(USPEA by Lindsay McCall) – Passports in hand and the final tack box loaded, the United States Paralympic Equestrian Team is on its way to London. Chef d’Equipe Missy Ransehousen and equestrians Rebecca Hart, top ten FEI Paralympian Jonathan Wentz, Donna Ponessa, and Dale Dedrick will shortly accompany their horses when they arrive in the [...] Continue reading →

Saugerties, NY – The partnership that makes up Florida-baed Legacy Farms — Lars Petersen and Melissa Taylor — swept the CDI Grand Prix competition at the Centerline Events CDI-W, held August 16-19 at the HITS-on-the-Hudson showgrounds. Taylor and her Schumacker’s Solyst earned a 70.700 in the CDI Grand Prix Special, while Petersen took blue in [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) – It is with great regret and sadness that the FEI has learned of the passing of HRH Princess Lalla Amina, President of the Fédération Royale Marocaine des Sports Equestres. An emblematic figure in Moroccan equestrian sports and President of the Federation since 1999, HRH Princess Lalla Amina was a devoted and accomplished equestrian. [...] Continue reading →

News out of Florida is that the Village of Wellington Council voted to allow the Global Dressage Festival to be held this winter at the new dressage facility built by Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The village council met and voted on the issue on August 14. Residents who [...] Continue reading →

By Lynndee Kemmet Everyone who chooses to live life with horses must surely face a day when the decision must be made to move an equine friend from this world to the next. Last week was one such time for me. Making that decision for two old equine friends – buddies who had been together [...] Continue reading →

(KWPN) – The top horses in the Pavo Cup semi-final earned excellent scores. Although eleven horses scored more than 80 points, the KWPN stallion Charmeur (Florencio out of Trendy elite pref by Jazz, breeder: H. van Helvoirt of Rosmalen) surpassed them all, earning 93 points. The impressive chestnut even scored a 10 for the trot! Duval’s [...] Continue reading →

(FEI) -With the Olympics at an end, the FEI has calculated the latest dressage rankings. Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival remain at the top. Several Olympic pairs moved up, including Charlotte Dujarding and Valegro, who went from fourth in the rankings to number two. Victoria Max-Theurer and Augustin OLD moved from 12th to 8th place and [...] Continue reading →