Wayne, Ill. - The final two division titles of the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships were determined today as competition came to an end at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Andrea Woodard and Ravenna maintained their top position following Friday’s test to earn the Markel/USEF Six-Year-Old Dressage National Championship, following the FEI Six-Year-Old Final Test. Cesar Parra and Fashion Designer OLD also held onto their lead from Friday’s...

Wayne, Ill. – The first set of champions were determined at the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships today. Anna Stovall and Frankie claimed the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage National Championship. Alyssa Doverspike and Darius 555 maintained their lead to become the national champions of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Five-Year-Old division, while Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF claim the Markel/USEF Four-Year-Old...

Wayne, Ill. – Dressage athletes between the ages of 11 and 18 will compete for the 2017 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals on Sunday, August 27. Lamplight Equestrian Center will host the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals in conjunction with the Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships and U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Held across two divisions, a field of 13 will display their equitation abilities in the 13 & under division, while 10 will follow for...

Wayne, Ill. - The 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships continued today with the first round tests for the remaining two divisions. The combinations of Cesar Parra and Fashion Designer OLD and Andrea Woodard and Ravenna stood out amongst the fields to lead the Developing Grand Prix and Six-Year-Old divisions, putting them in the lead in the Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix and Six-Year-Old National Championships, respectively. Today’s tests counted...

The Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Program plays an important role in developing top Jumping riders by encouraging Junior and Young Riders to develop the skills that lay the groundwork for future international successes. It addresses the principal that form follows function and that it is important for a rider to have equitation basics and a solid jumper seat position in order to become an effective jumper rider. The Talent Search program fosters this tradition in U.S....

Dublin, Ireland – Laura Kraut and Confu’s double-clear performance fended off a potential jump-off against France to help lead the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to gold medal honors at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Dublin on Friday. As part of this prestigious competition, Ireland’s President Michael Higgins awarded the U.S. team the prestigious Aga Kahn Trophy for the seventh time and the first for an all-female U.S. team. Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, Kraut, and Beezie...

Dublin, Ireland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has won gold at FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Dublin on Friday. The team consisted of Lauren Hough and Ohlala, The Ohlala Group’s 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare, Lillie Keenan and Super Sox, Chansonette Farm LLC’s 11-year old Hanoverian gelding, Laura Kraut and Confu, St. Bride’s Farms’ 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding, and Beezie Madden and Darry Lou, Abigail Wexner’s nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood...

Dublin, Ireland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has little to prove heading into FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Dublin on Friday. They earned a coveted spot in September’s FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final along with five of six Nations Cup podium appearances along the way. However, the team of Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden will apply the same level of intensity in Dublin, working to thwart other nations’ podium efforts. Chef d’Equipe Robert...

Ebreichsdorf, Austria - Bridget Kiernan (San Mateo, Calif.) and partner Janie Salisbury (Atherton, Calif.) have claimed the World Championship bronze medal in the Pas de Deux Championship, besting seven other pairs at the 2017 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Juniors, August 2-5, 2017 in Ebreichsdorf, Austria. Bridget Kiernan and Janie Salisbury (Photo by: Michael Graf - MIKEs FotoGRAFie) The pair, led by Chef d’Equipe Mary McCormick and Assistant Chef d'Equipe Jessica Garrod,...

Saugerties, N.Y. - The 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, August 1, following two days of competition in Saugerties, N.Y., at HITS-on-the-Hudson. More than 178 of the country’s top juniors headed to the Championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel made up of Ralph Caristo, Todd Karn, and Keri Kampsen over the Rian Beals-designed Classic Round course and Handy Hunter course, both of which counted for 40% of the...