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Update to Safe Sport Sanctions List

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/30/2018 4:30:00 PM

As a follow up to yesterday’s email, we are providing you with the full list of all equestrians’ currently on the USEF Safe Sport Sanctions List which includes individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport (Center), or the USEF prior to the March 2017 launch of the Center. Please click to view the SafeSport Sanctions. These individuals are prohibited from participating in any activities and competitions that USEF licenses, endorses or sponsors. USEF General Rule 703...

Leaving Las Vegas

by Joanie Morris | 4/20/2009 12:00:43 PM

I am currently sitting in the O'Hare airport on the floor next to what appears to be the only functioning outlet in the place. All I can smell is latte. We had a botched breakfast plan yesterday so decided to go for coffee instead. I managed to spill not one but two cups of coffee on Martin Atock and on my backpack. Now if any of you know Martin, he doesn't like to be messy, he was then in the Venetian covered in Latte. He doesn't feel sorry for me that my bag smells funny but I do...

2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Dressage and Show Jumping Ready for the Stage in Las Vegas

by By Brian Sosby | 4/18/2007 7:55:00 AM

Brian Sosby (The Thomas and Mack Center on the UNLV campus.) Riders from around the world have gathered to battle it out for the World Cup titles in dressage and show jumping at the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Thomas and Mack Center, and they are certainly ready to take to the stage. But before the curtain rises on the horses and riders, there was some unexpected news that could potentially shake up the final standings in the dressage competition. Out of the...

US Equestrian Extending Submission Period for Expressions of Interest for Endurance Recognized Affiliate

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/27/2020 12:01:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Due to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extreme disruption to business this has caused, US Equestrian (USEF) is extending the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOI) from those organizations interested in being considered for designation as a USEF Recognized Affiliate for the international discipline of Endurance. Through its announcement released Monday, March 16 2020, USEF opened the submission period which was originally established...

USET Foundation Supports US Equestrian High-Performance Programs with Spring Soirée

by United Stated Equestrian Team Foundation | 4/10/2019 8:07:00 AM

Rancho Santa Fe, CA – April 8, 2019 – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced today it will host a fundraising event at the beautiful Pomponio Ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, California on Friday, April 26, 2019. Dubbed the Spring Soirée, the evening fundraiser will benefit the US Equestrian High Performance programs and give attendees the opportunity to bid on unique silent and live auction items and experiences. Purchase tickets here . The USET Foundation...

*Horse Owners Can Win a Trip to Las Vegas and a Premier Equine Event!* Sponsored post from Merial

by Merial | 6/17/2014 3:35:00 PM

Go With The Gold, a sweepstakes program offered by Merial, Ltd., is launching this month in equine retail stores across the country, giving horse owners the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas and attend one of two premier equine events. Purchasers of ZIMECTERIN® Gold (ivermectin/praziquantel) can enter the drawing via a code provided at checkout. Customers can also enter by texting GOLD to 38470. They’ll receive a link to a video to watch on their phone, after which a sweepstakes...

USEF Announces Riders for the Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas

by gaillardm | 4/6/2007 4:44:00 AM

(Lexington, KY)—The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the U.S. riders who will compete in the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22. This competition will be dual World Cups in both show jumping and dressage. Riders qualify by accumulating points throughout the competition year at designated FEI events in one of the FEI worldwide leagues. There is one U.S. league for dressage and East Coast and West Coast U.S. leagues for show jumping. The FEI may also...

Karl Cook Turns Up The Heat With Irish-Bred Banba in $30,000 Equ Lifestyle Speed Classic at Las Vegas

by Blenheim Equisports | 11/16/2013 11:35:37 AM

Karl Cook and Banba (McCool Photography) Las Vegas, Nev. - Brazilian course designer Guilherme Jorge is brilliant at asking just the right questions for the field. With sixty-six entries, Jorge created a course that tested the technique necessary to tackle tight turns and tidy tracks. It included an interesting option fence - a skinny 1.40m gate 'winged' by a simpler vertical on each side. Heading home as fence 4, the skinny was the quicker choice to rollback to 5a-b; and later going...

Win a Free Trip to the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas; Las Vegas Events, Inc., Animal Planet and EquiSearch.com to Award a Trip for Two to the Dressage and Jumping World Cup Finals

by By Classic Communications | 3/15/2007 11:54:45 AM

A free trip for two to the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™; Finals in Las Vegas will be awarded to one lucky winner of a contest being offered through the Finals’ producer Las Vegas Events, Inc., the equestrian website EquiSearch.com and Animal Planet, the cable television network that will broadcast coverage of the World Cup Finals. The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22. In 2005, the Jumping and Dressage Finals were...

US Equestrian Launches Official USEF Rulebook App

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/13/2017 1:56:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Accessing the USEF (US Equestrian) Rulebook on the road or at events is easier than ever, thanks to the new USEF Rulebook App, featuring a search function. The app allows users to view the entire 1,200-page Rulebook chapter by chapter and to filter results by keywords and chapters or divisions, quickly sorting by the most relevant information or page. Users also can access recent Presidential Modifications (Pres-Mods) and Drugs & Medications documents. Other features...