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US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Athletes for CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival CVIO4*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2023 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the five vaulting athletes representing the U.S. at the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival hosted in Aachen, Germany, from June 23-July 2, 2023. The following athletes are representing the U.S. and are listed in alphabetical order per event. Individual Female: Kimberly Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) Ana Schult (Longmont, Colo.) Individual Male: Daniel Janes (Stanwood, Wash.) Pas de Deux: Persephone Brown (Brighton, Colo.) and Danica...

US Equestrian Announces Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team for CPEDI3* Stadl-Paura

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/1/2023 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CPEDI3* Stadl-Paura in Austria. The competition takes place June 1-3 at Pferdezentrum Stadl-Paura. The team will be led by U.S. Para Dressage Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Rebecca Hart (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Floratina , a 2008 Hanoverian mare owned by Chloe Gasiorowski...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico at San Miguel de Allende CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/26/2023 6:10:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Mexico at San Miguel de Allende CSIO5* from April 27-30. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Fla.) Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev....

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of USA at San Juan Capistrano CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/20/2023 5:35:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of USA at San Juan Capistrano CSIO5*. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Nick Dello Joio (Wellington, Fla.) Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Laura...

Chester Weber Wins His 20th USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Four-in-Hand Horses

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications | 3/20/2023 12:00:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – Chester Weber earned a milestone victory this weekend, posting his 20 th career USEF National Championship title in the Advanced Four-in-Hand division. The win took place on home soil for Weber at the 2023 Live Oak International, held on his family’s scenic farm in Ocala, Fla. ©Devyn Trethewey/US Equestrian Weber drove his team of bay KWPN geldings, First Edition, Julius V, Kadora, and Kasper D, in the dressage and cones phase. The veteran competitor Amadeus...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/17/2023 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Fla.) Mimi Gochman (Palm Beach, Fla.) Mavis Spencer (Somis, Calif.) Adrienne Sternlicht (Greenwich, Conn.) The CSIO4*...

US Equestrian Announces Dressage Rule Changes and Presidential Modifications for the 2023 Competition Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/28/2022 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Several changes to the Dressage section of the USEF Rulebook will take place for the 2023 competition season, which begins on December 1, 2022. Additionally, several Presidential Modifications were issued that take effect December 1, 2022. All updates can be found in the 2023 USEF Rulebook here. Among the major updates that take effect on Dec. 1, 2022, are the following: DR120 Dress : Language has been added to clarify that coats and jackets with a discreet...

Dan Kreitl and Carmango Win The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Individual and Team Champions Crowned in USEF Eventing Young Rider Championship presented by USEA

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications | 11/14/2022 9:00:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The 2022 eventing season came to a close on Sunday with the final day of The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event, and new national champions emerged in the CCI4*-L and young rider team and individual divisions. The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship The top three entries were separated by less than a single rail at the start of Sunday’s show jumping phase. Overnight leader Dan Kreitl (Muncie, Ind.) riding Kay Dixon’s 2013...

US Equestrian Announces Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team for Perrigo CPEDI3* at Tryon Fall Dressage 3

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/27/2022 5:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete/horse combinations selected for the Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Perrigo CPEDI3* at Tryon Fall Dressage 3, which takes place Oct. 28-30, 2022. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Jagger , her own 2012 Westphalian gelding Genevieve Rohner (Park City, Utah) and Solitaer 40 , a 2007 Hanoverian owned by Kate, Craig, and Deena Shoemaker Andie Sue Roth...

Hunter Champey Wins Individual Phase I of the 2022 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/13/2022 10:00:00 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2022 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships (Prix des States) kicked off on Thursday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Thirty-seven young athletes entered the coliseum for Phase I of the individual competition, which runs over three days. Hunter Champey and Escada. ©Andrew Ryback Photography Hunter Champey (Bedminster, N.J.) started her run in the championship with a decisive victory riding Escada, a 2009 KWPN mare owned by MDHT...