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2012 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championships

by Helen Murray | 8/22/2012 9:23:47 AM

The USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championships will award two national titles for the first time in 2012. Many graduates of the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Program have thrived in the Developing Horse Dressage ranks and ultimately progressed to the international stage. The Reserve Champion from the 2011 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp and Performance Sales International, Pie, has thrived this year on the most competitive...

The Search for America’s Next Equestrian Star: Dressage is Acquired by the Fox Reality Channel

by By Christine DeHerrera | 9/20/2007 12:47:00 PM

Karin Reid Offield and Offield Farms are pleased to announce that The Search for America’s Next Equestrian Star: Dressage has been acquired and will air on the Fox Reality Channel. The show was conceived by six-time Olympian Robert Dover and showcases the challenges of riding to the top of the Olympic sport of dressage. More than 400 people auditioned for the show and only six were chosen to compete for the chance to become Robert Dover’s Second Assistant Trainer as well as a variety of other...

USEF Names Phase I Short List Show Jumping Athletes for 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by USEF Communications Department | 12/20/2013 11:24:32 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four show jumping athletes to Phase I of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In accordance with the Selection Procedures for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Show Jumping Team, the four highest ranked athletes on the December 6, 2013 Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Average Ranking List have been named to the Short List. The following four riders have been named to the Short List (in...

Superb Results for Nordic Lights Farm at Southwest Fall Classic

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 10/5/2010 2:35:00 PM

Eirin Bruheim and Qarco V'T Merelsnest (Photo by Connie Kelts) Katy, TX - October 4, 2010 - Nordic Lights Farm continued their streak of success this weekend at the Southwest Fall Classic. Junior riders Eirin and Lene Bruheim showed their talented mounts in the Jumper divisions held at the Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. Each rider achieved excellent results throughout the weekend and retained their leads in Zone 7. Lene attended the show with NLF Valhall and competed in the High...

Morgans Make Bid for U.S. Team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by By Christina Koliander | 4/8/2010 1:46:00 PM

Photo by Pics of You (The team of Morgans driven by David Saunders in hopes of qualifying for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.) A four-in-hand team of black Morgan geldings owned by Alan and Maureen Aulson are one step closer to their bid of making a team to represent the United States at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), a first in the Morgan breed. The combined driving four-in-hand team of Nordby Coalie's Duke, Nordby Coalie's Coal Dust, and the full brothers Nordby...

Peters Scores 80.825% in Grand Prix Freestyle at Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W To Move to Top of NAL World Cup Rankings

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 2/23/2015 1:46:55 PM

Steffen Peters & Legolas 92 accept congratulations from the ground jury for their big win in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W. (Terri Miller) Burbank, Calif. - The much-anticipated inaugural West Coast qualifying competition for this year's Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final came to a resounding conclusion on the final day of California Dreaming Productions' Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J/U-25 in Burbank as U.S. Dressage Team veterans Steffen Peters...

Anne Kursinski and Nina Fagerstrom Ride to the Top of Wednesday's Ranks at The Ridge at Wellington

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 2/19/2015 9:39:32 AM

Anne Kursinski and MTM Motto (Shannon Bowers/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - Wednesday Anne Kursinski illustrated once again why she is one of the most successful show jumpers in the United States, claiming the top prize aboard Hay's Investment Corporation's MTM Motto in the first 1.30-1.35m jumper class at The Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour. The weather started out a bit less than ideal Wednesday morning, but that didn't stop several of Wellington's top competitors...

SEC Equestrian Teams Begin 2014-15 Season Today

by Sean Cartell | 9/19/2014 9:25:51 AM

Birmingham, Ala. - The third season of Southeastern Conference equestrian begins on Friday when a pair of SEC squads open their campaigns. Auburn travels to UT-Martin for an 11 a.m. ET contest, while South Carolina visits Kansas State at 2 p.m. ET. Texas A&M opens its 2014-15 season on September 25 when it plays host to UT-Martin, while Georgia begins on October 3 by traveling to South Carolina. Each of the four equestrian programs of the SEC are among the nation’s top-10 teams,...

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...

Tracy Fenney Finishes Ahead of 70 Entries in $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Ocala with Junior Meg O’Mara in Second Place

by HITS Media | 2/23/2011 8:32:00 PM

Tracy Fenney and MTM La Costa. (ESI Photography©.) Ocala, FL - In a weekend that saw a record number of entries in several divisions, including two record-setting highs for Grand Prix entries, Sunday’s $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix was the icing on the cake. An outstanding 70 pairs started on a course designed by Tim Hott of Tennessee, as a mix of Professionals, Amateurs and Juniors were awarded the top ribbons. Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, TX, brought her Sunday best when she took home the...