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Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 Win 2021 The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Area II Dominates Adequan®/USEF Youth Team Challenge – East Coast Final

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/15/2021 1:00:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – With a huge number of entries, the final day of competition at the 2021 Tryon International Three-Day Event was just as full and exciting as the days that preceded it, with show jumping taking place from the cool morning into the evening under the lights. By the end of the day, a new four-star national champion emerged, and the victors of the inaugural Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge were crowned. The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National...

Youth Athletes Shine on Day Three at 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/27/2021 10:44:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The third day of competition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was packed full of excitement. Seven divisions competed on Friday with three national championships on the line. Victors were crowned in the USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship, USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals - 13 & Under, and Horseware Ireland/USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship divisions. USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship Tessa Geven and Tullymor’s...

USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms Crowns Small Regular Pony Hunter Champion; Medium Green and Large Green Pony Hunter National Championships Get Underway; Phase I Complete for USEF Pony Jumper Individual National Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr and Ashley Swift, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/12/2021 10:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Day three at the 2021 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms brought many exciting moments in both the hunter and jumper rings. Lauren Zarnegin won the Small Regular Pony Hunter National Championship and 10 pony jumper combinations put in clear rounds in Phase I of the USEF Pony Jumper Individual National Championship. Competitors in the Medium Green, 2020 Medium Green, Large Green, and 2020 Large Green Pony Hunter National Championships have completed the Model...

Bragdell, Kment, Peer, and Wagman Secure Final Titles as 2019 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions Concludes

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/25/2019 8:03:00 PM

Correction: The original version of this release noted Mackenzie Peer's horse, Quantum MRF, as a stallion. He is a gelding. Wayne, Ill. – The remaining five titles were decided on the final day of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions on Sunday: Lexie Kment and Manatee, USEF Children Dressage National Champions; Michael Bragdell and SenSation HW, Markel/USEF Young Horse Six-Year-Old Dressage National Champions: Nick Wagman and Don John, USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Champions;...

Bacon, Denny, and Kadlubek, Named National Champions as Seven Divisions See Competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/23/2019 9:45:00 PM

Correction: The original version of this release noted Mackenzie Peer's horse, Quantum MRF, as a stallion. He is a gelding. Wayne – Ill. – Three national champions were unveiled at the U.S. Dressage Festival Champions on Friday. Lucienne Bacon and Bonnaroo won the USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship; Kayla Kadlubek and Perfect Step earned the USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship, and Kasey Denny and Feyock earned the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals 13 &...

Six New Leaders Emerge at 2019 Festival of Champions; Ots Maintains Lead

by Dana Riddlemoser & Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/22/2019 9:09:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – While Endel Ots and Lucky Strike maintained their lead in the USEF Intermediaire I National Championship, six new leaders made themselves known across six divisions: Lauren Asher and West Side, Lucienne Bacon and Bonnaroo, Michele Bondy and Sonnenberg's Kain, Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Kathy Priest and Damon's Fantasy, and Nick Wagman and Don John. Four more divisions will begin on Friday. USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship...

First-Person Perspectives from the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover

by Glenye Oakford, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/20/2017 6:52:00 PM

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover is a thriller for spectators and equestrian fans, whether they’re on site at the Kentucky Horse Park or watching the action live on USEF Network . For a different perspective, we asked several participants behind the scenes at Rolex Kentucky to describe what their experience at this eventing championship is like. Lauren Kieffer, riding Veronica, won the 2016 Rolex/USEF CCI4* National Championship after finishing second overall at...

Kelley Farmer Dominates during First Day of USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, Aaron Vale and Finou 4 Win $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/20/2016 11:19:57 AM

Lexington, Ky. - August 19, 2016 - Out of 66 entries in the first classic round of the USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Kelley Farmer had four of the rides. Not only did the hunter derby veteran qualify two of her mounts, Baltimore and Kodachrome, for Saturday's handy round, but she also took first and second place honors for Lane Change Farm. Kelley Farmer and Baltimore (Shawn McMillen) Baltimore, owned by Jane Gaston, was the first ride of the day for...

Mattias Tromp and Avon Race to Victory in $35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2* at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, Jennifer Nadalin Claims Performance Hunter Championship and Reserve Rosettes

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/19/2016 11:45:15 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - Aug. 19, 2016 - Mattias Tromp (USA) of Beyaert Farm Inc. led the victory gallop in Friday's highlight event, the $35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2*, at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). The 21-year-old rider from North Salem, New York, piloted Avon, a mount he just acquired in April, to grab the blue ribbon and win their first FEI class together. Mattias Tromp and Avon led the victory gallop on Friday in the $35,000 Welcome Stake CSI2* during Week Six of the Great...

Andrew Kocher and Zantos II Bring Home Blue in $50,000 Grand Prix of Williamsburg CSI2* at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Phelps Media Group | 8/14/2016 10:27:29 PM

Andrew Kocher and Zantos II won Sunday's $50,000 Grand Prix of Williamsburg CSI2* to wrap-up Week Five at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - Aug. 14, 2016 - Week Five's feature event at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), the $50,000 Grand Prix of Williamsburg CSI2*, went to Andrew Kocher (USA) and brand new mount Zantos II. With only having ridden and competed the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding for less than a month,...