this article was originally published at www.useventing.com . Phillip Dutton and William Penn jumped a clear round in rainy weather to maintain their lead after show jumping in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup and PRO Tour Series CIC3* at the inaugural CHC International this weekend (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA Photo) With cross-country still to come this afternoon, Phillip Dutton and William Penn lead the Adequan USEA Gold Cup and PRO Tour Series CIC3* division at the CHC International at Bouckaert Farm,...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Lexington, KY - The term Recognized Affiliate Association is reserved for one organization acknowledged by the United States Equestrian Federation to represent an International Discipline or the National Breed or Discipline that has a body of rules which has been approved by the USEF Board of Directors for inclusion in the Federation Rule Book. The Federation recognizes only one breed or discipline association for each of these sets of rules. The term International Discipline Association (also...

Will Faudree and Adromaque (From the USEF Eventing High Performance Facebook page) Allentown, NJ - Will Faudree and Adromaque won the CIC3* at Jersey Fresh this weekend. They jumped to the lead with a strong dressage score of 47.10. After having four time faults over the cross country course, a course that no horse managed a double clear over, they held onto the lead with a flawless round jumping. FInishing in second were Jennie Brannigan and Cambalada, and third were Hannah Sue Burnett and...

Hope Glynn and C.R. Haribo (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, CA - On Friday, Joe Lombardo's inviting derby course offered the riders long flowing options in the Classic Round and some tight turns with a challenging trot jump in the Handy Round. Judged by the honorable Debbie Sands, Betty Oare, Frank Willard and Steve Wall, the high performance hunter class had thirty-eight entries. Top score in the Classic Round went to Blenheim Spring Derby winner Nick Haness on Gelato with a total of...

Eduardo Menezes and Calavda in the Jump-off (apturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, CA - On two gorgeous southern California afternoons, two fabulous rides earned the lead in the high performance victory gallops for the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, sponsored by Equ Lifestyle and presented by Ferrari & Maserati of San Diego, and the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, both on the grass Grand Prix Field. The competition was fierce with almost forty entries in both classes. Before the...

Kent Farrington and Zidane (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Lexington, KY - Capturing a ribbon was no easy task during today's $20,000 Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Forty-two entries gathered at the Rolex Stadium to compete in the 1.45m Open Jumper event, but when 23 qualified for the tiebreaker the results came down to a foot race. Besting the clock and the course was Kent Farrington aboard Zidane, breaking the beam at 38.879 to take home the winning prize. Ramiro...

Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – The $25,000 New York Welcome Stake, presented by The Hakim Family, was the highlight event today at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show. Held on the stunning grass Grand Prix Field, the class featured top show jumping talent. Pan American Games double gold medalists Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, sped to the win in the class. The first week of the Old...

Louise Serio and Casino (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – The first week of the Old Salem Spring Horse Show continued today with championships in the professional hunter divisions as well as opening classes for the Open Jumpers. The show goes through Sunday, May 12, and the second week will be held on May 14-19 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Moshi, owned by Stephanie Riggio and ridden by Sandy Ferrell, was champion in the combined Conformation Hunter division. Their top placings...

Gilberts, IL - Showplace Productions is pleased to announce that the prize list for the Showplace Spring Spectacular Series, June 4th - 23rd is now available on their website, ShowplaceProductions.com. Click here to see the prize list. The Showplace Spring Spectacular Series offers two weeks of "AA" rated, Four Star Jumper competition at the Lamplight Equestrian Center, in Wayne, Illinois, plus a bonus week "AA" rated, Three Star show at Ledges Sporting Horses, in Roscoe, Illinois. In addition...