Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Short List/Nominated Entry for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team to represent the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner (in alpha order) Emily Beshear/34/Somerset, VA/Here’s to You/11/Thoroughbred/G/ Deep Purple Eventing Hannah Sue Burnett/25/Ocala, FL/Harbour Pilot/8/Irish Sport Horse/G/ Jacqueline Mars William Coleman...

Lexington, KY - It's "all hands on deck" as the final touches are being made and the horses and riders are arriving at the Kentucky Horse Park for what has become a celebrated annual event - the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. And for the 2011 competition, there are some exciting additions to this highly-regarded series of international championships. In addition to championships being contested in dressage, eventing, and show...

Lexington, KY - It's "all hands on deck" as the final touches are being made and the horses and riders are arriving at the Kentucky Horse Park for what has become a celebrated annual event - the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. And for the 2011 competition, there are some exciting additions to this highly-regarded series of international championships. In addition to championships being contested in dressage, eventing, and show...

Lexington, KY - The USEF has updated the Developing Rider List based on spring performances so far in 2011. Riders will be invited to participate in training sessions with USEF Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips at competitions throughout the summer and fall seasons in preparation for the 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 Olympic Games. An additional rider was added to the Developing Rider List on June 30, 2011. Name/Age/Hometown The following riders have been named to the Developing Rider...

Lake Placid, NY — Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, rode Indigo to victory in the $30,000 Intercat, Inc. Open Jumper Classic to highlight Friday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Engle, a 2000 Sydney Olympic veteran who has been a Grand Prix champion in Lake Placid a record seven times, was one of 11 entries from the starting field of 43 to qualify for the timed jump-off by riding without penalty over the 15-jump, first round course at the North...

Lexington, KY - The USEF has updated the Eventing High Performance Training Lists based on spring performances so far in 2011. Riders will be invited to participate in training sessions with USEF Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips at competitions throughout the summer and fall seasons in preparation for the 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 Olympic Games. Name/Age/Hometown The following riders have been named to the High Performance A List : Phillip Dutton/47/West Grove, PA Will...

Annville, PA - Summer is here, and with warm air and sunshine flooding horse shows across the country, competition in the 2011 North American League (NAL) has heated up. The NAL's two year-end finals are just months away, and riders are continuing to put in stellar performances in the show ring with the hopes of qualifying for one of both of the finals. The NAL will maintain its traditional year-end Finals in six divisions – Children’s Hunter, Adult Hunter, presented by...

Annville, PA — Spring is in full swing, and so is the 2011 North American League (NAL). With the NAL's two year-end finals just months away, riders are continuing to turn up the volume in the show ring with the hopes of qualifying for one of both of the finals. The NAL will maintain its traditional year-end Finals in six divisions – Children’s Hunter, Adult Hunter, presented by Practical Horseman, Children’s Jumper, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper, and Low...

Eventing Tamra Smith stormed to victory with Mar de Amor by nearly 14 points in the CIC3* at the Twin Rivers Ranch in California. The pair won the dressage and never looked back, adding just a few time faults on both the cross country and the show jumping. Their final score was 53.6. Barbara Crabo and Eveready II were second on a score of 67.3 after picking up 13.6 time faults on the cross country, and Pam Fisher and Sea Lion rounded out the top three on the strength of a clear show jumping...

Badminton, England - Mark Todd and NZB Land Vision win the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials after a nail-biting finale that went right to the wire. Courtesy of the Badminton Horse Trials: http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk Just a single pole separated the top 12 going into this afternoon’s final showjumping phase and Mark kept a clean sheet to claim the title for a fourth time, 31 years after he first won Badminton aboard Southern Comfort. At 55, this makes Mark the oldest winner in...