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Six More Champions Named at 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr & Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/26/2018 12:09:00 AM

Wayne, Ill. – The list of national champions at the 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued to grow on Saturday, including Emma Asher and Traneenggaards Akondo, Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Michael Bragdell and SenSation HW, Heather Blitz and Praestemarkens Quatero, Endel Ots and Lucky Strike, and Codi Harrison and Katholt’s Bossco. One division performed their first tests of the championship, while the final five titles will be decided on Sunday. USEF Junior Dressage...

Three National Champions Crowned as Competition Continues at 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr & Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2018 10:51:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – Ellanor Boehning and Kabam, Camille Molten and Wildwych Bamboozle, and Callie Jones and Don Philippo earned the first three national champion titles of the 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. One division continued their quest for top honors, while three divisions performed their first tests of the competition. USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship Ellanor Boehning and Kabam (SusanJStickle.com) Ellanor Boehning and Kabam firmly held on to their lead from...

Top-Notch Horses and Riding on Day Two of 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr & Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2018 12:14:00 AM

Wayne, Ill. – Seven divisions performed their tests at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in their quest to win a national champion title. The athlete-and-horse combinations demonstrated the depth of dressage in the U.S. with solid riding and lovely movements. USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today Codi Harrison and Katholt’s Bossco (SusanJStickle.com) Codi Harrison and Katholt’s Bossco won the FEI Grand Prix 16-25...

Tori Colvin and Private Practice Pursue Perfection in the $289,730 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship

by Edited Press Release from the United States Hunter Jumper Association | 8/20/2018 10:44:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Under the lights of Rolex Stadium, defending champion of the Platinum Performance/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby Championship Tori Colvin (Loxahatchee, Fla.) was the 2018 champion and achieved an impressive 16.5-point victory over her peers to capture the $289,730 prize. Aboard Private Practice, Brad Wolf’s eight-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Colvin earned near-perfect base scores of 96.00, 95.00, and 96.00 and earned 28 of...

Day Four at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Names the Overall Grand and Grand Reserve Green Hunter Pony Champions; Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans Gets Underway; Champions Crowned in Medium Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans and the Large Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Triple Crown Feed; Zone 10 Wins 2018 USEF Pony Jumper Team National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/10/2018 10:03:00 PM

Berman and Toblerone Sitting on Top in Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans at 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Ava Berman and Toblerone (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) Ava Berman (New Freedom, Pa.) and Toblerone, Sofia Baiker’s 15-year-old Sport Horse mare, took the lead today in the Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony...

Fuqua and Brighton Lead Large Regular Hunter Pony Division Presented by Charles Ancona; Propp and With Love Sitting First in Small Green Hunter Pony Division on First Day of the 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2018 6:10:00 PM

Kat Fuqua and Brighton Lead Large Regular Hunter Pony Division at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Kat Fuqua and Brighton (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) The 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony Finals) got underway on Tuesday, August 7, with the Large Regular Hunter Pony Model and Under Saddle phases presented by Charles Ancona. In a field of 147 large hunter ponies, it was Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) and Brighton, her nine-year-old...

Weniger and Robertson Continue Podium Presence with USDF North American Dressage Freestyle Championship Titles

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/5/2018 11:23:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - Familiar names graced the NAYC podium during the USDF North American Dressage Freestyle Championships at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North. The United States’s Anna Weniger and Don Derrick topped the Young Rider division with a score of 74.22% and Canada’s Chase Robertson and Winsome earned gold in the Junior division. USDF North American Young Rider Dressage Freestyle Championship Anna Weniger and Don Derrick (...

Garren Adds Another Gold in USDF North American Junior Individual Championship at Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Jump Media | 8/4/2018 8:20:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - Caroline Garren picked up her second gold medal from the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North on August 4 at Old Salem Farm. She added the win in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Individual Championship to her record with a score of 70.14%, after having helped her Region 3 team to the team gold earlier in the week. Bianca Schmidt, from Region 4, claimed the silver medal, while Chase Robertson...

Catching up with Tillie Jones, the 2017 USDF North American Junior Rider Dressage Freestyle Champion

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/31/2018 6:15:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - During the 2017 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC), Region 4’s Tillie Jones and Apachi, the 13-year-old KWPN gelding she owns with her mom Tish Jones, overcame pre-competition adversity to win the 2017 United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Rider Dressage Freestyle Championship. In addition, they anchored the Region 4 team to a bronze medal finish. They return this year as members of the Region...

From Pillar to Post: Leaders Finish Strong as The Event at Rebecca Farm Comes to a Close

by Edited press release from The Event at Rebecca Farm press team | 7/23/2018 1:19:00 AM

KALISPELL, Mont. - For the Broussard Family, The Event at Rebecca Farm is an opportunity to bring two of their favorite things together: the Kalispell community and the sport of eventing. "We're more than just horses," Event Organizer Sarah Broussard said as local families and competitors from near and far pass behind her on the Rebecca Farm show grounds. The Event at Rebecca Farm wrapped up on Sunday, closing out five days of food, family fun,and spectacular athletes - both the human and...