Julie Welles and Twan won the $10,000 Not Your Daughter’s Jeans Welcome Stake (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vt. - Julie Welles of Wellington, FL, and Warren, VT, rode Twan to victory in the $10,000 Not Your Daughter’s Jeans Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 31, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. Welles and Twan were the first pair to tackle the course designed by 1976 Olympic individual silver medalist Michel...

Brianne Goutal (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Chantilly, France. - The penultimate speed class before the Longines Global Champions Tour of Chantilly, the Prix Equidia Life, was won by a thrilled Brianne Goutal (USA) and Zernike K, who sped to victory in a lightning time of 59.77s. Second went to home rider Simon Delestre (FRA) with Whisper who finished over 2s slower than the winner, but still received rapturous applause from his home crowd. Third place went to Shane Breen (IRE) and Calido Boy who...

Chester Weber in Saturday's Marathon (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Aachen, Germany - A fantastic four-in-hand driving season for American star Chester Weber got even better on Saturday with a hard-earned win at CHIO Aachen. The CAIO4* field full of international talent and former world champions, and the crowd of spectators at the historic show, made the weekend’s win one of the biggest of Weber’s career. With his and Jane Forbes Clark’s team of KWPN geldings, Weber (Ocala, Fla)...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET) are pleased to announce eventing competition grants for European competitions in the fall of 2014. Jacqueline B. Mars Competition and Training Grants The USET Foundation is pleased to announce that the Jacqueline B. Mars Competition and Training Grants have been awarded to Lillian Heard and Kurt Martin; eventing riders who have been identified and recommended by the USEF Eventing...

Aachen, Germany – Chester Weber performed an excellent dressage test Wednesday in the CAIO4* run as part of the CHIO Aachen. He and his and Jane Clark’s team put forth a lovely effort to score 35.67. Sitting in second is Boyd Exell of Australia with a score of 40.47, while Theo Timmerman of The Netherlands is third on 41.60. Four-in-Hand driving competition for individuals continues at the prestigious World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany with the obstacle phase for taking...

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. sends a promising team into Friday’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines at the CSIO5* Falsterbo in Sweden. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Ashlee Bond-Clarke, Catherine Pasmore, Georgina Bloomberg, and Brianne Goutal will look to secure top results for the United States over a Christian Wiegand-designed track. The American contingent has drawn second in the order of eight teams. Bond-Clarke (Hidden Hills, Calif.) will ride...

Amanda Flint and Superbad (David Mullinix Photography) East DOrset, Vt. - Superbad failed to live up to his name, carrying Amanda Flint to victory in the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by Johnson Horse Transportation, on July 5 at the Vermont Summer Festival. The six-week equestrian competition runs through August 10 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Flint of Long Meadow, NJ, was riding a winning streak into Saturday’s main event, having placed first and...

Delaney Flynn and Quite Quick (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Parker, Colo. - Delaney Flynn and Quite Quick have done it again at Summer in the Rockies. These two won the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Classic last week, and they returned to the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena this Sunday to do the same. They are both fierce competitors, making their pairing a dynamite combination. With years less experience than most other riders who showed against...

Luhmuhlen, Germany - Clear rounds were at a premium on Sunday in the final phase of the Luhmuhlen CCI4* over Heiko Wahlers’ 13-obstacle track. Of the 31 combinations that went forward into the show jumping, only three competitors were able to jump faultlessly. Leading the way for the American contingent were Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari, 4 who continued their Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 (Shannon Brinkman) climb up the leaderboard, finishing the...

L Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 (Shannon Brinkman Photo) uhmuhlen, Germany – The riders representing the U.S. rose to the occasion on Saturday tackling Captain Mark Phillips’ 6,500m 29-fence cross country course with ease. Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 looked like a true partnership, adding no time penalties to their dressage score of 47.80 to move up to seventh place. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Shamwari 4 Syndicate LLC's 12-year-old...