Kent Farrington and Belle Fleur 38 (Mancini Photos, www.manciniphotos.com) Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) finished its second week of its Spring Series this past weekend at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with a victory for the number five ranked rider in the world, Kent Farrington of Wellington, FL. He rode Belle Fleur 38, owned by Haity McNerney, to victory in the $30,000 Equestrian Sport Productions Spring 2 Grand Prix....

Washington, D.C. - The Time to Ride Challenge, offering $100,000 in cash and prizes, has signed up over 400 participants since opening for registration March 1st. Motivated by a desire to grow their businesses while reinvigorating the horse industry, providers have signed on to host beginnerfriendly events between May 30-September 30. The top 10 hosts in three divisions that reach the most newcomers will win cash prizes up to $10,000. As of April 10th, 403 Hosts from 43 states have registered....

Laura Graves disembarks the plane with her horse 'Verdades' (Ken Braddick/ Dressage-News.com) Las Vegas, Nev. - It was another exciting day in Las Vegas as an additional fourteen top international jumping and dressage horses arrived by jet this afternoon at McCarran International Airport to compete at the 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final and LONGINES FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at the Thomas & Mack Center, April 15-19. The horses and professional grooms landed in...

The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that Jane Kelly of Powhatan, VA, is the 2015 recipient of the $500 Trip Harting Grant. Jane plans to use the funds to continue her education in the United States Dressage Federation Instructor Certification Program. Jane is a Graduate A of Pony Club and has been a USPC Examiner and Clinician for 18 years. She has earned her USDF bronze, silver and gold medals, is an “L” Graduate and an Associate Instructor for USDF. “Thank you to...

Mark Dial (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Dial as the U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor . Learn more about Mark Dial . “I am very excited to be able to work with some of the best riders and horses in the USA. In the following few years my expectations are that we will rise to the top of our sport on the international playing field,” said Dial. “The U.S. is fortunate...

Lexington, Ky. - For the second year, Cargill's Nutrena® brand Para-Reining Event will be part of the Kentucky Reining Cup, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. on April 24-25. "We are thrilled to once again host Para-Reining at the Kentucky Reining Cup," said Brad Ettleman, president of HorsePower, Inc., producer of the Kentucky Reining Cup. "The Para-Reining movement is gaining ground day by day and we’re 100% supportive. We feel riders of all types should be able...

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...

Lyn Symansky, Jonathan Holling, Lyndsey Jordan, Buck Davidson and Jennie Brannigan during their visit to the Kentucky Children's Hospital in 2014 (Michelle Dunn) Lexington, Ky. - Four riders representing the Professional Riders Organization (PRO) who are in town to compete in the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover, and one rider that will be competing in the Kentucky Reining Cup, will be making a special trip to Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington on Tuesday,...

Michael Hughes Presented with the Maxine Beard Award (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, FL - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that 18-year-old Michael Hughes of Allendale, NJ has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award. Hughes was presented with the Maxine Beard Award trophy at the Winter Equestrian Festival Finale on March 28, 2015, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The...

(Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Miami Beach, Fla. - Crowds are already forming around the competition arena boundaries, eager to see the fantastic equine athletes here to compete in the first round of the 2015 Longines Global Champions Tour season in Miami Beach, Florida, as they train in the afternoon sunshine. The first day of the Longines Global Champions Tour beckons as tomorrow, world-class horses and riders will take to the spectacular and unique ocean-side arena for the first time to battle it out...