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US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico at San Miguel de Allende CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/26/2023 6:10:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico at San Miguel de Allende CSIO5* from April 27-30. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Fla.) Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev....

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita Shine in Omaha and Earn Third in FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/9/2023 10:13:00 AM

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Round III of the of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final closed out the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Thirty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha for the first of two rounds, while the top 20 came back for the second round. The courses designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) were championship tracks with both technical questions and big fences. Kansas-native Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita...

Kimmy Palmer Takes Fourth in Individual Female Technical Test on First Day of Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final with Daniel Janes Earning Sixth in Individual Male Technical Test

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 4/7/2023 1:30:00 AM

Kimberly Palmer and Romeo (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – The two U.S. vaulters at the 2023 Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final completed their first day of competition on Thursday in the Technical Tests, with Kimmy Palmer finishing in fourth place in the Individual Female Technical Test and Daniel Janes earning sixth place in the Individual Male Technical Test. Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) is one of the top-ranked individual female vaulters in the world and makes her...

U.S. Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited Teams Win Gold and Bronze at 2022 Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications | 7/31/2022 1:00:00 PM

Harrodsburg, Ky. – The U.S. Saddle Seat Teams earned podium finishes this week as the 2022 Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup came to its conclusion on Friday, July 29, at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. After a week of training, camaraderie, and competition, the U.S. team won the gold medal in the three-gaited division and bronze in the five-gaited division. This marks the sixth consecutive gold-medal win for the U.S. in the three-gaited division. The 2022 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Takes Silver in Stillpoint Farm FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ CDIO3* USA Following Close Competition with Germany

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/18/2021 5:44:00 PM

Wellington, Fla . – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished second on the podium in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., with a total team score of 448.381% for the silver medal. They were narrowly edged by the team representing Germany, who secured top honors with a final score of 448.568%. Canada earned bronze with a final score of 437.071%. The Stillpoint Farm FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA serves...

Graves Takes Second with All U.S. Dressage Combinations in Top Eight in FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Grand Prix

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/5/2019 4:31:00 AM

Laura Graves and Verdades (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Gothenburg, Sweden – With poise and grace, the U.S. dressage combinations trotted down centerline on Friday ready to represent American dressage. Their hard work and dedication paid off, resulting in all three combinations placing in the top eight in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Grand Prix. Laura Graves and Verdades led the way for the U.S., placing second on 80.109% closely behind Germany’s Isabel Werth. Graves...

Beezie Madden Jumps Double Clear as NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Places Fourth in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Calgary

by From the US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 9/8/2018 9:19:00 PM

Calgary, AB, Canada – Led by two clear rounds from Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden, the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team just missed the podium, placing fourth in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Calgary on Saturday, September 8, at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’. The team of Andrew Welles and Brindis Bogibo, Zazou Hoffman and Samson II, Lucy Deslauriers and Hester, and Beezie Madden and Breitling LS, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, finished with 20 faults....

NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team Charged by Podium Energy Heading into FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/18/2018 3:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team continues its preparation for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 when four shortlisted athletes compete in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5*, part of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, on Thursday, July 19. Known as one of the most competitive and electrifying events around the circuit, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland has given Margie Engle, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and Devin Ryan the opportunity to add its...

Laura Graves and Verdades Score Personal Best to Win FEI Grand Prix at FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final Paris 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/13/2018 7:29:00 PM

Laura Graves and Verdades Paris, France – In their triumphant return to the FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and Verdades claimed victory in the FEI Grand Prix on Friday evening to open the competition. On a grand prix personal best score of 81.413 percent, the powerful combination rode the centerline with poise and grace, showing the world that they arrived to compete. Germany’s Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD placed second with a score of 78.261 percent,...

NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team Depending on Depth for Shot at Podium in $150,000 FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Wellington

by From the US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/2/2018 9:08:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team’s Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will rely on his depth of experience depth in the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup CSIO4* Wellington presented by U.S. Trust and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Saturday. U25 athletes Lillie Keenan, Catherine Tyree and Adrienne Sternlicht will team up with four-time Olympian Beezie Madden as they work for a podium finish at home against eight teams. The U.S. has drawn sixth in the order, with Keenan...