Verden, Germany - Today, Endel Ots completed a successful showing at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses in the Five-Year-Old Final and Six-Year-Old Small Final. Competing against some of the best up-and-coming dressage talent in the world, Ots finished 11th in the Five-Year-Old Final with Lucky Strike and 11th in the Six-Year-Old Small Final with Samhitas. Endel Ots and Lucky Strike (Karl-Heinz Frieler) USEF Young Horse Coach, Christine Traurig, was ecstatic with the...

Lexington, Ky. - Another day of competition at the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans saw two more championship titles decided on Friday. Emma Kurtz and Truly Yours collected Medium Green Hunter Pony honors, while Augusta Iwasaki and Kingston were named the Large Green Hunter Pony Champions. Both championship divisions completed the Over Fences phase on Friday, earning the final 50% for their overall score, after receiving 25% from both the Model and Under Saddle phases...

Lexington, Ky. – The Team Championship of the US National Pony Jumper Championships took place Friday evening in the Alltech Arena as teams competed in the two-round Nations Cup format. Following the first round, the top teams came back to jump the same Marc Donovan-designed course in round two, with a total of 31 combinations jumping for individual classification. Zone 4 won the Team Championship for fifth time since the championship became part of the US Pony Finals in 2001. The team,...

Jimmy Torano and Lion Hearted won the $15,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, sponsored by Land Rover Experience, during the final week of the Vermont Summer Festival. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Jimmy Torano of Wellington, FL, won the $15,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, sponsored by Land Rover Experience, aboard Lion Hearted and finished second with Argentus on Thursday, August 6, at the Vermont Summer Festival. The Vermont Summer Festival...

Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter took home the title in the Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the Kentucky Horse Park. The pair garnered a total score of 1033.29 through two days of competition. National titles are determined in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans following three phases of competition, with...

Dublin, Ireland - The United States has had a remarkable few weeks of show jumping success in Europe and Canada, as they have garnered Championship, Grand Prix, and Nations Cup successes at prestigious international competitions in Ontario, Canada, Mannheim, Germany, and Hickstead, England. Following on the heels of a victory in the 100th Nations Cup of Germany, the U.S. jumped to Team Bronze at the Pan American Games in Caledon, Ont. The following week, they impressed at Hickstead with a...

Verden, Germany - The FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses will be held this weekend in the historic equestrian town of Verden, Germany, August 6-9. Host to many elite equestrian events, Verden has organized this prestigious competition for 16 out of the 18 years it has been held, to the accolades of the equestrian community. This year the turnout is again very strong with 42 entries from 19 nations competing in the five-year-old division and 36 young horses from 14...

Lexington, Ky. - The first championship titles of the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans were claimed Wednesday as the Large Regular Hunter Ponies and the Small Green Hunter Ponies completed their final phases of competition in the 2015 US Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. Taylor St. Jacques and Glynhafan Red Kestral earned top overall honors in the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship, while Devin Seek and Woodlands Polar Bear received the Small Green Hunter...

Calamari and With Applause (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The first day of the 2015 US Pony Finals kicked off with the Model and Under Saddle phases of the Large Regular Hunter Pony and the Small Green Hunter Pony competition. Morgan Ward and Enjoy the Laughter hold the lead in the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship, and Sophia Calamari and With Applause sit in first in the Small Green Hunter Pony Championship. National titles are determined in the US Hunter Pony Championship...

Elizabeth Traband and Huh (Cathrin Cammett Photo) Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the 2015 winner of the $1,000 Junior Hunter Finals competitor grant, Elizabeth Traband of Centre Hall, Pa. Traband competed at the US Junior Hunter Championships East Coast in the 3’3” Junior Hunter division with her own horse, Huh. The grant is awarded annually to the applicant who constructs the best essay detailing how his/her competitive...