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U.S. Event Team Takes on Team GBR in Land Rover Test Drive Challenge

by By Deborah Sandford | 9/28/2010 8:19:00 AM

The U.S. Event Team and Team GBR at the Land Rover Test Drive (Glen Davis) Lexington, KY - Today was a day for horsing around at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In a light hearted competition, the U.K. based Team GBR beat the local favorites from the U.S. as they took top-honors in today’s Land Rover Test Drive Challenge. The two teams swapped their customary single horsepower for an entirely different kind of horsepower, behind the wheel of identical 375 hp Land Rover LR4...

USEF Network, NBC Sports and Universal Sports to Deliver Complete WEG Coverage; Saturday's Reining Now Available Free on USEF Network

by From the USEF Communications Department | 9/25/2010 9:26:00 PM

Lexington, KY - USEF Network is ready to bring you the latest in live and video-on-demand from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington. Catch up on Saturday morning's reining rides, with free video-on-demand, and then get ready for unprecedented coverage of the Games on USEF Network, NBC Sports and Universal Sports. In all, more than 150 hours of programming will be hitting the airwaves during the Games. This includes coverage from the United States Equestrian Federation's new...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 9/22/2010 4:47:00 PM

In order to provide complete coverage of the US Teams at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, This Week in International Disciplines will be taking a brief hiatus; it will resume publication the week of October 18. Horses and riders from around the world have been arriving daily at the Kentucky Horse Park for the Games that will get underway Saturday, September 25 and run through October 10. To keep up-to-date on Team USA including results, videos, photos and athlete bios please visit www....

Springer Storms to the Lead in the USEF National Advanced Horse Trial Championship at the Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championships

by Joanie Morris | 9/10/2010 7:05:00 PM

Arthur and Allison Springer (Emily Daily/USEA) Fairburn, GA – There is plenty at stake for the best riders in the United States this weekend at the Land Rover/USEA American Eventing Championships. Among the nearly 700 horses contesting the competition from Beginner Novice to Advanced, there are 38 American horses vying for the Jack LeGoff trophy for the USEF National Advanced Horse Trial Championship. Of those, 17 were vying for a spot on the Land Rover/US Eventing Team for the Alltech FEI...

SmartPak’s Experts are Heading to WEG

by Liz Resnick | 9/9/2010 2:37:00 PM

Plymouth, MA - For 16 days, the world’s best riders and equine athletes will gather in Lexington, KY, to compete in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and SmartPak will be there to welcome them. The World Equestrian Games are comprised of the world championships for eight equestrian sports. This celebration of athletic excellence and the diversity of the equine industry is a natural setting for SmartPak, a company dedicated to supporting riders of all disciplines and improving the...

Kentucky Equine Research Sponsors U.S. Para-Equestrian Team at WEG

by KER | 9/7/2010 4:25:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Support of equine athletes and their human counterparts isn’t new to Kentucky Equine Research (KER). The global equine nutrition research and consulting company showed its commitment again when the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced on September 2 that KER is the Official Sponsor of the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. "Our Para-Equestrian Dressage Team is deeply appreciative of the commitment by KER," said Kathy Meyer,...

More Chances to Win WEG Tickets from Kentucky Equine Research

by Kentucky Equine Research (KER) | 9/1/2010 11:00:00 AM

For immediate release: August 26, 2010 Media contact: Erin Ryder, [email protected] One month before the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the ticket giveaway offered by Kentucky Equine Research (KER) continues. KER is giving away tickets through weekly drawings to those who sign up for its electronic newsletters, The Weekly Feed and Equine Review, between now and September 24. To enter on ker.com, go to the contest page and sign up for the KER newsletters. Current...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 8/31/2010 2:39:00 PM

Driving The first of two Mandatory Outings for the drivers on the Short List for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was held over the weekend at the Carolina Horse Park in Southern Pines, NC. Drivers Bill Long, Cindy O'Reilly, Gary Stover, and Casey Zubek worked under the guidance of US Coaches Peter Tischer and Michael Freund in a competition format. International Judge Johan Lange was also on hand to lend his expertise. All teams passed the vet check and proved over the three days that...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 8/19/2010 9:03:00 AM

Tina Konyot congratulates Calecto V (Susan Stickle) Dressage The second weekend of competition in the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of in Gladstone, NJ at the USET Foundation Headquarters. This week saw National Champions crowned in the Junior, Young Rider, and Brentina Cup divisions. The Grand Prix division, which served as the USEF Selection Trial for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games also wrapped up with a second Grand Prix on Friday and the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday....

LIVE Broadcasts from 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions; Steffen Peters Providing Commentary Sunday

by USEF Communications | 8/11/2010 2:58:00 PM

Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF Archives Lexington, KY - Join the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) for two more days of free LIVE streaming video from the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, in Gladstone, NJ. This LIVE broadcast coverage will be streamed Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15, and will be available exclusively on www.USEFLIVE.com, a new video platform designed to showcase some of the very best live action equestrian sport in America. Watch LIVE...