Rome, Italy - When it rains at this time of year in the Italian capital city, the people of Rome just nod and say “ah, yes, it must be time for Piazza di Siena!”, because when the world-famous horse show took place at the end of April it was often dogged by bad weather. Even since it was moved to the end of May the sun has often stayed away, but not this time around. The sun is out, the flowers are blooming all across the beautiful gardens of the Villa Borghese, and the horses and...

Columbus, Ohio -- The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA), in partnership with the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), has created a new horsemanship clinic series called CORE (Cultivating Our Riders' Education). These clinics will offer enhanced opportunities to educate students in grades 6-12 and college riders about horsemanship and riding in a draw-based (catch-ride) format. Each CORE clinic will include instruction and testing in stable management and equine care,...

David Blake and Baron (Mancini Photos) Mill Spring, N.C. - David Blake continued his dominance at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) this past week, picking up another grand prix win aboard Baron in the $25,000 Odom Engineering, PLLC Grand Prix on Saturday, May 21. Blake, of Wellington, FL, piloted Baron to a quick jump-off round, finishing in 33.855 seconds to nudge Harold Chopping of Southern Pines, NC, and Basje to second place, as they crossed the timers in 34.69 seconds. Manuel...

Virginia Horse Center Lexington, Va. - The Virginia Horse Center is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 2017 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals in Lexington, Virginia April 21-23. IEA Nationals is hosted in different locations each year to allow members to travel to different parts of the country, experience different horses and horse communities, and allow various IEA zones and the teams within them to showcase their horses. For 2017, Zone 3 was chosen...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by five athlete-and-horse combinations at CDI4* Roosendaal in The Netherlands, June 1-5, 2016. This competition is a designated observation event for determining the 2016 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (in alphabetical order): Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and her own Verdades, a 2002 KWPN gelding Arlene “Tuny” Page (Wellington, Fla.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by five athlete-and-horse combinations at CDI4* Roosendaal in The Netherlands, June 1-5, 2016. This competition is a designated observation event for determining the 2016 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (in alphabetical order): Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and her own Verdades, a 2002 KWPN gelding Arlene “Tuny” Page (Wellington, Fla.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*, in Norfolk, England, May 26-29. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically): Katherine Coleman (Wiltshire, England) with her own Longwood, a 2002 Irish Sport...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*, in Norfolk, England, May 26-29. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically): Katherine Coleman (Wiltshire, England) with her own Longwood, a 2002 Irish Sport...

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Aaron Vale has widened his early lead in the 2016 Hagyard Challenge Series by claiming the second place prize for the second week in a row during Thursday's $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*. Vale, who has been competing at the Kentucky Horse Shows for 28 years, piloted Quidam's Good Luck to a double-clear rounds, finishing just shy of the winner, Todd Minikus and Quality Girl. The Kentucky...

Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will take place June 2-5 at the Waterloo Hunt Club in Grass Lake, Mich. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by May 27, 2016. Run in conjunction with the Dressage at Waterloo Spring Classic I & II, the event will begin Thursday, June 2 with the FEI Jog...