Laura Graves disembarks the plane with her horse 'Verdades' (Ken Braddick/ Dressage-News.com) Las Vegas, Nev. - It was another exciting day in Las Vegas as an additional fourteen top international jumping and dressage horses arrived by jet this afternoon at McCarran International Airport to compete at the 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final and LONGINES FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at the Thomas & Mack Center, April 15-19. The horses and professional grooms landed in...

Region 3 grant recipient Nina Hayes The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Memorial Fund Scholarships for Adult Amateurs. Each will receive a $1,000 Scholarship to enable them to set aside quality time in concentrated training with their horse, trainer of choice, and away from the daily pressures of job and family. "Thanks to the generosity of Carol Lavell, her family, and friends, we are pleased to provide this financial support to...

Individual medalists in Young Rider Dressage (from left): David Ziegler, Catherine Chamberlain, Hope Cooper (SusanJStickle.com) Lexington, Ky. - Dressage riders completed their tests for Individual medals today at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). Taking home the Gold medal in the Young Rider division of the USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Riders' Dressage Championshipwas Catherine...

The U.S. Team (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky. - Top U.S. combinations and rising stars will be on display this week at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., as two American teams are set to contest the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm. Nine teams from seven countries will line up in North America's only Nations Cup competition that is set to host both Big and Small Tour combinations. Team medals will be determined by the top three scores from the...

Waco, Texas. - The final fall national team rankings for the National Collegiate Equestrian Association have been released Monday by the NCEA Selection Committee. South Carolina is the nation’s new No. 1 team, closing its fall slate with a 6-2 overall record and a back-to-back road wins against Auburn and South Dakota State to finish the fall semester. Auburn in the nation’s No. 2 team with a 6-1 record and three road wins against ranked teams to conclude the fall semester. Baylor...

Waco, Tx. - Many changes were seen in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, released Monday by the NCEA Selection Committee, including a new No. 1 team in Baylor. The Bears move into the nation’s top spot with a 5-1 overall record, most recently defeating Oklahoma State. South Carolina, which is 5-2 on the season and is coming off a 12-6 win against Auburn, checks in at No. 2 nationally. Auburn, with a 3-1 record and a win against previous No....

Waco, Texas – Several changes are seen in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association rankings, which include results from the opening two weeks of competition and were released Thursday by the NCEA Selection Committee. Georgia remains the nation’s No. 1 team following a 16-3 win against Fresno State on Sunday. Auburn downed Fresno State 15-2 on Saturday and stays at No. 2. South Carolina is No. 3, following two wins on the year against Kansas State and Fresno State....

Waco, TX – Georgia is the nation’s No. 1 team according to the National Collegiate Equestrian Association Preseason Rankings, as determined by the NCEA selection committee and announced Monday. The Bulldogs were the runners-up a year ago for both the NCEA Overall National Championship and the NCEA Hunter Seat National Championship. Auburn, which won the 2013 NCEA Overall National Championship and the NCEA Hunter Seat National Championship, is ranked No. 2 in the preseason, while...

July 31 through August 4 Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta California will be the site for the 2013 “Gold N Grand Cowboy Dressage Show.” The show sports 42 classes with competitive divisions for open, amateur and youth riders who will be riding walk/jog and walk/jog/lope and Cowboy Challenge tests. As of this writing, there were 165 rides scheduled in three days! Such a fabulous turnout for Cowboy Dressage in Northern California. Show official Michele Dodge will oversee 3...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and United States Eventing Association (USEA) are pleased to announce the introduction of the Eventing 18/Advancing Athletes program, a new joint initiative beginning in 2013. The goal of this program is to build a foundation of future horsemen and women that will hopefully go on to represent the United States. This is an important step in the Athlete Pipeline. Selection into the program will be based on talent, competitiveness,...