On Friday, July 24, 2009, Great Britain will be back in the spotlight of international top level equestrianism by hosting the 100th anniversary edition of team jumping’s most traditional competition, the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ The seventh leg of the series will be held in the prestigious Hickstead venue and FEI TV, the new official video website of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), will stream all the action from one of the heartlands of the sport, live and in high-quality...

The 2008 All American Horse Classic, held in Indianapolis, IN, September 2-6, 2008, hosted the inaugural All American Three-Year-Old Cup, with the largest paying performance class in history, an unprecedented $170,000 purse. Out of 26 competing three-year-olds, Elisabeth Goth Chelberg’s Pola Negri by Elisabeth's world's champion stallion Exalted Effect, was declared the winner of a record $52,500. Her name will be the first plate engraved on the Harlem Globetrotter Perpetual Trophy, presented...

After much deliberation and careful assessment, the Western States Trail Foundation Board of Governors regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2008 Tevis Cup Ride due to the California fires. "It was a difficult decision," reported Western States Trail Foundation (WSTF) President Tom Christofk. "But after in-depth discussion today with the U.S. Forest Service, we have decided that any level of risk was not appropriate. The Forest Service has graciously offered us some options for re-routing...

The already reduced United States squad for the FEI World Cup Final of Jumping, being held in Asia for the first time, scratched the West Coast horse Mc Guinness, who was running a fever Wednesday. Ten U.S. riders, seven from the East Coast and three from the West Coast, were selected to compete against 40 other riders from 22 countries in the 28th annual indoor riding championships. However, before the competition began, McLain Ward of Brewster, NY and Jimmy Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, FL,...

With the only clean round in the jump-off, Molly Talla won the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix, presented by Antares Saddlery, on Camaron Hills Shanroe, owned by Camaron Hills Farm of Temecula, CA, at the Second Annual Palms Classic Horse Show CSI-W to Benefit Casa de Amparo. Course designer Guillherme Jorge of Brazil created a variety of challenges for the five-day show held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, but his CSI-W course proved a challenge indeed to 25 horses in the grand prix. With 13 fences...

The U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup is pleased to announce the members of its teams for 2006. Twenty three-gaited and 10 five-gaited finalists competed for positions on the teams at William Woods University in Fulton, MO, over the weekend of March 17-19. Five riders and an alternate were selected for each of the teams. These outstanding riders will represent the United States at the 2006 International Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup event. The prestigious international competition will...

Dressage with the Expert will be offered at the 2005 Las Vegas World Cup, featuring FEI “O” Judge, Cara Whitham. Dressage with the Expert is a fascinating way to “eavesdrop” on the comments an expert might make about the performance of riders and horses while they are actually competing. It is a great way to gain a better understanding of this majestic sport. Whitham has judged all over the world and knows these horses and riders well. Headsets are available to hear a running commentary on each...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and U.S. Dressage U25 Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup TM USA hosted in Wellington, Fla., from March 17– 20, 2022. This will be the first team outing of the 2022 competition season for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team. The following combinations have been selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order....

Laura Graves and Verdades (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Gothenburg, Sweden – In the dramatic conclusion of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, Laura Graves and her loyal mount Verdades piaffed their way to silver in front of an enthusiastic Swedish crowd of more than 11,500. Showing the strength of the American dressage program, all three U.S. combinations broke the top seven with scores over 80%. “I was thrilled. [Verdades] was so rideable, and I was just really thrilled...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations representing the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final at CSIO5* Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, October 5-7. Robert Ridland will serve as the Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. team. The following combinations will represent the U.S. (in alphabetical order): Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) Alex Granato (Wellington, Fla.) Andrew Kocher (Ocala, Fla.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)...