Mary Lisa Leffler and Bling Bling (Teresa Ramsay Photography) Lexington, Va. - Mary Lisa Leffler and Bling Bling are kicking off the spring show season in winning form at the Virginia Horse Center. After earning a win in Ocala and a win in Atlanta, the duo can now add winning the $30,000 Rockbridge Grand Prix during the Lexington Spring Premiere to their growing list of accomplishments. Leffler and Bling Bling's double clear performance in the Saturday night's highlight event was strong...

Wellington, FL - April 1, 2016 - Approaching the conclusion of the most successful season in the history of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations' Cup CDIO 3* will draw the 2016 circuit at Palm Arlene "Tuny" Page of Stillpoint Farm and her FEI CDIO 3* mount Woodstock. ©SusanJStickle Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to a close, marking an exceptional year for dressage in Wellington. Entry numbers and participation reached an all-time...

It was too close to call for Robert Dover, MC of the America’s Equestrian’s Got Talent competition, to determine a winner for the third week of auditions. Nine acts competed in Tuesday night’s competition, which Teaghan James and Robert Dover by G. Cizadlo is a United States Equestrian Team Foundation event to benefit USEF Developing Programs. Hheld at the White Horse Fashion Cuisine in Wellington, all acts are seeking a spot in the line-up for the Finale to be held Sunday,...

Dear Members, The United States Equestrian Federation had a prosperous year in 2015, celebrating competition achievements both at home and abroad, while embracing positive organizational change. The Federation and its 21 recognized affiliates honored competitors from the grassroots level to National Champions at 2,500 licensed competitions. Our three U.S. Teams at the Pan American Games in Toronto secured eight medals, earning much-needed qualification for dressage and eventing at the 2016 Rio...

When the Top 10 riders in the world gather under one roof to battle it out to be crowned champion, excitement, tension and world-class competition are guaranteed. The Kent Farrington with the Rolex Trophy Speed and accuracy are essential to winning the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final. Staged over two rounds with no jump-off, and with eight riders taking a clear into the final round, expectation was high that the final round would produce a classic in this, the fifteenth edition and the eleventh time...

Elkton, Md. - The final day at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International saw National Champions crowned in both The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. Taking on the Sally Ike-designed show jumping course, 56 combinations contested the final day of the CCI2*, while the CCI3* saw a field of 37. Winning her first USEF National Championship title, Tamra Smith and Mai Baum led from the start and secured the win today in the CCI3*. Also maintaining the top spot on the...

Conor Swail and Viva Colombia (SEL Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The Split Rock Jumping Tour hit the mark in multiple ways this past weekend. With a mission to create an "unparalleled show jumping experience", the second event in Lexington, KY, was spectacular from the ground up. The intimate equestrian event was well-attended and received high praise. The first investment that Split Rock Jumping Tour founder and President Derek Braun made after the May event was in the footing. ESI stepped in...

One of the most anticipated equestrian events of the year, The Rolex Central Park Horse Show, returned to New York City for the second year in a row, where Olympic-caliber athletes from the U.S., Canada, and all over the world were welcomed back to compete in a five-day, multi-discipline equestrian tournamentm, September 23-27. Last year’s Grand Prix winner, Georgina Bloomberg, sat down to answer some questions with Land Rover before competing in the U.S. Open $212,000 FEI 3* Grand Prix....

Daniel Bluman and Conconcreto Believe (Josh Walker for The Chronicle of the Horse) New York, N.Y. - Show jumping returned to Wollman Rink as it played host to the third day of competition at the second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show with the $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, on Friday evening. Colombia's Daniel Bluman has been waiting to win a coveted Rolex watch since the start of his career in show jumping, but the wait is over after he piloted Conconcreto...

September marks the traditional end of summer but it also rings in the start of the fall championship season as the first round of Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships get underway across the country, with almost 950 competitors preparing to ride down the centerline this weekend in USDF Regions 2 (Michigan), 7 (California), and 8 (New York). While plenty of ribbons and awards will be on the line, many riders have an even bigger goal in...