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SAVE THE DATE! USET Foundation Historic Stable Tour & Reception Sunday, October 30, 2011

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/22/2011 10:27:21 AM

USET Foundation to host a Hamilton Farm Historic Stable Tour and Reception. Photo By: David Gruol. Gladstone, NJ - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET Foundation) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Hamilton Farm Historic Stable Tour and Reception at its headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, on Sunday, October 30, 2011. The event will get underway at 4:30 pm with the arrival of special guests in elegantly appointed horse drawn Coaches. Guests will then enjoy cocktails and...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in Fifth After First Day of Dressage Competition

by by Erica Larson for USEF | 9/30/2010 7:48:00 PM

Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The FEI Eventing World Championships, presented by Reem Acra, are officially underway at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Eighty horses passed the veterinary inspections yesterday, and the first forty performed their dressage tests today. With such decorated riders as Mark Todd of New Zealand, William Fox-Pitt and Pippa Funnell of Great Britain, and Ingrid Klimke of Germany taking to the arena today,...

Riders in Mad Dash Across Atlantic for Start of HSBC FEI Classics

by Malina Gueorguiev | 4/20/2010 1:39:00 PM

Very good news for the international equestrian community as FEI TV (www.feitv.org) will offer live streaming and extensive Video on Demand coverage from the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics, the Rolex Three Day Event in Lexington, KY. The provisional schedule for the live broadcasts is as follows: Cross-Country - Saturday, April 24, 2010: 15:00-22:00 CEST / 13:00-20:00 GMT; Jumping - Sunday, April 25, 2010: 19:00-20:30 CEST / 17:00-18:30 GMT. Please check www.feitv.org for broadcasting times...

First United States Hunter Jumper Association Emerging Athletes Training Sessions Set to Start

by By Whitney Allen | 4/2/2009 2:09:00 PM

The United States Hunter Jumper Association's (USHJA) Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) is set to hold its first two training sessions. This weekend, April 4-5, Fox Chase Farm in Middleburg, VA, will host Zone 3's Level I Training Session. The following week, the Westbrook Hunt Club will open its facility for the Zone 1 training session. Both training sessions will be taught by clinician and Olympian Melanie Smith Taylor who will work with participants in three different sections divided by...

King Crowned Champion of 2011 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* presented by Bridgestone; Halpin Takes USEF National CCI4* Championship on First Try

by Joanie Morris | 5/1/2011 6:38:43 PM

Lexington, KY - Mary King was not going to be stopped in her quest to take a Rolex watch back to Great Britain. Lying first and second after the cross-country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone - with Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco - she did not flinch in the final show jumping phase and jumped an immaculate double-clear round on both horses. Mary King and Kings Temptress (Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF). For the first time in history, the champion and reserve...

Liz Halliday Grabs Win at British Eventing Horse Trials While Showing Four Horses

by By Andy Wilkenson | 10/22/2009 11:30:00 AM

The dual sportswoman, who combines careers as a three-day eventer and trainer with that of a professional race car driver and performance driving coach, won the Open Pre-Novice category of the British Eventing Horse Trials at Tweseldown riding her horse Donovan (Intrepid). The event marked a return to competition for Donovan who has missed the past four months due to a muscle injury. What was planned as a gentle return to action became a complete domination of the Open Pre-Novice category as...

Rolex Watch U.S.A. Renews Support of the United States Equestrian Federation and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by By Joanie Morris | 4/24/2009 7:55:00 AM

Lexington, KY – Rolex Watch U.S.A. is synonymous with excellence in sport and 2009 marks the 28th year that this great patron of equestrian sport will serve as the title sponsor of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Rolex Watch U.S.A. has just continued that commitment with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) for four more years. The very best horses and riders from around the globe annually compete at this Olympic-level competition, the only one of its kind outside of Europe. “The...

Dutch Rider Tim Lips Leads European Sweep on First Day of Dressage at 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event; Sexson Tops Americans in Hunt for Twelfth Rolex/USEF National CCI**** Championship

by By Joanie Morris | 4/23/2009 4:36:00 PM

Jolie Sexson and Killian O'Connor Lead the Americans (Stockimageservices.com) Lexington, KY – The 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event got off to a flying start at the Kentucky Horse Park. In the spectacular brand-new Main Stadium, 24 of the field of 50 went to task in the dressage ring. With a Rolex Watch, plenty of prize money and the Rolex/USEF National Championship on the line, the competition proved to be tough. Twenty foreign riders are taking on the Americans in 2009, many taking...

Clark Montgomery Up Against a Tough International Field in the HSBC FEI World Cup Eventing Final

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 9/17/2008 4:18:00 PM

A strong international field descends on the stylish French seaside town of Deauville, France, this week to contest the HSBC FEI World Cup™ Eventing Final in what should be the most competitive finale yet. It all starts on September 18 with the first horse inspection. The 2008 FEI World Cup™ eventing standings leader Kevin McNab of Australia, will be making his first competitive visit to Europe, and has earned the right to pole position, while the Australian challenge is completed...

U.S. Event Riders prepare for 2008 Olympics at Barbury Castle International Horse Trials

by By Joanie Morris | 7/10/2008 10:05:00 AM

Lexington, KY – Five American horses had their final preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games at the Barbury Castle International Horse Trials in Marlborough, England July 4-6. A star studded field of over 100 horses graced the beautiful venue despite some less than ideal weather throughout the weekend. Olympic-bound riders from numerous countries were spotted making their final preparations in the CIC*** at Barbury Castle. Californian Gina Miles was the highest placed American rider with Pan...