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Extensive Coverage Set for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover on NBC, FEI TV, and USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak

by From the USEF and Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover | 4/14/2014 11:30:46 AM

Lexington, Ky. - A national television network broadcast and live webstreaming coverage will make the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover available to millions of people around the world. Coverage of America's only Four-Star Event, April 24-27 at the Kentucky Horse Park, includes an NBC broadcast - the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover - which will air on Sunday, May 4. All four days of the competition will be streamed online LIVE on USEFNetwork....

U.S. Closes out 2013 CHIO Aachen With Another Set of Strong Results on Final Day; Peters Sixth, Madden Seventh, Driving Team Sixth

by USEF Communications Department | 6/30/2013 6:17:02 PM

Aachen, Germany - The 2013 CHIO Aachen came to a close on Sunday with its ninth and final day of competition. The U.S. competitors continued to produce strong finishes to complete one of their most successful trips to the prestigious German venue in recent years. Jumping Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (Shannon Brinkman) CSIO5* competition wrapped up Sunday in the Main Arena with the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen. Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) was looking to claim Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C'...

Maye, Matheson and Stroud Dominate the Marathon Phase at the Southern Pines CDE as Sights are Set-On National Championships

by Helen Murray | 4/13/2013 7:40:49 PM

Raeford, NC - The marathon phase proved extremely influential at the Southern Pines CDE as the leaderboards across the competition saw great shake-ups. In the USEF National Combined Driving Single Pony Championship, Paul Maye drove a consistent and determined second phase to seize the two-day lead on a score of 126.39. While in the USEF National Combined Driving Pair Pony Championship, Jennifer Matheson will head into the cones as the leader with a score of 136.25. Lisa Stroud maintained her...

Third 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Event Set to Get Underway at the Devon Horse Show

by The USEF Communications Department | 5/30/2012 6:15:00 PM

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Shannon Brinkman) Devon, PA - All eyes will be on the Devon Horse Show this week as 13 of the top jumping combinations in the U.S. compete in the third of four 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Events. Horses and riders on the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games will jump in Thursday's Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon and Saturday's Open Jumper Stake. Beezie Madden will be extremely busy this week as she...

Record Number of Entries Set to Compete in 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone

by Classic Communications | 4/4/2012 10:54:25 AM

Lexington, KY - A record 73 horses are entered to compete in this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, which returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29. An international field of past Rolex Kentucky champions and Olympic veterans includes some of the sport’s biggest names from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Western Hemisphere’s only Four Star...

Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic Set to Begin July 8 - New This Year: Horse Show Offers Two Grand Prix Events

by Esther Morgan | 4/23/2011 4:00:16 PM

Moreland Hills, OH — The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic will run from Friday, July 8, through Saturday, July 23, at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH. The prize list is available on the horse show website . New this year, the show’s second week will be rated “AA,” the top level of competition and prize money. Also new this year is the addition of a second grand prix, the new $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix, plus the addition of the $5,000 National...

Olympic Teammates Ward and Madden Set to Do Battle Again at $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farm

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/22/2011 5:15:00 PM

Beezie Madden, McLain Ward and Ian Millar following the 2007 American Invitational. (Photo by Randi Muster.) Tampa, FL - An impressive roster of some of the world's best riders will be making their way to the city of Tampa, FL, to compete in one of the world's premiere show jumping events, the $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational, presented by G & C Farm, scheduled for Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. The star-studded group of riders is headlined by two-time...

Equestrian Sport Productions' Second Annual 2011 FTI Great Charity Challenge Presented by Fidelity Investments® Sets Fundraising Goal of One Million Dollars to Benefit 32 Palm Beach Charities

by Heather Buchanan for Equestrian Sport Productions | 2/12/2011 5:26:00 PM

Wellington, Florida - February 12, 2011 - In only its second year the FTI Great Charity Challenge Presented by Fidelity Investments® has galloped out of the gates to become one of the largest fundraising events in Palm Beach County with a goal of one million dollars to benefit 32 Palm Beach charities at an exciting Pro-Am show jumping family event on Saturday Feb. 19th, 2011. To be held at the prestigious Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida which has recently...

U.S. Show Jumping Team Set to Compete Against the World at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Leah Oliveto | 10/3/2010 8:27:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games presented their horses to the veterinary panel at the Horse Inspection this morning and proved to be sound and ready to compete. Forty-one countries will be represented over the next week, 27 of which will field teams. The United States is represented by the veteran team of: McLain Ward/34/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/15/Belgian Warmblood/M/McLain Ward, Tom Grossman and Blue Chip Bloodstock Laura...

Pfizer Million Sets New Standard in Show Jumping as Praise for World’s Richest Grand Prix Pours in from Around the World

by HITS | 9/22/2010 4:57:00 PM

McLain Ward and Sapphire on their way to the Pfizer Million winner's circle (© ESI Photography.) Saugerties, NY - Sunday’s Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix was an epic show jumping event that has sent waves of excitement throughout the world. When HITS announced its intentions to host a million dollar grand prix class as the finale to its 2010 show season, reactions ranged from excitement to disbelief since a purse of that size had never been offered before, especially in the United States. Fast...