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USEF Announces Top 12 Qualifiers for 2004 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship

by Sarah Evers | 6/23/2004 12:00:00 AM

USEF is pleased to announce the top twelve qualified horse/rider combinations for the 2004 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship to be held July 8 – 11, 2004 and hosted by Pebble Beach Dressage & CDI 3* in Pebble Beach, California. This event, now in its eighth year, showcases some of the most talented young dressage riders in the country today. For the first time, this official USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian Event is sponsored by Collecting Gaits Farm, the Dutta Corporation, and Performance...

Nicholson Cruises into Top Two Places While Davidson Sits Third after Cross Country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/27/2013 7:00:22 PM

Lexington, KY - Cross country day was an influential one at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Derek di Grazia’s 6500 meter, 28 obstacle cross country course caused some problems throughout the day but did not pose any issues for HSBC World Rankings Leader Andrew Nicholson (NZL) who holds the top two places on the leaderboard. Nicholson is in the lead with Quimbo after having a textbook round, adding nothing to their dressage score of 38.0. Deborah...

Springer and Arthur Lead the Way After Phase One at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by Joanie Morris | 4/27/2012 9:24:44 PM

Allison Springer and Arthur (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - On the second day of dressage at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone the results proved true to form. Familiar pair Allison Springer and Arthur topped the first phase scoring 39.8 - the only effort to break 40. Great Britain's William Fox-Pitt Parklane Hawk cruised to second place with a score of 41.3 and Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen settled into third with a lovely effort at the...

World’s Championship Horse Show Brings Excitement and Large Purses in its 115th Year

by American Saddlebred Horse Association | 8/30/2017 4:51:00 PM

Louisville, Ky. - Celebrating its 115 th year, the World’s Championship Horse Show was held at the Kentucky State Fair’s famed Freedom Hall from August 19-26, 2017. With purses totaling over $1 million, the World’s Championship Horse Show is the crown jewel of competitions for American Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies, and Roadster horses. Nearly 2,000 horses and ponies competed for the coveted trip down Freedom Hall’s victory lane, and exhibitors ranging from 7-year-olds to...

NBC’s Broadcast of the Rolex Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover Reports Viewership for 2017 RK3DE

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/10/2017 4:10:00 PM

Will Faudree and Pfun (Taylor Pence) The 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover (RK3DE) took place April 26-29 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. As America’s only top CCI4* event and the Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship, the RK3DE saw a crowd of nearly 80,700 spectators gather to show their support for some of the world’s top horses. NBC then aired the RK3DE on Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m. ET. This was the 14th time that RK3DE has aired...

The World’s Championship Horse Show Hits the Top of the Mark in 2016

by American Saddlebred Horse Association | 9/1/2016 3:49:21 PM

Louisville, Ky. - Beginning on Saturday, August 20th, and ending on Saturday, August 27th, 2016, nearly 2,000 American Saddlebreds, Hackneys, and Roadsters competed for the World’s Championship titles in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky State Fair. The exhilarating and glamorous event culminated on the final Saturday night when seven top horses competed for the crown jewel of the American Saddlebred world as they vied for the Five-Gaited World’s Grand Champion title. After a thrilling...

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Seventh after First Day of Dressage at Rio Olympic Games

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/6/2016 7:59:06 PM

Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - After day one of eventing competition at the Olympic Equestrian Center at Deodoro, the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team sits in seventh place. Boyd Martin and Clark Montgomery put in solid performances among the 32 combinations that competed Saturday in day one of dressage before the ground jury of Marilyn Payne (USA), Andrew Bennie (NZL), Sandy Phillips (GBR). The trailblazer for the U.S. team was Martin...

Record Number of Entries Filed for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 3/31/2014 11:37:34 AM

2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Andrew Nicholson and Quimbo (David Toczko) Lexington, Ky. - Entries have poured in at a record pace for the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover, April 24-27, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Entries have been filed for a record 82 horses, exceeding the previous record of 73 that were entered in 2012 in anticipation of the London Olympic Games. Among the entries filed to compete in the only four-star Eventing...

Lauren Hester Scores First Thermal Grand Prix Win in the $33,000 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis

by Hits Communications | 2/22/2013 9:43:24 PM

Lauren Hester got her first taste of HITS Thermal grand prix glory this week. She and Abigail were the pair to beat in the $33,000 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, as competition returned to HITS Desert Horse Park (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, CA - It was a slow build to a big finish. Ten made the jump-off in the $33,000 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, but it was 25-year-old Lauren Hester of Rancho Santa Fe, California who scored the win, riding Hester Equestrian, Inc....

Rusty Stewart and Bristol Triumph After a Two-Horse Duel in the $54,500 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix CSI-W 2*, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS Communications | 2/4/2013 1:25:58 PM

Rusty Stewart and Bristol used experience and speed to top Lucy Davis in the jump-off of the $54,500 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, and take home the victory. Stewart currently sits atop the rider standings for the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix and doesn’t appear to be going anywhere (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, CA - Speed, scope, strategy and nerve were pushed to the extreme in the $54,500 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix CSI-W 2*, presented by Zoetis, Saturday night...