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Roxanne Trunnell Takes Gold in FEI Grade I Individual Test as U.S. Para Dressage Team Looks Ahead to the Start of Team Competition Tomorrow

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/27/2021 11:47:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team saw its two remaining combinations in Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton and Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel make their way down the centerline for the FEI Individual Grade Tests at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan. Trunnell and Dolton went early in the order in Grade I competition and received an 81.464 percent from the judging panel, securing the first individual gold medal for the team since the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. Hart and El Corona...

Laura Kraut Leads GCT Rankings Heading into Doha Next Weekend

by Global Champions Tour Press Office | 11/12/2013 3:44:37 PM

The coveted championship trophy in Doha Doha, Qatar - Nine out of the top 11 ranked riders on the Longines Global Champions Tour are in with a chance to be crowned 2013 Champion in what promises to be an end of season cliffhanger in Qatar. The scramble for maximum points at the 12th and final leg of this year’s series will be intense. Expect ruthless determination from riders at the top of the ranking who are still eligible for the most prestigious prize in show jumping. After 11 events...

Deadline to Purchase a Breeding to a Top Paso Fino Stallion for Half Price Ends March 1

by By Al Berry | 2/27/2008 2:20:00 PM

The Paso Fino Stallion Service Auction (SSA) is a program that runs in conjunction with the Breeder's Sweepstakes program. These programs are driven by generous donations by Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) members of breeding services to their stallions. The PFHA then manages the auction of these services to members that are interested in breeding their mares to these stallions. The resulting fees paid by the buyers of the breedings become the purse to be paid at the Breeder's Sweepstakes...

U.S. Para Dressage Team Passes First Horse Inspection and Prepares for First Day of Competition at Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/25/2021 6:10:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team presented their horses for the First Horse Inspection of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 before the Ground Jury of Anne Praine (FRA), Sarah Leitch (GBR), Katherine Lucheschi (ITA), Sue Cunningham (AUS), Kjell Myhre (NOR), Jeannette Wolfs (NED), Marc Urban (BEL), and President Marco Orsini (GER) at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan. All four horses passed the inspection as the team looks ahead to their first day of competition tomorrow, Thursday,...

US Equestrian Extending Submission Period for Expressions of Interest for Endurance Recognized Affiliate

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/27/2020 12:01:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Due to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extreme disruption to business this has caused, US Equestrian (USEF) is extending the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOI) from those organizations interested in being considered for designation as a USEF Recognized Affiliate for the international discipline of Endurance. Through its announcement released Monday, March 16 2020, USEF opened the submission period which was originally established...

USET Foundation Supports US Equestrian High-Performance Programs with Spring Soirée

by United Stated Equestrian Team Foundation | 4/10/2019 8:07:00 AM

Rancho Santa Fe, CA – April 8, 2019 – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced today it will host a fundraising event at the beautiful Pomponio Ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, California on Friday, April 26, 2019. Dubbed the Spring Soirée, the evening fundraiser will benefit the US Equestrian High Performance programs and give attendees the opportunity to bid on unique silent and live auction items and experiences. Purchase tickets here . The USET Foundation...

Spooner and Cristallo Make it a Monaco Triple in Monte Carlo as GCT Rankings Race Tightens

by Longines GCT Press Office | 6/30/2013 7:48:57 AM

Richard Spooner and Cristallo (Stefano Grasso/Longines GLobal Champions Tour) Monte Carlo, Monaco - Richard Spooner and Cristallo electrified Monte-Carlo Saturday night winning the Riviera Grand Prix for the third time in a record triple. In a spectacular jump off in front of a full house the US rider left William Funnell on Billy Congo in second place and Edwina Tops-Alexander on Guccio in third and shook up the ranking for the 2013 Longines Global Champions Tour series. In a dramatic shift,...

USEF Announces New Ranking List and Criteria for High Performance Dressage

by severs | 3/13/2008 10:11:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The USEF Dressage High Performance Committee is introducing a new 12-Month Grand Prix Ranking List for the 2008 competition year. This new ranking list format will track all U.S. horse/rider combinations competing at the FEI Grand Prix level at any CDI, as well as the 2007 High Performance qualifying competitions, and insures a more accurate reflection of the current top competitors. The 12-Month Grand Prix Ranking List will be maintained by USEF staff and will report all FEI...

2008 FEI Endurance World Rankings Now Available

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 2/22/2008 9:59:00 AM

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is happy to announce that the new 2008 FEI World Rankings are now available online at www.fei.org/Disciplines/Endurance/Results/Pages/Rankings.aspx . Following several requests to the FEI, two new rankings for 2008 have been created. These rankings are: • 2008 Open Horse World Endurance Ranking • 2008 Junior/Young Rider Horse World Endurance Ranking These rankings highlight the performances of horses, and the points gained within FEI competition...

Rolex Becomes the Title Sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings

by By Malina Gueorgueiv | 7/19/2007 9:25:00 AM

The FEI is proud to announce that as of July 2007, Rolex will become the title sponsor of the FEI World Jumping Rankings, which will henceforth be known as the Rolex Rankings. This is the fourth FEI activity to which Rolex has lent its generous support after the television magazine FEI Equestrian World , the 2007 FEI World Cup™ Jumping and Dressage Finals in Las Vegas and the FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Western European League and the Final, beginning in October 2007. The FEI would like...