KALISPELL, Mont. - Sometimes the most important lessons come from an unexpected source. Such is the case for many of today's leading riders in the first day of competition at the Adequan FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC), which is running concurrently with The 2018 Event at Rebecca Farm. The 2018 NAYC is host to a star-studded cast of equines and their young riders this year, featuring horses who have competed at eventing's highest levels of...

In the wake of major Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and devastating Western wildfires, the equestrian community banded together to help horses in need in a variety of ways, whether by donating to the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund or by helping to evacuate or shelter animals. Hurricane-related flooding endangered horses and inspired equestrians around the country to provide help. Photo Courtesy of AAEP. Countless individuals and groups donated to the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund to...

Wayne, Ill. - A mix of new names and familiar faces will go down the centerline to contest the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships August 24-27, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. A total of 68 combinations will chase titles across the Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-Old divisions as well as the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix divisions. Combinations in each division will perform two tests. The first test will count 40% towards their...

KALISPELL, Mont. (July 21, 2017)-- In the final division of the day, Heather Morris topped the CCI3* division leaderboard at The Event at Rebecca Farm with a dressage score of 46.1 on the Team Express Group, LLC.'s, Charlie Tango. Morris, Wildomar, Calif., expressed initial doubts about the test. "He was little sassy as usual. My warm up was off. So I went to the ring flustered and he got a little tense. And I just thought it was awful," Morris commented. The 2017 Event at Rebecca...

Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions began Thursday at the United States Equestrian Foundation (USET) headquarters at Hamilton Farm. All three national championship divisions performed their first tests to kick off the competition. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, Jane Cleveland and Monique, and Molly Paris and Countess began the quest for a title, but their competitors are not far behind them. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet...

Lexington, Ky. — Pony Club members used their horsemanship skills to ride their way to the medal podium at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) last week at the Colorado Horse Park. Pony Club by the numbers at NAJYRC: 43 NAJYRC participants have a Pony Club connection 7 Eventing Young Riders with a Pony Club connection were on the medal podium for the CICY2* 1 Current Pony Club member shared Team Gold in the CICY2* 5 Eventing...

Los Angeles, Calif. – Kicking off the Longines Masters Series season II, the American leg of the Grand Slam Indoor of show jumping—The Longines Masters of Los Angeles—will host the world’s top riders and horses to compete during four days of high-powered, fast-paced equestrian sport, September 29-October 2, 2016. Highlights of this year’s event will include the Longines Speed Challenge, Gold Cup, Pro-Am Style and Competition for Charity, and more, culminating with...

Maya Nayyar and Connaro (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - As the 2016 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast kicked off at the Devon Horse Show grounds during the Brandywine Horse Shows, 76 of the nation's best equitation riders gathered to vie for the top honors in the prestigious USHJA Hunterdon Cup, and it was Maya Nayyar who went wire to wire to bring home the blue ribbon. The large starting field was whittled down as they competed over Skip Bailey's...

Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen Take the Lead During Dressage (www.22gates.com) The Plains, Va. - The United States Nations Cup team leads following the first day of the inaugural FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition in North America at the Land Rover Great Meadow International (GMI) presented by Adequan® with a two-phase score of 132.3 penalties. Great Britain is second with 157.2 penalties and Canada is third with 171.7. The FEI Nations Cup has a unique format at GMI with...

Saugerties, N.Y. - HITS Saugerties’ third qualifying opportunities for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix and the $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at the HITS Championship in September, continued with the $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix during the final week of the spring series. Cassandra Kahle and Super Fun on their way to a $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI Photography) $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Cassandra Kahle has made...