CH Extremely Fortunut is going for her sixth Devon three-gaited country pleasure championship with rider Molly Codeanne. (Doug Shiflet) The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair in Pennsylvania has been very good to the aptly named American Saddlebred mare CH Extremely Fortunut, who competes in the three-gaited country pleasure division at this show. Devon, a United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition that runs through June 4, also features top-class hunter, jumper, and driving...

Compiègne, France – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished 5th overall at the 2017 CDIO5* Compiègne on Sunday. With a combined score of 454.5 points, the U.S. team, comprised of Shelly Francis, Arlene “Tuny” Page, and Kathleen Raine finished behind Denmark and ahead of Belgium. Shelly Francis and Danilo (Photo Credit: Agency Ecary) Additionally, Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Danilo, Patricia Stempel’s 2004, Hanoverian gelding finished 5th in...

Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions began Thursday at the United States Equestrian Foundation (USET) headquarters at Hamilton Farm. All three national championship divisions performed their first tests to kick off the competition. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, Jane Cleveland and Monique, and Molly Paris and Countess began the quest for a title, but their competitors are not far behind them. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet...

The pastures are in bloom. It’s that time of year we all have been anxiously awaiting. Winter is over, and the green is taking over! When you take a walk through your pasture, I’m sure you will find plants that are toxic to your horse. Lots of these plants in general will pose little threat to your horse because they will have no desire to eat them, although one reason horses will eat non-palatable plants is hunger. Let’s take a stroll through the top 10 poisonous...

Arthur "Thom" Brede (Courtesy of Cheryle Francis) Dedicated horseman Arthur “Thom” Brede was a driving force in the horse world right up until his passing on April 20. He and his late wife, Ann “Wissie” Brede, moved their Thoroughbred breeding operation from Pennsylvania to Stamping Ground, Ky., in 2000. The Brede family owned Audley End and Taterland Farms. Brede was a devoted judge for US Equestrian who judged hunters at major horse shows across the United States and...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) has reluctantly accepted the resignation of its U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor David O’Connor. “Over many years, David has been a leader for US Equestrian as a whole and for eventing in particular,” remarked Murray Kessler, President of US Equestrian. “We reluctantly accept David’s resignation and support his desire to focus on chairing the Fédération Equestre...

Photo courtesy of DeeAnna Wright, Healing Strides of VA Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Federation (USEF), in conjunction with United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA), are excited to announce that Healing Strides of VA in Boones Mill, Va. and Wheatland Farm Equestrian Center in Purcellville, Va., have been named USEF/USPEA National Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE). The USEF Selection Committee carefully scrutinized each application and upheld the highest...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) and The American Driving Society (ADS) are pleased to announce that the ADS has been reinstated as the US Equestrian affiliate for the driving discipline, including both combined driving and carriage pleasure driving. This reinstatement is the result of meaningful and collaborative discussions between both organizations. “We are very happy that US Equestrian and the ADS have reached an agreement on the roles and...

Lexington, Ky. - Phillip Dutton’s mount, Mr. Medicott, has not competed in a four-star eventing competition since 2014. However, with the six-time Olympian in the driver’s seat, Mr. Medicott made his return a great one, as the combination placed fourth in the 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three Day-Event presented by Land Rover (RK3DE). As the top-placing American, Dutton picked up his fifth Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship for the Roger Haller Trophy. Germany’s Michael...

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams attended their second training sessions at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La., and Avalon Riding Academy in Lutz, Fla., in preparation for the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/Test Event. It afforded riders the opportunity to continue preparing for competition by riding multiple horses unfamiliar to them, just as they will at the Invitational/Test Event, April 3-6, 2017 in Perry, Ga. The Stripes Team training session was held January...