Lexington, Ky. - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will be represented by the following four horse-and-athlete combinations in the First Competition of the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final to be held October 9th at CSIO5* Barcelona. McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) will ride Sagamore Farms’ Rothchild Rothchild is a 2001 Warmblood gelding. Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) will ride Amalaya Investments’ Voyeur Voyeur is a 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding. Lauren Hough...

Daisy Farish and Lisalba (The Book LLC) Gladstone, N.J. - The 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East kicked-off Saturday with the first two phases of competition at the USET Foundation Headquarters. The field of 55 juniors and young riders began the day under grey, rainy skies demonstrating their proficiency on the flat and returned in the afternoon to perform over gymnastics course designed by Judges Laura Kraut and Jimmy Torano. At the end of the first day of...

William Whitaker and Upper Class (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta - Competition continued at the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' with two great competitions for show jumping on the Friday schedule. William Whitaker (GBR) became the fifth rider in the Whitaker family to record a victory at the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament. He and Upper Class were the fastest of three double clears to win the $210,000 Tourmaline Cup 1.60m. The $125,000 ATCO Electric...

Catherine Tyree (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Calgary, Alberta - Catherine Tyree is having her own bit of a win streak, but for Tyree the streak today came within just one class. The Northwestern University sophomore took both of the top two spots in the morning's $3,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Power and Speed class. She claimed the victory aboard her own Wetter and finished in a close second with Free Style Van Polderhof. "I'm so happy. Both horses were so great. I couldn't...

Misdee Wrigley Miller is safely through the driving marathon course. Her score for the phase was 103.33 and her total score is 188.38 .

The 2014 FEI World Team and Individual for Four-in-Hands Driving Championship, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, got underway with 23 drivers performing their dressage tests. The U.S. sent two drivers before the Ground Jury of Klaus Christ (GER), Andrew Counsell (GBR), Anne-Marie Turbe (FRA), Joaquin Medina (ESP), and Pia Skar (DEN). Both Misdee Wrigley Miller and Lisa Stroud are making their Four-in-Hand World Championship debut this week and did not disappoint in the...

Lexington, Ky. - The first day of dressage began at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on Thursday at Burghley House, Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, with the first batch of U.S. riders coming down the centerline. In the CCI4*, a talented international field performed their tests in front of the judging panel of Christian Landolt, Ernst Topp, and Angela Tucker. Allison Springer (Upperville, Va.) and Arthur had a stellar dressage test, earning a 41.2 and putting them in third place, just...

Vaulting consecutively on Palatine, and both lunged by Carolyn Bland, Mary McCromick & Mary Garrett were the first Americans to complete compulsory vaulting tests. McCormick earend an 8.080 score, which has her in 6th place. Garrett's score was7.481 and has her in 18th place.

Jordan Larson, Mandy McCutcheon, Andrea Fappani, Shawn Flarida, and Jeff Petska (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Caen, France - The U.S. contested five World Championships during the first week of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, with international veterans demonstrating why they have had such longevity in the sport, and new faces turning heads with outstanding performances on the world’s biggest stage. More than 500 athletes took part in competition at five venues across Normandy,...

Buck Davidson & Ballynoe Castle RM were first up for the U.S. in eventing dressage at weg, and they earjned a 48.7, which has them up near the top of the standings! Soem photos and a video interview with Buck have been posted at https://horsejunkiesunited.com/?p=87555 .