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Kraut and Ward Lift Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to Silver Medal Tie at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/21/2017 7:26:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed from behind to secure a silver medal tie with Switzerland in the FEI Nations Cup at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany on Thursday. A podium finish depended on clear rounds from Olympic team gold medalists McLain Ward and HH Azur and Laura Kraut and Zeremonie. Like clockwork, the combinations came through in the clutch for double-clear performances. The U.S. and Switzerland ended on eight faults...

US Equestrian Names Team for 2017 FEI World Endurance Championship for Young Riders and Juniors

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/1/2017 8:01:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the following combinations that will make up the U.S. team at the 2017 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders and Juniors in Verona, Italy, September 22-24. The U.S. will be led by Chef d'Equipe Mark Dial. Katelyn Baldino (Marietta, Ga.) with Synthetic, Melody Blittersdorf’s 2000 Arabian gelding Eilish Connor (Spring, Texas) with DJB Jolly Roger, Darolyn Butler’s 2002 Arabian gelding Ragan Kelly (Waco, Texas) with...

US Equestrian Names Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/30/2017 4:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has selected the following athlete-and-horse combinations from a group of applicants to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in the FEI Nations Cup™ CICO3* at the Great Meadow International presented by Adequan, July 7-9, in The Plains, Va.: Jennie Brannigan (Reddick, Fla.) with Nina Gardner’s Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding Buck Davidson (Unionville, Pa.) with Sherrie Martin and Carl Segal’s Copper Beach, a 2006 Irish Sport...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Claims Gold at FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Rotterdam

by Julian McPeak, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/24/2017 8:25:00 PM

Rotterdam, Netherlands – Returning to FEI Nations Cup CDIO5* Rotterdam, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team clinched a gold medal victory over seven countries in the fourth Nations Cup in the series. Comprised of Laura Graves, Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, Kasey Perry-Glass, Dawn White-O’Connor, and led by Chef D’Equipe, Robert Dover, the team displayed their ability to persevere, while continuing to grow in their performance. The Dutta Corp. Dressage Team Clinches Gold at FEI Nations...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Earns FEI Nations Cup™ Bronze at Houghton International CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/28/2017 6:18:00 PM

Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team secured a third-place finish in the FEI Nations Cup at the Saracen Horse Feed Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*. The U.S. team of Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot, Katherine Coleman and Longwood, and Caroline Martin and The Apprentice finished on a score of 160.9, while Germany won gold with a score of 122.2 and Great Britain collected silver with a score of 142.5. The U.S. combinations finished in the top 20 individually,...

LaGoy-Weltz and Pai Shine on Day Two of 2017 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/19/2017 9:31:00 PM

LaGoy-Weltz and Pai Shine on Day Two of 2017 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued on Friday at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation headquarters at Hamilton Farm. Competitors in the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship and the USEF Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today performed their second tests before the...

US Equestrian Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO4* Uggerhalne

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/15/2017 10:35:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athlete-and-horse combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO4* Uggerhalne, June 1-5, in Uggerhalne, Denmark: Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) with Jane Clark’s Alcazar, a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Patricia Stempel’s Danilo, a 2004 Hanoverian gelding Kathleen Raine (Murrieta, Calif.) with her own, Jennifer Mason, and David...

Cargill Acknowledges Contamination of Feed Supplement Caused Positive Test Results

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/9/2017 10:30:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) appreciates the efforts made by Cargill to determine how two horses ridden in a Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) competition by two US Equestrian members were exposed to a (FEI) Banned Substance, ractopamine. While ractopamine is legal in the U.S. for use in swine, turkey, and cattle for building muscle and size, the medication is included on the FEI Prohibited Substances list as a Banned...

US Equestrian Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Compiègne

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/3/2017 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athlete-and-horse combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Compiègne, May 18-21, in Compiègne, France: Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Patricia Stempel’s Danilo, a 2004 Hanoverian gelding Jennifer Hoffmann (San Diego, Calif.) with her own and Jurgen Hoffmann’s XXXL Rubinio NRW, a 2003 Westphalian gelding Tuny Page (Wellington, Fla.) with her own Woodstock, a 2003...

US Equestrian Names Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Coapexpan

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/25/2017 1:07:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Coapexpan, May 4-7, in Xalapa, Mexico: Quentin Judge (Wellington, Fla.) Peter Lutz (Goldens Bridge, N.Y.) Alison Robitaille (Upperville, Va.) Adrienne Sternlicht (Greenwich, Conn.) Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d'Equipe. Watch the live stream of FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Coapexpan on FEI TV, Friday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The USEF...