(c) ESI Photography Winn Alden and Calipo 39 won first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National. CULPEPER, Virginia - July 5, 2015: Winn Alden and Calipo 39 claimed an Independence Day victory on Saturday, winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National. Alden, of Bristow, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Calipo 39, owned by Dorothy Maize, topped the field of competitors with consistent scores of 85 and 85 in each round to total...

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee approved the following addition to the High Performance Summer/Fall World Class Training List for 2015. The following athlete will participate in Training Sessions with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor. Training Session dates and locations will be announced at a later date. Clark Montgomery at the Luhmühlen CCI4* (Shannon Brinkman Photo) World Class List: Athletes that currently possess the ability to be competitive...

Due to the winter storm currently plaguing much of the East Coast the “Aiken Gala to Benefit the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team’s Quest for Gold at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games” has been postponed. The fundraiser to be held in Aiken, S.C. will be rescheduled for a later date. Further information will be posted as it becomes available.

Lexington, KY-The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting proposals from organizing committees/parties interested in hosting the 2014 US Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. Competition will once again be held in six divisions; Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult "Brentina" Cup, Young Rider, Junior and Pony Rider. The event will also feature the Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The date of the event is currently...

Charles Town, WV - The Pony Finals Auction is in its 18th year, returns to the U.S. Pony Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. The auction will be held in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park on August 11, 2012. The U.S. Pony Finals will be held August 7 through August 12. The Pony Finals anchors seven weeks of shows produced by Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC that includes the Kentucky Summer Series, the U.S. National Junior Hunter Championships and the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the dates and locations of two Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Sessions for 2012. The open training sessions will be a unique opportunity for up and coming talent to have one-on-one sessions with USEF Young Horse Coach, Scott Hassler. The two-day event will include a 45-minute lesson each day with Scott Hassler as well as an evening lecture and discussion for the riders led by Scott. He explains, “I’m...

Courtney King Dye. Sharon Packer/HorseSportsPhoto. Lexington, KY — The popular helmet awareness campaign, Riders4Helmets, is pleased to announce that an eBay store to raise funds for 2008 US Olympian Courtney King-Dye’s Medical Fund is now open. The store will operate for one week only and all proceeds will be donated to the King-Dye Medical Fund. King-Dye suffered a traumatic brain injury in March 2012 following an accident while riding without a helmet, and is now an avid...

West Grove, PA - After 25 years as a featured equestrian event on the Delaware Valley fall schedule, the Laurels at Landhope is ending its run. Led by Jamie O’Rourke, of Unionville, PA, for much of the last two decades, the event grew from its roots as a small schooling driving trial, located at Maresfield Farm in Unionville, to international recognition by the FEI and to its selection as the site of multiple USEF National Championships and international selection trials. In 2002, the...

Santa Rosa, CA - It was exciting for all of us who worked diligently and long hours in planning for the 2010 West Coast Connemara Show (WCCS) to be recognized last January as "the USEF Breed Affiliate Favorite USEF Breed Competition Winner, 2010." What encouragement it gave Lee Webster to get an early start in organizing the annual West Coast Connemara Show for 2011! All was proceeding according to plan for an early June show at Twin Rivers Ranch, Paso Robles, CA, until several days prior to...

Lexington, KY - The following American Saddlebred Registry rules were passed by the American Saddlebred Registry Board of Directors on Monday, June 6, 2011. SECTION VIII. LEASES & CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILTY TO SHOW A. LEASES For a lease of a horse to be recognized by the Registry, written notice of its existence must be filed with the Registry office signed by both lessor and lessee, with all applicable fees. The notice must provide the effective date of lease and may provide a termination...