Millbrook, N.Y. – The second annual $5,000 Charles Owen Award was presented by former Olympian and U.S. Chef d’Equipe David O’Connor at the benefit luncheon at the Millbrook Horse Trials on Sunday, August 2. USEF high performance athletes with David O'Connor O’Connor presented this year’s award to United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) high-performance eventing riders. Several of these top riders are regular competitors at the Millbrook Horse Trials...

Dublin, Ireland - Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and R.C.G. Farm's Uceko bested a field of 40 competitors for the big win today in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at CSIO5* Dublin. Eight horses jumped clean Kent Farrington (Laurence Dunne/Rockmountain Studios) in the first round of the demanding Alan Wade-designed course, promising an exciting jump-off between riders from Ireland, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Also clear for the U.S. was Nations Cup team...

Verden, Germany - Today, Endel Ots completed a successful showing at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses in the Five-Year-Old Final and Six-Year-Old Small Final. Competing against some of the best up-and-coming dressage talent in the world, Ots finished 11th in the Five-Year-Old Final with Lucky Strike and 11th in the Six-Year-Old Small Final with Samhitas. Endel Ots and Lucky Strike (Karl-Heinz Frieler) USEF Young Horse Coach, Christine Traurig, was ecstatic with the...

Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter took home the title in the Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the Kentucky Horse Park. The pair garnered a total score of 1033.29 through two days of competition. National titles are determined in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans following three phases of competition, with...

Elizabeth Traband and Huh (Cathrin Cammett Photo) Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the 2015 winner of the $1,000 Junior Hunter Finals competitor grant, Elizabeth Traband of Centre Hall, Pa. Traband competed at the US Junior Hunter Championships East Coast in the 3’3” Junior Hunter division with her own horse, Huh. The grant is awarded annually to the applicant who constructs the best essay detailing how his/her competitive...

Elizabeth B. Juliano of Havensafe Farm Gladstone, NJ - July 29, 2015 - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce a new fundraising effort, the "Elizabeth B. Juliano & Havensafe Farm Human Sport Science and Medicine Challenge," to help prepare the United States Equestrian Team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Juliano will match contributions, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000 with the goal to raise $200,000 to implement the program. Gift commitments...

Lexington, Ky. - American horses and athletes departed the Caledon Equestrian Park in Ontario, Canada, having represented their country with great success at the 2015 Pan American Games. The United States entered the games needing to qualify two out of three equestrian disciplines for the 2016 Olympic Games. The pressure was on both the dressage and eventing teams to secure a berth at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Riding with heart and determination, the teams did not disappoint, and all...

Caledon, Ont. – The final medals in equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games were decided in thrilling fashion this afternoon at the Caledon Equestrian Park. Both Individual Jumping Gold and Bronze were Gold for Ward and Bronze for Hough (StockImageServices.com) decided by jump-offs after two rounds of intense competition over the big and impressive Michel Vaillancourt-designed tracks. McLain Ward jumped three clear rounds, including in the jump-off against Venezuela’s...

Kalispell, Mont. – Cross-country day for the CCI3* division was an influential one at The Event at Rebecca Farm. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Kurt Martin and Delux Z were one of only three combinations to have a double-clear round over Ian Stark's track on Saturday, moving into second place. Martin (Middleburg, Va.) gave his own and Caroljean Martin’s 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding an excellent ride in the horse's first attempt at the CCI3* level. Kurt Martin...

Kurt Martin and Delux Z (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Kalispell, Mont . – A small but mighty field of 14 combinations are ready to compete in The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3* taking place July 23-26, 2015. Amongst the talented pairs performing are USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Kurt Martin and his own and Caroljean Martin’s Delux Z. Traveling from the East Coast, Martin (Middleburg, Va.) will guide the 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding through his first CCI3*. The pair has...