Lexington, Ky Michael Pollard and Mensa G (Shannon Brinkman Photo) . – Competition began Thursday at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover with the first day of dressage. Thirty-one horse-and-rider combinations performed their test in the Rolex Stadium in front of the Ground Jury of Sandy Phillips (GBR), Gillian Rolton (AUS), and Christina Klingspor (SWE). The U.S. riders took a commanding lead on Thursday holding the top positions on the leaderboard. Michael Pollard...

Lyon, France - The seven American riders that headed into the third and final leg of the 2014 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final produced determined efforts over two rounds to close out their week in Lyon. Frank Rothenberger set two demanding 13-obstacle tracks that produced a great shake-up of the leaderboard throughout the afternoon in Lyon’s Eurexpo. Twenty-seven of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations started in Monday’s first round with 22, including all seven...

Lyon, France - Valuable World Cup points were at stake Saturday evening in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final as riders vied for a place in Monday's final competition. Thirty-eight riders took on Frank Rothenberger’s 13 obstacle track in the Lyon Eurexpo with a total of 21 returning for the jump-off. Riders within the top 30 placings following Saturday’s round qualified to jump in Monday's final competition and of those entries eight will be representing the United...

Waco, Texas - The seeding committee got it right. Though there were some close calls at the Extraco Events Center Friday, but all four of the top seeded teams in the 2014 National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship have moved onto the semi-finals. Top seed and tournament favorite South Carolina jumped out to an early lead and held on to win 9-7 over Texas Christian. No. 4 seed Auburn had the biggest win of day, earning a 13-3 win over Kansas State. The conference rival will meet in...

Lexington, Ky. - A national television network broadcast and live webstreaming coverage will make the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover available to millions of people around the world. Coverage of America's only Four-Star Event, April 24-27 at the Kentucky Horse Park, includes an NBC broadcast - the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover - which will air on Sunday, May 4. All four days of the competition will be streamed online LIVE on USEFNetwork....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Board of Directors has voted unanimously to appoint Chris Welton as Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2014. Welton will replace John Long who announced his decision to retire from the position a year ago. Welton possesses a broad background in sport development and management and has acquired a deep understanding of and experience with the Olympic movement. After practicing law in Atlanta for six years, in 1991 Welton was named...

Riverside, Calif. - For those who haven't seen the stories burning up the equine internet threads, AndalusianWorld is co-hosting the Feria del Caballo Español National Show & Andalusian World Cup Show September 25-27, 2014 in Las Vegas. This marks the first year for the ground-breaking show, and it is being hailed as the largest Iberian horse show outside of Spain or Portugal. "Competitors already have committed to attending from all over the U.S., Mexico and Spain, encompassing...

Victoria Colvin and Don Juan (Kendall Bierer) Miami, Fla. - A field of the nation's top 20 riders gathered at Sun Life Stadium for the inaugural $25,000 Hollow Creek Farm Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Victoria Colvin was the only rider to lay down a double-clear effort, taking home the victory with Don Juan. Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Dogan rode to the second place, while Venezuela's Emanuel Andrade was awarded third place. Steve Stevens and Leopaldo Palacios designed a course...

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 dance to an impressive Grand Prix Freestyle win at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Steffen Peters and Legolas 92, the number one-ranked Grand Prix rider/horse combination in the country, "wowed" not only spectators but also the judges on their way to dominating the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle on the final day of California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (presented by Hof Kasselmann) in San...

Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded on Sunday with an exciting line-up of world-class show jumping and the presentation of special awards to round out a very successful winter circuit at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Although inclement weather caused Saturday night's classes to be postponed, the final afternoon of FTI WEF competition was blessed with beautiful clear skies...