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Strong Field Set to Vie for Top Honors at the National Para-Equestrian Championships featuring the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Paralympic Selection Trials

by Helen Murray | 6/11/2012 9:13:37 AM

Robin Brueckman and Radetzky at the Veterinary Inspections (Lindsay McCall) Gladstone, NJ - Competition in the National Para-Equestrian Championships featuring the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Paralympic Selection Trials is set to begin Monday in five grades. All 24 horses presented at the Veterinary Inspection Sunday afternoon were accepted. Riders will perform three tests over three days of competition held at Pine Meadow which is part of the USET Foundation Headquarters. On Monday, riders...

Peters Leads the Way in the National Grand Prix Dressage Championship; Three Rising-Stars are Half-Way to National Titles at the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

by The USEF Communications Department | 6/9/2012 9:39:26 PM

Gladstone, NJ - The first portion of four USEF National Dressage Championships got underway at the USET Foundation Headquarters Saturday. The Grand Prix National Dressage Championship got the day started in the Dick and Jane Brown Arena. All eyes were watching because this Championship also serves as the USEF Selection Trial for the US Dressage Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Ground Jury of Axel Steiner, Linda Zang, Hilda Gurney, Uwe Mechlem, Janet Foy and Natalie Lamping rotated...

The Colt Sired by Intent out of Hardship, and Born to be a Prince at Arabians, Ltd.

by Christy Egan for www.arabianhorseglobal.com | 6/2/2012 9:30:00 PM

Liberty RCA This is a story that has everything … intrigue, international glamour, terrible personal loss, and the heady promise of greatness lingering just off stage. It’s the story of a colt, born in May of 2011 at a place called Arabians, Ltd. in Texas where a great many legendary Egyptian Arabian horses stood up as foals on wobbly knees and took a first, tentative step. His dam was a lovely bay mare named Liberty HG. A daughter of the great Hadidi (Norus x Hebet Allah by...

Athletes Prepare for the 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Paralympic Selection Trials and National Championships

by Lindsay Y McCall for USPEA | 6/2/2012 11:19:32 AM

Jonathan Wentz 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Champion in Saugerties, NY (Lindsay Y McCall ) Gladstone, NJ - United States Para-Equestrians from California to New England will be making their way to Gladstone, New Jersey for the 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Paralympic Selection Trials and National Championships. The Trials and National Championships will take place at the USET Headquarters June 10-13, 2012. Although the final count of riders is not official at this time, this...

National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Names Jennifer Alfano Rider of the Year and Jersey Boy Horse of the Year

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/31/2012 7:50:54 PM

The team for Horse of the Year Jersey Boy, includes Susie Schoellkopf; Jennifer Alfano, Rider of the Year, and Jess Litfin, who takes care of the equine star.(Nancy Jaffer) Buffalo, NY - The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame awarded numerous honors last night at their annual dinner held at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA, but it was SBS Farms, Inc. who truly shined. Jennifer Alfano was named Hunter Rider of the Year, and her top mount Jersey Boy was named High Performance Horse of the...

OIE and FEI Join Forces on Modernization of Sport Horse Policies

by FEI | 5/29/2012 9:27:41 AM

FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke called for new protocols for the movement of “high health, high performance” horses at the 80th General Session of the OIE. (D. Mordzinski/OIE) The OIE and FEI called for new protocols for the movement of “high health, high performance” sport horses at the 80th General Session of the World Assembly of World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Delegates in Paris last week. The OIE and FEI are continuing their collaboration to define and create a...

Canada’s David Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital Extend Winning Streak to Kentucky

by Starting Gate Communications | 5/27/2012 9:54:44 PM

David Marcus riding Chrevi’s Capital won the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the CDI3* Lexington, Kentucky, held May 24-27 at the Kentucky Horse Park. (Andrew Woodley) Lexington, KY – David Marcus, 31, of Campbellville, ON, scored two more victories to put himself firmly in contention for the Canadian Dressage Team headed to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Marcus won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at CDI3* Lexington, an international dressage competition held at the...

Vermont Summer Festival Announces $15,000 Hunter Derby, Presented by Oughton Limited

by Starting Gate Communications | 5/24/2012 8:31:00 PM

East Dorset, VT - Hunter competitors will enjoy time in the spotlight with the introduction of the $15,000 Hunter Derby, presented by Oughton Limited, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. Running July 4 through August 12, 2012, the six-week hunter/jumper competition is the richest sporting event based on purse in the state of Vermont, offering more than $750,000 in prize money. A favorite among competitors, the weekly $5,000 3'3" Hunter Derby will be returning for...

Phelps Media Group, Inc., International and PhelpsSports.com Support Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by The USEF Communications Department | 5/23/2012 2:29:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Phelps Media Group, Inc., International and PhelpsSports.com will sponsor the Media Hospitality at the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). This is the second consecutive year that Phelps Media Group, Inc. has stepped up to support the NAJYRC, which will take place July 17-22, 2012 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. "We are grateful and appreciative of such continued support," remarks USEF CEO John...

2012 Buckeye Show May 24th – 27th . . . Where National Champions Are Made!

by Christy Egan at ArabianHorseGlobal.com | 5/23/2012 9:41:17 AM

The 2012 Ohio Buckeye Show will once again be live streamed on www.arabianhorseglobal.com . The best way to describe the Buckeye Sweepstakes Horse Show is “Where National Champions are made”! It is also considered the largest Class A Arabian horse show in the country other than the Scottsdale show. It has always been one of the most innovative shows since its inception in 1963. The home of the Buckeye has always been the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, and always on Memorial Day...