Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for the spring of 2015. Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been awarded a USEF Land Rover Competition Grant to compete at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event CCI3*, May 6-10, 2015 in Allentown, N.J. Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) and Blossom Creek Foundation's Super Socks BCF or...

Wellington, Fla. - The Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3* officially got underway on Tuesday afternoon with the Horse Inspection at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, with all eight U.S. combinations being accepted. Competition begins Wednesday afternoon with Small Tour competitors performing the FEI Prix St. Georges Test and then Big Tour combinations will head down centerline in the Stadium in the evening session to perform the FEI Grand Prix Test. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover will...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by two combinations at the 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Las Vegas, Nev., April 15-19. The following combinations qualified during World Cup Qualifying Events in the North American League held throughout the 2014-2015 season (listed alphabetically): Laura Graves (Plymouth, Fla.) and her own Verdades Verdades is a 2002 KWPN gelding. Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Four Winds Farm,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting bids to host a CCIO3*/CICO3* Nations Cup as part of the 2016 FEI Nations Cup Eventing Series. Interested Organizing Committees, who organize a USEF-Licensed FEI Two-Star Level eventing competition or above, can view the invitation for bids and the bid form on the National Eventing page on usef.org. Bids must be received no later than midnight on Friday, April 3, 2015. Any request received after this time may not be...

Ocala, Fla. - Despite an uncertain forecast, droves of spectators packed two VIP tents and filled the grandstands for the return of the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix to the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium at HITS Post Time Farm. With hopes for a battle of the best, onlookers received just that when Charlie Jayne, of Elgin, Illinois, aboard Chill R Z, owned by Alex Jayne and Maura Thatcher, hustled his way to the win. Forty-six of the world’s top riders, including World Cup...

Adrienne Iverson and Fandango HX sail to a $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - On Monday, March 23, the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium will host the iconic Great American $1 Million Grand Prix, but first, Hunters had their day in the sun for the $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Spectators remained on the edge of their seats as it all came down to the last round of the day when Fandango HX, owned by Redfield Farms, piloted by Adrienne Iverson of Toronto,...

Intermediaire I Freestyle winners Sabine Schut-Kery & Sanceo. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - After a fifth-place finish in Friday's hard-fought Prix St. Georges class, Sabine Schut-Kery and Alice Womble-Heightman's bay Hanoverian stallion Sanceo (San Remo x Rivera by Ramiro's Son II) returned to winning form in the Intermediaire I Freestyle on a score of 73.950%. Despite this being the first time Schut-Kery had performed the new freestyle (which was created with...

Andre Thieme in first place, Margie Goldstein-Engle in third place, and Cian O’Connor in second plae (JRPR) Ocala, Fla. - Andre Thieme and Conthendrix bested a class of 40 combinations with a time of 42.70 seconds to win the $34,000 Hollow Creek Farm Winning Round, the last class at the 2015 Live Oak International. The top ten riders of the highly competitive Winning Round class were invited back to the jump-off— with any penalties reset to zero. The top two riders, Andre Thieme and Cian...

Steffen Peters & Legolas 92 (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Steffen Peters successfully punched his ticket to return to the site of his 2009 World Cup glory by winning the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle with Legolas 92 in an exciting conclusion to California Dreaming Productions' Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, held March 19 - 22 in San Juan Capistrano, Cal. Peters' new personal-best score of 80.925% aboard Four Winds Farm's Westphalian gelding...

Steve Wilson (Picsofyou.com) Ocala, Fla. – The first United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Driving National Championship titles of the year were decided today at Live Oak International CDE in the Single Pony, Pair Pony, Pony Team, and Pair Horse divisions. Drivers navigated the 20-obstacle course on the final day of the championships as the leaders coming into the cones phase faced stiff competition from a talented field of challengers. USEF Single Pony Driving National Championship...