Lindsay Archer and Camerone winning the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - The curtain closed for Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit on Sunday with big money classes for jumper exhibitors featuring the $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix and the $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic. $50,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix Week II of the HITS Desert Circuit closed out with Sunday’s $50,000 Grand Prix sponsored by Go Rentals. It all came down to speed as riders and horses went...

Wellington, FL - January 29, 2016 - Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) got off to a late start due to inclement weather at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) Eric Lamaze and Rosana du Park. Photo by Sportfot. Wednesday and Thursday, but competition was in full swing on Friday with wins for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Hardin Towell (USA) in the International Ring. Lamaze and Rosana du Park took home the top prize in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series...

Olympic fever is building as some of the nation’s top dressage riders and horses begin their quests to earn a spot on the U.S. Dressage Team for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In response to this excitement as well as overwhelming demand from exhibitors and enthusiasts at all levels of the sport for more opportunities to compete at showcase dressage events on the West Coast, the renowned organizing team of California Dreaming Productions has announced dates...

Stamford, England – The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4* came to a close on Sunday with the show jumping phase in the main arena of the prestigious venue. Fifty combinations moved forward to the final phase over Richard Jeffery's show jumping track. The U.S. combinations had a day of solid performances, led by USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Lynn Symansky and Donner, who finished 14th in their Burghley debut.? Lynn Symansky and Donner (Libby Law Photography)...

Stamford, England – A challenging cross-country phase at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4* shook up the leaderboard on Saturday. Fifty-five of the 68 combinations that started the course finished, with just two combinations going double-clear. All three U.S. combinations completed Captain Mark Phillips' tough track, with USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Lynn Symansky and Donner leading the way in 20th place. Lynn Symansky and Donner (Libby Law Photography)...

Lexington, Ky. – A talented group will represent the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Gijón, held in Gijón, Spain. The team consisting of Candice King, Audrey Coulter, Ali Wolff, and Hardin Towell has drawn first in the order of 10 teams to contest the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup on Saturday. As members of the winning U.S. teams at CSIO4* Wellington and CSIO4* Coapexpan, King (Wellington, Fla.) and Kismet 50, Bellissimo LLC’s 2001 Belgian Warmblood mare,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host two Youth Dressage High Intensity Training Sessions for youth athletes August 1-3 in Gladstone, N.J., and September 25-27 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Modeled off the USEF/USET Foundation Pipeline Clinics, these sessions will be led by George Williams, USEF Dressage Youth Coach, and/or Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, USEF Assistant Dressage Youth Coach. Athletes will participate in educational sessions throughout each three-day...

Oklahoma City, Okla. – Rising stars in reining came to the 2015 USEF Youth Reining National Championships on June 27 with the goal of claiming a national title. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., Emmy-Lu Marsh earned the USEF 14-18 Youth Reining National title and James Belden, Jr. was the USEF 13 & Under Youth Reining National Champion. Emmy-Lu Marsh and Who Whiz Porter (Waltenberry) Fourteen-year-old Marsh (Tallulah, La.) was the...

Top: Sarah Cohen, Sadie Lahey. Bottom: Jennifer Foulon, Rosie Julian Simoes, Kalie Beckers Lincoln, Neb. - June 22, 2015 – Four young riders have been selected for the 2015 International Dream Program that annually sends US young riders to Europe for an intensive dressage experience. The program is administered and funded annually by The Dressage Foundation (TDF). An independent selection committee, after reviewing dozens of applications, chose the following young riders to make the...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3* taking place July 23-26, 2015 in Kalispell, Mont. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been awarded USEF Land Rover Competition Grants: Jennie Brannigan* (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding John Michael Durr** (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Ruth Bley's...