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Colvin Earns Junior Hunter High-Score Award at 40th Hampton Classic

by Hampton Classic Horse Show | 8/31/2015 11:25:45 AM

With Victoria Colvin aboard, Way Cool jumped to the Junior Hunter High-Score Award for the fourth consecutive year at the Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Victoria Colvin rode Dr. Betsee Parker's Way Cool to win the Large Junior Working Hunter High-Score Award for the fourth year in a row-scoring a 98 to win one class-on the way to the Large Junior Working Hunter, 16-17, Championship and the Grand Junior Hunter Championship. As the Large Junior Hunter High-Score...

Hickok and Nemeth win to close out the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp.

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/23/2015 5:20:39 PM

Wayne Ill. – On what started out as a gloomy day, Chase Hickok and Allison Nemeth shined, winning the USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today and USEF Pony Rider National Championship respectively on the final day of the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. Today, a field of 10 combinations performed the FEI Intermediare II Test and eight combinations competed in the FEI Pony Individual Test...

Gochman Claims Gold Medal in Marshall & Sterling/US Pony Medal Finals to Complete 2015 US Pony Finals

by Eileen Schnettler | 8/9/2015 5:09:34 PM

Sophie Gochman, winner of the 2015 Marshall & Sterling/US Pony Medal Finals (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. – A week of competition at the 2015 US Pony Finals came to a close Sunday with the most coveted award of the championship. The Marshall & Sterling/US Pony Medal Finals took place in the Alltech Arena with 165 riders vying for top honors in front of judges Frank Madden and Ken Smith. After an especially beautiful first round, Sophie Gochman earned the Marshall...

Bit of Laughter Named Grand Champion at 2015 US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans, Woodlands Stevie Ray Collects Medium Regular Hunter Pony Champion Honors

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/8/2015 6:00:36 PM

Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans came to a close on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Medium Regular Hunter Ponies went to task in the Walnut Arena in their Over Fences phase to determine the 2015 Champion. Alexa Aureliano and Woodlands Stevie Ray emerged victorious on Saturday afternoon, but it was Thursday’s champion, Bit of Laughter, that proved unbeatable as he was named...

USEA Selects Tryon International Equestrian Center and the Colorado Horse Park for American Eventing Championships

by Tyron International | 6/19/2015 4:20:50 PM

The George Morris Stadium is the main arena at Tryon International Equestrian Center. Photo © Sportfot. Leesburg, Va. - June 18, 2015 – The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the selection of the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and the Colorado Horse Park as the host sites of the USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) for a three-year term, beginning in 2016. Following a successful three-year term at the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas,...

USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad

by Helen Murray | 4/10/2015 2:34:55 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight athlete-and-horse combinations to the 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. The squad is composed of four Big Tour and four Small Tour combinations, which will compete in designated European CDI Observation Events. Additionally, Laura Graves and her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Verdades, have been approved to be considered for the Pan American Games Dressage Team without...

USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad

by USEF Communications Department | 4/10/2015 10:47:44 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight athlete-and-horse combinations to the 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. The squad is composed of four Big Tour and four Small Tour combinations, which will compete in designated European CDI Observation Events. Additionally, Laura Graves and her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Verdades, have been approved to be considered for the Pan American Games Dressage Team without...

USA I Storms to Early Lead in Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup, USA II Stands Third

by Helen Murray | 3/25/2015 9:39:03 PM

Wellington, Fla.- The 2015 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup began on Wednesday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival with Small Tour combinations performing the FEI Prix St. Georges Test and Big Tour pairs riding the FEI Grand Prix Test. A total of 28 Small Tour combinations went down the centerline and an additional seven Big Tour competitors closed out the evening session, with the latter earning a 1.5% bonus to contribute to their team scores. After the first day of the Nations Cup, the USA...

USA I Storms to Early Lead in Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup, USA II Stands Third

by Helen Murray | 3/25/2015 9:30:10 PM

Wellington, Fla.- The 2015 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup began on Wednesday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival with Small Tour combinations performing the FEI Prix St. Georges Test and Big Tour pairs riding the FEI Grand Prix Test. A total of 28 Small Tour combinations went down the centerline and an additional seven Big Tour competitors closed out the evening session, with the latter earning a 1.5% bonus to contribute to their team scores. After the first day of the Nations Cup, the USA...

USEF Names Riders for 2015 Eventing 25 Program

by USEF Communications Department | 12/5/2014 8:30:19 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the Eventing 25 Program participants for the 2015 season. Training Session dates and locations will be finalized and announced upon the hiring of the USEF Eventing Developing Rider Coach at the end of December. The following 15 riders have been selected for the Eventing 25 Program for the 2015 season: *Alexa Ahearn (Newcastle, Wash.) Helen Bouscaren (San Ramon, Calif.) Zachary Brandt (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Jenny Caras...