Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Nations Cup™ at the Houghton Hall CICO3*, May 25-28 in Great Britain. Setting their sights on Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials CCI3*, June 8-11, and Luhmühlen CCI4* presented by DHL, June 15-18, team members will utilize Houghton Hall CICO3* as practice and preparation for those important, upcoming competitions. Leslie Law will act as Chef d’Equipe for...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that Ellen Olson has withdrawn her and Jeremy Olson’s 2001 Arabian gelding, Bey Gibby, from the 2016 Longines FEI World Endurance Championships due to veterinary concerns. Although, there is not a definite timeline for Bey Gibby’s return to competition, Olson looks forward to competing with the gelding following recovery. As a result, Olson (La Motte, Iowa) will not substitute a horse for the competition so...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...

Great Britain’s Ben Maher (GBR) and his beautiful chestnut gelding Aristo Z stole the first win of the weekend in the spectacular Miami Beach. Ben galloped away from the rest of the field in the CSI5* 1.45m class, LGCT / Stefano Grasso winning by over a second ahead of young Belgian star Jos Verlooy (BEL) and Farfelu de la Pomme. Third place went to Bassem Hassan Mohammed (QAT) and Argelith Squid, who finished just tenths away from Jos with a time of 27.01s. Sunbathers and spectators...

Michelle Reilly and Umeeko (Terri Miller) Burbank, Calif. – Two years ago, Michelle Reilly and her charismatic mount Umeeko earned their very first international dressage win at a California Dreaming Productions event, and on Friday the pair once again found success in the West Coast’s prestigious show series by topping the CDI Grand Prix field at California Dreaming Productions’ Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, being held February 25-28 in Burbank. With the Grand Prix...

Dublin, Ireland - Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and R.C.G. Farm's Uceko bested a field of 40 competitors for the big win today in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at CSIO5* Dublin. Eight horses jumped clean Kent Farrington (Laurence Dunne/Rockmountain Studios) in the first round of the demanding Alan Wade-designed course, promising an exciting jump-off between riders from Ireland, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Also clear for the U.S. was Nations Cup team...

Victoria Colvin and Clearway (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – Equitation riders took their turn in the limelight at The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows today, where Victoria Colvin was crowned winner of the $5,000 Equitation Challenge, presented by EquiFit, inc. She and Betsee Parker's Clearway were the best of 27 entries with scores of 90 and 92 for a 182 total and the win. In the hunter rings, Matti Fisher and Candia Fisher's As You Wish were Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter...

Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Andres Rodriguez (VEN) and Arao Enterprises LLC's Fifty Fifty 111 (Action-Breaker x Major de La Cour) have had a tremendous week at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), taking home two major career wins. The duo took home Thursday's $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 and continued their hot streak with a first in Saturday's $34,000 Nutrena CSIO 1.45m Classic. Victoria Colvin also had a win on...

Lexington, Ky. - Kentucky women seemed to claim home field advantage as they swept the top spots in the Satuday evening's Intermediate I Open Freestyle Championship. Angela Jackson earned her second national title of the day, this time aboard Kerrin Dunn's lovely Dutch Warmblood Allure S. Even though the mare wasn't feeling quite like her normal self on Thursday, when she entered the arena as the first combination down centerline for the class, "she rebounded and put her game face...

Todd Minikus (Tom Von Kap-Herr) Bromont, Canada - The 2014 International Bromont’s final event, the World Cup Qualifier, ended with American riders dominatin, as they took seven of the top ten places, including the Top 5. Victory for Todd Minikus Designed for testing both the technical and athletic abilities of participating riders, the course created by Venezualian Leopoldo Palacios, comprised 13 obstacles for 16 efforts in a time allowed of 93 seconds. Only five pairs entered...