Erin Sylvester and No Boundaries (Libby Law Photography) Pau, France - Two Americans stand within the top 10 following an influential cross country day at the Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*. Erin Sylvester and Lauren Kieffer both produced clear jumping efforts over Pierre Michelet’s demanding track and will head to into the show jumping in competitive positions. Sylvester (Unionville, Pa.) and her own and Jill Tallman’s No Boundaries climbed 23 places up the leaderboard after only...

Matt Brown and Happenstance (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Elkton, Md. - Competition officially kicked off at the 2014 The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International with the first half of CCI2* competitors completing their dressage test, while the first rotation of CCI3* combinations headed down centerline to close out the afternoon session. Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) and Mary McKee’s Happenstance proved unbeatable on the first day of the dressage to cruise into the early lead in the CCI2* and the...

Fair Hill, MD - The Dutta Corporation, a leading international horse transportation company and title sponsor of The Fair Hill International, is generously donating a special prize for the winner of this year's Three-Star Championship. For the second year in a row, the winning horse-rider combination of the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** will receive FREE round trip air transportation to any European three-star event of their choosing. The Dutta Corporation is the Official...

Woodstock, England – The Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials CCI3* came to a conclusion on Sunday with the influential final show jumping phase. Leading the American effort were USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, who earned a top 20 placing in their first CCI3* together. Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography) Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding...

Woodstock, England - The Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials is set to host elite eventing combinations September 11-14 in a competitive CCI3*, as well as in eight- and nine-year-old CIC3*competition. The U.S. will have four shots at claiming top honors in the CCI3* this week, as a group of promising combinations headlined by USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients, Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, look to showcase their talents. Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) began riding...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the names of five equestrians who have been selected to receive the year's most coveted honors. Awarded by the USEF, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Junior Equestrian of the Year, and the Pegasus Medals of Honor will be presented during the Pegasus Awards gala on Friday, January 10, at The Hyatt Regency Lexington in Lexington, Ky. The winner of the Equestrian of the Year Award will be announced at the Pegasus Awards. More...

Lexington, Kentucky - On Saturday night, October 12, 2013, there will be an added degree of excitement at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. Prior to the start of the Grand Prix Freestyles, the Dressage Celebrity Mounted Games will be held in the Rolex Stadium of the Kentucky Horse Park, featuring competitors participating in pony relay races as a fundraiser for the U.S. High Performance Dressage programs. Four teams composed of riders from the six divisions of...

Cross Plains, WI - Members and friends of the American Driving Society (ADS) are encouraged to attend the 39th annual Members Meeting, September 26-29 in Aiken, South Carolina. Registration is open now until September 6, 2013. Registration will be $145.00 for members and $175.00 for non-members. A-la-carte pricing is available. The ADS Members Meeting is presented in part by a generous grant offered by the City of Aiken to encourage tourism and commerce. The purpose of the Members Meeting is to...

Lexington, KY - Drivers from the United States put the world on notice over the weekend in France as they stor Chester Weber on his way to a win in Saumur (Photo Courtesy of Chester Weber) med to victory in both the Four-in-Hand and Pony Team divisions at the Saumur CAI-A4. Chester Weber cruised to victory in a world class Four-in-Hand division, finishing on a three-day total of 128.5,while in Pony Team competition Laurie Astegiano ended on an overall score of 145.93 to earn her first Saumur...

Lexington, KY - The 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials came to an exciting conclusion Monday with the final show jumping phase. The CCI4* held annually in Gloucestershire, Great Britain boasted one of the strongest fields outside of championship competition. It was New Zealand’s Jonathan Paget and Frances Stead’s Clifton Promise who collected the winner’s spoils in their first attempt at the prestigious competition; they finished on their dressage score of 39.7....