Please click on teh following link for the final 2009 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals - West Standings: https://www.usef.org/_AUAIFrames/CompUp/Data/Result167.pdf

Please copy and paste this link for the results of the first phase: https://www.langershows.com/pdf/shows/12532395052009%20talent%20search%20flat%20phase.pdf

Lexington, KY – Fourteen High Performance Dressage athletes traveled from across the US and from as far away as Germany to join the 19 members of the USEF High Performance Dressage Eligible Athletes Committee and the USEF High Performance Dressage Committee to attend a forum held November 11, 2008 in Chicago, IL. The objective of the forum was to discuss the USEF’s High Performance Strategic Plan for the period leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The forum was designed so that High...

Saddlebred.com has a new and valuable feature titled, “Saddle Up a Saddlebred,” which allows anyone interested in seeing, riding or learning more about Saddlebreds to enter their zip code and find a number of stables within a 300-mile radius. It can be accessed by going to www.saddlebred.com and clicking on “About the Breed,” and then going to “Stable Search,” or type in www.saddlebred.com/breed/stables.php . Right now, there are approximately 400 Saddlebred farms and stables in the database...

Gladstone, N.J. – The final standings for the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East came down to the influential final round, where the top four competitors returned for the ride-off. In the end, it was Augusta Iwasaki who rode her way into the top spot, masterfully guiding her own horse—and the other three horses in the final four—through the Round IV test. Augusta Iwasaki and Freedom. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Iwasaki...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Elli Yeager (18) and Copperfield 39 topped the leaderboard following four phases and three days of competition at the 2020 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search – East hosted at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Ava Stearns (19) of Chilmark, Mass. and Acer K, a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding owned by North Run, secured reserve champion honors for the second year in a row, while Zayna Rizvi (15) of Wellington, Fla. and Finnick, a 14-year-old...

Gladstone, N.J. – The win in the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East went to Ellie Ferrigno (17) of Newtown, Conn., after four phases of competition on October 5-6 at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. “I find it such an honor to be able to take the top spot in this final,” said Ferrigno. “It’s such a cool thing to do a final where US Equestrian is watching you and looking for...

Geoffrey Hesslink and Canny Windsor Z (The Book LLC) Gladstone, N.J. - The 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals East came to an exciting conclusion Sunday at the USET Foundation Headquarters as Geoffrey Hesslink was crowned champion. Following the completion of Phase III, Andre Dignelli-trainees Hesslink with Peacock Ridge LLC's Canny Windsor Z, Lillie Keenan with Isabelle Caccamise's Catwalk 19, and Caitlin Boyle with Chansonette Farm LLC's Zentina B, joined Stacia...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2014 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West kicks off this week at the prestigious Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The prominent competition will once again showcase the top rising talent the West Coast has to offer. Ronnie Beard and DiAnn Langer will serve as judges and course designers for the four-phase competition, which will be held September 19-21. Competition officially gets underway on Saturday in the Indoor...

Devon, PA - Despite the rain Thursday afternoon at Devon, competitors in the USEF Talent Search came out ready to ride. The thirteen-jump course was challenging, with a long ride to the first fence, tight turns, and two water obstacles. The riders came prepared, many approaching the course with determination and confidence. Their drive to succeed was evident in both their skill and strategy. The section A competitors took to the ring amidst cloud cover and slight winds. The first few riders...