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American Regent Animal Health Continues with Commitment to Horse Sport Through Support of US Equestrian

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/2/2020 10:32:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - American Regent Animal Health, a division of American Regent, Inc. and the manufacturer of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), has been a longstanding supporter of US Equestrian (USEF) and will continue sponsorship of major equestrian events and initiatives throughout the 2020 season. Adequan® provides essential support to US Equestrian as the title sponsor of the Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team and for the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage National...

Four USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships Crowned at Florida Spring Fling CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/17/2020 2:00:00 PM

Ocala, Fla . – The Florida Spring Fling Combined Driving Event (CDE) played host to the 2020 USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships and the exciting competition that unfolded at the Florida Horse Park. Four preliminary divisions had athletes take home their national championship titles. USEF Preliminary Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Raymond Helmuth and Kendro (Picsofyou.com) Raymond Helmuth (Cambridge, Iowa) and Kendro earned the USEF Preliminary...

USEF Adds Roxanne Trunnell to the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Games Equestrian Team

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/16/2016 2:25:09 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Roxanne Trunnell (Rowlett, Texas) has been added to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian squad for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 7-18. Trunnell will be entered as an individual in the Grade Ia division with Royal Dancer, Julia Handt’s 2005 Westphalian gelding. As a result of a Danish athlete withdrawing from the Paralympics, the Fédération Equestre...

Sweat & Where is Fingers When You Need Him

by Will Connell | 7/26/2016 11:00:45 PM

Meet the Beast.... The Beast is a very bad beastie as it has “done a leg” and gone on sit down strike a) right in front of our container and b) on the main horse walk in to the stables. To be more accurate, the Beast can easily be repaired if a) the AWOL driver could be found and b) the driver was given accreditation so he / she / it could access the venue and remove the Beast. I just hope that we are not contributing to the day rate for the Beast to be away from his / her Cave of...

USEF Names U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 6/16/2016 11:16:15 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Para-dressage competition at the Paralympic Games will take place September 12-16, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Grade Ib, and Wesley...

USEF Names U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | 6/16/2016 11:15:31 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Para-dressage competition at the Paralympic Games will take place September 12-16, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Grade Ib, and Wesley...

Yowan and Deslauriers Garner Gold in Individual Jumping at 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, Davis and Moreira Laliberte Win Freestyle Medals, and Team USA Golden in Para-Dressage

by Phelps Media Group, Inc./USEF | 7/19/2015 11:00:41 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Show jumping competition at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North came to a close on Saturday with the awarding of the Individual medals. Riding away with Gold were Vivian Yowan in the Junior division and Lucy Deslauriers in the Young Rider division. The USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships also concluded on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park with the...

Hart & Trunell Earn Top 10 Individual Test Finishes

by Andrew Minnick | 8/28/2014 2:23:06 PM

Three more para-dressage grades held their Individual tests in Normandy today, and U.S. riders finished in the top ten in two of them. In Grade 1a Roxanne Trunell & Nice Touch scored 69.435% to finish in 8th place. Earlier, Rebecca Hart & Schroeter's Romani scored 67.486% in Grade II to earn a 7th place finish.

Sydney Collier Finishes Top 10 in Grade 1b

by Andrew Minnick | 8/27/2014 11:56:04 AM

With a final score of 68.103 on Willi Wesley, para-equestrian Sydney Collier has finished 9th overall in the Grade 1b Individual Test.

68.087% for Trunnell & Nice Touch

by Andrew Minnick | 8/26/2014 1:05:25 PM

Roxanne Trunnell & Nice Touch were the last american combination to compete today. They've scored 68.087%, so they're currently in the top 10 of Grade 1a para-dressage competitors.