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NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Tops Podium in FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/6/2021 12:35:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team bested the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., topping a field of seven other international teams to capture their first win of the 2021 season. Finishing on a final two-round score of just a single fault, the team edged out Ireland, who completed the evening with a total of four faults for second place, and Brazil, who finished on a final score of 14 for third...

US Equestrian Announces 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/7/2019 12:23:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is proud to announce the selection of the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stripes and Stars Teams. The Stripes Team will compete at the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event from July 4-5, in New Orleans, La., against teams from South Africa. The Stars Team will compete at the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event from October 31 - November 2, in Las Vegas, Nev., against Canada. Following an incredible number of applications received from...

Graves Finishes Second, Perry-Glass and Peters in Top 10 in 2017 FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/1/2017 11:56:00 PM

Omaha, Neb. – Laura Graves and Verdades scored a personal best Grand Prix Freestyle of 85.307% to place second in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final on Saturday . Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet and Steffen Peters and Rosamunde closed out the competition in the top 10. Isabell Werth (GER) and Weihegold OLD were the 2017 champions with a score of 90.704%, while Carl Hester (GBR) and Nip Tuck finished third with a score of 83.757%. Laura Graves on the podium (Shannon...

Letter from USEF President Murray Kessler

by USEF President Murray Kessler | 1/19/2017 9:00:00 AM

Dear fellow USEF member, Last Saturday, I was formally elected to be President of the United States Equestrian Federation. I am deeply honored to have been elected to this volunteer position and am so excited to have been given this opportunity to help drive growth in equestrian sports in the United States. For those of you who don’t know me, the first thing you need to know is that I come to this position with 45 years of equestrian experience. And put simply, I love horses. Our family...

Susan Hutchison and Ziedento Win the $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 4/4/2016 9:18:12 AM

Susan Hutchison and Ziedento (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix wrapped up the second week of the Blenheim EquiSports Spring Classic series. With 38 entries in the class, FEI course designer Manuel Esparza (MEX) designed a track that worked for varying levels of competitor experience and produced ten clear rounds. Of the five double clean rides, veteran pair Susan Hutchison and Ziedento (St. Bride's Farm, owner) took the top...

Adrienne Sternlicht Wins Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Final

by Classic Communications | 11/3/2015 2:44:09 PM

Adrienne Sternlicht and Providence (Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Adrienne Sternlicht, of Greenwich, CT, won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame (SJHF) Jumper Classic Series Final at the National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park on October 31. Riding her 8-year-old mare Providence, owned by Starlight Farms, Sternlicht topped a field of 32 horses, 11 of which made it to the jump-off. Sternlicht then rode Providence to the only fault-free ride in the jump off, finishing...

Paternoster Pilots Zonneglans to First Grand Prix Win at the Charleston Summer Classic

by Classic Company | 7/19/2015 10:44:39 AM

Paternoster pilots her own Zonneglans Charleston, South Carolina - July 18, 2015 - The $35,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix took place before a sold out VIP tent. The course was designed by Classic Company Technical Coordinator, Allen Rheinheimer of Zionsville, Indiana who also acted as the Technical Coordinator for the recent World Games in Las Vegas. Rheinheimer set the first round time allowed at 83 seconds. Whitney Owens in the irons of DS Holdings, LLC's Callaghan K was the first to go and...

Nathalie Manning and Con Spirit Sail Away with a Grand Prix Win

by Blenheim EquiSports | 6/28/2015 9:19:31 AM

June 28, 2015 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The $30,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix at the Blenheim Red, White, & Blue Classic finished in style as Nathalie Manning won her first grand prix blue aboard her own Con Spirit. The pair were the only double clean of the day. Nathalie Manning and Con Spirit (c)Photos by McCool The class included future show jumping stars such as sixteen-year-old Sophia Mossman and seventeen-year-old Morgan Dickerson, both alternates for the North American Junior and...

A double for Farrington, but Moya wins the big one on the opening day

by CSIO Rome | 5/21/2015 8:21:09 PM

Rome, Italy - America’s Kent Farrington was in flying form when topping the first two international competitions today at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena - Master fratelli d’Inzeo - today, but it was Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya who galloped to victory in the feature event of the day, the qualifier for Sunday’s Loro Piana City of Rome Grand Prix. Kent Farrington and Cha Cha Cha 7 (Courtesy of CSIO Rome) Farrington recorded his first success with the 10-year-old mare Cha Cha Cha....

USET Foundation Presents 2015 Maxine Beard Award to Michael Hughes

by Rebecca Walton | 4/2/2015 11:40:29 AM

Michael Hughes Presented with the Maxine Beard Award (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, FL - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that 18-year-old Michael Hughes of Allendale, NJ has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award. Hughes was presented with the Maxine Beard Award trophy at the Winter Equestrian Festival Finale on March 28, 2015, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The...