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U.S. Land Rover Grant Recipient Symansky Leads Americans after Cross-Country Phase at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/5/2015 2:58:10 PM

Stamford, England – A challenging cross-country phase at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4* shook up the leaderboard on Saturday. Fifty-five of the 68 combinations that started the course finished, with just two combinations going double-clear. All three U.S. combinations completed Captain Mark Phillips' tough track, with USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Lynn Symansky and Donner leading the way in 20th place. Lynn Symansky and Donner (Libby Law Photography)...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Ready for CSIO5* Gijón

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/28/2015 4:35:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – A talented group will represent the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team at CSIO5* Gijón, held in Gijón, Spain. The team consisting of Candice King, Audrey Coulter, Ali Wolff, and Hardin Towell has drawn first in the order of 10 teams to contest the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup on Saturday. As members of the winning U.S. teams at CSIO4* Wellington and CSIO4* Coapexpan, King (Wellington, Fla.) and Kismet 50, Bellissimo LLC’s 2001 Belgian Warmblood mare,...

USEF Announces Youth Dressage High Intensity Training Sessions

by USEF Communications Department | 7/9/2015 12:45:44 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host two Youth Dressage High Intensity Training Sessions for youth athletes August 1-3 in Gladstone, N.J., and September 25-27 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Modeled off the USEF/USET Foundation Pipeline Clinics, these sessions will be led by George Williams, USEF Dressage Youth Coach, and/or Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, USEF Assistant Dressage Youth Coach. Athletes will participate in educational sessions throughout each three-day...

Marsh and Belden, Jr. Earn Top Honors at 2015 USEF Youth Reining National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr | 6/30/2015 1:50:47 PM

Oklahoma City, Okla. – Rising stars in reining came to the 2015 USEF Youth Reining National Championships on June 27 with the goal of claiming a national title. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., Emmy-Lu Marsh earned the USEF 14-18 Youth Reining National title and James Belden, Jr. was the USEF 13 & Under Youth Reining National Champion. Emmy-Lu Marsh and Who Whiz Porter (Waltenberry) Fourteen-year-old Marsh (Tallulah, La.) was the...

The Dressage Foundation Chooses Four Young Riders for International Dream European Tour

by The Dressage Foundation | 6/23/2015 3:35:56 PM

Top: Sarah Cohen, Sadie Lahey. Bottom: Jennifer Foulon, Rosie Julian Simoes, Kalie Beckers Lincoln, Neb. - June 22, 2015 – Four young riders have been selected for the 2015 International Dream Program that annually sends US young riders to Europe for an intensive dressage experience. The program is administered and funded annually by The Dressage Foundation (TDF). An independent selection committee, after reviewing dozens of applications, chose the following young riders to make the...

Ryan Sassmannshausen and Tracy Fenney Kick Off Third Week of Spring Spectacular Jumper Action with Open Jumper Victories

by Kendall Bierer | 6/17/2015 8:33:41 PM

Ryan Sassmannshausen and Basho win the $2,500 1.30m Open Jumpers during the Spring Spectacular III. Wayne, IL - June 17, 2015 - In its usual fashion, Chicago's summer weather has proven unpredictable, even coining the term "Chicago Apocalypse" with over six inches of rainfall on Monday. The sirens blared throughout the city neighborhoods while funnel clouds and tornado watches marked the radar; however, the skies turned blue Tuesday, just long enough to usher in the third week of the Spring...

USEF Announces Land Rover Eventing Competition Grant Recipients for The Event at Rebecca Farm

by USEF Communications Department | 6/16/2015 5:30:57 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3* taking place July 23-26, 2015 in Kalispell, Mont. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been awarded USEF Land Rover Competition Grants: Jennie Brannigan* (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding John Michael Durr** (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Ruth Bley's...

Rosmarin Beats More than 40 Horses to Win CDI1* Grand Prix at Global Dressage Festival

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/19/2015 7:04:53 PM

Kimberly Herslow and Rosmarin (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Prix St. Georges CDI 1* class, presented by Mission Control for the second week at AGDF, finished this afternoon after starting Wednesday morning due to the large number of more than 40 entries. Kimberly Herslow (USA) and Rosmarin scored a 72.474% to win over the rest of the field. Dawn White-O'Connor (USA) and Aristo followed in second place with 70.184%, and Kasey Perry (USA) and Goerklintgaards Dublet finishing...

Liza Boyd and Ghostwriter Top Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Hunter Section A

by Jennifer Wood media, Inc. | 1/9/2015 6:05:22 AM

Wellington, Fla. - Elizabeth Boyd and Ghostwriter topped both classes today in the Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Hunters to claim the section A championship. Ghostwriter, owned by Madeline Thatcher and Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, Utah, also finished first yesterday in the handy hunter round. The Section B champion was Kelley Farmer riding David Glefke and Kensel, LLC’s Mindset. Farmer and Mindset finished third in both classes today and won the under saddle and an over...

Golden Rule Crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion at Penn National

by Classic Communications | 10/18/2014 12:59:56 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The Amateur Owner riders were dressed to impress in their shadbelly coats at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as riders sailed over the 3'6" courses and vied for the prestigious championship titles. Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion Golden Rule and Stephanie Danhakl (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) GOLDEN RULE, owned and ridden by Stephanie Danhakl of Pacific Palisades, Calif., received the high honor and was crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion. The pair dominated...