Lexington, KY - The FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders will begin Wednesday, December 15, with the veterinary inspection. U.S. representative Meagan Davis arrived in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday with the 17-year-old Danish Warmblood, Bentley, who is being housed at Schafhof, the stables of Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff. Since settling in Davis and Bentley have worked lightly twice a day with coach Lendon Gray and are feeling fit and ready to compete on Thursday. In preparation for the show...

Dressage In Frankfort, Germany the 2010 FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders is set to get underway December 15-19. Meagan Davis and Bentley will represent the United States. The pair had great success this year, winning the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Young Rider Dressage Championship and sweeping the young rider divisions at the CDIs at Saugerties and Dressage at Devon. For more information on the 2010 FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders please click here and here ....

The European winter is off to a rough and very cold start this year. With record breaking snow and daytime temperatures dropping to 16 F, one might have expected a dismal turnout for the Winter Mixed Sales Auction held on December 4 at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta, Germany. That was not the case, however, thanks to a fantastic lineup of sport horses, broodmares and young stallions, not to mention a very dedicated auction team. The top-priced horse was the mare, Franka Potente, who sold...

Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby EVENT: The Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby will be the first stand-alone hunter derby on the West Coast. The derby will be a member event of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby series. This charitable event benefits the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization that aids the Northern Nevada area. WHERE: Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility is located 15 minutes South of Reno at the foothills...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) has announced the dates and locations for the 2011 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships: USDF Region 1 (October 20-23) at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA; USDF Region 2 (September 22-25) at Majestic Farm in Batavia, OH; USDF Region 3 (October 14-16) at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL; USDF Region 4 (September 9-11) at the North Iowa Fair Grounds in Mason City, IA; USDF Region 5 (November 4-6) at WestWorld of...

The Texas Rose Horse Park will host a Trainer Symposium, October 25-27, in Tyler, TX. Melanie Smith Taylor, Jeff Cook and Sandy Ferrell will present sessions on hunters, jumpers and equitation with topics ranging from training exercises to business practices. Members will have the opportunity to participate in practical training sessions and round table discussions with top professionals in the industry. To view a complete schedule of the event, visit www.ushja....

Summer is the perfect time to get yearlings, two-year-olds, and three-year-olds exposed to the competition atmosphere by participating in the Irish Draught Horse Society of North American (IDHSNA)/United States Eventing Association (USEA) Future Event Horse (FEH) Series. On Friday, July 17, the Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, MD, is hosting a Future Event Horse competition. For more information contact Carolyn Mackintosh at (301) 514-0111, fax (301) 874-0968, or email...

Lexington, KY -- Kristina Harrison-Naness, riding in only her second overseas show on Rociero 4, and veteran rider Debbie McDonald on her up-and-coming star, Felix, braved horrendous weather conditions at the CDI**** Oldenburg in Germany November 9-11. These athletes were recipients of United States Equestrian Federation European Training Grants. Harrison-Naness and the diminutive Andalusian Rociero 4 put in a brave performance in the cold and fiercely windy conditions to finish second by less...

Lexington, Ky. – The FEI North American Youth Championships will take place August 10-15, 2021, at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival in Traverse City, Mich. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by August 9, 2021. The FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) consists of the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA and the FEI North American Youth Championships...

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event will take place June 8-11, 2021, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by May 31, 2021. You must request special permission for more than one person per media outlet to attend the event. Media attending the event are expected to follow all outlined procedures in the COVID-19 Action...