I received official notification in mid October from the USEF that I was selected to be the United States representative at the Young Rider World Cup Final. Watson and I were going to Frankfurt in six weeks! I took a deep breath and began to organize my thoughts-there was a lot of planning and organization to be done. I also knew that my trainer, Marcel van der Burgh was going to be very demanding before leaving for Germany. The next six weeks went by in a flash. I was back in school, training...

Lexington, KY – There is currently a vacant International At- Large Director seat on the United States Equestrian Federation’s Board of Directors. Nominations for this seat are currently open through January 31, 2012. In order to be eligible for nomination, an individual must have international experience, which means one who demonstrates an understanding of and embraces the critical importance of the Federation's role in international sport. Please see USEF Bylaw 331 for more...

Debbie Kelly and Sheldon Cooper Win Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51+ Championship Wellington, FL - January 15, 2012 - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded competition for week one today. In the International Arena, the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic was the main event. Nick Skelton (GBR) continued his solid week of success and capped it with a win on Unique, owned by Beverley Widdowson. Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Wannahave, owned by The Wannahave...

Steffen Peters, 2011 Equestrian of the Year, at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Cincinnati, OH - To cap off a record-setting year, dressage superstar Steffen Peters added one more record to his résumé on Saturday night at the United States Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Awards dinner. He became the first person to score the USEF’s Equestrian of the Year title three times. Peters (San Diego, CA) won the top honor in 2008 and 2009 based largely on his...

Cincinnati, OH – For the first time ever, the USEF crowned two horses with its highest honor, one from an International Discipline and one from a National Discipline. Neville Bardos and Sjoerd were named 2011 Horses of the Year at tonight’s USEF annual Horse of the Year celebration. Honored for their accomplishments in 2011 their roads through the last 12 months, while both exceptional, have been very different. Videos of all of the Horses of Honor are available here: http://www....

White Star Lexington, Kentucky - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has awarded the 2011 ‘ Hunter Sire of the Year Award ’ to the world-record breaking Elite and Premium Hanoverian stallion White Star (Weltmeyer/Glücksstern/Grande). Of interest to North American breeders, the German stallion is set to arrive in the US late February 2012 and will be standing at stud in Massachusetts. Based on the performance of a stallion’s offspring, the annual award is given...

Aiken, SC – The Second Annual Salute to Driving fundraising event is pleased to announce that it will once again be held in Aiken, and Windsor SC, February 18-20, 2012, and will feature many exciting new additions. Last year’s debut event benefited this country’s High Performance Driving programs for the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, raising over $30,000. The exciting weekend event will feature a beautiful dinner and auction on Saturday evening, multiple driving...

Wellington, FL - The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) hosted its opening press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the White Horse Tavern in Wellington, FL. A large crowd of local, national, and international media were in attendance to hear the latest news on the 12-week competition, which begins tomorrow. The FTI WEF will host thousands of the world's best horses and riders on January 11-April 1 at the beautiful Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in what...

Lexington, KY —The popular helmet awareness campaign Riders4Helmets will be hosting the 3nd Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium on January 14th, 2012, at the Hilton Airport Hotel, Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL (International Room), from 8.30am to 5pm. The symposium is being sponsored by Tipperary , Charles Owen , Samshield , Ovation , One K Helmets , GPA , Equine Risk Management Group LLC , Equestrian Collections and Point Two . For those who cannot attend the symposium in person,...

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. Photo courtesy of British Dressage Wellington, FL - Organizers of the World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group have been informed that the stallion Totilas and his rider Matthias Rath of Germany will be unable to attend the WDM Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, which is set to take place January 26th to 28th. "I received a call this morning from Paul Schockemöhle, one of the owners of Totilas," said WDM Palm Beach...