Columbus, Ohio - The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA), in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), awards a student-rider the National Sportsmanship Award each year. This year's award was presented to Hannah Bentz a high-school senior from Boca Raton, Florida. The national award winner is selected from a group of riders who earned a Sportsmanship Award at a local, regional or zone IEA show during the 2014-2015 season. These winners were then invited to...

Jennifer Waxman and Falcon won the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival IV. (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 26, 2015 -It was a bittersweet ending in the hunter ring at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Sunday as the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, the younger brother class of Saturday's USHJA International Derby, wrapped up the four-week series for many Traverse City competitors. For Jennifer Waxman and her own Falcon, out of Chagrin...

Susan Hutchison and Ziedento July 25, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Veteran team Susan Hutchison and Ziedento (owned by St. Bride's Farm) earned yet another victory in the $10,000 1.40m Jumper Classic, presented by CardFlex Financial, at the Showpark Racing Festival. With fifty-six entries in the class, many of them also experienced teams, Hutchison topped them all and took home the blue. International FEI Course Designer Anderson Lima of Mexico considered the large number of entries and variety of...

Jennifer Alfano and Candid were shining stars in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Equifest I. (Phelps Media Group) Wayne, IL - July 24, 2015 - Equifest I featured the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Twenty-nine riders took the opportunity to show off their horses to the judges Frank Willard, Pat Bostwick, Oliver Brown and Thom Brede. Dean Battaglia designed the derby track in the scenic Wisconsin Equine Main Hunter Ring with bending lines and long...

Daniel Bedoya and Quattro (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 23, 2015 - Standing at 18 hands with a large stride to match his height, Daniel Bedoya's Quattro has the ability to leave strides out all over the course, and that is exactly what he did on Thursday night at the Kentucky Horse Park. Bedoya and Quattro bested 10 other contenders in the jump-off in Rolex Stadium to win the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. A total of 42 horse-and-rider combinations competed over the first...

Caledon, Ont. - The United States will be represented by some of the best in U.S. jumping in the final week of competition at the 2015 Pan American Games. The U.S. team of Georgina Bloomberg, Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, and McLain Ward will take on 16 nations, including 10 teams, over three days of team and individual competition. The first individual qualifier will take place Tuesday, the results of which will be used to establish the starting order of the team competition, taking place...

Lexington, Ky. – The Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) came to a close on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park with the awarding of the 2015 event’s final medals. In the CH-J 1* portion of the USEA North American Junior Eventing Championship, Area II claimed Team Gold, and Area II rider Camilla Grover-Dodge rode to the Individual win. Area III’s Diane Portwood earned top honors in the CCIYR2* division. In...

Caledon, Ont. – Equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games continues tomorrow with the start of eventing. A total of 13 countries with 43 combinations will participate, including 11 teams. All U.S. horses passed inspection this afternoon and the U.S. has drawn last in the order for tomorrow’s dressage phase. The U.S. team will ride in the following order: 1. Phillip Dutton (9:52 a.m. ET) 2. Lauren Kieffer (11:42 a.m. ET) 3. Marilyn Little (2:30 p.m. ET) 4. Boyd Martin...

Caledon, Ont. – The U.S. Pan American Dressage Team took the lead today by a narrow margin over Canada in the first day of team competition at the 2015 Pan American Games. Ten teams entered the main arena at the Caledon Equestrian Park to perform the FEI Prix St. Georges test and FEI Grand Prix test before the ground jury of Elizabeth McMullen, Lilo Fore, Hans Christian Matthiesen, Maribel Alonso, and Stephen Clarke. Thirty-four competitors rode in the Prix St. Georges with the United...

Lexington, Ky. – A field of 15 competitors vying for the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final title kicked off the evening session at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show on Wednesday, July 8. Following the competitive field’s display of equitation skills, 18-year-old Brett Self was named the winner of the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. Self (Charleston, W.Va.) rode her own Safe Harbor to top honors under the tutelage of Stephanie Lilly. Brett...