Lucy Deslauriers and Hester (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship kicked off Thursday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with Phase I of competition, the Speed Leg, as efficiency and tidy jumping were the name of the game in the faults converted class. As the final competitor of the evening, Lucy Deslauriers outran the field of 32 that went to task over Michel Vaillancourt’s 1.40m track to hold the early...

Lexington, Ky. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is off to a solid start at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* following the first day of dressage as competition got underway in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill by Night (Libby Law Photography) Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, UK) and Fernhill by Night had a lovely test in front of the judging panel of Anne-Mette Binder (DEN), Christoph Hess (GER), and Angela Tucker (GBR) to receive a score of 47.90. She and...

Lexington, Ky. - All of the U.S. horses passed the first horse inspection at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will be represented by four accomplished combinations in the FEI Nations Cup competition in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen (Libby Law Photography) USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Clark Montgomery (Wiltshire, UK) and Loughan Glen will use their valuable experience gained throughout their six-year partnership at the...

The United Professional Horseman's Association (UPHA) is launching an on-site study and learning center for young equestrians who are competing at the UPHA National Championship. It can be very challenging for our junior exhibitors to keep up with academic studies while competing at horse shows during the school year. The UPHA Open Gate Learning Center is designed to help student’s in grades 3-12 stay abreast of their academic requirements by providing a structured learning...

Top juniors from around the country will be vying for podium finishes this week in Harrisburg (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Junior jumpers from throughout the U.S. have traveled to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show eyeing Team and Individual podium finishes in the 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships held October 9-11. Competition gets underway Thursday with the Speed Leg of competition, and continues Friday as Team medals are decided following two rounds of Nations...

Geoffrey Hesslink and Canny Windsor Z (The Book LLC) Gladstone, N.J. - The 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals East came to an exciting conclusion Sunday at the USET Foundation Headquarters as Geoffrey Hesslink was crowned champion. Following the completion of Phase III, Andre Dignelli-trainees Hesslink with Peacock Ridge LLC's Canny Windsor Z, Lillie Keenan with Isabelle Caccamise's Catwalk 19, and Caitlin Boyle with Chansonette Farm LLC's Zentina B, joined Stacia...

Misdee Wrigley Miller (Picsofyou.com) Lexington, Ky. - The last USEF National Combined Driving Champions of 2014 were crowned during the final day at the Kentucky Classic CDE as drivers guided their horses and ponies through Richard Nicoll's 20-obstacle cones course at the Kentucky Horse Park. USEF National Pairs Championship Misdee Wrigley Miller (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) earned her second USEF National Pairs Championship title. Maneuvering her pair through the course with a single ball down...

Upper Marlboro, Md. – Ponies ruled Saturday at The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by The Gochman Family. Kurtz (14) of Hudson, Ohio., rode to the top of the Pony Hunters on David Gochman's Valor. They were the Large Pony Hunter champions, and with two firsts, two seconds, and a fourth under saddle, and received the Grand Pony Hunter Championship, sponsored by Ali Sweetnam and Sweet Oak Farm. They were awarded the VanderMoore Designs Trophy, donated by VanderMoore Designs....

Daisy Farish and Lisalba (The Book LLC) Gladstone, N.J. - The 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East kicked-off Saturday with the first two phases of competition at the USET Foundation Headquarters. The field of 55 juniors and young riders began the day under grey, rainy skies demonstrating their proficiency on the flat and returned in the afternoon to perform over gymnastics course designed by Judges Laura Kraut and Jimmy Torano. At the end of the first day of...

Matthew Brown was the recipient of the 2014 Jacqueline B. Mars Training Grant from the USET Foundation. (Shannon Brinkman) Gladstone, N.J. - The USET Foundation is pleased to announce that the Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant has been awarded to Matthew Brown of Petaluma, California. The grant is given to an Eventing rider who has been identified and recommended by the USEF Eventing Selectors, with an impressive record and potential to represent the United States in...