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News Flash: Rebecca Hart Earns Her Second Medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/22/2018 5:44:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. - U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team presented by Deloitte para-athlete Rebecca Hart has earned the silver medal in the FEI Grade III Freestyle at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Saturday. She and El Corona Texel, Rowan O’Reilly’s nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, earned a score of 73.240%. This is the fourth medal for U.S. para-equestrian dressage at the WEG. Rixt van der Horst of the Netherlands won the gold medal and Dr. Angelika Trabert...

Versatility Ruled at Gold Coast 5 as Blaine Mangione Toppped the Hunter Derby

by LEG Up News | 7/26/2013 3:24:35 PM

Blaine Mangione takes a break from the jumper ring to win the $1,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby (Bella Nova Pictures) Versatility was the name of the game as riders transitioned between the equitation, hunter, and jumper rings at Gold Coast 5 (July 19-21). Young professional Blaine Mangione, usually seen in the jumper arena, proved she could win the blue ribbon in $1,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby as well. “I was really shocked! I’m usually in the middle of the pack so I honestly...

Lauren Barwick (CAN) and Donna Ponessa (USA) Earn High Point Awards at Houston Dressage Society CPEDI3*

by Lindsay McCall for USPEA | 4/30/2012 9:00:38 AM

Lauren Barwick (CAN) and Off To Paris Champion High Point Rider at HDS CPEDI3* (Photo by Lindsay Y. McCall) Katy, TX - April 29, 2012 - The final day of the Houston Dressage Society (HDS) Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* concluded with the Freestyle Test competition and presentation of the Para-Equestrian accolades. The HDS Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* was sponsored by The COR Group and ran concurrently with the CDI3* and CDI1* sponsored by the North Texas Equestrian Center. Over three...

Clinic with Mette Rosencrantz March 12-13 Following the 2012 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CPEDI3*

by USPEA | 2/28/2012 6:00:38 AM

Mette Rosencrantz with her Dutch Warmblood Gelding, Taison at the Developing Horse Finals in 2009 Photograph by Anna Dahlberg (USPEA) Del Mar, CA - Once again, Para-Equestrian Dressage riders and auditors will be given an opportunity to clinic under an exceptional international rider and trainer. This year's clinician is under Mette Rosencrantz who is an accomplished international Dressage rider and past Sweden National Dressage Team member. The clinic is schedule for March 12-13, 2012 at...

Do you have a Horse for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Your Barn?

by Joanie Morris | 2/17/2010 11:02:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will field a Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), and for the first time this world championship will be run concurrently with the seven other FEI disciplines. This affords a very unique opportunity for US horse owners, as some Para-Equestrian athletes are in need of horses. This discipline is unique in that is allows the use of borrowed horses for riders, which allows more athletes...

NEWSFLASH: Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton Win GOLD Medal with World-Record Score in FEI Grade I Freestyle to Music at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by | 8/30/2021 9:06:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan - U.S. Para Dressage Paralympic Team member Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton take the gold medal in FEI Grade I Freestyle to Music at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 with a world-record score of 86.927%. Full release to follow.

NEWSFLASH: Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton Win Gold Medal in Dressage Individual Test Grade I at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/27/2021 7:36:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan - U.S. Para Dressage Paralympic Team member Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton Win Gold Medal in Dressage Individual Test Grade I at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Full release to follow.

Riders are Ready at the Golden State Dressage Show

by Dark Horse Media | 6/13/2013 6:59:56 AM

Sacramento, CA – Dressage athletes from around the country and close to home have arrived at Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta for four days of competition from June 13 to 16, including the Golden State CDI3* Y-J-U-25 – CPEDI3* and the Golden State Dressage Classic. National and international organizations recognizing this week’s competition are the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), United States Dressage Federation (USDF), California Dressage Society...

Jonathan Wentz 1990-2012

by USEF Communications Department | 10/1/2012 1:06:07 PM

Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation mourns the loss of a great competitor and advocate for para-equestrian sport. Jonathan Wentz passed away September 30, 2012. Wentz had recently returned from London where he was a member of the U.S. Team that earned seventh place at the 2012 Paralympic Games. At those Games, Wentz also finished fourth in the Individual Test and fifth in the Freestyle Test in Grade 1b competition riding Kai Handt’s NTEC Richter Jonathan Wentz and NTEC...

Donna Ponessa Triumphs at Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3*

by Lindsay McCall for USPEA | 4/29/2012 9:00:47 AM

Donna Ponessa (USA) Grade Ia and and Silvano, owned by Dr. Michele Miles (photo by Lindsay Y McCall) Katy, TX - April 28, 2012- Once again the Houston Dressage Society (HDS) hosted an exceptional CPEDI3*Saturday. For United States individuals, it was the last international competition to qualify for the 2012 USEF Paralympics Selection Trials. Under Ring One at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center Para-Equestrians from the United States and Canada competed under the watchful eye of judges Kathy...