Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named an additional combination to represent the United States at CICO3* Aachen, held in Aachen, Germany, August 12-14. The U.S. has now been invited to send a full team of four athlete-and-horse combinations. The following combination has been named as the fourth member of the U.S. Team: Colleen Rutledge (Frederick, Md.) and her own Covert Rights, a 2006 Thoroughbred Cross gelding The U.S. Team will also include (in ranked...

Lexington, Ky. - The stage is set for the 2015 US Pony Finals to begin at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. From August 4-9, over 800 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. Through Saturday, competition for the US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans will take place. Riders will vie for championships in Small, Medium, and Large Regular Hunter and Green Hunter divisions. The Hunter Pony...

Bratislava, Slovakia – A team of up-and-coming athletes will represent the U.S. in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CSIO3*-W Bratislava, July 23-26 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, the team consists of Audrey Coulter, Allyssa Hecht, Michael Hughes, and Hannah von Heidegger, all of whom are competing on their first senior team. The U.S. team has drawn eighth in the order of 13 teams. Coulter (San Francisco, Calif.) has climbed from the Young...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host two Youth Dressage High Intensity Training Sessions for youth athletes August 1-3 in Gladstone, N.J., and September 25-27 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Modeled off the USEF/USET Foundation Pipeline Clinics, these sessions will be led by George Williams, USEF Dressage Youth Coach, and/or Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, USEF Assistant Dressage Youth Coach. Athletes will participate in educational sessions throughout each three-day...

Kelley Farmer and Mindful win $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by Notting Hill Farm, at the Spring Spectacular III. Wayne, IL - June 16, 2015 - Kelley Farmer has shown in Showplace Production's $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby seven times. She has won five times and finished second in two. Last year Farmer rode to the 1-2 finish, and today she returned to the "windy city" to have a repeat performance. She captured the win with Mindful, owned by David Glefke of...

Kelley Farmer and Dalliance Mumford, NY - June 7, 2015 - With just one horse left to return in the handy round of the $35,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum, Amanda Steege and Jennifer Alfano waited on standby prepared to jump-off for the win. The two riders sat tied at the top of the class, with the outcome all up to the final pair: Kelley Farmer and Dalliance. But as Farmer and Dalliance cleared the final fence on Sunday afternoon, it quickly...

Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite win the $50,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix as the only pair to jump double clear. Wayne, IL - June 6, 2015 - Jumping a national standard $50,000 grand prix is a feat of its own. For Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite, jumping to the only double clear effort of the $50,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix at the Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show marked a moment Douglas will always remember. "This is definitely a highpoint," eventual winner Douglas said....

Lexington, Ky. - The World Equestrian Festival held from May 29 – May 31, 2015 at the renowned Aachen, Germany equestrian venue was an exciting display of excellence in the disciplines of dressage, driving, and jumping. The United States held their own on the international stage with excellent placings by American participants in all three disciplines. Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Dressage The U.S. was well represented in Grand Prix competition by Shelly Francis...

Lexington, Ky. – The crown-jewel of the U.S. eventing calendar, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover, gets underway this week at the Kentucky Horse Park. Seventy-five horses were presented and accepted today at the first horse inspection. Entries from nine countries will contest America's only CCI4* event in their quest for the coveted champion title and Rolex watch. In addition to hosting the Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship, this year’s...

Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is excited to announce that their Annual Convention will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma November 18-21, in 2015. The Hyatt Regency Tulsa is located in the heart of Oklahoma’s vibrant business, entertainment and cultural districts. In addition to 38,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting and event space, the hotel boasts a number of wonderful amenities including: 454 beautifully appointed guestrooms, an on-site...