Wellington, FL – The 2008 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship presented by Equine Motor Coach kicked off the Florida season in grand style at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL on Friday December 5. Under the lights in the International Ring, 43 horse and rider combinations including 2007 National Champions Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui went to task for the $40,000 Holiday & Horses Opener which served as the first of two legs of the National...

Todd Minkus and Pavoratti (Darren Reeves) Lexington, KY – The US Show Jumpers continued their winning ways, storming to victory in the prestigious BMO Nations Cup at the Spruce Meadows Masters CSIO5* in Calgary, Canada. The American squad of Lauren Hough, Todd Minikus, Richard Spooner and Rich Fellers finished on four faults, leaving them clear of The Netherlands, Canada and Germany who all finished on eight. George Morris, who led Team USA to Gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong...

Lexington, KY - U.S. Drivers Chester Weber and Tucker Johnson prepared for September's World Championships with solid performances at the prestigious CHIO Chester Weber's Second Place Team (Andres Steindl) Aachen today in Aachen, Germany. Weber and Tucker sit in second and fourth individually after the marathon and lie second, on a score of 296.81, less than a point behind The Netherlands (296.23), in the team portion of the competition. Weber, from Ocala, FL, has a two-day score of 144.64...

Goal is to Have Funds In Place When Disaster Strikes Lexington, KY— In 2005 two shocking back-to-back hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, catapulted equine enthusiasts from around the country into a cooperative effort to assist horses and their owners after these extraordinary disasters. At the time, USEF personnel worked around the clock to coordinate assistance from many local and national organizations. The biggest challenge was not man-power since there were hundreds of potential volunteers...

From Louise Parkes for the FEI AMERICAN GIRLS POWER HOME AS BRITISH SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY..... Lexington, KY) - The all-girl American team produced a crisp, clean victory at the sixth leg of the Samsung Super League with FEI series at Hickstead, England today where the much-fancied home squad lost out in the closing stages. Ahead at the half-way stage, the British lost their grip as the second round progressed, but three second-round clears saw the USA rise from third to pole...

Lexington, KY - The USEF Executive Committee announced on June 11 that the following combinations have been named to the Eventing Squad, which will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, 2007, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Stephen Bradley/44/Leesburg, VA/From/Gelding/Russian Thoroughbred/14/Charlotte Harris Mara Dean/33/Round Hill, VA/Nicki Henley/Gelding/Irish Sport Horse/12/Willow Bend Farm, LLC Phillip...

For Immediate Release June 11, 2007 Lexington, KY - The USEF Executive Committee announced on June 11 that the following combinations have been named to the Eventing Squad which will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, 2007 to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Stephen Bradley/44/Leesburg, VA/From/G/Russian Thoroughbred/14/Charlotte Harris Mara Dean/33/Round Hill, VA Nicki Henley/G/Irish Sport Horse/12/Willow Bend...

The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) has designated February as its fundraising and membership month. The organization hopes to receive funds or pledges totaling $850,000 during the month as well as renew its current memberships of more than 10,000. “KEEP is a self-funded organization, meaning we receive no public funds or grants. Our operating funds come from the horse industry that we represent,” said Patrick Neely, KEEP executive director. “We operate on the membership fees collected...

Tracey Winter and her 13-year old Trakehner gelding Martailo won top honors at the recent GAIG/USDF Region Three Dressage Championships when they were awarded the tri-colored neck ribbon for the grand prix championship. This coveted win would be an exceptional victory for any dressage competitor, but for this pair, the victory was the culmination of a dream that spanned more than a decade. Winter acquired Martailo as a weanling and has trained the gelding herself over the past 13 years. Before...

Not one, not two, but three USEF eventing championships were contested from October 19-22 at the prestigious Fair Hill Festival in the Country in Elkton, MD. Each year, Fair Hill hosts the USEF CCI*** championship – one of two three-star competitions in the country. In addition to the three-star, the USEF National Owner/Rider and the USEF National Under 25 eventing championships were also contested. Two of the championships were awarded off of the same ride – the three-star and the owner/rider...