Aachen, Germany – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed from behind to secure a silver medal tie with Switzerland in the FEI Nations Cup at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany on Thursday. A podium finish depended on clear rounds from Olympic team gold medalists McLain Ward and HH Azur and Laura Kraut and Zeremonie. Like clockwork, the combinations came through in the clutch for double-clear performances. The U.S. and Switzerland ended on eight faults...

Arthur "Thom" Brede (Courtesy of Cheryle Francis) Dedicated horseman Arthur “Thom” Brede was a driving force in the horse world right up until his passing on April 20. He and his late wife, Ann “Wissie” Brede, moved their Thoroughbred breeding operation from Pennsylvania to Stamping Ground, Ky., in 2000. The Brede family owned Audley End and Taterland Farms. Brede was a devoted judge for US Equestrian who judged hunters at major horse shows across the United States and...

Millstreet Town, Co. Cork, Ireland – A small but mighty field contested the Millstreet International Horse Trials CCI3* this weekend with Jacqueline B. Mars Competition Grant recipient Lillian Heard giving a stellar performance to finish in fourth place. Lillian Heard and LCC Barnaby (Denisa Photo) Heard (Poolesville, Md.) and her own LCC Barnaby, a 2006 Irish Sport Horse gelding, had a respectable test to start the competition off with a dressage score of 58.7 and sit in 12th place. They...

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 (Terri Miller) Del Mar, Calif. – As 2016 Olympic Games qualifying kicks into high gear, the West Coast will see its largest field of international Grand Prix competitors of the year to date as 17 horse/rider combinations square off during this week’s California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, being held March 10-13 at the Del Mar Horse Park. As the competition heats up, once again dressage fans from around the world will be...

Vanessa Mannix and Dooley's Deluxe (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week six of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began Wednesday morning with jumper competition at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. While hunters take center stage on the main show grounds for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week, the international jumpers get a fresh change of scenery competing in both the International Ring and the Derby Field at The Stadium...

Pau, France – A field of 49 competitors will vie for top honors at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*, with competition running from October 22-25. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda along with three other American combinations are up for the challenge of the renowned competition. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Libby Law Photography) Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda are in fine form for their Pau debut. The pair won The...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is sad to report the passing of Lloyd Landkamer. Landkamer, 60, passed away peacefully at his home in Hamel, Minn. on Friday, September 25, after a valiant battle with cancer. Lloyd Landkamer (Geoff Oliver Bugbee) Landkamer was an integral force in the equestrian community for many years, with a vast list of accomplishments as a show secretary, show manager, and sport horse breeder. Landkamer, a USEF ‘R’ Technical...

Katherine Bundy and Levkoi (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) North Salem, N.Y. - Every year, junior riders from around the country strive to earn points to qualify for the ASPCA/NHSAA Maclay Regional Championships. On Saturday, 37 of those young, qualified riders gathered at the American Gold Cup CSI4*-W to compete in the Region 2 ASPCA/NHSAA Maclay Regional Championships and to vie for their shot to ride at the esteemed ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Championship Finals at the National Horse Show...

Liza Boyd and Brunello captured the 2015 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, making history with three consecutive championship victories. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Last year, Brunello won the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship for rider Liza Boyd. This year, the tables were turned as Boyd gathered her emotions, picked up the reins and rode to their third consecutive USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship victory. "Last year, he definitely...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the combinations representing the United States at CICO3* Aachen, held in Aachen, Germany, August 12-14, 2015. The U.S. has been invited to send a team of three athlete-and-horse combinations. Per the USEF press release detailing the 2015 fall eventing grant recipients, the following combinations will compose the U.S. Team (listed in ranked order): Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Thomas Tierney and Simon...