I am happy to report that today started very well for the Jumping Team. Chef d'Equipe, Robert Ridland, managed a 0 fault round in the Keurig Challenge Stakes. I would say he had a clean round but I did notice a little spillage on the floor. Yes, we have a Keurig machine....life without coffee, no thanks! Trying to get everyone to keep the prep area clean and tidy has been at times, challenging, but Mr. Ridland led from the front disposing of the used K Cup and cleaning up afterwards. His...

Photo by Shannon Brinkman Allentown, N.J. - The JFI Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that - following long-running negotiations with State, county and local entities responsible for the land encompassing the Horse Park of New Jersey - the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) will expand competition access to additional acreage abutting its present Cross-Country courses. The area has most recently been available to JFI for competitor hacking during the Event but will now...

Lauren Hester and Warinde B (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - With only nine career grand prix wins under her belt, the pressure was on as Lauren Hester took the stage with Warinde B in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The only American rider to advance to the jump-off, hometown favorite Hester gave it her all to earn the win, besting veteran five-star riders Pablo Barrios and Shane Sweetnam. "I'm on cloud nine, and I'm really...

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Tony Azevedo, Tamika Catchings and Kerri Walsh Jennings will join the United States Olympic Committee on Saturday (July 23) in Los Angeles, as the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team is announced during the Road to Rio Tour presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance on Venice Beach. The live announcement show will take place at 12:45 p.m. PT and will air on @TeamUSA via Periscope and Twitter. The show will be hosted by four-time Olympic champion swimmer Janet Evans, who is also...

Guilherme Jorge Bromont, Quebec - During the 2016/2017 season, the International Bromont will host the first leg of the East Coast of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League and the course will be designed by none other than the 2016 Olympic course designer, Brazilian Guilherme Noguiera Jorge. "Guilherme is an excellent designer. He has talent and passion. Riders have a lot of respect for him. We are incredibly lucky to have him on our 2016 team," said Roger Deslauriers,...

Gladstone, N.J . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Board of Directors (BOD) elected Murray S. Kessler as its next President at the Mid-Year BOD Meeting in Gladstone, N.J. on Tuesday. The President ultimately presides over the volunteer leadership structure of the USEF. Kessler will officially take office at the USEF Annual Meeting in January 2017. In the interim, he will work with current President, Chrystine Tauber, and the USEF staff on the implementation of a new strategic...

Axel Steiner will be “on the air” for this year’s National Dressage Pony Cup on the USEF Network. (Terri Miller) As evidenced by ever increasing participation numbers, the popularity of ponies for dressage in the U.S. is skyrocketing. Now pony fans from across the country will have the opportunity to see what all the excitement is about as the National Dressage Pony Cup (NDPC) announces that its showcase event to be held July 8-10, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. will be available via free live video...

Everything is ready for the 84th edition of CSIO Rome Intesa Sanpaolo - Piazza di Siena Master fratelli d’Inzeo which takes place at the beautiful Piazza di Siena in Rome from 26 to 29 May and looks set to be the best ever! The facts speak for themselves - 67 competitors from 16 countries including 7 of the top 10 riders on the Longines Rankings, 8 of the world’s best teams, 3 Olympic champions, €600,000 in prize-money, and the most elegant venue. The list of competitors just...

2015 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day CIC3* champion Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrooks's Scarlett during Show Jumping. (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Leading contenders for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team headline the entry list at the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) presented by B.W. Furlong & Associates, which returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15. As the last qualifying selection event for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the...

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Terri Miller San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Fans from around the world have tuned in to CDP Live this spring to watch all of the excitement from the West Coast’s premier series of international dressage competitions, but this Thursday and Friday will be viewers’ last chance to see some of America’s best and brightest dressage horses and riders as they compete at California Dreaming Productions’ final show of the season: the Festival of...