Tokyo, Japan – Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg served as the final combination of the three-man team of the U.S. Eventing Team to ride down the centerline for their dressage test at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a 31.1 from the Ground Jury to secure the team’s eight place standing heading into the cross-country phase tomorrow. The team currently sits on a combined total of 94.6, while Great Britain, Germany, and New Zealand hold the top three team positions....

Tokyo, Japan – The first day of competition for the U.S. Eventing Team has concluded at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, with the team currently sitting in ninth heading into tomorrow’s final grouping of combinations. The U.S. Eventing Team drew fourth in the order out of 15 teams and sent out their first combination of Doug Payne and Vandiver , earlier this morning with the pair earning a 33.0. Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton and Z were also early in the order in the second group...

Tokyo, Japan - All three team combinations of the U.S. Dressage Team passed the First Horse Inspection this morning at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan before the Olympic Ground Jury of Susan Hoevenaars (AUS), Francis Verbeek (NED), Janet Foy (USA), Andrew Gardner (GBR), Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Magnus Ringmark (SWE), and President of the Ground Jury Katrina Wuest (GER). US Equestrian Sabine Schut-Kery (Napa, Calif.) and Sanceo will lead with the first ride for the team on Saturday, July...

The Plains, Va. – The U.S. Eventing Team completed the second day of their mandatory outing at Great Meadow International in The Plains, Va., with a morning of cross-country, providing one last galloping opportunity for all participating combinations. The mandatory outing commenced yesterday with athlete-and-horse pairs completing a test ride of the new Olympic Dressage Test for FEI judges Mark Weissbecker and Debbie Adams before sitting down to review the tests together with Chef...

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team secured a three-way tie for third place with Brazil and Great Britain in the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final Challenge Cup, finishing on a team score of 12 under the lights at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland guided the team, which saw Eve Jobs, Laura Kraut, Chloe Reid and Richard Spooner contest the technical track designed by Santiago Varela of Spain. Libby Law...

Lexington, Ky. – The World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen began on Friday, July 12, with U.S. Vaulters Kristian Roberts, Emily Rose, and Geoffrey Woolson competing in individual competition. Roberts and Rose came away with top 10 placings, earning overall scores of 7.310 and 7.515, respectively. Roberts (Moss Beach, Calif.), who competed with Laser 19, Rufv Schwagstorf’s 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and longeur Tanja Eversp, placed eight in the Compulsory Test with a score of 7....

Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo Gothenburg, Sweden – Three strong dressage combinations will represent the U.S. in the 2019 FEI Dressage World Cup Final at the Gothenburg Horse Show in the Scandanavium Arena. With three of the four U.S. team silver medalists from the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 in tow, the U.S. will make a strong push to finish in top positions. Eighteen athletes from 12 countries including defending champion Isabel Werth (Germany), and top riders...

Buenos Aires, Argentina – The North American Team battled through an intense jump-off against Europe to win the gold medal at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday. Led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Mattie Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose Espinosa from Honduras, Nicole Meyer from Mexico, and Marisa Thompson from Panama finished on zero faults and accumulated 10 clear rounds throughout three rounds of competition. Hatcher produced...

North American Team (Hatcher second from left) Buenos Aires, Argentina – Mattie Hatcher (Little Rock, Ark.) will represent the United States this week as she competes under the flag on the North American Team for the Jumping International Team competition, as well as an individual competitor, at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, October 8-13. The North American Team, led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, will consist of Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose...

Ward and Clinta (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Mill Spring, N.C. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team continued its second day of competition on Thursday, September 20, at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The team improved their standing to the silver-medal position with 12.59 penalties going into Friday’s final competition. With the aim of a Tokyo 2020 Olympic team qualification, the U.S. team of Devin Ryan, Adrienne Sternlicht, Laura Kraut, and McLain Ward, led by...