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Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF National Hunter Breeding Championships presented by VitaFlex Announces 2006 Dates and Locations

by Jeannie Putney | 5/10/2006 11:05:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The 2006 Sallie B.Wheeler/USEF National Hunter Breeding Championship will again hold its East-meets-West format. The West Coast phase will be held at the Showpark All Seasons Summer Tournament Horse Show in Del Mar, CA, on August 30. The East Coast phase will be held at the Warrenton Horse Show in Warrenton, VA, on September 2. This will be the second year that the officials will judge the West Coast phase and then fly to Virginia to judge the East Coast phase. Categories judged...

U.S. Athletes Withdraw from FEI Driving World Championships for Singles Due to International Travel Uncertainty

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/6/2020 9:50:00 AM

Jennifer "Nifty" Hamilton and Makari Design at the 2018 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles. Photo: Krisztina Horvath/Hoefnet.com Lexington, Ky – The American athletes who had been set to compete in the FEI Driving World Championship for Singles have made the decision to withdraw from the competition, which is scheduled to take place in Pau, France, October 21-26. Three horse-and-athlete pairs had qualified to travel to France to represent the U.S. in the team competition along...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets as Official Sponsor of U.S. Show Jumping Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/28/2018 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce an official partnership with NetJets as the new multi-year sponsor of the U.S. Show Jumping Team. The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team will first appear at the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Ocala at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Fla., this Sunday. In addition, the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team will compete at Longines FEI Nations Cups throughout the year and at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon. In...

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Tied for Sixth after Dressage at Rio Olympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 8/7/2016 5:37:00 PM

Lauren Kieffer and Veronica (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Eventing competition at the Olympic Equestrian Center at Deodoro continued on Sunday with the second day of dressage. The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team moved up from seventh place and is now tied with New Zealand for sixth place on a total of 137.50. Lauren Kieffer and Phillip Dutton gave strong performances for the U.S. in a hotly contested team competition. Germany currently leads the team standings on a total of...

Inspirational Adult Amateurs and Olympians are the Highlight of Second Championship Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/8/2015 10:27:21 AM

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...

Cruciotti Victorious at 2015 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final

by USEF Communications Department | 10/11/2015 9:02:58 PM

Harrisbrug, Pa . – The Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final was center stage at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show today as a field of 287 competitors looked to earn the prestigious national championship title. Kelli Cruciotti rose to the occasion to win the Adrian Van Sinderen Memorial Trophy as the 2015 National Champion. Taking reserve champion honors was Hunter Holloway; McKayla Langmeier finished in third. Kelli Cruciotti (Al Cook) Following a preliminary round that featured natural...

Farrington Grabs Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland

by USEF Communications Department | 8/9/2015 8:47:04 PM

Dublin, Ireland - Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and R.C.G. Farm's Uceko bested a field of 40 competitors for the big win today in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at CSIO5* Dublin. Eight horses jumped clean Kent Farrington (Laurence Dunne/Rockmountain Studios) in the first round of the demanding Alan Wade-designed course, promising an exciting jump-off between riders from Ireland, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Also clear for the U.S. was Nations Cup team...

Land Rover Grant Recipients Kieffer and Veronica Ready to Tackle Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials

by Kathleen Landwehr | 6/10/2015 5:50:28 PM

West Yorkshire, England – The first horse inspection took place for the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials on Wednesday and Land Rover Eventing Competition Grants Recipients Lauren Kieffer and Veronica passed with flying colors as they are set to compete in the CCI3* division. The 2014 Rolex/USEF National Champions are amongst the field of 72 combinations aiming to have stellar performances. Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Team Rebecca, LLC's 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare won...

Land Rover Grant Recipients Kieffer and Veronica Ready to Tackle Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials

by Kathleen Landwehr | 6/10/2015 5:49:58 PM

Lauren Kieffer and Veronica (Libby Law Photography) West Yorkshire, England – The first horse inspection took place for the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials on Wednesday and Land Rover Eventing Competition Grants Recipients Lauren Kieffer and Veronica passed with flying colors as they are set to compete in the CCI3* division. The 2014 Rolex/USEF National Champions are amongst the field of 72 combinations aiming to have stellar performances. Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Team...

Olson Completes Testing Endurance Course

by Mark Coley | 8/28/2014 8:43:03 PM

The endurance race at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games kicked off at 7:00 a.m.local time on Friday, as 165 horse-and-rider combinations headed out on the five-loop track, all hoping to be the first to finish at the end of the day. A sloppy trail from rain all week tested teams’ strategies and riding tactics, resulting in numerous problems throughout the day. On Thursday, the U.S. was represented by Ellen Olson, Jeremy Olson, Heather Reynolds, Jeremy Reynolds, and Kelsey Russell....