Chester Weber and his team tackle the cones phase during the 2012 CAI Lähden. (Marie de Ronde-Oudemans) Lähden, Germany – American Combined Driver Chester Weber kicked off his summer European tour in style, proving that he truly is “Mr. Dressage” and that Team Weber-Clark has the ability to take Europe by storm. Weber, the nine-time USEF National Four-In-Hand Champion, competed at CAI Lähden in Germany where he set the dressage ring on fire with a score of 36.35 to...

The second in a series of guest blog posts from Michelle Binder I started formal riding lessons when I was four years old. English riding lessons. The doctors told my mom it would be good for me. It was 1969. The Academy where I learned is now a national historic landmark. By the time I was 6, I was riding with double reins. My introduction to western riding came when my parents purchased a POA stallion for me the summer of my sixth year. That pony could buck my dad off! ‘Nuff said. When...

Buffalo, NY - June 13, 2012 - The Buffalo International Horse Show will host its 66th annual hunter/jumper competition this fall at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The show will be held from September 12-16, 2012, in downtown Buffalo, NY. The show will take place in the indoor arena of the Buffalo Equestrian Center, the home of the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) and SBS Farms, Inc. The Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) is known for its large variety of hunter and jumper...

The NCEA is proud to announce the first recipient of the Coach of the Year award. Stacy Sanderson, assistant hunter seat coach for Baylor University, helped led the Baylor hunter seat team to its first ever National championship this season. Stacy, a second year coach in both NCEA and collegiate riding, has been instrumental in the success of the hunter seat team this season. Stacy started riding when she was 16 years old at a local barn. Eventually she worked her way up to being a working...

Hector Florentino and Ultimo won the $35,000 Welcome Cup at the 2012 Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Lexington, KY - Speed was the name of the game during the first day of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, and the Dominican Republic's Hector Florentino had it with Ultimo. The pair dominated the $35,000 Welcome Cup, clocking in at a speedy 67.530 seconds, which earned the blue ribbon prize during the speed event. Ashlee Bond stepped up to place second with her veteran mount...

Friday morning dawned cold and rainy as the CIC3* and Advanced Division A both got underway at 8:00 AM at The Fork Horse Trials in Norwood, North Carolina. The 60 competitor strong CIC3*, which is running as part of the PRO Tour Series, had split dressage days with half running on Thursday afternoon and the remaining this morning. Michael Pollard and Jude’s Law held the overnight lead on a 41.1, but the very first rider of the morning, Will Faudree, upset that lead by scoring a 39.6 with...

Amanda Steege and Caschmier rode to the top of the hunter results during the Tampa Bay Classic's second day of competition. (Elizabeth Vieira/PMG) Tampa, FL - Thursday saw immense competition as the hunters turned the second day of the Tampa Bay Classic into a nail biter. Although Hunt Tosh piloted his mount Say Again into the spotlight yesterday with his sweeping wins in the over fences, it was Amanda Steege who came out on top earning four hunter championships today. Adrienne Iverson also was...

Chester Weber on his victory lap with wife My at his side. (picsofyou.com) Lexington, KY - A picture perfect day in Ocala Florida provided the idyllic backdrop for the conclusion of competition at the Live Oak International Combined Driving Event. Taking the lead the first day and never looking back, Chester Weber and the team he co-owns with Jane Forbes Clark concluded their performance by putting in a solid round in the cones competition, thereby earning Weber an unprecedented ninth National...

Lexington, KY -The United States Equestrian Federation is once again pleased to announce that Randolph College of Lynchburg, VA has signed on as the title sponsor of the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and presenting sponsor of the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal Finals. 2012 is the third consecutive year of Randolph College's sponsorship. "Randolph College is excited to continue sponsoring high caliber events such as the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and the...

The Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America is pleased to introduce the WPCSA Open Awards Program which is a two-part program designed to recognize registered Welsh Ponies, Welsh Cobs and Part Welsh competing in various open disciplines across the country. This program consists of two awards tracks - the WPCSA Year-End Open Awards and the Welsh Medallion Awards program. WPCSA member, Gretchen Aitken of Family Partners Welsh Ponies in Riddle, Oregon, designed the Board-approved program, stating...