Aachen, Germany - Kent Farrington and Gazelle have won the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen, Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and the 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Robin Parsky and Farrington, jumped triple clear to secure the first leg of the 2019 Rolex Grand Prix of Show Jumping. Andrea Evans/US Equestrian

Aachen, Germany – It was a hotly contested race for a podium finish at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen on Saturday. When the dust settled, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team earned the bronze medal under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald. The U.S. team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Shelly Francis, Adrienne Lyle, and Steffen Peters produced a final score of 450.775 for a podium finish. Host country Germany won the title...

Aurora, Colo. - Join the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from July 21-27 for the 27 th Annual Youth National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show . The show will feature over 2,000 entries across more than 150 classes offered for Arabian and Half/Anglo-Arabian horses. The wide array of national championship classes includes halter, driving, sport horse disciplines, working Western, dressage, and even leadline. The first annual Youth...

Lexington, Ky. –US Equestrian regrets to announce that McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) has withdrawn Contagious for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The 10-year-old Deutches Sportpferd gelding owned by Beechwood Stables LLC., sustained an injury and will be unable to compete at the Games. As a result, Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) and Hester, Lisa Deslauriers’s 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, originally named as the traveling reserve, will compete. Richard Spooner (Agua...

Falsterbo, Sweden – The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team claimed fourth place at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Sweden during the 2019 Falsterbo Horse Show, on July 14 in Falsterbo, Sweden. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Eve Jobs, Wilton Porter, Chloe Reid, and Catherine Tyree. “We had the youngest team out there by a mile. We were up against some real teams with big guns,” said Ridland. “For [the European teams], it’s a...

Givrins, Switzerland – The U.S. Reining Teams had excellent performances at the 2019 SVAG FEI Reining World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors in Givrins, Switzerland. The talented U.S. combinations collected two team medals and four individual medals under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jeff Petska. The U.S. Junior Reining Team won team gold and swept the individual podium, while the U.S. Young Rider Team collected team bronze and Cade McCutcheon won individual gold. The U....

Givrins, Switzerland - The U.S. Junior Reining Team of Sarah Armenta, Mattie Gustin, Emma Lane, and Raeanna Thayn claimed the gold medal at the 2019 SVAG FEI Reining World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors. The U.S. Young Rider Reining Team of Dani Latimer, Cade McCutcheon, and Taylor Zimmerman collected the bronze medal. Chef d'Equipe Jeff Petska led both teams to podium finishes. The U.S. Junior Reining Team finished on a score of 651.0. Germany collected silver with a score of...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the U.S. Endurance Team for the FEI Endurance World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors on September 18 in Pisa, Italy. Mark Dial will serve as chef d’equipe. Kate Baldino (Marietta, Ga.) riding Traction, Melody Blittersdorf’s nine-year-old Arabian gelding Kate Bishop (Raleigh, N.C.) riding LR April Breeze, Lisa Green’s 12-year-old Arabian mare Kimberly Loutzenheiser (LaGrange, Ga.) riding DM...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has announced the following entries for the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs, taking place in Drebkau, Germany, September 11-15, as well as the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies, running September 25-29, in Ászár-Kisbér, Hungary. The following competitors will compete in the 2019 FEI Driving World Driving Championships for Pairs: Pair Horse The following competitors will compete in the team event: Jacob Arnold with...

Lexington, Ky. – Gabriella Costantini has been unanimously crowned 2019 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion by the panel of judges at the historic Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show , which continues at the Kentucky Horse Park through July 13. In the last class of the morning session on Wednesday, July 10, nine of the country’s best saddle seat equitation competitors faced off in group railwork and executed individual patterns designed by judges Peggy...