Caledon, Ont. – The United States Eventing Team began their pursuit of a berth to the 2016 Olympic Games with the dressage phase at the Caledon Equestrian Park in the 2015 Pan American Games. Before the ground jury of Wayne Quarles, Christian Landolt, and Annabel Scrimgeour, the members of the U.S. team performed consistently to take a narrow lead going into tomorrow’s cross-country on a score of 133. Canada sits closely behind in second on 133.70 and Brazil in third on 136.70. The...

Maddrix and Shutterbug Charleston, S.C. - July 10, 2015 - Thirty four horse and rider teams took to the hunt over the course designed by Classic Company's Joe Carnicum before a sold out VIP tent and it was Timothy Maddrix of Birmingham, Alabama who won the class with Alina Dumitrescu's Shutterbug. After earning the leading first round score of 94 with Missy Nolan's Life is Good as well as a first round score of 91 with Shutterbug, the competition looked to be geared for a Maddrix...

Lexington, Ky. – A field of 15 competitors vying for the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final title kicked off the evening session at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show on Wednesday, July 8. Following the competitive field’s display of equitation skills, 18-year-old Brett Self was named the winner of the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. Self (Charleston, W.Va.) rode her own Safe Harbor to top honors under the tutelage of Stephanie Lilly. Brett...

Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 5, 2015 – Spruce Meadows hosted the final day of competition in its ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* on Sunday with a win for USA’s Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 in the $210,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby. Earlier in the day, McLain Ward (USA) and HH Carlos Z won the $85,000 Enbridge Cup 1.50m. Howard and 16-year-old Lennox Lewis 2 (an Oldenburg gelding by Loreatus x...

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B win the $50,000 Wells Fargo Advisors Grand Prix during the Spring Spectacular III. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, IL - June 20, 2015 - Lisa Goldman retraced familiar steps today during the highlight event of the Showplace Spring Spectacular III, finding her spot at the top of the $50,000 Wells Fargo Advisors Grand Prix leaderboard with longtime partner Centurion B. They tripped the timers in 39.048 seconds, only 2/10ths of a second ahead of second place...

The George Morris Stadium is the main arena at Tryon International Equestrian Center. Photo © Sportfot. Leesburg, Va. - June 18, 2015 – The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the selection of the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and the Colorado Horse Park as the host sites of the USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) for a three-year term, beginning in 2016. Following a successful three-year term at the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas,...

Vale and Acolina R fly over a jump last night in the $35,000 Outback Steakhouse Grand Prix in the Olympic Arena Atlanta, Georgia - June 14, 2015 - Aaron Vale of Morriston, Florida has been unstoppable Week I of the Atlanta Summer Classic and last night's win in the $35,000 Outback Steakhouse Grand Prix added to his earnings! International Course Designer, Manuel Esparza of Mexico City, Mexico, former Assistant Designer for the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and...

Kelli Cruciotti Captures First Grand Prix Win in $100,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon By: Rebecca Walton Beginners luck or youthful indiscretion can be used when a young person takes home a major victory, but none of those correctly describe Kelli Cruciotti. Hard working, determined - those are the best adjectives to describe the 17-year-old athlete who won her first grand prix with Chamonix H during Thursday night's prestigious $100,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon. Kelli Cruciotti and...

Lexington, KY - Classes kicked off at nine o'clock on the final day of the inaugural Split Rock Jumping Tour. The skies were blue and the sun lit up the action in The Rock Jumping Field, which included the $7,500 UltrOZ Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Final, followed by the $7,5000 Brook Ledge High Junior/Amateur Final. The $15,000 Hagyard Equine U25 Cup began at noon. Charlise Casas and Forrest Gump take a victory gallop (SEL Photography) Twenty-four horse and rider combinations opened the Sunday...

Toschufro TT (Jason Bannister) Devon, PA – Each year, Dressage at Devon (DAD) selects a foal to follow on its path to the Breed Show at DAD where hundreds of colts and fillies show each year. Each foal is the product of careful breeding and watchful tending as they, hopefully, grow into champions. This year, we will follow Toschufro TT (Totilas x Baba x Don Schufro), an inquisitive, leggy, bay colt with a white star, born on January 1, 2015. Breeding “For my first breeding ever, I...