Aachen, Germany – It was a hotly contested race for a podium finish at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen on Saturday. When the dust settled, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team earned the bronze medal under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald. The U.S. team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Shelly Francis, Adrienne Lyle, and Steffen Peters produced a final score of 450.775 for a podium finish. Host country Germany won the title...

Lexington, Ky. – The World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen began on Friday, July 12, with U.S. Vaulters Kristian Roberts, Emily Rose, and Geoffrey Woolson competing in individual competition. Roberts and Rose came away with top 10 placings, earning overall scores of 7.310 and 7.515, respectively. Roberts (Moss Beach, Calif.), who competed with Laser 19, Rufv Schwagstorf’s 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and longeur Tanja Eversp, placed eight in the Compulsory Test with a score of 7....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team and Alternate for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team (in alphabetical order) : Nora Batchelder (Williston, Fla.) and Faro SQF, the 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding she owns with Andrea Whitcomb Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, Fla.) and Handsome, Betsy Juliano LLC’s 14-year-old...

Lisbon, Portugal – The U.S. Show Jumping Development Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski, finished ninth in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Lisbon CSIO3* in Lisbon, Portugal, having gained valuable experience. Zazou Hoffman (Santa Monica, Calif.) jumped a clean round as the anchor rider for the team on Samson II, Woodacres Stables LLC’s 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, and placed third in the class individually. “Zazou was here last year on the Development...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced an update to the Short List for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Dressage Team. Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) has withdrawn herself and Valentine, her nine year-old Hanoverian mare, from consideration for the Pan American Games. “After consulting with my team and [U.S. Dressage Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe] Debbie [McDonald], we feel it is in Valentine’s best interest to not push for the Pan American Games and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named seven dressage athletes to the Short List for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Dressage Team. The following Big Tour horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the Short List (in alphabetical order) : Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) and Kastel’s Nintendo, Kastel Denmark’s 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Nick Wagman (San Diego, Calif.) and Don John, Beverly Gepfer’s 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding The following...

Raeford, N.C. - It was a great weekend of competition at the Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial in Raeford, N.C., and the USEF/USET Foundation North American Futures Team Challenge added an extra element of excitement to the event. Eight athletes had the opportunity to compete on two teams: Team Erik Duvander and Team Leslie Law. They started their week with two days of team training at the Carolina Horse Park before the competition got underway on Thursday...

Raeford, N.C. - The first ever USEF/USET Foundation North American Futures Team Challenge kicks off this week at Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial in Raeford, N.C. Eight U.S. athletes and two reserve combinations will be named to two teams to gain experience competing in a team environment. The Team Challenge was announced during the 2018 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention last December as part of U.S. eventing’s strategic plan , spearheaded by Erik...

Wellington, Fla. - Following the opening classes of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team sits atop the leaderboard with a score of 220.917 heading into the second day of competition on Thursday, March 14. Currently in second with a score of 216.693 is the team from Canada. Francis and Danilo lead the way for the U.S. (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Athletes earned the initial scores for their countries in...

Equine influenza outbreaks have been making headlines lately on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting As in human flu cases, vaccinated horses can still come down with equine flu, but the vaccine can lessen the disease’s severity. Photo: AdobeStock/vchalup horse owners and managers to review their biosecurity and vaccine protocols. Equine flu isn’t usually fatal, but it is highly contagious and can cost a horse weeks of training and competition time. Dr. Nimet Browne of Hagyard...