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Winning Ward Wins Again! Tina La Boheme Captures $40,000 Devon International Speed Stake

by Phelps Media Group | 6/1/2016 10:26:47 PM

McLain Ward and Tina La Boheme Win $40,000 Devon International Speed Stake (The Book, LLC) Devon, Pa. - Some might call it luck, some might call it hard work, most would call it both. Whatever it is, McLain Ward has it. Notching his eighth international victory in a row, Ward rose to the top of the field once again, claiming the $40,000 Devon International Speed Stake CSI4* sponsored by Green Drop. Piloting Tina La Boheme to the fastest clear round, Ward once again led the lap of honor in the...

2016 Time to Ride Challenge Begins for Hundreds of Stables, Clubs, and Businesses Nationwide

by Time to Ride and USEF Communications Department | 6/1/2016 4:11:31 PM

Washington, D.C. - Today the 2016 Time to Ride Challenge, a nationwide grassroots contest to introduce new people to horses, begins for hundreds of competing stables, clubs, and other horse businesses. The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to partner with Time to Ride to bring 25,000 new youth engagements to equestrian sports in 2016 through the Time to Ride Challenge in partnership with First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative. Event hosts will compete through...

McLain Ward Continues Winning Ways with $50,000 Welcome Stake Victory at Devon Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 6/1/2016 11:03:05 AM

McLain Ward and Tina La Boheme Win $50,000 Devon Welcome Stake (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - It is no secret that Olympian McLain Ward has been on a hot streak recently, racking up six major victories from New York to Rome in just three weeks. The $50,000 Devon Welcome Stake CSI4* proved to be no exception as Ward rode away with the top two spots, winning the event aboard Tina La Boheme and placing second with his reigning Pan American Games double gold medalist mount,...

46th Menlo Charity Horse Show Invites Attendees on "Road to Rio"

by Menlo Charity Horse Show | 5/31/2016 10:48:04 AM

Winners of the $40,000 Bentley of San Francisco & Bentley of Los Gatos Grand Prix Mandy Porter & Eminent. (Alden Corrigan Media) Atherton, Calif. - Inspired by the 2016 Summer Olympics the 46th Menlo Charity Horse Show invites attendees on a fantastic journey to the vivacious Rio de Janeiro. The charm of the Menlo Circus Club and the sensational energy and color of Brazil are blended to bring the “Road to Rio” alive in show rings August 9th-14th from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m....

Halliday-Sharp Sits in Seventh after Show Jumping at Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 5/28/2016 1:52:22 PM

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp remained in sixth place with a score of 167.5 following Saturday afternoon’s show jumping phase. Rodger Howe’s tough track shook up the leaderboard, but Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night stayed near the top of pack in seventh place on a score of 42.9. Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) had...

Halliday-Sharp Sits in Seventh after Show Jumping at Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 5/28/2016 1:51:45 PM

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp remained in sixth place with a score of 167.5 following Saturday afternoon’s show jumping phase. Rodger Howe’s tough track shook up the leaderboard, but Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night stayed near the top of pack in seventh place on a score of 42.9. Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) had...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Ties for Second Place at CSIO5* Rome

by USEF Communications Department | 5/27/2016 3:00:36 PM

Kent Farrington and Voyeur (Stefano Secchi) Rome, Italy – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team tied for the Silver medal with France in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines at CSIO5* Rome in Italy on Friday. Led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Callan Solem, and McLain Ward battled through a tough competition to finish on 12 faults. This marks the second Silver-medal performance for the U.S. in two weeks, having placed...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Ties for Second Place at CSIO5* Rome

by USEF Communications Department | 5/27/2016 2:59:53 PM

Rome, Italy – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team tied for the Silver medal with France in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Longines at CSIO5* Rome in Italy on Friday. Led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Callan Solem, and McLain Ward battled through a tough competition to finish on 12 faults. This marks the second Silver-medal performance for the U.S. in two weeks, having placed second at CSIO5* La Baule where the U.S. was...

U.S. Dressage Team Takes Early Lead at CDIO5* Compiegne

by USEF Communications Department | 5/21/2016 1:55:25 PM

Compiegne, France – Eight international teams took to the arena in Compiegne Saturday as day one of the CDIO5* got underway. Team medals will be awarded based on the results of today’s Grand Prix tests and Sunday’s Grand Prix Special and Freestyle tests. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, took a commanding lead following strong performances from Allison Brock, Shelly Francis, Laura Graves, and Kasey Perry-Glass. They lead on a total of...

Competition Continues for U.S. Contingent at CDI Compiegne

by USEF Communications Department | 5/20/2016 1:38:21 PM

Compiegne, France – Competition at CDI Compiegne continued Friday for American athletes with the CDI3* Grand Prix Special and CDI-Y Team Test. In the CDI3*, Shelly Francis and Arlene “Tuny” Page, who are members of the Dressage Squad for European Observation Events , completed their weekend with the Grand Prix Special. Page and her own Woodstock elevated their performance, placing third. In the CDI-Y, Lauren Asher, Barbara “Bebe” Davis, and Kerrigan Gluch earned...