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2021 Winter Equestrian Festival Set to Feature the Best of the Brazilian Sport Horse

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 09, 2020 – Magnolia Mystic Rose is part of the elite string of horses being ridden by Pan-American medalist Eduardo Menezes (BRA). The renowned rider and the 11-year-old Brazilian Sport Horse mare is in pursuit of a spot in Team Brazil for the […]

Dorrie Douglas & MTM Chelsea 98 Supreme in $20,000 Welcome Prix at WEC Ocala

Ocala, Florida – December 07, 2020 – The 2021 Ocala Winter Spectacular at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) feature classes kicked off this afternoon with 26 entries in the $20,000 Welcome Prix 1.45m. The stately Equestrian Hotel set the perfect backdrop for fierce competition in the Grand Area. […]

Erynn Ballard & Walter White Fly High in $35,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 07, 2020 – In the first week of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), competition continued on Thursday, January 7, 2021, with the $35,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Premiere Round at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), and Erynn Ballard (CAN) riding […]

FFE Announces French Longlist for Tokyo Olympic Games

Paris, France – January 07, 2021 – The French Equestrian Federation (FFE) has issued a statement announcing the long-list of showjumping team members for the upcoming Olympic Games this year. The list is used for the pre-selection of the French team for Tokyo and can evolve to include […]

Erynn Ballard Scores a One-Two in the $10,000 Equiline Open Stake at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 31, 2020 – Competition resumed at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) last Thursday with the $10,000 Equiline 1.40m Open Stake. Course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) set up a first-round course of 12 fences and an abridged seven-fence jump-off to test entries. […]

Matthew Sampson & Paul Walker Are Fast & Furious to Win $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 3, 2021 – Competition came to an end at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Sunday in the International Arena with the $50,000 Equiline Holiday Finale Grand Prix. Thirty-four riders representing 11 nations competed over the course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA). Last […]

No More Sanctioning! US Equestrian & WEC Reach Agreement to Hold Authorized Competitions!

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 30, 2020 – The United States Equestrian Federation (“USEF”) and World Equestrian Center – Ocala (“WEC”) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to work together on a plan for WEC to host USEF sanctioned competitions in the future. USEF and WEC […]

USEF COVID-19 Action Plan: A Look Ahead to 2021

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 30, 2020 – As 2020 comes to a close, US Equestrian extends our sincere appreciation to all of our competition participants, officials, and organizers for their unwavering commitment to following the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan. We have all experienced a tremendous amount of disruption and […]

Artemis Equestrian Acquires Lord Lucio & Jammy Dodger for Rodrigo Pessoa

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 23, 2020 – Artemis Equestrian has strengthened Rodrigo Pessoa‘s (BRA) string of horses with the acquisition of Taylor Alexander‘s (USA) Lord Lucio and Michael Duffy‘s (IRL) Jammy Dodger for the all-time great showjumper to ride. Taylor Alexander has had very good results with […]

Happy Holidays from M&R Equestrian Services’ Training Days!

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 23, 2020 – M&R Equestrian Services’ Training Days concluded its seventh week of events Dec. 22, 2020 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Just days before the Christmas holiday, a longtime mantra in the sport of show jumping was on full display at […]

Delaney Flynn & Milan IV Victorious at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 18, 2020 – At the onset of the ESP New Year’s Show, Delaney Flynn (USA) and Milan IV, owned by Grace Jacobsen, set the pace to take home the blue ribbon in the $10,000 1.40m Open Stake, presented by Score At The Top. Thirty-four […]

FEI Warning Regarding Contaminated Batches of Feed – Caffeine

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 21, 2020 – The FEI would like to warn the equestrian community that some batches of Marstall feed containing apple pomace were contaminated with caffeine, a Controlled Medication and Specified Substance on the FEI Equine Prohibited Substances List. Bernhard Kreiling GmbH, the manufacturer […]

US Equestrian’s Horsemastership Training Series & First Session Dates Announced

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – december 21, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of a re-envisioned USEF Horsemastership Training Series and will host the first session of the year at Equestrian Village, the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds, in Wellington, Fla from January 14-17. The USEF […]

Philipp Weishaupt & Coby Claim $510,000 SAOC Grand Prix CSI 5*-W at Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 19, 2020 – The Diriyah Equestrian Festival (DEF) came to an end last Saturday at the Al Duhami Farm in the Saudi capital and it was Philipp Weishaupt (GER) and Coby 8 who claimed top honors in the final FEI-class of the two-week […]

Darragh Kenny Claims the Jackpot Again in $25,000 Vita Flex National Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 20, 2020 – The $25,000 New Year’s Grand Prix, presented by Vita Flex, took place on Sunday, December 20, the final day of the ESP New Year’s Show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Forty-one entries hailing from 12 nations competed for […]

Pius Schwizer & Balou Rubin R Power to First in €25,500 Speed Challenge CSI 2*

Gorla Minore, Italy – December 19, 2020 – Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Balou Rubin R were supreme in the €25,500 Longines Ranking Speed Challenge CSI 2* on Saturday during the second week of the Equieffe Christmas Show CSI 2* at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre. The Swiss rode to […]

Kyle King & Etalon Claim the Crown in $25,000 Adeptus Grand Prix at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA. – December 19, 2020 – Kyle King (USA) and Christine Maclean’s Etalon raced to victory in Desert Holiday III’s $25,000 Adeptus Grand Prix on Saturday at the Desert International Horse Park. Scott Starnes’ (USA) course challenged twenty-one pairs, with seven riders returning clear for the jump-off. […]

Shane Breen & Compelling Z Conquer €20,000 Horse Sport Ireland Masters Grand Prix

Enfield, Kildare, Ireland – December 18, 2020 – Live Show Jumping returned to Irish television screens tonight (Friday), as the Horse Sport Ireland Masters at the Emerald International Equestrian Centre served up a thrilling competing to RTE viewers across the nation and around the world on the RTE […]

US Equestrian Announces 2020 Horses & Equestrians of the Year Nominees – Voting Now Open!

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 16, 2020 – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2020 Horses of Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees, each recognized for their outstanding efforts during the 2020 competition season. Both the Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year award […]

Christian Kukuk & Mumbai are the Masters in $700,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup of Riyadh CSI 5*-W

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 18, 2020 – Germany and France have battled for the top placings the past few days of competition during the two weeks of the Diriyah Equestrian Festival (DEF) at the Al Duhami Farm in the Saudi capital. On Friday, it was Germany who claimed victory […]

Georgia Tame & Evita Gallop for Gold at the Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping Masters

Blackhall Big, Batterstown, Meath, Ireland – December 17, 2020 – Great Britain’s Georgia Tame (GBR) riding Evita took victory in Thursday night’s The Underwriting Exchange Speed Class on the eve of the Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping Masters. A host of Ireland’s top international riders along with athletes from […]

German National Team Members Announced for 2021

Warendorf, Germany – December 17, 2020 – The German Equestrian Federation (Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung) has issued a press release announcing the riders and horses that were chosen as members of the Olympic and Perspective squads, representing the nation in official competitions. The following riders and horses were chosen […]

Erynn Ballard & Classic Penny Excel in $25,000 ProElite National Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 17, 2020 – The $25,000 ProElite National Grand Prix took place on Thursday, December 17, the final day of the ESP Holiday III Show at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Thirty-eight entries took on the first course of 13 fences, designed by Mauricio […]

Swedish National Team Members Announced for 2021

Stockholm, Sweden – December 16, 2020 – The Swedish Equestrian Federation (Svenska Ridsport Forbundet) has announced the horse-and-rider combinations that have been selected for the national showjumping team. The team is split into squad A and B. Squad A Peder Fredriscon (SWE) & H&M Christian K or Catch […]

Karl Cook & Fecybelle Fly to First in $100,000 Voltaire Grand Prix at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA. – December 13, 2020 – Karl Cook (USA) and Fecybelle were the stars at the end of the second week of the Desert Holiday Series at the Desert International Horse Park. The duo captured first-place honors in the feature class of the week, Sunday’s $100,000 Voltaire […]

Pandemic-Related Reminder & Thank You from US Equestrian CEO

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – December 15, 2020 – The CEO of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF / US Equestrian), William J. Moroney, has issued a statement about the COVID-19 pandemic and thanking the equestrian community and USEF member for the resilience in such a year of hardship. […]

Daniel Bluman & Ubilic Top $25,000 Resilient Fitness Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 13, 2020 – The second week of the ESP Holiday Series concluded on Sunday with two grands prix. Immediately following the $214,000 Spy Coast Farm Grand Prix CSI 4* grand prix, the $25,000 Holiday II National Grand Prix, presented by Resilient Fitness, hosted […]

Martina Meroni & Rock de Vains Race to Win €26,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* at Gorla Minore

Gorla Minore, Italy – December 13, 2020 – Martina Meroni (SUI) and Rock de Vains were the stars of the first week of the Equieffe Christmas Show CSI 2*. The duo claimed top honors in the €26,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* on Sunday at the Equieffe Equestrian Centre. […]

Laura Kraut & Confu Supreme in the $214,000 Spy Coast Farm Grand Prix CSI 4* at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – December 13, 2020 – Another “Super Sunday” concluded the second week of the Holiday Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) and it was Laura Kraut (USA) and Confu who shone the brightest, claiming the win in the $214,000 Spy Coast Farm […]

Philipp Weishaupt & Coby Claim $225,000 Saudi Ministry of Sport Prize CSI 4* at the Diriyah Equestrian Festival

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The first week of the Diriyah Equestrian Festival came to an end on Sunday with Philipp Weishaupt (GER) and Coby 8 securing first place in the feature class of the day, $225,000 Saudi Ministry of Sport Prize CSI 4*, held at the at the […]