London, OH – If you love horses, you owe it to yourself to put Equine Affaire on your calendar for November 10–13 at the Eastern States Exposition in W. Springfield, MA. Imagine what you could do with four days to devote to your passion for horses . . . Immerse yourself in educational clinics, seminars, and demonstrations. Explore breeds and riding disciplines you’ve only read about or seen online. Visit hundreds of vendors at an equine marketplace filled with equestrian...

Lexington, KY - Sunny skies and warm temperatures returned to the Kentucky Horse Park for Sunday evening's $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington. The nation's top horse and rider combinations gathered at the Rolex Stadium during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show to compete for the winning title. At the end of the night, it was Germany's Christian Heineking and River of Dreams who led the victory gallop after an excellent double clear effort. Karen Cudmore...

Wayne, Ill. – The Intermediaire I and Para Dressage divisions delivered another day of impressive rides at the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Combinations performed the second of three tests on their way to a national championship title. Laura Graves and SenSation HW maintained their lead atop the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship leaderboard, while Mia Rodier-Dawallo and Jayden earned top honors on Tuesday in the USEF Para Dressage National Championship. USEF...

Traverse City, Mich. – The second day of competition at the 2022 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East brought horse-and-rider combinations into the ring for the under-saddle phase to be judged on their performance on the flat. Clara Propp and Arabesque. ©Andrew Ryback Photography For flatwork, the classes were divided into groups of no more than 12 entries at a time with awards given for four sections in each of the two heights. Their scores for the...

Sonoma, Calif. – The 2021 edition of the Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West closed out Wednesday at the Sonoma Horse Park with two new Grand Champions crowned along with seven section champions across the 3’6” and 3’3” fence heights. Stella Wasserman and Princeton. ©GrandPix Photography In the 3’6” section, Stella Wasserman (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Princeton claimed the Overall Grand Champion tricolor and The...

In the second half of the General Session, US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney elaborated on how the organization continues to develop for members as the vision and mission statements remain at the forefront. “Everything we do is for our members and their horses, otherwise, we should not be doing it,” Moroney said. He added that challenges and member feedback in the past year have brought about positive changes that have and will continue to bring improvements for US Equestrian’s...

Traverse City, Mich. – Aug. 21, 2016 – After just claiming the victory in Friday's $35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2*, Mattias Tromp (USA) and Beyaert Farm Inc.'s Avon continued their winning streak on Sunday, blazing through the two rounds of show jumping competition to win the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI2* at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). Mattias Tromp and Avon concluded Week Six of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival with a win in the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI2* on Sunday....

Lexington, Ky. - August 19, 2016 - Out of 66 entries in the first classic round of the USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Kelley Farmer had four of the rides. Not only did the hunter derby veteran qualify two of her mounts, Baltimore and Kodachrome, for Saturday's handy round, but she also took first and second place honors for Lane Change Farm. Kelley Farmer and Baltimore (Shawn McMillen) Baltimore, owned by Jane Gaston, was the first ride of the day for...

Dressage Junior Rider Team Gold Medals Awarded to Region 3; Carlos Guerrerio and Santos Claim Victory in USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championships Junior Individual First Round Qualifier; Elena Hengel Sits in the Lead aboard Zipp in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Championships CIC2* Division While Team Canada Holds Top Team Position Parker, Colo. - The first medals for team show jumping were presented today at the Adequan®/FEI North American...

Lauren Hester and Warinde B (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - With only nine career grand prix wins under her belt, the pressure was on as Lauren Hester took the stage with Warinde B in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The only American rider to advance to the jump-off, hometown favorite Hester gave it her all to earn the win, besting veteran five-star riders Pablo Barrios and Shane Sweetnam. "I'm on cloud nine, and I'm really...