Courtesy Andre Pater (Andre Pater's painted depiction of show jumping.) In conjunction with what is anticipated be the biggest equestrian event ever held in the United States, internationally renowned artist Andre Pater has created four paintings, depicting some of the equestrian disciplines featured in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to benefit The Race For Education. The series includes jumping, dressage, reining and driving. The paintings were unveiled at a private reception at...

Cesar Parra and Olympia (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Gladstone, NJ – In his first opportunity to ride for a US National Championship, Cesar Parra capitalized on the chance and took home top honors at the USEF National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions. A Colombian native, Parra began riding under the US flag in 2009, since then he has reaped the reward. “I wanted to go for it,” said Parra after his ride. “These are very good riders,...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Gladstone, NJ – The Grand Prix kicked off the third day of competition at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions and the Grand Prix Special gave the fans another opportunity to see the best dressage horses in the country in the freshly renovated Dick and Jane Brown Dressage Ring at the historic USET Foundation Headquarters. Saturday’s Grand Prix winner was not going to be denied. Tina Konyot (Palm City, FL) and Calecto V put...

Gladstone, NJ – The second leg of the National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions closed out the second day of competition in the Dick and Jane Brown dressage ring at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. The hallowed grounds have been the proving grounds of champions for decades and although a facelift has led to brand new footing in the competition and warm-up areas, the historic relevance is impossible to ignore. Fresh...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (SusanJStickle.com) Gladstone, NJ – With more than just a USEF National Championship title on the line in 2010, the competition was fierce in the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions as 15 horse/rider combinations also vied for selection for the US Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In glorious conditions in the recently renovated Dick and Jane Brown arena...

Kassie Barteau Thanks Toscano (SusanJStickle.com) Gladstone, NJ – The 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions got off to a flying start on Friday afternoon as the Intermediaire I National Championship kicked off a competitive two weekends featuring the best dressage riders in the United States. Highlighted by the National Grand Prix Dressage Championship which is also serving as the USEF Selection Trial for Dressage for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, these...

Lexington, KY - Join the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) for a beta broadcast experience - four days of free LIVE streaming video from the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, in Gladstone, NJ. This LIVE broadcast coverage will span two consecutive weekends, August 7-8 and 14-15, and will be available exclusively on USEFLIVE.com, a new video platform designed to showcase some of the very best live action equestrian sport in America. Watch LIVE as 15...

USEF Archive (Preview from the New USEF EquiTests Mobile Application) Lexington, KY - United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Tests are now available for download from the iTunes Store, through a new agreement with EquiApps.com and parent company Numen Communications Inc. The "USEF EquiTests" mobile application includes all USEF Dressage Tests for the 2010 competition year and allows the user to view test instructions, view and play animated diagrams, record and play readings of the...

Brant Gamma (Kelly Loria bested the competition to take the Individual Gold medal.) Lexington, KY - On the last day of the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, the USEA Eventing Championships concluded with the stadium-jumping phase of the three-day event for both Juniors and Young Riders on Sunday. In the Juniors, the Gold medal went to Kelly Loria, representing Area VI/VII/VIII, who proved she is a new rising star on the eventing...

Shawn McMillen (Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda topped the competition by an impressive 14-point margin. ) The USEF Junior Hunter National Championship wrapped today under record temperatures, but the heat did nothing to lower the scores of these top competitors. John and Stephanie Ingram's Red Panda, under the skilled guidance of Hayley Barnhill, captured the title of 2010 USEF Junior Hunter National Champion - East Coast by an impressive 14-point margin. The chestnut gelding is no stranger to...