Gerco Schroder (GCT Press Office) Vienna, Austria - America's Laura Kraut held on to her Longines Global Champions Tour Ranking lead after an exhilarating event in Vienna, Austria. Sunday's Grand Prix result set up a cliffhanger finale at the 12th leg of the season in Doha, Qatar in November. Without her top-mount Cedric, Laura had her doubts about whether she would be able to retain the No1 spot on the ranking, but after a strong first round, Laura qualified through to the second round...

Laura Kraut & Cedric on their way to winning the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden CSI5* (Noelle Floyd/Global Champions Tour) Wiesbaden, Germany - Three flawless rounds in front of a packed crowd in Germany have made American Laura Kraut the No.1 rider in the Global Champions Tour rankings. She now has 77 points, two more than second place rider Luciana Diniz of Portugal. A majority of the GCT season still remains, but Kraut has been impressive throughout the season thus far. Saturday was no...

The 34th Annual American National Riding Commission (ANRC) National Collegiate Equitation Championship will take place at Centenary College on April 20-22. Approximately 15 college teams will showcase their most talented riders, who will be judged and scored in four phases: a Program Ride (including USEF hunter equitation tests); a Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Course; a Derby Style Equitation Course (over natural obstacles in a field); and a written test based on riding theory and equine...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has posted the Selection Procedure and Application for the 2012 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour. In addition, to the Young Rider Tour, there will be a Junior Rider Tour for up to two individual Junior Riders. It is planned that the 2012 Show Jumping European Young and Junior Rider Tour will consist of the following competitions: CSIOY and CSIOJ Moorsele (FRA): May 10-13, 2012, CSI - To Be Determined: May 17-20, 2012, CSIOY...

Lexington, KY – Plans are under way for the 2008 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Convention and registration is open, but space is limited for the convention. Already, over half of the available spots have been filled for the first annual Youth Convention, which will be held January 12 in Louisville, KY. Along with the schedule, the break-out sessions have been finalized. The Youth Convention will feature many notable speakers, including experts in the equine industry as well...

Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is excited to announce that they are officially naming May, 2015, 'Celebration of the Arabian Horse Month.' This is a time for Arabian horse enthusiasts to share in their communities the wonderful, intelligent and beautiful Arabian breed. AHA encourages members, clubs and regions to host at least one outreach event during the month of May in their area. Designed as a grassroots marketing initiative, Arabian Horse Month encourages local...

Waco, Texas. - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association has announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee and released on Tuesday. Each of the top-three spots remain the same from last week as South Carolina is No. 1, Georgia is No. 2 and Baylor is No. 3. Auburn moves up to No. 4 this week and Fresno State is No. 5. Texas A&M is the nation’s sixth-ranked team, while TCU is No. 7 and SMU is No. 8. Oklahoma State (No. 9) and Kansas...

Waco, Texas - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association on Tuesday announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee. Baylor, which extended its season-opening win streak to seven, remains at No. 1. TCU, which defeated then-No. 2 Kansas State on Friday, moves up to No. 2. South Carolina was idle last week and remains ranked third in the nation. Kansas State, which dropped a pair of competitions over the weekend to Baylor and TCU, falls to No. 4 this...

Waco, Texas - Following a full weekend of action in collegiate equestrian, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association has announced its latest team rankings on Tuesday, as determined by the NCEA selection committee. Georgia, the defending NCEA National Champion, opens its season this Friday and remains at No. 1. Oklahoma State, which defeated South Dakota State in its opener, holds steady at No. 2. Auburn was idle and remains at No. 3. Kansas State, which posted a 3-0 weekend, moves up to...

Waco, Texas. - South Carolina remains the nation’s top team in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, it was announced Tuesday. The Gamecocks continue to hold the nation’s top spot following a win against Auburn that improved their record to 10-2 and gave South Carolina the top seed in the upcoming Southeastern Conference Championship. Georgia, which was idle moved into the No. 2 spot, while Oklahoma State moved to No. 3 following a win against...