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U.S. Endurance Embarks on Mission for Team Finish at FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/11/2018 8:37:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The U.S. Endurance Team will use the home atmosphere and familiar terrain to their advantage when they mount up in quest for a team finish at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Led by Chef d’Equipe Mark Dial, the team of Gwen Hall, Cameron Holzer, Kelsey Russell, and Cheryl Van Deusen will set out on the five-loop, 100-mile test on Wednesday, September 12, at 6:30 a.m. EDT. The course will start and finish on the Tryon International Equestrian...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Out to Take Back Podium in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Calgary

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/7/2018 3:47:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will look to defend their 2017 gold medal when they compete at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Calgary, part of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, on Saturday, September 8. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland turns to the team of Lucy Deslauriers, Zazou Hoffman, Beezie Madden, and Andrew Welles for a strong Nations Cup appearance. The U.S. has drawn seventh in the order of nine teams with Welles and Brindis Bogibo...

Day Three of 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Crowns Tosh and Bit of Love Champions of Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Noelle Wolf Stables, LLC; Medium Green Hunter Pony Championships Presented by Sallee Horse Vans, Large Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Triple Crown Feed, and Pony Jumper National Championships Get Underway

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/9/2018 11:05:00 PM

Takacs and Galianna Take the Lead in the Medium Green Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans on Day Three of 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Samantha Takacs and Galianna (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) Thirteen-year-old Samantha Takacs (Oldwick, N.J.) and Galianna, Kim Wolf’s nine-year-old German Riding Pony mare, lead the Medium Green Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans following the first two phases at the 2018 USEF...

NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team Places Third in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ The Netherlands

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 6/24/2018 2:57:00 PM

Rotterdam, The Netherlands - The NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team placed third in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Netherlands on Sunday, June 24, at the CHIO Rotterdam. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland led the team of Beezie Madden and Breitling LS, Adrienne Sternlicht and Cristalline, Laura Kraut and Zeremonie, and McLain Ward and Clinta. “We come in expecting to medal and hoping to win, and of course it doesn’t always work out that way,” said Chef...

U.S. Show Jumping Development Team Ready to Shine in FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO3* Lisbon

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/31/2018 5:24:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . – The U.S. Show Jumping Development Team is primed to compete in Friday’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO3* Lisbon with the help of Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski. 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 prepared for the Nations Cup by competing at CSI2* Madrid, Spain, from May 18-20. The U.S. will compete sixth in the order of 12 teams. Meet...

Excellent Cross Country Effort Launches Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team to Silver in FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/27/2018 4:17:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – It was a Cinderella story for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the 2018 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain. The team comprising Katherine Coleman and 2018 Karen Stives Endowment Fund Grant recipients Caroline Martin and Hallie Coon clinched the silver medal under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law with a score of 109.1 during the second leg of the 2018 FEI Nations Cup series. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team won the silver medal in the FEI...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Secures Gold Medal at FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media LLC | 3/29/2018 10:03:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team made their 2018 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ debut and took the gold medal at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA on Thursday at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The team consisted of Ashley Holzer (New York City, N.Y.), Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Haymarket, Va.), Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, Idaho), and Sabine Schut-Kery (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), and was led by Chef d’Equipe...

St. Jacques and Swani Capture Grand Champion Titles at 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast

by HITS Horse Shows/US Equestrian | 8/2/2017 6:43:00 PM

Saugerties, N.Y. - The 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, August 1, following two days of competition in Saugerties, N.Y., at HITS-on-the-Hudson. More than 178 of the country’s top juniors headed to the Championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel made up of Ralph Caristo, Todd Karn, and Keri Kampsen over the Rian Beals-designed Classic Round course and Handy Hunter course, both of which counted for 40% of the...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Begins Summer in Europe at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Sopot

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/8/2017 3:50:00 PM

Sopot, Poland – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team makes the first of four stops on its summer European Nations Cup schedule at FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Sopot, June 8-11. The U.S. team for Sopot is a mix of seasoned Nations Cup competitors and up-and-coming athletes who are relatively new to the added pressure of team competition. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, Chloe Reid, and Paris Sellon has drawn 10th in the order of...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/21/2016 4:15:39 PM

The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final at CSIO5* Barcelona will take place September 22-25. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team The U.S. has drawn 13th in the order of 18 nations and will ride in the following order: Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) and The Ohlala Group’s Ohlala, a 2004 Swedish Warmblood mare Audrey Coulter (San Francisco, Calif.) and Copernicus Stables, LLC’s Capital Colnardo, a 2005 Holsteiner stallion Lucy Davis...