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American Driving Society Annual Member Meeting Registration Now Open: Equines Welcome

by Maria McGinnia for the American Driving Society | 6/27/2013 8:49:22 AM

Cross Plains, WI - Members and friends of the American Driving Society (ADS) are encouraged to attend the 39th annual Members Meeting, September 26-29 in Aiken, South Carolina. Registration is open now until September 6, 2013. Registration will be $145.00 for members and $175.00 for non-members. A-la-carte pricing is available. The ADS Members Meeting is presented in part by a generous grant offered by the City of Aiken to encourage tourism and commerce. The purpose of the Members Meeting is to...

"Team America" Donates Top Winnings from $10,000 Paramount Resources Prix des Nations at Spruce Meadows to Calgary Flood Relief

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 6/27/2013 5:28:28 AM

Caitlin Ziegler and Butragenia (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB – The Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments continue this week at the 'Canada One,' held June 25-30. Today was full of team competition and camaraderie, with the Paramount Resources Prix des Nations competitions held for junior and amateur riders at levels 1.10m-1.40m. There was also a 1.00m Friends of the Meadows Prix des Nations. Caitlin Ziegler, a member of the 1.40m Prix des Nations winning team who has...

CHIO Aachen in Full Swing, Weber Wins Preis der Fa. Horsch

by USEF Communications Department | 6/26/2013 5:05:38 PM

Aachen, Germany - Competition was in full swing at CHIO Aachen Wednesday with dressage, driving and jumping competitions all taking place. The U.S. had representation in all three disciplines and did not disappoint as American combinations notched solid results. Driving Leading the U.S. effort on Wednesday was veteran driver Chester Weber, who dominated the start of CAIO-4 competition. For the second consecutive year, Weber (Ocala, FL) claimed victory in the Preis der Fa. Horsch in a...

Veteran U.S. Team Ready for Lambertz FEI Nations Cup at Aachen CDIO5*

by USEF Communications Department | 6/26/2013 2:45:06 PM

Lexington, KY- The U.S. will be represented by a veteran team in Wednesday’s Lambertz FEI Nations Cup, one of the feature competitions of the 2013 Aachen CDIO5*. All three members of the U.S. Team from the 2012 London Olympic Games will be competing at the Tina Konyot and Calecto V (Shannon Brinkman) prestigious German competition, along with a 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games veteran. The Aachen CDIO5* will run June 26-30 as part of the CHIO Aachen. Jan Ebeling, Shelly Francis, Tina...

International Vaulting Heads to the East Coast this Weekend

by Andrew Minnick | 6/25/2013 2:46:09 PM

Lexington, KY - This weekend, FEI vaulting competition hits the United States’ East Coast. The inaugural CVI Lexington in Lexington, VA on Friday will be the first ever FEI vaulting competition held in an Atlantic coast state. “For many of our vaulters, longuers, and horses this is their first FEI event,” says CVI Lexington assistant manager Kim Beisecker. “The CVI1* was organized to educate East Coast vaulters on the requirements, regulations, and excitement of...

Two for Two - Shulman & HH Narcos Du Marais Triumph in $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix

by Lynn Coakley for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/25/2013 2:21:20 PM

Left to right with Sidney Shulman on HH Narcos Du Marais: John E. Franzreb III, Krista Goosen, Alex Pielet, Jill Shulman, Jane Henderson, Jennifer Ross, Gregory Venizelos, George N. Venizelos, Frederick Ablabob, Michele Ippolito, Jenny Belknap Kees, Lynn Coakley, and David Shulman (Reflections Photography) Westport, CT - It was "Two for Two" for rider Sydney Shulman and horse HH Narcos Du Marais at the $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday, June 22, 2013, the culminating event of the Fairfield County...

U.S. Eyes Top Finishes at CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 6/24/2013 4:00:54 PM

Lexington, KY - The U.S. sends a strong group of athletes to Germany to compete across five disciplines at the prestigious CHIO Aachen. The host of the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games, Aachen draws many of the best in the game for world class competition held over ten days. In 2013, the competition runs June 21-30 and will feature 20 talented American athletes. Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer performing a Pas de Deux freestyle test on Saturday at CHIO Aachen (www.barny-th.de) Vaulting The first...

Bright Future for Dressage Sport was on Display at Golden State Last Week

by Nan Meek - Dark Horse Media Biz | 6/24/2013 11:31:43 AM

Sacramento, CA - Four days of stellar dressage competition at the Golden State CDI3* YJ U-25 - CPEDI3* and Golden State Dressage Classic, June 13-16, 2013, showed a bright future for dressage sport. Qualifying classes were ably contested for the 2013 Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage Championships presented by HorseShow.com, 2013 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders' Championships, 2013 AGCO/USEF National Junior and Young Rider Championships, 2013 USEF National...

Emily Bickford and KEC Kool Kat Win $10,000 Fieldstone 3'3" Hunter Derby On Final Day of Plymouth Rock Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/24/2013 10:29:50 AM

Sarah Tyndall and Jack Black (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Halifax, MA - The Plymouth Rock Hunter/Jumper Classic ended today with the much-anticipated $10,000 Fieldstone 3'3" Hunter Derby and both the Child and Adult Hunter Classics. The derby has always been both a competitor and crowd favorite at the Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, MA, and today's class was no exception. Riding to two impressive scores and the blue ribbon in the derby were Emily Bickford and KEC Kool Kat....

Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey Take a Risk to Earn the Reward in $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Summer in the Rockies III

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/24/2013 9:29:43 AM

Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey, winners of the $15,000 USHJA International Derby (Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Parker, CO - Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey pulled out all the stops to seal the victory in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on the final day of Summer in the Rockies III at the Colorado Horse Park. Cruciotti made a risky move to kick off the handy round, taking a challenging inside route to the first fence, and reaped the rewards with...