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Inaugural USEF College Fair brought to you by Upper Echelon Academy Coming to 2022 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/18/2022 10:48:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the inaugural USEF College Fair brought to you by Upper Echelon Academy will occur on Thursday, June 30, during the 2022 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - East in Williamsburg, Mich. This event is open to the public and free to attend. A second fair will be held during the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - West in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Additional information about this event will be...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Lisbon CSIO3* & FEI Jumping Nations Cup Madrid CSIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 5/12/2022 2:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Lisbon CSIO3* in Lisbon, Portugal from May 26-29 and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Madrid CSIO3* in Madrid, Spain, from June 3-5. The Nations Cup competition in Lisbon is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 27, at 6:00 p.m. GMT+1. The Nations Cup competition in Madrid is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 4, at 5:00 p.m. GMT+2. The team will be led...

Jung Wins Overall Title, Payne Earns National Champion Title in 2022 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/1/2022 7:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian CCI5*-L came to an exciting conclusion with Sunday’s show jumping phase. Thirty combinations navigated Steve Stephens’s challenging track to determine the final placings. Michael Jung (GER) and fischerChipmunk FRH won the overall title with a score of 20.1, followed by Yasmin Ingham (GBR) and Banzai du Loir in second place with a score of 31.7. Doug Payne and Quantum Leap finished third...

US Equestrian Announces 2022 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team and Coaches

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/22/2022 10:01:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Eleven athletes from eight states will represent the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team at the 2022 Saddle Seat World Cup, to be held in Harrodsburg, Ky., from July 25-30. Coaches Katie Case (Simpsonville, Ky.) and Pam Roush (Lutz, Fla.) will lead the U.S. team against several teams from abroad. The following athletes have been selected for the 2022 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team (in alphabetical order) : Three-Gaited Photo by Allie Poovey Ella Hampton (Sheridan, Ind.)...

U.S. Contingent Finishes Three Combinations in Top 20 on Final Day of 2022 FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Leipzig

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/10/2022 3:38:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – The U.S. Jumping contingent concluded their final day in Leipzig finishing three combinations in the top twenty of the 2022 FEI Jumping World Cup Final. McLain Ward and Contagious finished as the highest-placed pair in seventh, while Hunter Holloway (Topeka, Kan.) and Pepita Con Spita took 16th place, and Aaron Vale (Williston, Fla.) and Elusive slipped into 20th in the overall standings. McLain Ward & Contagious ©US Equestrian Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) and...

Ashley Holzer & Havanna 145 Take Ninth in FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at 2022 Longines FEI Dressage World Cup™ with Buffini and FRH Davinia La Douce Finishing 12th

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/9/2022 6:06:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – Seventeen of the world’s best athlete-and-horse dressage combinations put on a show on one of the sport’s biggest stages in front of an appreciative crowd, to conclude the 2022 FEI Dressage World Cup Final with the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. Ashley Holzer (New York, N.Y.) and Havanna 145, a 2007 Hanoverian mare owned by Diane Fellows, and Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and her 2007 Hanoverian mare, FRH Davinia La Douce, both produced strong freestyle rides....

McLain Ward & Contagious Lead U.S. Contingent in Leipzig Following First Day of FEI Jumping World Cup Final™ Competition

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/7/2022 2:03:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – McLain Ward and Contagious lead the U.S. contingent of eight combinations following the first day of competition at the FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Leipzig, Germany. McLain and Contagious will move forward to tomorrow’s competition in fifth place overall following a faults-converted score of 67.94, while Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita also sit in the top ten looking ahead to tomorrow’s class following a strong performance in their championship debut....

Anna Buffini To Lead Off Start of Competition at 2022 FEI Dressage World Cup Final™ with Ashley Holzer 13th In the Order

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/6/2022 4:44:00 PM

Leipzig, Germany – The 2022 FEI Dressage World Cup Final will begin tomorrow with Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and her own FRH Davinia la Douce, a 2007 Hanoverian mare, leading off the competition in their first World Cup Final appearance in the FEI Short Grand Prix. Ashley Holzer (New York, N.Y.) and Havanna 145, a 2007 Hanoverian mare owned by Diane Fellows, will go 13 th in the order in their debut championship competition together. This will be Holzer’s second FEI Dressage...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Finishes Second in FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 3/18/2022 9:49:00 PM

Wellington, Fla . – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team took second place in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* on a final team score of 432.265, just narrowly edged by the German team who finished on a score of 433.337. The Canadian Team took third place on a final score of 409.091. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team was led by Chef d’Equipe George Williams in their first outing of the 2022 season. The team was comprised of three large tour combinations and one small...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Third in $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 3/5/2022 10:55:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished third in their first team event of the season after a strong effort in the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* in Wellington, Fla. The team, comprised of Natalie Dean and Chance Ste Hermelle, Lillie Keenan and Argan de Beliard, Tanner Korotkin and Volo’s Diamond, and Spencer Smith and Quibelle, completed the competition on a final team total of 12 faults after two rounds of competition, which featured eleven...