Lexington, KY ­– Oregon rider Rich Fellers improved his overnight third place ranking in the Rolex FEI World Cup Final today in Goteborg, Sweden to finish second overall just two penalties behind Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Shutterfly. A former Californian – but now riding for Germany ­– Michaels-Beerbaum won the Final in 200 and Shutterfly was the 2007 FEI Horse of the Year. Riding Harry and Mollie Chapman’s Irish Sport Horse stallion Flexible, Fellers had four faults in the first round of...

From a Baylor University release WACO, Texas — The seventh annual Varsity Equestrian National Championships (VENC) are slated to begin on Thursday, April 17, at the Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds. South Carolina enters the show as the defending overall national champion. For the second straight year, the varsity collegiate riding national championships are being hosted by Baylor University. Baylor is in its third year as a fully funded varsity program after the university’s athletic department...

Lexington, KY - For the first time, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has established the Endurance National Training List. Competitors have earned points over the last year at pre-determined ranking trials. Points are earned by the riders—not horses. The athletes’ best two performances were used in establishing their ranking. The top 25 riders make up the National Training List. Additionally, the top three members of the Gold Medal FEI Team at the Zones Team Endurance...

Lexington, KY -The qualification period for the 2008 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program and for the 2008 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship (sponsored by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International) begins on January 1, 2008. In a new qualification format for these programs, only designated “qualifying competitions” held during the qualification period runs from January 1-August 15, 2008, may be used to obtain scores towards selection trials and national...

(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that the five riders that will compete in the first leg of the Samsung Super League tour CSIO’s La Baule, France May 10th -14th ; Rome, Italy May 24th -27th ; and St. Gallen, Switzerland May 31st -June 3rd are as follows: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Integrity/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Abigail Wexner Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/G/9/Holsteiner/Show Jumping Syndications...

The Friesian Horse Association of North America (FHANA) is proud to announce the 2006 Friesian horse inspection circuits. Once a year the Koninklijke Vereniging Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek (KFPS), the mother registry of the Friesian Horse in the Netherlands, sends inspectors and judges to North America. Three teams of judges will begin in the eastern United States and Canada and visit almost 30 locations during a two-week period. All newborn foals should be presented for ranking within the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Adequan ® U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Perrigo CPEDI3*. The CPEDI3* will take place March 10, 11, and 12, 2023, at the Adequan ® Global Dressage Festival Week 9. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Rebecca Hart (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and El Corona Texel , a 2009 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Rowan O’Riley Fiona Howard (Boston,...

Wellington, Fla. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team kicked off the 2023 competition season with a team win at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Week 3 CPEDI3*, posting a total score of 434.813. Team member Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Sixth Sense, Elizabeth and Nicolas de Lavalette’s 2010 Oldenburg gelding, won first place individually in the CPEDI3*. (L-R) Roxanne Trunnell, Beatrice de Lavalette, Michel Assouline, Kate Shoemaker, Rebecca Hart....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Adequan ® U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Wellington CPEDI3*. The CPEDI3* will take place January 26, 28, and 29, 2023, at the Adequan ® Global Dressage Festival Week 3. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Sixth Sense , a 2010 Oldenburg gelding owned by Elizabeth & Nicolas de Lavalette...

Herning, Denmark - The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team presented their four combinations for the First Horse Inspection today and prepared for their opening of competition tomorrow with formal ring familiarization in the BB Horse Arena late this afternoon. The Orifarm Health Care FEI World Para Dressage Championships will begin tomorrow and conclude on Sunday, August 14. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and team leader Laureen Johnson. Roxanne Trunnell &...