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NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team Places Third in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ The Netherlands

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 6/24/2018 2:57:00 PM

Rotterdam, The Netherlands - The NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team placed third in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Netherlands on Sunday, June 24, at the CHIO Rotterdam. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland led the team of Beezie Madden and Breitling LS, Adrienne Sternlicht and Cristalline, Laura Kraut and Zeremonie, and McLain Ward and Clinta. “We come in expecting to medal and hoping to win, and of course it doesn’t always work out that way,” said Chef...

Excellent Cross Country Effort Launches Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team to Silver in FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/27/2018 4:17:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – It was a Cinderella story for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the 2018 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain. The team comprising Katherine Coleman and 2018 Karen Stives Endowment Fund Grant recipients Caroline Martin and Hallie Coon clinched the silver medal under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law with a score of 109.1 during the second leg of the 2018 FEI Nations Cup series. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team won the silver medal in the FEI...

Mix of Veteran and New Faces Comprise U.S. Show Jumping Contingent in Pursuit of Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Title

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/11/2018 9:52:00 AM

Paris, France – Ten of the nation’s top U.S. show jumpers will compete for the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris, France, April 11-15, at the AccorHotels Arena. The U.S. contingent will face stiff competition from the likes of Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann, Frenchman Kevin Staut, and other top Europeans coming off an indoor season. Thirty-eight athletes will seek the illustrious title, as a string of veterans and newcomers compete for the United States. McLain...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Secures Gold Medal at FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media LLC | 3/29/2018 10:03:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team made their 2018 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ debut and took the gold medal at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA on Thursday at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The team consisted of Ashley Holzer (New York City, N.Y.), Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Haymarket, Va.), Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, Idaho), and Sabine Schut-Kery (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), and was led by Chef d’Equipe...

St. Jacques and Swani Capture Grand Champion Titles at 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast

by HITS Horse Shows/US Equestrian | 8/2/2017 6:43:00 PM

Saugerties, N.Y. - The 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, August 1, following two days of competition in Saugerties, N.Y., at HITS-on-the-Hudson. More than 178 of the country’s top juniors headed to the Championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel made up of Ralph Caristo, Todd Karn, and Keri Kampsen over the Rian Beals-designed Classic Round course and Handy Hunter course, both of which counted for 40% of the...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Ready to Compete in Aachen

by Classic Communications/US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/19/2017 10:12:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – All four horses on The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, as well as two additional U.S. athlete-and-horse combinations competing in the Aachen CDI4*, have passed the horse inspection and are ready to compete at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, in Aachen, Germany, July 19-23. The U.S. team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover includes the 2016 Olympic combinations of Laura Graves and Verdades and Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet , in addition...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Primed for FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Falsterbo

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/13/2017 4:11:00 PM

Falsterbo, Sweden – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team is ready to take on the second leg of U.S. Show Jumping’s summer CSIO5* FEI Nations Cup European tour as they head to CSIO5* Falsterbo. With the aim of further developing up-and-coming horse-and-rider combinations, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will lead the U.S Team of Katie Dinan, Chloe Reid, Alison Robitaille, Adrienne Sternlicht, and Ali Wolff. The U.S. Team has drawn second in the order and combinations will ride...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Begins Summer in Europe at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Sopot

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/8/2017 3:50:00 PM

Sopot, Poland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team makes the first of four stops on its summer European Nations Cup schedule at FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Sopot, June 8-11. The U.S. team for Sopot is a mix of seasoned Nations Cup competitors and up-and-coming athletes who are relatively new to the added pressure of team competition. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, Chloe Reid, and Paris Sellon has drawn 10th in the order of...

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

by USEF Communications Department | 9/21/2016 4:15:39 PM

The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final at CSIO5* Barcelona will take place September 22-25. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team The U.S. has drawn 13th in the order of 18 nations and will ride in the following order: Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) and The Ohlala Group’s Ohlala, a 2004 Swedish Warmblood mare Audrey Coulter (San Francisco, Calif.) and Copernicus Stables, LLC’s Capital Colnardo, a 2005 Holsteiner stallion Lucy Davis...

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Ready to Begin Equestrian Competition in Rio

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/5/2016 4:38:46 PM

Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The eventing horse inspection officially kicked off equestrian competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. Over the next 14 days, 204 athlete-and-horse combinations in the three equestrian disciplines of eventing, dressage, and show jumping will compete for coveted Team and Individual medals at Rio’s Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center. The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team of Phillip...