Wellington, FL - The Wellington Nations Cup CDIO 3* was held today with 10 teams participating at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Following the close of competition, a protest was filed with the Appeals Committee for Mikala Munter Gundersen (DEN) of Team Europe on the judging of her ride. The Chef d'Equipe for Team Europe filed the protest within the one hour time limit. The Appeals Committee consists of Marian Cunningham (PER), Lorraine McDonald (CAN), and Sandy Hotz (USA). The...

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV were awarded the High Junior Jumper Championship for their efforts throughout the week, as well as the blue ribbon for their impressive double-clear victory in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Junior Jumper Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG.) Lexington, KY - The final day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show was afoot with the top amateur-owner and junior riders in the country gathering to compete at the Rolex Stadium. It was a day of...

Paige Johnson and Chiron S won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - Thunderstorms plagued the Kentucky Horse Park as riders gathered beneath the lights of the Rolex Stadium to compete in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. Paige Johnson proved to be the best of the best, controlling the jump-off with one of only seven double-clear efforts aboard Chiron S to lead the victory gallop. Shane...

USEA is delighted to announce that USEA Ride Share service has been revamped and is back online! Need a ride to an event? Got to get a sale horse to its new owners? The USEA encourages its members to utilize the USEA ride share program in order to help eventers save a few bucks on gas during our tough economy. The ride share is free for anyone to use – not just USEA members, is easy to access and sign on, and hopefully will help you not only save some money on travel expenses, but also...

The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) are partnering to sponsor a program that will reward participants competing Thoroughbreds on the Eventing circuit in New York in 2012. Called Career2, the initiative will promote the retraining of retired Thoroughbred racehorses for second careers in Eventing, a sport best described as an equestrian triathlon featuring dressage, cross-country and show jumping. The New York circuit is...

Devon, PA - The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair featuring hunters, jumpers, three- and five-gaited saddle horses, hackney and fine harness horses and ponies, breeding classes, coaching competitions. Exhibitions: May 25-27, Lizzie Traband, bridleless riding; May 28, Parade of Radnor Hunt Hounds; May 31 through June 2, Wells Fargo Stagecoach; May 31,Philadelphia Mounted Patrol Unit; June 1 & 2, Carriage Racing. Jumper classes featured evenings with two Observation Events for the team for...

In 2001, Rolex created the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. This prize is awarded to any rider who wins each of the Rolex Grand Slam Events, namely the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials consecutively. Following the cancellation of the 2012 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials due to adverse weather conditions, Rolex and the organisers of the three Rolex Grand Slam events wish to clarify the eligibility of a...

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - The United States presented two horses to the veterinary panel at the Horse Inspection this morning for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Both proved sound and ready to compete. Eighteen horse-and-rider combinations representing 11 nations are scheduled to contest the 2012 Final. The U.S. will be represented by: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Jan Ebeling/53/ Moorpark, CA/Rafalca/15/Oldenburg/Mare/Amy Ebeling Shawna Harding/42/Aiken,...

Traverse City, MI - Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc., is excited to announce an increase in prize money for the High and Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classics during Series II and Series III of the 2012 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival. Thanks to additional sponsor support, each classic will now include an increased purse of $12,000 and $7,500, respectively, offering riders an even greater opportunity to earn fabulous prize money and points toward year-end awards. Additional money has...

Ooltewah, TN - The Board of Stewards of the Arabian Racing Cup is proud to announce the 2011 Darley Champions, crowned at the 25th Silver Anniversary of the Darley Awards. The Darley Awards, held annually, were founded in 1987 to honor the best in Arabian horse racing. This distinguished ceremony recognizes the most outstanding racehorses, jockeys, owners, trainers and breeders of the Arabian horse racing community in the USA. This year's 2012 ceremony, named in honor of our sponsor as the...