Wellington, FL -January 21, 2012 - Consistency continues for para-equestrian dressage riders at the Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3* held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Saturday was the Individual Test competition and the second day to earn an individual qualifying score for the 2012 Paralympics. Para-Equestrians from Canada, Ireland, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Bermuda, and the United Sates challenged each other and themselves in front of international judges Carlos Lopes (POR), Hanneke...

Jonathan Wentz on NTEC Richter Scale (2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Champion). Photo: Lindsay Y McCall. Mexico City, Mexico - Sitting aboard a horse with unbelievable mountain views from all angles in a brand new facility was what eighteen para-equestrians experienced at the most recent CPEDI3* event. The red carpet was rolled out for United States Para-Equestrian Team at the 2011 CPEDI3* in Mexico City, Mexico at Rancho San Juan. Eighteen Para-Equestrians competed under five...

Des Moines, IA – The American Shetland Pony Club, Inc.’s, National Congress celebrated its 65th observance in July by returning to its original home in Iowa and posting a stunningly successful competition. The 2011 American Shetland and American Show Pony National Congress was held July 12–16, 2011, at the beautiful Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. More than 500 ponies from across the United States & Canada competed for 364 national championship titles. The...

Hong Kong, China – The American Paralympians take to the center stage tomorrow at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Sha Tin at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. 28 countries will be represented, 11 of which are fielding teams. Leading off for the US in the first team spot will be Barbara Grassmyer riding her own wonderful mare, Mibis. Grassmyer, who is Grade III, will go down the centerline in Sha Tin’s main arena at 7.54 a.m. Grassmyer, who was born with Aperts Syndrome, has been forging a...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that 10 athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to compete at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Invitational Event from July 6-8, 2018. Hosted by Wheatland Farm in Purcellville, Va., the invitational event serves as an opportunity for combinations to qualify for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG). The selectors, in consultation with the USEF Para-Equestrian High Performance Consultant, Chef...

The following updates to the disciplines of dressage and para-dressage will take effect January 1, 2017. Dressage The FEI Dressage Tests for Seniors, Young Riders, and Juniors have received minor updates and have been published on Inside.FEI.org . Questions may be directed to Hannah Niebielski, USEF Director of National Dressage Programs, at [email protected] or 859.225.6918. Para-Dressage The Grades will be renamed as follows: • Grade I (former Grade Ia) • Grade II (former Grade...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Para-dressage competition at the Paralympic Games will take place September 12-16, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Grade Ib, and Wesley...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Para-dressage competition at the Paralympic Games will take place September 12-16, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Grade Ib, and Wesley...

Credit: SusanJStickle.com & Moonfyre Photography Grass Lake, Mich. – The country’s top para-dressage athletes and horses have gathered at the Waterloo Hunt Club this week to compete in the 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and the Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Five athlete-and-horse combinations are entered in the National Division, while eight combinations plan to compete in the High Performance Division. Of the...

Grass Lake, Mich . – The country’s top para-dressage athletes and horses have gathered at the Waterloo Hunt Club this week to compete in the 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and the Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Five athlete-and-horse combinations are entered in the National Division, while eight combinations plan to compete in the High Performance Division. Of the 11 athletes scheduled to compete this weekend, nine...