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The Night the World met Ravel; Peters Delivers Stellar Fourth Place Performance at 2008 Olympic Games in Dressage

by Joanie Morris | 8/19/2008 11:20:00 AM

Hong Kong, China – Coming into the Games, Peters was pinned as the best individual medal hope for the US in recent memory. Riding Akiko Yamazaki’s formerly undefeated Steffen Peters and Ravel (Shannon Brinkman) 10-year-old KWPN gelding Ravel, Peters put in a masterful performance in the horse’s first effort outside the US. Anky van Grunsven and Salinero won on the strength of their freestyle (82.4%), winning her third consecutive Individual gold medal for The Netherlands on a...

USEF Announces Updates to the Eventing High Performance Squads

by Joanie Morris | 6/20/2007 2:24:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Eventing High Performance List has been changed and the following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Squads. These horse/rider combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions to be held at various locations throughout the country. These sessions will be conducted by USEF Three-Day Eventing Coach Captain Mark Phillips and are currently being scheduled. Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner A Squad Kristin Bachman/The Plains,...

Chiacchia and Better I Do It Lead After Day One at Jersey Fresh

by Brian Sosby | 5/31/2007 11:32:00 AM

Allentown, NJ—The advanced division at the Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event, which is serving as a selection division for the Pan American Games, got underway after the trot-up for the CCI**/CCI***s on Wednesday, May 30, in Allentown, NJ. Nineteen combinations from the U.S. and Canada got to work at 4:30 p.m., with Phillip Dutton (one of two riders with two horses) starting things off with Connaught for the U.S. Darren Chiacchia and Adrienne Iorio’s Better I Do It went into the lead, going last...

Shawn Flarida Becomes National Reining Horse Association All-Time Leading Money Earner at 2007 NRHA Derby

by By Kathy Damrill | 5/24/2007 2:51:00 AM

Waltenberry (Shawn Flarida aboard Tinsel Nic during his win of the 2006 World Reining Masters. ) National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Two-Million Dollar Rider and 2007 NRHA Open Derby Champion Shawn Flarida can add yet another accomplishment to his already lengthy list. Following his spectacular win at the NRHA Derby, Flarida, of Springfield, OH, is now the NRHA’s all-time leading money earner. Including Flarida’s winnings from the Derby, he has won $2,268,825 in NRHA lifetime...

USEF Process for Date Transfer for Wellington Show Grounds Based on Specific Criteria

by gaillardm | 5/7/2007 4:25:50 PM

(Lexington, KY) - The United States Equestrian Federation is the National Governing Body for equestrian sport as designated by the United States Olympic Committee under the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act. Consistent with the mission of USEF and among its responsibilities under the Ted Stevens Act are the licensing of competitions that are in the best interest of equestrian sport and conducting a national program of athletic competition on a level of proficiency appropriate for the selection of...

Missy Ransehousen Leads on Day One of Dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Farnam

by By Sarah L. Evers | 4/26/2007 8:00:00 AM

Missy Ransehousen aboard Critical Decision leads after Day One of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Farnam. (Amy Katherine Dragoo ) The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Farnam, began in traditional Rolex style on the first of two-days of dressage—and that was with rain. Spectators came prepared for the typical Rolex wet weather, as they gathered to watch the top competitors in eventing vie for the prestigious four-star title. With 45 horses starting...

Follow the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Farnam, Live As It Happens on the Web

by Brian Sosby | 4/17/2007 1:30:51 PM

Lexington, KY—April 17, 2007—Equestrian sports fans around the world will be able to watch the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, as it happens thanks to the world’s first-ever full, live, end-to-end webcast of a four-star three-day event. This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, an FEI Qualifying Competition and U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Selection Trial for the 2008 Olympic Games, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29....

Steffen Peters, Courtney King and Leslie Morse Qualify for U.S. Team to Compete at Rolex FEI World Cup Dressage Finals in Las Vegas

by By Regina Antonioli | 4/1/2007 10:50:00 AM

Steffen Peters and Floriano won the Freestyle Championship and U.S. League Finals and are on their way to the Rolex FEI World Cup Dressage Championship in Las Vegas. They will be joined by Courtney King and Leslie Morse.(Amy McCool for McCool Photography ) Burbank, California—Steffen Peters, of San Diego, CA, was the odds-on favorite going into Sunday’s freestyle class, and he did not disappoint. Riding Laurelyn Browning’s Floriano, Peters put in a beautiful and flowing...

American Todd Minikus Places Second at the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Jumper Championship, Presented by Cosequin; Mario Deslauriers Takes the Title for Canada

by By Jennifer Ward | 3/11/2007 10:22:00 AM

Randi Muster 2007 (Todd Minikus and Pavarotti were the highest-placed members of the U.S. team in the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Jumper Championship, Presented by Cosequin.) Wellington, Florida—In another action-packed day of horse sport, Canada’s Mario Deslauriers emerged victorious in the $150,000 CN U.S. Open Jumper Championship, Presented by Cosequin, held Sunday, March 11, in Wellington, FL. A total of 39 riders attempted to win the final event of the CSIO5* CN Wellington Open...

Stadium Jumping, Inc. to Host Important EHV Forum Thursday; Public Invited at 11 a.m.

by gaillardm | 1/3/2007 2:16:13 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kenneth Kraus for Stadium Jumping, Inc. MEDIA CONTACT: Kenneth Kraus of Phelps Media Group, Inc. International at (561) 753-3389 or at [email protected] Wellington, FL – January 3, 2007 – Stadium Jumping, Inc. the producers of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the nation’s largest and longest running equestrian series, has announced that the Jockey Club will once again be made available for an important public forum to discuss the on-going EHV outbreak. The...