The United States Equestrian Federation extends its deepest condolences to all of the connections of RF Smoke on the Water following his passing as a result of injury due to rolling in his stall at his summer RF Smoke on the Water (Shannon Brinkman) base at Raylyn Farms in Frederick, Maryland. The 9-year-old Wurttemburger gelding, owned by Raylyn Farms Inc. and Phoebe and Michael Manders, had recently completed the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover in fifth place with...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation is announcing an exciting contest for Saddle Seat riders, sponsored by Freedman's Harness and Saddlery. From today, May 1, through May 19, contestants are asked to create a short video that answers the question, "What would it mean to you to be on a Saddle Seat World Cup team?" From the submitted videos, a panel of judges will select 10 finalists. Those ten finalists will be announced on June 2, and for 15 days the general public will...

YPÄJÄ, Finland - While George Morris is an American through and through, his teachings are respected all over the world. Next week, Morris will travel to YPÄJÄ, Finland to teach a clinic at the Equine College of Ypäjä from May 6-8, 2014. This special event will allow international auditors and riders to learn the foundations of good horsemanship from the best in the business. After retiring as Chef d'Equipe of the United States Show Jumping Team, Morris has set...

Part of Group 1 finishing the revised format of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial (Becky Pearman Photography) Lexington, Ky. – The top U.S. athletes in endurance headed to Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C., to take part in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The race was scheduled to take place April 19 but heavy downpours caused the race to be rescheduled to April 20 and run under a new...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the following dates and locations for the 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals. Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West: September 19-21, 2014; Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East: October 3-5, 2014;USET Foundation Headquarters, Gladstone, N.J. For more information, or...

Megan Nusz & Vesuvius (From Kent Farrington's Facebook page) Antwerp, Belgium – A good weekend for U.S. jumpers in Belgium got even better on Sunday when Americans won big CSI2* and CSI4* classes at CSI Antwerp. First, it was Carly Anthony (Redmond, Wash.) jumping clear over two rounds with Artisan Farm’s Rosana du Park. The University of Georgia Equestrian Team alum was one of only two competitors able to finish the jump-off with no faults, and her time of 37.88 was well ahead...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2015 US Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams. The teams have been created to help develop riders for future U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Teams, and in 2015 USEFwill be fielding teams for two international competitions. One team will travel to South Africa for an Invitational and one team will compete at an Invitational in the United States. Each team will consist of twelve...

Lauren Kieffer and Veronica, 2014 Rolex/USEF National CCI4* Champions (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Lexington, Ky. – The 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover came to a close Sunday afternoon with 37 horse-and-rider combinations entering the final phase of competition. Richard Jeffery’s 13 obstacle show jumping course set the stage in the Rolex Stadium for an exciting finish to Kentucky’s CCI4*. A sold-out crowd of 22,388 saw 10 pairs go double clear with five...

Lexington, Ky. Shawn Flarida & Spooks Gotta Whiz (Alleyn Evans for Shannon Brinkman/USEF photo) - Sixteen combinations entered the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena Sunday morning with National Championship honors and selection for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on their minds for the second and final round of the Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship and Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Reining Squad. And in a repeat of...

Phillip Dutton (left) and wife Evie (right) accepted a 2014 Range Rover Evoque from Kim McCullough, the Land Rover of North America vice president for branding, at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. (Ben Radvani photo) Lexington, Ky., - Phillip Dutton won the Land Rover Best Ride of the Day award on Saturday at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. His prize was a two-year lease on a 2013 Range Rover Evoque, a car he drove away on Saturday...