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Eventing Stars Take the Stage on Day One of The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event

by Edited press release from Classic Communications/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/17/2019 9:14:00 PM

CCI4*-L rider Will Coleman and Dondante (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Fair Hill, Md. - Dressage took center stage on the blustery first day of The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day (FHI), with both FEI divisions and young horse classes kicking off the championship event. Will Coleman, of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dondante (owned by Team Rebecca LLC and The Four-Star Eventing Group) sit atop the leaderboard in the CCI4*-L division, as well as The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing...

Strong Start for U.S. Equestrian Team at the Rio Paralympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 9/11/2016 9:16:40 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Para-equestrian dressage competition got underway Sunday at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Twenty-seven Grade III and Ib competitors representing 24 countries took to the main arena at the Deodoro Equestrian Center to perform the Team test, the first of two tests in team competition. Angela Peavy (Grade III) and Sydney Collier (Grade Ib) got the U.S. team off to a solid start, putting the U.S. provisionally into third place among the 14 nations, following day one...

USEF Announces 2014 Equestrian of the Year Nominees

by USEF Communications Department | 12/17/2014 3:41:55 PM

Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the nine 2014 Equestrian of Honor. Beezie Madden Cazenovia, N.Y. Show Jumping Beezie Madden (Jon Stroud) The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing, or show jumping. In 2014, Beezie Madden extended her legacy with a remarkable campaign that saw her collect victories throughout North America and Europe. Her season began with multiple top...

Hutchison and Viedento Add Another Notch to Their Wins with the $50,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix

by Carrie Wirth Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/13/2014 11:32:14 PM

Susan Hutchison and Viedento (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Parker, Colo. - The $50,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix resumed at 8 a.m. sharp on Sunday morning. Seven horse and rider combinations had yet to finish their jump off round due to thundershowers that temporarily postponed events at Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park on Saturday in the early evening. Marina Azevedo built a track worthy of the prize money and the horse and rider combinations stepped up to the plate....

USEF Weekend Preview August 29, 2012

by The USEF Communications Department | 8/29/2012 5:50:00 PM

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

USEF Weekend Preview June 6, 2012

by The USEF Communications Department | 6/6/2012 3:40:34 PM

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Wrap-Up of the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI3*, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, and National Show

by Jamie Saults for Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/20/2012 11:20:54 AM

Wellington, FL - Riders from the United States and several nations competed in the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI3*, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, and National Show held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. On Thursday, March 15, the first day of the National Show, Anna Marek, of Morriston, FL, rode Voyager to victory in the Intermediare 1- Open class with a score of 68.816%. Marek was also the high score winner of...

United States Takes Early Lead in Team Competition at 2012 Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3*

by Lindsay McCall for the USPEA | 1/27/2012 11:24:16 AM

Grade Ib Jonathan Wentz (USA) and NTEC Jabriel (Lindsay McCall) Wellington, FL - Week two at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center began for Para-Equestrian Dressage riders Thursday, January 26, at the 2012 Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3. Canada and the United States of America went head to head in the team competition resulting in an early lead for the United States. With top scores reaching the 70% mark, the United States showcased their determination and progression over the past...

2011 America's Favorite Equestrians - and the winners are . . .

by Equus Foundation and USEF | 11/5/2011 3:25:00 PM

WESTPORT, CT - Jenny Belknap Kees, Chairman of the Board of The EQUUS Foundation and John Long, President of the United States Equestrian Federation, announced "America's Favorite Equestrians" for 2011representing the disciplines of Driving, Dressage, Endurance, Eventing, Jumping, Para-Dressage, Reining and Vaulting at their Victory Celebration on Friday, November 4, 2011, at the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky. The program was established by the two organizations to...

Catching up on Two Weeks: This Week in International Disciplines

by USEF Communications | 8/4/2011 11:37:19 AM

Please visit: https://www.usefnetwork.com/featured/NAJYRC2011/ for the latest news, blogs, photos, videos, and coverage from the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. Some highlights from the past two weeks overseas include: Jumping Kent Farrington and Uceko at Hickstead. Photo by Paul Harding/www.louisharding.com. Hickstead, England - U.S. jumper Kent Farrington and Uceko bested all comers at the Longines King George V Gold Cup to take...