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2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Offers $6 Million-Plus in Total Prize Money and Adds Eight FEI ROLEX Ranking Point Classes

by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC | 12/31/2010 1:43:00 PM

Wellington, FL - The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will run for 12 weeks from January 12 to April 3, and this year's competition will offer more opportunities for show jumpers to accumulate FEI ROLEX ranking points than ever before. For riders to start their year off strongly, the only place to gain this amount of points in North America is at the FTI WEF. The FTI WEF will award more than $6 million in prize money throughout the circuit, and $3.2 million of that will be given in the...

SmartPak™ Signs on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF" and adds Sponsorship of the Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to its existing USEF Sponsorships

by Leah Oliveto | 4/19/2010 11:34:00 AM

SmartPak™/USEF Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List Expanding its already considerable support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), SmartPak™has signed on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF". In addition, SmartPak will be adding sponsorship of the new Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to the list of other programs SmartPak supports, which include the USEF Week in Review and the North American Young Rider Reining Championship. "The USEF has done so much for...

Year-End Approaches for Bates Equitation Rankings; Medals to be Awarded November 1 at Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse

by By Mary Jo Madden Sloan | 10/15/2008 4:15:00 PM

Bates Equitation year-end awards will be presented in Syracuse on Saturday, November 1. Riders have been accumulating points in equitation classes all year that are tabulated each week in the Bates Equitation Ranking computer list (available at www.batesequitationranking.com ). All year-end awards are based on ranking published on the Bates Equitation Computer Ranking list dated October 31, 2008. Equitation riders will take home the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for their overall performance...

Strong Field Battles for World Cup Qualifier Rankings at Washington International $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix

by Sarah Lane | 11/4/2004 1:00:00 AM

Washington DC —United States Equestrian Federation rider and 2004 Olympic Team Silver medalist McLain Ward adds 20 World Cup qualifying points to his standing in the East Coast League, after a first place finish atop Goldika 559 at the $100,000 Washington International President’s Cup in Washington DC on October 30. One of three horse and rider pairs to finish with double clean rounds, Ward and Goldika 559 (Bay Holsteiner mare; Cor de la Bryere—Zelena II; Double H Farm) kept...

Rolex Lends Name to Prestigious USEF Show Jumping Ranking List - A relationship spanning nearly three decades continues to grow

by Joanie Morris | 8/20/2009 12:56:00 PM

Lexington, KY – Since its inception in 1990, the USEF Computer List has been a valuable tool to the US Show Jumping program. A basis for Team Selection, this list has aided in fielding teams that have won back-to-back Team Gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, Team and Individual Silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games and countless Nations Cups. Beginning in August of 2009, the list, which ranks the top show jumping riders in the United States has be rechristened the Rolex/USEF...

Springsteen Ends Up Bates Equitation Rankings Year-End Gold Medal Winner; USEF Horsemastership Training Session Participants Named

by By Phelps Media Group | 11/5/2008 4:54:00 PM

The Bates Year-End Awards were presented at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 125th National Horse Show on Saturday, November 1. Jessica Springsteen took the Gold, Chelsea Moss the Silver and Victoria Birdsall the Bronze. The top ten riders as of the end of the ranking year (October 31, 2008) are as follows: Rank, Rider, Points, City, State, Trainer 1. Jessica Springsteen, 28,324, Colts Neck, NJ, Stacia Madden 2. Chelsea Moss, 27,425, Medford, NJ, Stacia Madden 3....

This Week in International Disciplines - April 13

by USEF Communications Department | 4/13/2011 2:27:00 PM

Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Pics of You Photo) Dressage At the Golden State Dressage Festival CDI3*, the competition was highlighted by a large field for the small tour classes. Carolyn Adams took top honors in the Intermediaire I with Witerprinz, scoring 68.474%. Mette Rosencrantz was second with Finally and Heidi Gaian rounded out the top three with Chicago. In the Prix St. Georges, Rosencrantz and Finally went one better and scored a victory over Brian Hafner on Lombardo LHF. Karen...

SmartPak™ Signs on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF" and adds Sponsorship of the Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to its existing USEF Sponsorships

by By Leah Oliveto | 4/6/2010 4:57:00 PM

Expanding its already considerable support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), SmartPak™ has signed on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF". In addition, SmartPak will be adding sponsorship of the new Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to the list of other programs SmartPak supports, which include the USEF Week in Review and the North American Young Rider Reining Championship. "The USEF has done so much for equestrian sport, and we are grateful for their...

Ashlee Bond and Cornancer Sprint to the Win in the $40,000 Racing Festival Grand Prix, presented by Equestrian Almanac

by Blenheim EquiSports | 7/27/2015 1:18:44 AM

Ashlee Bond and Cornancer July 27, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Truly a race up until the last ride, the $40,000 Racing Festival Grand Prix, presented by Equestrian Almanac, kept everyone on the edge of their seats. In the end, the talented Ashlee Bond and Little Valley Farms' Cornancer earned the mare's first Grand Prix win against a field of talented competitors. International FEI course designer Anderson Lima of Mexico set a precise course that tested both the horses and riders. With three...

United States Dressage Federation to Honor Sport Horse Breeders With New Year-End Award Program

by By the United States Dressage Federation | 10/11/2005 9:55:00 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce the new USDF Breeder of the Year Award program, which will be initiated for the 2006 competition season, which started October 1, 2005. This is a year-end award, based on performance in a given competition year. Breeders of dressage performance horses and breeders of dressage in-hand horses will be able to vie for top honors. Scott Hassler, Chairperson of the USDF Sport Horse Committee, stated, "Over the last few years, a...