Jordan LaPlaca and Gold Play Earn Personal Best and First Ever CDI Win at AGDF Week 7

Jordan LaPlaca (USA) was the very first rider down the centerline in the Dutta Corp CDI3* Grand Prix, marking a host of firsts for the multi-talented horseman from Connecticut. Riding his own and Nancy Hutson’s 11-year-old gelding Gold Play (Grey Flannel x Sir Donnerhall II), they pulled off a personal [...]

Down the Centerline: Common Injuries in Dressage Sport Horses

The winter show season in Wellington, FL, showcases incredible horse-and-rider partnerships across various disciplines. On one night, dressage horses will dance under the palm trees at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival – where Palm Beach Equine Clinic is the official veterinarian – and the next, a field of show jumping [...]

U.S. Show Jumping Team Announced for the Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Wellington International from February 25-March 1, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes [...]

Spring Fling at Grand Oaks Combined Driving Event 2026 – Results, Schedule, Entries, and Prize List

The Spring Fling at Grand Oaks, Weirsdale, Florida, February 11- 15, 2026, is the second FEI Combined Driving event of 2025 and is a qualifier for the 2026 FEI 3* World Championships for Single Horses to be held September 1-5 in Munich, Germany. Whether you're a seasoned combined driving enthusiast or [...]

Nail-Biting Finish as Meagan Davis Emerges Victorious after Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3*

The tussle between the last two riders down centerline in the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* on Saturday, February 14, ensured a nail-biting finish to the headline class of the World Equestrian Center (WEC) February Dressage CDI3* presented by Hampton Green Farms at WEC – Ocala. Just 0.2 percentage points separated [...]

Victoria Colvin and Dicoblue PS Takes the Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular at WEF

World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) came to a celebrated peak at Wellington International during ‘Saturday Night Lights’. The country’s best hunter combinations went head-to-head in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with a win for Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, [...]

Team France Victorious At Abu Dhabi, UAE Season Opener

Team France have set the tone for the third season of the FEI Longines League of Nations™ with a sensational win in Abu Dhabi (UAE), where the formidable four-athlete squad delivered a convincing victory. The French held their nerve to claim the season-opening title and lay down an early challenge, [...]

KWPN Stallion Gorgeous Latino Returns to The Netherlands

American Olympian Sabine Schut-Kery no longer has the ride on one of her principal horses in her barn: Gorgeous Latino. The stallion has returned to The Netherlands. Gorgeous Latino is a 10-year old KWPN registered stallion by Toto Jr out of Blackmanda (by Rubiquil x Sultan x Doruto). He is [...]

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Sticking the Landing: Common Injuries in Jumping Horses

From inside the dressage boards to the jumping arena, the risk of injury for equine athletes always exists. Dr. Christopher Elliott and Dr. Emma Newell of Palm Beach Equine Clinic in Wellington, FL, explained that some riding activities are more closely associated with specific injuries. “The physical demands of each [...]

US Equestrian Launches 2026 USEF Combined Driving Chef d’Equipe Apprentice Program

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 USEF Combined Driving Chef d’Equipe Apprentice Program, an initiative designed to identify talented individuals with the potential to be developed into future Chef d’Equipe positions. Photo - ©Christine Rivet/US Equestrian The selected Apprentice will work alongside the Chef d’Equipe, [...]

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