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US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada CSIO5* and U.S. Junior Jumping Team for CSIOJ

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 5/26/2022 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada CSIO5* hosted at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, from June 1-5, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The two-round FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* competition will take place on Sunday, June 5, beginning at 2:00 p.m. PT. The following athletes have been selected to...

US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/23/2022 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, from July 1-2, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello. “It is important for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team to participate in such prestigious events as Aachen,” said Costello. “This event provides a great opportunity for our program to compete on the world stage....

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Builds Experience at FEI Dressage Nations Cup France

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/23/2022 11:00:00 AM

Compiègne, France – Three athlete-and-horse combinations represented The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team this weekend in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup TM France CDIO5*, held at Les Internationaux de Dressage in Compiègne. Additionally, two combinations competed in the Young Rider division ahead of their upcoming CDIO-Y in Hagen next month. This outing was a development opportunity for the athletes and horses early in the European summer season. Ben Ebeling and Status Royal OLD....

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Team Short List Ahead of 2022 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors in Herning, Denmark

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 5/9/2022 10:11:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to the U.S. Vaulting Team Short List ahead of the 2022 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors to be hosted in Herning, Denmark from August 6-11, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Arnsten and feature athletes in Individual, Pas de Deux, and Squad competition. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Vaulting Team Short List and are listed in alphabetical order. Individual...

Athletes and Horses Announced for U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour and FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ France

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/26/2022 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour this spring. The athletes will be led by USEF Youth Coach George Williams. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected for the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour for 2022, listed in alphabetical order: Erin Nichols (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Handsome Rob AR, a 2012 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by...

Taylor Bradish and Katydid Duchess Win Third Consecutive USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Single Horses

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/25/2022 4:00:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – After dominating the marathon phase and turning in a double clear cones round, Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.) and Katydid Duchess emerged victorious in the 2022 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Single Horses with a final score of 138.85. The championship was held as part of the Katydid CDE at the Tryon International Equestrian Center. Tayor Bradish and Katydid Duchess, winners of the 2022 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Single Horses....

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Announces Athlete Short List for 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2022 5:47:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team is pleased to announce the ten athletes selected to the Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships to be held in Herning, Denmark from August 6-14, 2022. The athletes selected will participate in up to two Observation Events in Europe before the five-member team is announced in July. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships. Kent Farrington (Wellington,...

McLain Ward & Contagious Victorious in Round II and Lead Overall Standings Heading into Final Day of 2022 FEI Jumping World Cup Final™

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/8/2022 4:41:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – A precisely executed first round and jump-off in Round II pushed McLain Ward and Contagious to the top of the overall standings of the 2022 FEI Jumping World Cup Final, as all eyes turn to the final round of competition on Sunday, April 10. Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) and Contagious went late in the order given their fifth-place finish in yesterday’s speed round, capitalizing on their opportunity to move up the standings. All eight U.S. combinations will move on to...

Ashley Holzer & Havanna 145 Earn Personal Best at FEI Short Grand Prix As Both U.S. Combinations Looking Towards FEI Grand Prix Freestyle on Saturday

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/7/2022 5:16:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – Ashley Holzer and Havanna 145 received a personal best 72.519 percent from the panel in their first championship appearance together as a combination, while Anna Buffini and FRH Divinia La Douce earned a 69.342 percent, with both pairs looking to show off their freestyle choreography on Saturday evening under the lights in the Leipzig Messe. Holzer (New York, N.Y.) and Havanna 145, a 2007 Hanoverian mare owned by Diane Fellows, impressed in their FEI Short Grand Prix...

Eight U.S. Jumping Combinations Set to Contest FEI Jumping World Cup Final™ Round I Competition

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/6/2022 5:02:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – A total of eight U.S. Jumping combinations will begin their competition week tomorrow at Leipzig Messe to start the 2022 FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Leipzig, Germany. Round I will start at 2:35 p.m. GMT+2/8:35 a.m. EST, with a total of 39 international combinations vying for qualification for Sunday’s final competition. Alessandra Volpi & Berlinda ©US Equestrian Tomorrow’s Round I competition will follow Table C formatting, testing each...