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Gluch, Ots, and Mathews Take Top Placings on Day Two of the 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr and Leslie Potter | 8/19/2020 7:43:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – Excitement continued to grow as the second day of competition delivered excellent riding at the 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Competitors in the Adequan ® /USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ National Championship and USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship each had their second turn in the arena, and the Horseware Ireland/USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship riders made their show debut at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian...

Ladies Top the Leaderboards at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day

by Edited press release from Classic Communications/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/18/2019 9:05:00 PM

Fair Hill, Md. - At the end of a busy day wrapping up the dressage phase of The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day (FHI), two new riders took over the top of the leaderboards. Mara DePuy and Congo Brazzaville Z moved into first in The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship with their 28.6, while Alexa Gartenberg and Louis M claimed the pinnacle position in The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship on a 25.9. Mara DePuy and Congo Brazzaville Z...

Bondy, Dupell, Manhard, Miles, Ots, Priest Take Second Set of National Titles at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2019 11:29:00 PM

Correction: The original version of this release noted Mackenzie Peer's horse, Quantum MRF, as a stallion. He is a gelding. Wayne Ill. – Six more national champions were determined at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions on Saturday: Jori Dupell and Fiderprinz 2, USEF Junior Dressage National Champions; Michele Bondy and Sonnenberg’s Kain, Markel/USEF Young Horse Four-Year-Old Dressage National Champions; Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Markel/USEF Young Horse Five-Year-Old...

U.S. Sisters Sophie and Mimi Gochman Join Mexico’s Parada for Individual Golds in USHJA North American Show Jumping Championships at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships, Presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media LLC | 8/4/2019 9:45:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - Sophie and Mimi Gochman made their first appearance at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) a truly memorable one as the sisters each claimed an individual gold medal in the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) North American Show Jumping Individual Championship. Sophie captured the title in the Young Rider division, while Mimi emerged victorious in the Junior division as the NAYC wrapped up at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, on August...

Callie Jones and Annelise Klepper Capture Freestyle Gold at Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media LLC | 8/4/2019 6:44:00 PM

Callie Jones and Don Philippo Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. – Junior and Young Rider competitors performed their freestyle tests to music on the final day of the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y. In the USDF North American Dressage Young Rider Freestyle Championship, Callie Jones and Don Philippo captured the gold medal. Annelise Klepper rode Happy Texas Moonlight to the gold medal...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Venturing After Valuable Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico Points

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/3/2019 9:01:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Following a bronze-medal performance in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA, the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team will aim for a strong finish in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Mexico on Sunday . Two events remain in the North America, Central America, and Caribbean division to determine the two teams for October’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final. It will be the U.S. team of Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, Nicole Simpson, and Richard Spooner who must collect desirable...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Seeks Strong Start in FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/12/2019 5:31:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team will make their 2019 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ debut in front of a home crowd when the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA gets underway on Wednesday, March 13, in Wellington, Fla. In addition, the U.S. will compete in the CDIO-U25 Nations Cup, running alongside the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA on Wednesday. Newly appointed Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald will lead The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team of Jennifer...

Day Four at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Names the Overall Grand and Grand Reserve Green Hunter Pony Champions; Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans Gets Underway; Champions Crowned in Medium Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans and the Large Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Triple Crown Feed; Zone 10 Wins 2018 USEF Pony Jumper Team National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/10/2018 10:03:00 PM

Berman and Toblerone Sitting on Top in Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans at 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Ava Berman and Toblerone (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) Ava Berman (New Freedom, Pa.) and Toblerone, Sofia Baiker’s 15-year-old Sport Horse mare, took the lead today in the Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony...

Daisy Farish and Style Claim Overall Grand Champion 3’6” at USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast

by Jump Media/US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/1/2018 5:20:00 PM

Saugerties, N.Y. – Daisy Farish and Style were crowned Overall Grand Champions in the 3’6” section of the 2018 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast with a final score of 261.3 on Tuesday, July 31, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, N.Y. Nicole Dorwart and Cupido Z were named Overall Grand Champions in the 3'3" section with a final score of 258.1. Farish (Versailles, Ky.) impressed in all three phases of competition where a classic and handy round...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Ready for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ The Netherlands

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2018 5:02:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team aims for a top placing in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup The Netherlands, the team’s first European Nations Cup of the season. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover will lead the team of Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir, Adrienne Lyle and Salvino, Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, and Steffen Peters and Rosamunde at CHIO Rotterdam, June 21-23. The team combinations, along with individual U.S. competitors Shelly Francis and...