Brandie Holloway benefitted from daughter Hunter's use of her horse for the Gladstone Program with George Morris (Carrie Wirth) Parker, Colo. - Colorado Horse Park's Week IV of Summer in the Rockies got underway Sednesday and the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was rocking with show jumping action. The show is a sell-out for the next few weeks, with large numbers of competitors choosing to enjoy the undeniably ideal Colorado weather and the wonderful amenities of the Colorado...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the riders for the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Aachen. Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d'Equipe in Aachen. The following riders will compose the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at Aachen CSIO5* in Aachen, Germany, July 15-20 (listed in alphabetical order): Lucy Davis (Los Angeles, Calif.) Margie Engle (Wellington, Fla.) Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Lauren Hough(Wellington,...

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named six athlete-and-horse combinations to the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Additionally, eight athlete-and-horse combinations have been named as alternates. Preparation Events for squad members and alternates will be held for United States-based combinations at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. July 26-27 and for European-based combinations at Wilton in the United...

Richard Spooner and Cristallo (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta - Competition continued in the Meadows on the Green on Saturday at the Spruce Meadows 'Continental' Tournament with the $85,000 Talisman Energy Cup 1.50m. Richard Spooner rode Cristallo to victory and was second with Chivas Z. The ‘Continental’ CSIO 5* Tournament concludes on Sunday with the $210,000 CP Grand Prix. There were 55 entries in the competition, and they contested a course set by Anthony...

Saumur, France - Land Rover Competition Grant recipient Doug Payne closed out a successful weekend with Crown Talisman at the Saumur CCI3* on Sunday with near faultless performance in the show jumping to earn a sixth-place finish. Doug Payne and Crown Talisman (Les Garennes) The excitement began early in Saumur as France’s overnight leader Propriano de l’Ebat ridden by Luc Chateau was not accepted at the Final Horse Inspection. A total of 41 combinations went forward into the show...

Saumur, France - As anticipated Pierre Michelet’s technical cross country track proved extremely influential on Saturday at the Saumur CCI3* as the leaderboard saw a great shake-up. Of the 69 competitors to start the second phase of competition, 45 completed. Including Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Doug Payne and Crown Talisman who maintained their top 10 position heading into the show jumping. Payne (Apex, N.C.) and his own and Larry and Amelia Ross’ 11-year-old...

Alexandra du Celliee Muller (Kristin Lamberson) The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that Alexandra du Celliee Muller from Little Rock, AR, is the 2014 recipient of the $500 Trip Harting Grant. Alexandra plans to use the funds to continue her education in the United States Dressage Federation Instructor Certification Program. Alexandra has been a member of Pony Club since 1995 and received her Dressage A rating in 2012. Throughout her time in Pony Club, Alexandra has volunteered for...

Ben Maher and Aristo Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - A $34,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class was held Friday afternoon in the International Arena at PBIEC with an exciting win for Ben Maher (GBR) and Jane Clark's Aristo Z. The class saw 60 competitors with 20 clear rounds and an increasingly fast pace as the rounds went on. Fifth to go, Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Spy Coast Farm LLC's Cyklon 1083 set a very tough time to beat at 63.23 seconds. The pair held the lead through most of the...

No less than 200,000 tickets for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy go on sale today, 4 March. The majority of the newly released tickets are for single sessions in one of the FEI Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. Tickets for competitions in the FEI non-Olympic disciplines are also up for grabs. To book some of this summer’s hottest tickets, such as the Eventing cross country, the Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle to Music and the Driving...

While batting clean-up in the jump-off, Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon won the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Ocala (©ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Tracy Fenney is no stranger to the grand prix winner’s presentations that take place at HITS Ocala, and the 2014 circuit is starting off to be no different. She piloted both of her grand prix mounts, MTM Timon and MTM Centano, in Thursday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, and it was MTM Timon who...