Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue Aachen, Germany – With a double-clear performance, Devin Ryan (Long Valley, N.J.) and Eddie Blue were one of four clear rounds the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team laid on the grass in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 19, at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the U.S. team finished in fifth and included Laura Kraut riding Zeremonie, Margie Engle riding Royce, and Beezie Madden riding...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Premier Equestrian have signed an exclusive provisioning agreement making Premier Equestrian the Official Footing Supplier of the USEF. Premier will also continue its role as the Official Dressage Arena Supplier of the USEF and the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), as well as a Gold Sponsor of the NAJYRC. Under the agreement, Premier Equestrian has provided...

Thermal, Calif. - The curtain closed on Week VII of the HITS Desert Circuit as Grand Prix riders took a final weekend of competition to prepare for the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix in Week VIII. Riders and horses vied for a winning title in Sunday's $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix and Saturday's $15,000 UltrOz Jumper. Karl Cook and Tembla on their way to a $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix Desert Circuit VII came to a close on Sunday as riders...

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Jennifer Keeler) Burbank, Calif. – Steffen Peters’ magical weekend continued on the final day of competition at California Dreaming Productions’ Los Angeles Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, held January 28-31 in Burbank. This time aboard Four Winds Farm’s nine-year-old Rheinlander mare Rosamunde (Rock Forever x First Lady by Fidermark), Peters posted another personal best in the CDI Grand Prix Special with a score of 78.827%, once again...

Ahead of tonight's final Grand Prix of the season, the top riders in the world came together for the final CSI5* speed class of the weekend with USA's Lauren Hough taking a stunning win with her dark bay Royalty Des Isles. Photo: Stefano Grasso / LGCT Second in the ring, Simon Delestre, riding the consistent Chesall, set an impressive early pace, taking all the risks across Uliano Vezzani's long galloping track. His clear round in a time of 55.43 laid down the gauntlet for those who...

Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a patriotic evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for Military Night, sponsored by Yards Brewing Company, as competitors and spectators saluted those who have served in our country's military. A men's choral group opened the evening's festivities with beautiful renditions of God Bless America and the National Anthem, as Cadet Major Zihra Alizada, Cadet Captain Brandon Faux, Cadet Command Sergeant Major Neil Painter, and Cadet Major Evan Shuey...

Woodstock, England - The Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials is set to host elite eventing combinations September 11-14 in a competitive CCI3*, as well as in eight- and nine-year-old CIC3*competition. The U.S. will have four shots at claiming top honors in the CCI3* this week, as a group of promising combinations headlined by USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients, Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, look to showcase their talents. Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) began riding...

Luciana Diniz & Lady Lindenhof (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Valkenswaard, The Netherlands - Before a buzzing VIP lounge and packed stands, the final CSI5* class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard - the Prix VDL Groep - was won by one of the most popular riders on the Tour, Luciana Diniz (POR), with her golden mare Lady Lindenhof. Second went to the experienced combination of Marc Houtzager (NED) with Sterrehof’s Uppity and third to Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) with Cocoshynsky....

Kent Farrington & Willow (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Port Hercule, Monaco - As the sun sank towards the horizon at beautiful Port Hercule, Monaco, the afternoon’s hotly contested CSI5* Prix SMB Le Casino was won by the USA’s Kent Farrington with Willow, who clinched the win from last to go in the jump-off, ahead of Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Anisette de Lassus in 2nd, and a thrilled Ali Yousef al Rumaihi (QAT) with Gunder in 3rd, in front of a vocal crowd and packed VIP suite. The first...

Coapexpan, Mexico - The United States heads into Friday’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CSIO4* Coapexpan looking to secure valuable points towards qualifying for the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup U.S. Ready for Action (USEF Archive) Jumping Series Final. A total of four teams from three countries (Mexico has fielded two but only one will jump for points) will go head-to-head on Friday afternoon, with the U.S. jumping first in the order. In Mexico, the United States team of Beezie Madden,...