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Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Carrying Podium Energy into CSIO5* Dublin

by Dana Rossmeier | 7/21/2016 3:55:35 PM

Dublin, Ireland - The United States heads into tomorrow’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by Longines at CSIO5* Dublin, Ireland, with heavy momentum. With one Team Gold medal, four Team Silver medals, and a spot in September’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final, the United States aims to continue its success. The Hermès Show Jumping Team of Georgina Bloomberg, Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, and Jessica Springsteen have drawn second in the order, out of...

Lantzman & Chello Z Win One For Dad in the Blenheim June Classic II Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 6/20/2016 10:46:05 AM

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, CA - As the temperature soared in Southern California, so did the four entries who battled it out in the jump-off of the $30,000 June Classic II Grand Prix, presented by ACE Equestrian. Congratulations go to Josephina Nor Lantzman and her own Chello Z, who, despite the heat, were blazing hot for the win. FEI Course Designer Mauricio Garcia of Puerto Rico designed a tough track for the highlight class of twenty-six entries....

Week III of the Ocala Winter Circuit Kicks Off with High-Dollar Opportunities in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $2,500 Brook Ledge Welcome

by HITS Horse Shows | 2/5/2016 8:52:41 PM

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers descended on HITS Post Time Farm to compete for a shot at the blue and a piece of the prize purse in the Week III $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome. $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Lisa Goldman of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, and her longtime partner Morocco, sped to another victory in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Thursday. Aaron Vale riding from Williston, Florida, and Thinkslikeahorse’s Spirit of Alena was second, and Andrew Kocher...

2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches Announced

by USEF Communications Department | 11/19/2015 10:21:28 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the team of Pam Roush, Barbe Smith, and Kent Swalla as coaches of the 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team, who will travel to South Africa in July 2016 for the International Saddle Seat World Cup. Roush (Lutz, Fla.) has developed equitation teams at her own Avalon Stables for the last 20 years. She has held offices in UPHA Chapter 16 for nearly a decade and was named its Horse Person of the Year for 2010 and...

Longines Masters of Los Angeles Opens with Heart-Pounding Sport, Renowned Artwork and More

by Sunshine Sachs | 10/2/2015 10:06:19 AM

Eve Jobs, Hannah Selleck, Georgina Bloomberg, and Jessica Springsteen (Shutterstock Rex for EEM) Opening day of the Longines Masters of Los Angeles attracted crowds of sports fans, families, business executives, and celebrities to witness all levels of international show jumping as athletes from around the world converged on the city for the start of four days of competition. Eve Jobs, daughter of the late Steve Jobs, and Quickley 3 won the Écuries d’ Écaussinnes Trophy,...

U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Teams Start Training

by USEF Communications Department | 4/8/2015 1:10:05 PM

2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Home Team New Orleans, La. – In preparation for the 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational and the 2015 South African Saddle Seat Invitational, the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams attended their first training sessions at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La. These training sessions were the first times the riders and coaches could all come together to work and train as a team. It also afforded riders the opportunity to prepare for Invitational competition...

Last Chance for U.S. Dressage Riders to Earn a Ticket to Ride in Vegas at California Dreaming Productions' CDIs in San Juan

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 3/19/2015 11:16:41 AM

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 look to earn final World Cup qualifying scores during this week's California Dreaming Productions' CDI competition. (Terri Miller) Veteran U.S. Dressage Team member Steffen Peters will lead a star-studded field of international competitors this week at California Dreaming Productions' Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, being held March 19 - 22 at the beautiful Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S....

Elizabeth Traband and Jennifer Brennan Win $7,500 M&S Tuff Rider-Equine Couture Children’s and Adult Jumper Classics

by HITS E-News | 2/2/2015 9:59:46 PM

Jennifer Brennan, riding Shannondell Farm, Incplace first in the Saturday, January 31, 2015 $7,500 M&S/TuffRider-Equine Couture Child Jumper High (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Riders competed under the lights in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium last week in the $7,500 Marshall & Sterling/TuffRider-Equine Couture Children’s and Adult Jumper Classics Saturday night at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala. Danny Foster of Milton, Ontario, designed the 15 effort course set at 1.10 meters....

Impressive Rides Kick Off California Dressage Society & Region 7 Championships

by Yellow Horse Marketing for the California Dressage Society | 9/26/2014 7:52:10 AM

Kelly Casey rode Golden State NRW win the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 First Level Freestyle Championship on the first day of the 2014 CDS Championship Show (Jennifer M. Keeler) "Every time I come out to the West Coast, I am amazed at the quality of dressage horses and riders out here," said FEI 4* judge Sarah Geikie of Connecticut on the first day of the 47th Annual California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Cal.,...

USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Earn Top 20 Finish at Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials CCI3*

by Helen Murray | 9/14/2014 1:42:51 PM

Woodstock, England – The Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials CCI3* came to a conclusion on Sunday with the influential final show jumping phase. Leading the American effort were USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, who earned a top 20 placing in their first CCI3* together. Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography) Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding...