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Recapping the First Rounds of the 2023 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/9/2023 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – The first rounds of 2023 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA are in the books after the Children and Pre-Juniors completed their first team and individual qualifiers on Wednesday morning at Traverse City Horse Shows. Lauren Padilla and Diadem de Revel VG. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian The Children’s division was first on the schedule, with 17 athletes putting down their first scores against the clock. Lauren...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Secures Win in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 4/28/2023 11:30:00 PM

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team made the most of their first team outing of the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Series with a strong start, finishing atop the podium and earning crucial points for qualification towards the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain, in September. The team earned the victory after a competitive jump-off with Mexico after both teams battled it out for first place to break a tie on eight combined faults after two...

Two U.S. Combinations in Top 10 Overall after Round II at FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/7/2023 11:00:00 AM

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Forty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha on Thursday for Round II of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) designed a challenging track with nine combinations returning for the jump-off, including Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita and Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue for the U.S. Unlucky rails kept them out of the top spots in the...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Concludes Dressage in Third Place With Sights Set on Cross-Country Phase

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/16/2022 4:45:00 PM

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team saw the final two team combinations, as well as individual pair, complete their dressage tests before the ground jury today at the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship, finishing the day on a score of 76.6. Tamie Smith and Mai Baum, shined, earning a 24.0, with Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg TSF rounding out the day, earning a 26.2 from the panel. Ariel Grald and Leamore Master Plan produced a 32.5 to sit in 48 th place...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Wins Gold at 2022 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ - Canada CCIO4*-S at Bromont CCI

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/21/2022 4:00:00 PM

Bromont, QC – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team took home the gold medal in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ - Canada CCIO4*-S this weekend at the Bromont CCI in Quebec. The team of Liz Halliday-Sharp, Lillian Heard, Andrew McConnon, and Colleen Rutledge under the direction of Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, finished with a total score of 138.6 ahead of the silver medal-winning home team from Canada, which earned a score of 158.3, to secure victory in the first-ever Nations Cup...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Fourth in Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 5/27/2022 3:53:00 PM

Rome, Italy – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished just off the podium with a two-round total of eight faults in the FEI Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* at Piazza di Siena, taking fourth place behind France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The team of Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, Brian Moggre, and Chloe Reid were led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland in the two-round competition which featured 10 teams and served as the first Observation Event ahead of team selection for the 2022 FEI...

Woods Baughman Leads The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Cross-Country Concludes

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/13/2021 9:00:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – Nearly 170 horse-and-rider combinations took to the White Oak Cross-Country course at The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event on Saturday, including contenders for The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship title and Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge – East Coast Final. Woods Baughman and C'est La Vie 135. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian After rain earlier in the week, Saturday brought cool, clear skies to Tryon,...

Top Spots on the Leaderboard Remain Unchanged After Day Two of Dressage at 2021 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship and Maryland 5 Star

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/15/2021 9:00:00 PM

Daniel Clasing and Olney Uncle Sam. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Elkton, Md. – The final 25 combinations completed their dressage tests on Friday morning at the 2021 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, and the top three from Thursday held their ground on the leaderboard with Kurt Martin and D.A. Lifetime keeping the lead. In the Maryland 5 Star, Great Britain’s Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class kept the top spot, but Friday brought a shakeup to the rest of the top...

USA’s Zone 4 Dominates Junior and Young Rider Show Jumping Competition at Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/13/2021 10:18:00 PM

Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA, saw its third day of competition in Traverse City, Michigan Friday, August 13. Junior and Young Rider athletes took to their second day of team competition as they battled it out for their shot at the top of the podium. The United States’ Zone 4, led by Chef d’Equipe Kim Land, continued to rack up the gold medals, as they topped both the $35,000 Junior Team Final, presented by Grand Traverse Resort and...

Jordan Gibbs and Mia Albelo Top Jumping Individual Qualifying Events to Kick-Off Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA

by Phelps Media Group / US Equestrian | 8/11/2021 8:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC) presented by USHJA, made its debut in Traverse City, Michigan at Flintfields Horse Park. Despite inclement weather, children and pre-junior athletes rallied together for an exciting day of individual qualifying events Wednesday, August 11, each hopeful to emerge with individual and team medals at the conclusion of the week. It was a day for the...