The Bronze medal-winning U.S. Team (Marie de Ronde-Oudemans) Sandringham, England- The United States closed out a successful weekend at The Royal Estate in Sandringham, England on Sunday by capturing Team Bronze at the 2014 FEI Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles and adding Individual Silver to their medal haul. The team of Bob Giles, Virginia “Boo” Fitch, and Diane Kastama kicked off competition on Friday by driving into third place in the dressage and holding their...

Caitin Boyle won the Equitation Championship Sponsored by Wisconsin Equine. (Andrew Ryback) Wayne, Ill. - Sunday at Showplace Productions' Spring Spectacular is always a day of fabulous award presentations, classics and hospitality everywhere on the grounds including mimosa's in the office as you check out, appetizers in the riders' lounge and of course, great food in the VIP section during the $40,000 Weathertech Grand Prix. An added highlight to the show this year was the...

Jeff Welles and Prem Dollar Boy winning the $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix at the Lake Placid Horse Show (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, N.Y. - Jeff Welles, won the $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix of Lake Placid Sunday at the 45th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Riding Prem Dollar Boy, an 11-year-old French-bred gelding owned by Mary-Kate Olsen, Welles was one of 5 entries from the starting field of 27 to qualify for the jump-off by completing the 15-jump, first-round...

Robert Giles & Solo (USDFD) Sandringham, England - The dressage phase at the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles was completed Friday, and the U.S. team is in Bronze Medal position, just 8 points behind The Netherlands and Germany. Virginia "Boo" Fitch, placed 2nd driving her own Kiko in Grade 2 with a 42.10 and Robert Giles placed 3rd in Grade 2 with a 43.70 driving Solo owned by Koos and Marie de Ronde. Diane Kastama placed 11th in Grade 1 with a 52.00. Individual,...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by three combinations at the 2014 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses to be held August 6-10, in Verden, Germany. The following five- and six-year-old combinations will compete at the annual championship as self-funded Individuals. Five-Year-Old Division The U.S. will be represented by the following combination in five-year-old competition: Matthew Johnson (Lake Worth, Fla.) and his own...

The "Vintorious" team with Chef d'Equipe Vinton Karrasch and Clay Riddell, Chief Executive Officer, Paramount Resources (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta – The Spruce Meadows Summer Series continues this week with the 'Canada One' Tournament CSI 4*, which runs through Sunday, June 29 and features the $125,000 Imperial Challenge 1.55m. Opening competitions on Wednesday featured junior and amateur riders in Prix des Nations events at five different heights, giving them...

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the following High Performance Summer/Fall Training Lists for the 2014 season. The following riders will participate in Training Sessions with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor. Training Session dates and locations will be announced at a later date. To learn more about the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and alternates to the Squad click here . Global...

Lexington, Ky. - A team of three U.S. drivers and two individuals are set to take on the challenge at the 2014 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. Taking place at The Royal Estate in Sandringham, England, the championships will run from June 27-29. Virginia "Boo" Fitch, Bob Giles, and Diane Kastama will represent the U.S. in the team competition, while Mary Gray and Giles with a second horse will compete as individuals. Marie de Ronde will serve as Chef d'Equipe,...

Lake Placid, N.Y. - Michael Hughes of Allendale, N.J. won the Lake Placid Lodge 1.30meter Speed Class, the first jumper class of the 2014 Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Hughes topped a field of 36 horses and won the one-round class by turning in the fastest fault-free ride, finishing in 66.306 seconds on Winchester, owned by Christina Fried. Placing second was David Tromp of Saugerties, NY, who finished clean in 66.867 seconds on Alice in Wonderland, and third went to...

Sandringham, England - The U.S. Para-Driving Team prepares for the 2014 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships beginning June 27. The three team members including Diane Kastama, Virginia Fitch, and Vietnam Veteran Bob Giles are currently in training for the week at at the de Ronde's establishment in the Netherlands. The team members, alternates, and individual competitor Mary Gray have been on the grounds during the week prepping and supporting the team before competition. The 2014...