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Weber Finishes Fourth at 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/4/2016 3:54:45 PM

Breda, The Netherlands – The 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand came to its conclusion on Sunday with the cones phase deciding the final placings. Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Ed Young, the U.S. Driving Team of James Fairclough, Allison Stroud, and Chester Weber, along with individual Misdee Wrigley Miller, put forth a solid effort at the championship. Weber secured an impressive fourth-place finish with a score of 192.11, while the U.S. Driving Team finished...

Zones 5/6 Team Claims Gold in 2016 US Pony Jumper Team National Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/12/2016 11:46:25 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Team Championship of the US Pony Jumper National Championships took place Friday evening in the Alltech Arena as teams competed in the two-round Nations Cup format. Following the first round, the top teams came back to jump the same Jasen Shelley-designed course in round two, with a total of 32 combinations jumping for individual classification. For the 2016 US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, the Zones 5/6 team stood atop the podium. The team,...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Earns Silver Medal, Brown Finishes Sixth at Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/11/2015 4:20:22 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team had fantastic performances at the Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3* as they competed against 10 countries in the Nations Cup competition. The determined efforts of Matt Brown and Super Socks BCF, Buck Davidson and Copper Beach, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and HHS Cooley, and Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous earned the U.S. team the Silver medal with a final score of 197.00. Brown and Super Socks BCF were the top Americans with an...

United States Places Three in Top Ten at Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 4/19/2015 11:00:06 PM

Las Vegas, N.V. – The 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final concluded this afternoon with United States jumping elevating its status on the world stage, placing five athletes in the top 20, including three in the top 10. Twenty-nine starters came into the Thomas & Mack Center Arena in Las Vegas, N.V. for Round I with 20 moving forward to Round II, taking on two challenging tracks set by course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio. On a day when clear rounds were at a premium, the U.S....

United States Places Three in Top Ten at Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 4/19/2015 10:50:46 PM

Beezie Madden and Simon (SusanJStickle.com) Las Vegas, N.V. – The 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final concluded this afternoon with United States jumping elevating its status on the world stage, placing five athletes in the top 20, including three in the top 10. Twenty-nine starters came into the Thomas & Mack Center Arena in Las Vegas, N.V. for Round I with 20 moving forward to Round II, taking on two challenging tracks set by course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio. On a day...

USEF Network Will Live Broadcast Three Classes from the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show

by USEF Network Communications | 3/26/2013 11:33:42 AM

Lexington, KY - In May, USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak will broadcast three classes from the Old Salem Spring Horse Show in North Salem, NY. The $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix on May 12, the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix on May 19 will all be streamed live on the USEF Network Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show coverage page . The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show takes place over two weeks from May 7-19. It is a USEF...

Chester Weber Donates Two Days of Training At Live Oak Stud to “Salute to Driving” USET Fund Raiser

by JRPR | 2/22/2013 3:37:18 PM

Chester Weber, the nine-time USEF National Four-In-Hand Combined Driving Champion, will donate two days of training during the silent auction at the upcoming Salute To Driving USET fund raiser. He is shown here competing in 2011 at the CAI Altenfelden (Marie de Ronde-Oudemans ) Ocala, FL – Decorated combined driver Chester Weber will donate a package for Two Days of Training at the United States Equestrian Team’s “Salute to Driving” Fundraiser. The benefit is designed to...

Taking It All In Gets a Lot Easier At Dressage At Devon 2011

by Ginny Simon | 9/1/2011 9:12:54 AM

Devon, PA - Spectators at 2011 Dressage at Devon (www.dressageatdevon.com) will be able to add multimedia to their experience. Dressage at Devon Radio, powered by FLR Sports Radiotm allows guests to enhance their knowledge and education of dressage by listening to the comments and opinions of some of the foremost experts in the world of dressage. Spectators will also get a behind the scenes listen to critiques of the rider and horse during their performance. Starting Friday, September 30th,...

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo Win the Longines International Grand Prix of Rotterdam

by Stephanie Doyle | 8/28/2011 2:21:29 PM

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Photo: Beatrice Scudo). Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo triumphed after a 10-rider jump off to win the Longines International Grand Prix of Rotterdam - the last day of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup Series. In front of a sold-out arena, Madden edged out the Dutch rider Jeroen Dubbeldam, who ended up in second place on Bmc Van Grunsven Simon in a jump-off time of 39.11. Madden came in 0.8 seconds faster in a time of 38....

Nearly $96,000 Earned in 2011 AMHA/WMF Stallion Service Auction

by AMHA News | 3/4/2011 10:56:00 AM

Boston, MA - More than $95,000 was earned at the 2011 AMHA/WMF Stallion Service Auction, which took place as part of the AMHA Annual Convention in February. The event took place at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston with Bill Carrington serving as auctioneer and David "Tuffy" Owens reading the pedigrees. The overall top-winning bid went to Dan Kelley of Victory Lane Morgans for his bid of $10,000 for the cover of the November/December issue of The Morgan Horse magazine. Bill and Sammi Hazen...