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Chase-Dunn and Kimbler Have Strong Performances at Pan American Endurance Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/2/2013 11:40:01 AM

Mae Chase-Dunn (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Endurance Athletes Association) Lexington, Kentucky - The U.S. was represented well at the Pan American Endurance Championship in Trinidad, Uruguay. On September 27, Mae Chase-Dunn tackled the 120km race in the Senior division while McCamey Kimbler and Mallory Capps contested the Young Riders/Juniors division under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross. "Since the U.S. was unable to field a full team for either division, the riders competed as...

Changes to the 2011 U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2011 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 10/5/2011 10:13:54 AM

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) recommended to the USOC the following changes to the entry for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2011 Pan American Games Team. Kent Farrington and Uceko (Photo Beatrice Scudo) Happy Hill Farm's Cedric, currently based in Europe with his rider, U.S. Team veteran Laura Kraut, is no longer available to represent the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games due to European Union quarantine regulations, transportation and logistics issues. "I...

Difficult Day for NetJets U.S. Jumping Team in BMO Nations Cup CSIO5* at Spruce Meadows

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Dept. | 9/9/2023 8:51:00 PM

Calgary, AB, Canada – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team did not finish the BMO Nations Cup CSIO5* at Spruce Meadows during the ‘Masters’ Tournament after a combination was eliminated in the first round and another elected to retire in the second. The challenging track set on the grass in the International Ring was designed by Leopoldo Palacios (VEN). Ireland took the win on a final score of five, with Germany earning second on a total of six faults, and Canada taking third on 12....

USEF Names Team and Traveling Reserves for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Dressage Team

by Leah Oliveto | 6/8/2015 12:40:23 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Team and Traveling Reserves for the U.S. Pan American Dressage Team for the 2015 Pan American Games. Watch Robert Dover Announce the U.S. Team and Traveling Reserves The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team ( in alphabetical order ): The 2015 U.S. Pan American Dressage Team Big Tour Laura Graves (Plymouth, Fla.) and her own Verdades, a 2002 KWPN gelding Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.)...

2011 Pan American Games LIVE Blog for Nations Cup Jumping

by Joanie Morris | 10/27/2011 10:18:51 AM

Follow up what is going on at the 2011 Pan American Games with up to the minute information below. <a href="https://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=68b6dfd206" _cke_saved_href="https://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=68b6dfd206" >Pan American Games Nations...

West Coast’s Best Prepare for Pan American Games at Woodside

by Joanie Morris | 5/29/2007 9:06:00 AM

Woodside, Calif., May 25-27 – Woodside Horse Trials’ advanced division served as a “mandatory outing” for West Coast candidates for this summer’s Pan Ameircan Games, and U.S. Equestrian Federation officials were there to watch them. Capt. Mark Phillips (the U.S. eventing team’s Chef d’Equipe), four members of the USEF Eventing Selection Committee, and two team veterinarians were at Woodside to evaluate the riders’ and horses’ performances and soundness. The group was evaluating three...

US Equestrian Names Short List for U.S. Dressage Team for Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/20/2023 4:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been named to the Short List for the U.S. Dressage Team for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. The dressage portion of equestrian competition will run October 22-23 and 25 in Santiago, Chile. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team List for the Pan American Games and are listed in alphabetical order: Susie Dutta (Wellington, Fla.) and Don...

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Win Individual Bronze at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/9/2019 4:29:00 PM

Lima, Peru - Beezie Madden and Breitling LS have secured the individual bronze medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on Friday to conclude the event's equestrian competition. Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and the 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion (Quintero x Acord II) owned by Abigail Wexner advanced to a four-combination jump-off where they finished on a cumulative score of four faults. Brazil's Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and Sirene de La Motte earned gold while Argentina's...

US Equestrian Announces Short List for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Dressage Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/1/2019 11:05:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named seven dressage athletes to the Short List for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Dressage Team. The following Big Tour horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the Short List (in alphabetical order) : Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) and Kastel’s Nintendo, Kastel Denmark’s 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Nick Wagman (San Diego, Calif.) and Don John, Beverly Gepfer’s 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding The following...

Gold for Ward, Bronze for Hough at 2015 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 7/25/2015 6:28:48 PM

Caledon, Ont. – The final medals in equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games were decided in thrilling fashion this afternoon at the Caledon Equestrian Park. Both Individual Jumping Gold and Bronze were Gold for Ward and Bronze for Hough (StockImageServices.com) decided by jump-offs after two rounds of intense competition over the big and impressive Michel Vaillancourt-designed tracks. McLain Ward jumped three clear rounds, including in the jump-off against Venezuela’s...