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USEF Releases Broadcast Schedule for Live Equestrian Coverage on USEF Network

by From the USEF Communications Department | 2/16/2011 10:31:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will resume broadcasting live equestrian events to viewers across the country later this week on its premier multi-media platform USEFNetwork.com. Fifteen days of action-packed and on-demand programming will launch the 2011 broadcast season starting with the WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Classic Spectacular on Friday, February 18. The tentative schedule for USEF Network through May 1, 2011, is listed below. Please note that all times are...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 12/14/2010 9:21:00 AM

Dressage In Frankfort, Germany the 2010 FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders is set to get underway December 15-19. Meagan Davis and Bentley will represent the United States. The pair had great success this year, winning the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Young Rider Dressage Championship and sweeping the young rider divisions at the CDIs at Saugerties and Dressage at Devon. For more information on the 2010 FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders please click here and here ....

Meagan Davis to Represent U.S. at FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders

by Joanie Morris | 11/3/2010 11:37:00 AM

Meagan Davis and Bentley (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Lexington, KY – USEF National Young Rider Dressage Champion Meagan Davis (Stone Ridge, NY) has bested the United States rankings for the FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders and has earned the invitation to represent the United States in Frankfurt, Germany for the Final, to be held December 15-19, 2010. Twenty-one year-old Davis will ride Bentley a horse on which she has found success throughout the levels. Bentley, a 17-year-old...

Tucker Johnson and Karen O'Connor to Carry Flag for U.S. Delegation at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Joanie Morris | 9/24/2010 6:11:00 PM

Tucker Johnson and Karen O’Connor to Carry Flag for U.S. Delegation at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Lexington, KY – The athletes of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have selected Driver Tucker Johnson and Eventing rider Karen O’Connor as flag bearers for Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Johnson and O’Connor are both veteran athletes who have collected accolades for the United States on multiple occasions. Johnson helped the U.S....

Karen Polle Wins SHALANNO Style of Riding Award at the 35th Annual Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 9/10/2010 10:45:00 AM

Bridgehampton, NY - Karen Polle of New York, NY, won the SHALANNO Style of Riding Award at the 35th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. The SHALANNO Style of Riding Award is presented to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation as modeled by Olympic medalists Joe Fargis, Conrad Homfeld and George Morris. The award recipient must have the respectful, dignified, courteous and workmanlike manner of a true sportsman. Polle was selected by the jumper judges at the...

Hampton Green Farm to Host Dressage 4 Kids Fundraiser at Region 2 Championships

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 9/8/2010 9:14:00 AM

Traverse City, MI - Horse Sports by the Bay is pleased to announce that Hampton Green Farm, known nation-wide for their dedication to dressage and to the development of the PRE Horse for Dressage in America, will be hosting a Dressage 4 Kids Fundraiser and exhibitor party during the Great American Insurance Group/Region 2 Dressage Championships on Saturday, September 11. The Regional Championships are being held from September 9-12 at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, MI, which is home...

Dressage Riders: National Dressage Championship Application of Intent Deadlines are Rapidly Approaching

by By Jennifer Keeler | 4/14/2010 1:48:00 PM

The 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will return to Gladstone, NJ, August 6–8 and August 13–15. The Festival of Champions will once again feature the National Championships for the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult “Brentina Cup,” Young Rider, and Junior divisions, in addition to the Selection Trial for the U.S. Dressage Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The initial deadline for World Equestrian Games/Grand Prix National Championship...

American Horse Council Releases Report on Equestrian Access

by By Bridget Harrison | 3/15/2010 2:52:00 PM

The American Horse Council (AHC) released its 2009 Report on Equestrian Access on Federal Land . The 2009 report is intended to provide a brief overview of the responses the AHC received from equestrians to its ongoing access survey in 2009. The report can be viewed and downloaded on the AHC’s website at: https://www.horsecouncil.org//images/2009 ReportEqAccessFedLand.pdf . In July of 2009, the American Horse Council launched an effort to collect information regarding equestrian access issues...

Do you have a Horse for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Your Barn?

by Joanie Morris | 2/17/2010 11:02:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will field a Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), and for the first time this world championship will be run concurrently with the seven other FEI disciplines. This affords a very unique opportunity for US horse owners, as some Para-Equestrian athletes are in need of horses. This discipline is unique in that is allows the use of borrowed horses for riders, which allows more athletes...

International Equestrian Federation Sets Up a Fund for Haiti

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 2/11/2010 10:31:00 AM

In response to the tragic earthquake, which rocked Haiti last month, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is inviting the equestrian community to gather financial support. Funds collected will be sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) to assist both organizations in their efforts towards the rebuilding of the sports movement and local sports installations in Haiti once local conditions permit. If you wish to partake in this...