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Show Jumper McLain Ward Stands at Fifth Place as the Lead American Rider after Day Two of the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup

by By Brian Sosby | 4/21/2007 2:22:00 AM

McLain Ward and Sapphire tackling a tough course at the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas. (Doug Prather) Las Vegas, NV - The show jumpers returned to the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday evening for the second round of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final, and it was a blistering jump-off performance by American expatriate Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum aboard Shutterfly that left the crowd cheering. In 29.38 seconds, the pair scorched the six-obstacle round ahead of eight others...

Horse Show Receives County Funding

by Brian Sosby | 4/5/2007 11:46:00 AM

Canterbury May Days Qualifier coming May 5-6, 2007, has been granted funding in part from the Alachua County Tourist Development Council and Visitors and Convention Bureau and administered by the Gainesville Sports Organizing Commission. Manager Wendy Low announced today she was “very pleased to have the support of the GSOC and appreciates the contribution to make the event a huge success.” The show is also governed by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States...

A Late Night at the 2006 Adequan®/USEF® Open Reining Championship Equals a Championship Title for Matt Mills and Easy Otie Whiz

by By Jeannie Blancq Putney | 6/25/2006 10:37:00 AM

Matt Mills and Easy Otie Whiz (Waltenberry) Lexington, KY – It was a night of upsets at the Kentucky Horse Park during the 2006 Adequan®/United States Equestrian Federation® Open Reining Championship, which was also the selection trial for the U.S Reining Team for this summer’s World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. Twenty-seven of the finest reiners our nation has to offer competed in what many believed was one of the most competitive reining competitions ever held. The...

Patty Stovel and Shandor 41 Win $50,000 HITS Culpeper Grand Prix

by By Mary Creech | 7/13/2005 11:53:46 AM

Patty Stovel rode Shandor 41, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding, to the win in Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper Showday National. Jerry Dougherty of Geneva, IL, set a challenging first-round course that saw four horses advance to the jump-off. Stovel was the fastest of three double-clears with 40.69 seconds on the clock. Second place went to Megan Moran riding Quarnak De Longprec. Eliza Ferguson Shuford rode Larentino to third place. Beth Underhill finished in fourth place with...

US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland CCIO4*-NC-S

by US Equestrian Communications | 6/5/2023 2:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Poland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Strzegom (POL) Horse Trials from June 21-25, 2023. The team will be under the direction of USEF Eventing Emerging and Development Coach Leslie Law. The team is a part of the U.S. Eventing Development Tour for the summer of 2023. Tour participants receive funding through USEF and the USET Foundation, thanks to the Karen E. Stives Endowment....

Register for US Equestrian’s DEI Community Conversation, “Horses and the Military: A Long-Standing Partnership”

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/28/2022 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the next DEI Community Conversation, “Horses and the Military: A Long-Standing Partnership,” will be on Monday, November 7, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. ET via Zoom. This DEI Community Conversation, held in recognition of Veterans Day, explores the longstanding partnership between the military and horses, with a focus on how horses are supporting military veterans and families today. This relationship has changed over the...

Voting Opens for 2022 FEI Awards With Two U.S. Finalists

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/10/2022 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The FEI has announced the opening of the voting period for the 2022 FEI Awards, and US Equestrian is pleased to congratulate the two members of the American equestrian community who have been named finalists. In the FEI Best Groom category, Sue Schlegel (Cazenovia, N.Y.) has been nominated for her role as groom for Olympic jumping athlete Beezie Madden. Schlegel has partnered with John and Beezie Madden for 30 years at John Madden Sales, Inc., serving a vital role in the...

Youth Stars Shine at 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/26/2022 11:50:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – Two new national champions were crowned at the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Ella Fruchterman and Holts Le’Mans took home the Adequan®/USEF Junior Dressage National Championship title, while M.K. Connatser rode Donau Hit to the win in the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final 13 & Under title. Several divisions completed their first tests to start their own journey to national championship honors. USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship Maryn Geck...

Para Dressage National Champion Crowned, Brentina Cup and Grand Prix Begin at 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2022 9:00:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The first national championship of the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was awarded on Wednesday. The day began with the Adequan®/USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National Championship and USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship competitors riding the first of three tests this week. Mia Rodier-Dawallo and Jayden concluded the day by winning top honors in the USEF Para Dressage National Championship. Adequan®/USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage...

February/March 2022 US Equestrian Dressage Updates and Useful Information

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/1/2022 4:00:00 PM

2022 Key Events & Deadlines European Young Rider Tour: Selection memo and more information Athletes wishing to be considered for selection for this Tour must submit an application by 5:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 . The application for the Young Rider European Tour is available on our website here . U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions August 22-28, 2022 HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center, Wayne, Ill: Application of Intent deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2022 Qualifying...