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US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Ahead of Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/14/2022 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Mexico CSIO5* in Coapexpan, Mexico, from March 16-20, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland with the team participating in their first Longines FEI Nations Cup™ series competition of the 2022 competition season. Korotkin made his first senior team appearance for the team last week in the Wellington...

US Equestrian Announces Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team for Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Perrigo CPEDI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/11/2022 9:00:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete/horse combinations who will be representing the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage at the Perrigo CPEDI3* at Week 9 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), March 11-13, 2022. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the 2022 Perrigo CPEDI3* at AGDF 9 and are listed in alphabetical order: Beatrice de Lavalette (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Clarc, a 2007 KWPN gelding owned by Elizabeth and Nicolas de...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for Wellington CSIO4*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 3/1/2022 12:24:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO4* Wellington hosted in Wellington, Fla., from March 2-6. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, with the first round of the team competition beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, and the second round following later that day starting at 7:30 p.m. EST. The following athletes will represent the NetJets U.S....

US Equestrian Announces Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team for CHI Doha

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/15/2022 3:57:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CHI Doha in Doha, Qatar from February 24-26, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following combinations will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and El Corona Texel , a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Rowan...

US Equestrian Welcomes Susan Edwards as Director of Endurance, Art Priesz as Endurance Discipline Management Advisor, and Lisanne Dorion as Endurance Chef d’Equipe

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 2/3/2022 4:21:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Edwards as Director of Endurance, as well as contractor, Art Priesz, as the first Endurance Discipline Management Advisor. Both Edwards and Priesz started in their roles in January, while Chef d’Equipe Lisanne Dorion will also continue in her role through the 2022 FEI Endurance World Championship, 2023 FEI Endurance World Championship for Juniors & Young Riders, and 2023 Pan American Endurance...

US Equestrian Recognizes Overall Champions from the 2021 Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/30/2021 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The inaugural Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge series came to a close in November with the West Coast Final in Temecula, Calif., and the East Coast Final in Tryon, N.C. Over the course of the 2021 eventing season, the YTC included eight different legs at established events, offering youth athletes from all USEA Areas the opportunity to take part in team competition at the CCI1*, CCI2*, and CCI3* levels. See the full team results from the YTC East and West...

U.S. Jumping Team Finishes 11th at FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/31/2021 5:00:00 PM

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – A team of four FEI Nations Cup debutantes represented the U.S. at the CSIO3* Victoria Nations Cup at Week 4 of the Sunshine Tour in the province of Cádiz, Spain. The U.S. was one of 20 countries fielding teams for the Nations Cup competition, and finished in a tie for 11th place out of the competitive group. “It was all of our U.S. athletes’ first Nations Cup and they did very well,” said Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski....

Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team Announced Perrigo CPEDI3*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 10/29/2021 9:06:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team has announced the athlete and horse combinations that will compete at the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National Championships and Perrigo CPEDI3* in Mill Spring, N.C. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following combinations have been named to the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and El Corona Texel , a 12-year-old KWPN owned by Rowan...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* & FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 10/18/2021 6:12:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain from October 28-31, 2021, and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3* in Vilamoura, Portugal, from November 17-21, 2021. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski at both competitions. The aim with these teams is to offer a competitive team experience for athlete/horse...

Voting Open for 2021 FEI Awards With Three U.S. Equestrians Among Finalists

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/5/2021 1:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The FEI has announced the opening of the voting period for the 2021 FEI Awards on October 5, and US Equestrian is pleased to congratulate the members of the American equestrian community who have been named finalists. In the Best Groom category, Stephanie Simpson has been nominated for her role as groom for Olympic eventing athlete Boyd Martin. A native of Vermont, Simpson has worked for Martin for four years at his home base in Pennsylvania and across the globe for the...