Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce the winners of two prestigious awards in the discipline of endurance. Cheryl Van Deusen has been awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, and Alex Shampoe has been awarded the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award is presented to the top U.S. senior endurance rider. This award is sponsored by Gold Medal Farm and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, in memory of Maggy Price. Price was the 1992...

Lexington, Ky. - The stage is set for the 2017 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm to begin at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. From August 8-13, over 600 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The live stream on the USEF Network will cover all of the competition from the Walnut and Alltech Arenas. View the streaming schedule . This year marks the 50th anniversary of the prestigious competition. A...

Lexington, KY - Rolex Watch U.S.A. and the United States Equestrian Federation continue their longstanding partnership as Rolex Watch will remain the "Official Timepiece" of the USEF, the title sponsor of the Kentucky Three-Day Event and the USEF Show Jumping Computer Ranking List. This partnership has spanned 32 years and has been an integral part of the storied evolution of equestrian excellence in the United States, specifically through Rolex USA's title sponsorship of the Rolex Kentucky...

Germany's Anja Plönzke competes against the backdrop of a sold-out house at the World Dressage Masters. (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The excitement is building as many of North America and Europe's top riders are vying for highly-coveted spots in the line-up for the World Dressage Masters (WDM) Palm Beach CDI5* to be hosted January 23-26, 2013, by Wellington Classic Dressage during the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI3* show weekend at the Palm Beach County Jim Brandon...

USA Team 2012 (Left to Right, top to bottom) Chef d'Equipe Missy Ransehousen, Jon Wentz, Rebecca Hart, Dale Dedrick and Donna Ponessa (Lindsay Yosay McCall) London, England - "It has been exciting to compete at the home of Para-Dressage," was the phrase echoed among athletes at the 2012 Paralympic Equestrian Games. It was Great Britain that developed Para-Dressage from the grass roots first and created an entire Para-Equestrian culture. It was Great Britain who aligned with their able-bodied...

The USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championships will award two national titles for the first time in 2012. Many graduates of the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Program have thrived in the Developing Horse Dressage ranks and ultimately progressed to the international stage. The Reserve Champion from the 2011 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp and Performance Sales International, Pie, has thrived this year on the most competitive...

Lexington, KY - The following modifications have been made in bold/italics/underline to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines, Protocols for U.S. Riders Wishing to Compete Abroad, and Criteria to Compete in Foreign CSIOs and CSIs for Ch-P-J-Y-U25 Show Jumping and are effective January 1, 2012. Modifications to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines Primary Number Points: In order to address the lack of differentiation in the lower Class Values, the Primary Number...

A competitor on course in the Purina Mills Horseless Horseshow. (Photo by Sarah Owen.) Ocala, FL - The annual Purina Mills Weekend, which featured exciting classes, a $50,000 Purina Mills-sponsored Grand Prix, and a series of special events, wrapped up the fifth week of AA-rated competition at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Another round of beautiful weather provided picture-perfect conditions, and exhibitors were out in force to take advantage of an action-packed schedule, with several key...

Andre Thieme and Coco 135. (ESI Photography©.) OCALA, FL - On a perfectly beautiful afternoon at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL, German show-jumping icon Andre Thieme riding Seth Vallhonrat's Coco 135 captured the victory in Sunday's $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to close out the Ocala Finals. Thieme's win marked the first time this season that a rider captured more than one victory in a Sunday Grand Prix, his first being aboard his own Cesar three weeks...

Gladstone, NJ - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to represent the U.S. at the CSIO4* Buenos Aires, November 9-14, 2010. The four horse/rider combinations were selected based on their ranking on the October 1, 2010 Rolex/USEF Ranking List. Michelle Grubb will serve as Chef d'Equipe. The following horse/rider combinations have been named: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner John McConnell/50/Lemitar, NM/Katie...