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New Champions Emerge on Day Two of 2024 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall & Sterling

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/7/2024 11:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The first national champions have been crowned at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling . The Medium Regular and Small Green sections concluded their championships with Wednesday’s over fences rounds, and the Small Regular section got started with model and under saddle phases. Sienna Rossano and High Tops. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Pony Tail Bows/USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunter National Championship The Pony Tail Bows/USEF Medium...

Day One of 2024 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall & Sterling Competition Kicks off in Kentucky

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/6/2024 11:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – It’s one of the most anticipated equestrian events of the year: USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling , and it got off to a big start on Tuesday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Medium regular and small green ponies and their young riders took the stage in the Rolex Stadium for their model and under saddle phases. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian PonyTail Bows/USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunters The medium regular class is 142 entries strong this year, and...

Laura Kraut and Baloutinue Finish Eighth in Jumping Individual Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/6/2024 10:52:00 AM

Versailles, France – On the final day of equestrian competition at the incredible equestrian venue at Versailles, the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team saw Laura Kraut and her two-time Olympic silver medalist partner, Baloutinue, finish inside of the top ten in the Jumping Individual Final, which determined individual medals. Kraut and Baloutinue finished in eighth on four faults, while Karl Cook and Caracole de la Roque took 16th in the final competition on a total of eight faults....

USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund Assists California Horses Affected by Wildfires

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/5/2024 4:30:00 PM

Photo provided by the North Valley Animal Disaster Group. Lexington, Ky . – As officials continue to assess the destruction brought on by the fifth-largest wildfire in California’s history, US Equestrian is providing financial assistance to help care for horses impacted by these fires with a $25,000 grant from the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund. The North Valley Animal Disaster Group (NVADG) has been awarded this grant to further support their work in aiding the equestrian...

U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Qualify Two Combinations for Jumping Individual Final at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/5/2024 3:56:00 PM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team qualified two combinations through to the Jumping Individual Final tomorrow, concluding equestrian competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Karl Cook and Caracole de la Roque, alongside Laura Kraut and Baloutinue finished within the top 30 combinations in the qualifier today, punching their ticket to the highly anticipated final beginning at 10:00 a.m. GMT+2/4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, August 6. “She has more energy today than she...

Stephanie Garrett and Clara Propp Crowned Individual Gold Medalists at FEI North American Youth Championships

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/5/2024 9:00:00 AM

The final day of the 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship, presented by USHJA, saw the crowning of junior and young rider champions on Sunday at Flintfields Horse Park. Both representing a dominant Zone 2 at the 2024 NAYC, Stephanie Garrett (New York, N.Y.) climbed atop the young rider podium, while Clara Propp (New York, N.Y.) claimed the junior gold medal. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Young Rider Individual Final Stephanie Garrett posted a near-perfect week...

Freestyle Gold for Virginia Woodcock and Kat Fuqua Closes Out Dressage at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/5/2024 8:00:00 AM

Traverse City, Mich. – Competition closed out on Sunday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF with two triple gold medalists emerging in the junior and young rider sections after their exciting freestyle tests. Virginia Woodcock and Mollegardens San-Souci. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Freestyle Virginia Woodcock (Atlanta, Ga.) and her 2014 Danish Warmblood mare, Mollegardens San-Souci (Sir Donnerhall x Sascha),...

Agatha Lignelli and JJ Torano Score Children’s and Pre-Junior Individual Gold at FEI North American Youth Championships

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/3/2024 11:00:00 PM

Individual jumping medals were awarded at the 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by USHJA , on Saturday morning at Flintfields Horse Park with the children’s and pre-junior jumping categories. Up-and-coming athletes entered the International Ring one final time to determine individual rankings. Agatha Lignelli and Girl Scout. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Children’s Individual Final One of seven children’s jumpers returning for the...

Kat Fuqua and Christian Simonson are Golden on Saturday at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championships

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/3/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Top dressage continued on Saturday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF . The Young Riders completed their individual tests in the morning and the U25 closed out the day, performing their musical freestyles in an evening session at Flintfields Horse Park. Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Young Rider Individual Championship Region 3’s Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her...

Zone 2 Goes for Gold in Young Rider Jumping Team Final; Zone 4 Takes Top Call in Junior Team Final

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/2/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, ramped up the action at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Friday as the Junior and Young Rider team medals were decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Zone 2 Young Riders On Top Young Rider teams took center stage in the International Ring, battling it out over two rounds of competition. At the...