Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Lexington, KY - The USEF is pleased to announce that Double H Farm will sponsor at this year's Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), which takes place July 17-22, 2012, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Double H Farm, owned by the Harrison Family and based in Wellington, FL, and Ridgefield, CT, offers quality hunter and jumper sale horses in addition to their strong line-up of stallions available for breeding. Double...

The sun was shining strong on Spruce Meadows for the second day of the 2012 ‘Canada One’ Tournament. With 75 horse/rider combinations saddling up for the 1.45 meter West Jet Cup, course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) created a difficult and technical track for the riders. After 16 jumping efforts over 540 meters, a scant 6 combinations moved on into the jump off. Among them, Shane Sweetnam (IRL) beat out his competitors with double clear rounds aboard his 8 year old Belgian...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

The FEI Bureau allocated a total of 23 Continental Championships (2012-2015) during its meeting at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on 8 June 2012. The following Championships were allocated for 2013: Children’s International Jumping Classic Final, Valle de Bravo (MEX), 29 January - 2 February. Balkan Eventing Championships, Eskisehir (TUR), 21-23 September. Children’s International Jumping Classic Final, Brasilia (BRA), December (dates to be confirmed). FEI European Jumping...

Louise Serio and Corvine continue to lead the $15,000 Hallway Feeds Leading Rider Bonus standings as of Saturday, May 19, 2012, during the second derby in the series, held during the Kentucky Spring Classic. (Shawn McMillen Photography/PMG) Lexington KY - Professional rider Louise Serio continues to hold the lead after the second part of the 2012 $45,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby came to a conclusion on Saturday, May 19, 2012 during the Kentucky Spring Classic. The Hallway Feeds...

Lexington, KY – Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron and Olympic Eventing riders Gina Miles, David and Karen O’Connor will compete with some of the world’s leading Reining riders in the $25,000 World Championship Freestyle Reining at the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup. The Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup (AKRC) is held during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, which runs April 26-29 the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The AKRC features the $100,000...

Wellington, FL - Following the conclusion of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team, the USEF has named the following athlete/horse combinations to the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. These combinations have been ranked in the following order: 1 Cylana/Reed Kessler 2 Indigo/Margie Engle 3 Cedric/ Laura Kraut 4 Coral Reef Via Volo/Beezie Madden 5 Mika/Reed Kessler 6 Urico/Mario Deslauriers 7 Flexible/Rich Fellers 8 Antares F/ McLain...

Isabelle Leibler and Watson 108 National Young Rider Dressage Championships. Photo: SusanJStickle.com. Lexington, KY - Isabelle Leibler and Watson 108 came in second in Sunday's B Final in the Freestyle, representing the U.S. at the FEI Young Rider World Cup Dressage Final in Frankfurt, Germany. Leibler (Greenwich, CT) scored 68.700 on the 14-year-old Westphalian gelding, just behind Simona Aeberhard, representing Switzerland. "The competition was absolutely amazing," Leibler said. "Watson...

Isabelle Leibler and Watson 108 National Young Rider Dressage Championships. Photo: SusanJStickle.com. Lexington, KY - Isabelle Leibler and Watson 108 performed flawlessly Friday while representing the U.S. at the FEI Young Rider World Cup Dressage Final Grand Prix, and are moving forward to the B Final on Sunday in the Freestyle. "We were mistake free and I finished the first day very proud of myself and of Watson for staying focused throughout the exciting distractions," Leibler said. "The...