's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - The United States presented two horses to the veterinary panel at the Horse Inspection this morning for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Both proved sound and ready to compete. Eighteen horse-and-rider combinations representing 11 nations are scheduled to contest the 2012 Final. The U.S. will be represented by: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Jan Ebeling/53/ Moorpark, CA/Rafalca/15/Oldenburg/Mare/Amy Ebeling Shawna Harding/42/Aiken,...

Traverse City, MI - Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc., is pleased to announce that the official Dressage by the Bay Series I and II Prize List is now available to view online via the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival website . Dressage by the Bay Series I and II will run this season from June 22-24 and is being held at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Michigan. These two shows serve as the beginning of the popular five-week, multi-disciplined Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Tonight, April 17th CBS Sports Network will broadcast the final round of the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship and Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team. The event concluded on March 24th in Wellington, FL but this coverage will allow even more people to see the exciting finish. The broadcast starts tonight, April 17th at 8pm ET on CBS Sports Network Tonight is a great opportunity to watch the stars of U.S. Show Jumping in action. Some riders from tonight's broadcast...

A guest blog post from Katie Shoultz You touch the future when you embrace the youth. In keeping with this spirit, the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) has a sharp focus on the future with their efforts to engage younger generations in equestrian sports. The IEA was established to promote horsemanship skills in the middle and secondary education level. The 2011-2012 competition year marks the Association’s 10th Anniversary with their yearly National Finals set to take place...

Laura Kraut and Cedric (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) hosted its second of five weeks of the Spring Series horse shows at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) this week with the ESP Spring 2 Horse Show. With a full line-up of 'AA' hunter and four-star jumper competition, the show ran on April 11-15, 2012, and featured a $25,000 Grand Prix and $10,000 Welcome Stake. The ESP Spring Series circuit will continue on April 18-22,...

Wellington, FL - The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Hunt Seat Finals will be streamed in real-time Friday through Sunday from Syracuse, New York. Watch riders in action as they compete and see the ceremonies, too. Visit the IEA website ( www.rideiea.org ) on Thursday, April 19 for the web link instruction to see all the action! Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the IEA was founded to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and instruction available to middle and...

Cardi (Team Cardi LLC) Welsh Cob stallion North Forks Cardi recently piaffed and passaged his way to four impressive wins in Intermediaire II classes at the Festival of the Horse and the Golden State Dressage Show. Competing against all breeds in a field traditionally dominated by warmblood horses, this eleven year old Welsh Cob stallion, standing 14.3 1/2 hands high, produced his best ever score of 67% and also qualified for the Grand Prix Freestyle, earning a 62% for their Grand Prix ride....

Lexington, KY - The U.S. contingent arrives in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands with expectations of strong performances at the 2012 FEI World Cup Finals. In total, 11 riders have travelled to Holland to compete in the most prestigious indoor competition of the year. The United States will be represented by two dressage riders in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, while nine jumpers will contest the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. The Finals will run April 17-22 at the Indoor Brabant....

Lexington, KY - The USEF Hackney Committee has selected the six competitions at which heel measurements will be required of Roadster Pony and Hackney Roadster Pony Championship classes as defined by USEF Hackney and Roadster Division rules. The mandatory heel measurements will be taken from the first-place and fourth-place ponies in the following competitions in 2012: * Bonnie Blue National - Lexington, VA (May 9-12) * Midwest Charity - Springfield, IL (June 12-16) * Lexington Junior League -...