Mette Rosencrantz with her Dutch Warmblood Gelding, Taison at the Developing Horse Finals in 2009 Photograph by Anna Dahlberg (USPEA) Del Mar, CA - Once again, Para-Equestrian Dressage riders and auditors will be given an opportunity to clinic under an exceptional international rider and trainer. This year's clinician is under Mette Rosencrantz who is an accomplished international Dressage rider and past Sweden National Dressage Team member. The clinic is schedule for March 12-13, 2012 at...

White Star Lexington, Kentucky - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has awarded the 2011 ‘ Hunter Sire of the Year Award ’ to the world-record breaking Elite and Premium Hanoverian stallion White Star (Weltmeyer/Glücksstern/Grande). Of interest to North American breeders, the German stallion is set to arrive in the US late February 2012 and will be standing at stud in Massachusetts. Based on the performance of a stallion’s offspring, the annual award is given...

The 2011 FEI General Assembly took place today, Monday, November, 14, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main decisions taken by the Assembly are outlined in this attached report .

Lexington, KY - The exciting jumper action continued tonight at the Alltech National Horse Show as the best Junior and Am ateur-Owner riders gathered at the Alltech Arena to compete in the evening's Welcome Stakes. Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W took the winning honors during the Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome, and Lillie Keenan earned the top call during the Sleepy P Ranch $10,000 Junior Jumper Welcome. The Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome Stake...

25 in the class!!!!! ……one down, we have 24! Wow, what a great class!! WC Gracious Moment Immortal (UNANIMOUS!!!!!) RWC Kryptonite 3 Roadshow Jesse James 4 Grand Cru Valentino 5 Successive Endeavors NKS 6 French Grand Design 7 Rendition Thrill A Minute 8 MEM Main Street 9 En Excess NKS 10 Hagerbrook Superman

Upper Marlboro, MD – With the 18th annual Capital Challenge Horse Show underway at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center, the countdown is on for the USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider Challenges and Finals taking place October 5-9. Each year the top 10 nationally ranked riders in each WCHR category, as well as the top six riders from each region, are invited to compete in their respective WCHR Challenge competitions at the Capital Challenge. Challenge classes are run in either a...

Lexington, KY - Nine Olympic veterans, including four gold medalists highlight the talented roster of riders scheduled to compete at this year's Alltech National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2 - 6, 2011. This year's debut event in Kentucky, designated a CSI-W 4*, will feature a big money Open Jumper division with over $370,000 in prize money, including the main event, the $250,000 Alltech National Horse Show Grand Prix, an FEI World Cup...

Lexington, KY- The future of dressage in the United States will be on full display this weekend in Wayne, IL, as many of the nation's top up-and-coming horses vie for coveted USEF National Championship titles. Champions will be crowned at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in six separate divisions. In the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships the top 4, 5 and 6-year-olds in the country will be recognized. Seven- to 9-year-olds will stake their claim on the USEF National...

McLain Ward captures his second victory of the week at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Sunday's $100,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Grant Road Partners' Antares (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners’ Antares F had another impressive week of show jumping at HITS-on-the-Hudson Week VI with back-to-back wins to dominate the competition in the Strongid® C 2X Stadium. They took the blue in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand...

Week VI will feature a World of the Horse presentation and will welcome Freya Farms’ prize American Mini. Saugerties, NY — Barns were full, rings hosted non-stop action and entries were sold out for Week V at HITS-on-the-Hudson as almost 2,000 horses docked at the show grounds, making HITS Saugerties their summer home. Week V featured two more chances to qualify for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and one opportunity for riders to gain points toward the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix...