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U.S. Team Fairs Well in Marathon; 10th Place After Second Phase of 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/12/2015 4:45:17 PM

Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary – The U.S. team of Jacob Arnold, Kathrin Dancer, and Scott Dancer completed the marathon phase today at the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs. After a rough dressage test on Thursday, Arnold rebounded to lead the U.S. team in the marathon with a score of 127 for 31st place. The U.S. team now sits in 10th place overall with a score of 379.5. For many drivers, this was not the easiest marathon due to the rain over the last few days....

Solaris EMF Named Overall Grand Champion of 2015 Sallie B. Wheeler/US Hunter Breeding National Championship

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/31/2015 1:32:45 PM

Lexington, Ky. – This past week, the top young horses in the country showed off their best features at the 2015 Sallie B. Wheeler/US Hunter Breeding National Championships during the East Coast phase on August 29, in Lexington, Va. and the West Coast phase on August 26, in Del Mar, Calif. Following the East Coast and West Coast competitions, judges Mindy Minetto (Wellington, Fla.) and Chris Wynee (Virginia Beach, Va.) declared East Coast entrants Solaris EMF and Arbor Hill the Overall...

Havens Schatt Concludes Bluegrass Festival Horse Show with Win in $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby

by Elaine Wessel | 8/17/2015 1:47:29 PM

Havens Schatt and Sans Souci (Elaine Wessel) Lexington, Ky. – As the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show came to an end today, Havens Schatt and her mount Sans Souci still had one order of business: leading the victory gallop in the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby. The pair rode to a strong start with a 94-point score from the judges’ panel during the classic round, and further extended their lead with another high mark in the handy round to secure their title as...

Solid U.S. Effort at CAIO4* Riesenbeck

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/4/2015 4:53:34 PM

Riesenbeck, Germany – The U.S. driving contingent had a strong showing at CAIO4* Riesenbeck on July 30-August 1. Chester Weber finished fourth in a large field for the Four-in-Hand World Cup division, while the U.S. Pair Horse Team finished fifth, with each member having solid performances. Weber (Ocala, Fla.) began his weekend by driving his and Jane Clark’s KWPN geldings to second place in the dressage phase with a score of 42.94. On marathon day, he and his team were 12th in the...

Brown Finishes Fifth at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event with USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipient Happenstance

by USEF Communications Department | 5/10/2015 2:48:20 PM

Matt Brown and Happenstance (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J . - The Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event concluded Sunday with CCI3* and CCI2* competitors completing the show jumping phase of competition. Buck Davidson and Carl and Cassandra Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM held the lead all three days to take home the three-star title with a final score of 41.6. Michael Pollard and Cyrano Z also led the field through all three phases of two-star competition, winning with a score of 36....

Brown Shines in Cross-Country at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event with USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipient

by USEF Communications Department | 5/9/2015 7:48:10 PM

Matt Brown (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. – Competition at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event continued Saturday with CCI3* and CCI2* competitors taking on the cross-country course. Buck Davidson and Carl and Cassandra Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM remained in the lead on a score of 41.60 in three-star competition, while Michael Pollard and Cyrano Z lead the field with 36.9 in the two-star. Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) and Mary McKee’s 2006 Holsteiner gelding,...

Brown completes Dressage at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event with his two USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients

by USEF Communications Department | 5/7/2015 9:16:10 PM

Matt Brown (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. – The first day of competition at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event , kicked off Thursday with CCI3* and CCI2* competitors performing their dressage tests. With the first two-thirds of the three star field having completed their test Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett hold the first day lead on a score of 42.0, while Michael Pollard and Cyrano lead the field of 40 in the two-star. Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) went...

South Carolina Upsets No. 1 Georgia to Win 2015 NCEA National Championship

by Cory Burkarth for NCEA | 4/19/2015 9:35:57 AM

The NCEA Championship Winning South Carolina Gamecocks (Anthony Hall) Waco, Texas - No. 3 South Carolina upset No. 1 Georgia, 10-6, on Saturday to win the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) National Championship. It marks the Gamecocks' third national title in program history, and South Carolina finishes the 2014-15 season with a 12-5 record. The Gamecocks defeated United Equestrian Conference champion Fresno State, Big 12 Champion Baylor, and SEC Champion Georgia in a span...

USA I and II Teams Ready for Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*

by Helen Murray | 3/24/2015 5:46:22 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3* officially got underway on Tuesday afternoon with the Horse Inspection at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, with all eight U.S. combinations being accepted. Competition begins Wednesday afternoon with Small Tour competitors performing the FEI Prix St. Georges Test and then Big Tour combinations will head down centerline in the Stadium in the evening session to perform the FEI Grand Prix Test. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover will...

$25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Victory for Adrienne Iverson and Fandango HX

by HITS E-News | 3/23/2015 1:37:20 PM

Adrienne Iverson and Fandango HX sail to a $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - On Monday, March 23, the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium will host the iconic Great American $1 Million Grand Prix, but first, Hunters had their day in the sun for the $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Spectators remained on the edge of their seats as it all came down to the last round of the day when Fandango HX, owned by Redfield Farms, piloted by Adrienne Iverson of Toronto,...