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Engle, Ward, Kursinski and Schatt Have Success at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament

by By Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament | 11/10/2004 12:11:00 PM

Margie Engle Takes Home the Syracuse Cup In the end, it was just one rail that kept Beezie Madden from her first Syracuse Cup win at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse, NY, November 3-7. In the Syracuse Cup’s unique three-phase competition, it was Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, riding Nobility and Animagus that claimed the title for 2004. Engle went faultless through all three phases. Second was Laura Kraut and Madden was third. Seven riders in all qualified to compete....

Join the Excitement at the 38th U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show

by By Arabian Horse Association | 10/14/2004 11:20:00 AM

Currently underway, the 38th annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) is the flagship event for the Arabian horse industry, featuring top quality horses, a commercial trade fair and the annual Arabian Horse Judging Contest. This year’s show features 3,000 entries vying for champion, reserve champion or top ten in 104 classes that include reining, mounted native costume, working cow, show hack, breeding-in-hand, driving, English, hunter and western...

USEF Rider Beezie Madden Paves the Way - First Woman to Secure Top Three Spot in FEI Gandini World Jumping Riders Ranking

by Sarah Lane | 10/13/2004 11:46:32 AM

Mark your calendars—this season will go down in the history books as the United States’ own Beezie Madden again claims a top three ranking in world show jumping standings. Madden, a true pioneer for equestrians, is the first woman ever to reach a top three placing. “It gives hope,” Madden says. “Women that ride here [in the United States] don’t think about it because we have more women [riders] than men, but Europe has always been a little behind, so it might...

Team Announced for Samsung Super League Competitions, CSIO Hickstead and CSIO Dublin

by jprovost | 6/18/2004 12:00:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation today announced the team for the Samsung Super League Competitions in Hickstead, Great Britain July 21st – 25th and Dublin, Ireland August 4th – 8th. The team members are as follows: Riders Residence Horse Lauren Hough Wellington, FL Clasiko (HOL, Calando IV – Bola) Molly Ashe Wellington, FL Lutopia (KWPN, Gentleman – Utopia) John French Redwood City, CA Millenium (KWPN, Burggraaf - ) Margie Engle Wellington, FL Hidden Creek’s Perin Hidden...

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...

Kent Farrington and Tracy Fenney Named 2020 Equestrians of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/16/2021 10:16:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) has been voted the 2020 International Equestrian of the Year and Tracy Fenney (Flower Mound, Texas) has been voted the 2020 National Equestrian of the Year by the USEF membership. Farrington and Fenney, along with many more outstanding equestrians, were recognized for their achievements during the virtual USEF Pegasus and Horse of the Year Awards Celebration presented by Alliant . Kent Farrington...

Roxanne Trunnell Guides Dolton to Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage CPEDI3* National Championship in Emotional Victory

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/15/2019 7:10:00 PM

Tryon, N.C. – Roxanne Trunnell (Rowlett, Texas) and Dolton topped the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage CPEDI3* National Championship after three days of intense competition. With a final cumulative score of 75.247 percent, the duo made their mark at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) to secure top honors in the prestigious championship event. David Botana (Portland, Maine) followed with reserve honors aboard Lord Locksley, after finishing the weekend with a cumulative total of 74....

Better Together: Morris and Smith team up to top dressage at The Event at Rebecca Farm

by The Event at Rebecca Farm | 7/22/2017 9:28:00 AM

KALISPELL, Mont. (July 21, 2017)-- In the final division of the day, Heather Morris topped the CCI3* division leaderboard at The Event at Rebecca Farm with a dressage score of 46.1 on the Team Express Group, LLC.'s, Charlie Tango. Morris, Wildomar, Calif., expressed initial doubts about the test. "He was little sassy as usual. My warm up was off. So I went to the ring flustered and he got a little tense. And I just thought it was awful," Morris commented. The 2017 Event at Rebecca...

Test Ride a Bittersweet Finale for “Reggie” and Groom Murray

by Glenye Oakford, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/26/2017 12:25:00 PM

Reggie and Kathleen Murray (center) were joined by Buck Davidson (left) and Cassandra and Carl Segal when they evented at training level this winter in Florida. (Photo Courtesy Kathleen Blauth Murray) Thursday will mark the end of an era for Kathleen Blauth Murray at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Murray, eventing athlete and Buck Davidson’s longtime groom, will perform the dressage test ride aboard Carl and Cassandra Segal’s Ballynoe Castle R.M.,...

Jessica Springsteen Wins First CSI-5* in the Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/12/2016 1:50:28 PM

Jessica Springsteen and Cynar Va winning the Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix CSI-5*. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - As the sun set on the 2016 HITS Championship, horse sport royalty descended on the Hudson Valley for the nation’s highest ranked class of the year, the Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix FEI-CSI 5*. Only one would be so lucky to return home with the big check and blue ribbon, and that one was none other than Jessica Springsteen aboard Cynar Va, owned by Stone Hill Farm....