The 64th Pennsylvania National Horse Show will host some of the biggest names in the sport of show jumping when it returns to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, October 8-17. McLain Ward, who made history at the Hampton Classic Horse Show by winning the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier for a record fourth time on his two-time Olympic Team Gold-medal horse, Sapphire, and followed that with a win on Sapphire in the $1-million CN International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows...

Iron Spring Farm’s UB40 continues to make a name for himself in both North America and Europe. Two UB40 sons were selected for performance testing at the 2008 KWPN Stallion Keuring held in s’ Hertogenbosch last week. One three-year-old son bred by A.A. van de Koppel, Amigo out of Tolanda (Elite) by Krack C, finished in the reserve championship position in the dressage stallion category. Amigo is a beautiful, modern-type with a gorgeous head and neck and uphill build. The result is incredible...

Angela Moore and Land Baron 4 won Palm Beach Toyota’s $25,000 Grand Prix at Littlewood on April 9, 2006. Moore was the last to go in the jump-off, and she and Land Baron 4 were the fastest at 37.675 seconds with a double clear. Frankie Chesler-Ortiz and Ranville came in second with a time of 43.288 seconds and no faults. Bert Mutch and All Star were fast in the jump-off with 38.326 seconds, but downed a rail and ended in third. Pablo Gamboa with Findus had one rail and finished fourth. The...

Laura Kraut extended her lead to 13 points over Beezie Madden in the race for American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Rider of the Year following a fifth place finish in the Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix in Kentucky over the weekend. Meanwhile, victories by Aaron Vale in Kentucky and Rich Fellers in California have juggled the standings and moved both of those riders into contention for the American Grand Prix Association title. Entering its 27th year, the AGA Grand Prix Series of Show Jumping is...

Wayne, Ill. – A busy day of competition took place at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center with seven classes across two rings for day four of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions . The Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I division had its conclusion with the FEI Freestyle Test, culminating in the second national championship title of this year’s show. Madeleine Bendfeldt and Lindholm's Quick Step. ©SusanJStickle.com Markel/USEF Five-Year-Old Dressage National...

Ocala, Fla. – A dominant team of veterans will represent the United States this week at the country’s only qualifier for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final in September in Barcelona, Spain. CSIO4* Ocala will host eight teams in the prestigious Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona on Friday. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team of Lauren Hough, Beezie Madden, Todd Minikus, and McLain Ward have drawn fifth in the order and will look to earn...

Andrew Kocher and Casino Royal (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - June 30, 2015 - Colorado Horse Park's (CHP) Mid-Summer Show concluded this past weekend in Parker, CO. It was an exciting week of competition, which included the $75,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix and a $20,000 Open Welcome Stake sponsored by Ariat. The $75,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix had 20 participants, eight of which laid down clear rounds, which made for an exciting jump-off for spectators and riders...

Gabe Aniello performing his Free Test at the 2012 World Vaulting Championship (www.barny-th.de) Le Mans, France - On the second day of competition at the FEI World Vaulting Championship, the U.S. vaulters had a day of strong performances. Gabe Aniello (Redwood City, CA) leads the U.S. vaulters in the Individual Male Championships, currently sitting in ninth place with a total score of 7.277. Aniello partnered with Forrest Cump and lunger Agnes Forst. "I had a rough beginning but I pulled it...

Gladstone, NJ - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has recommended the following athlete/horse combinations to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to represent the United States on the U.S. Dressage Team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The USOC will make the following entry of athlete/horse combinations on Monday (they are named in ranked order): 1. Steffen Peters will ride Jen and Bruce Hlavacek's Weltino's Magic 2. Heather Blitz will ride her...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations for the 2011 National Hunter Championships: USEF Junior Hunter Championships - West Coast: August 16-17, 2011; Oaks Blenheim, San Juan Capistrano, CA USEF Junior Hunter Championships - East Coast: August 2-3, 2011; HITS on the Hudson, Saugerties, NY USEF Pony Finals: August 9-14, 2011; Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF National Hunter Breeding...