Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous at the 2015 event. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The 2016 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, will be held on February 5-6 at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Twenty-two top Eventing riders from four countries will compete in this three-phase competition for $75,000 in prize money. In the inaugural year of the event, Boyd Martin (USA) and Trading Aces took home top honors...

Gladstone, NJ. - Feb. 4, 2016 - Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors, and the leadership of Campaign Chairman and USET Foundation Vice President, Jim McNerney, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET Foundation) has achieved its goal of raising $35 million for the Campaign for Continuing Our Competitive Excellence. With a final total of $36,500,000 raised, the campaign has been a resounding success providing support to expand programs for developing and elite athletes and...

Michael Pollard riding Cyrano to victory at the 2015 Jersey Fresh International CCI** (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. -- Instrumental in the Olympic and World Equestrian Games qualifying selection process for the United States and Canada, Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15, to host qualifying selection trials for the U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In its 14th...

Deeridge Farms (Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - Horses and athletes have arrived at Deeridge Farms to kick off the inaugural CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, featuring the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington. The private property, owned by the Jacobs Family, will be open to the public for the first major competition of this size ever to be held on the facility grounds. Sixty-six horses turned out for the FEI jog, with one mount being held for re-inspection...

Ocala, Fla. - The weekend brought exciting competition to HITS Post Time Farm in Week II of the Ocala Winter Circuit with the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix and the $7,500 U-Dump Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite winning the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix Dorothy Douglas of Flower Mound, Texas, riding S&L Elite, owned by MTM Farms, galloped to the win in the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix on Sunday in the Ocala Horse...

Richie Moloney and Alsvid (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off on Wednesday morning with a win for Richie Moloney (IRL) and Equinimity LLC's Alsvid in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper Classic. WEF 4, sponsored by Ariat®, runs February 3-7, 2016, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The week will feature the Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® on Saturday,...

Ocala, Fla. - Sunday jumpers of all ages and levels competed in the Grand Prix Ring to contend for the blue on courses set by Oscar Soberon, of Dallas, Texas, during Week II of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. The classes were run under Table II.2.b with an immediate jump-off over some jumps not used in the first round, and some to be jumped in the opposite direction. Riders tried different techniques to achieve the fastest time, including leaving out strides in different lines, choosing to go...

National Collegiate Equestrian Association's NCEA Junior Hunt Seat Medal Approved by United States Equestrian Federation Waco, Texas -- Today, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) announced the United States Equestrian Federation's (USEF) approval to form a new national 3'3" equitation class: the NCEA Junior Hunt Seat Medal. Open to all USEF and Equine Canada licensed competitors, NCEA Junior Hunt Seat Medal finalists will earn national visibility and increase their...

Ocala, Fla. - The Ocala Winter Circuit continued this weekend as horses and riders competed for the blue ribbon in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. Robert Lee and Cameron winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix (ESI Photography) $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Hunters took to the ring to contend for victory in the second qualifying opportunity at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix at the HITS Championship in...

Lindsay Archer and Camerone winning the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - The curtain closed for Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit on Sunday with big money classes for jumper exhibitors featuring the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix and the $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic. $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit closed out with Sunday’s $50,000 Grand Prix sponsored by Go Rentals. It all came down to speed as riders and horses went...