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Dressage Debuts at 2012 College Preparatory Invitational

by Jennifer Wood Media | 8/19/2011 12:21:24 PM

A flat class at the 2011 CPI at the beautiful show grounds of the PBIEC (Photo: Rolando Conesa AIA and Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.). Wellington, FL - The College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) will add dressage seat classes to the 2012 edition of their event, held January 13-15. Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, this year's CPI will be a must-attend event for aspiring hunt seat and dressage collegiate riders. The application for the dressage...

The $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon Winner is ...

by Devon Horse Show news | 6/2/2011 11:00:35 AM

Kevin Babington and Mark Q (Photo courtesy of Parker/Russell - The Book LLC). Devon, PA - The 20-horse field in tonight's $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon read like a Who's Who of the show-jumping world. Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward, 2010 winner Peter Leone, Kate Levy, Todd Minikus and Kevin Babington just to name a few. The jumps were high; 150-160 m, the crowd was huge, and the competition was fierce over Olympic Course Designer Olaf Petersen's...

Fifty Horses to Start at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event; 30 Americans to Vie for 12th Rolex/USEF National Eventing Championship

by Joanie Morris | 4/22/2009 5:19:00 PM

Connaught is Back to Defend his Title (Mike McNally ) Lexington, KY – The 12th Rolex/USEF National CCI**** Eventing Championship got underway Wednesday, April 22 with the first horse inspection at the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Fifty-one horses were presented before the Ground Jury of David Lee, Nicoli Fife and Marilyn Payne. Dr. Catherine Kohn is serving as the Veterinary Delegate for the 2009 competition. Of those 52, two of which were held for a second look by the Ground...

Underdog Zone 7 Wins the 2008 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Team Championship; 2008 Wild Horsefeathers/USEF Pony Hunter Finals Underway

by By Stacey Meier | 8/16/2008 1:34:00 PM

Lexington, KY— The third day of the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) 2008 National Pony Finals was an all day affair, starting with the pony hunters throughout the day then transitioning into pony jumpers in the evening. In true form, the pony jumpers added to the excitement of the day with the evening’s championship ending with Zone 7 on top with a total of 4 faults and the fastest team time of 188.037, winning the 2008 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Team...

Wild Card Applications Available for 2023 USEF Horsemastership Training Series

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/1/2022 9:30:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the third edition of the USEF Horsemastership Training Series hosted at Equestrian Village, home of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival, in Wellington, Fla., from January 5-8, 2023. The USEF Horsemastership Training Series provides intensive training and education sessions for youth jumping athletes with mounted and unmounted instruction from top industry experts and leaders. The USEF Horsemastership Training Series is designed to...

Luke Jensen Wins 2022 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final Riding Jamaica

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications | 10/17/2022 11:00:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. – The first rides of this year’s Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final took place before the sun had even risen over the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. With 231 of the country’s best hunter seat equitation competitors to go in the first round, there was plenty to get through during the day. Luke Jensen and Jamaica. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian After the vast first round followed by the top 25 entries returning for the second round, the judges...

Adrienne Lyle and Salvino Take Sixth in Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle Championship presented by Helgstrand

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/10/2022 6:52:00 PM

Herning, Denmark – Adrienne Lyle and Salvino impressed in their FEI Grand Prix Freestyle under the lights at Stutteri ASK Stadium this evening, producing an 83.704 percent to take sixth place overall in the extremely competitive final competition for dressage combinations this week at the ECCO FEI World Championships Herning 2022. Charlotte Fry (GBR) took the gold aboard Glamourdale with a score of 90.654 percent, while Catherine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) and Vamos Amigos earned silver on a 89....

Hart Holds the Lead on Day Two of the 2020 Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/24/2020 10:15:00 PM

Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel. Photo: Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Mill Spring, N.C. – The top of the leaderboard remained unchanged after the second day of competition at the 2020 Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship. Thirteen horse-and-rider pairs completed the FEI Para Individual Tests on Saturday at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in pursuit of a national championship title. In a repeat of yesterday’s success, Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) rode...

Fair Hill Hosts a Successful Test Event for the Upcoming Maryland 5 Star

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/12/2020 10:58:00 AM

Elkton, MD - Last weekend’s event at Fair Hill located in Cecil County, Maryland marked an important milestone in the development of the planned Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill three-day event. Along with the horse trials for Novice through Intermediate, The Fair Hill Organizing Committee (FHOC) in partnership with Fair Hill International (FHI) hosted a CCI3*-S at the new Fair Hill Special Event Zone that served as a test event for next year’s debut CCI5*-L, which is pending final...

Martin and Tsetserleg Hold On to Lead in the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship Presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN and Move to Second Overall in the LRK3DE

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/27/2019 6:21:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – In the second phase of the “best weekend all year,” Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg held on to their lead in the Land Rover/USEF CCI5* Eventing National Championship presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN on Saturday. Jumping a highly technical course designed by 2020 Tokyo Olympics course designer Derek di Grazia, Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and the 12-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Christine Turner finished within the 11 minute and 20 second time allowed to stay on...