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Behind the Scenes at the 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International

by 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International | 10/10/2011 10:56:27 AM

The 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International and USEF CCI2* and CCI3* National Championships are set to get underway in two days with Wednesday's first Horse Inspection. Be sure to keep up with all the goings-on behind the scenes at: https://fairhillinternational.blogspot.com/

Samantha Schaefer Triumphs in 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East

by Lauren Fisher for USEF | 10/9/2011 10:00:18 PM

Gladstone, NJ – The 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East concluded on Sunday afternoon with an exciting victory for 18-year-old Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD. Showing over two beautiful autumn days at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, eighty-four hopefuls came out to show this weekend in the 30th annual competition. Schaefer earned the win with high scores across the board in a head-to-head final four jump-off. Judges Jimmy Lee and...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/9/2011 9:00:30 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

Landed...

by Joanie Morris | 10/9/2011 8:00:32 PM

We have landed at the 2011 Pan American Games. Well four of us have. Jim Wolf, the Chef d'Mission, Christy Baxter the world's most organized executive assistant, Doug Hannum, stable manager to the stars, and me, Joanie Morris - I'm the press officer. I hope you don't get tired of hearing from me. I will be (attempting) to use twitter, press releases, the USEF Network so choose your poison and keep up to speed with what the teams are up to. We are getting the lay of the land,...

Victoria Colvin Sweeps Junior Hunters, Rides Ovation to Grand Junior Hunter Championship at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/9/2011 7:00:43 PM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The Capital Challenge Horse show wrapped up another year of fantastic competition today and finished with younger junior and children's hunters. Victoria Colvin swept the junior hunter awards today by winning all four tricolors. She and Scott Stewart's Ovation were awarded the Grand Junior Hunter Championship sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, while the Grand Children's Hunter Championship went to Rosebud and Audrey Layman. The Capital Challenge...

2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals-East Sunday Results

by 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals | 10/9/2011 6:00:26 PM

Results After Phases 1,2 & 3 Final Four and Best Horse Results

Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere Jump Immaculately to Land in the Top 15 at the Boekelo CCI3*

by Helen Murray | 10/9/2011 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Boyd Martin carried the torch for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team on the final day of the Boekelo CCI3*. Riding Otis Barbotiere and Remington XXV, Martin (West Grove, PA) produced two top 35 results in his first attempt at the Dutch premiere CCI3*. Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere (StockImageServices.com) Jumping first on Remington XXV, owned by Henley House Stables, Martin had rails at fence seven and the first element of the combination at 11 adding eight faults. They...

Lillie Keenan Leads Opening Day at 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East

by Lauren Fisher for USEF | 10/9/2011 9:33:14 AM

Gladstone, NJ- Fourteen-year-old Lillie Keenan, of New York, NY, was a front runner today in the first two rounds of competition for the 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East. Held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, the Talent Search Finals celebrate a momentous 30th anniversary this year. With Finals held each year on the east and west coasts, this program has produced some of the country’s top jumping riders, including McLain Ward,...

Platinum Performance\USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final- East Saturday Information

by Platinum Performance\USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final- East | 10/8/2011 10:00:31 PM

Gymnastics Course Results After Phases 1&2

U.S. Equestrian Delegation Heads to the 2011 Pan American Games - By the Numbers

by USEF Communications Department | 10/8/2011 8:10:17 PM

The United States Equestrian Federation's (USEF) delegation packs up and begins to head South of the Border next week - get ready Guadalajara. Dressage lands first on October 11. Eventing follows on the 15th and Jumping comes in on the 21st. Equestrian is represented by 14 athletes who make up 627 athletes heading to Mexico to represent the United States. Of the 79 Olympians represented in the entire U.S. Team - three are from the sport of equestrian. This delegation includes (in...