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2007 Selection Procedures Mailed to Long-Listed Drivers

by Sarah Evers | 12/28/2006 10:00:03 AM

(Lexington, KY) - The Selection Procedures for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships and 2007 World Pairs Championships have been mailed to all USEF long-listed drivers and will be posted on the USEF website under High Performance, Driving, 2007 World Championships. For more information contact Wendy Wares, (908) 326-1159. ~~~For more information, please contact Maria Partlow, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, at (859) 225-6941, or via e-mail at...

Inaugural USEF CAI-B Oldwick held at Cedar Lane Farm

by Jeannie Putney | 5/4/2006 2:53:00 AM

Lexington, KY – Tucker Johnson of Hobe Sound, FL, took first in the FEI Driving Four-in-Hand class at the USEF 2006 CAI-B Oldwick at Cedar Lane Farm held April 28-30. Johnson and his team of Warmbloods posted scores of 54.66 in dressage, 88.51 in marathon and 6.00 in cones. James Fairclough of Newton, NJ, and James Richards of Atlanta, GA, were second and third respectively. This four-in-hand competition was one of several selection trials for the 2006 FEI World Games to be held late this...

Excitement Reigns at 39th U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show

by By Susan Bavaria | 10/27/2005 2:14:00 AM

Mike Ferrara (Arabian stallion A Temptation takes the championship in Arabian Pleasure Driving Amateur Owner to Drive with Barbara Chur of Strawberry Banks Farm in East Aurora, NY, at the U.S. Arabian Nationals. ) The 39th annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) is underway with exciting competition in Albuquerque, NM. The 10-day show, held October 20-29, is the flagship event for the Arabian horse industry, featuring top-quality horses, a shopping...

Building Pathways: The International Disciplines Council and USEF Sport Department

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/16/2021 8:00:00 PM

The International Disciplines Council (IDC) of the USEF oversees the eight FEI disciplines: dressage, eventing, jumping, para dressage, vaulting, combined driving, endurance, and reining. On Friday, January 15, Council Chair Joe Mattingly and members of the USEF Sport Department provided updates and answered member questions during a presentation as part of US Equestrian’s Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting . International Discipline Council & Sport Department 2021 US Equestrian Annual...

US Equestrian Announces Teams for 2020 Adequan® USEF Futures Team Challenge – West Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2020 4:35:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the horse-and-athlete combinations selected to compete at the 2020 Adequan USEF Futures Team Challenge – West Coast held at Galway Downs in Temecula, Calif., from Oct. 29-Nov. 1. The format of the Adequan USEF Futures Team Challenge provides an opportunity for eventing athletes to gain valuable team competition experience in an unofficial team scenario on home soil at the CCI3* and CCI4* levels. The teams will be coached by Erik Duvander,...

Bondy, Dupell, Manhard, Miles, Ots, Priest Take Second Set of National Titles at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2019 11:29:00 PM

Correction: The original version of this release noted Mackenzie Peer's horse, Quantum MRF, as a stallion. He is a gelding. Wayne Ill. – Six more national champions were determined at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions on Saturday: Jori Dupell and Fiderprinz 2, USEF Junior Dressage National Champions; Michele Bondy and Sonnenberg’s Kain, Markel/USEF Young Horse Four-Year-Old Dressage National Champions; Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Markel/USEF Young Horse Five-Year-Old...

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show Set to Showcase History and Diversity of Arabian and Half-Arabian Horses

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/13/2019 1:29:00 PM

Photo by Howard Schatzberg Photography Scottsdale, Ariz. – The legendary and culturally famed Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is set to begin on Thursday, February 14, through Sunday, February 24. The 64 th edition of the event is an 11-day showcase of the beauty and diversity of Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. Hosted by US Equestrian affiliate, the Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) club, the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona (AHAA), the show is held on the WestWorld show grounds,...

U.S. Dressage Looks Toward the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 Following Dressage Test Event CDI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/25/2018 8:40:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – An international contingent of dressage riders arrived at the Tryon International Equestrian Center for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 Dressage Test Event CDI3* from April 19-22. Kasey Perry-Glass and Adrienne Lyle placed first and second, respectively, in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Perry-Glass won the Grand Prix Special with a personal best score of 75.957%. Complete results can be found here . The...

Arabian Horses Return to Tulsa for the 2017 U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show

by The Arabian Horse Association/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/19/2017 1:30:00 PM

Aurora, Colo. – The Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) flagship event returns to Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla., October 20-28 for their 51 st annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals). Ranking as the AHA’s most prestigious North American championship, the event draws nearly 1,800 Arabian and Half-Arabian horses and their amateur and professional riders and handlers, who will compete in 197 classes ranging from reining and...

IFSHA Crowns World Champions and Raises Money for Veterans at the 2017 IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2017 10:38:00 AM

Springfield, Ohio – Over 100 Friesian and part-bred Friesian horses from the United States and Canada were turned out to perfection at the 2017 International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) World and Grand National Championship Horse Show, October 4 through 8, 2017. Crowning nearly 230 World Champions in amateur, professional, and junior classes across a variety of disciplines—including driving, dressage, western dressage, trail, costume, suitability classes, and...