Lexington, Ky. - The 2018 Dressage European Young Rider Tour, a link to the Discover Dressage™ USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete Program, has concluded at the Future Champions FEI CDIO-Y Hagen. From June 12-17, the athletes named to the tour, Ben Ebeling (Moorpark, Calif.), Callie Jones (Henderson, Ky.), and Anna Weniger (Apex, N.C.), contended as a team and individually against top riders in their division from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, The Netherlands, and Russia. Callie Jones...

Sopot, Poland –The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team placed third in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Poland on Sunday, June 17, at the Lotto CSIO Sopot. The team of Jamie Barge and Luebbo, Margie Engle and Royce, Lillie Keenan and Super Sox, and Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue was led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. “I thought coming in we had a team capable of really good results today. We were on a little bit of a roll this week,” said Ridland. “Obviously we were...

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team is set to compete in tomorrow’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome. U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor Robert Ridland will lead the team of Laura Kraut and Confu, Beezie Madden and Coach, Spencer Smith and Theodore Manciais, and McLain Ward and HH Azur as they vie for a strong finish in the famous Piazza di Siena. The U.S. team will compete fourth in the order. Note: Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and...

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Paris, France – Going two-for-two in back-to-back evenings, Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) skillfully guided Breitling LS to victory in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final II. Riding double-clear over Santiago Varela Ullastres’s course, Madden came out on top with a final time of 33.22 seconds in the jump-off. Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands and Emerald finished second with 33.44 seconds, while Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and Toveks...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Serving as the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Eventing Test Event on April 5 through 8, The Fork CIC3* was an opportunity for U.S. eventing athletes and those from around the world, including Mexico, Ecuador, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland to ride at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) prior to the 2018 WEG in September. The athletes gained valuable experience over the cross-country course designed by Capt. Mark Phillips, and familiarity...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to introduce the 2017 Horses of Honor. Voting is now open online . The 2017 National and International Horse of the Year will be awarded Friday evening, January 19 at the Horse of the Year Awards dinner during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Learn more about the five 2017 Horses of Honor: National Horses of Honor Co Fan S (Tietse x Oeke Fan S/Fabe) 2002 Friesian gelding Owner: Little River Friesians, LLC Co Fan S is an exquisite...

Calgary, Alta. – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team battled from behind to win the Spruce Meadows’ BMO Nations Cup on Saturday with the help of an incredible triple clear performance from Beezie Madden and Darry Lou. Tied with Brazil on eight faults after the second round, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland tapped his only double-clear combination to seal the victory in the jump-off. With the pressure on, the two-time Olympic team gold medalist and Dutch Warmblood stallion...

Givrins, Switzerland – The world’s rising stars in the sport of reining have converged at the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championships for Juniors and Young Riders. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jeff Petska, team members Sam Flarida, Emma Lane, and Emilia Reutimann will compete for the Platinum Performance U.S. Junior Team, while Gabriella Kammerer, Dani Latimer, Cade McCutcheon, and Jack Medows will represent the Platinum Performance U.S. Young Rider Team. In the team...

Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass snap a selfie before flight. U.S. Dressage riders Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass were among the “flying grooms” accompanying horses as they jetted to the FEI World Cup Final in Omaha, Nebraska. The event will take place at the CenturyLink Center Omaha March 29-April 2; Graves’s mount Verdades and Perry-Glass’s ride Goerklintgaards Dublet both arrived at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield on March 27. The two were on the same three-hour...

Boekelo, The Netherlands - The U.S. contingent had a respectable performance in the solid international field of 97 combinations in the Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*. Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant recipient Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett led the way as the top U.S. pair in fourth place. Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook's Scarlett (Libby Law Photography) Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) began the competition with a fabulous dressage test aboard Marie Le Menestrel’s...