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US Equestrian Opens Search Process for U.S. Dressage Development Coach

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/9/2018 2:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting applications for the U.S. Dressage Development Coach position currently held by Debbie McDonald. McDonald will assume the position of U.S. Dressage Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe following the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018, officially on December 1, 2018. The Development Coach will work hand in hand with the Managing Director of Dressage, the Technical Advisor, and the Dressage Sport Committee to...

USEF Accepting Applications for 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team Coaches

by USEF Communications Department | 8/4/2016 12:17:55 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team Coaches. The team will consist of six athletes for both the three- and five-gaited sections and will compete at the U.S. Test Event/Invitational to be held April 3-6, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. Interested parties should complete an application and submit a resume no later than September 15, 2016. The application and job description can be found on usef.org ....

USEF Career Fair to Be Held in Conjunction with IHSA Nationals

by USEF Communications Department | 2/25/2016 5:39:38 PM

Lexington, K y. - The United States Equestrian Federation will host a career fair Friday, May 6, 2016, at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association's (IHSA) National Championships. The IHSA National Champions will host over 500 college equestrians and their coaches, families, and friends. The career fair is an opportunity for students to be introduced to successful businesses within...

Deadline Extended for 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coach Applications

by USEF Communications Department | 8/31/2015 2:47:23 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The deadline for 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coach applications has been extended to Tuesday, September 15. The application and job description can be found on usef.org . The USEF reserves the right to amend the job description. Any additional information will be made available on www.usasaddleseatworldcup.org . Please contact Lori Nelson at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches

by USEF Communications Department | 4/16/2015 10:51:38 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches. Interested parties should complete an application and submit their resume no later than September 1, 2015. The application and job description can be found here: https://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/SSE/2016/2016CoachApplication.pdf The USEF reserves the right to amend the job description. Any additional information will be made available on www....

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches

by USEF Communications Department | 9/16/2013 2:18:45 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches. Interested parties should complete an application and submit their resume no later than October 31, 2013. The application and job description can be found at www.usef.org . The USEF reserves the right to amend the job description. Any additional information will be made available on www.usasaddleseatworldcup.org Please contact Lori Nelson at lnelson@usef....

Tracy Fenney Races to Victory Aboard MTM Centano in $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix at Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 4/10/2011 8:54:00 AM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG.) Katy, TX - It was all about speed for the final day of competition during the 2011 Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Today rider's competed for the winning title in the $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix. With 11 horse and rider combinations completing clear efforts during the first round, the jump-off was determined by speed, and Tracy Fenney had plenty of it. She raced around the course in...

Patti Carter-Pratt Joins AQHA as Executive Director of Shows

by AQHA News | 12/9/2010 8:40:00 AM

New AQHA executive director of shows Patti Carter-Pratt (Photo courtesy AQHA) As part of an effort to foster and guide the American Quarter Horse show industry in a direction that will ensure its continued success and longevity, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is excited to announce that Patti Carter-Pratt of St. George, Ontario, has been named to the new position of AQHA executive director of shows. "When I was tapped to manage and oversee AQHA's multifaceted competition and...

Hunters Showcase Their Talent at the 127th National Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 11/4/2010 1:48:00 PM

Goosebumps and Cookie Beck earned multiple blue ribbons in Wednesday's Green Conformation Hunter div (Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG) Cazenovia, NY - November 3, 2010 - The 2010 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show continued with its second day of competition on Wednesday with the start of the professional, amateur-owner, and junior hunter divisions. Horses and riders showed two rounds over fences and went under saddle in the day's competition....

Five-Year-Old Bon Chance and Four-Year-Old DG Brendo Win Top Honors at the 2010 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Championship; Rigo leads the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship presented by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International

by Kathy Meyer | 7/25/2010 9:59:00 PM

FireandEarthPhoto.com (Caroline Roffman on her five-year-old chestnut Hanoverian gelding Bon Chance.) Wayne, IL - Strong night-time thunderstorms delayed the start of Saturday’s competition at the Lamplight Equestrian Center, giving way eventually to a lovely day that started with eleven junior riders competing for the Gold in the USEF Dressage Medal Seat 13 & Under Final presented by Dressage Today. Anna Campbell aboard her new mount Mai ended up on top, making her trip from Dallas, TX, well...