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U.S. Combinations Complete Successful Outing at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/10/2023 10:00:00 AM

Ermelo, Netherlands – Three U.S. athletes made the trip to the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses (WBC), competing on the world stage in a field of some of the most promising young equine talent in the sport. Two combinations finished in the top 10 of their respective finals, and all three received valuable experience representing the U.S. in an internationally competitive environment. Meet the U.S. horses of the 2023 WBC here. Vianne and Hope Beerling....

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...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Finish Second in Final Standings of SAP Cup CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/2/2023 4:45:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team completed the SAP Cup CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen finishing in second place overall following the final phase of cross-country today. Germany took the win on an overall team total of 104.9 penalties, while Great Britain finished third on 136.60. The U.S. team finished three of four combinations inside the top six, with Tamie Smith and Mai Baum earning an individual podium finish in third place. The cross-country track was designed by...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Holds Fourth Place Overnight in SAP Cup CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/1/2023 2:20:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team came out firing today on the first day of competition in the SAP Cup CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen, with the team sitting in fourth place overall heading into the final day of competition tomorrow with the cross-country phase. Overall, the team was in second behind Great Britain after dressage on a combined total of 82.3, finished in fourth after stadium on a team total of 91.1 behind Great Britain, Germany, and New Zealand. Will Coleman &...

NetJets U.S. Jumping Team Notches Fourth Place Finish in Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/29/2023 6:19:00 PM

Aachen, Germany – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished fourth in the Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* under the lights in the Main Stadium at CHIO Aachen in front of an electric crowd packing the stands. The team jumped to a final total of 12 faults over two rounds, with Switzerland earning the win on four faults, Great Britain taking second place on eight, and Belgium taking third on eight faults. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. “We always aim for...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Finishes Second at FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland CCIO4*-NC-S

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 6/26/2023 2:00:00 PM

Strzegom, Poland – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team had a successful outing over the weekend at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland, holding a wire-to-wire second-place standing in the competition at LOTTO Strzegom Horse Trials. The team finished on a 142.8, with The Netherlands taking first on a 133.8. “The point [of the tour] was to give a younger group team experience,” said USEF Eventing Emerging and Development Coach Leslie Law, who led the team in Strzegom....

US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland CCIO4*-NC-S

by US Equestrian Communications | 6/5/2023 2:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Strzegom (POL) Horse Trials from June 21-25, 2023. The team will be under the direction of USEF Eventing Emerging and Development Coach Leslie Law. The team is a part of the U.S. Eventing Development Tour for the summer of 2023. Tour participants receive funding through USEF and the USET Foundation, thanks to the Karen E. Stives Endowment....

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...

Kimmy Palmer Takes Fourth Overall, Daniel Janes Completes First Individual Performance at Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 4/9/2023 11:00:00 AM

Omaha, Neb . – The 2023 Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup Final concluded Saturday with Free Tests, which saw Kimmy Palmer finish as the highest-placed U.S. athlete, earning fourth place overall in the Individual Female Final. Daniel Janes took sixth place overall in the Individual Male Final in his first individual appearance in an FEI World Cup Final competition. Kimmy Palmer and Romeo (US Equestrian) Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) produced a clean Free Test, earning an overall...

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita Shine in Omaha and Earn Third in FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/9/2023 10:13:00 AM

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Round III of the of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final closed out the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Thirty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha for the first of two rounds, while the top 20 came back for the second round. The courses designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) were championship tracks with both technical questions and big fences. Kansas-native Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita...