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FEI Driving Committee Announces Dressage Tests to be used at 2005 World Championships

by Sarah Lane | 11/15/2004 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, KY —The FEI Driving Committee has announced the dressage tests that will be used at the forthcoming Championships in 2005. They are: Catton Hall, Teams and Pairs, Test 6 Catton Hall, Singles, Test 7 Salzburg, Pairs, Test 8 These tests can be downloaded from the FEI website as required – www.horsesport.org For more information, please contact Sarah Lane, Public Relations Manager on (859) 225-6974 or via e-mail at [email protected]. USEF press releases are available on our...

Four New Champions Crowned at 2023 USEF Combined Driving National Championships – Intermediate

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 9/25/2023 9:00:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The cones phase brought an exciting weekend to a close at the Tryon Fall CDE, which hosted the 2023 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for intermediate divisions. Athletes and their horses and ponies competed in the International Ring at the Tryon International Equestrian Center Louise Fox and Hidden Hollow William. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Intermediate VSE National Championship Louise Fox (Haughton, La.) and her 2009 Miniature gelding, Hidden Hollow...

Sabine Close Moves Into Lead After Day Two at 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/23/2023 10:45:00 PM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Competition continued Saturday for the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West with Phase II, the gymnastic phase. The youth athletes competed in front of judges Linda Hough and Lauren Hough once again, this time over a series of gymnastic lines. Phase II had a multiplier of 1.5 for the overall final weighted scores of the competition. Sabine Close and Off to Neverland (Devyn Trethewey/US Equestrian) The athletes rode in...

Madilynn Lo Porto Leads After Day One at 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/23/2023 8:00:00 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Competition got underway at the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West with Phase I, the flat phase. The field of 21 youth athletes had their first chance to demonstrate their riding skills for judges Linda Hough and Lauren Hough. The flat phase allowed athletes to showcase their position and seat as well as correctness and effectiveness of the aids. Madilynn Lo Porto, riding Kentucky, holds the early lead at the 2023...

USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipient Brannigan Sits in Ninth following Dressage at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/23/2015 2:36:24 PM

Pau, France – The American combinations are off to a strong start at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* with solid performances in the dressage phase. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda lead the way in ninth place after having a lovely test which earned them a score of 42.6. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Libby Law Photography) Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda had a beautiful test in front of the Ground Jury of Joachim Dimmek (GER),...

Land Rover USEF Competition Grant Recipient Kieffer Heads Strong American Contingent at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Helen Murray | 10/22/2014 12:25:41 PM

Lauren Kieffer and Veronica at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Pau, France - Four talented American combinations have headed to Pau, France, this week to contest the final CCI4* of 2014 hosted in the Northern Hemisphere. Leading the charge at the Les Étoiles de Pau are Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Lauren Kieffer and Veronica. Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica head into the prestigious French...

Burnett Is Tied for Fifth and Montgomery Lies 13th after Day One at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/24/2013 3:05:54 PM

Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot (Libby Law Photography) Pau, France – The first day of dressage began at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* with the first two combinations of the U.S. contingency performing their tests. With 40 competitors performing their dressage tests on Thursday in front of the judging panel of Angela Tucker (GBR), Christina Klingspor (SWE), and Alain James (FRA), Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot are currently tied in fifth place while Clark Montgomery and...

Statement from the USEF on the Injury to Le Samurai at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by gaillardm | 5/2/2007 1:56:37 PM

(Lexington, KY) – The injury to Le Samurai, ridden by Amy Tryon, sustained at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 28th is under review by the FEI. They will obtain a statement from the Ground Jury at the competition and from the Appeal Committee, and conduct a hearing which will include a review of the tape of the incident. A judgment will then be made in the case. The USEF will honor that decision, abide by it and enforce it. A schedule for this hearing and judgment has not yet been...

2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West Set to Begin

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/22/2023 8:00:00 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Youth athletes will vie for top honors in the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West this week during the Blenheim International Jumping Festival at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. The athletes will compete in four phases over three days of competition demonstrating their skills on the flat and over fences to determine the winner of the Finals. Ella Dyson, winner of the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping...

USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipient Brannigan and U.S. Contingent Ready for Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/22/2015 7:15:36 AM

Pau, France – A field of 49 competitors will vie for top honors at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*, with competition running from October 22-25. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda along with three other American combinations are up for the challenge of the renowned competition. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Libby Law Photography) Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda are in fine form for their Pau debut. The pair won The...