Scott Hassler at a Markel/USEF Young Horse Training Session (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky. - Scott Hassler who has served as the USEF Young Horse Dressage Coach since 2006 has announced he will be stepping down from the position on May 1, 2015 in order to spend more time with his family and focus on his competitive career. "It has truly been an honor to serve in this capacity, as I have so much passion and belief in the value of this program and its long-term impact on our sport. We have...

244 entries are ready to stake their claim on the 2014 Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College title (Al Cook Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. - A talented field of 244 juniors are set to go head-to-head on Sunday displaying their best style in order to claim the 2014 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College title at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. All riders will contest the Preliminary round in front of the judging...

Buck Davidson and Petite Flower (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Tyler, Texas – Clear rounds were the order of the day at the Texas Rose Horse Park over Richard Jeffrey’s testing show jumping track at the 2014 USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship held as part of the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery. Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team veteran Buck Davidson proved why he is regarded as one of the best in the game guiding Petite Flower to the only...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named Team and Individuals for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Four athlete-and-horse combinations will compete on the U.S. Team, with a further two athlete-and-horse combinations competing at as Individuals. The following four athlete-and-horse combinations will be compose the U.S. Team at the Eventing Championship at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (in...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four horse-and-athlete combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team. Additionally, two horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as substitutes. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team (in alphabetical order): Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and her own Verdades Verdades is a 2002 Dutch Warmblood...

Upper Marlboro, Md. - The Capital Challenge Horse Show (CCHS), presented by The Gochman Family, is pleased to announce that its 2014 prize list has been mailed out and the PDF is now available for download on the official horse show website www.capitalchallenge.org. In addition to the entry blank, also available for download are: the feed and bedding pre-order forms; stabling request forms; and the schedule of events. The Capital Challenge Horse Show will celebrate its 21st anniversary this...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the riders for the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at the CSIO5* Hickstead and the CSIO5* Dublin. Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d'Equipe in Hickstead and Dublin. The following riders will compose the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Hickstead in Hickstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom, July 29-August 3 (listed in alphabetical order): Margie Engle (Wellington, Fla.) Reed Kessler...

Todd Minikus and Arino Du Rouet jump to their second HITS Saugerties win this year in the $50,000 Horze Equestrian Grand Prix presented by Zoeti (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y . - Todd Minikus knows when the likes of McLain Ward, Ronan McGuigan and Laura Chapot follow him in a jump-off, winning will be no easy feat. He proved twice-over, however, that while a fight against some of the greats is a challenge, he is up to the task. Minikus bested a star-studded order on Sunday to collect first...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (MA Brakenridge/PSdressage.com) Lyon, France - The highly anticipated 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final got underway Saturday afternoon at the Lyon Eurexpo. As 17 of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations performed the FEI Grand Prix Test before the Ground Jury of Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode, Dr. Jean-Michel Roudier, Thomas Lang, Dr. Evi Eisenhardt, Gary Rockwell, Jacques van Daele, and Leif Tornblad. The U.S. combinations of Tina Konyot with...

Kyle King and Quigley bested an impressive field on Sunday to win the $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal. They were one of three in the jump-off and used Quigley’s speed to earn the blue (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Quigley may not have many grand prix miles behind him, but his rider Kyle King of Ocala, Florida is looking forward to the 10-year-old gelding stepping up to the level with a bang. He is certainly on the right track after winning...