Dello Joio returns to venue of his 1992 Olympic Bronze Medal Victory Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation yesterday announced the show jumping team for the final 2004 Samsung Super League Competition to be held at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain September 16-19. Selections for CSIO Barcelona were based on ranking on the August 6, 2004, USEF Computer List, with the possibility of up to two Discretionary Choices. The team members are as follows: Rider...

New York, N.Y . – The Central Park Horse Show (CPHS), presented by Rolex and produced by The Chronicle of the Horse, hosted its third day of competition in New York City’s iconic Central Park on Saturday featuring an evening of beautiful dressage competition and special performances from some of the world’s best horses and riders. The CPHS concludes on Sunday, September 21. Isabell Werth and El Santo NRW in their winning presentation with Mark and Katherine Bellissimo, Tammany...

Aachen, Germany – The United States sent 18 equestrian athletes and fielded two FEI Nations™ Cup teams to compete at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, in Aachen, Germany July 14-23. “It’s the Wimbledon of our sport, there is no question,” said Robert Ridland, Chef d’Equipe of the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping team. “It is one of the most prestigious places to compete. The top riders are all saying: we are bringing our ‘A’ game...

Tokyo, Japan - All three team combinations of the U.S. Dressage Team passed the First Horse Inspection this morning at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan before the Olympic Ground Jury of Susan Hoevenaars (AUS), Francis Verbeek (NED), Janet Foy (USA), Andrew Gardner (GBR), Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Magnus Ringmark (SWE), and President of the Ground Jury Katrina Wuest (GER). US Equestrian Sabine Schut-Kery (Napa, Calif.) and Sanceo will lead with the first ride for the team on Saturday, July...

Laura Graves and Verdades (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Gothenburg, Sweden – With poise and grace, the U.S. dressage combinations trotted down centerline on Friday ready to represent American dressage. Their hard work and dedication paid off, resulting in all three combinations placing in the top eight in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Grand Prix. Laura Graves and Verdades led the way for the U.S., placing second on 80.109% closely behind Germany’s Isabel Werth. Graves...

Gothenburg, Sweden - The 2016 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final got underway Friday afternoon at the Scandinavium Arena with 18 international combinations performing the FEI Grand Prix test. Representing the U.S., Charlotte Jorst and Guenter Seidel produced determined efforts to place 11th and 15th, respectively. Charlotte Jorst and Kastel's Nintendo (Claes Jakobsson, www.hastbilder.se) Entering the main arena first for the U.S. was Jorst (Reno, Nev.) and Kastel Denmark’s...

Lars Petersen and Mariett (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - For the second time early in the 2015 season, Lars Petersen (DEN) and Mariett, a 1998 Danish Warmblood mare, rose to the top of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) "Friday Night Stars" FEI Grand Prix Freestyle class presented this week by US P.R.E. Association. The duo scored a 75.325% to take the class, with Shelly Francis (USA) placing second on a 74.500% aboard Doktor, and fellow Danish rider Mikala Gundersen (DEN)...

Amy Miller & U.S.-bred Encore won the CDS Young Horse Futurity for Five-Year-Olds (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, Calif. - As the third day of championship dressage competition concluded at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Cal., a new crop of champions proudly wore new tricolor sashes while a "grand dame" of the international Grand Prix arena was honored during evening festivities at the 47th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show, held in conjunction with the Great...

Ericka Caslin and Rioletto (Photo: Robyn Keyster/PMG) Traverse City, MI - The fourth and final week of the month-long Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, Series IV, held July 27 - 31, 2011, was another winning week for exhibitors and spectators alike in Traverse City. Both hunters and jumpers excelled under the summer sun, and equitation riders showedoff the hard work put into refining their horsemanship. The OVATION Leading Rider Awards were also granted, going to those who had...

Ocala, Fla . – The Florida Spring Fling Combined Driving Event (CDE) played host to the 2020 USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships and the exciting competition that unfolded at the Florida Horse Park. Four preliminary divisions had athletes take home their national championship titles. USEF Preliminary Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Raymond Helmuth and Kendro (Picsofyou.com) Raymond Helmuth (Cambridge, Iowa) and Kendro earned the USEF Preliminary...