Wellington, FL - Severe weather on Thursday March 6 caused the postponement of the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup which a also served as the fourth leg of the USEF Selection Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.com (The Top Three Riders at the USEF Selection Trials for Show Jumping (L-R: Laura Kraut, Nicole Shahinian-Simpson, Will Simpson)) Trials for Show Jumping at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The Selection Trial began on Friday morning at 8 a.m. The grounds crew worked tirelessly and...

Theodore O'Connor wins the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year Award. (Geoff Oliver Bugbee/USEF Archives ) Louisville, KY—Among the regalia of the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) historic Horse of the Year Awards program and black tie gala, eventing champion and newly-crowned star Theodore O’Connor was named the 2007 Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year at the Downtown Marriott in Louisville, KY. Bred by P. Wynn Norman and owned by Theodore...

The tally has just begun, and your votes will be an integral part of deciding which of the nation’s leading equines will be named the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year. Merely weeks away from the 2008 USEF Annual Meeting, all heads are turning to five finalists in anticipation of which horse will be adorned with the title of Horse of the Year—one of the most prestigious awards the USEF bestows. This year’s winner will join dressage superstar Brentina (2005...

Photo by Charles Mann (Winsome Adante with Kim Severson) Lexington, KY - After an illustrious career that includes three victories at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****, a Team Gold medal at the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games, Team Bronze and Individual Silver medals at the 2004 Olympics, a third-place finish at the Badminton CCI**** in 2007, wins at the 2000 Radnor CCI** and the 2001 Blenheim CCI*** and countless horse trials victories, Winsome Adante’s owner, vets and rider have collectively...

Phillip Dutton and The Foreman (Photo by Shannon Brinkman ) Elkton, MD – The competition continued on Sunday as numerous USEF National Championships were up for grabs at the Fair Hill International CCI***. Phillip Dutton won for the fourth time, but this was the first time that the U.S. national anthem was played in his honor. Riding The Foreman, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Ann Jones, Dutton won the USEF National Eventing Championships on a score of 46.4, adding one rail...

Flashpoint Photography Medals that were awarded to competitors at the CN North American Junior and Young Riders' Championships. (Flashpoint Photography) Lexington, VA—The awarding of individual Medals in Dressage, Eventing and Jumping highlighted a successful conclusion of the 2007 CN North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North and UlcerGard, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. Also, the combined team of Areas III and X won...

Drivers Named for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the following combinations have been named to the team for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships, July 18-22 in Knabstrup, Denmark. Driver/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Rochelle Temple/49/Powhatan, VA/LR Ami B-Line/G/Morgan/9/ Rochelle Temple Suzy Stafford/29/Bear, DE/Cefnoakpark Bouncer/G/Welsh Cob/11/Sybil and Wayne...

Embraer Executive Jets will be bringing comfort and style to the 2007 Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic on Wednesday, September 5 through Sunday, September 9th. As a sponsor of this prestigious horse show with a $75,000 AGA Grand Prix - the only one of its kind in New England - Embraer Executive Jets will provide all-new grandstand seating for over 1,000 spectators. The grandstands will be situated ringside for a comfortable vantage point to watch the fast-paced action requiring speed and...

From an FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes. The US Team got off to a slow start in the first leg of the 2007 Samsung Super League in La Baule, France but with seven competitions remaining, it remains anybody’s game. The US Squad put in impressive performances on Thursday however, Todd Minikus won the Prix Ministère de l'Agriculture, a power and speed class, with Pavoratti by almost two seconds. Beezie Madden (Authentic) and Laura Kraut (Miss Independent) also jumped double clean in the class....

Amy Dragoo (Kristin Bachman and Gryffindor stand on a score of 48.2 heading into Sunday's show jumping phase.) Nearly 47,000 people turned out for a spectacular day of cross-country at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. A variation of last year’s course greeted horses and riders, and at the end of a tumultuous day, Kristin Bachman, riding in only her second four-star on her own Gryffindor found herself on top of a very classy heap of horses and riders with a...