariz. - In an international field of starters, the Sun Circuit of Scottsdale, Arizona names its first of two FEI champions. Riders from Australia, Austria, Canada and the United States vie for valuable remaining qualifying points. Additionally, as the gold-medal defenders, the US Reining Team hones it’s team-building process, with outcomes gripping the attention...

Nancy Becker Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased announce that Nancy Becker and Gary Garone have been named coaches of the 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. They will coach the team before and during the 2014 Saddle Seat World Cup, which will be held July 22-26 at the Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show in the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. Becker (Nicholasville, Ky.) has supported the Saddle Seat World Cup effort for years, including serving as...

Ashlee Bond Clarke and Chela LS are sitting pretty moving into FEI World Cup qualifying at HITS Thermal. They won their second grand prix of the circuit on Thursday in the $33,500 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, C.A. - Ashlee Bond Clarke of Hidden Hills, California has had her eye on Chela LS for years. The big-bodied chestnut mare was the ride of Simon Nizri before Bond Clarke purchased Chela LS in July. It was then that she realized just how...

Cross Plains, Wis. - The American Driving Society (ADS) is pleased to announce plans for a new head-to-head driven North American Championship, in addition to the popular calculated Intermediate Championship offered since 2009. The North American Preliminary and the North American Intermediate Championships will be driven championships, each taking place over a single competition weekend. The original Championship will be renamed The North American Calculated Intermediate Championship and...

Aiken, S.C. - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to invite members of the equestrian community to the Aiken Eventing Gala on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 6pm. The event will be held at Stable View Farm in Aiken, SC, and will benefit the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team's quest for Gold at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. Guests will gather together in cocktail attire to enjoy a drinks, a buffet, dancing, and a silent auction while supporting...

Lexington, Ky - The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show in Blowing Rock, N.C. has been honored with the United States Equestrian Federation’s designation as a USEF Heritage Competition, the highest honor currently held by any Federation horse show. The designation of a USEF Heritage Competition is reserved for competitions that have been in existence for a quarter-century or more, promoted and grown equestrian sport, and made contributions to the community outside the gates of the horse show...

Darragh Kerins and Decia Van Het Molenhof (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Wellington, Fla. - Although the clouds hung dauntingly overhead, a field of 38 competitors warmed up for the fourth week of the Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour. Held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, the 1.30m-1.35m Jumpers saw top international riders contend for the top spot in today's two classes. Ireland's Darragh Kerins rode to the pinnacle of the ranks during the first class, while Ali...

Avery Klunick goes through a jumping exercise with In It to Win It (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky . – Participants chosen for the 2014 USEF Developing Riders/Eventing 25 Program took part in training sessions with USEF Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor on both the East and West Coasts to prepare for the competition season. The first sessions took place January 14-17 at Tucolata Creek Ranch in Temecula, Calif., for West Coast-based riders, with the East Coast-based riders participating...

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that six individuals from the United States have been appointed as officials by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Four U.S. officials have been appointed to serve on the Ground Juries for Dressage, Jumping, Reining, and Vaulting. They include Liselotte Fore (Santa Rosa, Calif.) for dressage, David Distler (Norwalk, Conn.) for jumping,...