Laura Kraut and Cedric Remain High Atop the Leaderboard at the USEF Selection Trials in Show Jumping (Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, FL – The third leg of the USEF Selection Trials for Show Jumping got underway between the raindrops at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL on March 5, 2008. With 30 riders left in the mix for Short List for the 2008 Olympic Games, the third of five trials was for Selection Trial horses only. Sponsored by Equine Motor...

Randi Muster (Lauren Hough and Casadora jump to an eight way tie in the USEF Selection Trial for Show Jumping) Hough and Casadora win $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series – Round VI in the Process Wellington, FL – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Selection Trials for Show Jumping got underway at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL on Thursday February 28, 2008, on one of the coldest evenings in recent memory. The weather certainly didn’t deter the riders,...

Iron Spring Farm’s UB40 continues to make a name for himself in both North America and Europe. Two UB40 sons were selected for performance testing at the 2008 KWPN Stallion Keuring held in s’ Hertogenbosch last week. One three-year-old son bred by A.A. van de Koppel, Amigo out of Tolanda (Elite) by Krack C, finished in the reserve championship position in the dressage stallion category. Amigo is a beautiful, modern-type with a gorgeous head and neck and uphill build. The result is incredible...

He’s a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) World Champion, sire of an NRHA Futurity Champion and NRHA Futurity & Derby Reserve Champions, and now he can add NRHA Million Dollar Sire to his list of accomplishments. Nu Chex To Cash (Nu Cash x Amarilla Chex) is the latest NRHA sire to attain this prestigious distinction. Hilldale Farm, now of Princeton, KY, has owned Nu Chex To Cash since 1995. The 18-year-old stallion had much success in the show pen from 1993 to 2002, earning over $57,500...

The Paso Fino Stallion Service Auction (SSA) is a program that runs in conjunction with the Breeder's Sweepstakes program. These programs are driven by generous donations by Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) members of breeding services to their stallions. The PFHA then manages the auction of these services to members that are interested in breeding their mares to these stallions. The resulting fees paid by the buyers of the breedings become the purse to be paid at the Breeder's Sweepstakes...

The launch of the P.R.E. Mundial worldwide registry for the Pure Spanish Horse went off without a hitch this week, as the PREA staff of The Foundation in Albuquerque, NM, went into full swing to rush the first batch of cartas to their owners. Horses were registered who were born in five different countries—Germany, Costa Rica, Spain, Mexico and the United States—making a truly worldwide beginning for the new registry. All hands were on deck with two of the directors of The...

Lexington, KY - To say J. Michael Plumb was the stalwart of the U.S. Eventing Team for almost 50 years would be an understatement. He rode in seven consecutive Olympic Fans can vote for Michael Plumb to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. (USEF Archive) Games - beginning when he was 19 in 1960 in Rome - and eight total (his final appearance was in 1992 in Barcelona). His contribution to the Team’s success is unprecedented and his fearless determination and tenacity never waned....

Wellington, FL - Regardless of discipline, things look pretty good when all four members of the Gold Medal winning team from the 2004 Olympic Games line up to vie for a spot on the team in 2008. Hello show jumpers. Reigning Gold medalists: Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Peter Wylde and Chris Kappler are among the 41 entered in the USEF Selection Trials for the 2008 Olympic Team in Show Jumping to take place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL February 28- March 9....

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce that it awarded grants totaling $2,295,000 to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) for high-performance programs in 2007. The USET Foundation funding provided support, in whole or in part, for athletes in seven high-performance disciplines to participate in national and international events. The high-performance disciplines are dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping and vaulting. "The...

In addition to a new premiere location in Hampton Falls, NH, the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic welcomes a new course designer, Linda Allen of Salinas, CA. Allen will design the grand prix ring, which will feature the $75,000 Fidelity Investments AGA Grand Prix, the $10,000 Welcome Stake, the $10,000 Speed Stake and $15,000 Mohegan Sun Derby, just to name a few of the classes. There will be a total of over 20 classes held in the grand prix ring. Allen has more than 30 years of experience...