Breaking US Equestrian news releases contain the latest information regarding the organization, national championships, U.S. athletes and teams in international competition, breed news, and important member alerts. Manage the news you receive at the US Equestrian Preference Center.

Isabelle Terry Wins the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame West Coast Championship

by Classic Communications | 11/21/2012 8:29:28 AM

Isabelle Terry receives her awards from Show Jumping Hall of Fame Executive Director Marty Bauman. (McCool Photgraphy) Lexington, KY - Isabelle Terry of Dallas, TX and Chakira won the inaugural Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Coast Championship, held at the Las Vegas National Horse Show on November 17. Prior to the Championship Final in Las Vegas, the 2012 West Conference regular season came to a close following the L.A. National Horse Show. Lauren Kay and Siendifie topped...

Competition And Music Get Underway At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Del Mar Eventing Press | 11/1/2012 11:15:02 PM

Temecula, CA - The Galway Downs International Three-Day event got underway this morning with the first horse inspection for the four divisions, followed by dressage for 30 of the 49 starters in the CCI1*. Competition continues on Friday with the completion of the CCI1* dressage, before all the horses in the training three-day event, the CCI2* and the featured CCI3* perform in the dressage ring. The early leader in the CCI1* is Julie Flettner, of Petaluma, Calif., on Ping Pong, who scored 42.5...

Top Class Fields Line Up for Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College Titles at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by USEF Communications Department | 10/10/2012 4:49:10 PM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV competing in last year's Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Al Cook) Lexington, KY - The top junior equitation and jumper riders head to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this week to compete at the prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "Junior Weekend" runs October 11-14 and will host 28 competitors in the 2012 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. With more than 275 of the best hunter equitation riders, competitors will...

A Treasure Trove of Titles Presented On Third Day California Dressage Society Championships Presented By HorseShow.com

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/7/2012 1:19:37 AM

Bettina Loy and "Carette MG" win the CDS Young Horse Futurity for Five-Year-Olds. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Exhibitors at the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com continued to enjoy a unique championship experience and atmosphere on Saturday at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA. The wildly popular and lucrative CDS Horse of the Year program classes continued, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including...

New Trees and Music Will Highlight The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Galway Downs Press Office | 9/27/2012 9:25:08 AM

Tony Suraci on stage as The Highwayman (Galway Downs Press Office) Temecula, CA - Riders and fans will see an even more attractive competition site when they return to the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event on Nov. 1-4. More than 500 new trees now further enhance the grounds, and 15 acres of grass polo fields have been installed in the center of the racetrack. But the trees are just the beginning of the steps organizer Robert Kellerhouse has taken to make the Galway Downs International...

USEF Network to Air Five Featured Competitions at the 2012 Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc | 9/13/2012 10:52:43 AM

John French was the champion of last year's WCHR Professional Finals. Tune in to see who wins this year! Upper Marlboro, MD – The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by The Gochman Family, is pleased to welcome SmartPak Equine as the presenting sponsor of the live streaming video for its 2012 competition. The 2012 Capital Challenge Horse Show will run September 29 through October 7 at Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. The show will be streamed live in its...

Magnificent New Venue for American Gold Cup is a Hit on Opening Day

by Sue Weakley for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/13/2012 9:51:25 AM

McLain Ward and Esplanade sail away with the win in the Hallmark Feeds 1.40m (Parker/Russell-The Book LLC) North Salem, NY - The first day of The American Gold Cup FEI CSI 4* dawned clear and cool with a cloudless sky in North Salem, NY. The magnificent Old Salem Farm is the new home of the 2012 show after an off-and-on hiatus and it's back and better than ever. The American Gold Cup is one of the world's most prestigious show jumping events, now celebrating its forty-second year. The...

JustWorld International Partners With 2012 American Gold Cup

by Kenneth Kraus for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/12/2012 11:50:51 AM

North Salem, NY - This year's American Gold Cup, underway now and running through Sunday at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, features as one of its beneficiaries, JustWorld International. A number of very special JustWorld activities will be highlighted throughout the weekend. JustWorld International works through the international equestrian community and its extensive networks to fund and sustain programs that provide basic needs to children with little opportunity to receive support...

Larrazabal Charges To $15,000 Speed Derby Win At Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications (edited) | 8/31/2012 1:43:53 PM

Bridgehampton, NY - Even though the Grand Prix Ring at the 37th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show is hosting five Olympic gold medalists and many other international stars this week, Friday morning’s jumper classes belonged to two teenagers whose eyes are set on similar accomplishments. Luis Larrazabal, 19, won the $15,000 Speed Derby, presented by Sotheby’s, and Victoria Colvin, 14, won the $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Welcome Stake. Riding G&C Lepanto, Larrazabal, a native of...

Washington International Horse Show Tickets On Sale Now

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 8/23/2012 2:54:16 PM

A favorite with WIHS audiences is Nick Skelton, London Olympic Team Gold Medalist. Shown here winning the 2011 WIHS President's Cup Grand Prix with Carlo 273. (Diana DeRosa) Washington, D.C., - The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for its 2012 competition, running October 23-28, 2012, at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. Full ticket information can be found by visiting www.wihs.org/tickets/ . The WIHS is one of the most...