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Record Number of Entries Filed for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 3/31/2014 11:37:34 AM

2013 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event winner Andrew Nicholson and Quimbo (David Toczko) Lexington, Ky. - Entries have poured in at a record pace for the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover, April 24-27, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Entries have been filed for a record 82 horses, exceeding the previous record of 73 that were entered in 2012 in anticipation of the London Olympic Games. Among the entries filed to compete in the only four-star Eventing...

Kimery Awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy

by USEF Communications Department | 1/7/2014 3:15:59 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Christina Kimery as the winner of the two prestigious awards in the discipline of Endurance, the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. 2013 is the first time the Christine Kimery (Fanny Doublein) coveted awards have been won by the same individual. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, sponsored by Gold Medal Farm, and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, is in memory of...

Para-Reining at AQHA World Show Announces Featured Cross-Over Riders

by USPEA | 11/4/2013 4:02:41 PM

Frederick Win in 2011 Saugerties CPEDI3* (Lindsay Yosay McCall) Oklahoma City, Okla. - USA Reining, together with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are pleased to announce that several established and well-known Para-Dressage athletes have signed on to cross over to the sport of Reining for the inaugural Para-Reining event at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 15. Included in the ranks are a two-time Paralympian, an American disabled...

Para-Reining at AQHA World Show Announces Featured Cross-Over Riders

by Brad Ettleman | 11/1/2013 3:30:47 PM

USA Reining, together with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are pleased to announce that several established and well-known Para-Dressage athletes have signed on to cross over to the sport of Reining for the inaugural Para-Reining event at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 15. Included in the ranks are a two-time Paralympian, an American disabled veteran and a host of other dedicated riders, all hoping to give Reining a try as the...

Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament CSIO 5* to Host The World's Best Show Jumpers

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 8/27/2013 6:49:15 PM

Olympic champion Steve Guerdat, shown here on Tresor V at Spruce Meadows, will compete with Nasa and Carpalo at this year's 'Masters" (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, Alberta – Spruce Meadows will host the world's best show jumpers at the prestigious 'Masters' Tournament, held September 4-8, 2013, in Calgary. The 'Masters' is a CSIO 5* event and will award $2.115 million in prize money. Seven of the top 10 ranked show jumpers in the world plan to attend,...

Shawn Casady Increases Lead in Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/7/2013 11:47:32 AM

Shawn Casady Leads the 2013 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series. (Emily Riden/PMG) exington, KY - Shawn Casady has upheld his lead in the 2013 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby standings for several weeks, and a top three finish in last week's $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby further widened the gap between himslef and the second place position. The Hallway Feeds Series consists of seven national hunter derby events to be held during the 2013 show series...

UPDATED: USEF Names Team for CSIO5* Rotterdam

by USEF Communications Department | 6/20/2013 11:06:21 AM

Lexington, KY - The following riders have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO5* Rotterdam, June 18-23, 2013 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Four of the following combinations will represent the U.S. at the CSIO5* Rotterdam: Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) will ride Abigail Wexner's Cortes 'C' Cortes 'C' is a 2002 Belgian Warmblood gelding Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, FL) on Cherry Knoll...

Inaugural SEC Equestrian Championship is This Weekend In Auburn

by Sean Cartell for the Southeastern Conference | 3/27/2013 10:39:05 AM

Auburn, AL – The inaugural Southeastern Conference equestrian championship will take place Friday-Saturday, March 29-30 at the Auburn University Horse Center in Auburn, Ala. Admission to the two-day event is free and open to the public. The four equestrian programs of the SEC all are ranked among the nation’s top eight, according to the latest coaches poll of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association. Georgia is the nation’s top-ranked team, while host Auburn checks in at...

United States Equestrian Federation and The Dutta Corporation Advance Partnership

by USEF Communications Department | 3/5/2013 12:24:50 PM

Lexington, KY - United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and The Dutta Corporation continue their partnership as Dutta Corp. will become the Official Shipper for the U.S. Dressage Team as well as the Presenting Sponsor of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions and Title Sponsor of two USEF Dressage National Championships and their respective Ranking Lists, including: • Title sponsor of the Dutta Corp./USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship • Title sponsor of the Dutta Corp....

Top NCEA Teams Start Spring Competition this Weekend

by Andrew Minnick | 1/30/2013 12:29:07 PM

The NCEA spring season began last weekend, but competition really heats up Friday and Saturday with the top seven ranked NCEA teams (NCEA Coaches Poll) back in action. With no team clearly dominant at the end of the fall season, matches this weekend will go a long way toward determining the trajectory of the spring season, and could factor into National Championship seeding as well. No.1 University of South Carolina vs. No.3* University of Georgia The marquee matchup of the weekend will be in...