Dressage Competing at the prestigious CDIO Aachen, Tina Konyot put in stellar performances in the Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle. Starting off on Thursday in the Grand Prix, Konyot and her stallion Calecto V scored a 68.602% for a 14th place finish. In the Special, the pair put in a solid test to finish 10th with a 70.333%. Continuing to progress, Konyot and Calecto performed their Freestyle on Sunday receiving an outstanding score of 73.643% for eighth place. Also...

Lexington, KY - Dressage has some serious sizzle*. Just ask the thousands of fans who are anxiously awaiting the double-header of the summer: the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. We're talking about two consecutive August weekends and five National Championships, including the only U.S. Selection Trials in dressage for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. We're also talking about a backdrop worthy of the silver screen, at the idyllic USET Foundation...

Aachen, Germany - The U.S. Driving team has finished two of their three phases and have had consistent success at the CHIO Aachen. James Fairclough finished third in the dressage phase and fourth in the obstacle phase. He sits in third place overall in the standings before tomorrow morning's final Marathon phase. In the first dressage phase, Fairclough and his team scored 45.31, while teammate Tucker S. Johnson was eighth on a score of 48.51. Today, Fairclough was clear in the first round of...

July 16, 2010 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today its team members for competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, which begins with the Opening Ceremony on Aug. 14. The U.S. Team will include 82athletes competing in 18 sports, the maximum number of qualified U.S. athletes. The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event held in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee that will take place every four years...

WHAT: Concert to benefit the United States Para-Equestrian Team as they make their way to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. WHEN: July 24, 2010, after the Freestyle competition WHERE: Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL COST: $25 donation includes cocktails and light fare CONTACT: For more information, contact Kristi Wysocki at (303) 324-3143, [email protected], or Hope Hand at (610) 368-1416, [email protected]. About the United States Para-Equestrian Association: The USPEA...

Lexington, KY - The popular show MythBusters tests the validity of urban legends and myths and now we’re going to do the same. We are going to challenge some of the biggest rumors and myths about the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. (Note: the following are actual myths). Myth One: Ticket prices are outrageous! Tickets to the 2010 Games start as low as $25 for a grounds pass. Competition tickets also start at $25. Tickets for eventing cross-country, driving marathon and endurance are...

Lexington, KY - The hunter discipline will make its debut on the international stage at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, September 25-October 10. Live, daily, one-hour hunter derby demonstrations will be featured October 4-10 at the WEG Equine Village Demonstration Arena. Participating riders in the demonstrations reads like a "Who’s Who" list of the sport. The participating riders are: Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy, 2009/2010 USHJA...

Shawn Flarida and RC Fancy Step (K.C. Johnson Photo) Dressage In the CDI3* which took place in scenic Vierzon, France, Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Nartan scored a 67.574% for a second place finish in the Grand Prix. Kenneth Dyrby finished fourth with Rholex and seventh with Nanette. In the Grand Prix Special, Bateson-Chandler was fourth and Dyrby was fifth with Rholex. Dyrby rode Nanette in the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle and was second. For complete results please click here . Catherine...

Jumping In Canada, competition continued at Spruce Meadows with the Canada One Tournament. On Friday, US riders swept the $31,000 WestJet Cup - Charlie Jayne and Athena won, Reed Kessler and Mika were second, and Mario Deslauriers and Urico were third. Deslauriers and Urico went two better on Saturday to the win the $31,000 Talisman Energy Cup. Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo were the big money winners over the weekend, blazing to the win in the $50,000 RBC Cup on Saturday and jumping...

Photo by Randi Muster (Kelley Farmer will return to Horse Shows by the Bay for her second year.) The 2010 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival is pleased to welcome many of the country's top horses and riders to northern Michigan this summer for four weeks of exceptional equestrian competition. Set in the heart of scenic Traverse City, MI, competitors will enjoy world-class competition at the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park from July 8 through August 1, 2010. Dressage by the Bay Series I...