Correction: The original version of this release noted Mackenzie Peer's horse, Quantum MRF, as a stallion. He is a gelding. Wayne – Ill. – Three national champions were unveiled at the U.S. Dressage Festival Champions on Friday. Lucienne Bacon and Bonnaroo won the USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship; Kayla Kadlubek and Perfect Step earned the USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship, and Kasey Denny and Feyock earned the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals 13 &...

Wayne, Ill. – While Endel Ots and Lucky Strike maintained their lead in the USEF Intermediaire I National Championship, six new leaders made themselves known across six divisions: Lauren Asher and West Side, Lucienne Bacon and Bonnaroo, Michele Bondy and Sonnenberg's Kain, Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Kathy Priest and Damon's Fantasy, and Nick Wagman and Don John. Four more divisions will begin on Friday. USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Calgary CSIO5*. The competition is part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament taking place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 4-8. The following athletes will represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Calgary CSIO5* under Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, listed alphabetically: Sloane Coles (The Plains, Va.)...

Wayne, Ill. – The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions began Wednesday at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Combinations from three divisions headed down centerline in the Kay Arena for the first test of their respective divisions. Early leaders in the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship, and USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship began their quest for a title, while five other divisions...

Lexington, Ky. – It was a week to remember as champions were crowned in the Platinum Performance / United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championships and International Hunter Derby. Noah and Sara Taylor Shine in the 3'6"/3'9" Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship Sara Taylor and Noah Wowing the judges with their precision and handiness, Sara Taylor (Marshall, Va.) and Noah, Ingrid Avera’s nine-year-old Warmblood...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2019 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm came to its conclusion on Sunday with the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Finals taking center stage at the Alltech Arena. A total of 197 young athletes competed for the coveted title over a solid track designed by Jasen Shelley. A total of 20 riders with four from the small section, 10 from the medium section, and six from the large section returned for the second round over another challenging course....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has announced the following entry for the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Young Horses, taking place in Mezohegyes, Hungary, September 5-8. Leslie Berndl and Impressive (Picsofyou.com) The following combination will compete in the 2019 FEI Driving World Championships for Young Horses: Leslie Berndl (Lexington, Ky.) and Impressive, her six-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding View more information about the FEI Driving World Championships for Young Horses....

North Salem, N.Y. - Sophie and Mimi Gochman made their first appearance at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) a truly memorable one as the sisters each claimed an individual gold medal in the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) North American Show Jumping Individual Championship. Sophie captured the title in the Young Rider division, while Mimi emerged victorious in the Junior division as the NAYC wrapped up at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, on August...

Callie Jones and Don Philippo Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. – Junior and Young Rider competitors performed their freestyle tests to music on the final day of the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y. In the USDF North American Dressage Young Rider Freestyle Championship, Callie Jones and Don Philippo captured the gold medal. Annelise Klepper rode Happy Texas Moonlight to the gold medal...

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. - Callie Jones made a triumphant return to the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, as she added a second consecutive gold medal in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Young Rider Individual Championship to her record on August 3 with a score of 72.647 percent. Vanessa Creech-Terauds of Canada claimed the silver medal, while Kayla Kadlubek of USDF Region 1 took the bronze....