Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team. The purpose of the team is to develop riders for future U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup competitions. During years that the Saddle Seat World Cup competition is not held, members of the Young Rider Team will be eligible to represent the United States in other international competitions. Applications will close on August 1, 2016. In 2017, USEF will field a...

Virginia Horse Center Lexington, Va. - The Virginia Horse Center is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 2017 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals in Lexington, Virginia April 21-23. IEA Nationals is hosted in different locations each year to allow members to travel to different parts of the country, experience different horses and horse communities, and allow various IEA zones and the teams within them to showcase their horses. For 2017, Zone 3 was chosen...

Lexington, Ky. - The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover will feature a special concert- Hunter Hayes & Friends - following Saturday's Cross-Country. Known as the "Best Weekend All Year," Rolex Kentucky takes place April 28 - May 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Hayes, a 5-time GRAMMY nominee whose hits include his most recent single "21" and the No. 1 smashes "Wanted," "Somebody's Heartbreak" and "I Want Crazy," will perform at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky...

Lexington, Ky . - The 2016 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky April 20-24, the week preceding Rolex Three-Day Event. This year's National Finals will unite the IEA Hunt Seat and Western disciplines for the first time in four years, with more than 600 youth equestrians expected to qualify. Young riders qualifying for the event will have won in their respective IEA regions and zones across the United...

Wellington, Fla. - Mark your calendars! Reserve the date! The United States Equestrian Team Foundation presents the party of the season, Rockin Rio, an Olympic and Paralympic Games benefit event on Friday, January 22, 2016 in Wellington, FL. Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, honorary chairpersons for the benefit, will make sure it is a fun night, and a generous evening as well. This all supports the USET Foundation's effort to raise much needed funding to further support the United...

Katie Cooper and Sandlot during the 2015 Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pa. (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The pressure and stakes were high at the prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The fierce competition at the seventieth annual, indoor horse show did not seem to phase Katie Cooper nor Cherry Knoll Farm's mount, Sandlot, an 8-year-old, Dutch Warmblood. The pair has been together since 2012 and their rapport was...

Conor Swail and Viva Colombia (SEL Photography) Lexington, Ky. - October 10, 2015 - On a tremendous Day Two at the Split Rock Jumping Tour's Bourbon International, Conor Swail made it two-for-two when he picked up the win in the $35,000 Amalaya CSI3* Speed Cup. Thirty-five horses vied for the top prize over a 1.45m course where not only speed was needed to go clean. FEI course designer Anthony D'Ambrosio set a technical track with some light jumps and stride options, and less than half...

Lexington, Ky. - The Silverama Horse Show & Region XIV Championships would like to invite everyone to visit the Kentucky Horse Park June 24-28, 2015 for one of the largest Arabian & Half Arabian Shows in the country. The show will start at 8:00 am ET and run until approximately 10:00 pm ET every day but Sunday. During the breaks you can visit the horse museums and many different exhibits the Kentucky Horse Park has to offer. There is no charge to watch the show. June 24 Silverama @...

Margie Engle and Ashland Farms' Lord Spezi on course in Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — With competition taking place in 10 different show rings and more than 1,600 horses on the premises, the opening week of the HITS-on-the-Hudson summer series is going like gangbusters, proving that Saugerties, New York is the place to be this summer. Olympian Margie Engle...

Silvio Mazzoni rides to victory aboard his own Remonta Habano in the $40,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper (ESI Photography). . Culpeper, VA – Silvio Mazzoni of Leesburg, VA, and his own Remonta Habano captured their second Grand Prix victory at HITS this year by winning Sunday’s $40,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Culpeper. The duo also won the blue in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal...