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The Dutta Corporation Offers Special Prize to Winner of Fair Hill International CCI*** FREE Transportation to Any European Three-Star Event for Winning Horse-Rider Combination

by Classic Communications | 9/25/2014 5:19:07 PM

Fair Hill, MD - The Dutta Corporation, a leading international horse transportation company and title sponsor of The Fair Hill International, is generously donating a special prize for the winner of this year's Three-Star Championship. For the second year in a row, the winning horse-rider combination of the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI*** will receive FREE round trip air transportation to any European three-star event of their choosing. The Dutta Corporation is the Official...

Smitten Wins Small Green Hunter Championship at Pony Finals

by USEF Communications Department | 8/7/2014 8:13:22 AM

Sophia Calamari and Smitten (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Sophia Calamari (New Milford, Pa.) won the Small Green Hunter Pony Championship Wednesday at the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans with her own Smitten, completing the competition with a phenomenal overall score of 1011.50. She and the six-year-old Welsh pony cross-bred gelding garnered second place in the Over Fences phase with a score of 249.75, while on Tuesday they earned 260.00 in the Model...

U.S. Stands Sixth after Dressage at 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships

by Helen Murray | 11/1/2013 2:05:16 PM

Pau, France - At the conclusion of the first phase of the 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships, the United States stands in sixth place on a total of 158.60. On Friday, the Single Pony competitors went to task before the Ground Jury of Klaus Christ, Anne-Marie Turbe, Diana Brownlie, and Dot Wilcoxson. Tracey Morgan (Mary Phelps-phelpsphotos.com) On the second day of the driven dressage the United Sates was represented by Tracey Morgan and Paul Maye. Morgan (Beallsville, Md.) drove her own...

Cathleen Driscoll Wins NAL Adult Jumper Final

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/19/2013 10:55:52 PM

Cathleen Driscoll and FOREVER BLUE (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa . - Cathleen Driscoll, of Elk Mills, MD, and FOREVER BLUE, won the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Jumper Final, presented by SmartPak, today at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Only nine competitors made it through to the jump-off out of 28 starters, and Driscoll and her 7 year old mare were the only pair to produce a second clear round, stopping the clock in 33.707 seconds. Ericka Caslin and her own RIOLETTO,...

The Dressage Foundation Awards Continuing Education Grants To Seven Dressage Instructors

by The Dressage Foundation | 8/21/2013 11:03:43 AM

The Dressage Foundation's Continuing Education for Dressage Instructors Fund, established by Maryal Barnett, has awarded grants to seven individuals to attend the United States Dressage Federation's Instructor Certification Program. Erin Sweeney (Gordonsville, VA), Bonnie Walker (San Diego, CA), Susan Springsteen (Uwchland, PA), Marilyn Rickman (Sonora, CA), Wendy Rhea (Wilton, CA), Tiffany Bragdell (Colora, MD), and Emme Johnston (Snow Camp, NC) each received a $1,000 grant to further...

Three U.S. Competitors Complete 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

by USEF Communications Department | 5/6/2013 2:55:27 PM

Lexington, KY - The 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials came to an exciting conclusion Monday with the final show jumping phase. The CCI4* held annually in Gloucestershire, Great Britain boasted one of the strongest fields outside of championship competition. It was New Zealand’s Jonathan Paget and Frances Stead’s Clifton Promise who collected the winner’s spoils in their first attempt at the prestigious competition; they finished on their dressage score of 39.7....

U.S. Team Finishes Fourth and Sleeper 11th as an Individual at the Longines FEI World Endurance Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/26/2012 3:12:41 PM

Meg Sleeper and Syrocco Reveille on race day (Merri Melde-Endurance.net) Newmarket, UK – Saturday, August 25 started out pleasant at Euston Park, but throughout the day the weather deteriorated into heavy downpours and severe thunderstorms. Due to the extreme weather, officials had to call the race off for the safety of the horses and riders. In an unusual finish to an endurance race, several riders were placed based on the position they were in at the time that the race was called, but...

Ponies Descend on Kentucky Horse Park for 2012 US Pony Finals

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/7/2012 9:02:06 PM

The Kentucky Horse Park Welcomes Pint-sized Mounts to a Fierce Competition Tomorrow begins the Green Pony Hunters Over Fences, Medium Ponies Compete in the Under Saddle Phase Lexington, KY – August 7, 2012 – The Walnut Ring was alive with families and friends supporting young competitors and their pony mounts, as the 2012 US Pony Finals and the US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans got underway with its first day at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today, the top...

Donald V. Little Tribute to be Held on Friday, March 16

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2012 1:00:00 PM

Donald V. Little (M Doucette Photography) Wellington, FL - A tribute to Donald V. Little will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Friday, March 16. Doors of the International Club Tent open at 7 p.m. and the ceremony will start at 7:30 p.m. in the International Arena. The tribute will highlight Don's remarkable life in the equestrian worlds of polo, field hunting, show jumping and thoroughbred racing. Everyone is welcome to attend the Donald V. Little Tribute....

Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI-W - Day One

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 2/25/2012 9:00:00 AM

Steffen Peters and "Legolas" made their international competition debut a winning one. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast riders began their journeys toward qualification for the Olympic Games today in Burbank, CA as part of the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J. Contesting the FEI Grand Prix Test, a very competitive field of eleven international riders and horses impressed the FEI judges Jean-Michele Roudier (5* FRA), Linda Zang (5* USA), Cara Whitham (5* CAN), Eddy de Wolff (4*...