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Endurance Round Table Debates Proposed Rule Changes at FEI Sports Forum

by FEI | 5/3/2012 9:38:00 AM

Ruth Carlson, chair of the FEI Endurance Committee; Ian Williams, FEI Director, Non-Olympic Sports; Brian Sheehan, FEI Endurance Committee member, at today’s Round Table. (Edouard Curchod/FEI) Lausanne, SUI - The Endurance Round Table session, which shared the final morning of the FEI Sports Forum with the Eventing Round Table, attracted representatives of National Federations (NFs) and veterinarians for discussion on proposed rule changes that will be presented to the FEI General Assembly 2012...

The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Awards Circuit Championships

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/9/2012 9:10:49 AM

The overall L&L series winner, Alissa Kinsey and Jack Mitich, Director of Equestrian Sales & Services for World Development Group, title sponsor of the Series in 2012. Alissa was able to choose from a Saddle from Custom Saddlery or two European stall fronts from World Development Group. (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is proud to congratulate all of the Circuit Champions for the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The 2012...

Margie Engle Wins $30,000 Intercat, Inc. Open Jumper Classic at 42nd Annual Lake Placid Horse Show

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 7/1/2011 9:41:47 AM

Lake Placid, NY — Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, rode Indigo to victory in the $30,000 Intercat, Inc. Open Jumper Classic to highlight Friday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Engle, a 2000 Sydney Olympic veteran who has been a Grand Prix champion in Lake Placid a record seven times, was one of 11 entries from the starting field of 43 to qualify for the timed jump-off by riding without penalty over the 15-jump, first round course at the North...

Beacon Hill Horse Transportation 1.45m Power and Speed Class Highlights Thursday at 42nd Annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/30/2011 3:30:56 PM

Lake Placid, NY — Todd Minikus of Wellington, FL, rode Romy to victory in the Beacon Hill Horse Transportation 1.45m Power and Speed Class to highlight Thursday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Minikus, winner of the horse show’s $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid in 2007 and $75,000 Woodlea Farms I Love NY Grand Prix in 2004, was one of seven entries from the starting field of 15 to qualify for the speed section of the...

Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Open Jump-off Highlights Wednesday Action

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/30/2011 11:00:18 AM

Lake Placid, NY — Richie Moloney of Stonybrook, NY, rode Alsvid to victory in the Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Jump-off to highlight Wednesday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Darragh Kenny of Ireland, who will be defending his championship this Sunday in the featured $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, took an early lead in the class with a four-fault ride in 33.072 seconds. However, Moloney claimed the win when he finished the...

Nation's Top Riders Highlight Entries for 2011 Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/28/2011 5:52:45 PM

Lake Placid, NY — Competition opened Tuesday at the Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows. The two-week long horse show series, which features the 42nd Annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show, June 28 – July 3, and the 34th Annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show, July 5 -10, is famous for attracting many of the nation's top riders to its North Elba Showgrounds. Once again, Olympians, past Lake Placid Grand Prix champions and international show jumping stars...

$283,000 Distributed to Gulf Area Organizations from USEF Hurricane Equine Relief Fund

by Sarah Lane | 12/29/2005 9:32:10 AM

(Lexington, KY) – When the clouds cleared on August 30th, the full aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was shockingly revealed, and before the Gulf area could even assess all the damage another cruel blow was struck by Hurricane Rita. Almost immediately after Katrina, an unprecedented outpouring of assistance from the equestrian community across the United States and Canada resulted in thousands of emails to the USEF with offers of shelter for horses and inquiries about sending much needed...

Williams and Rocher Lead in First Phase of 2005 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship, Presented by Paul Miller Auto Group, Inc.

by Sarah Lane | 6/16/2005 6:18:15 PM

Gladstone, NJ – Riding his tried-and-true comeback partner, Rocher (1991 Westfalen mare), George Williams of Delaware, OH, leads the scoreboard for the first phase of competition at the 2005 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship, Presented by Paul Miller Auto Group, Inc. Finishing with a clean performance ranked at 70.333, the pair was happy to be reunited in a competition of this caliber, following Rocher’s 18-month recovery from tendonitis....

Eight Riders to Represent the United States at the 2005 Pan American Endurance Championship in Pinamar, Argentina

by Sarah Lane | 4/7/2005 1:22:00 AM

Lexington, KY – Eight horse and rider teams have their sights set on a medal this month, as they get ready to represent the United States at the 2005 Pan American Endurance Championship in Pinamar, Argentina, April 14. The eight pairs, in alphabetical order are as follows: Deborah DeShon of South Paris, ME, riding AF Stogie (Gray Arabian gelding, age 9) Valerie Kanavy of Fort Valley, VA, and Williston, FL, riding Emphatic (Chestnut Arabian gelding, age 11) Danielle Kanavy McGunigal of...

Ryder Richardson Wins 2022 USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/1/2022 4:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce Ryder Richardson (Parker, Colo.) as the winner of the 2022 USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award in recognition of his contributions and achievements this year. The USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award identifies outstanding youth members actively involved in their respective discipline or breed organizations and acknowledges their potential as future leaders in the equine industry. The American Connemara Pony Society and United States Hunter...