Washington DC —United States Equestrian Federation rider and 2004 Olympic Team Silver medalist McLain Ward adds 20 World Cup qualifying points to his standing in the East Coast League, after a first place finish atop Goldika 559 at the $100,000 Washington International President’s Cup in Washington DC on October 30. One of three horse and rider pairs to finish with double clean rounds, Ward and Goldika 559 (Bay Holsteiner mare; Cor de la Bryere—Zelena II; Double H Farm) kept...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the ranked alternates for the U.S. Pan American Eventing Team for the 2015 Pan American Games. The alternate athlete-and-horse combinations have been ranked in the following order (pending the approval of the Ad Hoc Selection Group): Jennie Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding Lauren Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Jacqueline Mars' Vermiculus, a 2007...

Waco, Texas. - There is little change in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national rankings, which were released by the NCEA Selection Committee on Wednesday. South Carolina remains the nation’s top-ranked team, while Baylor is second and Auburn third. Kansas State checks in at No. 4, while New Mexico State is No. 5. Oklahoma State moves up to No. 6, while Georgia, which fell to South Carolina this past weekend, drops to No. 7. TCU (No. 8), UT-Martin (No. 9) and Texas...

Lucy Davis became the youngest GCT Grand Prix winner Saturday (GCT Press Office) Lausanne, Switzerland - America's Laura Kraut keeps hold of her season rankings lead after a dramatic second round showdown in Lausanne. Keeping ahead of Christian Ahlmann and Luciana Diniz, Laura Kraut stays on top going into the 11th leg of the season in Vienna, Austria. Keeping US domination strong, California's Lucy Davis stole the show in Lausanne after an unbelievable win, marking the biggest in her...

Megan Benjamin and Blake Dahlgren are currently in third place in the Pas de Deux Championship (www.barny-th.de) Le Mans, France - The third day of competition at the FEI World Vaulting Championship was a full day of world-class vaulting as all four Championship divisions competed. In the Pas de Deux Championship, Megan Benjamin (Saratoga, CA) and Blake Dahlgren (Santa Clarita, CA) had a very impressive first round Free Test performance, putting them in Bronze medal position with a score of 8....

Every two years, while the selection committees ponder who will represent the United States, another selection process is under way to determine who will feed our horses while they represent our country. For the last four games—2002 Jerez World Equestrain Games (WEG), 2004 Athens Olympics, 2006 Aachen WEG, and 2008 Beijing Olympics—Pennfield Feed was the feed of choice for our equestrian teams, because just like them, Pennfield demonstrates the highest level of consistent quality....

Barcelona, Spain - The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished fifth overall in the final round of the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final on a team total of nine faults. Germany were crowned the winners, while France finished second, and Belgium in third. Brazil finished in fourth, narrowly edging the U.S., and securing the single Olympic qualification allocation available to the highest-placed and previously non-qualified team at the conclusion of the competition. The NetJets U.S. Jumping...

Traverse City, Mich. - With only a few weeks to go until the start of the 2016 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, competitors are gearing up for this year's addition of FEI 2* and 3* weeks, as well as a $25,000 U-25 Grand Prix to the August show series. The week of August 10-14 will surely be action packed, boasting both U-25 competition and two CSI2* ranking classes. The excitement continues just a week later, moving into August 17-21 with two more CSI2* ranking classes. Both CSI2* weeks...

Waco, Texas. - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association has announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee and released on Tuesday. Each of the top-three spots remain the same from last week as South Carolina is No. 1, Georgia is No. 2 and Baylor is No. 3. Auburn moves up to No. 4 this week and Fresno State is No. 5. Texas A&M is the nation’s sixth-ranked team, while TCU is No. 7 and SMU is No. 8. Oklahoma State (No. 9) and Kansas...

Waco, Texas - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association on Tuesday announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee. Baylor, which extended its season-opening win streak to seven, remains at No. 1. TCU, which defeated then-No. 2 Kansas State on Friday, moves up to No. 2. South Carolina was idle last week and remains ranked third in the nation. Kansas State, which dropped a pair of competitions over the weekend to Baylor and TCU, falls to No. 4 this...