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USEF Announces World Cup Qualifying Schedule and Planned Improvements to Venues

by Joanie Morris | 8/27/2007 11:25:00 AM

For Immediate Release August 27, 2007 Lexington, KY - The USEF has announced the World Cup Qualifiers for the upcoming season to culminate with the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden April 23-26, 2008. East Coast Qualifiers Fall ’07 – Spring ‘08 Date Competition Location Aug 26-Sept 2 Hampton Classic Bridgehampton, NY Sept 19-23 American Gold Cup Moreland Hills, OH Sept 28 Kentucky National Lexington, KY Oct 1-7 Capital Challenge Upper Marlboro, MD Oct 8-14 Washington International...

USEF Announces Updates to the Eventing High Performance Squads

by Joanie Morris | 6/20/2007 2:24:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Eventing High Performance List has been changed and the following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Squads. These horse/rider combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions to be held at various locations throughout the country. These sessions will be conducted by USEF Three-Day Eventing Coach Captain Mark Phillips and are currently being scheduled. Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner A Squad Kristin Bachman/The Plains,...

USEF Announces Show Jumping Teams for Falsterbo, Hickstead and Dublin

by gaillardm | 6/14/2007 4:51:00 PM

(Lexington, KY) – The USEF announced today the show jumping teams which will compete in at CSIO Falsterbo, Sweden July 19-22 and at the two Samsung Super League CSIOs at Hickstead, UK July 26-29; and Dublin, Ireland August 8-12. Selection for both teams was based on rider rankings on the June 8, 2007 USEF Computer List and availability. Melanie Smith Taylor will serve as chef d’equipe at all three competitions. The teams are as follows: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner CSIO Falsterbo,...

Phillips Wins 2004 USEF Individual National Junior Jumper Championships; Zone 2 Takes Team Title

by Sarah Lane | 10/18/2004 12:29:00 PM

Harrisburg, PA — Making a name for herself amidst a field of 30 young riders, 15 year old Addison Phillips, of New York, NY, and her mount, Cantus Anuberth II, won the 2004 USEF Individual National Junior Jumper Championship, which took place October 14th through 16th at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Phillips was awarded a Triple Crown custom award blanket after the win. Coming in second was 16 year old Cody Auer, of Fairfield, CT, atop Regina, followed by 14 year old Aimee Aron,...

US Equestrian Announces Team for 2022 FEI Endurance World Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/18/2023 3:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2022 FEI Endurance World Championship, scheduled to take place February 25, 2023, at Butheeb, United Arab Emirates. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Endurance Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Marissa Bartmann (La Plata, N.M.) and RGS Rollo Ze Monarch, a 2010 Arabian gelding owned by Jessica DiCamillo Karen Binns-DiCamillo (Las...

Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM Top USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 Maintain Lead in CCI5*-L After Dressage at MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill Presented by Brown Advisory

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/14/2022 6:24:00 PM

Elkton, Md . – The second day of dressage had lovely fall weather at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory, much different from Thursday’s rainy conditions. Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM moved into the lead in the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, while Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 maintained their top spot on the CCI5*-L leaderboard. USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM (Shannon...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes for the 2022 Eventing Development Athlete Program

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/24/2022 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the 2022 Eventing Development Athlete Program. The Development Program is a step in the eventing pathway with the objective of supporting athletes with the potential to reach Elite or Pre-Elite status within the next two to three years. The Development Program is for athletes of any age who have achieved benchmark results at the CCI3*-L or CCI4*-L level(s) within the last 12 months and have not previously...

Arterburn Crowned 2020 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Champion

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/8/2020 1:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Kaeley Arterburn has been crowned the 2020 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion at the 84 th Annual Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. In the last class of the morning session on Wednesday, July 8, six competitors demonstrated their skill during group railwork, and then executed an intricate individual pattern designed by judges Cindy Mugnier (Belchertown, Mass.), Jimmy Robertson (Simpsonville, Ky.), and Tim Roesink (Hebron, Ohio). In the 20 th...

US Equestrian Announces Update to the U.S. Eventing Team for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/2/2019 11:18:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced an update to the U.S. Eventing Team for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Unfortunately, Tamie Smith has withdrawn Fleeceworks Royal, Judith McSwain’s 10-year-old Holsteiner mare, as announced through her Facebook page. Smith’s direct reserve horse Mai Baum, a 13-year-old German Sport Horse gelding owned by Alexandra Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn, and Eric Markell, will replace Fleeceworks Royal. A direct reserve horse is an automatic...

Berget Rides to 2018 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final Win

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/10/2018 5:48:00 PM

Kansas City, Mo. – The top saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. faced a rigorous challenge on Saturday, November 10, as they competed for top honors in the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final at the United Professional Horseman’s Association (UPHA)/American Royal National Championship Horse Show . Twelve of the 18 horse-and-rider combinations in the preliminary ride-offs were called back for the final round of competition by judges Sandy Sessink (Elyria, Ohio), Nancy Troutman (Salem,...