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Update: USEF Announces Dates for the 2017 Hunter National Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals

by USEF Communications Department | 1/24/2017 9:31:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2017 Hunter National Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals: US Junior Hunter Championship – West Coast : July 24-25, 2017; Showpark of San Diego, Del Mar, Calif. US Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast : July 31-August 1, 2017; HITS-on-the-Hudson, Saugerties, N.Y. US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm : August 8-13, 2017; Kentucky...

USEF Announces Dates and Locations for 2017 USEF Dressage National Championships

by USEF Communications Department | 11/14/2016 4:30:07 PM

Lexington, Ky . – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2017 USEF Dressage National Championships. The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will be divided between two competitions. The Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, and Young Adult 'Brentina Cup' National Championships will be held at the USET Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., May 18-21. The Children, Pony Rider, Junior, and Young Rider National Championships...

2016 Rio Team Silver Medal Olympians Kent Farrington and McLain Ward to Compete in 3rd Annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show Grand Prix

by Central Park Horse Show | 9/1/2016 11:04:52 AM

Wollman Rink in New York City's iconic Central Park will host the Rolex Central Park Horse Show for its third year. (Meg Banks) New York, N.Y. - The third Annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show announces an exciting line-up for show jumping fans at its event in New York City on September 21-25, 2016. U.S. Show Jumping Team Silver medalists from the Rio Olympic Games, McLain Ward and Kent Farrington, come to New York to battle for the prestigious title of U.S. Open Champion on Thursday, September...

Final Call for Media Credential Applications: 2016 USEF Dressage National Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center

by USEF Communications Department | 8/16/2016 1:30:15 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2016 USEF Dressage National Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center will take place August 24-28, 2016, in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by August 17, 2016. The 2016 USEF Dressage National Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center will host the following championships and divisions: U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions USEF Pony Rider Dressage National...

Gold Medal Club Members Honored for Dedication at USET Foundation

by Phelps Media Group | 6/28/2016 4:18:30 PM

Joseph Serzan, Annette Malanga, Lindsay Harms, Mark Piwower, Sue Piwower, Murray Kessler and Michael Page (Priscilla K. Miller Photography) Gladstone, N.J. - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to recognize the generous support of their Gold Medal Club (GMC) members. The Gold Medal Club is the lifeblood of the USET Foundation, accounting for nearly 80% of individual contributions each year and is comprised of members who contribute a minimum of $1,000 or more annually. On...

Updated: USEF Announces Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant Recipients for Spring Competitions

by USEF Communcations Department | 4/1/2016 3:15:26 PM

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of Land Rover/USEF eventing competition grants for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover CCI4* and the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*. The following athlete has received a grant for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover CCI4* taking place April 28-May 1 in Lexington, Ky.: Tiana Coudray will ride Jatial, Inc’s Ringwood Magister, a 2001...

The second AEGT Audition is on Wednesday!

by Phelps Media Group | 1/19/2016 11:03:41 AM

American Equestrians Got Talent Week 2 Judge, Ben Schultz Week 2 Auditions are brought to you by the CP National Horse Show American Equestrians Got Talent has its second audition of the season on Wednesday, January 20th at 7:30 p.m. at the White Horse Fashion Cuisine and it is open to the public! Plan to arrive around 6:30 p.m. to ensure efficient food service before the show begins. American Equestrians Got Talent is excited to announce this week's judges: Ben Schultz, a dancer for Martha...

USEF Announces Nominees for 2015 USEF Horses of the Year

by USEF Communications Department | 12/21/2015 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the six horses are up for the 2015 USEF Horses of Year honors. National Horses of Honor Brunello (Shawn McMillen Photography) Brunello (Breeding Unknown) 1998 Hanoverian gelding Owners: Janet Peterson and Liza Boyd Janet Peterson and Liza Boyd's Brunello has been turning heads in the hunter ring with his signature style and consistent top placings for years. With Boyd in the tack, the pair has been a...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z Win $100,000 ULCERGARD Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI

by HITS, Inc | 8/3/2015 2:15:52 PM

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z, owned by Double H Farm, go clear over a Merial LEGEND jump in the $100,000 ULCERGARD Grand Prix on Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI. (c) ESI Photography SAUGERTIES, New York - August 3, 2015 - McLain Ward – hot off his gold medal win at the 2015 Pan American Games – and HH Carlos Z, owned by Double H Farm, took first place out of 29 entries in Sunday's $100,000 ULCERGARD Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson VI. Ward and HH Carlos Z went last in a...

Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart Claim First in $75,000 AIG Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS, Inc. | 7/27/2015 2:40:45 PM

(c) ESI Photography Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart, owned by Herbert Sambol, go clean over a HITS Endurance jump in the $75,000 AIG Grand Prix on Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 27, 2015 - Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart went fourth in a five-horse jump-off and shaved more than a second off the leading time to win Sunday’s $75,000 AIG Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. “He’s 9-years-old, but he’s very green,” said Welles, of...