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Vaulting Squad 13th in Freestyle Comp

by Andrew Minnick | 9/3/2014 7:54:23 AM

A fall during the Woodside Vaulters squad freestyle test in the squad freestyle competition meant they had the 13th best score, 7.034. Their "score of round" was 6.850 and has them in 9th place .

4 Faults for Lucy Davis

by Andrew Minnick | 9/3/2014 7:28:37 AM

Lucy Davis & Barron had a blockk of the wall jump and 4 faults. Their total score is now 10.21 .

McLain Ward Reacts After A Clear Round

by Andrew Minnick | 9/3/2014 7:06:03 AM

Ward jumped clear on his horse Rothchild and help the U.S. lead the team standings midway through the 2nd round. Ward spoke to Rupert Bell after his round.

Ward Clear. 4 Faults for Farrington.

by Andrew Minnick | 9/3/2014 5:21:53 AM

The first two U.S. riders to jumping today's Team Jumping Competition were McLain Ward & Kent Farrington. With Rothchild, Ward had a clear round and has 2.56 total score (including yesterday's speed round) . With Voyuer, Kent Farrington had 4 faults and has a 6.00 total score .

U.S. Vaulters off to a Strong Start at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/2/2014 5:23:42 PM

Caen, France – The vaulting portion of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games got underway Tuesday with the Squad, Individual Female, and Individual Male divisions performing their Compulsory Tests. The U.S. Vaulting Team is off to a solid start in Normandy, earning respectable scores in the world-class fields in front of the judging panel of Sue Detol (USA), Elzbieta Dolinska (POL), Anita Flamand (AUT), Véronique Girard (FRA), Pavla Krauspe (SVK), Anna Kull (SUI), Helma...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Stands Third after Speed Leg at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | 9/2/2014 4:58:33 PM

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team got off to a quick start in Team and Individual Championship competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on Tuesday in the opening Speed Leg. Tidy jumping and efficient lines were the order of the day in the faults-converted class over Frédéric Cottier’s 14-obstacle track in the d’Ornano Stadium. The U.S. team of McLain Ward, Kent Farrington, Lucy Davis,...

Buffalo International - A Triumvirate of Sport, Horse Welfare and Public Service

by Equus Foundation | 9/2/2014 3:40:38 PM

Westport, Conn. - Not only will the Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) offer the EQUUS Foundation Best Performance Competition to benefit horse welfare, BIHS is held each year to benefit the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. Thanks to the support of exhibitors and sponsors, over 600 therapeutic riding lessons were given in 2013. The Best Performance Competition, the joint program of the EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), rewards competitive excellence and...

Madden leads U.S. Jumpers

by Andrew Minnick | 9/2/2014 11:55:05 AM

Beezie Madden & Cortes 'C' were 152nd of 153 combinations to jump today. The were clear over the fences in 77.34s, which was good for 4th place in the class .

7.571 for Ioannou

by Andrew Minnick | 9/2/2014 10:35:55 AM

Elizabeth Iaonnou was the third and final U.S. woman to complete her compulsory vaulting test. On Jarl and lunged by Lasse Kristensen, Elizabeth score 7.57 and is in 15th place.

Good Recovery for Davis

by Andrew Minnick | 9/2/2014 10:22:05 AM

Lucy Davis & Barron had one navigation error in the speed class and it led to fence 5 coming down. They left the rest of the rails up and recovered for a total time of 89.43s.