Luhmuhlen, Germany - Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 have traveled to Germany eyeing a top placing at this week’s Luhmuhlen CCI4* . They will be among 53 combinations from 12 nations set to contest the event which runs June 12-15 and is one of only seven CCI4*s held annually throughout the world. Shamwari 4 is presented at the first horse inspection by Phillip Dutton for Boyd Martin (Stockimageservices.com) Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) acquired the...

Woodside team vaulters Miki Yang (on top, the lion "flying"); Rachel Polati (Dorothy), standing; Siddhartha Kreaden (the wicked witch) sitting on neck. Horse: Stanford; lunger: Julie Divita (Lynne Owens) Menlo Park, Calif. – The last of five Selection Trails for the 2014 U.S. Vaulting Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy was help over the weekend as part of the Woodside Spring Fest in Menlo Park, California at the Portola Valley Training Center. Team announcements...

Lynn Symansky & Donner (USEF High Performance Facebook Page) Bromont, Quebec – Canada’s Jessica Phoenix took the CCI3* division at the Bromont CCI, but Lauren Kieffer and Buck Davidson commanded the tops of the leaderboards in 2* and 1* CCI divisions. In the CCI2*, Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) finished first and second with Meadowbrook’s Scarlett and Landmark’s Monte Carlo, respectively. Both horses were clear over the cross country and jumping courses and...

Jennifer Alfano and Me Again (E.Riden/Phelspsports.com) Mumford, N.Y. - Jennifer Alfano has won USHJA National and International Hunter Derbies across the country, and Saturday she added a win at a brand new, beautiful venue to her resume - the victory in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum. Alfano clinched the win on the breathtaking Great Meadow of the 19th-Century Country Village aboard Me Again, a Dutch Warmblood owned by Helen Lenahan. The...

Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani (SusanJStickle.com) Gladstone, N.J. - The USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship came to a close on Thursday at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., with Rebecca Hart claiming her sixth National Title in a competition that was widely regarded as the most competitive the sport has ever seen in the United States. The day began under overcast and rainy skies, ultimately clearing at the lunchbreak to finish out the 2014 event with...

Saumur, France - The United States has fielded an exciting team for this week’s Saumur CAIO4*, which will run June 5-9, in Saumur, France. Chester Weber, Lisa Stroud, and Misdee Wrigley-Miller have their sights set on top Team and Individual placings in Four-in-Hand competition, while Laurie Astegiano will represent the U.S. as an Individual in the Pony Team division. Weber on his way to a win last year in Saumur (Photo Courtesy of Chester Weber) Weber (Ocala, Fla.) heads to Saumur on...

Gladstone, N.J. - The USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team kicked-off on Tuesday in the Dick and Jane Brown Arena at the USET Foundation Headquarters, with 23 of the 24 entries completing the FEI Team Tests in their respective grades and earning the first 40% of their championship score. For the majority of the day competitors, officials and spectators enjoyed picturesque...

Gladstone, N.J. - A talented field of para-equestrian dressage athletes have flocked to the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., this week to stake their claim on a National Title and vie for selection for this summer’s 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship will host 24 combinations, across all five grades, 14 of which are also contesting the Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S....

Devon, Pa. – The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair completed its final day of competition on Sunday with breeding classes featured in the famous Dixon Oval in Devon, PA. Showcasing the best horses and riders in the country, the Devon Horse Show hosted 11 days of top-tier competition across multiple breeds and disciplines from May 22-June 1.? William Howland Best Handler (The Book LLC) In-hand breeding classes showcased the young horses Sunday morning, starting with the Pennsylvania...

Saumur, France - Land Rover Competition Grant recipient Doug Payne closed out a successful weekend with Crown Talisman at the Saumur CCI3* on Sunday with near faultless performance in the show jumping to earn a sixth-place finish. Doug Payne and Crown Talisman (Les Garennes) The excitement began early in Saumur as France’s overnight leader Propriano de l’Ebat ridden by Luc Chateau was not accepted at the Final Horse Inspection. A total of 41 combinations went forward into the show...