Phillip Dutton and Mr.Medicott (Libby Law) Pau, France- Cross country day at the 2013 Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* saw American combinations climb the leaderboard with efficient, clear performances. Pierre Michelet's 33 obstacle track produced trouble throughout the day with thirty six combinations coming home without jumping penalties and of those only six were able to finish within the 11:48 time allowed. Phillip Dutton, Clark Montgomery, Marilyn Little and Lynn Symansky proved their...

Pau, France - The second day of dressage at the 2013 Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* hosted the final 35 combinations, five of which were representing the U.S., as they performed their tests in front of the Ground Jury of Angela Tucker, Christina Klingspor , and Alain James. Leading the way for the United States after the first phase are Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Phillip Dutton and Mr. Medicott on a score of 44.2 in seventh place. Marilyn Little, Kristi Nunnink and Michael...

Burbank, CA – As Pan American Games fever is sweeping the nation, and winter-weary horses and riders feel the warmth of spring fever, next week's Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J competition will showcase the best of California dressage at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, March 30–April 3, 2011. The level of competition will be high: with over 200 horses entered, more than half will be competing in FEI-level tests, and 65 will contest the international CDI portion of the show....

California's Steffen Peters with his new star "Weltino's Magic". (Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler.) Burbank, CA - Riders who dream of competing at the Pan American Games began their quest at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI*/Y/J in Burbank, CA, February 24-27, 2011. As the first official qualifying competition on the West Coast, horses and riders vied for scores in front of FEI judges Jayne Ayers ("I" USA), Natalie Lamping ("I" USA), and Lorraine MacDonald ("I" CAN). In addition, this competition...

Wellington, FL - February 21, 2011 - The sixth week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) has concluded at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, and another week of fantastic competition was held. The FTI WEF hosts the best that the sports of show jumping, hunters, and equitation have to offer in 12 rings of competition. In addition to competition, the FTI WEF hosts many exciting activities. In an unusual class on the opening morning of week 6 at the FTI Winter Equestrian...

Beezie Madden and Prima. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden scored her second win this week at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in the $50,000 G&C Farm Palm Beach Jumping Derby. She and Prima, owned by Neapolitan Holding Co., LLC, were the fastest over a challenging derby course on the grass field at The Stadium. The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival's sixth week concluded today and was sponsored by Fidelity Investments. The 2011 WEF will continue...

New York, NY - August 17, 2010- The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce the dates and locations for this year's ASPCA Maclay Regional competitions. The horse shows' qualifying classes determine which riders will compete in this year's ASPCA Maclay National Championship, which will be held at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show on November 3-7, 2010. The ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class has been held since 1933, and...

Wrapping up the month of July and continuing through August, Blenheim EquiSports is proud to offer media and spectators the chance to see top-level horses and riders compete in high-performance equestrian sport on the Grand Prix Field at the Del Mar Horse Park. Both the Showpark Racing and August Festival horse shows offer weekend highlights. The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby begins on the afternoon of Saturday, July 31. On Sunday, August 1 the $25,000 Showpark Racing Festival Grand...

Kyndall Harper and Whiz Bang Boom (Waltenberry Photo) Dressage In Austria at the Fritzen CDI4*, Chris Hickey and Cabana Boy finished seventh in the Prix St. Georges and eighth in the Intermediaire I. Riding in the Grand Prix for Special, Tina Konyot and Calecto V scored a 69.02% to finish fourth and were then seventh in the Grand Prix Special. In the Grand Prix for Freestyle, Catherine Haddad guided new partner Winyamaro to a fifth place finish, the pair scored a 71.55% in the Grand Prix...

For the third year in a row, the National Equestrian Centre in Lake St Louis, MO, was home for a week to some of the best Friesian horses in the world. Judges for the International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) World and Grand National Championship Horse Show were Lois Heyerdahl for dressage and sport horse in-hand divisions while the carriage pleasure driving horses were pinned by Audrey Bostwick. Three USEF Friesian judges—Gary Mullen, Todd Trushel and Dr. Walter de la...