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Land Rover North America Returns for Seventh Year as Presenting Sponsor of the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Land Rover | 4/20/2016 12:00:11 PM

(LEXINGTON, KY.) - April 20, 2016 - For the seventh year running Land Rover North America will return as presenting sponsor of the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, continuing their longstanding support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and equestrian sports. The event will run from April 28th - May 1st, 2016 at the state-of-the-art Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover, is...

USEF Names Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for CSIO4* Coapexpan

by USEF Communications Department | 4/20/2016 9:31:30 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup competition at CSIO4* Coapexpan, in Coapexpan, Mexico, April 28 through May 1, 2016. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically): Christine McCrea (East Windsor, Conn.) with Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables’...

USEF Names Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for CSIO4* Coapexpan

by USEF Communications Department | 4/20/2016 9:30:45 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup competition at CSIO4* Coapexpan, in Coapexpan, Mexico, April 28 through May 1, 2016. From left to right: Richard Spooner, Jonathan McCrea, Ali Wolff, and Christine McCrea The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically):...

The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 at HITS Ocala Garnered 620,000 International Television Viewers

by HITS Horse Shows | 4/20/2016 9:26:28 AM

Georgina Bloomberg riding for second-place Team USA aboard Juvina at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ at HITS Ocala. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - In 2015, the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit hosted the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2015 event for the first time in the heart of horse country at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida. The debut of the internationally acclaimed team event, a qualifier for the FEI Nations Cup™ Finals in Europe, drew an impressive amount of...

UPDATED: USEF Names Participants for the USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour

by USEF Communications Department | 4/19/2016 7:00:10 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will participate in the USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour. As part of the tour, the combinations will compete in two events, CDI-Y Compiegne, May 19-22 , and CDIO-Y Hagen, June 7-12, 2016. USEF Dressage Youth Coach George Williams will serve as Chef d’Equipe. The following athletes and horses will represent the U.S. (listed alphabetically): Lauren Asher...

David Blake and Binkie Earn Top Honors in $30,000 Noble Outfitters Grand Prix at ESP Spring II

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/18/2016 9:24:48 PM

David Blake and Binkie (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - David Blake of Wellington, FL, and Binkie, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, finished atop the leaderboard in the $30,000 Noble Outfitters Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), finishing the jump-off in 40.653 seconds. Andrew Ramsay of San Francisco, CA, and Winn Winn collected second place, crossing through the timers just four-hundredths off the winning pace with a time of 40.699 seconds. Benjamin Meredith of...

An International Field Returns to Rolex Kentucky to Contend for the 2016 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing

by Revolution Sports | 4/18/2016 9:52:09 AM

18 April 2016, Lexington, USA – Three-day eventing is considered by many to be the ultimate equine test. The triathalon of equestrianism, the competition sees horse and rider partnerships compete across gender and age boundaries in three different disciplines: dressage, cross-country and show jumping, requiring a unique range of skills from precision and elegance to accuracy, bravery and perfect timing. It tests the resolve of the timeless partnership between horse and rider. In 1998,...

Stafford and PVF Peace of Mind Earn 2016 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship at Southern Pines CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/17/2016 8:35:33 PM

Raeford, N.C . – A field of seven talented combinations vied for top honors over the weekend in the 2016 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship held at the Southern Pines CDE. Suzy Stafford and PVF Peace of Mind led from start to finish to claim their second consecutive National Champion title, finishing on a score of 134.17. In addition to the championship, the CAN2* Single Horse and Four-in-Hand divisions served as Selection Trials for this summer’s FEI World Driving...

ASU Equestrian Team to Host Schooling Show

by Maurice Ewing, Blowing Rock Horse Show | 4/17/2016 5:22:35 PM

Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve (Nelson Aerial Productions) Boone, N.C. —The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show Foundation and the Appalachian State University Equestrian Team are pleased to announce the Team is hosting a Hunt Seat Schooling Show at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve beginning at 8:00AM and ending around 5:00PM on Saturday April 23. This project will help raise awareness for Horse Helpers of the High Country, a non-profit horse rescue and rehabilitation facility located...

Vani Khosla and Billy Mexico Earn the Win in the $50,000 Blenheim Spring Classic IV Grand Prix, presented by Davidson Communities

by Blenheim EquiSports | 4/17/2016 11:12:37 AM

Vani Khosla and Billy Mexico (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The Spring Series at Blenheim EquiSports concluded four weeks of grand prix events on Saturday afternoon with the $50,000 Blenheim Spring Classic IV Grand Prix, presented by Davidson Communities. With hundreds of guests enjoying a catered lunch in the hilltop VIP and spectators spread around the field, it was a grand afternoon under a cloudless spring sky for the audience and equestrians alike, most especially for...