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2004 USEF Computer List Review: Nearly $24 Million in Prize Money Contested by Show Jumpers in 2004

by Maria Partlow | 12/30/2004 9:10:00 AM

Beezie Madden on Authentic (Diana DeRosa) Authentic Top U.S. Money-Winning Horse; Aaron Vale Top U.S. Rider in Money Won Lexington, KY – The year-end report of the USEF Computer List is an important comprehensive annual analysis of the show jumping performances of U.S. and foreign riders in dozens of statistical categories. 2004 has proven to be a banner year for show jumping with a record amount of prize money up for grabs. In 2004, the total money won worldwide at Grand Prix events...

Lindsey Mohr Tops North American League Children’s Hunter Finals

by By Classic Communications | 10/20/2004 11:16:00 AM

Lindsey Mohr, 15, of Long Valley, NJ, dominated the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Children’s Hunter Finals on October 18 at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Riding Lion King, Mohr led both rounds with scores of an 87 and an 88. “This is one of the toughest competitions,” said Mohr. “Everyone has a great eye and there is always a great match between horse and rider.” Thirty-one horses qualified to compete at the Farm Show Complex, and through the use of the numerical...

Royal Prince and Revolution Win Top Honors at 2004 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Championships

by gaillardm | 9/13/2004 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY—An outstanding field of five and six-year-old horses held audiences captive at the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend. September 10th through 12th, horses and riders from across the nation gathered for the 2004 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Nineteen five-year-olds and 15 six-year-olds, including a record 12 United States-bred horses, vied for the prize—the Dr. Edgar Hotz Memorial Trophy, which commemorates the top young...

Tickets Are Selling Quickly for the 2005 Las Vegas Dressage and Jumping World Cups

by Sarah Evers | 9/2/2004 12:00:00 PM

Prepare to be dazzled when the World Cup Finals of Dressage and Jumping light up Las Vegas like never before, April 20-24, 2005. Tickets are still available for two of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous equestrian events, but they are selling fast. For the first time ever, the two World Cup Finals will be held concurrently in one location, the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. Plenty of good seats remain for the Las Vegas World Cup Finals, but Las Vegas Events President Pat...

Unprecedented Dual World Cup Finals Awarded to Las Vegas in 2005 Two of World’s Most Prestigious and Glamorous Equine Events Will Crown 2005 World Cup Champions in Show Jumping and Dressage

by Ben Sledge | 5/22/2004 12:00:00 AM

Two of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous equine events are coming to the United States in 2005! For the first time ever in international competition, two World Cup Championship events will be held concurrently in one location, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 20-24, 2005. The 2005 World Cup Champions in both jumping and dressage will be crowned in Las Vegas. Following its previous hosting of two World Cup Jumping finals, the highly-acclaimed Budweiser World Cups in 2000 and 2003, Las Vegas...

U.S. Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s Teams Sweep Saturday Competition at Palm Beach Masters CSIO

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/16/2019 11:06:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – In a battle for top honors and striving to gain team experience, the U.S. Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s Jumping Teams dominated their respective competitions at the Palm Beach Masters CSIO on Saturday. The Children’s team started the day capturing the $5,000 Children’s Team Competition, followed by the U.S. Junior Team winning the $8,000 Junior Team Competition. The U.S. Young Rider team competed in the $10,000 FEI Jumping Youth Nations Cup to...

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...

Youth Close Out CSIO Wellington with Junior and Young Rider Gold, Children's Silver

by From the USEF Communications Department | 3/5/2016 11:32:07 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center's International Arena hosted some of the world's top youth athletes as CSIO Wellington continued with FEI Nations Cup competition for Young Riders, Juniors, and Children. The future stars of the sport were tested over the Steve Stephens-designed courses with round one for the three divisions taking place in the afternoon, immediately followed by the second rounds under the lights. The U.S. teams proved their mettle as the...

Douglas Boyd and Berkley III Race to $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumpers Victory on Second Day of Showplace Fall Classic Championship

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/9/2015 1:27:45 PM

Douglas Boyd and Berkley III win the $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumpers at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - The Showplace Fall Classic Championship welcomed an array of equestrians to the Lamplight Equestrian Center for the second day of showing on Wednesday. Douglas Boyd was one of the exhibitors to arrive for the subsequent day of classes, dominating the event with wins across the hunter and jumper divisions and concluding his winning...

Vanderveen Makes Mark at Tryon International Equestrian Center With Second Career FEI Win

by Tryon International | 6/25/2015 9:59:52 AM

Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run's Eternal ©Don West Photography and ©Ann Stanton Photography Mill Spring, NC - June 24, 2015 - Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run's Eternal flew to the top of the leaderboard in the $34,000 1.50m Speed Stake at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), collecting her second career FEI win at the venue, completing the track in 66.12 seconds. Ljubov Kochetova (RUS) and Balou Du Reventon finished second in 71.1 seconds. Upcoming American talent Wilton...