From www.okstate.com Waco, Texas. - he No. 3 Oklahoma State equestrian team won the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight year after defeating No. 6 Baylor, 10-9, at Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco, Texas. It is the fourth conference title for the Cowgirls. Two judges score the events during the Big 12 Championships and the scores are combined for the rider’s official score. In the covered arena, the equitation over fences team picked up a big three points for the Cowgirls....

Originally published at www.useventing.com Jessica Phoenix (CAN) and Patras VR are the overnight leaders in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup & PRO Tour Series CIC3* at The Fork (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA Photo) Announcer Brian O'Connor called it "difficult conditions." What started as a windy and slightly damp morning worsened as the day progressed, and by the time the Adequan USEA Gold Cup and PRO Tour Series CIC3* division got under way this afternoon, a cold rain blew sideways. Nevertheless,...

Meg Sleeper and Syrocco Reveille on race day (Merri Melde-Endurance.net) Newmarket, UK – Saturday, August 25 started out pleasant at Euston Park, but throughout the day the weather deteriorated into heavy downpours and severe thunderstorms. Due to the extreme weather, officials had to call the race off for the safety of the horses and riders. In an unusual finish to an endurance race, several riders were placed based on the position they were in at the time that the race was called, but...

Weber’s individual dressage score of 33.54 set an Aachen record and put him in the lead during the first and second phases of the CAIO Aachen. (Franz Steindl) Aachen, Germany – The 2012 CAIO Aachen was a rollercoaster of ups and downs for US driver Chester Weber, who with a team of horses owned by himself and Jane Forbes Clark is competing on the European tour this summer with his sights set on the World Championships in Reisenbeck. Despite an excellent start, Weber met with a string of...

Craig Stanley rode the 5-year-old U.S.-bred "Caliente DG" to victory in the opening round of the Markel/USEF Western Dressage Selection Trial on the first day of competition at the Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - A small but talented group of young horses contested the opening round of the Markel/USEF Western Dressage Selection Trial, part of the Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA. Judges Lilo Fore (4* USA), Lois Yukins (4*...

Texas Rose Horse Park on Highway 110, Tyler, Texas, will be the host for the Texas Rose Horse Park March Horse Trials. This wonderful event is being held March 31st and April 1st. This will be one of the premier Horse Trials for the United States Eventing Association and Area V. Area V for the USEA includes Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. This exciting event is bringing top riders and instructors from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi and Kansas. A Horse...

When I last reported, Misdee Miller had finished the first day of dressage in 11th place with a score of 52.86. Day two ultimately dropped Miller to 20th and Dancer posted a score of 58.88 but there was a grand surprise for Team USA as Joe Yoder delivered a magnificent test with Jack Wetzel’s handsome pair of Gelderlanders scoring an impressive 44.03 and securing 6th place. Miller and Yoder combined for a team score that placed the USA in a very respectable top 5 position of team...

Raleigh, NC - Some of the dressage world’s best-known horse and rider teams will be wowing spectators at the 2011 CDI3*Y/J Capital Dressage Classic June 3-5, 2011, at the Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC. Among just a few of the world class riders who will be competing are Michael Barisone , Jim Koford, Susan Dutta, Lars Peterson, Karen Lipp, Shannon Dueck, Caroline Roffman, Tami Batts, Chris Hickey, Arlene Page and Julio Cesar Mendoza-Loor. Scores will be updated and available on the...

Raleigh, NC - Some of the dressage world’s best-known horse-and-rider teams will be wowing spectators at the 2011 CDI3*Y/J Capital Dressage Classic June 3-5, 2011, at the Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC. Among just a few of the world class riders who will be competing are Michael Barisone, Jim Koford, Susan Dutta, Lars Peterson, Karen Lipp, Shannon Dueck, Caroline Roffman, Tami Batts, Chris Hickey, Arlene Page and Julio Cesar Mendoza-Loor. Scores will be updated and available on the web...

Shelburne, VT — In the spirit of promoting the Morgan breed and the discipline of Western Dressage, the American Morgan Horse (AMHA) is pleased to announce it recently joined with the Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) in a breed/discipline agreement. "The Morgan is known for its intelligence, athleticism, and versatility," said AMHA Executive Director Julie Broadway. "Western Dressage combines the suppleness and harmony of classical dressage with the spirit of the western...