KALISPELL, Mont. (July 20, 2017)- The Area V Junior team adopted a trademark Texan attitude to 'Get It Done' and take the lead after dressage in the first day of mounted competition at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), hosted this year by The Event at Rebecca Farm. The team, comprised of riders from Texas and Louisiana, competed throughout the day against six other teams from across the United States and Canada. Ringside, cheers could be heard...

Allison Brock and Rosevelt (MA Brakenridge/PSdressage.com) Lexington, Ky. - Brooke USA, the American fundraising arm of the world's largest international equine welfare charity, the Brooke, is excited to announce that several of their official ambassadors have made the 2016 U.S. Olympics Team and will compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer. Allison Brock, Boyd Martin, Sinead Halpin, Lauren Kieffer, and Laura Kraut have all been named to the U.S. team. Brooke's Global Ambassador...

McLain Ward and Tina La Boheme (The Book, LLC) Devon, Pa. - On Friday, McLain Ward of Brewster, New York, was named the Longines World Number One in show jumping. He has spent the last week competing at the historic Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, and on Saturday night he captured his third victory, winning the $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake aboard Tina La Boheme. Six entries advanced to the jump-off in the highlight event of the evening sponsored by Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine...

McLain Ward and Tina La Boheme Win $50,000 Devon Welcome Stake (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - It is no secret that Olympian McLain Ward has been on a hot streak recently, racking up six major victories from New York to Rome in just three weeks. The $50,000 Devon Welcome Stake CSI4* proved to be no exception as Ward rode away with the top two spots, winning the event aboard Tina La Boheme and placing second with his reigning Pan American Games double gold medalist mount,...

Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run's Eternal won the $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix at the 2016 Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - May 15, 2016 - The Kentucky Spring Horse Show wrapped up on Sunday in the Rolex Stadium with the featured national classes: the $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix followed by the $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run's Eternal outpaced a 15-horse jump-off to grab the win in the $50,000 Commonwealth...

Wellington, Fla . – This weekend the future of show jumping will be showcased during the FEI Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Child Rider Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm as part of CSIO Wellington at the Winter Equestrian Festival. The United States will be represented by three teams of up-and-coming talent in FEI Nations Cup competitions. The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer. Young Rider Team Drawing first in the order of four teams for the $10,000 FEI...

Karen Polle and With Wings leaped to the top of the $250,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix, Presented by Longines. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Karen Polle said that being the fourth and final rider in the jump-off of the $250,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix, Presented by Longines, wasn't the advantageous position it usually is--because none of the three riders before her had finished faultlessly. The grand prix provided an exciting climax to the 40th Annual Hampton Classic. "When you...

Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 won the $15,000 Merrill Lynch Speed Derby at the Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- Abigail McArdle rode Cosma 20 speedily around the Grand Prix Ring to win the $15,000 Merrill Lynch Speed Derby at the 40th Hampton Classic. The pair also won the $10,000 Shamrock Ventures Open Jumper on Tuesday. McArdle's time (69.62 seconds) easily bested Sydney Shulman on Wamira (72.27) and McLain Ward on Azibantos (74.05 seconds). McArdle, 21, of...

Venturo 9 and Shane Sweetnam of Ireland won the $10,000 Marders Open Jumper at the 40th annual Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- Shane Sweetnam became the third Irish rider to win a class in the Grand Prix Ring at the 40th annual Hampton Classic when he urged Venturo 9 to victory in the $10,000 Marders Open Jumper on Wednesday afternoon. Sweetnam's jump-off time of 41.01 seconds was just enough to hold off Amanda Derbyshire of Great Britain on Lady Maria Bh (41.65)...

Lorcan Gallagher of Ireland guided Esquina Van Klapscheut to the top of the $20,000 Royalton Farms Jumper Challenge at the Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Lorcan Gallagher of Ireland rode Esquina Van Klapscheut to an unbeatable jump-off time that claimed the $20,000 Royalton Farms Jumper Challenge on the first afternoon of show jumping at the 40th annual Hampton Classic. Gallagher's time of 32.07 seconds was more than a second faster than Todd Minikus on Paratrooper...