Wayne, Ill. – The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions began Wednesday at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Combinations from three divisions headed down centerline in the Kay Arena for the first test of their respective divisions. Early leaders in the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship, and USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship began their quest for a title, while five other divisions...

By US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media Lima, Peru – All four members of the U.S. Jumping Team turned in impressive performances on Tuesday, August 6, during the opening day of jumping competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. The team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, were all clear and quick to give the U.S. an early lead. ShannonBrinkmanPhotography Tuesday’s round was a...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Moving up the ranks through all three rounds of the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, 17-year-old Brian Moggre (Flower Mount, Texas) answered all the questions judges Geoff Teall and Robin Rost Brown asked, awarding him first place and the gold medal for his spectacular performance. Brian Moggre receives his awards as the 2018 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal champion (© Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) After a year of qualifying, 238 riders started their quest...

Mill Spring, N.C. - The ultimate in athlete to horse communication, the Four-in-Hand Combined Driving competition will include drivers maneuvering four horses through three phases over three days, starting with dressage, marathon, and cones all taking place Friday-Sunday, September 21 – 23, 2018. Misdee Wrigley Miller, one of only two women competitors in the entire driving competition, will take on the best men competitors from around the world. Fighting for medal contention, Wrigley...

Gilroy, Calif. – The US Equestrian (USEF)/American Vaulting Association (AVA) Vaulting National Championships were held on August 2-5, 2018, at Gilroy Gaits in Gilroy, Calif. Claiming the Female and Male Gold Individual championship titles were Elizabeth Osborn and Kristian Roberts, respectively. In the Open Pas de Deux, the championship win went to Haley Smith and Daniel Janes of Pacific Coast Vaulters, the same team which also claimed the A Team championship. Individual Competition...

Devin Ryan, Beezie Madden, and Henrik von Eckermann Paris, France – The podium was decorated in stars and stripes Sunday evening as Beezie Madden and Breitling LS claimed victory at the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final. Not far behind her, with only six penalties, fellow American Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue stamped their names on second. Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) finished on a single rail in the second round of the Final III, after jumping three previous clear rounds on Thursday, Friday,...

Lexington, Ky . - The first championship titles of the USEF Pony Hunter National Championship were claimed Wednesday as the Large Regular Hunter Ponies presented by Triple Crown Feed and the Small Green Hunter Ponies completed their final phases of competition in the 2017 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm at the Kentucky Horse Park. Libbie Gordon and Childs Play Hot Topic bested the field of 134, earning top overall honors in the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship...

Boyd Martin and Crackerjack competing at theRolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover in 2015. (Kasey @ Rare Air Photography) The path to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover can be winding and difficult, and few understand that better than owner Lucy Boynton. Her horse Crackerjack has done more than just take Boynton to the highest level of eventing on both sides of the Atlantic; he’s also given her an extended family and continued a path that her late...

Good biosecurity practices are key to disease prevention when horses are grouped together at competitions. (Randi Muster/Mustphoto, Inc.) Ask horse owners to name their most-feared horse diseases, and chances are equine herpesvirus, or EHV, will be on the list. Recent reports of EHV in Texas, Louisiana, California, and Kentucky serve as a reminder that, with the spring competition season getting underway, it’s important for equestrians to be vigilant and take preventive measures, from...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Always a test of mindfulness and skill, the four phases of the 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - West illustrate the demands on a show jumper. Nineteen qualified riders began the finals on Friday, which after three phases were narrowed down to a final four who then demonstrated their abilities to ride a course on four different horses. Sitting on top going into the final phase, Peyton Warren (Rancho Murieta, Calif.) emerged as the...