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Brian Moggre and MTM Flutterby Bring Their A-Game in $250,000 Black Barn Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/12/2016 9:27:29 PM

Brian Moggre and MTM Flutterby winning the $250,000 Black Barn Junior/A-O Jumper Prix. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - 15-year-old Brian Moggre of Flower Mound, Texas, has been an unstoppable force this year aboard his mare MTM Flutterby, owned by Major Wager, LLC. The duo enjoyed a successful season at the 2016 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit and on Sunday, they wowed the show jumping world by staking claim to the $250,000 Black Barn Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix title at the HITS...

Stroud Sits in Fourth after Day One of Dressage at 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/1/2016 2:10:05 PM

Breda, The Netherlands – Competition got underway at the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand on Thursday with the first of two days of dressage. Allison Stroud was the sole representative of the U.S. Driving Team to compete in Thursday’s dressage phase and she did not disappoint. She delivered a solid test to put her in fourth place on a score of 47.37. Allison Stroud (Krisztina Horváth/Hoefnet.com) Stroud (West Grove, Pa.) put forth a great effort with Willow Star...

USEF Announces Combinations for the 2016 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Seniors

by USEF Communications Department | 8/15/2016 11:39:30 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following combinations to the 2016 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Seniors to be held in Le Mans, France, August 18-21, 2016. The U.S. will be represented in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad Championships. Chef d'Equipe Craig Coburn and Assistant Chef d'Equipe Mary McCormick will guide the U.S. vaulting contingent. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been...

Doloff and Wishlea Star Dasher Earn 2016 Individual Championship in the US Pony Jumper National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/14/2016 12:37:54 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2016 US Pony Jumper National Championships, held as part of the US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night with Individual titles up for grabs. Sixteen combinations came back to jump a fourth round over Jasen Shelley’s challenging course, with combinations producing their best performances of the week. Bailey Doloff and Wishlea Star Dasher (Shawn McMillen Photography) Four combinations entered the Alltech Arena...

Sweetnam Wins Second Saturday Grand Prix in the $50,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/7/2016 9:58:11 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Cobolt (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - After winning the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix last Saturday, Shane Sweetnam and the Blue Buckle Group LLC's Cobolt returned one week later to pick up another victory under the lights, this time in the $50,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix, sponsored by GGT Footings. Forty-seven horse-and-rider combinations attempted Marina Azevedo's first-round track, with only four eventually advancing to the...

Christian Heineking and Calango Conclude Summer In The Rockies Series With Major Victory in $100,000 Adequan® Grand Prix

by Colorado Horse Park News | 7/27/2016 3:27:33 PM

Christian Heineking and Calango (Sportfot) Parker, Colo. - Christian Heineking of Hudson Oaks, TX, and Calango concluded the 2016 Summer In The Rockies Series at The Colorado Horse Park (CHP), capturing the final grand prix win of the season as the pair took home the $100,000 Adequan® Grand Prix in front of a packed house. The duo crossed through the timers in 42.755 seconds to secure the win, while Matt Cyphert of Northlake, TX, and Lochinvar, rode to second place honors with a time of 45....

Guilherme Jorge (BR) Named As Course Designer for International Bromont CSI3*-W July 27 to 31, 2016

by Phelps Media Group | 7/15/2016 11:14:08 AM

Guilherme Jorge Bromont, Quebec - During the 2016/2017 season, the International Bromont will host the first leg of the East Coast of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League and the course will be designed by none other than the 2016 Olympic course designer, Brazilian Guilherme Noguiera Jorge. "Guilherme is an excellent designer. He has talent and passion. Riders have a lot of respect for him. We are incredibly lucky to have him on our 2016 team," said Roger Deslauriers,...

Letter From USEF President Chrystine Tauber

by Chrystine Tauber | 7/7/2016 9:33:17 AM

Dear Fellow USEF Members, The Mid-Year meeting of the Board of Directors was held on June 20-21 at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, N.J., the headquarters for the USET Foundation and training center for our U.S. teams. Gladstone also provides offices for some USEF staff members from our Sport and Education Departments. This was a historical occasion as it was the first time that we have met at Gladstone since the Board's restructure. The Foundation graciously hosted a reception and provided an...

Receive an Autographed Photo and Support the U.S. Equestrian Team at the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games

by Phelps Media Group | 7/5/2016 3:30:53 PM

Gladstone, N.J. - On Wednesday, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team - the last athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With teams now selected in all four disciplines and preparing for Rio, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity for donors who support athletes in Rio and beyond during the...

The 2016 Olympic U.S. Eventing Team Named and Ready to Run at the Land Rover Great Meadow International, Presented by Adequan®

by Classic Communications | 6/30/2016 1:28:45 PM

Phillip Dutton at Great Meadow International (Tony Gibson) THE PLAINS, V.A. - With the announcement by The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) of the Eventing Team that will represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, The Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® is set to roll out the red carpet for them in their final prep for the Games. In addition, the Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® will host several...