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2018 Collegiate, Scholastic Championships Wrap Up a Successful Competition Season

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/8/2018 3:00:00 PM

US Equestrian is thrilled to congratulate all participating student athletes and schools on another fantastic year of collegiate and scholastic competition. The season recently wrapped up with a multitude of championships for hunter seat equitation, reining, saddle seat, dressage, and more. US Equestrian would like to offer a special thanks to all our collegiate and scholastic Alliance Partners who make it happen for these dedicated students every year. Check out the links below to catch up...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Rounds Out U.S. Contingent at CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/14/2016 1:16:28 PM

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team passed the horse inspection on Thursday and is poised for competition at the Aachen CICO3*. Led by Chef d'Equipe David O’Connor, the team will include Matt Brown , Hannah Sue Burnett , Phillip Dutton , and Lauren Kieffer . The U.S. will look to build on the momentum from last week’s Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*, where the U.S. captured the Gold medal in North America’s first...

Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Riders Visit Kentucky Children's Hospital

by Classic Communications | 4/24/2013 10:24:00 AM

Riders (from left) Hawley Bennett-Awad, Phillip Dutton, Boyd Martin and Lindsey Jordan visit with Donte Proffitt (10) of London, Ky. (Michelle Dunn photo) Lexington, KY - Three riders who’ll be competing in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover, and one rider who’ll be competing in the Kentucky Reining Cup spent Tuesday afternoon visiting with children undergoing treatment at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital in Lexington. "Rolex Kentucky" returns to the...

Extensive Coverage Planned for the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover on NBC and USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak

by USEF Communications Department | 4/23/2013 2:40:12 PM

Lexington, KY – Coverage of the 2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover will be available to millions of people around the world with same-day coverage airing Sunday, April 28 on NBC as the Rolex Equestrian Championship s presented by Land Rover. Beginning on Thursday, April 25, all four days of the action-packed competition will be broadcast LIVE on USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak. With the support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Equestrian...

NBC and USEF Network Will Offer Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by USEF Communications Department | 4/12/2012 9:11:58 AM

Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone will be available to millions of people around the world. An unprecedented five hours of television coverage of the western hemisphere's only CCI4* will air on the NBC family of channels as the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover. For the intensity and excitement of the Cross-Country phase, tune into Universal Sports on Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am - 12:00pmET and NBC Sports...

Team USA Places Fourth at FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championships in Abu Dhabi

by USEF Communications Department | 12/11/2011 12:00:25 PM

Team USA's first training ride in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy Kelly Kimbler. Lexington, KY - The U.S. finished fourth among 19 teams Saturday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championship despite an uphill battle that included an injured horse at the first inspection. "What an exhilarating team effort and realistically an unexpected result - but privately hoped for," said Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross. Unexpected, in part, because Natalie Muzzio's horse...

Kentucky Horse Park Welcomes Champion Racehorse Alysheba Back to the Bluegrass

by By Cindy Rullman | 11/10/2008 11:26:00 AM

Kentucky Derby winner and Horse of the Year Alysheba stepped off of a horse van on October 31, and into a new life at the Kentucky Horse Park. After spending the last eight years in the royal stables of HM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Alysheba returned to the state where he was foaled, as a generous gesture from the king. Frank McGovern, general manager of the king’s Janadria Farm, was at the park to turn Alysheba over to the park’s executive director, John Nicholson, who accepted the horse...

Cassie Kahle Delivers Dominating Performance for $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Victory at Blue Rock Classic

by Phelps Media Group | 5/20/2016 9:14:58 PM

Cassie Kahle and Diario were victorious in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Blue Rock Classic. (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) Littlestown, Pa. - Cassie Kahle's winning performances at the Blue Rock Classic continued on Friday when she kicked-off the day with a one-two finish in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Swan Lake Horse Shows. She led from start to finish aboard Great Span LLC's Diario, earning scores of 94 in both the classic round and the handy round....

Holling Wins the Gold Cup CIC3* and Advanced Divisions at CHC International

by USEA | 5/18/2014 9:36:41 AM

The top three CIC3* finishers at CHC International. Left to right: Elisa Wallace, Nilson Moreira da Silva, Jonathan Holling (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA Photo) This article was originally published at www.useventing.com . The Adequan USEA Gold Cup and PRO Tour Series CIC3* was an excellent illustration of the phrase “it’s not over until it’s over.” Jonathan Holling, of Ocala, Florida, moved up to win the CIC3* with Proper Timing and then held the lead at Advanced with Zatopek...

Team USA Wins Silver at 2009 Pan American Endurance Championships

by By Joanie Morris and Vonita Bowers | 4/28/2009 1:40:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Team USA put in a remarkable effort on the final phase at the 2009 Pan American Endurance Championships in Costa Azul, Uruguay to secure a Team Silver medal. They finished less than six minutes off the gold medal-winning pace of Argentina. The American riders blazed through the final 15km phase: Cheryl van Deusen and on DA Al Capone (New Smyrna Beach, FL) and Stephen Rojek on Savvy (South Woodstock, VT) completed the final leg in just 37 minutes. Valerie Kanavy and LM Francesa...