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US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/6/2018 7:40:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The competition is part of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, running July 13-22. This event serves as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place Sept. 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. A list of the designated...

US Equestrian Names The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Germany

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/29/2018 12:05:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named four athlete-and-horse combinations for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany and four combinations for the CDI4* at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, July 17-22, 2018. The Nations Cup CDIO5* and CDI4* will serve as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place Sept. 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. An additional...

Para-Equestrian Dressage Athletes Selected for the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Invitational Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/6/2018 2:03:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that 10 athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to compete at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Invitational Event from July 6-8, 2018. Hosted by Wheatland Farm in Purcellville, Va., the invitational event serves as an opportunity for combinations to qualify for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG). The selectors, in consultation with the USEF Para-Equestrian High Performance Consultant, Chef...

US Equestrian Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Headquarters

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/11/2018 11:47:00 AM

Rendering of the new US Equestrian headquarters (Courtesy of integrity/Architecture) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 11, ushering in the construction of its new 35,000 square-foot office building at the Kentucky Horse Park. The new, two-story headquarters will replace the office space US Equestrian currently leases at the Kentucky Horse Park from the USA Equestrian Trust, Inc., with the lease expiring at the end of 2019. At the ceremony,...

Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship Rewards Top U.S. Athlete in Kentucky

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/25/2018 4:00:00 PM

This year’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (LRK3DE) marks the 21st edition of North America’s only four-star event. When the event first began hosting a four-star level competition in 1998, a new US Equestrian (USEF) national championship was also created to recognize the achievements of U.S. athletes. The Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship title goes to the highest-placed U.S. athlete in the LRK3DE. Phillip Dutton and Mr. Medicott were the 2017 USEF CCI4*...

Land Rover Discovery Lease Offered as Top Prize at the 2018 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Jaguar Land Rover/Equestrian Events, Inc.l/US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/12/2018 8:54:00 AM

(MAHWAH, NJ) - The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY April 26-29, 2018, is set to be the biggest edition yet. After 5 years as the presenting sponsor of the event, and a principal partner of US Equestrian for the past 8 years, Land Rover will assume the role of title sponsor. Tagged as the ‘Best Weekend all Year,’ the Land Rover brand will enhance the Kentucky Three-Day Event with new consumer activations for the entire...

U.S. Para-Dressage Athlete Annie Peavy Named a Finalist for AAU James E. Sullivan Award – Vote Today!

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/23/2018 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is proud to announce U.S. para-dressage athlete, Angela “Annie” Peavy (Wellington, Fla.) as a finalist for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) James E. Sullivan Award to an outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Photo credit: Taylor Pence This prestigious award has recognized the nation’s top amateur athletes annually since 1888, with the likes of famed Olympians Carl Lewis (1981), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986), Michael Phelps (2003),...

NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team Seventh in Competitive $150,000 FEI Nations Cup™ at CSIO4* Wellington

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media LLC | 3/3/2018 8:24:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. - The NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team of Lillie Keenan on Fibonacci 17, Beezie Madden riding Breitling LS, Adrienne Sternlicht on Cristalline, and Catherine Tyree riding Bokai, finished seventh in the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup™, presented by U.S. Trust/Bank of America Merrill Lynch, at CSIO4* Wellington on Saturday, March 3. The pathfinders for the U.S., Keenan (New York, N.Y.) and Fibonacci 17 owned by Chansonette Farm, LLC, finished the first round with 12 faults for...

US Equestrian Annual Meeting Coverage Highlights

by Glenye Cain Oakford | 1/16/2018 3:00:00 PM

Keep up to date on the Annual Meeting with coverage in our daily Annual Meeting Reports, which will hit your email inbox every day during the Jan. 17-20 meeting in Lexington, Ky. Check out this year’s complete Annual Meeting schedule here (all times are Eastern). Highlights include Live streams. On Thursday, Jan. 18, USEF Network will stream both the General Session (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and the Pegasus Awards (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.). New: Competition and Member Summit . This new forum...

Ariat Expands Partnership with US Equestrian

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/16/2018 8:59:00 AM

Union City, Calif. — Ariat International , the leader in innovative equestrian footwear and apparel, announces an expanded partnership with the US Equestrian Federation (USEF). Starting in 2018, Ariat will be the official footwear and apparel partner of the USEF and will outfit the nation’s top equestrian athletes in team competition. An additional component of this partnership is an exclusive offering of U.S. team apparel available for purchase through USEF and Ariat retail...