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USEF Announces Rider/Horse Combinations to Compete at the H. H. President’s Cup CEI*** Endurance Competition

by By Joanie Morris | 2/6/2008 10:50:00 AM

Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Kathy Brunjes/54/Bethel, ME/Theatric/10/Arabian/G/Rider John Crandell III/45/Star Tannery, VA/H H Saba Shams/9/Arabian/G/Ann Crandell Steve Rojek/62/South Woodstock, VT/Seyvilla Triproof/12/Arabian/G/Stephen and Dinah Rojek The alternate combination is: Ann Hall/51/Auburn, CA/Bogus Thunder/15/Arabian/G/Rider For more information about the USEF and/or the sport of Endurance contact Vonita Bowers at [email protected].

Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui Win Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championships Presented by Equine Motorcoach; Ward Wins $100,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier

by Joanie Morris | 12/10/2007 9:37:00 AM

Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui (Randi Muster) Wellington, FL – The only clear round in the second leg of the Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach wasn’t enough to wrestle the title away from the consistently impressive combination of Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui. They were the fastest of the four faulters on Sunday, but their stellar performance in the first round on Friday compounded into the best score over the two days. Last year’s...

Hickey, Sammis, Poulin-Neff and Dutta Set to Head to Brazil, Austin Defends Brentina Cup, and Efird Remains Top of Juniors at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Championships

by Joanie Morris | 6/17/2007 6:29:00 PM

Hickey Heads to Brazil (Phelps Photo) Gladstone, NJ – Storms threatened but the sun hung on Sunday June 17 at the final day of the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions and so did Christopher Hickey and Regent making them the final champion of the Festival and putting them at the top of the list of four named for Pan American Games Selection. The top three combinations from today’s competition are named were named to the team pending the USEF High Performance Working...

Christian Rogge and Monaco Win $25,000 Juan Hernandez Memorial Cup

by By Flashpoint Media Services | 7/21/2005 12:03:54 PM

Christian Rogge on board Monaco for owner Robert Skib of Tulsa, OK, won the $25,000 Juan Hernandez Memorial Grand Prix on July 16 at the Biltmore Estate Summer Classic. Rogge and the 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding had the first clear round among the starting field of 22 riders with a time of 77.453. During the jump-off, owner/rider Michael Tokaruk and Lord Byron of Cordova, TN, were edged into second place by a mere 0.07 seconds in the only other clean round of the jump-off. Course designer...

U.S. Jumping Teams Finishes FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final with Strong Performances and Gold Medal for U.S. Junior Team

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/26/2021 4:18:00 PM

Kronenberg, The Netherlands – The U.S. Jumping Team fielded two teams at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final in Kronenberg, the Netherlands, with both junior and young rider athletes experiencing international team competition in a championship atmosphere. The U.S. Junior Jumping Team took top honors, earning team gold in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIOJ competition, while the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team took sixth in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIOY competition. Both teams...

Ryan Records Double-Clear Performance for NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media LLC | 7/19/2018 6:10:00 PM

Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue Aachen, Germany – With a double-clear performance, Devin Ryan (Long Valley, N.J.) and Eddie Blue were one of four clear rounds the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team laid on the grass in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 19, at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the U.S. team finished in fifth and included Laura Kraut riding Zeremonie, Margie Engle riding Royce, and Beezie Madden riding...

Kraut and Ward Lift Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to Silver Medal Tie at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/21/2017 7:26:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed from behind to secure a silver medal tie with Switzerland in the FEI Nations Cup at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany on Thursday. A podium finish depended on clear rounds from Olympic team gold medalists McLain Ward and HH Azur and Laura Kraut and Zeremonie. Like clockwork, the combinations came through in the clutch for double-clear performances. The U.S. and Switzerland ended on eight faults...

Developing Dressage Talent to Contest Nations Cup at CDIO-Y Hagen in Last Event of USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour

by Dana Rossmeier | 6/8/2016 12:27:24 PM

Hagen, Germany – The U.S. team of Lauren Asher, Barbara “Bebe” Davis, and Kerrigan Gluch will take on seven teams in the Nations Cup as part of the Future Champions event at CDIO-Y Hagen, June 8-12. This will be the final competition of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Young Rider European Tour following CDI-Y Compiegne in May. USEF Youth Coach, George Williams, will serve as Chef d’Equipe. Asher (San Diego, Calif.) will compete with her own De...

Madden Outguns Ward in Sensational Jump-Off at $250,000 CP World Cup Qualifier at National Horse Show

by Kenneth Kraus and Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/2/2014 9:12:41 AM

Lexington, Ky. - In front of a pumped up Saturday night crowd at the 131st National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, Olympic teammates Beezie Madden and McLain Ward did battle once again. In this skirmish it was Madden and Cortes 'C' edging out Ward and Rothchild by a single second to claim the title in the $250,000 Canadian Pacific Grand Prix CSI4*-W, presented by the Harrison Family. Madden had the advantage of going last and ripped across the finish line in a sensational time of 34....

Rodrigo Pessoa and Citizenguard Cadjanine Z Capture $280,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 4*, Presented by The Bainbridge Companies

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/9/2014 9:45:48 AM

Rodrigo Pessoa and Citizenguard Cadjanine Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa jumped to victory with Citizenguard Cadjanine Z in Saturday night’s $280,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 4*, presented by The Bainbridge Companies, at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington, FL. The class featured a roster of the world’s top riders and saw a win for the legendary show jumper and his promising new mount ahead of three...