Lexington, Ky. – The 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) had five exciting days of competition from July 14-19 at the Kentucky Horse Park. A total of 222 riders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States from five disciplines rode with determination as they vied for medals. An NAJYRC victory gallop (Brant Gamma Photos) Special trophies and awards were given throughout the week. They were: The Howard B. Simpson High Five...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following athletes have been named to Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team competing in FEI Nations Cup events at CSIO5* Falsterbo and CSIO5* Mannheim. Robert Ridland will serve as the Chef d'Equipe at both events. The following athletes will represent the U.S. in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Falsterbo, July 9-12 in Falsterbo, Sweden: Heather Caristo-Williams (Saugerties, N.Y.) Kirsten Coe...

Lexington, Ky . – Following the USEF Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting this week in Lexington, Ky., the list of modified regulatory texts are now available. All updated texts, showing the latest changes, can be found under Approved Rule Changes in the Rule Book section of the USEF website, and listed in the links below. Revisions to GR301, GR306, GR307, and GR318 – Rules Effecting Competition Mileage Exemption In early 2015, USEF President Chrystine Tauber convened a Mileage Rule...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Team and Traveling Reserves for the U.S. Pan American Dressage Team for the 2015 Pan American Games. Watch Robert Dover Announce the U.S. Team and Traveling Reserves The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team ( in alphabetical order ): The 2015 U.S. Pan American Dressage Team Big Tour Laura Graves (Plymouth, Fla.) and her own Verdades, a 2002 KWPN gelding Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.)...

Lexington, KY - It was the skill of the Irish today as Olympic veteran Kevin Babington clinched the win in the highlight event of the inaugural Split Rock Jumping Tour, the $100,000 CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Split Rock Farm. After an international field of twenty-four horse and rider combinations, representing eleven countries competed over Brazilian Guilherme Jorge's course, nine returned for a thrilling jump-off. Kevin Babington and Shorapur (SEL Photography) USEF Network...

Annabel Revers and Quax (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - May 15, 2015 - Annabel Revers has become a familiar face in equitation ring, and today the 15-year-old rose to the top in a field of 29 entries, taking home the blue ribbon in the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Class at the Kentucky Spring Classic. The young talent from Weston, Massachusetts placed fourth last week, but came back today with Quax ready to win. The pair impressed the judges with a smooth trip around Bobby...

Lexington, Ky. – The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover came to a conclusion this afternoon as 41 combinations went head-to-head over Richard Jeffery’s show jumping course inside Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. Michael Jung of Germany rode the impressive mare, fischerRocana FST, in yet another foot perfect jumping effort to win the title of Rolex Kentucky Champion on their dressage score of 39.3. Jung said of fischerRocana FST, “She is very...

Lexington, Ky. – Cross-country was the order of the day at the Kentucky Horse Park as the second phase of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover took place under rainy skies. Despite deteriorating conditions the competition went off as planned with 72 starters challenging Derek di Grazia’s course of 47 jumping efforts. It was a tough day for the American contingent with several top placed athletes opting to retire on course, but brave rides were rewarded as the U....

Lexington, Ky. – The dressage phase of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover wrapped up today with an expected shake-up of the leaderboard. The remaining starters in the field went to task today in the Rolex Stadium before the ground jury of Dr. Ernst Topp (GER), Angela Tucker (GBR), and Wayne Quarles (USA). The U.S. now holds five positions within the top ten, led by Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights in fifth place. Rutledge and Covert Rights , a nine-year-old...

Lexington, Ky. – Competition began today at the 37th Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover at the Kentucky Horse Park. Day one of dressage saw thirty-eight of the 75 starters enter Rolex Stadium to perform the 2009 FEI CCI4* Test A in front of the ground jury of Dr. Ernst Topp (GER), Angela Tucker (GBR), and Wayne Quarles (USA). The U.S. contingent landed seven combinations in the top ten, including Laine Ashker and Anthony Patch in second and Phillip Dutton and Fernhill...