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Fenney to the Finish! Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano win the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper

by Hits Shows | 9/1/2010 12:00:00 PM

HITS' Holly Bachor and Joe Calcagno, alongside Mike McCormick, presented the awards to Tracy Fenney (© ESI Photography) SAUGERTIES, NY (August 31, 2010) -- Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm, captured Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to highlight the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas and MTM Centano were one of 25 horse-and-rider combinations to ride the course designed by Doug...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 6/22/2010 4:53:00 PM

Candice King and Skara Glen's Davos (Erin Cowgill) Dressage In Quebec, Canada at the Parc Equestre de Blainville, the Dressage at Blainville CDI3* took place, showcasing world-class dressage talent from all across North America. In the Grand Prix, Lauren Sammis and Sagacious HF finished with a score of 66.596% to leave them second, just behind winner Victoria Winter (CAN) who scored 66.681% aboard Proton. Sammis and Sagacious HF debuted their new Yanni themed freestyle, scoring a 73.20%, once...

Kristi Nunnink Corners the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by By John Strassburger | 11/2/2009 1:18:00 PM

Kristi Nunnink and Corner Street ended the CCI** at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event the same way they started it—in first place. With her three closest competitors less than two points behind her as show jumping, the event's final phase, got under way, it looked as if Nunnink and the 10-year-old gelding would have to be absolutely perfect. But third-placed Tamra Smith dislodged two rails on Bubbles At Bricky before second-placed David Koss lowered three rails with Look...

U.S. Dressage Young Rider Team Clinches Strong Individual Results at Future Champions CDIOY Hagen

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/18/2023 6:00:00 PM

Hagen, Germany – After the U.S. Dressage Young Rider Team earned bronze in the Future Champions CDIOY Hagen Nations Cup earlier in the week, they added solid rides in Friday’s CDIOY FEI Young Rider Individual Test and Sunday’s CDIOY FEI Young Rider Freestyle. Chef d’Equipe George Williams guided Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl, Erin Nichols and Elian Royale, and Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady as they closed out the event. The top U.S. individual result was Simonson and Son...

Dressage Phase Concludes at The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship and USEF Eventing Young Rider Championship presented by USEA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/11/2022 8:00:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The dressage phase concluded on Friday for The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship and USEF Eventing Young Rider Championship presented by USEA (YRC). Competition at The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event ran under a revised schedule due to projected rainfall amounts, with the jumping and cross-country phases reorganized to ensure safe footing conditions. Dressage went ahead as planned, however, and competitors have good weather to look...

Whitaker and Conway Earn Individual Gold at North American Youth Championships in Pre-Junior and Children’s Categories

by Tori Bilas | 8/13/2022 8:00:00 PM

Jumping athletes were put to the ultimate test Saturday as they competed for individual honors in the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping, presented by USHJA. Over two rounds, the Children’s and Pre-Juniors attempted to record clear efforts to their overall scores and emerge on the podium. In the Children’s, Rylynn Conway (Zone 2 – Fair Haven, N.J.) took the gold medal after a tiebreaking jump-off, while in the Pre-Junior category, Lawson Whitaker...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Team for 2022 Mustang Corp. FEI World Vaulting Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/21/2022 8:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. Vaulting Team in Individual, Pas de Deux, and Squad competition at the Mustang Corp. FEI World Vaulting Championship in Herning, Denmark, August 6-10, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Arntsen and Team Leader Michelle McQueen. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Vaulting Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Individual Female Tessa Divita (Portola...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Finishes Fifth Overall at CHIO Aachen SAP CCIO4*-S

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 7/2/2022 1:29:00 PM

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team finished fifth overall after two days of competition at CHIO Aachen in the SAP CCIO4*-S, completing on a final team score of 158.4 penalties. Both the dressage and jumping phases finished yesterday, with cross-country as the highlight phase of the day on Saturday. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello. Will Coleman & Off The Record ©TaylorPence/US Equestrian “There were some really good moments for us to...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Holds Third Place in Standings Heading into Cross-Country in SAP Cup CCIO4*-S

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 7/1/2022 6:54:00 PM

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team finished a competitive day of two phases at CHIO Aachen in the SAP Cup CCIO4*-S sitting in third place heading into the final phase tomorrow. All four combinations contested dressage earlier this morning, with the stadium phase taking place in the evening in the main stadium with cross-country set to begin tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. GMT+2. Buck Davidson & Carlevo ©ShannonBrinkmanPhotography The team was led by Sydney Elliott...

Hannah Hoch and Shariva Claim Individual Gold in Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2021 9:36:00 PM

Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper Individual National Championship podium: gold to Hannah Hoch (center), silver to Natalie Jayne (left), and bronze to Taylor Kraft (right) (Andrew Ryback Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. – The Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships came to its conclusion on Saturday evening with the individual medals determined by a solid, technical track designed by Manuel Esparza (MEX). Twenty-three combinations returned for Phase III, the $10,000 Neue...