Karen Kroon of Cheyenne, WY, won the 2005 FEI North American Endurance Championship CEIO**** at the 17th annual Fair Hill International Festival in the Country in Elkton, MD, October 9-10. Kroon won the continental championship’s Individual Gold medal by finishing the 100-mile ride in a time of 11:45:30 on Rokket, her 11-year-old bay Arabian gelding. Dominique Freeman of La Honda, CA, who finished in 11:45:50 seconds on Jayel Super, a 13-year-old bay Arabian gelding owned by Stagg and Cheryl...

FEI representatives met with leading footing specialists in Windsor, England, on May 16 for a brainstorming session which will likely provide the criteria upon which all future championship arena footing is to be based. The meeting, which drew riding surface experts from around the world, was a proactive response to the report of the FEI Working Group assigned to assess problems associated with footing after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The round table discussion covered many areas, including...

The American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) announced today that free admission will be offered to all spectators interested in attending the 2004 American Miniature Horse Registry National Horse Show to be held September 16-23 at the Expo Square exhibition center in Tulsa, OK. The AMHR National Horse Show is the equivalent of the Super Bowl for Miniature Horses and attracts top Miniature Horses from throughout the United States. The show is the largest Miniature Horse Show held to date. Over...

Kevin Ferguson, 13, of Parkland, FL, won the 2004 USEF Pony Jumper National Championship individual competition aboard Krome. The championships were held August 6 in Lexington, VA, at the Virginia Horse Center. Ferguson was awarded the Swann Creek Perpetual Trophy and the Gold Medal. The USEF Pony Jumper National Championship has been designated as a USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian event. The Silver Medal was awarded to: Hot Fudge ridden and owned by Stephanie Fialco. The Bronze Medal was...

Wayne, Ill. – A total of 168 combinations are set to compete at the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions during a week packed with exciting competition at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. The day began with jogs for the Para Dressage and Intermediaire I horses, followed by the first of three tests for each division. Charlotte Merle-Smith and Guata took the early lead in the USEF Para Dressage National Championship, while Laura Graves and SenSation HW stood atop the USEF...

Lima, Peru – The U.S. Jumping Team brought home the bronze medal on Wednesday, August 7, at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden put in solid performances with three members contesting their first championship competition. “We came here for a medal, that’s what you always do in a championship, and we went away with a medal,” said Ridland....

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team is set to compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Poland this Sunday, June 17, at the Lotto CSIO Sopot. Following the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada, where the U.S. secured a spot for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will lead the team of Jamie Barge and Luebbo, Margie Engle and Royce, Lillie Keenan and Super Sox, Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue, and reserve rider...

Abigail McArdle secured the top two spots in Saturday's $25,000 U25 Grand Prix, placing first on Comeback (pictured) and second on Contessina Della Caccia at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - Grey was the theme for Saturday at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). As overcast skies set the scene for the day's highlighted jumper event, the $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix, presented by the Moyer family, Abigail McArdle finished...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...

Andrew Kocher and Bologna Wayne, IL - July 23, 2015 - The $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix was the highlight of the day in the SmartPak Grand Prix Ring at Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Thirty-one entries took a swing at the Manuel Esparza designed course. Esparza, of Mexico City, Mexico, was an Assistant Designer for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Tracy Fenney and Andrew Kocher took the top five spots in the class....