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Maria Schaub Captures ASPCA Maclay East Regional Against Tough Competition; Nicole Bourgeois Wins Northwest Region

by By Phelps Media Group | 9/15/2005 11:50:00 AM

The first two regional qualifying competitions for the ASPCA Maclay National Championship were held this past weekend. Region 2 (East), which includes New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, held their qualifying show at the Long Island Classic Horse Show in Old Westbury, NY. The Region 7 (Northwest) qualifier was held at the NorthWest Autumn Finals in Monroe, WA, and was held for riders from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. The ASPCA Maclay class has been held since 1933,...

Large Regular Pony Hunters and Pony Jumper Individuals Shine at 2023 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/12/2023 9:59:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The penultimate day of the 2023 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms saw a multitude of awards. The USEF Large Regular Pony Hunter National Championship presented by Charles Ancona finished the over fences phase to determine the winner, and the USEF Pony Jumper National Championship awarded individual medals. A host of special awards were presented in the Rolex Stadium to a group of deserving recipients. Learn more about the many special awards and activities...

USEF 2023 Annual Meeting Session 3: Social Media with Sarah Hamilton

by Kathleen Landwehr/US Equestrian Communications | 1/23/2023 10:00:00 AM

Sarah Hamilton from strategic communications consulting firm Kivvit gave a presentation on social media to kick off Friday’s Workshop Sessions. She reviewed the basics, different platforms, strengths and weaknesses of social media, and best practices. Hamilton concluded by fielding questions from the audience for a thoroughly informative session. Social media is a communication tool “Social media is just one tool in a larger communications and marketing external relations plan that...

Small Green and Small Regular National Champions Highlight Day Three of 2022 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/11/2022 10:11:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Day three at the 2022 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms brought exciting moments in both the hunter and jumper rings. Small Green and Small Regular Pony Hunters earned their national champion titles, while nine pony jumper combinations put in clear rounds in Phase I of the USEF Pony Jumper Individual National Championship. Competitors in the Medium Green and Large Green Pony Hunter National Championships completed the Model and Under Saddle phases and look...

Saturday at 2021 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms Crowns Three Pony Hunter National Champions and Bauman Wins Pony Jumper Individual National Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr and Ashley Swift, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/14/2021 11:24:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - On Saturday at the 2021 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms (Pony Finals), Alexis Bauman and Miracles Happen won the USEF Pony Jumper Individual National Championship following and exciting jump-off. The hunter competition concluded today with three new champions in the Large Green Pony Hunter National Championship, 2020 Large Green National Championship, and Medium Regular Pony Hunter National Championship presented by Pegasus Show Stable & San Marco Training....

US Equestrian Announces 2017 Equestrian of the Year Nominees, Voting Now Open

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/21/2017 7:14:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to introduce the 2017 Equestrians of Honor. Voting is now open online .The 2017 Equestrian of the Year will be awarded Thursday evening, January 18 at the Pegasus Awards dinner during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Learn more about the eight 2017 Equestrians of Honor: Nancy Leigh Fisher Oconomowoc, Wisc. American Saddlebred The C.J. "June" Cronan Trophy is presented to those excelling in under saddle show breeds. In her final...

USEF Announces 2015 Equestrian of the Year Nominees

by USEF Communications Department | 12/21/2015 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the nine 2015 Equestrians of Honor. Laura Graves (StockImageServices.com) Laura Graves Geneva, Fla. Dressage The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing, or show jumping. Laura Graves has spent 2015 solidifying her name amongst top dressage athletes here in the U.S., as well as abroad. At only 28-years-old, Graves and her mount, Verdades,...

USEF Announces 2014 Equestrian of the Year Nominees

by USEF Communications Department | 12/17/2014 3:41:55 PM

Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the nine 2014 Equestrian of Honor. Beezie Madden Cazenovia, N.Y. Show Jumping Beezie Madden (Jon Stroud) The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing, or show jumping. In 2014, Beezie Madden extended her legacy with a remarkable campaign that saw her collect victories throughout North America and Europe. Her season began with multiple top...

USEF Announces the 2011 Equestrian of the Year Nominees; Voting Is Now Open!

by USEF Communications Department | 12/14/2011 4:18:42 PM

Lexington, KY - Voting is now open for the coveted 2011 USEF Equestrian of the Year, which, following decades of tradition comes at the end of the 2011 competition year and is announced when the horse world meets at the United States Equestrian Federation's annual Pegasus Awards celebration in January. Known as the USEF Equestrians of Honor, eight stars of equestrian sport-across breed and discipline -each recently received a unique competitive trophy. These honors will be presented during...

Kent Farrington and Tracy Fenney Named 2020 Equestrians of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/16/2021 10:16:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) has been voted the 2020 International Equestrian of the Year and Tracy Fenney (Flower Mound, Texas) has been voted the 2020 National Equestrian of the Year by the USEF membership. Farrington and Fenney, along with many more outstanding equestrians, were recognized for their achievements during the virtual USEF Pegasus and Horse of the Year Awards Celebration presented by Alliant . Kent Farrington...