Aachen, Germany - August 25– Tucker S. Johnson of the United States drove his team of four horses to third place in the dressage musical freestyle on Thursday at the World Equestrian Festival. Johnson, of Hobe Sound, Florida, was enthusiastic about the consistent performance of his team of relatively young horses that also finished third in the regular dressage test Wednesday, the first of five days of four-in-hand driving at Aachen. He is the sole U.S. competitor in the driving competition....

Lexington, Kentucky – Stonecroft Farm’s homebred I’m First (CF First Night Out x That Special Face) vindicated his owner’s and trainer’s longstanding faith in him by becoming the World's Champion Five-Gaited Stallion Monday evening under the guidance of Nelson Green. The chestnut stallion, foaled in 2000, is a graduate of the American Saddlebred Registry futurity programs. He won the Two-Year-Old Five-Gaited Stake in 2002. He also won the Three-Year-Old...

Lexington, Kentucky – For the first time in the 102-year history of the World's Championship Horse Show, the competition can be seen via webcast on the American Saddlebred Horse Association's website, www.saddlebred.com . Alan F. Balch, ASHA executive secretary, said the response has been very positive. "According to the e-mails we have been receiving and the posts on some of the Saddlebred online forums, the feed is going well for most Saddlebred enthusiasts," Balch said....

Devon, PA – Kimberly Prince of Hume, Virginia, will defend her title in the $75,000 American Gold Cup, September 15-18, at the Devon show grounds. Prince, who competed at the Gold Cup last year as Kimberly Frey, won the Gold Cup on the mare, Marlou, and placed second in the Welcome Stake Friday evening on Couletto K James. This year, Prince will compete in both the Welcome Stake and the Gold Cup on Couletto K James. Since last year’s Gold Cup, Prince has represented the United...

Courtesy NRHA (Tim McQuay and Dun Gotta Gun at the 2004 Tulsa Classic (shown here). The pair recently won the USEF Qualifier at the Gordyville Breeders Cup.) Lexington, KY – Reining icon Tim McQuay of Tioga, TX, won the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Open Reining Championship Qualifier at the Gordyville Breeders Cup in Gifford, IL, on Saturday, March 19. Riding Dun Gotta Gun owned by Jerry Kimmel, McQuay made it look easy receiving the top score of 228.5 besting the field of...

Lexington, KY —Competing against a record number of submissions from across the country, 12 outstanding entries have emerged victorious in the 2004 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Awards for Media Excellence. The winning entry in each of the six individual categories will go on to compete for the Daniel P. Lenehan Trophy , a capstone award celebrating outstanding achievement in media excellence. In addition, the Federation is pleased to introduce the President’s Award ,...

Gail Abele of Highland Village, TX, has been named the 2004 USDF/Dover Adult Medal National Champion. Awarded for the first time in 2004, the year-end award is presented jointly by the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and Dover Saddlery as part of the USDF/Dover Adult Medal program, which is designed to acknowledge and reward adult amateurs riding at Second Level. To be eligible for the year-end award, a rider must win at least three USDF/Dover Adult Medals, which were presented at over...

Lexington, KY —Nominations for the 2004 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Awards for Media Excellence must arrive in the Lexington, KY office no later than Monday, October 18, 2004. There is no fee to enter. These awards celebrate the very best coverage in both equestrian and non-equestrian media that help to shine light on the beauty of our sport. A panel of media experts will judge the awards and recipients will be honored with a formal presentation during the 2005 USEF Annual...

Traverse City, Mich. – Thursday brought a full day of jumping competition at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) where Children and Pre-Juniors wrapped up their team competition and Juniors and Young Riders had their first competitive rounds in the Turtle Creek International Ring at Traverse City Horse Shows. Hailey Guidry and Ezmeralda EH Z. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian FEI Children Team Final The first class of the day came down to an exciting jump-off for gold...

Traverse City, Mich. – Dressage competition started with a bang at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF, with the Young Riders and U25 divisions completing their team tests. Marie Claire Piller and Caterina. ©KTB Creative Group In the Young Rider division, a total of 22 combinations representing six teams entered the arena for their first tests of this year’s NAYC. The Region 3 team proved dominant, earning a team total of 212.353 to take...