Fair Hill, Md. - The 2018 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International was buzzing with excitement Thursday, October 18 as international competitors and young horses performed their dressage tests in the opening phase of the competition. By day’s end Bobby Meyerhoff led the way in The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI2* Eventing National Championship with his own Almanac. Meyerhoff and Almanac (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Meyerhoff (Statesville, N.C.) piloted the nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding he...

Boyd Martin and On Cue (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Elkton, Md. - U.S. Olympic veterans Phillip Dutton , Boyd Martin, and Lauren Kieffer headline the list of over 100 entries at the 2018 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International, October 18-21, at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Area in Elkton, Md. The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event celebrates its 30 th anniversary this year and hosts The Dutta Corp./US Equestrian (USEF) CCI3* and CCI2* Eventing National Championships, as...

Nicole Aden, Sound Prospect, and Allie Knowles at the 2017 Pau CCI4* (Courtesy of Nicole Aden) Grooms are a vital part of any competition barn. While grooms often are behind the scenes or alongside the ring, some of them also compete themselves. Nicole Aden, Meg Kepferle, and Andi Lawrence are three current or former eventing grooms who have found their own success in national and FEI eventing competitions. A few weeks ago, all three finished in the top 16 in the competitive CIC2* A division at...

Harrisburg, Pa. – For the second year in a row, Zone 7 took home team gold in the 2018 Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship at the 73 rd Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Briley Koerner and For Jef VD Wezelse (©Al Cook- www.alcookphoto.com ) The Zone 7 team consisted of Briley Koerner, 18, of The Woodlands, Texas, riding For Jef VD Wezelse; Sloan Hopson, 17, of Huston, Texas, aboard Costa Rica VH Waterschoot Z; Anna Beth Athey, 17, of Enid, Oklahoma, riding For Serrano...

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team battled for second Saturday evening in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final Challenge Cup. It came down to the final combinations, and a clear round from Germany meant the U.S. would miss out on a jump-off by a mere four faults. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the young U.S. team of Andrew Kocher, Alex Granato, and Lucy Deslauriers closed out their Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final debut on a total of nine faults....

Mill Spring, N.C. – Battling through the heat and humidity, the U.S. Driving Team of James “Jimmy” Fairclough, Misdee Wrigley Miller, and Chester Weber steered their talented teams of four-in-hand horses through Richard Nicolls’s obstacles on the marathon course at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Saturday. Holding the lead position after dressage, the U.S. Driving Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Barry Hunter, maintained their gold-medal position to...

Mill Spring, N.C. - The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team has secured their Olympic team qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and claimed the gold medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018. The U.S. team, comprised of Laura Kraut riding Zeremonie, Devin Ryan riding Eddie Blue, Adrienne Sternlicht riding Cristalline, and McLain Ward riding Clinta, and led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland,umped for gold in an exciting jump-off with Sweden. Sweden claimed the silver, while...

Mill Spring, N.C. – The driving discipline is the final equestrian sport to begin competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Chef d’Equipe Barry Hunter aims to lead the U.S. Driving Team of James Fairclough, Misdee Wrigley Miller, and Chester Weber to a strong showing in front of the home crowd. The team is made up of experienced drivers who are up to the challenge of competing against the best drivers in the world. James Fairclough (Taylor Pence/US Equestrian)...

Osborn and Atterupgaards Sting (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, N.C. – In its debut at the world games level, the Vaulting Nations Team Competition took place today at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Led by U.S. Vaulting Team Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely, Elizabeth Osborn, Colton Palmer, and the Pacific Coast Vaulting Club represented the U.S. Vaulting Team in the Nations Team competition, each performing the Nations Team Freestyle Test. U.S....

Pacific Coast Vaulting Squad (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, N.C. – The first day of vaulting competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 saw the squad, individual male, and individual female vaulters contest the Compulsory Tests. The U.S. Vaulting Pacific Coast Vaulting Squad from Woodside Calif., with Diva 506, Pacific Coast Vaulting Club’s 15-year-old Oldenburg mare, and longeur Carolyn Bland, turned in a competitive performance to end the day in...