Lexington, Ky. – The 2019 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm came to its conclusion on Sunday with the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Finals taking center stage at the Alltech Arena. A total of 197 young athletes competed for the coveted title over a solid track designed by Jasen Shelley. A total of 20 riders with four from the small section, 10 from the medium section, and six from the large section returned for the second round over another challenging course....

Wellington, Fla. – For the second day in a row, it was gold for a U.S. team as The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team secured the top spot on Thursday, March 14, in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm and held during the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 10 in Wellington, Fla. Earning the win for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team with a total score of 437.693 were team members Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, Fla.), Shelly Francis...

Gluch, Asher, and Pai claim the gold medal for the U.S. (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. – The U.S. CDIO-U25 Team topped the podium on Wednesday, March 13, after securing gold in the CDIO-U25 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA, presented by Diamante Farms and held during the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 10 in Wellington, Fla. Earning the win for the USA with a total score of 138.559 were team members Lauren Asher (Wellington, Fla.), Kerrigan Gluch...

Ocala, Fla. - Live Oak International provided a picturesque backdrop for an exhilarating marathon day for the two USEF Advanced Combined Driving National Championships. Chester Weber and Steve Wilson positioned themselves as leaders of the Advanced Four-in-Hand and the Advanced Pairs National Championships, respectively. Chester Weber with Amadeus, Hendrik, First Edition, and Gouveneur (Photo by Pics of You) Weber (Ocala, Fla.) had a dominating performance across all seven hazards with his team...

Ocala, Fla. - One step closer to a 16 th USEF national championship title after Thursday’s dressage, Chester Weber currently leads the USEF Advanced Four-in-Hand Combined Driving National Championship, while James Miller tops the USEF Advanced Pairs Combined Driving National Championship at the Live Oak International. Chester Weber with Armaeus, Boris W, First Edition, and Gouveneur (Photo by Pics of You) Weber (Ocala, Fla.) sits first with his team of Armaeus, his 14-year-old Dutch...

Wellington, Fla . – The $10,000 faults-converted competition started off the $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship on Thursday at the Holiday & Horses Show. The U25 athletes delivered quick rounds over Anthony D'Ambrosio’s course in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena. Samantha Cohen and Carmen sped to the lead, winning the first competition and putting them at the top of the overall leaderboard. Samantha Cohen and Carmen...

Jennifer Keeler and Amazing Grace win the USEF Single Pony Combined Driving National Championship (PicsofYou.com) Aiken, S.C. – Jennifer Keeler and Katie Whaley capped off an epic combined driving season by winning the final USEF Combined Driving National Championships of 2018 following the Katydid CDE on Sunday. After three phases of competition, Keeler finished with 149.45 penalties to secure the USEF Advanced Single Pony Combined Driving National Championship, while Whaley ended with...

Photo by Howie Schatzberg Photography) Aurora, Colo. - Nearly 1,800 Arabian and Half-Arabian horses and 7,200 exhibitors, owners, trainers, and support staff from 44 states and six countries made Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla., their home for two weeks during the annual Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) Arabian and Half-Arabian U.S. National Championship Horse Show . Credited by the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce with bringing $104 million in economic impact to the city of Tulsa, second...

Allentown, N.J. – Five USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Champions were crowned at the Garden State Combined Driving Event CDE at the Horse Park of New Jersey on October 12-14. It was the debut of national championships at the preliminary level in order to serve as a catalyst to ignite further interest in the combined driving discipline, and cultivate combinations for the development and elite levels. Berndl and Impressive (Photo by Conklin Photographic LLC) Leslie Berndl...

Buenos Aires, Argentina – The North American Team battled through an intense jump-off against Europe to win the gold medal at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday. Led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Mattie Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose Espinosa from Honduras, Nicole Meyer from Mexico, and Marisa Thompson from Panama finished on zero faults and accumulated 10 clear rounds throughout three rounds of competition. Hatcher produced...