Lexington, Ky. – Pony hunter and jumper competition has wrapped up at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling after a fun Saturday filled with quality ponies and talented riders. Grace Stenbeck-Werner and Prestige. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Charles Ancona/USEF Large Regular Pony Hunter National Championship As the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling nears its close, the 2024 Overall Grand Pony Hunter National Championship was crowned...

Lexington, Ky. – The fourth day of competition at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling saw the first of two Grand Champions crowned in the hunter ring. The jumper competition heated up with the second round and the final for team competition. Emi Richard and So Dashing. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian USEF Large Green Pony Hunter National Championship and Green Hunter Pony Grand Championship The large greens took on the over-fences phase on Friday afternoon,...

Aachen, Germany - McLain Ward and Callas were nearly unbeatable in the opening evening class of CHIO Aachen, the Turkish Airlines - Prize of Europe, which saw Richard Vogel (GER) nudge the pair out of the top placing on the podium. Ward and Callas stopped the jump-off timers in 44.06 seconds, while Vogel and Cepano Baloubet clocked a time of 42.44 seconds for the win. Jana Wargers (GER) and Dorette took third overall with a second-round time of 44.07. “You’re always trying to win...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Le Printemps des Sports Équestres CPEDI3* in Fontainebleau, France, from April 22-24. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following athlete-and-horse combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Rebecca Hart (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Floratina , a 2008 Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz x Rubina) owned by...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The top junior athletes from across the country are set to compete in the USEF Junior Jumper National Championships October 12-14 at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. The jumpers will take center stage in the Harrisburg Coliseum of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center as they vie for team and individual medals. The 2022 USEF Prix des States Team Championship podium (Andrew Ryback Photography) The USEF Junior Jumper National Championships consist of the Team...

Harrisburg, Pa. – A total of 35 junior competitors took to the Keystone Arena at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for the 2023 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – East. Maggie King (Spring, Texas) collected top honors after impressing the judges across three phases of competition. “It feels very good,” King said of being champion. “I’m super happy with my horse, and all of the horses I got to ride were great, so it was awesome. Maggie King and...

Harrisburg, Pa. – The exciting $15,000 USEF Prix des States Team Championship took center stage Friday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Two rounds over Nick Granat’s course provided a solid test for the athletes representing their zones and vying for team medals in the 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships. The podium for the $15,000 USEF Prix des States Team Championship (Andrew Ryback Photography) Zone 10 led after the first round and maintained their lead...

Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships concluded Saturday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with the $10,000 USEF Junior Jumper Individual National Championship. There was a leaderboard shake-up in Phase III of the competition, and a clear round from Zone 7’s Sofia Cady and Deleyn moved them up from sixth place to the gold-medal spot on the podium with a final score of 5.94 faults. The 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships...

Olivia Sweetnam and Ina (Andrew Ryback Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. – Thirty-three junior athletes took to the Harrisburg Coliseum at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for the start of the USEF Junior Jumper National Championships . The $5,000 Individual Championship Phase I served as the premier event Thursday evening, and the combinations did not disappoint with their determined efforts over Nick Granat’s course. Zone 4’s Olivia Sweetnam and Ina were the second pair to go...

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...