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TeamUSA Website Goes Live!

by By Gillian Ellis | 7/25/2008 12:20:00 PM

Lexington, KY – Don’t miss a second of the equestrian portion of the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has just launched TeamUSA, a website offering equestrian coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games. The road to the Olympic Games has been a journey for these horses and riders and the site will provide some insight about who they are, how they got here and will provide all the latest news from Hong Kong, along with photos, results and rider bios. Follow the...

2008 FEI Endurance World Rankings Now Available

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 2/22/2008 9:59:00 AM

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is happy to announce that the new 2008 FEI World Rankings are now available online at www.fei.org/Disciplines/Endurance/Results/Pages/Rankings.aspx . Following several requests to the FEI, two new rankings for 2008 have been created. These rankings are: • 2008 Open Horse World Endurance Ranking • 2008 Junior/Young Rider Horse World Endurance Ranking These rankings highlight the performances of horses, and the points gained within FEI competition...

Rolex Becomes the Title Sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings

by By Malina Gueorgueiv | 7/19/2007 9:25:00 AM

The FEI is proud to announce that as of July 2007, Rolex will become the title sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings, which will henceforth be known as the Rolex Rankings. This is the fourth FEI activity to which Rolex has lent its generous support after the television magazine FEI Equestrian World , the 2007 FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Dressage Finals in Las Vegas and the FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Western European League and the Final, beginning in October 2007. The FEI would like...

Key Initiatives from the January 2022 US Equestrian Driving Town Hall Meeting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/28/2022 2:00:00 PM

US Equestrian hosted a first-ever driving town hall meeting at the 2022 Grand Oaks CDE to acknowledge a refocused dedication to the sport. In June of 2019, US Equestrian took on the role of supporting driving at the affiliate level from the grassroots up through the international level, but admittedly lost momentum when 2020 was hit with the pandemic. It was time to reassess the issues in the driving community and create a plan to move forward. In the driving town hall meeting, members and...

Prize List Now Available Online as Alltech National Horse Show Debuts New Website

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/25/2011 12:37:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Alltech National Horse Show, 128th edition, announced today that the show's official new website is up and running at: https://www.nhs2011.org . The site will be a one-stop source for all of the news and vital up-to-date information relating to this year's exciting debut in Lexington, KY. The Alltech National Horse Show will be held from November 2 - 6, 2011, at the beautiful, new Alltech Indoor Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The prize list for this...

2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour Selection Procedure and Application Available on USEF Website

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 2/23/2011 5:36:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has posted the Selection Procedure and Application for the 2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour. In addition, to the Young Rider Tour, there will be a Junior Rider Tour for up to two (2) individual Junior Riders. The 2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour will consist of the following four (4) competitions: CSIOY Bonheiden (BEL) – May 19-22, 2011, CSIOY Reims (FRA) – May 26-29, 2011, CSIOY Lamprechtshausen (AUT) – June...

FEI to Freeze Rolex Rankings Points for Riders on Maternity Leave

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 4/12/2010 2:44:00 PM

The FEI is to freeze the Rolex Rankings points for jumping riders on maternity leave, starting with the April Rankings issued on March 31 . Under the new system, female riders will now lose only 50% of their Rolex Rankings points during their absence from competition while on maternity leave. The new ruling means that former world number one Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum moves up from 31st on the March Rolex Rankings to 20th following the reinstatement of 50% of her points. The German rider, who...

SmartPak™ Signs on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF" and adds Sponsorship of the Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to its existing USEF Sponsorships

by By Leah Oliveto | 4/6/2010 4:57:00 PM

Expanding its already considerable support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), SmartPak™ has signed on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF". In addition, SmartPak will be adding sponsorship of the new Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to the list of other programs SmartPak supports, which include the USEF Week in Review and the North American Young Rider Reining Championship. "The USEF has done so much for equestrian sport, and we are grateful for their...

2010 Youth Olympic Games Selection Procedures Available on the USEF Website

by Joanie Morris | 6/24/2009 4:35:00 PM

From the USEF Jumping Department Lexington, KY – In 2010, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will take place August 14-26, 2010, in Singapore. Equestrian sport will be represented by the Show Jumping discipline and the United States will be able to qualify one individual to represent the US on the five person North American team. The North American team will also have riders from Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. To be eligible for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, riders...

U.S. Jumping Announces Important Updates to Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/15/2020 4:53:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has approved the recommendation of the Ranking List Task Force and Jumping Sport Committee to proceed in the following manner with the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List calculations due to the impacts of COVID-19. The Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List points will be frozen (no points will age for athletes or horses) as of March 20, 2020, which was the last list before USEF’s suspension took effect on March 16, 2020. The Ranking List calculations will...