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Taylor Griffiths-Madden Wins Gold in 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Classic Communications | 10/11/2020 1:08:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The weather did not dampen the competitive spirit of 205 riders as they entered the Blue Ridge Arena to compete in the 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal National Championship. Edging out much of the field to be one of 25 for the final call back, Taylor Griffiths-Madden had the ride of a lifetime aboard Mac One III to secure gold. “This is my last medal final, and we drove here from Ohio with my horse Mac One III. I was just hoping to have a solid last...

Panel: Safe Sport – What’s New to Know

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/8/2020 10:12:00 PM

Since its inception in 2017, the U.S. Center for SafeSport has received over 4,600 reports of alleged abuse in sport and the center continues to work diligently to provide resources and resolution for survivors of abuse across the 52 sports embodied by the Olympic movement and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. There is a rough estimate that more than 18+ million people are involved in sports that fall under U.S. Center for SafeSport’s jurisdictional umbrella and that...

Jones Repeats Individual Gold in USDF North American Young Rider Individual Championship at Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media LLC | 8/3/2019 2:44:00 PM

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. - Callie Jones made a triumphant return to the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, as she added a second consecutive gold medal in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Young Rider Individual Championship to her record on August 3 with a score of 72.647 percent. Vanessa Creech-Terauds of Canada claimed the silver medal, while Kayla Kadlubek of USDF Region 1 took the bronze....

Region 1 Wins Gold by a Whisker in USDF North American Young Rider Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 8/1/2019 7:17:00 PM

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. – In the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Young Rider Dressage Team Championship, it came down to a solid team effort that propelled U.S. Region 1 team to gold in a close race for the medals at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Region 1 team’s total of 205.70 was just fractions of a point higher than the Quebec/Ontario...

Zone 2 Continues Young Rider Gold Tradition in USHJA North American Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Jump Media | 8/3/2018 10:58:00 PM

Wins don’t get much more convincing than Zone 2’s gold medal in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 3. Earlier in the day, Zone 5 handily won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while Canada were the gold medalists in the USHJA North American Child Rider Show Jumping Team Championship....

Better Together: Morris and Smith team up to top dressage at The Event at Rebecca Farm

by The Event at Rebecca Farm | 7/22/2017 9:28:00 AM

KALISPELL, Mont. (July 21, 2017)-- In the final division of the day, Heather Morris topped the CCI3* division leaderboard at The Event at Rebecca Farm with a dressage score of 46.1 on the Team Express Group, LLC.'s, Charlie Tango. Morris, Wildomar, Calif., expressed initial doubts about the test. "He was little sassy as usual. My warm up was off. So I went to the ring flustered and he got a little tense. And I just thought it was awful," Morris commented. The 2017 Event at Rebecca...

In Close Contest, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Takes Silver in Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3*

by Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/23/2017 10:51:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team earned a silver medal in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3* on Thursday. The U.S. team gave a collective effort for a team total of 432.661. Canada took gold with a score of 434.538, and Spain earned bronze with a score of 397.690. In the first U25 Nations Cup in the United States, the U.S. teams claimed gold and silver. “I want to congratulate all our super Grand Prix riders and our winning U25 riders at the...

U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams Attend Final Training Sessions ahead of 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/Test Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/14/2017 2:20:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams attended their second training sessions at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La., and Avalon Riding Academy in Lutz, Fla., in preparation for the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/Test Event. It afforded riders the opportunity to continue preparing for competition by riding multiple horses unfamiliar to them, just as they will at the Invitational/Test Event, April 3-6, 2017 in Perry, Ga. The Stripes Team training session was held January...

Macey Miles and Harlem's Wild and Wonderful Earn Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation after Claiming the 2016 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth

by Dana Rossmeier | 11/12/2016 11:08:00 PM

Kansas City, Mo. - Few have won the Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation. Now, Macey Miles and Harlem's Wild and Wonderful join the coveted list of Triple Crown winners. They earned this feat after taking the 2016 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth at the United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) American Royal National Championship Horse Show on Saturday. The Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation includes winning the UPHA Senior Challenge Cup, the...

Zone 2 Defends Title to Take Team Gold and It’s All Gold for Katherine Strauss in Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 10/16/2016 9:55:32 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The team from Zone 2 took home the Team Gold for the second consecutive year with the best possible score to win the Prix des States Team Championship of the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund. Zone 4 won the Silver and the Bronze went to Zone 5. Presentation for the Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship. Zone 2 won Gold, Zone 4 took Silver, and Bronze went...