St. Gallen, Switzerland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team tied for the Silver medal with France, Germany, and Sweden in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Longines at CSIO5* St. Gallen on Friday. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Davis, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Todd Minikus rode against stiff competition in Switzerland to finish on 12 faults. This marks the third Silver-medal performance for the U.S. in three weeks,...

Lauren Hough and Ohlala (CSIO St. Gallen/Katja Stuppia) St. Gallen, Switzerland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team tied for the Silver medal with France, Germany, and Sweden in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Longines at CSIO5* St. Gallen on Friday. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Davis, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Todd Minikus rode against stiff competition in Switzerland to finish on 12 faults. This marks the...

Grass Lake, Mich. – The 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and the Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games began Friday with competitors performing the FEI Team Test, the first of three tests in the competition. In the National Division, the field of five is led by Grade Ib athlete Laurietta Oakleaf with Niekele fan Busenitz. Currently topping the High Performance Division is Grade Ia athlete Roxanne Trunnell and Royal Dancer....

The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce a new program sponsored by Hagyard Pharmac y. An equine charity bearing the EQUUS Foundation Messenger designation will be selected each quarter to receive a $500 gift card for Hagyard Pharmacy's Resolvet line of products. "A Pharmacy You Can Trust", Hagyard was conceived and designed by equine veterinarians and is staffed by licensed pharmacists and personnel with extensive knowledge of equine healthcare. To date, over 1,000 equine organizations...

Heather Caristo-Williams and Cosmopolitan 30 on their way to a $10,000 Brook Ledge Open Welcome win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - HITS-on-the-Hudson Week II kicked off with the $10,000 Brook Ledge Open Welcome. Thirty horses and riders tested the course designed by Oscar Soberon, but only one team would take home the blue-ribbon title. It was Saugerties, New York, equestrian Heather Caristo-Williams who stole the show on her own turf aboard Cosmopolitan 30, owned by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph...

Roosendaal, The Netherlands –Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 took the win today in the Grand Prix at CDI4* Roosendaal. The accomplished combination won the qualifier for the Grand Prix Special against 20 entries with a score of 76.820%. Peters and Legolas 92 edged out their compatriots Laura Graves and Verdades, who earned a score of 75.800%. Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity finished in eighth with a score of 70.640% to round out the U.S. contingent. Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 (DigiShots)...

St. Gallen, Switzerland - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has tied for the Silver medal at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Longines at CSIO5* St. Gallen. The team consists of Lucy Davis and Barron, Margie Engle and Royce, Lauren Hough and Ohlala, and Todd Minikus and Babalou 41. The U.S. tied for second place with France, Germany, and Sweden. This event served as the third of four observation events as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show...

St. Gallen, Switzerland - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has tied for the Silver medal at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Longines at CSIO5* St. Gallen. The team consists of Lucy Davis and Barron, Margie Engle and Royce, Lauren Hough and Ohlala, and Todd Minikus and Babalou 41. The U.S. tied for second place with France, Germany, and Sweden. This event served as the third of four observation events as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show...

Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 (Flying Horse Photography) Mill Spring, N.C. - Clinching his first victory at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) this season, Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 secured the win in the $35,000 1.50m Suncast® Welcome, finishing the track in 35.393 seconds. Kristen Vanderveen (USA) finished in second place aboard Bull Run's Testify, stopping the jump-off timers in 35.944 seconds, and piloted Bull Run's Faustino de Tili to third place with a...

Kevin Babington and Mark Q (The Book, LLC) Devon, Pa. - The luck belonged to the Irish during the 2016 $225,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI4*. Kevin Babington and Mark Q repeated their 2011 victory in the Dixon Oval, beating Danielle Torano and McLain Ward in a three-horse jump-off for the lion's share of the prize money. A crowd of 9,000 spectators turned out for the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair's highlight event, watching as the best in the country competed over the...