Jeremy Olson and Wallace Hill Shade (Diana DeRosa Photo) Sartilly, France – On Thursday morning, 165 horse-and-rider combinations set out on the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance course. Covering stretches of sandy beaches, wooded trails, and town streets, Jeremy Olson (La Motte, Iowa), riding his and Amy Wallace-Whelan’s Wallace Hill Shade, were one of only 38 combinations to complete the trying course. Rain throughout the week created difficult footing, leaving...

Natalie Jayne and Blueberry Hill (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Lexington, Ky.- The third day of the US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the 2014 US Pony Finals came to a conclusion Thursday evening with Natalie Jayne and Blueberry Hill claiming top honors in the Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship. In 2013, Blueberry Hill collected a fourth-place finish but this year the mare climbed three placings to earn the 2014 National Title on a score of 1007....

2014 IHSA Collegiate Cup Champions Centenary College and USEF/Cacchione Cup winner Alex Carlton (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Centenary College may have traveled to the 41st Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships with a small team, but their results were huge. They clinched the Collegiate Cup high-point honors May 1-3 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. "We're thrilled. We have such a great team," said Michael Dowling, who coaches the Centenary Equestrian team...

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...

Brian Hafner & Lombardo LHF earn another win in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - California's Brian Hafner has developed an impressive resume of dressage success in the Young Rider, Brentina Cup, and Grand Prix divisions with his long-time partner Lombardo LHF, including a win in last month's Grand Prix Freestyle at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W in Burbank, Cal. On the final day of California...

from www.okstate.com/ Stillwater, Okla. - For the third-straight season, the third-ranked Oklahoma State equestrian team will be the top seed at the 2014 Big 12 Equestrian Championship, the league announced today. OSU (7-3), the two-time defending Big 12 champions, finished conference play with a 3-3 record. The Cowgirls lead the league with three titles, taking the crown in 2009, 2012 and 2013. All four Big 12 teams finished this season with a 3-3 record, but the Cowgirls claimed the...

Julie Coles and Cobalt in their championship presentation (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Julie Coles of The Plains, VA, and Remarkable Farm LP's Cobalt were champions of Section B of the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51 & Over division on Sunday morning at the FTI WEF. Coles and the nine-year-old Wurtemberger gelding, out of Little Lou by Cornet Obolensky, won the final two over fences rounds for the division, as well as jumping to third and second place ribbons. The pair also...

Blythewood, S.C. - With the No. 1 seed on the line for the 2014 SEC Equestrian Championship on Saturday against No. 2 Auburn, the top-ranked Gamecocks got dominating performances from their hunt seat and western teams to defeat the Tigers, 12-7, at One Wood Farm in the final SEC regular season meet of the year. The Gamecocks improve to 10-2 overall, 4-2 in SEC play, while Auburn drops to 8-4 overall, 3-3 in SEC play. South Carolina clinched the No. 1 seed on Saturday, and the Gamecocks will...

Darragh Kerins and Decia Van Het Molenhof (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Wellington, Fla. - Although the clouds hung dauntingly overhead, a field of 38 competitors warmed up for the fourth week of the Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour. Held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, the 1.30m-1.35m Jumpers saw top international riders contend for the top spot in today's two classes. Ireland's Darragh Kerins rode to the pinnacle of the ranks during the first class, while Ali...

Lexington, Ky. - The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced revised and new dressage tests that will come into effect January 1, 2014. The FEI has revised its Intermediate II, Grand Prix, and Grand Prix Special, which will be applied at the start of the 2014 competition season. Additionally, a Medium Tour has been announced to assist horse-and-rider combinations transition from the Small Tour to the Big Tour. The Medium Tour will utilize the newly introduced...