The final shows have been posted and the 2009 Performance Horse Registry’s (PHR) Silver Stirrup Award winners have been announced. One of the Hunter winners include Krishna Buyalos’s beautiful two-year-old filly, Outstanding. This bay filly is by Popeye K and out of Delilah. She was bred in California by Leslie Nelson. She is the winner of the Hunter Breeding Award. The Anglo-Trakehner gelding Unbelievable (Zarr x Rhapsody II) took home the award for the best Green Working Hunter. The Jumper...

The United States Equestrian Federation today announced the Short List for the 2004 Olympic Dressage Team. The four horse/rider combinations and two substitutes are as follows: Rider Age Hometown Horse Age, Breed, Sex Debbie McDonald 49 Hailey, Idaho Brentina 1991, ch. M. Hanoverian (Brentano II - Liselotte) Robert Dover 48 Wellington, FL FBW Kennedy 1989 ch.g, Baden Wurttemberger, (Tiro - Katy) Guenter Seidel 43 Del Mar, CA Aragon 1992 gr.g. Bavarian (Abydos - La Sabrina) Guunter Seidel 43 Del...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ridely, the leading equestrian training app, and a MemberPerk providing a discount on Ridely Pro for US Equestrian members. Ridely is both a training journal and an educational video library for equestrians. The digital journal functionality allows users to track training sessions, shoeing, competition results, and more. Upload photos and videos to track progress and create a training plan to achieve your goals....

Wellington, Fla. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team ended the winter season with a dominant win over their Canadian opponents in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 9 CPEDI3* on March 8-9. Led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline, the team of David Botana, Rebecca Hart, Kate Shoemaker, and Roxanne Trunnell earned a cumulative score of 441.488, largely part to career high scores. As a result, their effort led to an all-time high team score for the U.S. Canada ended with...

2017 USEF Reining National Championships Set to Begin at Tulsa Reining Classic Lexington, Ky. – Top athletes have converged at the Tulsa Reining Classic in hopes of claiming a title in one of the 2017 USEF Reining National Championships. Both the Adequan $10,000 Added USEF Open National Championship presented by Markel Insurance CRI3* and the $2,000 Added USEF Youth National Championship will take place Friday, September 1, at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. The open competitors will perform...

Wellington, Florida - The SSG Riding Gloves 'Go Clean for the Green' promotion returns for 2012, offering $60,000 in bonus money throughout the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival running January 11 to April 1 in Wellington, FL. Based on the overwhelming success of last year's inaugural sponsorship promotion, SSG Riding Gloves will once again offer bonus money in the weekly WEF Challenge Cup Series, the Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic and the Junior Jumper High Classic...

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward captures his fourth victory of the season at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Grant Road Partners' Antares F (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — For the fourth time this year, McLain Ward led the victory gallop in the Strongid® C 2X Stadium beating out 51 starters to take home the blue in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer...

La Baule, France - In just few days, the International Jumping of France will present the following elite rider/horse couples programmed to perform in its 2011 show from May 12th through the 15th in La Baule. 17 nations will be represented in France’s CSIO 5*: Recognized as one of the world’s best 8 horseshows, the International Jumping of France‘s 2011 edition will uphold its illustrious reputation by welcoming 60 of the world’s best riders with 163 top performing...

Lexington, KY - The dates and locations of the 2011 Eventing High Performance Training Sessions with Capt. Mark Phillips are as follows: February 3 - 5 Meredyth South, Ocala, FL February 6, 8, 9 Three Runs Plantation, Aiken, SC February 10 - 12 El Campeon Farm, Thousand Oaks, CA February 16 - 17 Meredyth South, Ocala, FL February 21- 22 Three Runs Plantation, Aiken, SC February 23 - 25 Royal Oaks Farm, Thousand Oaks, CA March 2 - 5 Three Runs Plantation, Aiken, SC March 8 - 9 El Campeon Farm,...

The Grand Prix of Los Angeles on September 19 was nothing short of spectacular as it opened with a live performance by Mishavonna, an American Idol Semi-Finalist, the National Anthem performed by a duet of violinists, and then there was the grand prix itself. After the exciting opening ceremonies, the crowd was primed for an exhilarating night of world-class show jumping, and the riders did not disappoint them. However, course designer Leopoldo Palacios made sure the riders worked for the...