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U.S. Riders Win Both Divisions at The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bayer

by Ben Sledge | 4/26/2004 12:00:00 AM

(NBC, OLN, CNBC To Air Coverage May 2nd, 9th and 16th ) At this weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event presented by Bayer, Kim Severson of Scottsville, VA, won the CCI**** (four-star) Championship and Darren Chiacchia, of Springville, NY, won the new Bayer Modified Four-Star Three-Day Event. The Rolex CCI**** included a strong field of international competitors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece and New Zealand. It is the first time the modified format has been run...

Summary: “Competition & Member Summit: Facing Challenges Together”

by Glenye Cain Oakford | 1/16/2018 9:55:00 PM

US Equestrian’s "Competition & Member Summit: Facing Challenges Together" got the organization’s Jan. 17-20 Annual Meeting started a day early on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky. The summit grew out of feedback from US Equestrian’s members, competition organizers, licensed officials, experts, and staff. It brought the equestrian community together to address some of the issues expressed by individual members, licensed officials, competition organizers, experts, and staff...

Mach 5 and Dana Wille Speed to High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Victory at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Phelps Media Group | 7/21/2016 10:05:05 PM

Dana Wille and Mach 5 win the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week III. (Kendall Bierer/PhelpsSports.com) Traverse City, Mich. - The grey gelding, Mach 5, lived up to his name on Thursday afternoon as rider Dana Wille led the way during the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). Wille imported the Dutch Warmblood from Germany two years prior, expecting that he would max out at the 1.20m-level; however, as...

Reed Kessler and Cylana Victorious in $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 9

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/10/2016 6:08:44 PM

Wellington, FL - March 10, 2016 - Week nine of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, continued on Thursday with a win for Reed Kessler (USA) and Cylana in the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. It was Kessler and Cylana's second win of the series in 2016 after also topping the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5. Reed Kessler and...

$20,000 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper North Regional Championships Conclude with Kesley Taylor and Lisa Baker Winning Individual Championships

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/8/2015 12:14:10 PM

The $5,000 USHJA North Regional Children's Individual Jumper Championships concluded Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. Kesley Taylor won the gold medal, Noa Leibson was awarded the silver and Madeline DeRose captured the bronze. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - Three days of fierce competition led up to the crowning moment of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur North Regional Championships, with the final phase of the $5,000 USHJA...

Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights: A Lifelong Partnership Returns to the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Leslie Potter | 4/28/2023 10:00:00 AM

For eventing fans who attend or watch the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian every year, there are always a few familiar combinations on the start list as pairs return to tackle the CCI5*-L with another year of experience under their belt. Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights at the first inspection at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian This year, one of those familiar pairs is Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights, who made...

In Memoriam: James “Jimmy” C. Wofford

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/3/2023 9:00:00 AM

James "Jimmy" C. Wofford (Chrissy Miller of Szemere Photography) James “Jimmy” C. Wofford had a profound influence on the shaping of equestrian sport as we know it today. He was a complete horseman, focused and skilled competitor, and a “teacher’s teacher” who will be remembered for his humor, charm, and wit. Wofford was born into an equestrian family on November 3, 1944, in Junction City, Kansas. His father, Col. John W. Wofford, competed for the U.S. Jumping Team...

US Equestrian Recognizes Kathy Kusner and Howard Simpson with 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award and Sophia Huffman as 2021 Junior Equestrian of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/20/2021 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Junior Equestrian of the Year Award to be presented at the 2022 US Equestrian Annual Meeting . Kathy Kusner and Howard Simpson are the winners of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award, while Sophia Huffman is the 2021 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Kusner, Simpson, and Huffman will be recognized at the Pegasus Awards Dinner Celebration on Thursday, January 13. Lifetime Achievement...

Athletes Gearing Up for the 2020 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/6/2019 11:05:00 AM

Lexington, Ky . - Thirty-two top saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. will converge at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., for the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials on Saturday, December 7. The athletes will be evaluated by the four-judge panel of Dwayne Knowles (Kutztown, Pa.), Fay Lowry (Ashland, Mo.), Sandy Sessink (Elyria, Ohio), and Richard Wright (Fox Lake, Ill.). After the Selection Trials are complete, six riders will be selected for each section for a team of...

Test Ride a Bittersweet Finale for “Reggie” and Groom Murray

by Glenye Oakford, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/26/2017 12:25:00 PM

Reggie and Kathleen Murray (center) were joined by Buck Davidson (left) and Cassandra and Carl Segal when they evented at training level this winter in Florida. (Photo Courtesy Kathleen Blauth Murray) Thursday will mark the end of an era for Kathleen Blauth Murray at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Murray, eventing athlete and Buck Davidson’s longtime groom, will perform the dressage test ride aboard Carl and Cassandra Segal’s Ballynoe Castle R.M.,...