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Excellent U.S. Effort in Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen

by Kathleen Landwher | 7/20/2014 9:14:08 PM

Kent Farrington & Voyeur (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Aachen, Germany - Five members of the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games qualified for the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachenon Sunday and the U.S. horses and riders held their own with some of the best in the world. Kent Farrington led the way with a double clear aboard Voyeur. In the jump-off, he and Amalaya Investments' 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding were excruciatingly close....

Chamberlain and Bergeron Claim Freestyle Gold, Eventing Cross Coutnry Finishes at 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championship presented by Gotham North

by USEF Communications Department | 7/19/2014 11:15:18 PM

Lexington, Ky. – On Saturday, dressage riders competed for their Freestyle Individual medals in the Rolex Stadium at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). In the USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Riders' Dressage Championship Catherine Chamberlain (Region 7) and Verdicci won their second Individual Gold medal of the week in the Young Rider division. Camille Bergeron (Canada/Qubec/Alberta)...

McLain Ward Takes a Chance on $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 7/19/2014 9:21:55 AM

McLain Ward and HH Ashley were the top pair in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis at HITS Saugerties (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - McLain Ward was wearing his poker face Friday at HITS Saugerties and gambled his way to win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis on new mount, HH Ashley. Second to go in a five-horse jump-off, Ward chased down speedster Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, Florida, who posted an immediate Great American Time to Beat at 37.15...

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z Zip to the Win in the Markel Insurance Grand Prix at Showpark Summer Festival

by Blenheim Equisports | 7/18/2014 11:06:30 PM

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z (Captured Moments Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - The competition was fierce in Friday's $25,000 1.40m Markel Insurance Grand Prix at the Showpark Summer Festival. Thirty-nine entries competed for the top prize, with horses and riders ranging from seasoned competitors to greener mounts looking for experience. As the course required universal appeal while retaining grand prix technicality, veteran course designer Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela built a track...

Zones 3 and 1/9 Earn Team Gold at 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championship presented by Gotham North, Endurance Riders Enjoy Race Day

by USEF Communications Department | 7/18/2014 10:10:11 PM

Lexington, Ky . – The jumping Team medal competitions were the event of the day in the Rolex Stadium at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), with the Endurance race covering the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park and beyond. In the USHJA North American Junior and Young Riders’ Show Jumping Championship, Zone 3 won the Gold medal in the Young Rider division, while a combined team of Zones 1 and 9 claimed the...

Equi-Venture Equitation Riders Dominate at Summer in the Rockies VI

by AnLi Kelly-Durham for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/18/2014 8:57:47 PM

Hunter Holloway (AnLi Kelly Durham/Phelps Media Group,) Parker, Colo. - Friday at the Colorado Horse Park, all eyes were on the equitation riders, where many talented juniors vied for valuable points in the two phases of the WIHS Equitation and the ASPCA Maclay. The riders from Equi-Venture Farm of Topeka, KS left no blue ribbon unclaimed in the three medal classes. Hunter Holloway finished on top in both WIHS Equitation classes, while Misty Redd took the blue in the ASPCA Maclay. In the WIHS...

Eventing Gets Underway at 2014 NAJYRC

by USEF Communications Department | 7/18/2014 8:53:44 AM

Leaders in the CCI2* Individual Standings (left to right) Nicole Doolittle (Area III), David Ziegler (Canada/Alberta), and Hannah Bundy (Canada/Ontario) (Brant Gamma Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Eventing CCI1* (Junior) and CCI2* (Young Rider) riders started their journey to the medal podiums today with the dressage phase of the USEA North American Junior and Young Riders' Eventing Championship. The CCI2* riders finished their dressage tests in the evening with Canada/Ontario jumping into...

Chamberlain and Bergeron Win Dressage Individual Gold Medals at NAJYRC

by USEF Communications Department | 7/18/2014 8:21:12 AM

Individual medalists in Young Rider Dressage (from left): David Ziegler, Catherine Chamberlain, Hope Cooper (SusanJStickle.com) Lexington, Ky. - Dressage riders completed their tests for Individual medals today at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). Taking home the Gold medal in the Young Rider division of the USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Riders' Dressage Championshipwas Catherine...

Genn Gets it Done at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Horse Shows By The Bay | 7/17/2014 11:44:33 PM

Wilhelm Genn (Horse Shows By The Bay) Traverse City, Mich. - Wilhelm Genn may not have planned to go all out in the $2,500 1.40m Open Jumper Speed class, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone, but with two efficient rides aboard his long-strided mares, he captured the top-two spots. The class was one of the featured events during Horse Shows by the Bay Series III, July 16-20 in Traverse City, Michigan. "They were both great today," said Genn, of Welcome Cor and Akida. "They are both...

U.S. Dressage Riders Kick off Competition at CHIO Aachen, Americans Finish Seventh in Lambertz FEI Nations Cup

by USEF Communications Department | 7/17/2014 3:05:55 PM

Aachen, Germany - Six members of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team took their first steps in competition on Wednesday and Thursday, performing the FEI Grand Prix Test at the prestigious CHIO Aachen, where they are joined by Kathleen Raine. Laura Graves, Adrienne Lyle, Caroline Roffman, and Tina Konyot represented the U.S. in the Lambertz FEI Nations Cup, held as part of the CDIO5* competition, on Thursday, while Shelly Francis, Lisa Wilcox, and...