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California Equestrian and his Morgan Horse to be Featured at the 2006 World Equestrian Games

by By Michael LiCalsi | 8/24/2006 2:41:00 AM

The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to announce that the famed Morgan horse Santa Fe Renegade (Gradell’s Vigilante X Sable N’ Mink) and his trainer, Eitan Beth-Halachmy, will be the main attraction during the closing ceremonies of the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, on September 3. Santa Fe Renegade is owned by Bernice Ericksmoen of Granite Bay, CA. The event-filled ceremony will take place before 50,000 spectators and be televised worldwide in more than 140...

Memorial Plans for Mary Lutz Will Be Announced at a Later Date

by gaillardm | 6/12/2006 7:27:00 AM

(Lexington, KY) - The family of Mary Lutz will announce memorial plans for Mary in the next several days. A specific date has not yet been determined, and information on these arrangements will be announced by the USEF when available. Surviving Mary are her parents, Mary B. and Michael Lutz. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of gifts to the USET Foundation programs for Endurance and Para-Equestrian. Mary was a respected friend, colleague and mentor to so many...

US Equestrian Announces 2020 Horses of the Year and Equestrian of the Year Nominees, Voting Now Open for Members

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/16/2020 3:59:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2020 Horses of Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees, each recognized for their outstanding efforts during the 2020 competition season. Both the Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year award winners will be announced during the Pegasus Awards & Horse of the Year Awards virtual celebration on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. hosted by President-elect Tom O’Mara. The winners of both awards will be determined...

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...

USEF Names U.S. Driving Team for CHIO Aachen

by USEF Communications Department | 7/6/2016 1:30:45 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the U.S. Driving Team for CHIO Aachen. The CAIO4*-H4 division of CHIO Aachen will take place July 13-17, 2016, in Aachen, Germany. Ed Young will serve as Chef d'Equipe for the team. The following combinations will compose the U.S. Driving Team for CHIO Aachen (in alphabetical order): Allison Stroud (West Grove, Pa.) and Willow Star LLC’s Anesco 4, a 2005 KWPN gelding; Antonio, a 1999 KWPN gelding; Enzo, a...

When to Watch on Thursday

by Andrew Minnick | 8/27/2014 5:48:44 PM

Endurance- Race coverage begins at 12:55am ET Para-Equestrian - Competition starts at 2:30am ET Susan Treabess & Kamiakin ride at 2:39am ET Rebecca Hart & Schroeter’s Romani ride at 10:04am ET Roxanne Trunnelll & Nice Touch ride at 12:29am ET Eventing - Dressage begins at 3:30am ET Buck Davidson & Ballynoe Castle RM ride at 3:30am ET Sinead Halpin & Manoir de Carneville ride at 6:10am ET Phillip Dutton & Trading Aces ride at 8:00am ET Reining - 2nd Individual...

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...

Individual tickets for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy go on sale

by FEI | 3/4/2014 9:06:02 AM

No less than 200,000 tickets for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy go on sale today, 4 March. The majority of the newly released tickets are for single sessions in one of the FEI Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. Tickets for competitions in the FEI non-Olympic disciplines are also up for grabs. To book some of this summer’s hottest tickets, such as the Eventing cross country, the Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle to Music and the Driving...

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...

Chester Weber Wins WEG Test Event at CAI-Caen

by Andrew Minnick | 8/25/2013 7:33:44 PM

Chester Weber finished 2nd in the Marathon at CAI Caen on his way to a 2014 WEG test event victory (Madeleine Augustsson/CAI Caen) Caen, France - With Sunday's cones complete, Chester Weber has won the WEG test event at the Caen CAI-4A. Weber (Ocala, FL) led a team made up of his own seven-year-old KWPN gelding Boris W, 13-year-old KWPN gelding Boy W, and 16-year-old KWPN gelding Para, along with Jane Clark's 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Splash, and Koos de Ronde's...