GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The U.S. Dressage Team continued to own the Guadalajara Country Club’s beautiful dressage arena, extending their medal run at the 2011 Pan American Games. The American riders added Individual Gold, Silver and Bronze to the Team Gold they won on Sunday, as all three scored better than 80 percent in Wednesday's freestyle. Heather Blitz, Steffen Peters and Marisa Festerling share the podium. (Shannon Brinkman) (View results here ) Steffen Peters (San Diego,...

After scoring Team Gold Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Dressage riders went to task again, this time in the first half of the Individual Final. Riding the Intermediaire I test, all four U.S. riders kept the level of their game high, and continued to thrive in the main arena at the Guadalajara Country Club. They swept the top three places, and head to the freestyle on Wednesday in medal position. View results here: http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/EQ/EQR173A_EQX00100150000001ESP.htm Steffen...

The U.S. Dressage Team's Gold medal never looked in doubt today at the 2011 Pan American Games. They started off confidently and with each ride, the margin improved. They stormed to victory and won their fourth consecutive Pan American Games Team Gold medal - a first in the sport of Dressage. Their combined average score of 74.421% left them well clear of the Canadians who won Silver with a combined average of 70.413%. Colombia put in a valiant late effort to surge into the top three with...

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...

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania National Horse Show has always set the standard for show event excellence. In its 66th year, the tradition continues with the event being named “Horse Show of the Year” by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame and “Top 25” by the North American Riders Group. Scheduled to run from October 13 through October 22, 2011, this year’s show promises to be popular with both exhibitors and spectators alike. The competition will be intense,...

1 Treble’s High End Piece and Kurt Hufferd (UNANIMOUS!!! Congrats!!) 2 CBMF Avenger and Ken Swanson 3 JW Major Impression and Bob Hughes 4 CRD Wealth Of Nations and Andy Marlett 5 Bacarrat’s Rhythmn & Blues and Gerry Rushton 6 Boxford Trumpcard and Steve DeBolt 7 CBMF Look Who’s Talking and Harry Sebring 8 Aerie’s Patton and Brian Hadley

1 CHMH Spice Town Girl and Tony Lee (LOVE LOVE LOVE this mare!!!) 2 Extreme Obssession and Danica Brisco 3 Kingsgrove French Elegance and Michele Kester

1 Dragonsmeade Carnegiehall and Dan Kelley (UNANIMOUS!!!!!) 2 Sacred Path Indiana Jones and Nancy Hendrick 3 FRF Seattle Reign and Jared Gove 4 CBMF Audacious and Debra Hurst Walters 5 Locutus and Jodie Maunder Headley

Well, we started with 10 and were rolling along, then we lost a shoe and had one take the gate while the farrier came in. Good times with the junior horses today!! I didn’t need my two diet cokes to stay alert!! AGH! Mannnnn, second time out and we’re still going the first way!!! We need McGyver in here to fix these shoes and harnesses!! DAMN!!! Third timeout….we have another shoe off!!! Wtf, people?!?!! Where’s the shoestring and duct tape???? This is the world’s...