Hunter/Jumper
U.S. Jumpers Win Nations Cup At Spruce Meadows |
U.S. Team Wins Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows. Photo by Mike Sturk, Courtesy BMO/Spruce Meadows. | Lexington, KY - The U.S. Show Jumping team has been picking up victories across Europe and ventured to the far reaches of Western Canada to keep the streak alive.
Four of the nation's best riders delivered on a huge stage when the U.S. squad romped to victory at the Spruce Meadows Masters to win the Nations Cup in legitimate company.
Leopoldo Palacios, the Venezuelan course designer, created a challenging track that produced just 10 clear rounds from eight teams over two rounds of jumping.
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Eventing
Holder Holds on to USEF National Advanced Horse Trial Championship at Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championship |
Becky Holder and Courageous Comet.
Photo by Joanie Morris, USEF.  | Fairburn, GA - Becky Holder had a lot on the line when she entered the show jumping ring at the Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championships with Courageous Comet. Not only was she the overnight leader after the first two phases on her dressage score, she also is on the USEF Short List for the Land Rover US Eventing Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the Advanced Championship was also serving as the USEF National Advanced Horse Trial Championship.
Holder (Chattahoochee Hills, GA) handled the pressure and despite having one rail down, her score of 45.5 gave her the victory over Will Faudree, who put in a convincing performance on Pawlow.
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Dressage
U.S. Dressage Team Prepares for 2010 WEG at Gladstone Headquarters |
Todd Flettrich on Otto, Tina Konyot, Steffen Peters, Anne Gribbons and Katherine Bateson-Chandler on Nartan at the USET Foundation Gladstone Headquarters. Photo by Rebecca Walton. | Gladstone, NJ - Taking advantage of its newly refurbished facility, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation is currently hosting the U.S. Dressage Team as they prepare for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The outstanding group of horse-and-rider combinations includes Steffen Peters and Ravel; Tina Konyot and Calecto V; Todd Flettrich and Otto; and Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Nartan, along with alternates Catherine Haddad and Winyamaro and Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger.
All six riders are currently training under the watchful eye of Technical Advisor Anne Gribbons. "Anne has been supportive and very helpful," noted Flettrich. "I'm an independent person so the idea of the team is new for me, but everything has been going great, and we're working together while having a great time."
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Driving
USEF Names Driving Team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games | Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following drivers to the U.S. Driving Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
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World Equestrian Games News
What are the U.S. Team Horses up to before the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games? |
Lexington, KY - Ten days to go before the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (September 25-October 10) and the American horses and riders are putting the finishing touches on their preparation. Where are they and what are they up to?
The DRESSAGE horses have all made it back to Gladstone, NJ, where they are training at the USET Foundation Headquarters up until the WEG. Ravel and Steffen Peters had their trip delayed a couple of days by Hurricane Earl, but they arrived safe and sound on Wednesday, September 8. They joined: Tina Konyot and Calecto V, Todd Flettrich and Otto, Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Nartan, Catherine Haddad and Winyamaro and Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger. They will remain there until they depart for the World Games under the guidance of Anne Gribbons, the U.S. Dressage Technical Advisor.
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USEF National Breeds
USEF My Favorite Breed Competition Contest Celebrates Two Stand-Out Shows; Competitors Rewarded with Pizza and Ice Cream Renow |
Ice Cream Social at the IALHA Region I Championship. Photo by USEF Staff. | Lexington, KY - We've all been to a competition - at least once - that just seemed to sparkle. Good organization, exceptional management, and a little extra "umph!" circulating through the barns. What does a competition like this get you? Well, a devoted following, for starters. But this, year, it got two USEF competitions a little something extra. Enough pizza, lava cakes, ice cream and toppings to fill an entire pick-up truck to overflowing. It marked a festive end to the 2009 My Favorite USEF Breed Competition Contest, and top honors went to the Missouri State Fair Horse Show in Sedalia, MO, and the IALHA Region I Championship in Burbank, CA.
The contest was created last year, providing a competitive outlet for riders to rally in support of their favorite breed competitions across the country. The top vote earners for each of eleven breeds were recognized as individual winners, earning a plaque, and bragging rights to go with it. These "favorite" competitions were then entered into a drawing to determine Grand and Reserve Prizes.
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Saddlebred
Renowned Saddlebred Horseman, Bob Lewis, Passes Away |
Bob Lewis on his 90th birthday in Pomona, CA, in 2004. Attendees walked through his original tack room to enter the celebration. | Lexington, KY - Longtime well-known Saddlebred trainer, Bob Lewis, passed away Saturday, September 11.
The youngest of four siblings, Bob's exposure to Saddlebreds began early on in his life, as his father, Robert H. "Harry" Lewis, operated a public stable. Bob would eventually follow in his father's footsteps in the Saddlebred business. While in high school, he worked afternoons, weekends and summers at the stable, learning how to gait a horse, and also about shoeing, developing good instincts which would serve him well throughout his career.
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Industry News
2010 Region Award Winners Announced by NARHA |  Denver, CO - All participants at North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) centers are unique and deserve recognition, but as we all know, some just shine. Each year NARHA celebrates its especially outstanding equestrians, equines, instructors and volunteers, and this year's NARHA region recognition award winners have been posted on the NARHA conference website along with the 2010 national adult equestrian, adult independent equestrian, child equestrian and youth equestrian winners.
All region award winners will be recognized and the 2010 National Equine, Instructor and Volunteer of the Year will be announced at the 2010 NARHA National Conference and Annual Meeting Awards Banquet in Denver, CO, Saturday, November 6.
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Para-Equestrian
Interview With United States Para-Equestrian Trainer Kai Handt |
Kai Handt at the 2010 USEF Para-Equestrian Para-Dressage National Championships in Lamplight, IL. Photo by Lindsay McCall/PMG. | Thousand Oaks, CA - In every equestrian calendar as the summer starts to disappear many national championship competitions begin to occur. This year included the 2010 USEF Pony Finals, the $100,000 2009-2010 The Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals Presented by Dietrich Insurance, the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, and each discipline's national championship. Kai Handt, owner and trainer of the North Texas Equestrian Center (NTEC), made his way around the country because of this year's success. In every discipline that Handt rides and teaches, there was a NTEC rider and horse winning. In para-dressage, Handt led his rider, Jonathan Wentz, to qualify for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
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Greeting Cards Available through The Race for Education |  The Race for Education - a non-profit scholarship foundation - has created a series of cards that feature artwork by renown artist Andre Pater. The original artworks will be sold at auction during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on September 30, but you can now have these beautiful images in the form of greeting cards.
Cards are 5x7 and sold in groups of four at a cost of $20. Proceeds go to assist the North American Junior & Young Rider Championships.
To learn more, contact Race for Education at (859) 252-8648.
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Renew for 2010
The 2010 USEF Competition year is in full swing. Renew your membership now. It is so easy when you log into your MY USEF Account and click on "2010 USEF Membership Application" under 2010 Competition Year. For your convenience and the best membership deal, you can opt for a three-year membership for $150.
The annual USEF Competing Equestrian membership costs only $55. As a competing member, you are eligible to participate at all USEF Licensed Competitions, receive equestrian magazine at no additional charge, a million-dollar personal excess liability policy for horse-related accidents that cause bodily injury or property damage to third parties, and the added benefits of USEF MemberPerks - a members-only discount program with unbeatable deals from companies like John Deere, Hertz, Sherwin Williams, USRider, FarmVet, LifeLock, Moxie and others.
Not participating in USEF Licensed Competitions but still want to be a member? There are member categories for you. With the USEF Equestrian membership, at $35, you receive automatic insurance along with the MemberPerks. If you are a college student who is busy studying and not competing, you can join as a USEF Collegiate member for $25. This is another non-competing membership that will give you the benefits of MemberPerks plus four issues of equestrian magazine to keep you well informed of equestrian sports. And Club Equestrian, which is only $15, gives you access to the MemberPerks program.
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