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USEF Names Final Short List for 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team

by From the USEF Eventing Department | 7/19/2010 10:20:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The USEF has added the following horse/rider combinations to the Short List for the 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team to represent the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Buck Davidson/33/Riegelsville, PA/Titanium/9/Thoroughbred/G/Carl and Cassandra Segal Phillip Dutton/46/West Grove, PA/Kheops du Quesnay/12/Selle Francais/G/Ann Jones and Rebecca Broussard The Short List/Nominated Entry of 18...

USEF Updates 2010 Eventing Developing Rider List

by From the USEF Eventing Department | 7/13/2010 12:15:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Eventing High Performance program has made the following updates to the 2010 Developing Rider List: Rider / Age / Hometown / Horse name / Horse sex/ Breed / Age / Owner Madeline Blackman/20/Ringoes, NJ/Gordonstown/Gelding/Irish Sport Horse/12/Madeline Blackman Jennie Brannigan/23/West Grove, PA/Cambalda/Gelding/Thoroughbred Cross/8/Nina Gardner Hannah Sue Burnett/24/The Plains, VA/St. Barths/Gelding/Thoroughbred/10/Richard Thompson...

USEF Names Short List Additions for the Land Rover US Eventing Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Joanie Morris | 7/12/2010 5:21:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has added the following horse/rider combinations to the Short List for the 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team to represent the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. These combinations, in addition to those previously selected for the Short List, will be submitted on the Nominated Entry which is due August 16, 2010. The USEF will add two additional horse/rider combinations before August 16th to...

American Morgan Horse Association Seeks Applicants for Team Morgan 2010; Hunter Seat Competition Slated for Missouri

by By Christina Koliander | 6/4/2010 11:51:00 AM

The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to announce it is seeking hunter seat competitors to take part in Team Morgan 2010. This year's competition will take place November 18-20 at Stephens College, in Columbia, MO. Competition will be against an equestrian team from Stephens College. Eight riders will be selected to become members of this year's team. Applicants must be at least 14 years of age, members of AMHA in good standing, and will be judged on several elements,...

First Stop on the US Show Jumping Young Rider Tour: CSIOY Moorsele

by Joanie Morris | 5/15/2010 9:33:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The US Show Jumping Young Rider Tour gets underway this weekend (May 14-16) in Belgium at CSIOY Moorsele. The following five riders will represent the United States under the guidance of Assistant Chef d’Equipe Ralph Caristo: Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Karl Cook/18/Woodside, CA/Uno de Laubry/13/BWP/S/Signe Otsby & Notories Utopia/15/KWPN/G/Signe Otsby Nick Dello Joio/20/Wellington, FL/Malcolm/12/KWPN/G/Ellie Belknap, Judy Richter & The Ferderman Family Taylor...

USEF Names Partial Short List for 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team

by From the USEF Eventing Department | 5/14/2010 4:13:00 PM

Lexington, KY - A partial Short List for the 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team has been named to represent the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Additional horse/rider combinations may be named to the Short List after the final selection trial held at Luhmuhlen CCI4* June 17-20, 2010. Up to 18 horse/rider combinations can be submitted on the Nominated Entry, which is due August 16, 2010. Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Buck...

Curious About College Riding? There's an "Opp" for That

by By LA Pomeroy | 4/12/2010 11:58:00 AM

On Saturday, May 8, during the 43rd annual Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, a question-and-answer session, sponsored by Campus Equestrian and featuring a panel of collegiate coaches ready to answer your questions about riding, horses, and college competition, will be offered immediately following the championship’s most anticipated hunter seat class of the year, the IHSA Cacchione Cup. “This is a real opportunity, not...

USEF Names 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 4/8/2010 10:23:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The following five horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. These horse/rider combinations were selected based on the criteria outlined Selection Procedure for the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. It is planned that the following horse/rider combinations will compete at CSIOY Moorsele (BEL), May 13-16, 2010; CSIOY Reims (FRA), May 28-30, 2010; and CSIOY Wierden (NED), June 3-6, 2010....

US Sends Ten Horse/Rider Combinations to Rolex/FEI World Cup Final

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 4/7/2010 11:30:00 AM

Rich Fellers and Flexible were Best in the West (Shannon Brinkman/USEF Archives) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by the following Show Jumping Horse/Rider combinations at the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final to be held April 15-18, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Riders are listed by League in the order in which they qualified. East Coast: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner McLain Ward/34/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/15/Belgian Warmblood/M/McLain...

Saddlebred World Loses Longtime Trainer and Instructor

by By Brice Carr | 3/18/2010 11:41:00 AM

Longtime Saddlebred trainer and instructor Irvin Kaelin passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at his St. Matthews home in Louisville, KY. At age 12, Kaelin won the Kentucky Equitation Championship, and a few years later began training and showing horses for the Howell Family at their Indian Hills Stable in Louisville, KY. Upon graduation from St. Xavier High School, Irvin purchased the Indian Hills Riding Academy from the Howells, and eventually instructed his 12-year-old daughter, Ava, to...