Fritz and Claudine Kundrun with U.S. Dressage Chef d'Equipe Robert Dover. Photo by Alexandra Lynch. Wellington, FL - Top U.S. dressage riders and owners gathered with United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation trustees Wednesday evening at the Global Dressage Festival pavilion for a champagne toast to celebrate the establishment of "The Dressage Challenge" and to recognize Claudine and Fritz Kundrun for their generosity. The Dressage Challenge is an exciting new fundraising effort launched...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting bids to host a CCIO3*/CICO3* Nations Cup as part of the 2016 FEI Nations Cup Eventing Series. Interested Organizing Committees, who organize a USEF-Licensed FEI Two-Star Level eventing competition or above, can view the invitation for bids and the bid form on the National Eventing page on usef.org. Bids must be received no later than midnight on Friday, April 3, 2015. Any request received after this time may not be...

Peter Wylde and Candor 15 (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - It was déjà vu during the second annual Hunter Derby Days at The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour. Peter Wylde has racked up an impressive list of accolades - including winning Olympic gold - but last year he attempted his first USHJA International Hunter derby, and won with Smoking Gun. Today, Wylde returned to the turf at The Ridge Farm to ride Candor 15 to first place finish in the $15,000 USHJA...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Traurig as the U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach , pending contract negotiations. Learn more about Christine Traurig . "I am so fortunate to have this opportunity of becoming the Young Horse Coach. All my life as a rider, trainer, and horsewoman, my biggest passion has been to develop horses to the best of their athletic abilities. My goal for this program is to make America a...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Traurig as the U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach , pending contract negotiations. Learn more about Christine Traurig . "I am so fortunate to have this opportunity of becoming the Young Horse Coach. All my life as a rider, trainer, and horsewoman, my biggest passion has been to develop horses to the best of their athletic abilities. My goal for this program is to make America a...

Shelburne, Vt. - Lots of Morgan fun and excitement took place at the 2015 American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Awards Gala and Convention. This annual gathering of Morgan members and enthusiasts took place February 27-28 in Minneapolis. Some of the highlights of the two-day event included a farm visits to local Morgan farms, Hardwood Creek and Arcola Farm. Popular seminars included guest speaker, Patti Colbert, who spoke on generational marketing, a panel discussion on connecting with the...

Wellington, FL - Mark your calendar and make your plans now for the new highlight of the winter social calendar in Wellington, Florida. American Equestrians Got Talent will make its debut in 2015 and promises to be a hit, drawing together equestrians from across the disciplines to showcase their non-horsey talents and compete for a grand prize. Spearheaded by U.S. Dressage Team Chef d'Equipe Robert Dover, American Equestrians Got Talent will serve as the third annual East Coast fundraiser...

Lexington, Ky. - The Washington International Horse Show, an iconic horse show in the heart of the nation’s capital since 1958, has been honored with the United States Equestrian Federation’s designation as a USEF Heritage Competition. The Heritage Competition title is the highest honor currently held by any Federation horse show. The designation of a USEF Heritage Competition is reserved for those competitions that have been in existence for a quarter-century or more, promoted and...

Lexington, Ky . - The second USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinic wrapped up Sunday after two highly beneficial and educational days at Michael Fowler's Epona Farm in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Seventeen horse-and-rider combinations took part in the clinic, which was made possible through a gift from USET Foundation Trustee, Betsy Juliano and Havensafe Farm, gleaning valuable lessons from the USEF Dressage Coaches. Participants at the Second USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinic...

Arcadia, Calif. -- HRTV (R), The Network for Horse Sports, will continue to expand its equestrian offerings when it presents live coverage of the upcoming $1 million Longines Los Angeles Masters on both HRTV and its expansive online portal, www.HRTV.com, from Sept. 25-28. The Longines Los Angeles Masters is the third event on the world stage for the prestigious show jumping series, which also includes the Gucci Paris Masters each December and the Longines Hong Kong Masters every February....