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U.S. CDIO-U25 Team Claims Gold at FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 3/13/2019 6:42:00 PM

Gluch, Asher, and Pai claim the gold medal for the U.S. (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. – The U.S. CDIO-U25 Team topped the podium on Wednesday, March 13, after securing gold in the CDIO-U25 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA, presented by Diamante Farms and held during the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 10 in Wellington, Fla. Earning the win for the USA with a total score of 138.559 were team members Lauren Asher (Wellington, Fla.), Kerrigan Gluch...

Personal Best Scores Propel Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team to Commanding Win Over Canada in AGDF 9 CPEDI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/9/2019 5:14:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team ended the winter season with a dominant win over their Canadian opponents in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 9 CPEDI3* on March 8-9. Led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline, the team of David Botana, Rebecca Hart, Kate Shoemaker, and Roxanne Trunnell earned a cumulative score of 441.488, largely part to career high scores. As a result, their effort led to an all-time high team score for the U.S. Canada ended with...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Wins Gold at FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Wellington

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 3/3/2019 12:12:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team claimed gold following an exciting jump-off conclusion to the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup TM CSIO4* Wellington on Saturday, March 2, at the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo by: Jump Media LLC In his senior Nations Cup debut, Wilton Porter (Wellington, Fla.) and his mount Caletto Cabana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Sleepy P Ranch LLC, delivered a double-clear performance to lead the U.S. team of Beezie Madden...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Earns Bronze in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/17/2019 8:07:00 PM

Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team fought for their podium spot on Sunday in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ USA, finishing on 12 faults for the bronze medal. In a last-minute substitution, reserve rider Lucy Deslauriers replaced Margie Engle who was feeling under the weather, joining the Olympic ensemble of Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and McLain Ward, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. In a battle for points and...

Meet Barb and David Roux of St. Bride’s Farm: Horse Owner for Laura Kraut

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/16/2019 11:07:00 PM

The couple sat down to reflect on their experiences being a NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team horse owner What was your road to owning jumping horses? Barb: We used to live in California, and when our daughter was young, we bought a Quarter Horse for her, which came with a four-month-old foal. I learned to ride when the foal was old enough so I could ride with our daughter. One thing led to another, and I gained further interest [in horses], and I learned to do the hunter courses and some of the...

Verdades and Cobra Win 2018 Horse of the Year Titles

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/12/2019 10:28:00 PM

West Palm Beach, Fla. – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Verdades, owned by Laura Graves and Curt Maes, has been voted the 2018 International Horse of the Year and Cobra, owned by Marsha Hartford-Sapp, has been voted the 2018 National Horse of the Year. International Horse of the Year Verdades (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Verdades (Florett AS x Liwilarda/Goya), a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, affectionately known as Diddy, began his journey to international success in 2014 after...

Laura Graves Named 2018 Equestrian of the Year at Pegasus Awards Presented by Adequan®

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/10/2019 11:51:00 PM

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) has been awarded the Robert P. Strub Trophy as the 2018 USEF Equestrian of the Year at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. Graves has been a valuable member of The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for many years and her numerous contributions to the sport of dressage on the international stage and at home in the U.S. make her an impressive force in the sport of dressage. Laura Graves and US...

US Equestrian to Recognize Georgie Green with 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award and Isabela De Sousa as 2018 Junior Equestrian of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/11/2018 2:40:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Junior Equestrian of the Year Award to be acknowledged at the 2019 US Equestrian Annual Meeting at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla. Georgie Green is the winner of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award, while Isabela De Sousa is the 2018 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Both Green and De Sousa will be recognized at the Pegasus Awards on Thursday, January 10, 2019,...

McKayla Langmeier and Durosa W Claim Second Leg of $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship at Holiday & Horses Show

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/30/2018 7:05:00 PM

Wellington, Fla . – The $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship at the Holiday & Horses Show continued on Friday with the $15,000 jump-off competition. The U25 athletes tackled Anthony D'Ambrosio’s big track in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena for the second competition of the national championship. Four combinations made it to the jump-off, and McKayla Langmeier and Durosa W rode away with the win. McKayla Langmeier and...

Samantha Cohen and Carmen Win First Leg of $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship at Holiday & Horses Show

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/29/2018 5:40:00 PM

Wellington, Fla . – The $10,000 faults-converted competition started off the $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship on Thursday at the Holiday & Horses Show. The U25 athletes delivered quick rounds over Anthony D'Ambrosio’s course in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena. Samantha Cohen and Carmen sped to the lead, winning the first competition and putting them at the top of the overall leaderboard. Samantha Cohen and Carmen...