Elizabeth Barron and The Graduate (Leslie Threlkeld/US Eventing) Dressage In Lyon, France the Equita' Horse Show featured FEI World Cup qualifying events in both dressage and show jumping. Catherine Haddad rode Winyamaro to a sixth place finish in the CDI5* Grand Prix presented by Hermès, scoring a 66.936%. In the Grand Prix Freestyle the pair finished 11th. For complete results please visit https://results.sportcg.net/lyon . Eventing Outside of Atlanta, GA at Bouckaert Farm, The Chattahoochee...

Al Cook (Defending champion Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil winning the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National aboard HH Ashley. ) Harrisburg, PA - Defending champion Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil reclaimed his title winning the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National, an FEI World Cup Qualifier, the finale of the 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show. He was victorious aboard HH Ashley, the entry of Double H Farm, with a jump-off time of 50.37 seconds, and although there were no jumping faults, the pair...

Brittany Hurst and Pindar (James Leslie Parker Photo) Gladstone, NJ - For Brittany Hurst, this past weekend at the historic USET Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, is a weekend she'll remember for a life time. Her consistency throughout all Phases of the 2010 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East earned her the prestigious win riding Pindar (owned by Redfield Farm). The weekend began Saturday with a Schooling class, followed by a reception hosted by the USET Foundation...

U.S. Driving Team Wins Silver (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The Combined Driving Championships came to an exciting conclusion today with the United States taking the Team Silver medal and Tucker Johnson winning his first ever individual medal, the Bronze. The Netherlands maintained their lead after yesterday's marathon to earn the Team Gold and Germany won the Team Bronze. Boyd Exell (AUS) took the Individual Gold and Isjbrand Chardon (NED) was the Individual Silver...

Laura Kraut and Cedric. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY – On a cool Kentucky fall evening, the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued with the final of the Team World Jumping Championship presented by Rolex at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Hopes for U.S. medal were high as the home country was represented by four of the most experienced and successful riders in the world. Coming into the final in third place (with just over a point separating the top...

Laura Goldman and Carlingford JD (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The FEI World Para Dressage Championships kicked off today with riders competing in the Team Test. The Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team fielded a group of four riders, three of whom were new to the international stage for the team competition. Jonathan Wentz, Laura Goldman and Susan Treabess all represented the U.S. for the first time at the championship level, with the 2000 and 2008...

Shannon Brinkman (Becky Holder and her Courageous Comet.) Lexington, KY - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team continued to demonstrate consistency in the first phase with Karen O’Connor, Becky Holder and Phillip Dutton performing their dressage tests on Friday at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riding as an Individual, Becky Holder and her own and Tom Holder’s Courageous Comet were second to go after the lunch break. They set the stage for the remainder of the afternoon scoring a 39....

Here is a list of 10 things I would like to do at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and my progress on them so far. 1. Get my picture taken with GBR event horses Miner’s Frolic and Opposition Buzz. I have seen them hacking down the horse path, so I’m considering this a baby step in the right direction. 2. See Totilas in real life . I saw him working in the practice ring Sunday as I was driving past in the golf cart. There’s only one way to describe what I saw. UNREAL. It completely...

Gail Morey (John French and Crown Affair. ) Carson City, NV - With only a few days left to prepare for the $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility, anticipation is mounting. Equestrians are traveling from all over to take part in the first standalone hunter derby on the West Coast. Among the many hunter derby exhibitors will be top professionals John French and Jenny Karazissis. French will be accompanied by four hunter derby horses, which include two...

Bridgehampton, NY - Danielle Cooper, 19, of Oyster Bay Cove, NY, and Kosta captured the $25,000 Carolex Show Jumping Derby at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Sunday morning. The top 30 horses from Friday's $10,000 Sotheby's International Realty Welcome Stake qualified for the Derby. A total of 11 horse-and-rider combinations made it to the jump-off, but only the top three negotiated double clears. Tori Corts went first on Ultimo Van Ter Moude and set the pace with a clear round in a time of...