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Dates and Location Announced for U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions 2022-2024

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/4/2021 5:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and location for the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions for 2022 through 2024. The event will return to HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill., for this period, pending contract finalization and the dates are as follows: August 22-28, 2022 August 21-27, 2023 August 19-25, 2024 Festival of Champions hosts 16 National Championships for dressage, including several new divisions for 2022. The Young Horse...

US Equestrian Announces Continued Partnership with Toklat and MemberPerks Discount

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/25/2021 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce its continued partnership with Toklat, the Official Saddle Pad Supplier of US Equestrian. Toklat provides saddle pads for U.S. team athletes across multiple disciplines: vaulting, endurance, eventing, jumping, dressage, and para dressage. Toklat manufactures and distributes equestrian apparel and equipment from some of the most popular brands in the industry, including Irideon, Woof Wear, Myler, Cavallo, and more. US Equestrian members...

US Equestrian Announces Continued Partnership with Toklat as Official Saddle Pad Supplier of US Equestrian

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/14/2019 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced their continued partnership with Toklat as the Official Saddle Pad Supplier of US Equestrian. Providing the saddle pads for U.S. teams in the high performance disciplines of dressage, jumping, eventing, endurance, vaulting and para dressage, Toklat has been a valuable partner for US Equestrian since 2012. “We are very pleased that Toklat is continuing their partnership with the Federation,” says US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney....

2017 Dates and Locations Confirmed for Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by USEF Communications Department | 12/19/2016 4:26:13 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Organizing Committee of the 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North is pleased to confirm the dates and locations of the 2017 Championships following approval from the FEI. HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, N.Y., will host the disciplines of dressage, para-dressage, and jumping July 18-23, 2017. Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Mont., will host eventing July 20-23, 2017. With unwavering support, Adequan will mark...

Collier Concludes Paralympic Debut with Individual Test at Rio Paralympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 9/14/2016 6:16:27 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Grade IV and Ib Individual tests took center stage at the Deodoro Equestrian Center Wednesday at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Competing in the Grade Ib Individual test for the U.S. Team was Sydney Collier, who scored 67.655%. The Individual test is the second of two tests in Team competition. The U.S. will see its final two team representatives, Rebecca Hart and Margaret McIntosh and individual, Roxanne Trunnell, in Thursday's Grade II and Ia Individual tests. On...

Albers Award Presented to Leslie Steele

by USDF | 7/21/2015 1:27:57 PM

Lexington, KY - July 21, 2015 - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that the Albers Award perpetual trophy was awarded to Alberta/British Columbia Chef d'Equipe Leslie Steele at this year's USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships, part of the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). This award, named in honor of longtime USDF Region 1 Chef...

When to Watch on Wednesday

by Andrew Minnick | 8/26/2014 8:16:35 PM

Dressage - Grand Prix Special Competition starts at 3:30am ET Adrienne Lyle & Wizard ride at 4:40am ET Laura Graves & Verdades ride at 8:35am ET Steffen Peters & Legolas 92 ride at 8:45am ET Para-Equestrian - Individual Test Competition starts at 3:00am ET Angela Peavy & Ozy Cooper ride at 3:54am ET Sydney Collier & Willi Wesley ride at 11:04am ET

USEF Names Combinations for 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Driving Team

by USEF Communications Department | 8/13/2014 4:48:12 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named three driver-and-team combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Driving Team. The following driver-and-team combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Driving Team (in alphabetical order): Allison Stroud (West Grove, Pa.) and the team of Anesco 4, Mozès, Olando, Ulco, and Zenno Anesco 4 is a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Willow Star LLC...

Weber Undefeated in France Following Win in CAI-A4 Caen Test Event for 2014 WEG-Normandy

by JRPR | 8/29/2013 10:00:17 AM

Team Weber on the marathon course at Caen. (Photo courtesy of Madeleine Augustsson) Ocala, FL – Nine-time U.S. national four-in-hand champion Chester Weber remains undefeated in France following his second win there in the CAI-A4 Caen August 23-25, against a field of 12 drivers and 60 horses representing seven nations. Team Weber’s win at the CAI-A4 Caen is especially significant as the competition was the test event for the 2014 World Equestrian Games. In early June, Weber had the...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V Take FEI Grand Prix Victory at WEF Dressage Classic CDI 3*

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/14/2013 8:44:38 PM

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The third international competition for the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) began today with the opening CDI competition, the FEI Grand Prix. This week's show, the WEF Dressage Classic CDI 3*, presented by Today's Equestrian & Fellows, runs March 14-17, 2013. Today's winner was Tina Konyot from Palm City, FL, riding Calecto V. There were 55 entries that jogged for the CDI competition this morning, with...