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The Dutta Corporation Offers Special Prize to Winner of Fair Hill International CCI*** FREE Transportation to Any European Three-Star Event for Winning Horse-Rider Combination

by Classic Communications | 9/25/2014 5:19:07 PM

Fair Hill, MD - The Dutta Corporation, a leading international horse transportation company and title sponsor of The Fair Hill International, is generously donating a special prize for the winner of this year's Three-Star Championship. For the second year in a row, the winning horse-rider combination of the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** will receive FREE round trip air transportation to any European three-star event of their choosing. The Dutta Corporation is the Official...

U.S. Competitors Drive into Top 25 on First Day of Dressage at 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles

by Helen Murray | 9/25/2014 2:16:55 PM

Leslie Berndl and Uminco (Janos and Zoltan Varaljai) Izsak, Hungary – The U.S. sent two drivers down centerline on Thursday to kick off the FEI World Driving Championships for Singles in Izsak, Hungary, with both competitors standing within the top 25 after the first day of competition. Before the Ground Jury of Pierre Cazas, József Borka, Reiner Wannenwetsch, Diana Brownlee, and Sarah Mullins, Leslie Berndl drove Uminco through nervousness to stand sixth, while Donna Crookston...

Talented Field Lines Up for USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship at Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery

by Helen Murray | 9/24/2014 3:42:35 PM

Lainey Ashker and Anthony Patch won the National Title in 2013 (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA) Tyler, Texas - Eventers from across the United States will descend upon the Texas Rose Horse Park to contest Beginner Novice through Advanced level competition at the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery held September 25-28, including a field of 12 talented combinations looking to earn top honors in the 2014 USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship held as part of the...

U.S. Driver Ready for FEI World Driving Championships for Singles

by Helen Murray | 9/24/2014 2:57:55 PM

The U.S. Team (Mike Arnold) Izsak, Hungary - The United States heads into this week’s FEI World Driving Championships for Singles in Izsak, Hungary looking to impress on the international stage. The U.S. team of Jacob Arnold, Leslie Berndl, and Donna Crookston will be led by Chef d’Equipe Chester Weber at the championships running September 25-28, that host 19 teams vying for podium finishes, while a total of 78 competitors from 24 nations look to secure Individual honors. Arnold...

Follow the Foal Part II: Dressage at Devon 2014 -- Damaskus

by Danielle Myers | 9/24/2014 2:07:27 PM

Demaskus Devon, PA – Since our last glimpse of Damaskus (Don Principe x Raureif), he has proven to be quite a star, winning the Hanovarian inspection in a field of 19. He took it all in stride but his owner, Catherine Haddad Staller, was probably a bit more excited. “I am thrilled,” she said. “He showed very well.” But for Damaskus, life remains uncomplicated, spending most of his time in the pasture, playing and resting and staying close to mom. But for those...

Australian Horseman and Entertainer, Guy McLean, Returns to Dressage at Devon 2014

by Danielle Myers | 9/24/2014 2:02:38 PM

Guy McLean Devon, PA – Life-long horseman and stuntman, Guy McLean, will appear at the 2014 Dressage at Devon Horse Show on September 26 though September 28 at the Devon Show Horse Grounds, Devon, PA. Exhibits will take place each day of the performance show. McLean and his team of horses have performed before millions all over the world, showing a level of communication and partnership between man and horse that most have never seen before. Like a choreographed performance, McLean can...

The California Dressage Society Is Ready For a Record-Setting CDS & Region 7 Championship Show This Week in Burbank

by Yellow Horse Marketing for the California Dressage Society | 9/24/2014 12:06:42 PM

Final preparations are underway as 370 horses are about to descend upon the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Ca. for what is expected to be a record-breaking dressage competition at the 47th Annual California Dressage Society (CDS) Annual Championship Show, September 25 - 28, 2014. With an increase of more than 100 horses from last year, organizers predict that this will be the largest West Coast championship show in history, with nearly 1500 rides scheduled in six rings of non-stop...

Morgans Represent USA in FEI World Driving Championship for Singles

by Stephen Kinney for The Morgan Horse | 9/24/2014 9:57:37 AM

Check out this article from The Morgan Horse ! Morgans Represent USA in FEI World Driving Championship for Singles

USEF Names Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/23/2014 4:50:13 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named five athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final. The culmination of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping series will take place October 9-12 at CSIO5* Barcelona. The following athletes have been named to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final (in alphabetical order): Margie Engle (Wellington, Fla.) Kent Farrington...

Sydney Hutchins Wins 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West

by Eileen Schnettler | 9/22/2014 9:17:32 AM

Lexington, Ky. - After two days of tests, Sydney Hutchins found herself leading the victory gallop of the 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Savannah Dukes finished in second, with Mitchell Endicott in third and Sydney Hutchins and Sorcerer (McCool) Michael Williamson in fourth. After a demanding Flat Phase where USEF Talent Search Final judges Ronnie Beard and DiAnn Langer worked the...