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US Equestrian Announces NetJets as Official Sponsor of U.S. Show Jumping Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/28/2018 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce an official partnership with NetJets as the new multi-year sponsor of the U.S. Show Jumping Team. The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team will first appear at the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Ocala at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Fla., this Sunday. In addition, the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team will compete at Longines FEI Nations Cups throughout the year and at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon. In...

United States Impresses at 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/25/2017 7:00:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – The United States sent 18 equestrian athletes and fielded two FEI Nations™ Cup teams to compete at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, in Aachen, Germany July 14-23. “It’s the Wimbledon of our sport, there is no question,” said Robert Ridland, Chef d’Equipe of the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping team. “It is one of the most prestigious places to compete. The top riders are all saying: we are bringing our ‘A’ game...

Newsflash: The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Earns Gold on Home Turf at Great Meadow

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/9/2017 12:37:00 PM

The Plains, Va. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team has won the gold medal at FEI Nations Cup™ CICO3*at the Great Meadow International, presented by Adequan®. The team, consisting of Boyd Martin, Jennie Brannigan, Lynn Symansky and Phillip Dutton earned the top position ahead of Canada and Great Britain, who took silver and bronze respectively. More information to follow.

US Equestrian Declares Contingent for World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/6/2017 4:22:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the athletes that will participate in the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, July 14-23, in Aachen, Germany. CHIO Aachen will showcase The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team in FEI Nations Cup™ action, as well as two additional dressage athlete-and-horse combinations, two eventing athlete-and-horse combinations, four vaulters, and one four-in-hand combined driver in individual competition. The...

UPDATE: US Equestrian Names Substitution to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/3/2017 7:54:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has announced a substitution to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CICO3* at the Great Meadow International presented by Adequan, July 7-9, in The Plains, Va. Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Steady Eddie, Gretchen and George Wintersteen, Pierre Colin, and Denise Lahey’s 2003 Australian Thoroughbred gelding, will substitute for Doug Payne (Aiken, S.C.) and Vandiver, Debi Crowley, his, and Jessica Payne’s 2004 Trakehner...

U.S. Equestrian Names Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Houghton International CICO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/24/2017 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Nations Cup™ at the Houghton Hall CICO3*, May 25-28 in Great Britain. Setting their sights on Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials CCI3*, June 8-11, and Luhmühlen CCI4* presented by DHL, June 15-18, team members will utilize Houghton Hall CICO3* as practice and preparation for those important, upcoming competitions. Leslie Law will act as Chef d’Equipe for...

Dates Announced for the USEF 2017 USEF Horsemastership Training Session

by USEF Communications Department | 10/31/2016 2:30:16 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is excited to announce the 11th annual USEF Horsemastership Training Session, to be held at The Stadium at Equestrian Village, the home of the Global Dressage Festival, in Wellington, Fla., January 3-7, 2017. The training session is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Equestrian Team talent through instruction in a variety of aspects of horsemastership. Past participants have gone on to represent the U....

In Memoriam: Parry Thomas (1921-2016) Leaves Legacy on U.S. Dressage

by Dana Rossmeier | 10/3/2016 3:20:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Parry Thomas was not simply the sharp business mastermind that revolutionized the city of Las Vegas, Nev. The equestrian community knew him as the passionate owner whose love of horses helped inspire and impact the sport of dressage. Surrounded by his supportive family, Thomas passed away peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2016, at his cherished River Grove Farm in Hailey, Idaho, at the age of 95. No one could have predicted the success that would significantly leave a...

Statement Regarding Cancellation of USEF Grand Prix and Intermediaire I National Championships

by USEF Communications Department | 9/9/2016 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2016 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, USEF Grand Prix and Intermediaire I National Championships. Slated to run October 12-16, 2016 in Paso Robles, Calif., the USEF High Performance Dressage Committee made the difficult decision to cancel the event following a series of challenges and logistical hurdles. In 2016, U.S. dressage marked numerous international successes including...

U.S. Driving Team Poised for Start of 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/31/2016 1:15:48 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Following the horse inspection on Wednesday, the U.S. Driving Team is ready to compete in the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand. Fifty-six combinations from 16 nations, including 14 teams, will contest the championship taking place August 31-September 4 in Breda, The Netherlands. Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Ed Young, the team of James Fairclough, Allison Stroud, and Chester Weber, along with individual Misdee Wrigley Miller, aims for a...