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US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Teams for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ USA, CICO3* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/27/2018 8:14:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the combinations that will compete on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ USA at the Brook Ledge Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® and the FEI Eventing Nations Cup CICO3* Aachen. The FEI Eventing Nations Cup USA takes place Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8, at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va., and FEI Eventing Nations Cup CICO3* Aachen takes place Thursday, July 19, through Saturday,...

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Go Double-Clear to Win the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final II

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/13/2018 8:01:00 PM

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Paris, France – Going two-for-two in back-to-back evenings, Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) skillfully guided Breitling LS to victory in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final II. Riding double-clear over Santiago Varela Ullastres’s course, Madden came out on top with a final time of 33.22 seconds in the jump-off. Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands and Emerald finished second with 33.44 seconds, while Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and Toveks...

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Win Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final I at FEI World Cup™ Finals Paris 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/12/2018 6:37:00 PM

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS Paris, France – With the poise, grace, and horsemanship that fans adore her for, Elizabeth ‘Beezie’ Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) guided Breitling LS to a win Thursday evening in the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final I (Jumping Speed Class), the first round of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final. The four-time Olympian was the first U.S. athlete of the evening to ride clear over Santiago Varela Ullastres’s course, stopping the clock at...

US Equestrian Announces Combinations for the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final Paris

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/23/2018 2:18:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final and FEI World Cup Dressage Final, April 11-15, at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. The following 11 U.S. jumping athletes qualified during the 2017-2018 World Cup qualifying season in their respective leagues (listed in qualifying order): Longines FEI World Cup, North American East Coast Sub-League McLain Ward...

Adcox and Weber Take Division Leads in the USEF Combined Driving National Championships at Live Oak International

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/15/2018 11:04:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – The USEF Combined Driving National Championships got underway with the first of three phases at Live Oak International. Two of the five championship divisions completed their dressage tests; Scott Adcox takes the early lead in the Intermediate Pair Horse division with a score of 60.88 penalties. Chester Weber tops the leaderboard in the four-in-hand division with a score of 40.11 penalties. USEF Intermediate Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship Adcox (Myakka...

Qualifying Period Extended for the 2018 Dressage Adequan® FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/31/2018 9:15:00 AM

Lexington Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that the USEF Ad-Hoc Selection Group of the USEF Board of Directors has approved an extension to the qualifying period for the 2018 Dressage Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). The updated qualifying period is August 1, 2017 – June 18, 2018, adding seven days to the original period. Photo by Andrea Evans/US Equestrian By extending the qualifying period, there...

US Equestrian Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Rotterdam

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/2/2017 11:59:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athlete-and-horse combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Rotterdam, June 22-25, in Rotterdam, Netherlands: Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) with her own Verdades, a 2002 Dutch Warmblood Gelding Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Haymarket, Va.) with her own Lonoir, a 2004 Danish Warmblood gelding Kasey Perry-Glass (Wellington, Fla.) with Diane Perry’s Goerklintgaards Dublet, a 2003 Warmblood gelding Dawn...

Bronze for Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/24/2016 6:45:28 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final came to an exciting conclusion at CSIO5* Barcelona Saturday evening. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team of Audrey Coulter, Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, and Laura Kraut stood strong against tough competition in the Final’s second round. Building off the momentum from a Silver-medal win at the Rio Olympic Games in August, the U.S. once again stood on the podium, this time...

U.S. Driving Team Seventh after CAIO4*-H4 Marathon Phase at CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/16/2016 3:30:00 PM

Aachen, Germany –The CAIO4*-H4 Nations Cup competition continued on Saturday at CHIO Aachen with the marathon phase. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Ed Young, the U.S. Driving Team of Chester Weber and Allison Stroud now sits in seventh place with a total of 401.640 after the second phase of the competition. Weber is the top-ranked U.S. athlete, lying in third place on a score of 158.40. The Netherlands leads the team competition with a total of 311.760. Hungary moved into...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to Compete in Final Designated Observation Event at CSIO5* Rotterdam

by USEF Communications Department | 6/23/2016 5:15:00 PM

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Members of the Short List for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team will compete this week in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ at CSIO5* Rotterdam. The competition will serve as the final of four designated observation events that will help determine the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will include Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and Callan Solem. The U....