Kristian Roberts repeated as Men's Gold Division National Champion in Denver (Lynne Owen/VaultingPhotos.com) Denver, CO – Seven USEF National Championships were awarded at the National Western Complex on Sunday when competition in all six individual divisions and the open Pas de Deux division wrapped up. The day saw Kristian Roberts repeat as Male Gold Division National Champion, Elizabeth Ioannou get the best of a three-time defending champion to take top prize in the women’s...

Valkenswaard, Germany - A good weekend in Valkensward ended well for U.S. riders. Though an American didn't end up on top of the Valkenswaard CSI3* Elm Rock Grand Prix, one did take 3 of the top five slots. Finishing in 2nd were Margie Engle (Wellington, FL) and Elm Rock Partners, LLC's Royce, finishing about a second behind them in 3rd were Nicholas Dello Joio (Wellington, FL) and EM Horses Carlos V.H.P.Z. Megan Nusz and Amalaya Investment's Vesuviuis finished in 4th place. For...

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...

Valkenswaard, Germany - CSI Valkenswaard has been kind to U.S. riders over the last two days. Eight classes have seen Americans atop the leaderboard and they've been near the top in others. Below is a quick breakdown of CSI2* and CSI1* classes with links to full results. CSI1* Friday Alexandra Crown started things well for the U.S contingent with a win in the Special Invitational against the clock. She and her own Quadrant finished first, Alexandra Cherubini and Lovelite LLC's Equifit...

Beervelde, Belgium - Lauren Hough (Wellington, FL) and Nordic Lights Farm's Tackeray were in good form Friday during the Prix Euphony, a 1.45m Table A speed class and qualifier for Sunday's Mercedes Benz Grand Prix. They cleared the course fault free and with quick enough pace to claim 3rd place in the class. Their 66.91s finish was slightly slower than second place finisher Patrik Spits of Belgium and winner Jessica Mendoza of Great Britain. For full results click here . Follow U.S....

Verden, Germany - Saer Coulter (San Fransisco, CA) and Copernicus Stables LLC's Graciella 50 jumped clean and nearly to the top of a CSI2* Big Tour qualifer class in Verden on Friday. She jumped clear in 63.98s, shy of winner Philipp Weishaupt's 62.40s round with Chico 784. For full results click here . Follow U.S. Show Jumpers internationally here .

Dublin, Ireland - The United States produced a hard fought effort in CSIO5* Dublin's Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines to finish in a tie for third place on a score of 16 faults. Eight teams went to task over Alan Wade's scopey track, with the team from Great Britain finishing on eight faults to lift the Aga Khan Trophy. Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland led the U.S. effort in Dublin which was bookended by two-time Olympic gold medal winning teammates McLain Ward and Beezie...

Welcome to the third installment of a different kind of blog from WDAA! The purpose of this post is to allow the reader "into the heads" of both a trainer/judge/competitor, Karen Abbattista and her student, Deborah Herbert, a Florida WDAA member. We would like to share with you some moments in Deb's journey as she pursues her riding goals with her AQHA mare "GenuineArcticSpring", barn name "Belle". Please enjoy as you follow along with these posts that we consider interesting or challenging...

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...

A couple of U.S riders put in a good show to close the day at CSIO5* Dublin of Thursday. In the Anglesea Stakes sponsored by DT Dublin Hotel, a Table A 1.50m class with jump-off, McLain Ward led Cadence to victory by .03s in an exciting 18 horse jump-off. With 13 of the returning horses clearing the jump-off course, it was Ward and the Procedures, Inc bay gelding that scorched to a 28.30s fault free round and a victory. They edged out Ireland's own Denis Lynch and Double O Seven, and...