Diane Creech and Devon L in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1 CDI-W. Photo by Susan J. Stickle. Wellington, FL – January 17, 2014 – Canadian Grand Prix dressage rider Diane Creech was pleased with the two horses she brought out at the start of the 2014 show season for [...] Continue reading →

Lexington, Ky. – The USEF and USET Foundation have come together in 2014 through a gift from USET Foundation Trustee Betsy Juliano and Havensafe Farm to host the first ever USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinic, January 28-29, 2014 at the Global Dressage Grounds in Wellington, Fla. This clinic will showcase the U.S. dressage pipeline of [...] Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Jan. 16, 2014) — The spending bill passed this evening by the Senate, and that cleared the House yesterday, includes a provision that halts any efforts to resume slaughtering horses for human consumption on U.S. soil. The legislation, which President Obama will sign in the coming days, forbids spending by the U.S. Department of [...] Continue reading →

Lexington, KY - The United States Federation (USEF) has named Kai Handt as the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor. The Search Committee, chaired by Eric Straus, USEF Para-Equestrian Eligible Athlete Committee, and USEF Para-Equestrian High Performance Committee recommended Handt for this position.   Handt (Wylie, Texas) has a great depth of experience in the equestrian [...] Continue reading →

Aiken, SC (January 16, 2014) – For a second consecutive year, Massachusetts-based Mary Lauritsen, with Windhorse Dressage, rode away with the Custom Saddlery Most Valuable Rider (MVR) Award at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 1 CDIW and National Show. Riding Kathy Hickerson and Majestic Gaits’ 17-hand, nine year-old Hanoverian stallion Schroeder (Sandrohit x SPS Esmeralda), [...] Continue reading →

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship will be held June 2-5, 2014 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. This championship will also serve as the Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team. At [...] Continue reading →

  Photos and article by: Lindsay Y McCall Wellington, Florida – January 15, 2014- Born three months premature and weighing only 2 pounds Eleanor Brimmer (Ellie) and her twin sister were in a rush to take on the world. From the moment Ellie arrived her family knew she would have multiple obstacles to overcome in [...] Continue reading →