Live Oak International , which takes place from March 9-12 in Ocala, Fla., is unique. It’s the nation’s largest combined driving and show jumping competition, bringing these two disciplines together at a world-class level. This year, Live Oak International will draw about 275 horses from 26 countries, as well as more than 300 volunteers and about 30 competition officials, according to Live Oak International manager Damian Guthrie. Can’t be there in person? Catch all the action...

Lexington, Ky. – Parry Thomas was not simply the sharp business mastermind that revolutionized the city of Las Vegas, Nev. The equestrian community knew him as the passionate owner whose love of horses helped inspire and impact the sport of dressage. Surrounded by his supportive family, Thomas passed away peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2016, at his cherished River Grove Farm in Hailey, Idaho, at the age of 95. No one could have predicted the success that would significantly leave a...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Grade IV and Ib Individual tests took center stage at the Deodoro Equestrian Center Wednesday at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Competing in the Grade Ib Individual test for the U.S. Team was Sydney Collier, who scored 67.655%. The Individual test is the second of two tests in Team competition. The U.S. will see its final two team representatives, Rebecca Hart and Margaret McIntosh and individual, Roxanne Trunnell, in Thursday's Grade II and Ia Individual tests. On...

Mary Babick, president-elect of the USHJA Dallas, Texas - Today, the United States Hunter Jumper Association Board of Directors elected Mary Babick as the next president of the organization, during the Board of Directors meeting held in Dallas, Texas. Babick will take office on December 15, following the final Board of Directors meeting of the USHJA Annual Meeting, which will be held in Palm Springs, California. The election consisted of brief presentations from both candidates, Mary Babick and...

Patricia Griffith and Skorekeeper on their way to a $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Championship Sunday at HITS Saugerties began with the high-energy concluding round of the richest Hunter class in the country, the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. The stage was set for the field of top-caliber contenders with a lovely course designed by Rian Beals of Saugerties, New York. Patricia Griffith of New York, New York, did it again after a...

Ryan Wood and Powell (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, NC. - Preceding the final day of competition at the 2016 Nutrena® USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Land Rover, horse and rider combinations from numerous divisions continued to display their talents in front of a supportive crowd at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The Adequan® Advanced Gold Cup Finals division saw change in leadership, as Marilyn Little and RF Demeter retired on course to give Ryan...

Annabel Revers and Kingpin (The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, N/.Y. - Annabel Revers, 16, of Weston, MA, and Kingpin, owned by Beechwood Stables, LLC, ruled the Anne Aspinall Ring winning the Grand Junior Hunter Championship at the 41st annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. "It's really exciting," said Revers. "I have never been to the Classic before, so it was really great to come here for the first time, have him do so well here and win." Kingpin won three classes over fences to earn the Small...

Leslie Howard and Donna Speciale Win $40,000 Sovaro Speed Stake (Shawn McMillen) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Leslie Howard (USA) and Donna Speciale, owned by Laure Sudreau, went early in the field of 41 competitors from five nations, but the Darien, CT resident managed to hang on to the fastest clear round and win the $40,000 Sovaro Speed Stake, the first or four FEI-recognized competitions to be featured at the 41st Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Howard was fourth in the lineup and watched as...

West Sussex, England – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team put forth a great effort in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain presented by Longines at CSIO5* Hickstead. On Friday, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland guided the team of Katie Dinan, Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, and Paris Sellon against a top international field of eight nations. After two rounds over a solid track designed by Kelvin Bywater (GBR), the U.S. tied with Switzerland for fourth place on 12...

“ Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted ” the saying goes and that proved true to form today as we set forth to Deodoro for Boot Camp Day 1. Our driver spoke no English and being British clearly I had never seen it as a priority to master a foreign language, in this case Portugese. Add in to the mix that this was the opening day for the TransOlímpica and it was a voyage of adventure. The TransOlímpica is the new road linking Barra (Olympic Village / main...