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A Great Way to Cap Off Cross-Country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover

by Equestrian Events, Inc. | 4/15/2016 10:21:25 AM

Don't miss out on your chance to see five-time Grammy Award Nominee Hunter Hayes following the Cross-Country phase of RK3DE on Saturday, April 30. Come as you are to the Alltech Stadium after Cross-Country to enjoy performances by Hunter Hayes, Ryan Lafferty and Jordan English. There will be multiple food vendors, beer and wine in the Alltech Stadium. Don't head home … Come to the concert with the cool kids instead! You can purchase tickets now at www.HunterHayes.com . Tickets...

Brenda Riddell and Dutch Amouretta Top the $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix

by Blenheim Equisports | 4/15/2016 10:00:00 AM

Brenda Riddell and Dutch Amouretta (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Welcome Grand Prix was quite a contest for the sixty-four horse and rider pairs who galloped on course today. As the last of three in the jump-off, Canadian Brenda Riddell and Silverstar Farms, Ltd.'s Dutch Amouretta were the only pair to produce a double clean effort to take the top prize. Veteran FEI course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed a track that asked a...

Olympic and World Champions Head Impressive Entry List for 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Defending Champion Michael Jung Tops List of World-Class Competitors

by Marty Bauman, Classic Communications | 4/15/2016 9:50:45 AM

Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST (Ben Radvanyi Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Michael Jung of Germany heads an impressive list of entries for the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover. Known as the "Best Weekend All Year," the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, April 28-May 1. The starting field features 71 riders from nine countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada,...

2016 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship Set to Begin at Southern Pines CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/14/2016 8:30:22 PM

Raeford, N.C . – The Southern Pines CDE will host an elite field of seven drivers for the 2016 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship. Taking place April 15-17 at the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, N.C., the exciting championship will showcase competitors vying for top honors. In addition, Single Horse and Four-in-Hand drivers aiming for the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships will compete in the CAN2* divisions, which serve as Selection Trials. Suzy Stafford, the defending...

Qualified Western, Hunt Seat Teams Named for 2016 IEA National Finals

by Phelps Media Group | 4/14/2016 5:20:19 PM

Lexington, Ky. - In less than one week, teams of the nation's top middle and upper school equestrians will converge and ride for national titles at the 2016 Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Hunt Seat and Western Finals. The 2016 IEA National Finals will be held April 20-24 at the Kentucky Horse Park and will welcome more than 60 teams and over 600 individual riders from across the United States. Teams qualifying for the National Finals have placed in the top positions in their...

USEF Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for CDIO3* Odense

by USEF Communications Department | 4/14/2016 12:28:12 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CDIO3* Odense, May 12-16, 2016, in Odense, Denmark. Robert Dover will serve as the Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team (in alphabetical order): Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Jane Clark’s Alcazar, a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding Susan...

USEF Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for CDIO3* Odense

by USEF Communications Department | 4/14/2016 12:03:24 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CDIO3* Odense, May 12-16, 2016, in Odense, Denmark. Robert Dover will serve as the Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team (in alphabetical order): Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Jane Clark’s Alcazar, a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding Susan...

Judges Announced for IEA National Finals: Bob Kail, Charlene Carter, Creigh Duncan & Scott Hofstetter

by Phelps Media Group | 4/13/2016 8:12:55 PM

Lexington, Ky. - April 13, 2016 - In just one week, the largest Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals to date kicks off at the Kentucky Horse Park. The judges for this year's Hunt Seat and Bob Kail Presiding over the Western classes will be Kail and Carter. Kail has been a judge for more 30 years, holding cards for AQHA, NRHA, NSBA, NRCHA and WCHA. He has judged countless competitions across the country and has won multiple world championships as well as training both...

USEF Names Short List for the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team

by USEF Communications Department | 4/13/2016 4:34:14 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 10 athletes and their horses to the Short List for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. The athletes and their horses will compete in designated CSIO/CSI observation events taking place May 12 – June 26, 2016. The following athletes and horses have been named to the Short List for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team (in alphabetical order): Lucy Davis (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Old Oak Farm’s Barron, a...

USEF Announces Updated List of Elite Training Center Designation Locations

by USEF Communications Department | 4/13/2016 4:15:02 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce an updated list of locations accepted into the USEF Elite Training Center Designation Program. The program allows venue owners, who have hosted at least one USEF sanctioned team, developing rider or horse training session within the last year, in one of the eight disciplines that the USEF runs programs for developing and preparing teams to compete internationally, to apply for Elite Training Center...