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Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Win Jumping Individual Bronze Medal at Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 8/9/2019 7:59:00 PM

Lima, Peru – Adding another bronze medal to the tally for the United States of America at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on Friday, August 9, was two-time Olympic team gold medalist Beezie Madden riding Breitling LS. Held in Lima, Peru, the final day of jumping at the Pan American Games featured the individual final held over two rounds, and Madden won an exciting four-way jump-off for the bronze medal. With Eve Jobs and Lucy Deslauriers also contesting the individual final, the U.S....

Reserve Spot at US Equestrian Career Fair

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/27/2017 1:05:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Calling all equestrian-related businesses looking for interns and employees! US Equestrian will be hosting a career fair at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., May 5, 2017. The fair will be held in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s (ISHA) National Championships, an event which will host over 300 college equestrians and their coaches, families, and friends. The career fair is an opportunity for the students to interact with successful...

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Rider Teams Coaches

by USEF Communications Department | 9/17/2014 12:54:49 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams Coaches. Individuals interested in serving as a 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team Coach should complete an application and submit his/her resume by the close of business on October 3, 2014. The application and job description can be found here . For more information contact Lori Nelson at [email protected] .

REMINDER: USEF Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe Applications Open until March 15

by USEF Communications Department | 2/27/2013 1:07:54 PM

Lexington, KY- As a reminder, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting applications for the position of Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe until Friday, March 15, 2013. The job description and application are available here: https://usef.org/documents/highPerformance/dressage/ApplicationDressageTA_Chef.pdf For more information regarding the process of hiring the next Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at...

Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show to Award More Than $150,000 in Hunter Prize Money

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 3/30/2011 10:47:00 AM

Jennifer Alfano will show Jersey Boy during the Carole and Jim Looke Family Fund $50,000 USHJA Inter (Photo By: Shawn McMillen.) Katy, TX - The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show is just around the corner, and the top horse and rider combinations are preparing to travel to this incredible horse show where they will compete for $250,000 in total prize money. The hunter divisions alone will be awarding an unprecedented $150,000 in prize money to the winning combinations during the weeklong...

Janne Rumbough Wins Everglades Dressage Adult Amateur High Score Award at Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI

by Bethany Peslar/Everglades Dressage | 3/29/2011 11:34:00 AM

Janne Rumbough. (Photo courtesy of JRPR.) Wellington, FL – Janne Rumbough and her PRE gelding JR proved to be an unstoppable team during the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI when the duo captured the Adult Amateur High Score of the show. The victories kept rolling in for Rumbough when her high score helped her win the Everglades Dressage Adult Amateur High Score Award, sponsored by Everglades Dressage and Bethany Peslar. Rumbough was presented with a beautiful embroidered saddle...

The Dressage Foundation Announces Recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Scholarships

by Jenny Johnson, The Dressage Foundation | 11/18/2010 12:40:00 PM

Lincoln, NE - The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Scholarships for Adult Amateurs. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 Scholarship to enable them to set aside quality time in concentrated training with a horse they own, with a trainer of choice, away from the daily pressures of job and family. "Adult Amateurs are such an important part of our sport," said Jenny Johnson, Administrative Manager of The Dressage Foundation. "We are...

Malama Lio Supports ThinLine’s Lakota Dream Horse Book Drive

by ThinLine, LLC | 9/14/2010 3:19:00 PM

The Lakota, part of the Sioux Nation, were once the most respected horsemen in American Indian history. Today, they live with 87% unemployment, the worst in our nation. The people may be hungry, yet their horses are well fed because the Lakota care deeply for their animals, despite their poverty. Malama Lio, the Hawaii Horse Journal, is supporting the work of ThinLine Inc to sponsor a book drive for the Lakota Reservation in South Dakota, which currently has no library. ThinLine is also working...

Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm's "Belle Bleu S" Blew Away the Competition in the $7,500 Wölffer Estate Open Jumper Class at the Hampton Classic Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 9/7/2010 3:20:00 PM

Bridgehampton, NY - Competitors at the Hampton Classic Horse Show continued to enjoy sunny skies on Wednesday morning as an ample field of 73 lined up for the $7,500 Wölffer Estate Open Jumper (1.35m) class. Several tried, but only one tasted sweet victory and that was Shane Sweetnam riding Belle Bleu S, owned by Spy Coast Farm, LLC. "It was a very fast class," said Sweetnam. "I knew the way it had been the last couple of days that you had to be going as quick as you could to be able to win the...

Andre Pater and The Race For Education Celebrate the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by The Race for Education | 8/12/2010 10:51:00 AM

One of a series four paintings by Andre Pater In conjunction with what is anticipated be the biggest equestrian event ever held in the United States, internationally renowned artist Andre Pater has created four paintings, depicting some of the equestrian disciplines featured in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to benefit The Race For Education. The series includes jumping, dressage, reining and driving. The paintings were unveiled at a private reception at Cross Gate Gallery in...