Indio, CA – Richard Spooner, Joie Gatlin, and Nicole Simpson are one step closer to securing their spots as U.S. representatives from the West Coast League for the 2005 World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, April 20-24. Each separated by a mere point, Spooner stands at 63 qualifying points, Gatlin at 62, and Simpson at 61. While Spooner placed first on Hilton Flight at the $75,000 HITS Grand Prix February 6, the sixth qualifier for the West Coast League, it was actually his fourth place finish...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Sweden at the Falsterbo Horse Show CSIO5*, from July 13-16, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.) Bliss Heers (Las...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for the CHIO Aachen CSIO5* at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, from June 27 – July 2, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.) Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev.) Laura Kraut...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico at San Miguel de Allende CSIO5* from April 27-30. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Fla.) Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Adequan ® U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CHI Al Shaqab CPEDI3*. The CPEDI3* will take place February 23, 24, and 25, 2023, at the Longines Outdoor Arena & Longines Indoor Arena at Al Shaqab in Ar-Rayyan, Qatar. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Sixth Sense , a 2010 Oldenburg gelding owned...

Herning, Denmark - Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) and Quiana , her own 2014 Rhinelander mare, earned a personal best score of 80.275 percent in the FEI Para Dressage Grade IV Freestyle to secure the silver medal - Shoemaker's first silver medal in individual international competition. The pair were rewarded handsomely for their flowing and accurate test composed by Tom Hunt. This is the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team 's third medal of the Orifarm Health Care FEI World Para Dressage...

Herning, Denmark – The Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team captured the bronze medal in team competition to stand on the podium in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championships at Herning 2022. The team finished on a final score of 225.335 behind Denmark who took silver on a 229.751. The Dutch team won their second consecutive FEI World Championship gold, finishing on a team total of 230.225. The Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championship will conclude tomorrow...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been named to the short list for the Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team for the FEI Para Dressage World Championship. The World Championship will take place August 10-14 in Herning, Denmark, and the team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been named to the short list for the FEI Para Dressage World Championship and are...

Tokyo, Japan – Roxanne Trunnell (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Dolton , a nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Flintewoode Farms LLC & Karin Flint, secured their second gold-medal of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 win the FEI Grade I Freestyle to Music, earning an 86.927 percent. Richards Snikus (LAT) and King of the Dance collected the silver medal with a score of 82.087 percent, while Sara Morganti (ITA) and Royal Delight earned the bronze with an 81.100. Trunnell and Dolton...

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team finished with the bronze medal at the conclusion of team competition at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Kate Shoemaker and Solitaer 40 were the final combination to record a score for the team, earning a 71.825 percent from the ground jury in the FEI Grade IV Team Test to Music to help the team finish on a final total of 224.352. This is the best team finish for the U.S. Para Dressage Team at a Paralympic Games in the history of the program....