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USEF Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for CDIO3* Odense

by USEF Communications Department | 4/14/2016 12:03:24 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CDIO3* Odense, May 12-16, 2016, in Odense, Denmark. Robert Dover will serve as the Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team (in alphabetical order): Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Jane Clark’s Alcazar, a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding Susan...

Temperatures Rise in Miami Beach as Global Champions League team rider combinations revealed

by Longines Global Champions Tour | 4/6/2016 11:26:32 AM

The inaugural Global Champions League team competition is set to kick off with explosive action this Sunday 10th April and the much-anticipated team combination rider list can be revealed today. History will Stefano Grasso / LGCT be made as 12 teams take to the white sands of Miami Beach, USA, for the first competition of the 15 event championship. Speculation has been mounting as to which rider combination each team will field, with tactics, strategy and a long term game plan all coming into...

USEF Names Combinations for Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 3/10/2016 10:20:11 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the U.S. at the Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*, which runs in conjunction with the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, March 29-April 2, 2016, in Wellington, Fla. The U.S. team consists of Big Tour combinations and Robert Dover will serve as the Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up the U.S. team (in alphabetical order): Shelly...

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...

PBIEC to Host 2016 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty on February 5-6

by Equestrian Sport Production News | 2/4/2016 5:54:07 PM

Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous at the 2015 event. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The 2016 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, will be held on February 5-6 at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Twenty-two top Eventing riders from four countries will compete in this three-phase competition for $75,000 in prize money. In the inaugural year of the event, Boyd Martin (USA) and Trading Aces took home top honors...

All Grown Up, Young Rosamunde Earns Her Own Record Score in Grand Prix Special on Final Day of LA Winter Dressage CDI-W

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 2/1/2016 9:43:47 AM

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Jennifer Keeler) Burbank, Calif. – Steffen Peters’ magical weekend continued on the final day of competition at California Dreaming Productions’ Los Angeles Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, held January 28-31 in Burbank. This time aboard Four Winds Farm’s nine-year-old Rheinlander mare Rosamunde (Rock Forever x First Lady by Fidermark), Peters posted another personal best in the CDI Grand Prix Special with a score of 78.827%, once again...

USEF Announces Nominees for 2015 USEF Horses of the Year

by USEF Communications Department | 12/21/2015 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the six horses are up for the 2015 USEF Horses of Year honors. National Horses of Honor Brunello (Shawn McMillen Photography) Brunello (Breeding Unknown) 1998 Hanoverian gelding Owners: Janet Peterson and Liza Boyd Janet Peterson and Liza Boyd's Brunello has been turning heads in the hunter ring with his signature style and consistent top placings for years. With Boyd in the tack, the pair has been a...

Graves and Vinios Claim National Championship Titles at U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp.

by From the USEF Communications Department | 12/13/2015 12:24:41 AM

Wellington, Fla . - National Championship competition came to a close this evening at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds in the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. In The Dutta Corp./USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, Christina Vinios and Folkestone OLD maintained their position atop the leaderboard, placing second in tonight's Freestyle and capturing their second National Championship title of 2015. Winning two of the three classes...

USEF Land Rover Competition Grants Recipients Kieffer and Dutton Have Spectacular Cross-Country Day at Galway Downs International CCI3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/31/2015 10:22:01 PM

Temecula, Calif. – An influential cross-country day at the Galway Downs International CCI3* shook up the leaderboard on Saturday. The USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients had excellent performances over Ian Stark’s challenging cross-country track with Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett and Phillip Dutton and Mr. Candyman moving into the top four. Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook's Scarlett (Captured Moment Photography) Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) had a stellar round...

Conor Swail and Fortis Fortuna Win Final $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix of HITS Saugerties Series

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/8/2015 12:11:12 PM

Conor Swail and Fortis Fortuna had the luck of the Irish on their side as they won the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties. (ESI Photography) - Saturday morning’s Grand Prix Stadium competition commenced with the eighth and final $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix of the 2015 HITS Saugerties Show season. A first time visitor to HITS-on-the-Hudson, Conor Swail of County Down, Ireland, rode Fortis Fortuna, owned by Susan and Ariel Grange, to a memorable finish and a blue ribbon souvenir...