Cesar Parra and Grandioso at the Jog. Anthony Trollope/stockimageservices.com. Dressage, the first equestrian discipline of the 2011 Pan American Games, begins Sunday, October 16, at the Guadalajara Country Club. The four American dressage horses were presented this morning to the Ground Jury and looked spectacular in the Mexican sunshine. All were accepted without incident. The U.S. has drawn sixth out of the 12 teams vying for Team medals. They will ride the Prix St. Georges test in the...

Katie Dinan and Belle Dame D. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA - It was an exciting night of jumper action at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show tonight, as the $15,000 USEF Prix de States Team Championship and Individual Championship Phase II took place in Harrisburg, PA. The team from USEF Zone 2 swept the top spot for the second year in a row with excellent rides by Meg O'Mara of Rumson, NJ, Katie Dinan of New York, NY, Charlotte Jacobs of Buffalo, NY, and last night's...

What? The Pan American Games features 42 nations participating in 36 events. Equestrian sport is represented by 14 athletes who make up 627 athletes to represent the United States. Where? This year's event is taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico, and is set to be the largest sporting event of 2011. When? Equestrian competition runs from October 16-29, 2011. Please visit: http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/eng/01_inicio/index.asp for more information about the Games. Want to Watch? The United...

His passport says Big Tyme, but his friends call him Frankie. His owner/rider Marisa Feterling explains why:

The first half of this day involved my computer, two cappuccinos and the hotel office. "Just be sure we kick some ass." Unfortunately Jon Holling's Eventing horse Downtown Harrison was withdrawn for veterinary reasons in Ocala this morning. But those were his words when I texted him my condolences. He's a friend and a class act, so we're all sad for him. Luckily we have Lynn Symansky to step into his shoes. She's a star. Interestingly she will be making her second Pan Am...

Elkton, MD - Riders completing their dressage tests Friday at the 2011 Dankso Fair Hill International put in impressive efforts as scores dipped lower and lower into the 40s and spectators and riders alike were subject again to intermittent rain showers throughout the day. Heading the field in their respective CCI divisions and the USEF National Eventing Championships, which are held in conjunction with the Dankso Fair Hill International, are Boyd Martin and Susan Beebee. Martin and Ying Yang...

Austin Dressage Unlimited and The Dressage Foundation announce a matching fund drive in honor of Lowell Boomer, to benefit the Violet M. Hopkins Fund. Austin Dressage Unlimited has generously provided the initial $500 donation in honor of Lowell Boomer's 100th Birthday on October 12, 2011, and is encouraging all other United States Dressage Federation Group Member Organizations (USDF GMOs) or other equestrian groups to make a donation as well! Funds raised through this matching challenge...

Eleanor Brimmer and Vadico Interagro at 2011 NEDA Fall Festival of Dressage CPEDI3*. Photo: Lindsay Yosay McCall for the United States Para-Equestrian Association. Fort Worth, TX - In 2010 the Para-Equestrian discipline debuted at their first World Equestrian Games, the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The Games launched the Para-Equestrian sport and Para-Equestrians into household names. The recognition let people know that Para-Dressage, like all equestrian disciplines, requires...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Olympic Committee have made the following change to the entry for the U.S. Eventing Team for the 2011 Pan American Games. Constance Holling’s Downtown Harrison has been withdrawn by his rider Jonathan Holling for veterinary reasons and replaced by Lynn Symansky and her own 8-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Donner. The U.S. Eventing Team for the 2011 Pan American Games will now include the following five athlete/horse...

Large Junior Hunter—Riders 15 & Under Division Champion Way Cool. Left to Right: Scott Stewart, Victoria Colvin, Judy Klinefelter, Dr. Betsee Parker and Tim Bolton. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, dominated the Junior Hunter Division winning Championship and Reserve titles in the Small Junior Hunter Division 15 & Under and the Large Junior Hunter Division 15 & Under at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Friday. Colvin and...