I started this blog this morning with the aim of completing by the start of the jumping competition and extolling the virtues of the Glorious 12th. However it is now evening and the blog is only just being started due to the time consuming shenanigans of the Annoying 14th. It has been one of those days that Rio 2016 have perfected the art of creating; frustrating and unnecessary. Casting my mind back to the Glorious 12th, I still get goosebumps combined with deep reoccurring nervous tension...

Aachen, Germany – The DHL-Prize CICO3* at CHIO Aachen concluded Saturday with the cross-country phase. Led by Chef d'Equipe David O’Connor, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Matt Brown, Hannah Sue Burnett, Phillip Dutton, and Lauren Kieffer finished in sixth on a total of 203.30 penalties. Taking the Gold medal was Australia on a total of 145.40, followed by Germany in second on 154.90, and Ireland in third on 179.90. Michael Jung of Germany rode fisherTakinou to the...

Hagen, Germany – The 2016 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Young Rider European Tour came to an end at the Future Champions event, CDIO-Y Hagen on Saturday. Led by Chef d’Equipe George Williams, the U.S. contingent of Lauren Asher, Barbara “Bebe” Davis, and Kerrigan Gluch gained valuable individual and team experience over the three days of competition. Gluch and Vaquero HGF were the highest-ranked U.S. combination, placing in the top 10 each day....

Everything is ready for the 84th edition of CSIO Rome Intesa Sanpaolo - Piazza di Siena Master fratelli d’Inzeo which takes place at the beautiful Piazza di Siena in Rome from 26 to 29 May and looks set to be the best ever! The facts speak for themselves - 67 competitors from 16 countries including 7 of the top 10 riders on the Longines Rankings, 8 of the world’s best teams, 3 Olympic champions, €600,000 in prize-money, and the most elegant venue. The list of competitors just...

Omaha, Nebraska - May 6, 2016 - Tracy Fenney rode MTM Reve du Paradis to victory in the $40,000 Mutual of Omaha Bank Speed Derby at the fifth annual International Omaha. Fenney topped a field of 35 horses by turning in the fastest fault-free ride in the one- International Omaha is produced by the Omaha Equestrian Foundation (OEF) and runs May 5-7 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, site of the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final....

Marilyn Little (kwikturn media) Ocala, Fla. - Marilyn Little of Frederick, Maryland beat a deep field of international show jumpers to take the $35,000 Live Oak International CSI3* on Saturday. Little and her mount Corona topped an eight-horse jump-off to get the win at the 25th Live Oak International, each of whom qualified by posting clear rounds over the original Leopoldo Palacios designed course. "I put in the best clear round I could and hoped that Adam wouldn't catch me," said Little...

Deeridge Farms (Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - Horses and athletes have arrived at Deeridge Farms to kick off the inaugural CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, featuring the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington. The private property, owned by the Jacobs Family, will be open to the public for the first major competition of this size ever to be held on the facility grounds. Sixty-six horses turned out for the FEI jog, with one mount being held for re-inspection...

Cameron Kay (Howard Schatzberg) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Cameron Kay as the 2015 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Horses have always been a part of 18-year-old Kay's life, as she has been riding and showing Morgans and Saddlebreds for 12 years. She was a member of the 2015 USEF Young Riders Saddle Seat Team that competed in South Africa, and came home with both the Three-Gaited Team and Individual Gold medals. A prime example of...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2016 USEF Dressage National Championships. Similar to the 2015 format, the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. will be divided between two competitions. The Pony Rider, Junior, Young Rider, and Young Adult Brentina Cup Championships will coincide with the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships taking place at the...

Victoria Colvin capped her outstanding week at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic by riding Way Cool to victory in the $10,000 Hermes Junior/Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - There hasn't been much at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic that Victoria Colvin hasn't won. She rode more than a dozen horses in the show, and on the last day she added first, second, fourth and fifth places in the $10,000 Hermes Junior/Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic to her long list of...