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Para-Reining to Make Its Debut at AQHA World Championship Show

by USEF Communications Department | 11/5/2013 12:30:43 PM

Oklahoma City, Okla. – A new discipline will be on display at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show: para-reining. USA Reining and the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) announced last month that along with the help of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), reining would be introduced as a discipline for para-equestrian athletes. With the aim of making para-reining a fully recognized sport in 2014, a clinic and...

Horses and Riders Ready in Breda for the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

by Andrew Minnick | 8/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Para-equestrian drivers and their supporters enjoyed some time off and toured the Hague on Monday. They got an up-close look at Queen Beatrix's Golden Coach Breda, The Netherlands - International para-equestrian drivers are in Breda, The Netherlands right now ready to compete at the 2012 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. The first vet check took place Wednesday and the three horses that will be driven by Americans passed with ease. Athletes schooled in dressage today...

Competition Gets Underway at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship

by Lindsay Yosay McCall | 9/16/2011 9:23:47 PM

Saugerties, NY – September 16, 2011 - After a dreary Thursday evening at the 2011 Fall Festival of Dressage and the 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship, Friday welcomed blue skies and chilly air. In the CPEDI3* ring, Para-Eque Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale at the2011 Fall Festival of Dressage and 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship held at the HITS on the Hudson facility in Saugerties, NY. September 13-18, 2011. (Photo by Lindsay Yosay...

Journey To The Games Benefit Concert for the U.S. Para-Equestrian Team

by PhelpsMedia Group | 7/15/2010 10:15:00 AM

WHAT: Concert to benefit the United States Para-Equestrian Team as they make their way to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. WHEN: July 24, 2010, after the Freestyle competition WHERE: Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL COST: $25 donation includes cocktails and light fare CONTACT: For more information, contact Kristi Wysocki at (303) 324-3143, [email protected], or Hope Hand at (610) 368-1416, [email protected]. About the United States Para-Equestrian Association: The USPEA...

Hart Defends USEF National Para-Equestrian Dressage Championship

by Kathy Meyer | 6/28/2010 12:40:00 PM

Rebecca Hart and Kazan (Fire and Earth Photo) Wayne, IL - Three days of competition for the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship concluded on Sunday at the stunning Lamplight Equestrian Center which has hosted this event for each of the past three years. "This is the largest number of riders we have ever seen," said Sandy Raferty, Chairman of the USEF Para-Equestrian High Performance Committee, "We are thrilled with the turnout." Eighteen riders competed in either a Long Course...

USEF National Para Equestrian Championships and Paralympic Selection Trials Set to Begin Friday

by By Stacey Meier | 5/15/2008 2:15:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) 2008 National Para Equestrian Championships and the USEF Selection Trials for the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team-Equestrian begins this Friday, May 16, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, and will conclude Sunday, May 18. The USEF National Para Equestrian Championships and the USEF Selection Trials for the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team-Equestrian will run concurrently with the dressage competition kicking off Friday with the...

FEI World Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships Begin Next Week

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 7/12/2007 12:58:00 PM

The first World Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships under the governance of the FEI are looming in the not so distant foreground. These not only mark a first for the FEI, but also a first in the past 21 years for Great Britain to be hosting a World Championship. This important event will take place at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire, and no less than 142 competitors spanning 22 nations will be competing for the coveted title. The numbers alone already make this the largest World...

Horse-and-Rider Combinations Announced for FEI World Para-Dressage Championships; Lynn Seidemann Named 2007 USEF National Para-Equestrian Champion

by By Stacey Meier | 5/17/2007 4:41:00 AM

Paralympian Lynn Seidemann added yet another championship to her list of accomplishments when she won the 2007 USEF National Para-Equestrian Championship. (BobTarr.com ) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the horse-and-rider combinations that will represent the United States at the 2007 FEI World Para-Dressage Championships. The announcement follows the 2007 USEF National Para-Equestrian Championship and World Championship Selection Trial, which was...

US Equestrian Seeking Physical/Occupational Therapists to Serve as USEF Para Equestrian Classifiers

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/6/2023 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that occupational therapists are now eligible to serve as USEF Para Equestrian National Classifiers. The Para Equestrian National Classifier course is scheduled for October 25-27 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. Register for the course: https://officials.usef.org/clinics/schedule Apply to be a USEF Para Equestrian Classifier: https://officials.usef.org/licensing-checklist/ A classifier measures the...

US Equestrian Announces Next Phase of USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence Program

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/23/2021 8:30:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - After careful review from current centers and stakeholders, US Equestrian is excited to announce the launch of the next phase of the USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE) Program . Launched in 2015, the goal of the COE program is to work with centers that are offering opportunities that align with the USEF Para Equestrian Program Pathway to serve as a foundation for high performance para dressage athlete development. The program is focused on four key performance...