Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces the following changes to the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Short List for the Pan American Games: Alexandra Slusher with Last Call and William Coleman III with Obos O'Reilly have withdrawn from consideration for the 2011 Pan American Games. The first ranked substitute Shannon Lilley with Ballingowan Pizzaz and second ranked substitute, Alexandra Slusher with Pierre have been added on the Short List. In addition,...

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners LLC's Antares F at HITS Saugerties (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — It was nothing less than fitting that one of the best equestrians in the world closed out one of the biggest circuits to ever come to HITS Saugerties. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward rode Grant Road Partners LLC’s Antares F to the blue in Sunday's $100,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer...

Lillie Keenan meets Lauren Fahey of USEF in the winner's circle after winning the Classic Round of Tuesday's $4,000 Small Junior Hunter 15 & Under aboard Don Stewart's Confidential (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY – On Tuesday, the USEF National Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast at HITS-on-the-Hudson welcomed Junior equestrians to the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium for the first phase of competition. Riders vied for individual Champion...

Guenter Seidel and Aragon (Photo by Mary Phelps) Thank you USEF Facebook fans for your questions for Guenter Seidel. For the next "10 Questions With..." please visit www.facebook.com/USEquestrian Guenter Seidel Born : September 23, 1960 Hometown : Cardiff, CA Guenter Seidel is a native of Germany who moved to the U.S. in 1985 and has contributed significantly to U.S. dressage. Seidel helped the U.S. win the Team Bronze medal at three consecutive Olympic Games – 1996, 2000 and 2004 - with...

Pictured during the draw for the third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series at St Gallen, Switzerland today were : L to R - Peter Stossel, President CSIO St Gallen, John Roche, FEI Jumping Director and Henk Nooren, Chef d'Equipe for the French team. Photo: FEI/Katja Stuppia. St. Gallen, Switzerland - The American team will be first into the ring for tomorrow's third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ at St. Gallen, Switzerland. A total of nine nations will compete, as the Swiss, who...

McLain Ward and Oh' D Eole on course in Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY (ESI Photography©). Saugerties, NY — Perfect weather and strong entries highlighted the first week of show jumping at HITS Saugerties as HITS-on-the-Hudson I drew rave reviews from exhibitors competing in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Leading the way for High-Performance riders was the reigning Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix...

Badminton, U.K . - There was a thrilling climax to cross-country day at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials – the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ - when Mark Todd (NZL) returned to a hero’s welcome, having produced a masterful display of riding to bring the inexperienced NZB Land Vision home clear and into the lead. Mark Todd (NZL) on NZB Land Vision leads on cross-country day at Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2011 – first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™...

Brian Sosby (The Thomas and Mack Center on the UNLV campus.) Riders from around the world have gathered to battle it out for the World Cup titles in dressage and show jumping at the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Thomas and Mack Center, and they are certainly ready to take to the stage. But before the curtain rises on the horses and riders, there was some unexpected news that could potentially shake up the final standings in the dressage competition. Out of the...

(Lexington, KY)—The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the U.S. riders who will compete in the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22. This competition will be dual World Cups in both show jumping and dressage. Riders qualify by accumulating points throughout the competition year at designated FEI events in one of the FEI worldwide leagues. There is one U.S. league for dressage and East Coast and West Coast U.S. leagues for show jumping. The FEI may also...

SusanJStickle.com (Steffen Peters on Floriano) Gladstone, NJ – There’s nothing better than a hat-trick, but how about a hat-trick times three…all three championships held at the USET Foundation Festival of Champions were clean sweeps by Rebecca Hart, Michelle Gibson and Steffen Peters. Hart was the winner of all three classes that make up the 2006 USEF National Para-Equestrian Championship, Gibson took the honors winning all three of her classes to in the 2006 Collecting...