Sharn Wordley and Barnetta (Flying Horse Photography) Mill Spring, N.C. - Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) ushered in the first-ever FEI CSI 5* week today, as spectators watched Sharn Wordley (NZL) take the win in the $35,000 1.45m Horseware Ireland Open aboard Barnetta with a time of 41.985 seconds. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 collected second place, finishing in 43.219 seconds, while Karl Cook (USA) and Caillou 24 rounded out the top three, crossing the timers in 44.231...

Kevin Babington and Mark Q (The Book, LLC) Devon, Pa. - The luck belonged to the Irish during the 2016 $225,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon CSI4*. Kevin Babington and Mark Q repeated their 2011 victory in the Dixon Oval, beating Danielle Torano and McLain Ward in a three-horse jump-off for the lion's share of the prize money. A crowd of 9,000 spectators turned out for the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair's highlight event, watching as the best in the country competed over the...

Sharn Wordley and Famoso D Ive Z (Flying Horse Photography) Mill Spring, N.C. - Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Famoso D Ive Z began Tryon Spring 7 with a strong finish in the $35,000 Horseware Ireland 1.45m Opener at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), taking the speed stake with a time of 64.33 seconds. Mark Bluman (COL) and Hold On Tight II captured second place, crossing through the timers in 66.59 seconds, while Christian Heineking (GER) and AJE Cluny earned third place with a time of 67....

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Terri Miller San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Fans from around the world have tuned in to CDP Live this spring to watch all of the excitement from the West Coast’s premier series of international dressage competitions, but this Thursday and Friday will be viewers’ last chance to see some of America’s best and brightest dressage horses and riders as they compete at California Dreaming Productions’ final show of the season: the Festival of...

Tiffany Foster and Brighton (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week eight of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Thursday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for Canada's Tiffany Foster and Brighton, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8. The Hollow Creek Farm Children's, Junior, and Young Rider divisions also hosted the first of their classes for the week with wins for...

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...

Abigail McArdle of USA riding Cosma 20 © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 9, 2015 – The 2015 Spruce Meadows Summer Series began its final week of competition, the ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with wins for Pablo Barrios (VEN) and Abigail McArdle (USA) on Thursday. The ‘Pan American’ Tournament continues with world-class show jumping through Sunday, July 12. Pablo Barrios led the victory gallop in the $34,000...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the inaugural Sleepy P Ranch & Deeridge Farm $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship presented by the Porter Family, the Jacobs Family, & the Keenan Family will take place at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Ky., October 27-November 1, 2015. Open to athletes from the age of 16 up to and including 25-years-of-age in the calendar year, this individual championship will be based on the...

Bezzie Madden & Cortes 'C' were clear again today. They are second in the individual standings, and have helped the team climb to second place in the team rankings.

The Plains, Va. - A successful weekend at the Preparation Event for the Squad and Alternates for Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games wrapped up Sunday morning with 11 U.S. combinations completing David O’Connor’s cross country. Crowds of 3,500 people came from throughout the United States to watch many of the best combinations in North America compete at the renovated Great Meadow on a beautiful Virginia weekend. Phillip Dutton...