Tammy Provost and Alliy Moyer's Libretto won the $7,500 International Derby Stake (Chicago Equestrian) Antioch, Ill. - The premiere Chicago Hunter Derby at Annali-Brookwood Farm presented by Chicago Equestrians for a Cause, kicked off with the $7,500 International Derby Welcome Stake and the $2,500 National Derby Welcome Stake sponsored by Lane Change Farm and Kensel, LLC. The weekend charity event features the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby sponsored by Canadian Pacific and the...

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - The United States sent two combinations into the d’Ornano Stadium for the Third Individual Qualifier of the FEI World Individual Jumping Championship, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and came within a 3/10th of a point of qualifying both riders for the Final Four. Beezie Madden and McLain Ward were among the field of 29 that took on Frédéric Cottier’s 12-obstacle first round course,...

Caen, France – On the fourth and final day of vaulting competition, World Championship titles were decided in the Pas de Deux, Individual Female, Individual Male, and Squad divisions. A packed crowd at the Zénith witnessed the best of the best in the discipline of vaulting perform their Second Round Freestyle Tests in front of the judging panel of Sue Detol, Elzbieta Dolinska, Anita Flamand, Véronique Girard, Pavla Krauspe, Anna Kull, Helma Schwarzmann, and Karolina Wickholm...

Chester Weber (Hippo Foto Team - Dirk Caremans) Caen, France - The first phase of the 2014 FEI Driving World Championships, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, came to a conclusion on Friday at the La Prairie Racecourse. The United States’ Chester Weber once again proved why he is considered a master in the dressage, driving into the lead in the afternoon session, and helping the U.S. Team to stand in second place on a score of 88.31heading into the marathon. Weber...

Caen, France – The third day of vaulting competition was another exciting one at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, with the Individual Female and Male competitors performing their Second Round Technical Tests and the Pas de Deux pairs taking to the main arena in the Zénith for the first time. The judging panel of Sue Detol, Elzbieta Dolinska, Anita Flamand, Véronique Girard, Pavla Krauspe , Anna Kull, Helma Schwarzmann, and Karolina Wickholm had their work cut out...

The Bronze medal winning U.S. Team (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team entered the d’Ornano Stadium for the final round of the FEI World Team Jumping Championships, held as part of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, determined to earn a podium finish for the United States, and they did just that, securing the Bronze medal. On a day when luck often eluded the Americans over Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track, the team...

-The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team have won the Bronze Medal at the FEI World Team Jumping Championship held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the d'Ornano Stadium. The Team is composed of McLain Ward riding Rothchild, Kent Farrington riding Voyeur, Lucy Davis riding Barron, and Beezie Madden riding Cortes 'C' More news and photos to follow.

Lexington, Ky. - The top young horses from across the country displayed their qualities in hopes of claiming a title at the 2014 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship. Judges Linda Andrisani and Daniel Robertshaw traveled to both coasts to assess the entrants. The Championship began on August 27th at the Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament in Del Mar, Calif., then moved east on August 30th to the historic Warrenton Horse Show in Warrenton, Va. For the eighth time in the...

Shawn Flarida & Spooks Gotta Whiz (Andrea Bonaga) Caen, France - The United States upped its medal count by three today in the FEI Reining World Championships at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In the Individual Final, the Adequan U.S. Reining Squad swept the podium with combinations putting in amazing performances. A field of twenty one riders hoped to top the leaderboard in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Caen Exhibition Center but leading the way was Shawn Flarida who...

Laura Graves and Verdades (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - The U.S. Dressage Team closed out an extremely successful 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games with two top 10 finishes in Friday’s Freestyle. Fifteen of the world’s best combinations headed into the d'Ornano Stadium to stake their claim on the final medals of the FEI World Dressage Championships. Laura Graves continued her meteoric rise to the top level of the sport by earning a fifth place finish on Friday...