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U.S. Jumping Team Passes Second Horse Inspection in Preparation for Team Qualifier at Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/5/2021 9:50:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan - All four combinations of the U.S. Jumping Team passed the Second Horse Inspection at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, as they prepare for the Jumping Team Qualifier tomorrow night under the lights, beginning at 7:00 p.m. JST/6:00 a.m. EDT. US Equestrian Tomorrow's team competition will see Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Baloutinue lead-off as the pathfinding combination for the team, while Jessica Springsteen (Colts Neck, N.J.) and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve will go...

U.S. Jumping Team Athletes Turn Focus to Team Qualifying Competition Following Individual Qualifier at Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/3/2021 11:31:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Jumping Team fielded the maximum of three athlete-and-horse combinations in the Jumping Individual Qualifier at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, with the three combinations narrowly missing the cut for a return for the Individual Final tomorrow evening, and all focus shifting to preparations for the Jumping Team Qualifier on Friday. Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve were the first pair to test the Santiago Varela (ESP) 1.65m track under the...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team Short List Ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Team Selection

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2021 5:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the 10 athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games later this summer. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List and are listed in alphabetical order: Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) and Hester , a 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Lisa Deslauriers Kent Farrington...

Iberian Horses Take Center Stage at IALHA National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/4/2019 9:14:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2019 IALHA National Championship Horse Show from November 5-9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Andalusian and Lusitano horses to compete in an array of disciplines including dressage, driving, heritage costume, reining, in-hand morphology and movement classes, working equitation, and much more. The...

U.S. Driving Team Takes Eighth in FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 9/16/2019 4:15:00 PM

Drebkau, Germany - The U.S. Driving Team had a strong showing at the FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs in Drebkau, Germany, on September 11-15, finishing eighth in a field of 16 nations. Hungary claimed the gold medal, with the Netherlands taking silver and Germany collecting bronze. Jacob Arnold (Krisztina Horváth/ Hoefnet.com ) The U.S. Driving Team of Jacob Arnold, James Miller, and Steve Wilson got off to a strong start, standing fourth after the dressage. After a solid...

Canada, Mexico, and the United States All Claim Team Jumping Golds at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 8/2/2019 9:40:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - It all came down to the last round, but the Canadian team clinched victory in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 2. Photo: SEL Photography Earlier in the day, Mexico won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while the USHJA Zone 4/10 team earned gold medals in the USHJA North...

Region 4 Earns Historic Team Gold in USDF North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 7/31/2019 7:12:00 PM

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, NY – Each of the United States Region 4 dressage team riders was competing in their first team championship as the team claimed gold in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The Region 4 riders posted a combined score of 203.18 to take the gold over the U.S....

Update: US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/18/2019 9:59:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S during CHIO Aachen, July 19-20 in Aachen, Germany. Erik Duvander will serve as the chef d’equipe. Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Caroline Moran, and Ann Jones Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (Ocala, Fla.) and Deniro Z, The Deniro...

US Equestrian Names NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Canada

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/23/2019 11:25:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team will compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada on Sunday, June 2. The competition is part of the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, taking place Wednesday, May 29, through Sunday, June 2, at Thunderbird Show Park. It also serves as the last qualifying competition in the North America, Central America & Caribbean division for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in October. In addition, Junior and Children’s FEI Nations...

Iberian Horses Shine Under Texan Sun at IALHA National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/18/2018 2:00:00 PM

Katy, Texas – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) returned to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, for the 2018 IALHA National Championship Horse Show . From October 9-13, nearly 100 of the country’s top purebred and part-bred Andalusian and Lusitano horses were presented in a variety of classes, including halter, native tack and attire, dressage, Western pleasure, saddle seat, and more. With an impressive $6,000 in total division...