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NEWSFLASH: The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Takes Silver in FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of The Netherlands

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 6/25/2022 4:46:00 PM

Rotterdam, The Netherlands - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team secured a second-place podium finish in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup of Rotterdam, finishing the competition on a team total of 39 points. The home Dutch team took first place on a total score of 25, while Sweden finished in third place on 39 points, with the tie-breaker favoring the U.S. Team, as they finished with a higher team result in the FEI Grand Prix. The team was comprised of Katie Duerhammer (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for CHIO Aachen

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2022 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the CHIO Aachen to be held in Aachen, Germany from June 23-July 3, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and return to defend their 2021 title as champions of the Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup of Aachen CSIO5* on Thursday, June 30, with the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen CSIO5* set for Sunday, July 3. The following athletes have been selected to...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Athletes for Aachen CVIO4*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2022 2:52:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four vaulting athletes selected to represent the U.S. at the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival hosted in Aachen, Germany, from June 23-July 3, 2022. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. and are listed in alphabetical order. Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Calif.) Daniel Janes (Mountain View, Calif.) Emily Rose (Santa Cruz, Calif.) Ana Schult (Longmont, Colo.) Vaulting competition at the CHIO Aachen...

US Equestrian Announces Athlete-and-Horse Combinations for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Teams for Rotterdam and Aachen CDIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/1/2022 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup TM the Netherlands at CHIO Rotterdam and the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany at the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival. Additionally, two combinations will compete as individuals in the CDI4* at Aachen. The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe George Williams. These two competitions will serve as observation...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Announces Athlete Short List for 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships in Herning, Denmark

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2022 5:47:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team is pleased to announce the ten athletes selected to the Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships to be held in Herning, Denmark from August 6-14, 2022. The athletes selected will participate in up to two Observation Events in Europe before the five-member team is announced in July. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Short List for the 2022 FEI Jumping World Championships. Kent Farrington (Wellington,...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes for the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals™ for Dressage, Jumping, and Vaulting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/28/2022 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. in dressage, jumping, and vaulting at the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals. The Finals will be held in Leipzig, Germany, April 6-10, 2022. U.S. Dressage The following athletes/horse combinations will represent U.S. Dressage and are listed in alphabetical order: Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia la Douce , her own 2007 Hanoverian mare Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) and Havanna 145 , a...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Advance to Final Round at 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 10/1/2021 7:02:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will advance to the final round of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* after a sixth-place finish in the first round on October 1, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and Spencer Smith. The tracks for the event are set by Spain’s own Santiago Varela, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

U.S. Para Dressage Team Passes First Horse Inspection and Prepares for First Day of Competition at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/25/2021 6:10:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team presented their horses for the First Horse Inspection of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 before the Ground Jury of Anne Praine (FRA), Sarah Leitch (GBR), Katherine Lucheschi (ITA), Sue Cunningham (AUS), Kjell Myhre (NOR), Jeannette Wolfs (NED), Marc Urban (BEL), and President Marco Orsini (GER) at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan. All four horses passed the inspection as the team looks ahead to their first day of competition tomorrow, Thursday,...

Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman Are Golden on Concluding Day of Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/15/2021 7:16:00 PM

The 2021 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships concluded Sunday afternoon in Traverse City, Michigan at Flintfields Horse Park. After postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the young athletes were eager to once again participate in the unique opportunity to represent their nation on an international stage. It was Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman who took home the final individual medals of the week, emerging victorious in the Junior Individual Championship and the...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Seventh at FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Poland CSIO5*

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2021 8:49:00 PM

Adrienne Sternlicht and Bennys Legacy (Photo Monskoo / www.photomonskoo.com ) Sopot, Poland – A warm and windy day set the stage for 10 teams to contest the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Poland CSIO5*. A tough track designed by Szymon Tarant (POL) tested the combinations over the two rounds. The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team put forth a respectable effort to finish seventh on 20 faults. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland emphasized that the athletes and horses are preparing for the road...