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This Week in International Disciplines, September 1, 2011

by USEF Communications Department | 9/1/2011 3:35:43 PM

Dressage The Lamplight Equestrian Center hosted the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International. Last, but not least, was the USEF Dressage Seat Medals Finals presented by Dressage Today. Alyssa Pitts Alyssa Pitts & Furst Fiorano. Photo: Chuck Swan/Swan Studios, LLC. The 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships held three separate...

Region 3 Young Riders Win Team Gold, U25 Competition Debuts at 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships Presented by USDF

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/9/2023 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Dressage competition started with a bang at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF, with the Young Riders and U25 divisions completing their team tests. Marie Claire Piller and Caterina. ©KTB Creative Group In the Young Rider division, a total of 22 combinations representing six teams entered the arena for their first tests of this year’s NAYC. The Region 3 team proved dominant, earning a team total of 212.353 to take...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Finishes Second in FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/24/2023 9:48:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team took second place in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* on a final team score of 427.285 at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival on Friday. Germany took first place on a final score of 437.844, with Sweden finishing in third on team total of 414.498. The U.S. team was led by Debbie McDonald and George Williams, serving as Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe, in their first outing of the 2023 season. The team was...

Four USEF Combined Driving National Championships Awarded on Final Day of 2022 Live Oak International

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/7/2022 8:00:00 AM

Ocala, Fla. – Four newly minted USEF National Champions exited the arena on Sunday, March 6, at the conclusion of the 2022 Live Oak International CAI. After the event was cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19, competitors and their families were happy to be back at Live Oak International in Florida’s warm and sunny late-winter weather. Sunday’s competition brought the cones phase to the main arena, and the athletes and their horses and ponies rose to the occasion with numerous...

Teams Announced for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA and CDIO-U25 Nations Cup in Wellington, Fla.

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/3/2020 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team is set to contest their first team competition of the season at the 2020 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* from March 11-13 hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. The 2020 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* marks the start of the 2020 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Series as the first leg of competition, and is the only FEI Dressage Nations Cup held in North America. “We have a strong...

USEF/USET Foundation North American Futures Team Challenge Wraps Up Successful Week at MARS EQUESTRIAN Bromont CCI Three-Day Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/9/2019 5:06:00 PM

Bromont, Canada - Thanks to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET), eight developing eventing athletes earned the opportunity to foster their team skills through the USEF/USET Foundation North American Team Challenge at the MARS EQUESTRIAN Bromont CCI Three-Day Event, June 5-9. Serving as an intra-country scrimmage mimicking the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ format, U.S. Eventing Director of High Performance Erik Duvander and U.S. Eventing Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law each...

Strong Showing for U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 2 CPEDI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/19/2019 9:06:00 PM

From left to right: Judge at C Adrienne Pot, Roxanne Trunnell, Kate Shoemaker, Deborah Stanitski, Rebecca Hart, and Rowan O’Riley of Fair Sky Farm. Photo ©SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, Fla. – The U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team had a strong showing at the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. on January 18-19. The team consisted of Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.), Kate Shoemaker (Peoria, Ariz.), Deborah Stanitski (Charleston, S.C.)., and...

Stovall, Doverspike, and Tarjan Claim First Championship Titles in the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

by Julian McPeak, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/26/2017 11:22:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The first set of champions were determined at the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships today. Anna Stovall and Frankie claimed the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage National Championship. Alyssa Doverspike and Darius 555 maintained their lead to become the national champions of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Five-Year-Old division, while Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF claim the Markel/USEF Four-Year-Old...

Graves and Verdades Rise to Top AGDF 10 FEI Grand Prix CDI 4* presented by Havensafe Farm

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 3/17/2016 12:17:12 AM

Wellington, FL - March 16, 2016 - Victory in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 4* presented by Havensafe Farm at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) went to Laura Graves (USA) and her Laura Graves and Verdades. Photo by SusanJStickle.com. own Verdades with a score of 76.28%, adding another excellent performance to their growing collection of top finishes so far this season. In a top three sweep for riders representing the United States, Allison Brock (USA) and her long time partner Rosevelt...

U.S. Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Child Rider Teams Set for CSIO Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | 3/4/2016 11:34:31 AM

Wellington, Fla . – This weekend the future of show jumping will be showcased during the FEI Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Child Rider Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm as part of CSIO Wellington at the Winter Equestrian Festival. The United States will be represented by three teams of up-and-coming talent in FEI Nations Cup competitions. The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer. Young Rider Team Drawing first in the order of four teams for the $10,000 FEI...