Ryan Wood and Powell (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Ryan Wood (AUS) has taken the lead in the CCI*** following dressage scoring 43.6 penalties with Powell in the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), presented by BW Furlong & Associates. Allison Springer (USA) is second with Cascani and is the leading US rider with a score of 44.3 penalties. Will Faudree (USA) and Pfun are third with 45.0 penalties. All three riders were pleased with their tests and are looking forward to...

The Hampton Classic hosts highest level of show jumping competition (Classic Communications) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - The 41st annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, the world renown equestrian event, is pleased to announce new Opening Day competitions as well as a new exciting Thoroughbred Incentive Bonus when the elite event returns to Bridgehampton, NY on August 28-September 4. The Hampton Classic showcases the highest levels of equestrian show jumping competition at a world-class venue, offering...

Raeford, N.C . – A field of seven talented combinations vied for top honors over the weekend in the 2016 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship held at the Southern Pines CDE. Suzy Stafford and PVF Peace of Mind led from start to finish to claim their second consecutive National Champion title, finishing on a score of 134.17. In addition to the championship, the CAN2* Single Horse and Four-in-Hand divisions served as Selection Trials for this summer’s FEI World Driving...

Katie Ruppel and Houdini (USEA/Shelby Allen Photo) Norwood, N.C. - The Advanced entries followed up the smashing rounds of the CIC3*group this afternoon at The Fork. Because there were so many Kentucky hopefuls looking for their last great go before the big event, there were two sizeable Advanced divisions. Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery (Out of Place x True Mystery) took the win in the Advanced A division, and Katie Ruppel and Houdini (Hot Rock x Nancy’s Star) won Advanced B coming...

Gothenburg, Sweden – The 2016 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final got underway at the Gothenburg Horse Show as a field of 35 athlete-and-horse combinations from 18 nations contested the speed leg of this three-round competition. Using the faults-converted format, the round tested the speed and agility of the combinations over Santiago Varela Ullastres’ 13-obstacle track. The U.S. contingent of eight combinations had some unlucky moments that prevented higher positions on the...

Wellington, Fla . - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team placed second in a highly competitive $150,000 FEI Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Competing in a seven-team field, the team of Georgina Bloomberg, Audrey Coulter, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden ended on a two-round total of eight faults. U.S. Team Takes Second (Sportfot) Leading off for the U.S. was Bloomberg (New York, N.Y.) with Gotham Enterprizes, LLC’s Lilli, who set a positive tone for the evening, jumping...

Valle de Bravo, Mexico – January 20, 2016 – The newly minted North American League Longines FEI World Cup qualifying season continues in 2016 in Mexico. With ten events complete, four remain before the Finals this March in Gothenburg. The first of those four is also the first ever FEI World Cup Qualifying event produced in Mexico. Welcome to Valle de Bravo CSI4*. Patricio Pasquel and Carnival. Photo by Anwar Esquivel/EqSol Setting Latin American records right from the start, 81...

Alexandra Ozymy is presented her Las Vegas National Horse Show trophy from Brian Collins, Director of Sales and Marketing for UltrOZ (McCool) Trumbull, Conn. - ZetrOZ, Inc., manufacturer of the UltrOZ Elite low intensity therapeutic ultrasound system, congratulates Alexandra Ozymy of Coppell, TX for winning the $5,000 North American League (NAL) Low Junior/Amateur-Owner West Coast Final, Presented by UltrOZ, at the Las Vegas National Horse Show, November 10-15, at the South Point Arena &...

Aurora, Colo. – The inaugural Regional Breeding Challenge Cups were recently awarded at the 2015 Arabian Horse Association (AHA), Arabian & Half-Arabian U.S. National Championship Horse Show. Bronze trophies were handed out based on an accumulation of points by horses showing at the U.S. Nationals in Tulsa, Okla. The AHA membership is divided into 18 geographical regions across North America. Regions 1 through 18 all had horses attending and representing their breeders at this...

Lexington, Ky. – The future stars of United States Show Jumping were tested during three days of tough competition for the 2015 USEF U25 National Championship presented by the Porter Family, the Jacobs Family, the Jobs Family and the Keenan Family. Following two clear rounds during last night’s $30,000 Final Competition, Lucy Deslauriers stood on top of the podium as the winner of the inaugural USEF U25 National Championship. Champion Lucy Deslauriers with Silver medalist Katherine...