The Closer and Havens Schatt (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The first hunter championship of week seven was awarded to Kelley Corrigan's The Closer with Havens Schatt in the irons in the Loddon Stalls Pre-Green Hunter Level One three-foot division. Schatt and The Closer won the first class over fences on Wednesday and then placed first and second over fences on Thursday to earn the division championship. Le Reve Farm, Inc.'s At Ease and Christopher Payne finished in reserve with first...

Wellington, Fla. - The USA I team proved to be unstoppable on Thursday as they won the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm, the only Nations Cup held in North America, by a nine point margin. The winning USA I Team (SusanJStickle.com) Held as part of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, the team competition was held over two-rounds hosting both Big and Small Tour competitors. The USA I team composed of Adrienne Lyle, Tina Konyot, Silva Martin, and Shawna Harding finished...

Pin Oak Sponsors, Exhibitors, Volunteers and Texas Chidlren's dignitaries gathered to mark the new Pin Oak commitment to Texas Children's Hospital, pictured: Randal Holstead, Sloan Hopson, Lane McCool, Bo Hopson, Kakhi McCool, and Mia Holstead, Back Row: John Scales, VP of Deveopment and Marketing at Texas Children's, Mark Wallace - CEO of Texas Children's, Lynn Walsh - President of the Pin Oak Charity HorseShow, Mary Jones - Charity Liaison of the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, and Dr. Al...

Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) began its seventh week of competition on Wednesday with a win for Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 in the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Sponsored by Adequan®, FTI WEF week seven runs February 19-23, 2014. The week will feature the $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 on...

The teams competing at the 2014 AGDF Stillpoint Farm CDIO Nations Cup (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, Fla. - Competition for the Stillpoint Farm CDIO Nations Cup at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) began with the FEI Prix St. Georges in the International Arena at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Juan Matute, Jr., and Don Diego Ymas topped the class with a 71.58%, helping Spain to second place in the team standings with a current overall score of 206.895....

Wellington, Fla.- Following the first day of competition at the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm, the U.S. teams stand in first and third places, on totals of 212.802, and 206.853, respectively. Splitting the two American teams is Spain in second place on a total of 206.895. The Ground Jury of Anne Gribbons, Gabriel Armando, Cesar Torrente, Lorraine MacDonald, and Bo Jena judged Small Tour combinations, performing the FEI Prix St. Georges, in the morning, and saw 12...

The 37th Annual American National Riding Commission (ANRC) National Intercollegiate Equitation Championship is being hosted by Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia April 25 -27, 2014. Approximately 15-20 college teams will showcase their most talented riders, who will be judged and scored in four phases: a Program Ride (including USEF hunter equitation tests); a Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Course; a Derby Style Equitation Course (over natural obstacles in a field); and a written test...

The Dressage Foundation (TDF) has announced the Officers and members of the Board of Directors who will serve in 2014. In addition to returning Board Members, TDF extends a special welcome to new Board Members Lendon Gray and Carol Lavell. "The Board of Directors of TDF is so pleased to have Carol Lavell and Lendon Gray join us. Carol and Lendon have been to the very top of this game, and they got to the top from the very bottom, so they have a comprehensive understanding of this sport of...

The U.S. Team (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky. - Top U.S. combinations and rising stars will be on display this week at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., as two American teams are set to contest the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm. Nine teams from seven countries will line up in North America's only Nations Cup competition that is set to host both Big and Small Tour combinations. Team medals will be determined by the top three scores from the...

Darragh Kenny and Alpha VDL’s are presented with winner’s awards, including a Horze Equestrian cooler, after the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - With no faults and the fastest time, Darragh Kenny of Wellington, Florida and Alpha VDL bested a large field of 51 top tier horses and riders to win the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis at HITS Ocala. The nine-year-old gelding, Alpha VDL, was purchased by Eva Castegren at the VDL...