Thieriot Stutes and Chatwin win The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3* Eventing National Championship (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Fair Hill, Md. - Frankie Thieriot Stutes's trek from California to the 2018 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event proved to be worth every mile on Sunday as the amateur rider was crowned The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3* Eventing National Champion. She is joined in the winner’s circle by Boyd Martin, who was the winner of The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI2*...

Katy, Texas – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) returned to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, for the 2018 IALHA National Championship Horse Show . From October 9-13, nearly 100 of the country’s top purebred and part-bred Andalusian and Lusitano horses were presented in a variety of classes, including halter, native tack and attire, dressage, Western pleasure, saddle seat, and more. With an impressive $6,000 in total division...

Shelburne, Vt. – The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) welcomed nearly 1,000 Morgan horses to the 2018 Grand National & World Championship Horse Show®. Held at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from October 6-13, the best of the breed competed in a wide range of disciplines and classes running in three rings concurrently. Horses were shown in divisions including pleasure driving, English pleasure, hunter pleasure, in-hand, park, Western pleasure, jumping, trail,...

Sophie Gochman and Carola BH (©Al Cook- www.alcookphoto.com ) Harrisburg, Pa. – Sophie Gochman of Wellington, Fla., and Carola BH claimed the 2018 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Champion title at the 73 rd Pennsylvania National Horse Show after posting a combined, three-day total of six faults. “I haven’t really processed it yet,” said Gochman. “I came in here thinking a top-10 finish would be great because it’s such a challenging competition....

Harrisburg, Pa. – For the second year in a row, Zone 7 took home team gold in the 2018 Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship at the 73 rd Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Briley Koerner and For Jef VD Wezelse (©Al Cook- www.alcookphoto.com ) The Zone 7 team consisted of Briley Koerner, 18, of The Woodlands, Texas, riding For Jef VD Wezelse; Sloan Hopson, 17, of Huston, Texas, aboard Costa Rica VH Waterschoot Z; Anna Beth Athey, 17, of Enid, Oklahoma, riding For Serrano...

Lexington, Ky. - Pending approval from the US Equestrian (USEF) Board of Directors, the following host venues have been named for the 2019 driving national championships: Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse & Advanced Pair Horse - Live Oak International CAI2* in Ocala, Fla. - March 6-10, 2019 Advanced Pony (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours) - Southern Pines CAI2* in Raeford, N.C. - April 11-14, 2019 All Intermediate Classes (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours, Single Horse, Pair Horse, Horse...

Tulsa, Okla. – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA) wrapped up their prestigious American National Show last week, where the riders and horses celebrated the show’s 50 th anniversary in Tulsa, Okla. From September 26-30, Expo Square at the Tulsa State Fair played host to over 220 ponies and cobs competing in 400 classes and a variety of disciplines. Divisions included halter, driving, hunter, English and Western pleasure, children’s, and more. These elite equine...

Lexington, Ky. – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2018 IALHA National Championship Horse Show from October 9-13, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Iberian horses and these elite athletes will be showcased in an array of disciplines including dressage, driving, heritage costume, reining, P.R.E. foundation celebration classes, working equitation, and...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian and the Driving Sport Committee (DSC) announced today the U.S. Driving Coach, Thorsten Zarembowicz will not renew his contract for 2019. He will fulfill the completion of his 2018 contract. US Equestrian and the DSC bid a very grateful farewell to Zarembowicz for his years of service and dedication to the U.S. Driving Team and programs. Many developing drivers, horses/ponies, and U.S. team members have advanced their training and performance under his guidance....

Guthrie, Okla. – Last weekend, the sixth annual Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) World Championship Show rocked the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. From September 27-30, the World Show brought together the top combinations in Western dressage from 24 states and several Canadian provinces. With 77 world championship titles on the line, judges Ronald Bartholomew (Martville, N.Y.), Donna Longacre (Longview, Wash.), Fatina Pawlenko Kranz (Algonquin, Ill.), and Charlotte...