Lexington, KY - The United States will be represented by two horse-and-rider combination at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Test Event, August 16, 2013. The CEI2* will be held at Sartilly in Manche, France. Dr. Margaret Sleeper (Frenchtown, NJ) will ride Sandra Fretelliere’s 10-year-old mare Tikis Twistyr. Marcia Hekfer (Raton, NM) will ride Cecile Dumas’ 11-year-old gelding Ouadad Al Jahid. To learn more about the 2013 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France...

Greenwich, UK - The Para-Equestrian Dressage portion of the 2012 Paralympic Games came to a close on Tuesday with Freestyle Test being ridden in Grades IV, III and 1a. Donna Ponessa was the lone U.S. representative on the day, performing her Grade 1a Freestyle in front of the Ground Jury of Kjell Myhre, Lilian Iannone, Gudrun Hofinga, Sarah Rodger and Freddy Leyman. Ponessa (New Windsor, NY) closed out the 2012 Paralympic Games for the U.S. in fine style scoring 70.75% with Wesley...

Lexington, KY - Preparations continue for the 2012 Olympic Games for the United States' top dressage riders with USET/USEF pre-Olympic Games George Williams, Anne Gribbons, Steffen Peters and Betsy Juliano (Photo by Brigitte Voelk) Training Sessions conducted by USEF Technical Advisor Anne Gribbons and Olympian Steffen Peters. The training session schedule in Florida, which kicked off January 6-8, also included sessions February 10-12 at Walter and Mary Anne McPhail's High Meadow Farm...

Lexington, KY - U.S. Athletes wishing to be considered to compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games must complete their 2012 Paralympic Games Registration. Registration must be completed online by April 1, 2012. In order to receive registration information all interested individuals should email Laureen Johnson at [email protected] the following information: 1.Name as it appears on Passport 2. Email Address To learn more about the 2012 Paralympic Games Online Registration visit; https://www.usef....

Steffen Peters won the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Burbank CDI-W/Y/J, showing why "Legolas" could be his next superstar. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Riders who dream of a chance to stand on the Olympic medal podium began their quests at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J in Burbank, CA, February 23 - 26, 2012. As the first official West Coast qualifying competition for the 2012 Olympic Games Dressage Team Selection Trials, horses and riders vied for valuable qualifying...

The London 2012 Paralympic Games look set to take Paralympic Equestrian into the history books for many reasons, as we get one step closer on the eve of the 200-day countdown (11 February). Sales of Paralympic Equestrian tickets for London 2012 have already broken records. More than 40,000 tickets were sold before Christmas last year, dramatically overtaking the previous record of 33,000 for the 2008 Paralympic Equestrian events held in Hong Kong. Mexico will also be making its Paralympic...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Everything was at stake for the American Show Jumping Team at the 2011 Pan American Games Thursday, including qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games. They faced the pressure and delivered the United States its third Equestrian Team Gold medal of these games, jumping eight clear rounds in the Nations Cup. Their score of 2.90 from the first class on Wednesday didn’t change on Thursday and they led Brazil (11.58) and Mexico (13.24) in the medal ceremony. Beezie...

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The U.S. Show Jumping Team will be looking to make it a Team Gold medal sweep at the 2011 Pan American Games after both the Dressage and Eventing topped the medal podium earlier in the competition. They got off to a great start Monday, presenting five fit and sound horses at the jog. Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe George Morris and under the care of veterinarian Dr. Tim Ober, farrier Todd Meister and physiotherapist Janus Marquis, all five horses were...

Cesar Parra and Grandioso at the Jog. Anthony Trollope/stockimageservices.com. Dressage, the first equestrian discipline of the 2011 Pan American Games, begins Sunday, October 16, at the Guadalajara Country Club. The four American dressage horses were presented this morning to the Ground Jury and looked spectacular in the Mexican sunshine. All were accepted without incident. The U.S. has drawn sixth out of the 12 teams vying for Team medals. They will ride the Prix St. Georges test in the...