Burbank, CA - Beautiful horses and talented riders will gather at the historic and picturesque Flintridge Riding Club in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA, for this weekend's CDI*/Y/J dressage competition, May 24 - 27, 2012. Officiating for the weekend's competition will be esteemed international judges Eddy de Wolff (4* USA), Lilo Fore (4* USA), Lois Yukins (4* USA), and Jane Weatherwax (4* USA). In addition to excellent open and FEI competition across a variety of levels, Dressage at...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the activation of the new My Trails feature of its website at www.asha.net . ASHA members can access this new application from the My Membership page, found under the "Members" section of the website. The My Trails feature is one of the many advances continuously being made by ASHA to improve the online experience of its members. This tool is a trail riding tracking application, which provides a utility for users to track their...

At the American Saddlebred Horse Association's (ASHA) 2010 Annual Convention and Youth Conference, two Saddlebred Youth Clubs shared the honor of being named ASHA's Youth Club of the Year. Each year before the ASHA Convention and Youth Conference, Saddlebred Youth Clubs submit yearbooks created by members, which show their activities throughout the previous year in the categories of history, membership, fund raising, meetings and programs, promotions, and community service. An award is given...

www.flickr.com/photos/skodak (Rio de Janeiro) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the host city of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 during its 121st Session in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rio de Janeiro received 66 votes compared to Madrid’s 32 in the final round of voting. IOC President Jacques Rogge congratulated Rio de Janeiro on its election and praised the high quality of the bid, “I would like to congratulate the city of Rio de...

Grand Prix de Santa Fe, Santa Fe’s most prestigious horse show, is pleased to announce the donation of $35,000 in net proceeds from its 2007 annual show-jumping event to New Mexico social service and equestrian non-profit organizations. Beneficiaries include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico, New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project, Silver Bullet Productions, Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust, Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Youth Programs, The Horse Shelter and Rancho Corazon Riders....

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team passed the horse inspection on Thursday and is poised for competition at the Aachen CICO3*. Led by Chef d'Equipe David O’Connor, the team will include Matt Brown , Hannah Sue Burnett , Phillip Dutton , and Lauren Kieffer . The U.S. will look to build on the momentum from last week’s Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*, where the U.S. captured the Gold medal in North America’s first...

Sister Act - American sisters Cassidy and Kimberly Palmer secured a pas-de-deux victory at the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting 2013/2014 leg at the Stuttgart German Masters. (Karl-Heinz Frieler/FEI) Stuttgart, Germany - The 2013 USEF Open Pas de Deux National Champions made a statement on the world stage this weekend by winning the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting qualifier at the Stuttgart German Masters on Sunday. The Pas de Deux qualifier series is new this year, and the Stuttgart leg was only the...

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel (Mancini Photos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) concluded its third week of competition for its 2013 spring horse show circuit this week at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The show featured a full schedule of "AA" hunter and 4-star jumper competition, including a $25,000 Grand Prix, a $10,000 Open Jumper Stake, and a $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Classic. The highlight class of the week was the...

Wellington, FL - Yvonne Losos de Muniz of the Dominican Republic received one of the highest scores on Dondolo Las Marismas at the West Palm Beach National Show on Saturday. The pair won the Freestyle with 77.875% at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival. (GDF) "It was amazing! It felt like one of the best tests I have ever done with him," said Losos de Muniz. "It was so smooth and he was with me the whole way. I have not had such a good ride with him in a long time. It was...

Denver, CO – Judges were impressed with Rosalind Ross and Devon Maitozo - their composition, performance and degree of difficulty – placing the pair atop the podium at last week’s USEF/AVA national Championships at the National Western Complex in Denver, CO. Ross and Maitozo – from the F.A.C.E. Vaulting Club in Moorpark, CA – were named champions of the Pas de Deux, an FEI- recognized event expected to be competed at the 2012 World Championships for the first time....