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US Equestrian Announces Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Endurance World Championship

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/8/2021 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2021 Longines FEI Endurance World Championship, scheduled to take place May 21-22 at San Rossore, Pisa, Italy. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Endurance Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karen Binns-DiCamillo (Las Cruces, N.M.) and RGS Ragnar Ze Monarch , her own 2009 Arabian gelding Holly Corcoran (Stroudsburg, Pa.) and Poete , her...

U.S. Vaulters Ready for Competition at Aachen CVIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 6/19/2013 12:45:28 PM

Alicen Divita (Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - The U.S. effort at the 2013 CHIO Aachen kicks off Friday as vaulters take center stage at the historic German venue. The United States will be represented by six athletes across three divisions in CVIO3* competition held June 20-23. Alicen Divita, Elizabeth Ioannou, and Mary Garrett will look to earn top Individual Female honors, while in Individual Male competition Kristian Roberts is the sole U.S. representative. In Pas de Deux competition,...

USEF Names Jumping Team for CSIO-W Buenos Aires

by USEF Communications Department | 10/2/2012 1:08:10 PM

Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete/horse combinations to represent the U.S. at CSIO-W Buenos Aires in Argentina. This CSIO will take place November 6-11, 2012. The United States will be represented by the following combinations: Charlie Jacobs (Boston, MA) on CMJ Sporthorse’s Flaming Star and Deeridge Farms’ Leap of Joy. Flaming Star is a 13-year-old Irish gelding Leap of Joy is an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Quentin Judge...

California Riders Show Why They Are "Best in the Country" at Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI*/Y/J

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Manag | 2/28/2011 2:31:00 PM

California's Steffen Peters with his new star "Weltino's Magic". (Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler.) Burbank, CA - Riders who dream of competing at the Pan American Games began their quest at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI*/Y/J in Burbank, CA, February 24-27, 2011. As the first official qualifying competition on the West Coast, horses and riders vied for scores in front of FEI judges Jayne Ayers ("I" USA), Natalie Lamping ("I" USA), and Lorraine MacDonald ("I" CAN). In addition, this competition...

Interagro Lusitano Trainer Pia Aragão to Compete at Florida Winter Dressage Shows

by Johnny Robb/JRPR, Inc. | 1/14/2011 4:53:00 PM

Wellington, FL - Interagro Lusitanos of Brazil, the largest Lusitano export and breeding operation in the world, is pleased to announce that their head trainer, Pia Aragão, will be competing at the Florida winter dressage shows. Aragão will compete horses from Interagro Lusitanos, including several horses that will be taking part in the 2011 Lusitano Collection International Horse Auction in Wellington on February 23–26. Aragão and her horses will be arriving in Florida in late January. “I will...

Showplace Spring Spectacular I Wrap-Up

by By Phelps Media Group | 6/16/2010 3:55:00 PM

Photo by Lauren Fisher/PMG (Lisa Goldman and Morocco won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/AO Jumper Classic.) It was a fantastic day for 21-year-old Denise Wilson of Oconomowoc, WI, and Blue Gate Farm LLC's Life is Life 15 when the pair raced to victory in Saturday afternoon's $30,000 Showplace Productions Grand Prix. Held in the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, the grand prix was the first of three in the 2010 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show...

Information on Tickets for the Equestrian Events of the 2008 Olympic Games

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 1/30/2008 4:03:00 PM

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is frequently being approached with questions on tickets for members of the public interested in attending the equestrian events of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad taking place in Hong Kong from August 9-21, 2008. Please be informed that the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) is responsible for the allocation of over seven million tickets for the 2008 Olympic Games, including those for the 2008 Olympic Equestrian...

NetJets U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Eleventh in First Round of Team Competition, Narrowly Missing Qualification for Team Final

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/11/2022 6:57:00 PM

Herning, Denmark – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team concluded team competition today in the Agria FEI World Jumping Championships in eleventh place, just missing out on qualification for round two of team competition, which will be held tomorrow under the lights in Stuterri ASK Stadium. Only the top ten teams from Round I qualified to move forward to tomorrow’s final, with McLain Ward and Contagious, as well as Brian Moggre and Balou du Reventon, moving forward as individual...

North American Team Claims Gold in 2022 FEI Youth Equestrian Games Team Final

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 6/30/2022 3:20:00 PM

Aachen, Germany - The North American Team participating in the 2022 FEI Youth Equestrian Games Team Final secured a podium finish in today’s Team Final, taking the gold medal in the two-round competition hosted over two consecutive days. The team featured strong rides from U.S. athlete representative Mimi Gochman (New York, N.Y.), Xaviera Maurer Buch (MEX), Shannon Grubba (CRI), Gabriela Maradiaga (HON), and Carlos Andres Meany Morataya (GTM). The team was led by Chef d’Equipe DiAnn...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes for the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals™ for Dressage, Jumping, and Vaulting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/28/2022 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. in dressage, jumping, and vaulting at the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals. The Finals will be held in Leipzig, Germany, April 6-10, 2022. U.S. Dressage The following athletes/horse combinations will represent U.S. Dressage and are listed in alphabetical order: Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia la Douce , her own 2007 Hanoverian mare Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) and Havanna 145 , a...