Hagen, Germany – The U.S. team of Lauren Asher, Barbara “Bebe” Davis, and Kerrigan Gluch will take on seven teams in the Nations Cup as part of the Future Champions event at CDIO-Y Hagen, June 8-12. This will be the final competition of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Young Rider European Tour following CDI-Y Compiegne in May. USEF Youth Coach, George Williams, will serve as Chef d’Equipe. Asher (San Diego, Calif.) will compete with her own De...

Eve Jobs and Sandor de la Pomme (The Book, LLC.) Devon, Pa. - Eve Jobs has closed out her first and last Junior Weekend at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair on a spectacular note. Competing in the $20,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic, Jobs and Sandor de la Pomme topped an eight-horse jump-off to take home the prestigious victory. Combined with a second place finish during Friday night's event, Jobs also captured the Junior Jumper Championship and the Leading Junior...

Columbus, Ohio -- The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA), in partnership with the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), has created a new horsemanship clinic series called CORE (Cultivating Our Riders' Education). These clinics will offer enhanced opportunities to educate students in grades 6-12 and college riders about horsemanship and riding in a draw-based (catch-ride) format. Each CORE clinic will include instruction and testing in stable management and equine care,...

Andrew Ramsay and Winn Winn wrapped up the 2016 Kentucky Spring Classic with a win in the $50,000 Bluegrass Grand Prix. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - The Kentucky Spring Classic, the second week of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows series, concluded on Sunday with Andrew Ramsay taking home the blue ribbon in the finale event, the $50,000 Bluegrass Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington, aboard a mount aptly named Winn Winn. Ramsay has consistently finished with top...

David Blake and Park Lane (Mancini Photos) Mill Spring, N.C. - David Blake of Wellington, FL, finished a winning week at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), capturing two major stake classes during Tryon Spring 4, taking the $10,000 Suncast® 1.40m Welcome Stake aboard Bella Donna and the $25,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix with Park Lane. Blake crossed through the timers in 44.15 seconds aboard Park Lane to steal the win from Cesar Almeida and Chaco 34, who finished the short course...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are excited to announce the first USEF/USPEA International Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE). These regional hubs of excellence will attract new riders to the sport of para-equestrian dressage. Additionally, they will work in partnership with the USEF high performance programs to develop athletes to a level where they can represent the U.S. in...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will participate in the USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour. As part of the tour, the combinations will compete in two events, CDI-Y Compiegne, May 19-22 , and CDIO-Y Hagen, June 7-12, 2016. USEF Dressage Youth Coach George Williams will serve as Chef d’Equipe. The following athletes and horses will represent the U.S. (listed alphabetically): Lauren Asher...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce an updated list of locations accepted into the USEF Elite Training Center Designation Program. The program allows venue owners, who have hosted at least one USEF sanctioned team, developing rider or horse training session within the last year, in one of the eight disciplines that the USEF runs programs for developing and preparing teams to compete internationally, to apply for Elite Training Center...

Stables, clubs and businesses nationwide are invited to compete for $100,000 cash and prizes by growing their business. Washington, D.C., April 7th, 2016 - The Time to Ride Challenge, in its third year in 2016, is now open for registration. Stables, clubs, businesses, and all other horse professionals are welcomed to visit timetoride.com and take the first step towards growing their businesses by introducing new people to horses and expanding the entire industry. The Challenge will award...

Wellington, FL - April 2, 2016 - On the final day of competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) for the 2016 season, Ashley Holzer (CAN) and Breaking Dawn returned to Ashley Holzer and Breaking Dawn. Photo Copyright SusanJStickle.com. CDI competition and clinched victory in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 3*, presented by Harmony Sporthorses to conclude an incredibly successful circuit. Holzer and Breaking Dawn received a 75.600%, while Shelly Francis (USA) and Danilo finished...