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USEF Announces Team for 2006 CSIO Spruce Meadows

by Jeannie Putney | 8/31/2006 8:39:04 AM

Aachen, Germany – The United States Equestrian Federation® announces the team that will travel to Canada and compete at the 2006 CSIO Spruce Meadows, September 6-10. Selection was based on the ranking of the July 28, 2006 USEF Computer List. The riders and their horses are as follows: 1. Margie Engle of Wellington, FL and Hidden Creek’s Wapino, an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding, owned by Hidden Creek Farm 2. Molly Ashe of Wellington, FL, and Neuville, an 11-year-old Warmblood gelding, owned by...

U.S. Show Jumping Team Shares Overall Lead with Britain after Securing Second Place in Second Leg of Samsung Super League

by By Louise Parkes/FEI News and USEF Staff | 5/27/2005 5:39:00 AM

Bob Langrish (Schuyler Riley on Ilian during the Samsung Super League competition in Rome, Italy.) Samsung Super League at Rome, Italy Rome, Italy – It was another close-call head-on attack by U.S. lady riders in a near-repeat performance that ended with a strong second place finish in Rome, Friday. Together, Beezie Madden, Anne Kursinski, Schuyler Riley and Laura Kraut gave us something to cheer about again—a performance that now puts them in a face-off challenge with Great...

George Morris Leads U.S Show Jumping Team to Win First Leg of Samsung Super League at La Baule, France

by Maria Partlow | 5/6/2005 5:45:00 AM

La Baule, France - Lady riders completely dominated the first leg of the 2005 Samsung Super League nations cup series in La Baule, France today where the all-girl American side won through ahead of the British, while America's Schuyler Riley and Britain's Ellen Whitaker produced the two double-clear performances of the day. George Morris and his team now head for the second leg of the Samsung Super League series in Rome later this month full of confidence and knowing that all the effort...

Top Two Contenders Holding Steady in U.S. West Coast League Standings; Only Three West Coast Qualifiers Remain Before Selecting the West Coast Representatives for the 2005 World Cup Finals

by Sarah Lane | 2/8/2005 3:45:00 AM

Indio, CA – Richard Spooner, Joie Gatlin, and Nicole Simpson are one step closer to securing their spots as U.S. representatives from the West Coast League for the 2005 World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, April 20-24. Each separated by a mere point, Spooner stands at 63 qualifying points, Gatlin at 62, and Simpson at 61. While Spooner placed first on Hilton Flight at the $75,000 HITS Grand Prix February 6, the sixth qualifier for the West Coast League, it was actually his fourth place finish...

USEF Announces Top 12 Qualifiers for 2004 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship

by Sarah Evers | 6/23/2004 12:00:00 AM

USEF is pleased to announce the top twelve qualified horse/rider combinations for the 2004 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship to be held July 8 – 11, 2004 and hosted by Pebble Beach Dressage & CDI 3* in Pebble Beach, California. This event, now in its eighth year, showcases some of the most talented young dressage riders in the country today. For the first time, this official USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian Event is sponsored by Collecting Gaits Farm, the Dutta Corporation, and Performance...

Athlete Summit to Address Show Jumping High Performance Plan 2005-2008

by Ben Sledge | 5/5/2004 12:00:00 AM

The 2004 Athlete Summit will be held at 4 PM in the VIP Tent at the Showpark Ranch and Coast Horse Show, Del Mar, California, on Wednesday, May 12, 2004. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 2005/08 Show Jumping High Performance Plan (HPP), which the U. S. Equestrian Federation must submit to the U.S. Olympic Committee by the end of this summer. This is the athletes’ opportunity to have meaningful input into discussions on this topic. The HPP is a strategic plan for winning medals at...

Alliston and Ebay Win 2022 USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship Title

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/6/2022 10:50:00 AM

Kalispell, Mont. – The $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday at the United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) at Rebecca Farm. The Advanced division also served as the USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship, and Helen Alliston and Ebay earned the national champion title as well as the legendary Jack Le Goff Trophy. Helen Alliston and Ebay (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

US Equestrian Names Short List for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 U.S. Vaulting Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/25/2018 11:10:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named 26 athletes to the U.S. Vaulting Team short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Following a series of selection trials held at competitions across the country from April through July, the following athletes in the individual female, individual male, pas de deux, and squad divisions were recommended to the US Equestrian Board of Directors for consideration to be named to the Nominated Entry List. Individual Female The following...

U.S. Show Jumping Development Team Shows Tenacity, Gets Bronze in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO3* Lisbon

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/1/2018 8:39:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Show Jumping Development Team culminated their tour in Europe at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO3* Lisbon. Following solid performances at CSI2* Madrid, Spain, two weeks ago, Chef d'Equipe Anne Kursinski guided the team of Taylor Alexander and Ryanair de Riverland, Zazou Hoffman and Samson II, Alise Oken and Hitchcock VD Broekkant, and Andrew Ramsay and California 62 to a bronze medal. All athletes, aside from Oken, were competing in their first senior...

Three U.S. Athletes Finish in Top 20 at 2016 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/4/2016 9:55:26 PM

Stamford, England – A world-class field of 71 combinations competed in the 2016 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, including five U.S. combinations. At the end of Sunday’s show jumping phase, Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant recipient Phillip Dutton as well as Holly Payne-Caravella and Elisa Wallace finished in the top 20 of the field after four grueling days of competition. Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive (RedBayStock.com) Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Ann Jones and...