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Germany Gets Best of the Draw for Dublin Round of Samsung Super League with FEI

by By Louise Parkes | 8/9/2007 3:48:00 PM

The Samsung Super League with FEI leaders from Germany will be last into the ring for Friday's seventh leg of the 2007 series in Dublin following Thursday's draw at the Royal Dublin Society showgrounds. The order of go will be as follows: 1. Belgium; 2. France; 3. Switzerland; 4. Ireland; 5. USA; 6. The Netherlands; 7. Great Britain; 8. Sweden; 9. Germany. Belgian Chef d'Equipe Lucien Somers failed to arrive in time for the Draw Press Conference, but his team's unfavorable starting position had...

USA Draws 1st to go in Super League at Hickstead Tomorrow

by gaillardm | 7/26/2007 12:12:00 PM

From Louise Parkes/FEI THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.......ESPECIALLY IF MELANIE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT....... The USA has been drawn first to go in tomorrow's sixth leg of the Samsung Super League with FEI series at Hickstead, England but Melanie Smith-Taylor, who is deputising in the absence of team manager George Morris, is not concerned. Lying last on the leaderboard the US really needs a good result in order to climb out of the relegation zone, but Melanie has every faith in her squad. "I...

Susan Jane Anstey Passes Away

by By Jennifer Ward | 11/18/2005 2:42:08 PM

Susan Jane Anstey (nee Scott) passed away peacefully after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at her home, Wyndstone Farm, in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Anstey; her sister, Alice Ferrier; her loving partner of 24 years, Michael Van Every, and their families. An avid horsewoman, Anstey competed and judged hunters/jumpers, bred and raced Thoroughbreds, published Canada's leading horse magazines, including Horse...

Change of Venue For USEF Youth Reining Qualifiers: Eden Park Equestrian Center Replaces Lake Erie College

by Sarah Evers | 6/16/2005 9:18:00 AM

Due to construction at the Lake Erie College Equestrian Center, the Central Ohio Reining Horse Association (CORHA) has announced a change of venue for the NRHA Reining Competition CORHA Circuit #3 and CORHA Circuit #4 scheduled to be on July 9 and July 10 at the facility. Both events will now be held at the Eden Park Equestrian Center, 2607 Blayney Road, Sunbury, Ohio on July 9 & 10 and both competitions will host USEF Youth Reining Qualifying classes for the USEF Youth Reining Championship....

Whitaker and Conway Earn Individual Gold at North American Youth Championships in Pre-Junior and Children’s Categories

by Tori Bilas | 8/13/2022 8:00:00 PM

Jumping athletes were put to the ultimate test Saturday as they competed for individual honors in the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping, presented by USHJA. Over two rounds, the Children’s and Pre-Juniors attempted to record clear efforts to their overall scores and emerge on the podium. In the Children’s, Rylynn Conway (Zone 2 – Fair Haven, N.J.) took the gold medal after a tiebreaking jump-off, while in the Pre-Junior category, Lawson Whitaker...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Eighth in FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Knokke Hippique CSIO5*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 7/8/2022 1:36:00 PM

Knokke-Heist, Belgium – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished eighth overall in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Knokke Hippique CSIO5* today, completing the two-round effort on a final total of 28. The team was comprised of Bliss Heers, Michael Hughes, Brian Moggre, and Jessica Springsteen, and led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. “Despite our overall results not being what we had hoped for, there were some bright spots, nevertheless, including Brian’s two solid rounds...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Announces Athlete Short List for 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2022 5:47:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team is pleased to announce the ten athletes selected to the Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships to be held in Herning, Denmark from August 6-14, 2022. The athletes selected will participate in up to two Observation Events in Europe before the five-member team is announced in July. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships. Kent Farrington (Wellington,...

Christian Simonson and Zeaball Diawind Break NAYC Record with Outstanding Performance in FEI Young Rider Freestyle Test

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/15/2021 6:28:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Christian Simonson (Ventura, Calif.) and Zeaball Diawind shattered the NAYC record for the highest score in the FEI Young Rider Freestyle Test, receiving a 78.935 percent from the judging panel to secure the pair’s third gold-medal performance of the week. Allison Nemeth (Flemington, N.J.) and Tiko earned a 73.330 percent for second place, while Tillie Jones (Lincoln, Neb.) and Qi Gong TF secured the bronze medal with a 73.170 percent. Simonson and Zeaball...

Madden and Breitling LS Place Sixth in Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/7/2019 5:14:00 AM

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Gothenburg, Sweden – The battle for Jumping World Cup champion continued on Sunday with the final two rounds in Final III of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final. In a tight race to the finish, the top ten competitors entered the arena with less than six penalties separating them from the top position. In the end, it would be Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat and Martin Fuchs going one-two, with Sweden’s...

Parra and Woodard on Top of Divisions at 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

by Julian McPeak, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/25/2017 5:54:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. - The 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships continued today with the first round tests for the remaining two divisions. The combinations of Cesar Parra and Fashion Designer OLD and Andrea Woodard and Ravenna stood out amongst the fields to lead the Developing Grand Prix and Six-Year-Old divisions, putting them in the lead in the Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix and Six-Year-Old National Championships, respectively. Today’s tests counted...