Fair Hill, Md. - Erin Sylvester and Paddy the Caddy ended their long history of competing at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International in style, winning The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship. Joining her in the victory circle was Woods Baughman aboard C’est La Vie 135 as The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Champions at Fair Hill. Erin Sylvester and Paddy the Caddy (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Erin Sylvester (Cochranville, Pa.) and Paddy the Caddy, Frank...

Enschede, the Netherlands – Tamie Smith and Mai Baum were the highest placed combination of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ The Netherlands hosted at the Military Boekelo CCIO4*-L in Enschede, the Netherlands, earning a final score of 31.9 for 11th place out of a competitive field of 97 starters. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team, comprised of Tamie Smith, Liz Halliday-Sharp, Jennie Brannigan and reserve Matt Flynn, was led under the guidance of...

Gladstone, N.J. – The win in the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East went to Ellie Ferrigno (17) of Newtown, Conn., after four phases of competition on October 5-6 at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. “I find it such an honor to be able to take the top spot in this final,” said Ferrigno. “It’s such a cool thing to do a final where US Equestrian is watching you and looking for...

Custom Made and David O'Connor at the 2000 Olympic Games (Kit Houghton) Lexington, Ky. – Custom Made, a legendary U.S. event horse, was laid to rest on October 2 at the age of 34. Custom Made, the 17.1-hand Irish Sport Horse gelding (Bassompierre x Purple Heather/Ben Purple), was foaled in Ireland in 1985 and was imported to the U.S. in 1995 by owner Joseph Zada of Xandarius, LLC, to be a mount for David O’Connor. In their first year of partnership, “Tailor” and...

Opglabbeek, Belgium – The U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team put in a dominant performance to finish atop the podium for the gold medal in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final CSIOY on September 29, in Opglabbeek, Belgium. Led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski, the U.S. team consisted of Natalie Dean, Sophie Gochman, Brian Moggre, Giavanna Rinaldi, and alternate Lauren Fischer. The U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team wins the gold medal at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final....

Lima, Peru – Adding another bronze medal to the tally for the United States of America at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on Friday, August 9, was two-time Olympic team gold medalist Beezie Madden riding Breitling LS. Held in Lima, Peru, the final day of jumping at the Pan American Games featured the individual final held over two rounds, and Madden won an exciting four-way jump-off for the bronze medal. With Eve Jobs and Lucy Deslauriers also contesting the individual final, the U.S....

Lima, Peru – The U.S. Jumping Team brought home the bronze medal on Wednesday, August 7, at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden put in solid performances with three members contesting their first championship competition. “We came here for a medal, that’s what you always do in a championship, and we went away with a medal,” said Ridland....

By US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media Lima, Peru – All four members of the U.S. Jumping Team turned in impressive performances on Tuesday, August 6, during the opening day of jumping competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. The team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, were all clear and quick to give the U.S. an early lead. ShannonBrinkmanPhotography Tuesday’s round was a...

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. – In the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Young Rider Dressage Team Championship, it came down to a solid team effort that propelled U.S. Region 1 team to gold in a close race for the medals at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Region 1 team’s total of 205.70 was just fractions of a point higher than the Quebec/Ontario...