Lexington, Ky . - As communicated earlier this year, after providing ten years of excellent service to the United States Equestrian Federation, Chief Executive Officer John Long has made the decision to retire from his position in June, 2014. The volunteer leadership, as well as staff, genuinely appreciate the dedication, integrity, and vision John has provided for the Federation. Accordingly, it is now time to begin the search for a new CEO who will continue that same tradition of excellence...

Devin Ryan on Quandorette Z (Devon Fall Classic) Devon, PA - The first day of the Devon Fall Classic was sticky and humid, but the riders braved the heat and the lingering promise of rain. While the riders in the 30 Meter Jumpers walked the course, their horses paced anxiously back and forth in the warm-up ring. The course was challenging, with hard lines, a tight triple, and some sharp rollbacks. Coles chose a particularly tight rollback in her jump off round, clearing with no faults and a...

Mt. Eden Sun, repeat A division USEF National Team Vaulting Champions (Lynne Owen/VaultingPhotos.com) Denver, CO - Three of ten available USEF National Championships have been awarded so far at the 2013 USEF/AVA National Vaulting Championships being held through Sunday at the National Western Complex. In the A division the team from Mt. Eden Sun in Saratoga, Ca defended their title from 2012. The team was made up of vaulters Makayla Clyne, Alexandra Thrasher, Elizabeth Ioannou, Mackenzie...

Verden, Germany - Charlotte Jorst and Vitalis proved their mettle on Friday going head-to-head with the best six-year-olds in the world at the FEI World Jorst happy after her ride in Verden (USEF Archive) Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses. The combination has qualified to compete in Sunday’s Final by way of finishing ninth out of a field Jorst (Reno, NV) and Skagen Holding’s Vitalis (Vivaldi x Tolivia/Donnerschwee) scored 8.24 to slot into the top ten. The Dutch...

Watch Lauren Hester and Warinde B Jump to the Win in Asten Lexington, KY - Lauren Hester (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) broke new ground for herself on Sunday, June 16th by winning her first Grand Prix class in Europe. In Asten, The Netherlands, Hester rode her ten-year-old KWPN Mare Warinde B (Padimus x Eikstein) to the fastest of two double clear efforts, and the win. Thirteen horses from a field of 62 returned for the jump-off at the CSI2* Grand Prix at CSI Asten. Of those only Warinde and Coriander...

Cannes, France - Laura Kraut entetred the GCT Grand Prix CSI5* in Cannes on Saturday one point back of the GCT Championship rankings lead. After a four fault effort over two rounds with Jubilee d'Ouilly and a top ten finish, Kraut is now back on top with 132 points. She lost the top ranking to Portugal's Luciana Diniz in London one week ago, but with the dust settling in Cannes is now 8-points ahead of Germany's Christian Ahlmann. Only five combinations jumped clear in the first...

Weatherford, TX – This weekend at the Weatherford & Greenwood Horse Trials was a good one for rider/owner Rowdie Adams. In the CIC2* division she won with her own RF Blitsfee. They finished on their dressage score of 46.5. With that score they were more than ten points better than runners up Julie Wolfert & Buenos Aires who finished on a score of 54.9. Adams also won the Open Intermediate division with her own No Money Down. With a 38 in dressage, 9.2 time faults on the cross...

Last year's CDIO competition was a great success. Come see riders competing for their countries in team competition again on April 11-14 (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - The Adequan Global Dressage Festival continues April 12 as the Wellington Nations Cup, presented by Stillpoint Farm, kicks off another thrilling week of CDIO 3* and CDI 3* competition. Ten teams representing various countries compete on behalf of their nations in the highlight competition of the AGDF. Currently there are...

No Worries and Devin Ryan (Flashpoint photography) Gulfport, MS - The Gulf Coast Winter Classic 's National Week saw a field of 21 jumpers gallop onto the breathtaking grand prix arena for the $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome class, but this week it would be No Worries, owned by Barbara Rowland and ridden by Long Valley, New Jersey native Devin Ryan, who would end up in the winner's circle. Of the twenty one entries, the class saw ten of the horse and rider teams go clean in the first round....

Lexington, KY - Equestrian enthusiasts have been given a special gift by the CBS Sports Network this holiday season with another chance to watch top show jumpers in action at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida. CBS Sports Spectacular will offer encore viewing of their US Equestrian Festival Nations Cup 2012 and US Equestrian Festival Championships programs on Christmas day from 3:00-5:00pm ET. In the first...