The International Arena hosts top competition for the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce the highlights of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The 12-week circuit held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, will run January 8 through March 30, 2014, awarding over $8 million in prize money....

Henrik Gundersen and Adlanteur. Photo (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) hosted its Year-End Awards Show on December 7-8, 2013, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The week featured a $10,000 Open Stake on Saturday, December 7, as well as the $25,000 ESP Year End Grand Prix and $5,000 USHJA 3' Hunter Classic on Sunday, December 8. The ESP Year End Awards Banquet was also held on Saturday to celebrate some of the year's...

Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation will ring in the New Year with the USEF Horsemastership Training Session presented by the USHJA. In its eighth year, this prestigious clinic will again be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., December 31-January 4. The following 12 riders will participate in the five-day training session which is sponsored by Active Interest Media and Equestrian Sport Productions: • Olivia Champ • Victoria...

Catherine Haddad-Staller and Mane Stream Hotmail (SusanJStickle.com) Two of the six scheduled USEF Dressage Observation & Strategic Planning Sessions wrapped up last week in California. Lead by Robert Dover, USEF Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor, the sessions provided training and strategic guidance for athletes as they look toward international competition and the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The first session took place at Mary Beth Hamorski and Jeff Salatiello’s...

Waco, Texas. - The final fall national team rankings for the National Collegiate Equestrian Association have been released Monday by the NCEA Selection Committee. South Carolina is the nation’s new No. 1 team, closing its fall slate with a 6-2 overall record and a back-to-back road wins against Auburn and South Dakota State to finish the fall semester. Auburn in the nation’s No. 2 team with a 6-1 record and three road wins against ranked teams to conclude the fall semester. Baylor...

2013 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award Winner Miranda Prints (Bill Smith Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Miranda Prints as the winner of the 2013 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award. Seventeen-year-old Prints was selected from an outstanding group of youth representing their respective recognized breed and discipline affiliates from across the country. An avid vaulter from Orangevale, Calif., she was nominated by the American Vaulting...

No.7 Kansas State def. No.4 Georgia 13 – 7 The Wildcats ended their fall season with a convincing win over the former No.1 Bulldogs. K-state dominated hunter seat competition 7-3, and western competition 6-4… read more> No.4 Georgia def No.8 Texas Christian 11-6 The Horned Frogs western team earned a 5-3 win, but the hunter seat team was no match for the bulldogs. Georgia won 8 of 9 points Over Fences and on the Flat to seal the 11-6 win… read more> No.2 South Carolina...

Is it the Tiger’s turn to be No.1 yet? If they do top the next NCEA rankings, they’ll have the fortune of never needing to ride against themselves. For two consecutive weeks now the No.1 ranked team in the country has been defeated by the reigning NCEA Champions. Last week they upset Georgia at home. On Friday, coach Greg Williams’ squad earned an exciting win on the road in Waco, Texas, a win that was decided by the very last ride. Both teams are traditional hunter seat...

Sarah Nieman winner of the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame West Coast Championship (Amy McCool) Lexington, Ky. - Sarah Nieman of Coquitlam, BC, Canada and her mount Danton won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series West Coast Championship, held at the Las Vegas National Horse Show. Prior to the Championship Final in Las Vegas, the 2013 West Conference regular season came to a close at the L.A. National Horse Show. Eduardo Sanchez Navarro and Virgo topped the Amateur-Owner...

Waco, Tx. - Many changes were seen in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, released Monday by the NCEA Selection Committee, including a new No. 1 team in Baylor. The Bears move into the nation’s top spot with a 5-1 overall record, most recently defeating Oklahoma State. South Carolina, which is 5-2 on the season and is coming off a 12-6 win against Auburn, checks in at No. 2 nationally. Auburn, with a 3-1 record and a win against previous No....