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Sun Finally Shines Bright in Kentucky for the Final Day of the Great American/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/13/2014 7:14:11 PM

Lexington, Ky. - On Sunday morning, a rainbow was spotted over the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. as the sun finally broke through for the last day of competition at the Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 2 Dressage Championships and the Kentucky Dressage Association (KDA) Fall Classic, being held October 9 - 12, 2014. But nothing shone brighter than the smiles of competitors as they rode their dressage tests and gathered coveted awards as part...

Victory in $50,000 “NYC VS. THE WORLD” Speed Challenge Presented by Donald J. Trump Goes to Suncast® World Team at Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex

by Jennifer Wood Media | 9/19/2014 11:43:41 PM

New York, N.Y. - Central Park’s Trump Rink was alight with excitement Friday night as the inaugural Central Park Horse Show (CPHS), presented by Rolex and produced by The Chronicle of the Horse, continued with its second day of show jumping competition under the beautiful New York City skyline. The evening featured a $50,000 “NYC vs. The World” Team Speed Challenge, presented by Donald J. Trump, with a win for Suncast® Corporation’s World Team. Representing his home...

Stroud and Wrigley Miller Put in Strong Tests on First Day of Driving at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/4/2014 2:14:15 PM

Lisa Stroud (Hippo Foto Team - Dirk Caremans) Caen, France - The 2014 FEI World Team and Individual for Four-in-Hands Driving Championship, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, got underway with 23 drivers performing their dressage tests. The U.S. sent two drivers before the Ground Jury of Klaus Christ (GER), Andrew Counsell (GBR), Anne-Marie Turbe (FRA), Joaquin Medina (ESP), and Pia Skar (DEN). Both Misdee Wrigley Miller and Lisa Stroud are making their Four-in-Hand World...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Climbs to Second Place after Second Day of Competition at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | 9/3/2014 2:02:21 PM

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - Team and Individual Championship jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued Wednesday in the d’Ornano Stadium as 150 horse-and-rider combinations went to task in the Individual Qualifier and Team Competition. On a day where Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track caused a great shake-up of the leaderboard, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed one place in the...

When to Watch on Saturday

by Andrew Minnick | 8/29/2014 5:09:14 PM

Eventing- Cross Country begins at 4:00am ET Buck Davidson & Balynoe Castle RM ride at 4:00am ET Sinead Halpin & Manoir de Carneville ride at 5:12am ET Phillip Dutton & Trading Aces ride at 5:32am ET Kim Severson & Fernhill Fearless ride at 7:08am ET Lynn Symansky & Donner ride at 7:32am ET Boyd Martin & Shamwari 4 ride at 9:08am ET Reining - Individual Final starts at 2:00pm ET Troy Heikes & Lil Gun Dunit are 3rd in the order Tom McCutcheon & Dun Git a Nicadual...

A Career Day for Laura Graves

by Helen Murray | 8/27/2014 4:31:05 PM

The U.S. had strong representation in the Grand Prix Special on Wednesday at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as three American combinations headed down centerline in the d’Ornano Stadium. Riding in front of the Ground Jury of Susan Hoevenaars, Dietrich Plewa, Stephen Clarke, Francis Verbeek, Isabelle Judet, Lisolette Fore, and Elizabeth McMullen, Laura Graves produced a career-best performance, Steffen Peters continued to impress, and Adrienne Lyle closed out her World...

U.S. Endurance Riders Ready to Go After First Horse Inspection

by Mark Coley | 8/27/2014 4:29:23 PM

After today’s first horse inspection, U.S. Endurance horse-and–rider combinations are poised and ready for the start of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance race on August 28, 2014,. Setting out over the picturesque 100 mile (160km) track stretching from the Lucerne Forest to the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel are five U.S. combinations who look to climb atop the podium. The horses of the U.S. Endurance Team, made up of riders Ellen Olson, Heather Reynolds, Jeremy...

U.S. Endurance Riders Ready to Go After First Horse Inspection

by Mark Coley | 8/27/2014 4:10:22 PM

The U.S. Endurance Squad (Diana DeRosa) Sartilly, France - After today’s first horse inspection, U.S. Endurance horse-and–rider combinations are poised and ready for the start of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance race on August 28, 2014,. Setting out over the picturesque 100 mile (160km) track stretching from the Lucerne Forest to the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel are five U.S. combinations who look to climb atop the podium. The horses of the U.S. Endurance Team, made...

Graves Produces Career Performance in Grand Prix Special at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | 8/27/2014 2:01:43 PM

Laura Graves & Verdades (SusanJ.Stickle.com) Caen, France - The U.S. had strong representation in the Grand Prix Special on Wednesday at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as three American combinations headed down centerline in the d’Ornano Stadium. Riding in front of the Ground Jury of Susan Hoevenaars, Dietrich Plewa, Stephen Clarke, Francis Verbeek, Isabelle Judet, Lisolette Fore, and Elizabeth McMullen, Laura Graves produced a career-best performance, Steffen Peters...

USEF Names 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Endurance Team

by USEF Communications Department | 8/11/2014 3:00:04 PM

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named five horse-and-athlete combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Endurance Team. Additionally, four horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Endurance Team (in alphabetical order): Ellen Olson (La Motte, Iowa) and Farzad Faryadi's Hot Desert Knight Hot Desert...