Team USA's first training ride in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy Kelly Kimbler. Lexington, KY - The U.S. finished fourth among 19 teams Saturday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championship despite an uphill battle that included an injured horse at the first inspection. "What an exhilarating team effort and realistically an unexpected result - but privately hoped for," said Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross. Unexpected, in part, because Natalie Muzzio's horse...

Things have begun to settle into a rhythm as our full practice schedule has resumed. Watson and I had a good practice today and I hope it continues to get better. We have much to work on in the next few days in order to fully prepare for the competition. We are all enjoying the atmosphere at Schafhof. Everyone is so nice, and there is much to see and do. I finished my work early today, so we all decided to take a short field trip to the Schloss Johannesberg Wiesbaden. The castle, which has now...

Shane Sweetnam and Little Emir. ManciniPhotos. Wellington, FL - Irish rider Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm LLC's Little Emir galloped to victory in the $31,000 G&C Farm 1.45m FEI ranking class on Friday at Equestrian Sport Production's Holiday and Horses event. The pair stopped the clock in 42.90 seconds to edge out Katie Dinan and Grant Road Partner's Nougat Du Vallet, who were the only other combination to make it to the jump-off. Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet finished second...

Sarah Milliren of Sapula, OK, won the 2011 ASPCA Maclay National Championships. Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG. Lexington, KY - Today marked the final day of competition at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition. The highlight event at the Alltech Arena in Lexington, KY, was the 2011 Maclay National Championship for the ASCPA Alfred B. Maclay Horsemanship Classes - presented by Hadfield's Saddlery. Riders worked all year to qualify for this event and after three phases of competition and...

Bromont, Quebec - Following the major improvements undertaken in 2010 - in particular, the footing in the rings - the International Bromont carries on in order to welcome all riders in the best environment possible. "For 2011, we decided to invest in the hunter division," said Roger Deslauriers, show Manager. He added, "the work done in 2010 has affected the entire site but mostly the show jumping facilities, particularly with the changes of the footing in the rings. This year, we are planning...

Lexington, Kentucky - In 2011, the Bluegrass Futurity Stallion Auction will be in the form of an online auction. The auction website is scheduled to be up by January 17, a link to which will be accessible from the Bluegrass Futurity website, here. The Auction is scheduled to take place beginning January 17 through January 30. Viewers will be able to see the current bid of each stallion, as well as place their own bids. There will be links for stallions that have videos or websites that can be...

Pennsylvania National Horse Show Harrisburg, PA - The 65th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show, which took place October 14-23 in Harrisburg, PA, showcased a wealth of equestrian talent ranging from pony hunters to grand prix competitors. From the first junior rider to step into the area at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Exhibition Center until Rodrigo Pessoa crossed the timers to win the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National on the horse show's closing night, this year's Pennsylvania...

Lexington, KY - The following four rider/horse combinations have been selected to receive USEF grants to compete at the Boekelo CCI3*, October 14-17, 2010 in The Netherlands. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Tiana Coudray/22/Ojai, CA/Ringwood Magister/G/Irish Sport Horse/9/Tiana Coudray Will Faudree/29/Hoffman, NC/Andromaque/M/Irish Thoroughbred/9/Jennifer Mosing Sinead Halpin/29/Oldwick, NJ/Manior de Carneville/G/Selle Francais/10/Carraig LLC Doug Payne/28/Pottersville, NJ/Running...

In order to provide complete coverage of the US Teams at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, This Week in International Disciplines will be taking a brief hiatus; it will resume publication the week of October 18. Horses and riders from around the world have been arriving daily at the Kentucky Horse Park for the Games that will get underway Saturday, September 25 and run through October 10. To keep up-to-date on Team USA including results, videos, photos and athlete bios please visit www....

The 2010 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show Series concluded its third and final week of competition at the scenic Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. The exciting $100,000 Showplace Challenge Cup completed its final three divisions with wins going to Dana Waters riding Biloxi in the $10,000 Low Junior/AO Finals, Alissa Kinsey riding Grisset in the $10,000 NAL Child/Adult Finals, and Ashley Reed riding Madonna in the $4,000 Modified Child/Adult Finals. The day wrapped up with a...