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Bradley, Dutton, Miles and O’Connor Named to Eventing Team for Pan American Games

by Joanie Morris | 7/16/2007 2:01:00 PM

The USEF announces that the following horse and rider combinations were approved by the Executive Committee to compete on the Team at the VX Pan American Games in Rio De Janiero, Brazil. Rider and Horse (Owner) Stephen Bradley and From (Bradley and Charlotte Harris) Phillip Dutton and Truluck (Ann Jones and Shannon Stimson) Gina Miles and McKinlaigh ( Miles, Thomas Schulz and Laura Coats) Karen O’Connor and Theodore O’Connor (The Theodore O’Connor Syndicate) The following horse and rider...

World Games 2010 Foundation Names Discipline Managers for 2010 Event

by gaillardm | 3/30/2007 9:15:02 AM

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. today announced its Discipline Manager selections for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010. The following individuals have been selected after an exhaustive search process, conducted over the last few months: Discipline/Name/Hometown Driving: Susan Gilliland/Dunellen, FL USA Endurance: Art Priesz/Ivanhoe, MN USA Eventing: Jane Atkinson/Stamping Ground, KY USA Para-Equestrian: Janis Linnan/Clovis, CA USA Reining: Brad Ettleman/Denver,...

USEF Announces Replacement to Endurance Team For 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

by Jeannie Putney | 8/20/2006 3:49:44 AM

Lexington, KY —The United States Equestrian Federation® announces a change to the endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. The team is made up of five horse and rider combinations that will compete in Aachen, Germany, August 21. The endurance competition will be the lead-off event beginning at 6:00 a.m. The U.S. endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (in alphabetical order by rider) is as follows: •Kathryn Downs of Somerville, ME, riding Pygmalion, a 10-year-old...

2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Content Area Now Online at USEF.org

by Jeannie Putney | 8/10/2006 6:07:27 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) announced the newest addition to www.usef.org – the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) content area. Found online at www.usef.org/weg2006, this interactive media tool includes a description of each of the seven international disciplines that will be represented at the WEG in Aachen, Germany, August 20-September 3, as well as bios on the more than 40 U.S. athletes. The U.S. athletes range in age from 10 to 63. In addition, more...

Good News for Equestrian Fans: 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Tickets Still Available

by Sarah Evers | 7/21/2006 12:59:00 PM

Further tickets are on sale for the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, for 2006. Tickets are even available for the extremely popular dressage and show-jumping finals. Up-to-date information can be obtained at www.aachen2006.de and tickets can be ordered from the hotline +49-(0)241-917-1111. "The web details are updated several times a day, so all of the information there really is completely up-to-date," explained Michael Mronz, member and spokesman of the Organizing Committee for...

USEF Announces Endurance Team for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

by Sarah Evers | 7/21/2006 11:45:00 AM

Lexington, KY— The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. Five horse-and-rider combinations and one replacement horse were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, August 20-September 3. The endurance competition will take place on August 21. The USEF endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (in alphabetical order by rider) is as follows: -- Kathryn...

U.S. Reining Team is First to Wear New Ariat Uniforms for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

by By Jeannie Blancq Putney | 7/3/2006 9:43:00 AM

The new U.S. Equestrian Team logo found on Ariat apparel. Lexington, KY – Ariat International, the leading equestrian footwear and apparel manufacturer has created a collection of high-performance athletic gear for our nation’s top equestrian athletes that debuted last weekend at the 2006 Adequan®/USEF Open Reining Championship. Members of the newly-announced U.S. Reining Team sponsored by Adequan® were able to try on the gear and be the first team to do so. Through the newly-signed...

USEF Names World Champion, Valerie Kanavy, Chef d’Equipe for the 2006 World Equestrian Games Endurance Team

by By Maria Partlow | 6/22/2006 10:39:00 AM

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that Valerie Kanavy of Fort Valley, VA, will serve as the chef d'equipe for its 2006 World Equestrian Games Endurance Team in Aachen, Germany, this summer. Considered one of the finest endurance riders in the world, she is a two-time endurance world champion (1994 and 1998); Individual Silver medalist and Team Gold medalist at the 1996 Endurance World Championships; 2003 FEI Masters World Champion; 1999 American Horse Shows Association...

USEF Announces Short List for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team

by By Jeannie Blancq Putney | 6/22/2006 6:00:00 AM

Steffen Peters and Floriano (SusanJStickle.com ) Lexington, KY – The USEF announced today the short list of horse-and-rider combinations for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team. • Steffen Peters of San Diego, CA, riding Floriano, a 16-year-old Westphalian gelding, owned by Stephen Browning and Laurelyn Browning; • Guenter Seidel of Cardiff, CA, riding Aragon, a 14-year-old Bavarian Warmblood gelding, owned by Richard and Jane Brown; • Debbie McDonald of...

USEF Announces Vaulting Team for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

by By Jeannie Blanq Putney | 6/16/2006 2:53:00 AM

Bob Weber (Megan Benjamin has been chosen to compete in vaulting at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games as an individual and as a team member.) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the vaulting team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. Three individual men, three individual women and one team were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, August 20–September 3. The vaulting competition will take place...