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Scott Stewart and Storm Watch Take Over Lead in USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/17/2016 9:25:17 PM

Lexington, Ky. - August 17, 2016 - Scott Stewart guided Rivers Edge's Storm Watch into the new leading position on the second day of the USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship with a total of 520.5 points. Storm Watch is a 6-year-old Oldenburg by Chacco Blue, and even as a relatively new addition to the River's Edge team, he has made his mark at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. Scott Stewart and Storm Watch (Shawn McMillen Photography) "We bought him at...

U.S Brings Determined Group to 2016 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Seniors

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/17/2016 5:27:49 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The artistry and talent of U.S. vaulting will be showcased this week at the 2016 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Seniors. Running from August 18-21, 2016, in Le Mans, France, the U.S. brings a contingent of 13 vaulters competing for titles in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad Championships. Chef d'Equipe Craig Coburn and Assistant Chef d'Equipe Mary McCormick will guide the U.S. vaulters. The U.S. Vaulting team (Barny Thierolf)...

U.S. Wins Team Silver in Show Jumping at Rio Olympic Games

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/17/2016 3:52:40 PM

Lucy Davis, Kent Farrington, McLain Ward, and Beezie Madden (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team won the Silver medal in a down-to-the-wire competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wednesday. The team of Lucy Davis and Barron, Kent Farrington and Voyeur, Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C', and McLain Ward and Azur finished the two-round competition with five faults. France won the Gold with three faults, while Germany and Canada tied for...

Jenny Karazissis and Puissance R Lead USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 8/17/2016 1:36:14 PM

Jenny Karazissis and Puissance R (Shawn McMillen) Lexington, Ky. - For Jenny Karazissis, making the journey to Kentucky from Calabasas, California has already proven to be worthwhile. Karazissis and Puissance R bested a field of 132 top-caliber entries to win round one of the 2016 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show on Tuesday. Going later in the order, Karazissis unseated Scott Stewart and Storm Watch from the top spot, taking over his score of 261.5...

News Flash: U.S. Show Jumping Team Wins Silver Medal at Rio Olympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 8/17/2016 10:54:36 AM

McLain Ward and Azur, Kent Farrington and Voyeur, Lucy Davis and Barron, and Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The U.S. Show Jumping Team has won the Silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The team is composed of Lucy Davis and Barron, Kent Farrington and Voyeur, Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C', and McLain Ward and Azur. France won the Gold medal and Germany took home Bronze. More news and photos to follow. Please follow our social media...

Transport Woes, Dressage PBs, and Jumping

by Will Connell | 8/16/2016 11:33:09 PM

Rio 2016 continue to mess up a perfectly functional transport system, U.S. Dressage rider hits another Personal Best, and the Jumping horses have started leaping. All is good in Rio. The transport (to be more precise the Drop Off / Pick Up) debacle would be comical if it wasn’t so disruptive to everything that we (and other Nations) have been doing for the last two weeks. To then be told that it was our fault and that we, the Teams, were disobeying the rules was insulting and insane....

U.S. Tied for First after Round One of Team Show Jumping Competition at Rio Olympic Games

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/16/2016 4:15:30 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The equestrian venue at Deodoro Olympic Park was filled with excitement Tuesday for the second day of show jumping at the 2016 Olympic Games. A total of 69 athlete-and-horse combinations representing 24 countries, including 15 teams, competed in the first half of the two-round team competition, which also served as the second qualifier for the individual finals. The U.S. team produced three clear rounds which put them in a four-way tie for first place with The...

USEF Adds Roxanne Trunnell to the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Games Equestrian Team

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/16/2016 2:25:09 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Roxanne Trunnell (Rowlett, Texas) has been added to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian squad for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 7-18. Trunnell will be entered as an individual in the Grade Ia division with Royal Dancer, Julia Handt’s 2005 Westphalian gelding. As a result of a Danish athlete withdrawing from the Paralympics, the Fédération Equestre...

U.S. Reining Team Shows Strongly at 2016 SVAG FEI World Reining Championships

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/15/2016 9:22:53 PM

Givrins, Switzerland – The U.S. Reining team delivered a great display of showmanship at the 2016 SVAG FEI World Reining Championships, August 11-13, at the CS Ranch in Givrins, Switzerland. Team members Shane Brown, Troy Heikes, Kari Klingenberg, and Nick Valentine all had consistent performances throughout the Team and Individual competitions. They finished fifth in the team competition with a score of 646. Heikes placed seventh in the Individual Final on Saturday to lead the U.S....

Laura Graves Leads U.S. in Dressage Individual Final at 2016 Rio Olympic Games

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/15/2016 5:07:05 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Excitement filled the air as the final day of dressage got underway at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center on Monday. The top 18 competitors from eight nations competed in the Grand Prix Freestyle, the deciding competition for the Individual medals. Only three athletes from each nation were eligible to compete. After winning the Bronze medal with teammate Kasey Perry-Glass on Friday, Steffen Peters, Alison Brock, and Laura Graves entered...