It was an epic adventure in Mexico for the United States Equestrian Federation's Dressage, Eventing and Jumping Teams. They won a record 10 medals across the three disciplines and cemented a solid foundation for the 2012 Olympic Games. Bookended by double Gold medalists Steffen Peters, who rode the Hlavacek's Weltino's Magic to record scores in the dressage ring at the Guadalajara Country Club, and Christine McCrea, who jumped five immaculate rounds on Windsor Show Stables'...

2011 USEF Horsemastership Training Session. USEF Archives. Lexington, KY - Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2012 USEF Horsemastership Training Session presented by the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and Adequan. The sixth annual USEF Horsemastership Training Session will be held on January 3-7, 2012, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The following 12 riders will be invited to participate: The North American Young Riders Individual...

Lexington, KY - It was an incredible night of competition at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, as 14 of 35 e ntries qualified for the jump-off during the $75,000 Double H Farm International Open Jumper class. There was one quick round after another, but at the end of the night it was McLain Ward and Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farm of Oyster Bay, NY, who posted a double clear effort in 36.10 seconds and led the victory gallop. Pan American Individual and Team Gold Medalist...

Lexington, KY - The exciting jumper action continued tonight at the Alltech National Horse Show as the best Junior and Am ateur-Owner riders gathered at the Alltech Arena to compete in the evening's Welcome Stakes. Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W took the winning honors during the Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome, and Lillie Keenan earned the top call during the Sleepy P Ranch $10,000 Junior Jumper Welcome. The Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome Stake...

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...

Jumping is the final of the three equestrian disciplines to be contested at the 2011 Pan American Games. The U.S. Equestrian Federation has had insurmountable success thus far (winning two Team Gold and five Individual medals in Dressage and Eventing) and looks to keep the streak alive at the Guadalajara Country Club. They have drawn eight of the 12 teams contesting for the Pan American Games podium and the First Individual Qualifier takes place Wednesday afternoon at 2 PM Central Time. The U.S....

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The U.S. Dressage Team continued to own the Guadalajara Country Club’s beautiful dressage arena, extending their medal run at the 2011 Pan American Games. The American riders added Individual Gold, Silver and Bronze to the Team Gold they won on Sunday, as all three scored better than 80 percent in Wednesday's freestyle. Heather Blitz, Steffen Peters and Marisa Festerling share the podium. (Shannon Brinkman) (View results here ) Steffen Peters (San Diego,...

After scoring Team Gold Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Dressage riders went to task again, this time in the first half of the Individual Final. Riding the Intermediaire I test, all four U.S. riders kept the level of their game high, and continued to thrive in the main arena at the Guadalajara Country Club. They swept the top three places, and head to the freestyle on Wednesday in medal position. View results here: https://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/EQ/EQR173A_EQX00100150000001ESP.htm Steffen...

Elkton, MD - Riders completing their dressage tests Friday at the 2011 Dankso Fair Hill International put in impressive efforts as scores dipped lower and lower into the 40s and spectators and riders alike were subject again to intermittent rain showers throughout the day. Heading the field in their respective CCI divisions and the USEF National Eventing Championships, which are held in conjunction with the Dankso Fair Hill International, are Boyd Martin and Susan Beebee. Martin and Ying Yang...

Elkton, MD - Competition officially got underway Thursday in the 2011 USEF National Eventing Championships, held in conjunction with the Dansko Fair Hill International, with the first day of dressage. Grey skies and intermittent rain did not dampen spirits as the first half of competitors in the CCI3* and CCI2* completed their tests. Phillip Dutton is the pacesetter at the halfway mark in the CCI3*, while Andrea Leatherman heads the CCI2* field. Dutton and Leatherman lead both their respective...