Lexington, Ky. - Exciting head-to-head dressage competition got underway on Thursday at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® in Lexington, KY, November 6 - 9, 2014. Nearly four hundred Adult Amateur and Open riders from Training Level to Grand Prix have come to the Kentucky Horse Park in their quests for national championship honors, and many of them made their final preparations today by competing in one of the multitude of open and warm-up USDF Dressage in the Bluegrass classes....

Pau, France – Three U.S. horse-and-athlete combinations performed their dressage test at the Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* on Thursday, and Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Lauren Kieffer and Veronica lead the way for the U.S. contingent. Lauren Kieffer and Veronica (Libby Law Photography) Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica had a lovely test to score 44.2 from the Ground Jury of Jane Tolley, Eric Lieby, and Polly Ann Huntington, putting them in fourth...

Lexington, Ky. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is off to a solid start at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* following the first day of dressage as competition got underway in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill by Night (Libby Law Photography) Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, UK) and Fernhill by Night had a lovely test in front of the judging panel of Anne-Mette Binder (DEN), Christoph Hess (GER), and Angela Tucker (GBR) to receive a score of 47.90. She and...

New York, N.Y. - Central Park’s Trump Rink was alight with excitement Friday night as the inaugural Central Park Horse Show (CPHS), presented by Rolex and produced by The Chronicle of the Horse, continued with its second day of show jumping competition under the beautiful New York City skyline. The evening featured a $50,000 “NYC vs. The World” Team Speed Challenge, presented by Donald J. Trump, with a win for Suncast® Corporation’s World Team. Representing his home...

Kyle King and Quigley (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta - In the largest starting field in memory for the ATCO Electric 'Circuit' Six Bar competition, 23 horses and riders attempted one of the most popular events at the Spruce Meadows 'Masters'. Excelling through five rounds of competition, the final two riders settled for a tie for first place when both had a refusal at the final jump in a row, an imposing vertical standing at 2.14m, which would have been a...

On the fourth and final day of vaulting competition, World Championship titles were decided in the Pas de Deux, Individual Female, Individual Male, and Squad divisions. A packed crowd at the Zénith witnessed the best of the best in the discipline of vaulting perform their Second Round Freestyle Tests in front of the judging panel of Sue Detol, Elzbieta Dolinska, Anita Flamand, Véronique Girard, Pavla Krauspe, Anna Kull, Helma Schwarzmann, and Karolina Wickholm in hopes of bringing...

Caen, France – On the fourth and final day of vaulting competition, World Championship titles were decided in the Pas de Deux, Individual Female, Individual Male, and Squad divisions. A packed crowd at the Zénith witnessed the best of the best in the discipline of vaulting perform their Second Round Freestyle Tests in front of the judging panel of Sue Detol, Elzbieta Dolinska, Anita Flamand, Véronique Girard, Pavla Krauspe, Anna Kull, Helma Schwarzmann, and Karolina Wickholm...

"Just being patient and doing what you know is right, can get you where you want to go." Listen to Laura Graves chat with Rupert Bell after her 5th place finish in the Dressage Freestyle today

Kevin Babington and family watch the Carling King tribute. (Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports) Halifax, Mass. - As the 2014 Silver Oak Jumper Tournament drew to a close on the final Sunday, Irish rider Kevin Babington celebrated one of the most special days in what has been a long and highly decorated career. First, during the pre-game ceremonies, his great mount Carling King, who recently passed away, was honored with a wonderful video production on the big video screen ringside. Put together by Jeff...

David Beisel celebrates after a speedy round on Ammeretto (A. Glavan/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - He may be the smallest horse in the class, but do not let his size fool you. The just barely 16 hand stallion Ammeretto is a fierce competitor with rider David Beisel, and he makes up for what he lacks in height and galloping speed with nimble turns. It was just such a turn that clinched the top spot in Sunday's $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi. Beisel was able...