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Talented Field Lines Up for USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship at Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery

by Helen Murray | 9/24/2014 3:42:35 PM

Lainey Ashker and Anthony Patch won the National Title in 2013 (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA) Tyler, Texas - Eventers from across the United States will descend upon the Texas Rose Horse Park to contest Beginner Novice through Advanced level competition at the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery held September 25-28, including a field of 12 talented combinations looking to earn top honors in the 2014 USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship held as part of the...

Catherine Tyree First and Second in $3,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Power and Speed

by Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/12/2014 10:35:45 PM

Catherine Tyree (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Calgary, Alberta - Catherine Tyree is having her own bit of a win streak, but for Tyree the streak today came within just one class. The Northwestern University sophomore took both of the top two spots in the morning's $3,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Power and Speed class. She claimed the victory aboard her own Wetter and finished in a close second with Free Style Van Polderhof. "I'm so happy. Both horses were so great. I couldn't...

Reaction From Beezie Madden

by Lloyd Bell | 9/4/2014 1:37:19 PM

A brilliant clear round from Beezie Madden secured a bronze medal for the USA in the Jumping at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian games Caen Normandy Madden needed to jump clear to secure the medal as well as qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Madden also heads the individual standings heading into Saturday's next round having jumped clear in all 3 rounds so far. After the competition Madden spoke to Rupert Bell.

Wilcox Earns Third-Place Finish in Grand Prix Freestyle at CDIO3* Hickstead, Bateson-Chandler Seventh

by Helen Murray | 8/3/2014 5:10:52 PM

Lisa Wilcox and Denzello (Peter Martin-Turner/Spidge Photo for Shannon Brinkman Photography) Hickstead, United Kingdom - The U.S. closed out Grand Prix competition at CDIO3* Hickstead with strong finishes in the Freestyle on Sunday. Lisa Wilcox and Denzello demonstrated why they were named to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team with a third-place finish on Sunday. While Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Wellnetta earned seventh-place honors. Wilcox...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Victorious in CSIO5* Hickstead’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain presented by Longines

by Helen Murray | 8/1/2014 3:19:19 PM

The winning U.S. Team in Hickstead (FEI/ Action Images) Hickstead, United Kingdom - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team produced another impressive performance in Nations Cup competition on Friday. Two weeks after jumping to a second-place finish in the Mercedes-Benz FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Aachen, the United States went one better to win the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain presented by Longines at CSIO5* Hickstead. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of McLain...

Laura Graves Leads U.S. Dressage Effort Saturday in Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/19/2014 6:04:08 PM

Laura Graves & Verdades (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Aachen, Germany - Four members of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team competed for the U.S. at the CHIO Aachen on Saturday. Laura Graves, Adrienne Lyle, and Caroline Roffman rode in the CDIO5* Grand Prix Special, while Shelly Francis rode in the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle. Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and Verdades led the U.S. effort with an eighth-place finish aboard Verdades in the Meggle-Prize...

Roffman Replaces Peters on U.S. CDIO5* Team from CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/14/2014 12:05:58 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has updated the entry for the CDIO5* Aachen. Due to being hospitalized with pneumonia, Steffen Peters has withdrawn Four Winds Farm's Legolas 92 from the U.S. team for Nations Cup competition at CDIO5* Aachen and Four Winds Farm's Rosamunde from Aachen's CDI4* Small Tour. Peters and Legolas 92 have been replaced on the CDIO5* team by Caroline Roffman and her own Her Highness O, who originally were slated to compete in...

USEF Names CDIO5* Team and CDI4* Combinations for CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/10/2014 4:10:15 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented in both Large and Small Tour dressage competition at the CHIO Aachen, July 11-20, in Aachen, Germany. Four members of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team will compose the U.S. team in the CDIO5*, with a further four contesting CDI4* competition. Big Tour competition at CHIO Aachen will serve as the second Mandatory Outing for the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI...

German Camagro & Centurion win $35,000 Ulcergard Grand Prix in Georgia

by Classic Communications | 6/15/2014 8:30:12 PM

German Camargo and his own Centurion fly over an oxer on their way to the win in the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix Saturday night in the Olympic Arena (Flashpoint Photography) Conyers, Ga. - The Olympic Arena at the Georgia International Horse Park was the backdrop for the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix, designed by International Course Designer, Manuel Esparanza, of Mexico City, Mexico. No stranger to the Classic Company and the Georgia International Horse Park, Esparanza has designed courses for...

Peters Excels, Dagge Shines on Day One of U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp

by Helen Murray and Kathleen Landwehr | 6/12/2014 5:59:54 PM

Gladstone, N.J. - The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp got underway on Thursday under gloomy, drizzly skies in the USET Foundation Headquarters’ Dick and Jane Brown Arena. Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 began their quest for a third consecutive Grand Prix National Title with a win in the Grand Prix. Additionally, Peters kicked off the day claiming the top two spot in the first test of The Dutta Corp/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship. Katrin...