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Perrigo Continues as an Official Partner of US Equestrian and U.S. Para Dressage

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/18/2023 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Perrigo Company plc as title sponsor of the U.S. Para Dressage Team through 2023 and 2024. Perrigo has been an Official Partner of US Equestrian and U.S. Para Dressage programs and events since 2021. “Perrigo is proud to be the new title sponsor for the U.S. Para Dressage Team,” said Murray S. Kessler, President and CEO of Perrigo. “As a leading provider of consumer self-care products and over-the-counter health and...

Selection Procedures Available for 2022 FEI Endurance World Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/29/2021 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has published the Selection Procedures for the 2022 FEI Endurance World Championship, which is set to be held at Isola della Scala in Verona, Italy on October 22, 2022. The Selection Procedures have been approved by an Ad Hoc of the USEF Board of Directors by recommendation of the USEF International Disciplines Council and USEF Endurance Sport Committee. These Selection Procedures and supporting documents can be found on the USEF website here . Applications...

Alternative 2021 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals Qualification Options Approved

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/26/2020 11:06:00 AM

Lexington, Ky – US Equestrian has announced a presidential rule modification to allow an alternative option of qualifying for the 2021 USEF Dressage Seat Medal (DSM) Finals in case of the cancellation of a 2020 Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Final. Under Section 2 of Article DR133: Dressage Seat Equitation, the top two riders in a semi-final class at a Great American/USDF Regional Championship qualify for the finals. Under the presidential modification, if a 2020 DSM Semi-Final is cancelled,...

Eventing Horse Move In Day

by Will Connell | 7/30/2016 11:58:52 PM

Well wasn’t that just an interesting 36 hours… Sorry I have not been in touch for a while but Friday, for us was about finishing up at the venue and then trying to pull together a bunch of loose ends in other areas prior to a hydrogen bomb going off under our world of semi serenity – i.e. the Team and the horses starting to arrive. For other Nations, Friday evening through to Saturday morning marked the first horse flight arrivals at times that would have made the Special...

Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series Concludes with $130,000 Final and Leading Rider Award During Week Twelve at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2016 11:05:10 AM

Wellington, FL - April 1, 2016 - As the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) comes to a close, so too will the twelve-week Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series. One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Equestrian Festival, Suncast® is now in its eighth year of sponsorship. Suncast® presents the 1.50m Championship Jumper Series, always an exciting and competitive division throughout the winter season. In 2016, the series offered a total purse of $699,000 with 10 FEI...

Nation’s Top Young Dressage Athletes to Convene at 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp.

by USEF Communications Department | 8/20/2015 4:48:17 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The country’s young dressage talent will descend upon Wayne, Ill. this week for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. This annual competition, running Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 23 at the Lamplight Equestrian Center, will include three days of top notch competition across four divisions. These championships include the USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today, the...

Kaitlyn Van Konynenburg and Wish List Gallop to the Victory in the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship - West Coast

by Blenheim EquiSports | 7/22/2015 9:16:48 AM

Wish List and Kaitlyn Van Konynenburg (c) CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 22, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Over the previous two days, when the horse show grounds are usually quiet in anticipation of the next show, the green grass of the Del Mar Horse Park Grand Prix Field was dressed in flower boxes, walls, stone rolltops and white poles, setting the stage for the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship - West Coast. After a Classic Round on Monday, and an Under Saddle and a Handy Round on Tuesday,...

USOC Awards William E. Simon Endowment to WEG Para-Dressage Athlete Roxanne Trunnell

by USPEA | 1/30/2015 8:45:38 AM

Roxanne Trunnell aboard Nice Touch at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Also in the photo is U.S. Chef D'Equipe Kai Handt. Photo (SusanJStickle.com) Rowlett, Texas. - - The United States Olympic Committee recently selected Para-Dressage athlete Roxanne Trunnell, 29, of Rowlett, Texas, for the William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes. The William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes was established in 1998 by Mr. William E. Simon, Sr., former U....

Record Number of Entries Filed for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 3/31/2014 11:37:34 AM

2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Andrew Nicholson and Quimbo (David Toczko) Lexington, Ky. - Entries have poured in at a record pace for the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover, April 24-27, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Entries have been filed for a record 82 horses, exceeding the previous record of 73 that were entered in 2012 in anticipation of the London Olympic Games. Among the entries filed to compete in the only four-star Eventing...

Kimery Awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy

by USEF Communications Department | 1/7/2014 3:15:59 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Christina Kimery as the winner of the two prestigious awards in the discipline of Endurance, the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. 2013 is the first time the Christine Kimery (Fanny Doublein) coveted awards have been won by the same individual. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, sponsored by Gold Medal Farm, and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, is in memory of...