Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian announced today that The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team will substitute Steffen Peters’ alternate horse, Suppenkasper, Four Winds Farm's 10-year-old KWPN gelding, for competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018. Peters (San Diego, Calif.) was named originally to the U.S team with Rosamunde, Four Winds Farm’s 11-year-old Rheinlander mare. “Both Rosamunde and Suppenkasper traveled from the West coast by plane and...

Lexington, Ky. – Nearly 450 horses have descended upon the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colo., for the 15 th annual United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC). Kicking off Thursday, August 30, and running through Sunday, September 2, the AEC sets the stage for the US Equestrian (USEF) National Advanced Horse Trials Championship. The Advanced division at the AEC is designated as the USEF National Advanced Horse Trials...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Calgary during the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, Wednesday September 5-9, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the following athletes have been selected for the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team (in alphabetical order): Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) Zazou Hoffman (Santa...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the combinations that will compete on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Ireland at the Millstreet International Horse Trials, August 22 through 26. The Millstreet CICO3* will serve as the second Olympic format trial event for the new, eventing Olympic competition format. The U.S. team will compete under the guidance of U.S. Eventing Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander. Upon the review of applications...

Lexington, Ky. – Under the lights of Rolex Stadium, defending champion of the Platinum Performance/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby Championship Tori Colvin (Loxahatchee, Fla.) was the 2018 champion and achieved an impressive 16.5-point victory over her peers to capture the $289,730 prize. Aboard Private Practice, Brad Wolf’s eight-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Colvin earned near-perfect base scores of 96.00, 95.00, and 96.00 and earned 28 of...

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) 2018 Youth National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals) had another successful year in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the State Fair Park from July 21-29. Exhibitors and spectators enjoyed a great horse show and all the excitement the city had to offer. Youth Nationals provided an economic impact of over $5 million to the area. Over 700 horses and 2,600 exhibitors, trainers, family members, and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the U.S. team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final, September 6-9, 2018, at SenTower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium. The U.S. earned a spot in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final as a result of being one of the top two teams in the team competition at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) in August. Anne Kursinski will serve as chef d’equipe. The following...

Tessa Downey and Hallelujah (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - On Sunday, the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final closed out a week of competition at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony Finals). With 184 riders vying for top honors in front of judges Jeffrey Ayers and William Ellis, Tessa Downey, trained by Peter Pletcher, claimed gold in the most coveted award of the championship. Tessa Downey and Hallelujah (Photo by Shawn McMillen...

North Salem, N.Y. - Familiar names graced the NAYC podium during the USDF North American Dressage Freestyle Championships at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North. The United States’s Anna Weniger and Don Derrick topped the Young Rider division with a score of 74.22% and Canada’s Chase Robertson and Winsome earned gold in the Junior division. USDF North American Young Rider Dressage Freestyle Championship Anna Weniger and Don Derrick (...

Wins don’t get much more convincing than Zone 2’s gold medal in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 3. Earlier in the day, Zone 5 handily won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while Canada were the gold medalists in the USHJA North American Child Rider Show Jumping Team Championship....