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O'Donoghue and Lowe Earn USEF One-Star Eventing National Championship Titles

by USEF Communications Department | 10/22/2016 4:33:24 PM

Lexington, Ky. - This weekend the hallowed grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park played host to the USEF One-Star Eventing National Championships as part of the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge. In a very competitive field of 50 in the CCI1*, Meghan O'Donoghue and Rehy USA claimed the Richard Collins Trophy for the win. Sharlee Lowe and Jjamaica topped the field of 20 in the Junior and Young Rider division to clinch the Harry T. Peters Trophy. The CCI1* began under cold...

USEF Announces 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams Coaches

by USEF Communications Department | 10/17/2016 11:25:34 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased announce the selection of the coaches for both of the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams. The coaching team of Avery Bul, Scott Matton, and Michelle McVey Haisch will oversee the training of the Stars team. Devon Garone, Kristin Logan, and Christy Parker are tasked with coaching the Stripes team. The teams will compete separately at the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/Test Event on April 3-6 in Perry, Ga. Bul...

TJ O’Mara Wins Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final presented by Randolph College at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 10/17/2016 9:46:38 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. - TJ O’Mara was in disbelief after taking top honors in the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final presented by Randolph College, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund. Just one week earlier, the 17-year-old Rumson, N.J., resident won the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East. TJ O'Mara riding Kaskade (©Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) “It is a little unbelievable, last weekend really hasn’t...

Little and Brannigan Win USEF National Championship Titles at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 10/16/2016 9:20:15 PM

Fair Hill, Md. - The final day of competition for The Dutta Corp./USEF Two- and Three-Star National Championships took center stage on Sunday at Fair Hill International. Winning the Three-Star title was Marilyn Little with RF Scandalous. Little held the top two spots on the leaderboard throughout the weekend with RF Scandalous and RF Demeter. RF Scandalous ultimately won the National Championship while RF Demeter took Reserve Champion honors. In the Two-Star, Jennie Brannigan and Stella Artois...

Zone 2 Defends Title to Take Team Gold and It’s All Gold for Katherine Strauss in Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 10/16/2016 9:55:32 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The team from Zone 2 took home the Team Gold for the second consecutive year with the best possible score to win the Prix des States Team Championship of the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund. Zone 4 won the Silver and the Bronze went to Zone 5. Presentation for the Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship. Zone 2 won Gold, Zone 4 took Silver, and Bronze went...

Five USEF National Champions to be Crowned at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International

by USEF Communications Department/Classic Communications | 10/12/2016 9:34:45 PM

Fair Hill, Md. – The stage is set for the 2016 The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International located in beautiful Fair Hill, Md. Hosting an impressive contingent of athletes and horses, The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International will crown USEF National Champions in the CCI3*, CCI2*, CCI2* Young Horse, CCI2* Young Rider, and Developing Rider divisions. The competition commenced Wednesday with the first horse inspections for the CCI3* and CCI2*. Lauren Kieffer and Landmark's Monte Carlo at the...

Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant Recipient Kieffer Finishes Fourth in Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/10/2016 1:50:17 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands - The U.S. contingent had a respectable performance in the solid international field of 97 combinations in the Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*. Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant recipient Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett led the way as the top U.S. pair in fourth place. Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook's Scarlett (Libby Law Photography) Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) began the competition with a fabulous dressage test aboard Marie Le Menestrel’s...

TJ O'Mara Comes from Behind to Win Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/9/2016 11:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East came to close on Sunday following four phases of intense competition amongst the field of 57 top TJ O'Mara and Kaskade (The Book LLC) young riders. Beginning Saturday with Phases I and II, the field was then narrowed down on Sunday following Phase III to the final four who performed over a shortened course on their own horse, as well as the horses of the other finalists. TJ O'Mara was ultimately...

Berndl and Whaley Earn USEF Pony Driving National Championship Titles

by USEF Communications Department | 10/9/2016 9:10:11 PM

Lexington, Ky. – A lovely weekend at the Kentucky Classic CDE played host to the 2016 USEF Pony Driving National Championships. Held October 6-9 at the Kentucky Horse Park, the championships crowned two National Champions: Leslie Berndl and Katie Whaley, along with their talented ponies. USEF Single Pony Driving National Championship Leslie Berndl and Sweetwater's Zorah Belle (Picsofyou.com) Berndl (Newcastle, Calif.) and Sweetwater’s Zorah Belle began their quest for a national...

We're Days Away from the Morgan World Championship Show

by American Morgan Horse Association | 10/4/2016 9:30:06 AM

Shelburne, Vt. - The 2016 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® is shaping up to be another monumental event in the show's 43-year history. Nearly 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, and overseas will meet in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 8-15 to compete for $250,000-plus in prize money. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. Matt Kwapich of Bernalillo, New...