USEF Announces Short List For 2022 FEI Dressage World Championships

The U.S. Equestrian Federation announced the athlete-and-horse combinations named to the short list for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team ahead of the 2022 ECCO FEI Dressage World Championships, which will take place Aug. 6-14 in Herning, Denmark. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team Short List for the 2022 ECCO […]

USEF Names U.S. Jumping Team For Nations Cup Of Rome CSIO5*

The U.S. Equestrian Federation on May 10 announced the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team in the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*. The competition will be held May 26-29 at the Piazza di Siena in Rome, with the Nations Cup competition scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time) Friday, May […]

Winner Of The Week: Beth Underhill Nabs La Baule CSI5* For Coach Eric Lamaze

Veteran international show jumper Beth Underhill is no stranger to success. The 59-year-old was first named to the Canadian team in 1990 and has represented Canada in over 30 Nations Cups. But her win May 8 at the $527,181 Rolex Grand Prix Ville de La Baule CSIO5* aboard Dieu Merci Van T&L was particularly special. […]

USEF To Release Draft 2023 California Competition Calendar Next Week

After undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of the California hunter/jumper calendar, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced Tuesday that it will be releasing a draft version of the state’s 2023 competition calendar next week. On Jan. 15, USEF announced that it would vacate the state’s calendar “to create a more balanced, equitable, and sustainable competition environment for […]

Dom Schramm’s Badminton: Thankful For A Team, A Talented Horse And A Clever Red Cooler

U.S.-based Australian eventer Dom Schramm took on Badminton Horse Trials (England) CCI5*-L, May 4-8. Schramm, who runs Schramm Equestrian with his wife Jimmie Schramm from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, and Ocala, Florida, was there with Bolytair B (Polytair—Nobelle, Glennridge), a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Team Bolytair B. While it was the pair’s fifth five-star, it was […]

Behind The Photo: Is Fernando The Mini-Donk The Secret To Hunt Cup Success?

Vintage Vinnie made waves on April 30 when he not only won the 125th Maryland Hunt Cup, but did so by breaking the course record set by, well, himself, just last year in his eye-popping 112 ½-length (not a typo) 2021 victory. While trainer Joe Davies and assistant Ashton Williams get much of the credit for training […]

Watch Why They Won: Laura Collett Breaks Michael Jung’s Badminton Scoring Record

Two weekends of five-star eventing and two record-breaking performances from the current best in the sport. On May 1, Michael Jung set a new record-low five-star finishing score at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event; one week later, Laura Collett set a new record-low finishing score for the Badminton Horse Trials (England), the oldest five-star of […]

Three Days With A Classical Master: Auditing A Charles De Kunffy Clinic

Monika Schnacke choked back tears as she talked about her rides at the Charles de Kunffy clinic held April 22-24 at Mane Gait Equestrian Center in Natural Bridge, Virginia. “I’m still in total awe,” said Schnacke, 57, Charlotte, North Carolina, holding the reins of her 11-year-old Westphalian mare, Mera. She’d just left the indoor arena after […]

Collett Cruises To Badminton Victory; Smith And Grald Finish In Top 15

Great Britain’s Laura Collett and London 52 never let go of the lead at the Badminton Horse Trials, staking their claim on the second day of dressage and adding only 0.4 show jumping time penalties over the course of the competition to finish on 21.4, a record-low final score for the event. Although she had a rail in hand […]

Dom Schramm’s Badminton: An Educational And Epic Cross-Country Day

U.S.-based Australian eventer Dom Schramm is taking on Badminton Horse Trials CCI5*-L, May 4-8. Schramm, who runs Schramm Equestrian with his wife Jimmie Schramm from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, and Ocala, Florida, is there with Bolytair B (Polytair—Nobelle, Glennridge), a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Team Bolytair B. While it is the pair’s fifth five-star, it is the first Badminton […]