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US Show Jumpers Second at La Baule in First Leg of Meydan FEI Nations Cup

by Joanie Morris | 5/14/2010 7:56:00 PM

Lexington, KY and La Baule, France - Ten teams were in the hunt at the first CSIO of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup including Poland, a team taking the huge step from the FEI Promotional League to the Meydan Nations Cup, who led off the jumping in La Baule, France. As the show celebrated its 50th anniversary before a capacity crowd and six clear trips out of the first 10 horses made it look as though the course would be soft. That form didn't hold however and as the class unfolded, the rails...

Six New National Champions on Day Six of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/27/2023 6:00:00 AM

Wayne, Ill. – The penultimate day of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions crowned six new national champions in the developing Prix St. Georges, Grand Prix, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, pony rider, and young adult Brentina Cup divisions. The USEF Children Dressage National Championship also held the first of its two-round national championship, which will conclude on Sunday. Sabine Schut-Kery and Sonnenberg's Jersey. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Markel/USEF Developing Horse...

US Draws Seventh at La Baule - First Leg of Meydan FEI Nations Cup

by From an FEI Press Release | 5/13/2010 12:05:00 PM

The Polish team, complete newcomers to the top-level of nations cup jumping, are drawn first to go in the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series which kicks off at La Baule in France tomorrow afternoon. And with four of the 10 competing countries due to be relegated at the end of this season all the Chefs d'Equipe were in complete agreement about one thing during this afternoon's draw press conference - this is going to be a very tough season indeed. The order of go for tomorrow's first leg is as...

Lauren Hough Wins Speed Class at La Coruña CSI4*

by Andrew Minnick | 7/26/2013 3:57:24 PM

Lauren Hough and Ohlala won the Warsteiner Trophy in La Coruña (Oxer Sport) Lauren Houh and the Ohlala Group's Ohlala were the best of forty eight horses and riders at the La Coruña CSI4* in a 1.50m speed class Friday. Hough and the 9 year old bay mare finished clear in 55.94s, under a second faster than runners up Daniel Deusser and Norlan des Etisses from Germany's 56.24s, but plenty good enough for the win. Click here for a pdf of the results.

New Era Dawns as 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ Opens at La Baule

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 5/14/2009 10:38:00 AM

A century of sporting history will be celebrated when the much-anticipated first leg of the inaugural Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series takes place in La Baule, France, this weekend. It was in 1909 that the indoor London Olympia and outdoor San Sebastian shows first hosted military team jumping competitions and, 100 years on, the honor and distinction of representing one's country in the battle for team supremacy has lost none of its edge. The advent of new sponsors, the Dubai-based development...

Agreement Signing for Kowloon Shangri-La as Olympic & Paralympic Families Hotel

by By Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company | 10/4/2007 2:13:00 PM

At an agreement signing ceremony on Sunday, September 30, Kowloon Shangri-La has been appointed as the Olympic and Paralympic families Hotel for the equestrian events to be held in Hong Kong next August and September. Deputy Director of Games Services of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), Xiang Ping, presided over and witnessed the signing. CEO of the Equestrian Company, Lam Woon-Kwong, and General Manager of Kowloon Shangri-La, Mark Heywood signed the...

HITS Ocala Mid-Circuit Report: Ocala Riders Are a Force in the Pfizer Million Standings, Devoucoux Hunter Prix Energizes the Sport and Juniors Thrive at HITS Ocala

by HITS Media | 3/3/2011 3:05:00 PM

Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude. (ESI Photography© .) Ocala, FL - The gift of warm weather, bright blue skies and outstanding competition have been the theme of this year's HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Last week's Ocala Masters marked the mid-way point of the six-week, AA-rated Circuit, and with just three more weeks of competition remaining, the Circuit is shaping up to be the one of the best yet. Each week the Grand Prix and Devoucoux Hunter Prix qualifiers for the 2011 Pfizer $1 Million...

Catherine Tyree and Sandor de la Pomme Win $10,000 Overland Sheepskin Welcome Stake

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/25/2013 5:05:08 PM

Catherine Tyree guided Sandor de la Pomme to victory in the $10,000 Overland Sheepskin Company Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 25, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT - Catherine Tyree and her newly acquired mount, Sandor de la Pomme, secured their first victory together in the $10,000 Overland Sheepskin Company Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 25, at...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Heads to CSIO5* La Baule

by USEF Communications Department | 5/12/2016 3:46:56 PM

La Baule, France – 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* La Baule in France. The competition is a designated observation event as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will include Lucy Davis, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Todd Minikus. The U.S. has drawn fifth in the...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Heads to CSIO5* La Baule

by USEF Communications Department | 5/12/2016 3:46:13 PM

La Baule, France – 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* La Baule in France. The competition is a designated observation event as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will include Lucy Davis, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Todd Minikus. The U.S. has drawn fifth in the...