Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships concluded Saturday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with the $10,000 USEF Junior Jumper Individual National Championship. There was a leaderboard shake-up in Phase III of the competition, and a clear round from Zone 7’s Sofia Cady and Deleyn moved them up from sixth place to the gold-medal spot on the podium with a final score of 5.94 faults. The 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships...

Lexington, Ky. - Rolex Watch U.S.A. and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) renewed their longstanding partnership Thursday. Dating back to 1980, Rolex and the USEF continue as proud partners for their 43 rd year. Rolex will remain the “Official Timepiece of the US Equestrian Federation”, the title sponsor of the Rolex US Equestrian Show Jumping Ranking List , and the presenting sponsor of the overall USEF rankings (US Equestrian Ranking List brought to you in partnership...

Everything is ready for the 84th edition of CSIO Rome Intesa Sanpaolo - Piazza di Siena Master fratelli d’Inzeo which takes place at the beautiful Piazza di Siena in Rome from 26 to 29 May and looks set to be the best ever! The facts speak for themselves - 67 competitors from 16 countries including 7 of the top 10 riders on the Longines Rankings, 8 of the world’s best teams, 3 Olympic champions, €600,000 in prize-money, and the most elegant venue. The list of competitors just...

Woodside, CA - Derek di Grazia has done a substantial redesign of his cross-country course for the Woodside International Horse Trials, which will take place on Oct. 5-7, presented by Professional’s Choice and Equine Insurance of California. Di Grazia says he’s changed five combinations on the course for the featured CIC3* division, and he’s also made numerous alterations for the CIC2* and CIC1* divisions. “Because we did quite a bit last year, when Woodside became an...

Tina Di Landri and Avargo (McCool Photography) La Canada, Flintridge, CA - Two of the Flintridge Autumn Classic's most eagerly-awaited events have concluded. Saturday's Land Rover of Pasadena Grand Prix saw a total of 38 horses and riders, with ten going fast and clean enough to return for the jump-off. Edge-of-the-seat action continued as the top three finished within a second of each other. Tina recalls her great ride of the evening, "At first when I was walking the course, I was...

Erin Haas and As Di Chupito earn the victory during the $10,000 American Invitational Stake Welcome at the Tournament of Champions (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - It was a muddy morning as the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center welcomed numerous horses to the third day of the Tournament of Champions. The jumpers were able to dodge the effects of the inclement weather as they gathered in the Covered Arena to compete for the top prize at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Thursday saw great opposition as...

Derek di Grazia’s courses are known for being challenging but fair and safe. (Mike McNally Photo) Derek di Grazia knows what it’s like to ride—and win—the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover: he won it in 1985 on Sasquatch, a Thoroughbred/Appaloosa cross. These days, as the Rolex Kentucky event’s cross-country course designer, di Grazia is the man asking the questions of the four-star horses and riders galloping over the Kentucky Horse...

Rome, Italy - When it rains at this time of year in the Italian capital city, the people of Rome just nod and say “ah, yes, it must be time for Piazza di Siena!”, because when the world-famous horse show took place at the end of April it was often dogged by bad weather. Even since it was moved to the end of May the sun has often stayed away, but not this time around. The sun is out, the flowers are blooming all across the beautiful gardens of the Villa Borghese, and the horses and...

Audio from the press conference with Derek di Grazia at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone.

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Junior Equestrian of the Year Award to be acknowledged at the 2020 US Equestrian Annual Meeting at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla. Ellen Di Bella is the winner of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, while Julia Stone is the 2019 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Both Di Bella and Stone will be recognized at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® on Friday,...