San Juan Capistrano, Calif . – Emma Catherine Reichow (Menlo Park, Calif.) takes home the win in the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West aboard Campitello 5. In a testament to her talent and ability, Reichow competed and captured the title aboard a catch ride. Clearly suitable for the role, the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Highpoint Farm LLC, earned the Gulliver Perpetual Trophy, donated by Karen Healey, as the event’s best horse...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the formation of its Search Committee to screen candidates for the open position of Executive Secretary/Registrar of the Association and American Saddlebred Registry. The committee is chaired by the association's immediate past president, Mary Anne Cronan of Louisville, KY, who is also a current director of the registry. Joining Cronan on the committee are Misdee Wrigley Miller, Jim Ruwoldt, and Robert Ruxer. Applicants interested...

Lexington, KY – The USEF announced today that the system used to establish the points for the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search East will change effective September 1, 2007. The new point scale for the East Qualifiers will be as follows: First Place: 30 points Second Place: 15 points Third Place: 10 points Fourth Place: 5 points The number of points needed to qualify for the East Finals will be 90, including at least one win. The points will be updated on www.usef.org. Joanie...

Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey won the Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Kelli Cruciotti is a three-year veteran in the Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search, and today's blue-ribbon performance further proved her excellence in the equitation ring. The Talent Search classes showcase equitation basics over fences and on the flat, reinforcing the principle that form follows function. The class plays an...

Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has taken the initial steps in hiring the next Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team. A six member Search Committee, approved by USEF CEO John Long, has been formed to assist in the hiring process. The Search Committee is composed of: Eric Straus, Chairman Janet Foy Catherine Haddad-Staller Susan Dutta Anne Kursinski David O’Connor The first order of business for the Selection Committee will be...

Jacob Pope, riding Uno, was the winner of the 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East (Parker/Russell - The Book LLC) Gladstone, NJ - The country's top young riders were on display Sunday during the 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East. Leading an exceptional group of 92 entries, 17-year-old Jacob Pope of Columbia, MD scored an exciting victory during the prestigious event at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ....

Gladstone, NJ – The 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East concluded on Sunday afternoon with an exciting victory for 18-year-old Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD. Showing over two beautiful autumn days at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, eighty-four hopefuls came out to show this weekend in the 30th annual competition. Schaefer earned the win with high scores across the board in a head-to-head final four jump-off. Judges Jimmy Lee and...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – After four phases of challenging competition at the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West, Ella Dyson (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) took first place riding Cetello. Ella Dyson and Cetello. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Dyson started her partnership with Cetello, a 2007 Holsteiner gelding owned by Constance and Elisa Broz, ahead of the 2021 Finals, where she finished as Reserve Champion. This year, the pair earned good...

Gladstone, NJ- Fourteen-year-old Lillie Keenan, of New York, NY, was a front runner today in the first two rounds of competition for the 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East. Held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, the Talent Search Finals celebrate a momentous 30th anniversary this year. With Finals held each year on the east and west coasts, this program has produced some of the country’s top jumping riders, including McLain Ward,...

Lexington, KY - On Saturday afternoon at the L.A. International Jumping Festival (Sep 21-25), a crowd gathered on LAEC's grass Cricket Field to watch the Show Jumping phase of the demanding and prestigious Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West. When all was said and done, Demi Stiegler (Robin Stiegler and Archie Cox, trainers) led the victory gallop as champion of the 41-entry field. Demi Stiegler. Photo by Flying Horse Photography. "It was amazing!" Stiegler said...