Iron Spring Farm’s legendary KWPN stallion Contango passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2007. Retired from competition, the handsome dark bay stallion died peacefully in his pasture. He was 18 years old and the only Preferent stallion in North America. He leaves a lasting legacy of numerous sons and daughters reaching the grand prix ranks in both dressage and jumping. “Even though he was getting older, you’re never ready for something like this,” said Mary Alice Malone, who rode Contango to...

Denise Boorman and Maple Leaf Paso Fino Stables are offering two stud services to Villano de La Clara, Grand National Champion Bella Forma Stallion and Colts for 2005 and 4th National Champion in Performance, as well as Legion of Merit Winner with over 2,000 points in the show ring, with the funds going to the 2006 CONFEPASO Youth Mundial to be held July 3-9, at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, FL. Villano is standing at Tuckaway Farm and is managed by Pat and Julio "Cese" Figueroa in...

The Mid-Atlantic Lipizzan Association (MALA), based in the mid-Atlantic region, named Holly Covey of Greenwood, DE, to the MALA 2005 Trainer Appreciation Award for 2005. Covey has handled both the champion and reserve champion Lipizzans at the 2005 Dressage at Devon breeding show, and also handled the champion Lipizzan at the 2005 Fair Hill DSHB Show. In addition, she helped coordinate Lipizzan horse entries, groom and assisted MALA members in the barn area at the shows. ~~~

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the team for the second European show jumping tour—a series of three international competitions, including a stop on the 2005 Samsung Super League circuit. This team will compete in the Super League competition at CSIO Rotterdam, The Netherlands (June 16 – 19); CSIO Lummen, Belgium (June 30 –July 3) and CSIO Falsterbo, Sweden (July 7 – 10). The team members are listed below in alphabetical order....

Syracuse, NY —David Raposa bested a field of 2004 Olympic athletes and fellow international riders to claim the highest score for the United States at the $75,000 Budweiser World Cup of Syracuse over the weekend. Coming in second place overall, atop Audi’s Fanny de la Tour, (Bay Selle Francais mare; Trias Du Gue—Alicia De La Tour; Shalamar Farm) Raposa jumped double clear rounds to secure his title. His jump-off round clocked in at a mere 31.21 seconds, less than two-tenths of...

Rancho Murieta, Calif. – Murieta Equestrian Center, located just east of Sacramento, is hosting the USEF/Equestrian Vaulting USA National Championships this weekend, bringing together vaulters from the 1*, 2*, and 3* levels to compete for national champion titles. ©Lyndsey Lamell Photography This national championship offers divisions for individuals, pas de deux, and teams. Individual vaulters at the 2* Young Vaulter/Gold and 3* levels compete in three rounds: compulsories, where...

Traverse City, Mich. – Athletes at the 2023 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA rode for medals and team pride on Friday as the team competition for Juniors and Young Riders concluded. The team from Zone 7 emerged victorious in the Junior division, while Canada won Young Riders gold. Laurel Walker and Armani, Ava Myers and Chico P, Tessa Downey and Isabelle. ©Matt Turer/US Equestrian Juniors Team Championship The leaderboard for the Juniors...

Omaha, Neb. – The U.S. dressage and vaulting combinations had their horse inspections on Tuesday to prepare for the start of the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. With the U.S. jumping combinations having already completed their horse inspection on Monday, they had an opportunity to train in the main arena before competition begins Wednesday. Alice Tarjan presents Serenade MF at the dressage horse inspection (Shannon Brinkman Photo) The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final presented...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team at the 2022 Orifarm Healthcare FEI Para Dressage World Championships to be hosted in Herning, Denmark, from August 10-14, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Beatrice...

Rotterdam, The Netherlands - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team secured a second-place podium finish in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup of Rotterdam, finishing the competition on a team total of 39 points. The home Dutch team took first place on a total score of 25, while Sweden finished in third place on 39 points, with the tie-breaker favoring the U.S. Team, as they finished with a higher team result in the FEI Grand Prix. The team was comprised of Katie Duerhammer (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and...