USA Riders at the Golden State Dressage Classic CPEDI3* (Left to Right) Elizabeth Traband, Holly Bergay, Deborah Stanitski, Kate Shoemaker, Susan Treabess, Ashleigh Flores-Simmons, Chef d'Equipe Kai Handt, and up front is U.S. Air Force Veteran Derrick Perkins. (John Stevenson) Rancho Mureieta, Calif. - The pressure was on at the Golden State Dressage Classic CPEDI3* for many U.S. para-dressage athletes looking to qualify for the World Equestrian Games. From April 4-6, 2014, riders from Grade...

Lexington, Ky. - The Show Jumping Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony on Saturday April 5 during the $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G&C Farm, at its new location at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team. The three honored as the Hall of Fame's newest inductees were Steve Stephens, Seamus Brady, and Daniel Marks, VMD, making a total of 81 horses, riders and officials who have been inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame since it was...

Maxine Beard Award presentation including Phillip Richter, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Ronnie Beard, Jessica Springsteen, and S. Tucker S. Johnson Miami, Fla. - The American Invitational made its debut at SunLife Stadium in Miami, FL, on April 5, 2014. Before the main event got underway, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation made a special presentation to one of this country's most talented young show jumping riders. This year, 22-year-old Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, NJ,...

From www.useventing.com . Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville (StockImageServices.com) Norwood, N.C. - Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville proved to have perfect timing in their win of The Fork International CIC*** and Adequan USEA Gold Cup/PRO Tour Series. The home-turf favorites finished in a tie with Marilyn Little and RF Demeter after the cross country phase of the competition, both with a score of 49.8, but Halpin hit the optimum time of six minutes and nineteen seconds on the dot,...

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (The Book LLC) Miami, Fla. - Saturday, history was made as the 42nd Gene Mische $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G&C Farm, found its new home at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL. The class has become a landmark of the showjumping world, and tonight was no exception as 29 horse and rider combinations gathered on the field to compete in a battle of the best. It was an electrifying night as spectators looked on to the stadium turf, but it was with...

Victoria Colvin and Don Juan (Kendall Bierer) Miami, Fla. - A field of the nation's top 20 riders gathered at Sun Life Stadium for the inaugural $25,000 Hollow Creek Farm Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Victoria Colvin was the only rider to lay down a double-clear effort, taking home the victory with Don Juan. Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Dogan rode to the second place, while Venezuela's Emanuel Andrade was awarded third place. Steve Stevens and Leopaldo Palacios designed a course...

Lexington, Ky. - For the first time, 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 25-27. "I'm thrilled to introduce para-reining to the Kentucky Reining Cup," said Brad Ettleman, president of HorsePower, Inc., producer of the Kentucky Reining Cup. "Our competition is part of a pilot program looking to develop reining as a permanent fixture of the para-equestrian movement in 2015. We...

Beezie Madden, riding Cortes C will try for her third American Invitational win on Saturday. (Kenneth Kraus) Miami, Fla. - - Following the last qualification classes over the weekend, Stadium Jumping, Inc. today released the finalized list of riders for this year's $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G & Farm. The Invitational takes center stage this coming Saturday night, April 5th, at Sun Life Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, in Miami, Florida. The rider list for this...

2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Andrew Nicholson and Quimbo (David Toczko) Lexington, Ky. - Entries have poured in at a record pace for the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover, April 24-27, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Entries have been filed for a record 82 horses, exceeding the previous record of 73 that were entered in 2012 in anticipation of the London Olympic Games. Among the entries filed to compete in the only four-star Eventing...

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 dance to an impressive Grand Prix Freestyle win at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Steffen Peters and Legolas 92, the number one-ranked Grand Prix rider/horse combination in the country, "wowed" not only spectators but also the judges on their way to dominating the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle on the final day of California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (presented by Hof Kasselmann) in San...