Allison Brock and Rosevelt (MA Brakenridge/PSdressage.com) Lexington, Ky. - Brooke USA, the American fundraising arm of the world's largest international equine welfare charity, the Brooke, is excited to announce that several of their official ambassadors have made the 2016 U.S. Olympics Team and will compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer. Allison Brock, Boyd Martin, Sinead Halpin, Lauren Kieffer, and Laura Kraut have all been named to the U.S. team. Brooke's Global Ambassador...

Scott Lenkart and Ziezo kicked off their week at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival with a win in Thursday's 1.40m Jumpers. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - The Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park kicked off at 8 a.m. on Thursday with the 1.40m Jumpers concluding Week Two's second day of competition at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). Scott Lenkart of South Haven Farm started his week at GLEF off strong, earning the first place ribbon in...

Aachen, Germany – Members of the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team performed in the Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen Thursday, which served as their final Nations Cup competition prior to the Rio Olympic Games. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team of Lucy Davis, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and McLain Ward put in valiant efforts in a very competitive field to tie with France for the Silver medal on four faults. Germany won the Gold medal...

Washington, D.C. - While many American families were busy grilling and lighting sparklers on July 4, Paralympian Rebecca Hart participated in PBS's live broadcast "A Capitol Fourth," to celebrate the 240th birthday of the United States Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani (Phelps Media Group) of "It was a huge honor to be invited, and to participate and represent the United States Olympic Committee," Hart explained. "It was an amazing experience and it was very nice to have paralympians...

Aachen, Germany –The CAIO4*-H4 Nations Cup competition began on Thursday at CHIO Aachen with the dressage phase. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Ed Young, the U.S. Driving Team had a solid start to sit in second place with a score of 95.27 after the first phase of the competition. Chester Weber is the top U.S. athlete, lying in second place on a score of 38.34. Chester Weber (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Weber (Ocala, Fla.) and his and Jane Clark’s team of KWPN geldings had a...

Aaron Vale and Carlo won the 1.40m Jumpers on day one of Week Two at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - The world-class Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Michigan, was once again filled with horses and riders on Wednesday as Week Two of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) got underway. The Grand Prix Ring hosted jumper classes ranging in height from 1.15m to the 1.40m Jumpers. Aaron Vale and Carlo rode to the top of the...

(L to R) Emma Kurtz and Caldwell with USEF representatives Kelsey Shanley and Jennifer Mellencamp (Cathrin Cammett Photo) Devon, Pa. - The 2016 US Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, following two days of competition in the historic Dover Arena at the Devon Horse Show grounds. More than 150 of the country’s top juniors headed to the championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel of Linda Andrisani, Holly Orlando, and James Toon...

Aachen, Germany – Members of the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team will compete in their final Nations Cup competition prior to the Rio Olympic Games this week at CHIO Aachen. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will include Lucy Davis , Laura Kraut , Beezie Madden , and McLain Ward . The Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup will take place Thursday evening. The U.S. has drawn first in the order of eight teams. McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Shannon...

Lauren Chumley and Nikolas show off their winning form in the inaugural National Dressage Pony Cup Five-Year-Old Futurity. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Lexington, Ky. - Ever since the Markel/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Young Horse Dressage Program was launched 14 years ago, the awareness, knowledge, and popularity of breeding and developing future generations of quality dressage horses in this country have increased dramatically. Now the National Dressage Pony Cup shined a...

Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Jane F. Clark’s Alcazar (JRPR) Hartpury, England – The hotly contested Hartpury Festival of Dressage LeMieux FEI Grand Prix this weekend came to a close with leading European riders Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin placing first and second respectively, and USA’s Katherine Bateson-Chandler claiming third with a 70.22 percent. Bateson-Chandler, aboard Jane F. Clark’s Alcazar, was proud to take a victory lap behind her personal friends and...