Kansas State Advances Past SMU The No. 9 K-State equestrian team rallied in the first round of the NCEA National Championship to defeat SMU, 10-5, at the Extraco Events Center. Kansas State is now 9-8 on the season. The Wildcats secured the victory in both disciplines against the Mustangs winning in Hunt Seat, 6-2, and in Western, 4-3. This is the second year in a row the Wildcats have retaliated late in the day to advance themselves to the quarterfinals. "The team rode really strong today...

Krystal Wilt (Pat Hendrick Photography) The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that the inaugural Karen Skvarla Fund Grant has been awarded to young professional, Krystal Wilt, of Sand Lake, NY. Krystal intends to use the $500 grant to ride two horses in Eastern New York Dressage and Combined Training Association’s Gary Rockwell clinic in May. Krystal is a high school biology teacher who devotes the rest of her hours to dressage training. She would like to build her dressage...

2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Home Team New Orleans, La. – In preparation for the 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational and the 2015 South African Saddle Seat Invitational, the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams attended their first training sessions at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La. These training sessions were the first times the riders and coaches could all come together to work and train as a team. It also afforded riders the opportunity to prepare for Invitational competition...

Sydney Long pilots Venchy De Bornival to the win in Saturday's $25,000 EMO Grand Prix (Alison Hartwell) Atlanta, Ga. - Saturday at the Olympic Venue is Grand Prix showing jumping day and the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix saw a field of 13 compete for the win in the Olympic Arena over a course designed by Vaillencourt. Sixteen year old Sydney Long of Atlanta, Georgia in the irons of her own Venchy De Bornival posted the only clear round in a time of 77.163 seconds, beating the 80 seconds time allowed...

Aurora, Colo. - As of March 19, 2015 the contract between the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) and Hochstetler Technologies regarding the maintenance, marketing efforts and support for the Arabian Horse DataSource™ Application, used on mobile devices, was mutually dissolved. The DataSource application itself will no longer be supported or maintained and can no longer be purchased through the Apple App Store. Those who have already purchased the DataSource application will still have access...

Ocala, Fla. - Despite an uncertain forecast, droves of spectators packed two VIP tents and filled the grandstands for the return of the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix to the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium at HITS Post Time Farm. With hopes for a battle of the best, onlookers received just that when Charlie Jayne, of Elgin, Illinois, aboard Chill R Z, owned by Alex Jayne and Maura Thatcher, hustled his way to the win. Forty-six of the world’s top riders, including World Cup...

Sunny Drescher and Sting on their way to a HITS Equitation Championship win at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - It was a picturesque evening under the lights of the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium for the return of the HITS Equitation Championship. High school senior Sunny Drescher, of Hinesburg, Vermont, and her own Sting proved that determination and drive pay off, moving up five spots from the 2014 event, to take home the blue ribbon and top honors. After ten weeks of qualifying...

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 look to earn final World Cup qualifying scores during this week's California Dreaming Productions' CDI competition. (Terri Miller) Veteran U.S. Dressage Team member Steffen Peters will lead a star-studded field of international competitors this week at California Dreaming Productions' Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, being held March 19 - 22 at the beautiful Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Traurig as the U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach , pending contract negotiations. Learn more about Christine Traurig . "I am so fortunate to have this opportunity of becoming the Young Horse Coach. All my life as a rider, trainer, and horsewoman, my biggest passion has been to develop horses to the best of their athletic abilities. My goal for this program is to make America a...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Traurig as the U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach , pending contract negotiations. Learn more about Christine Traurig . "I am so fortunate to have this opportunity of becoming the Young Horse Coach. All my life as a rider, trainer, and horsewoman, my biggest passion has been to develop horses to the best of their athletic abilities. My goal for this program is to make America a...