Richard Spooner of USA riding Chivas Z © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 10, 2015 – USA’s Richard Spooner jumped to victory aboard his own Chivas Z in the $85,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup on Friday of the ‘Pan American’ Tournament, presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows. Friday’s competition also included a $34,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m competition with a win for Brazil’s Eduardo Menezes and Carushka 2. The ‘Pan...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3* taking place July 23-26, 2015 in Kalispell, Mont. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been awarded USEF Land Rover Competition Grants: Jennie Brannigan* (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding John Michael Durr** (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Ruth Bley's...

Parker, CO - June 10, 2015 - Colorado Horse Park (CHP) concluded its first week of hunter/jumper competition with the Summer in the Rockies I horse show this past weekend. Summer in the Rockies I featured a $30,000 Front Range Kubota Grand Prix and a $20,000 Open Welcome Stakes. The $30,000 Front Range Kubota Grand Prix saw 17 entries contest the first round course, and four combinations advanced to the jump-off, where the short course saw two double clear rounds. Victory was claimed by the...

Lisa Stroud (Hippo Foto Team - Dirk Caremans) Caen, France - The 2014 FEI World Team and Individual for Four-in-Hands Driving Championship, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, got underway with 23 drivers performing their dressage tests. The U.S. sent two drivers before the Ground Jury of Klaus Christ (GER), Andrew Counsell (GBR), Anne-Marie Turbe (FRA), Joaquin Medina (ESP), and Pia Skar (DEN). Both Misdee Wrigley Miller and Lisa Stroud are making their Four-in-Hand World...

Jeremy Olson and Wallace Hill Shade (Diana DeRosa Photo) Sartilly, France – On Thursday morning, 165 horse-and-rider combinations set out on the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance course. Covering stretches of sandy beaches, wooded trails, and town streets, Jeremy Olson (La Motte, Iowa), riding his and Amy Wallace-Whelan’s Wallace Hill Shade, were one of only 38 combinations to complete the trying course. Rain throughout the week created difficult footing, leaving...

William Funnell and Billy Angelo (Samantha Lamb) Hickstead, England - Local rider William Funnell has won plenty at Hickstead over the years, and Thursday he added another title to his collection on day three of the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead (29 July – 3 August). Riding Billy Angelo, William took the feature class of the afternoon – the Bunn Leisure Trophy. Drawn exactly half way through the 50-strong class, William jumped an immaculate clear first round...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be well represented at the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final April 17-21 as 12 American show jumpers will head to Lyon, France for the 2014 Final. As the reigning FEI World Cup Jumping Final champion, Beezie Madden is pre-qualified to defend her title in Lyon. Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) will ride Abigail Wexner’s Simon. Simon is a 1999 Dutch Warmblood gelding. After 24 North American World Cup Qualifying Events...

McLain Ward and Wings (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) began its fifth week of competition on Wednesday with a win for two-time U.S. Olympic Team Gold Medalist McLain Ward and his mount, Wings, in the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 led the way through a large part of the class, but were bested by Ward and Wings at the very end and finished in second place. Week five of the FTI Consulting...

Heather Mason of Tewksbury, NJ is off to a winning start at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® (SusanJStickle.com) Lexington, Ky. - For the first time in almost 30 years, national titles for adult amateur and open dressage riders from Training Level to Grand Prix were presented Friday at the inaugural US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. A full day of intense competition extended into a festive evening as special celebrations were...

Lexington, KY - Five top horse-and-rider combinations will represent the U.S. at the CSIO3* Bratislava, August 1-4, in Bratislava, Slovakia. Kirsten Coe, Meagan Nusz, Catherine Pasmore, Quentin Judge, and Paige Johnson hope to produce strong performances and claim a win in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup. The U.S. has drawn eighth in the order for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup on Friday. Four of the five following combinations will represent the U.S. in the feature class of the CSIO3* Bratislava....