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NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Shows Strong Individual Finishes at FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/23/2018 6:04:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – On the final day of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team showed their strength and depth with all four riders finishing in the top-16 of the FEI World Jumping Individual Championship. The team’s top finisher was McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) on Clinta, an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare he owns with Sagamore Farm. They just missed the medal podium, placing fourth.. Ward with Clinta (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Ward...

Laura Graves and Verdades Take Home Silver in the Grand Prix Special at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/14/2018 8:09:00 PM

Laura Graves, Isabell Werth, Charlotte Dujardin (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, N.C. – It was a historic moment for U.S. dressage as Laura Graves and Verdades were awarded the individual silver medal after a stellar performance in the Grand Prix Special at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 with a score of 81.717 percent. This accomplishment by Graves and Verdades is the first individual silver medal to be awarded to a U.S. dressage rider at a global...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Secures Olympic Qualification and Silver Medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/13/2018 9:31:00 PM

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, N.C. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team secured the U.S. team Olympic qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and earned the team silver medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Thursday following the conclusion of the Grand Prix. The team of Olympic veterans, Adrienne Lyle and Salvino, Laura Graves and Verdades, Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, and Steffen Peters...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Sits in Bronze-Medal Position Following Day One Competition at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/12/2018 10:31:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The first two combinations of The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, set the tone for the U.S. team competition in the U.S. Trust Arena at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Wednesday. Adrienne Lyle with Salvino and Steffen Peters with Suppenkasper produced two bold tests on the first day of competition, earning individual scores of 74.891 percent and 73.494 percent, respectively, placing the U.S. team in...

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...

Jump-offs Determine Wins for Saad Vega and Ruziska in USHJA North American Show Jumping Individual Farewell Competitions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/4/2018 4:40:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. – Several athletes concluded their 2018 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North experience by competing in the USHJA North American Show Jumping Individual Farewell Competitions on Saturday, August 4. Mexico’s Camila Saad Vega and Doncella Granith Chief topped the children’s class while Zone 3’s Barbara Ruziska and Elonie earned the blue ribbon in the combined junior and young rider class. USHJA North...

Horse Inspections Initiate the North American Youth Show Jumping Championships presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communicaitons Department | 8/1/2018 7:22:00 PM

Photo credit Taylor Pence/US Equestrian North Salem, N.Y. – The North American Youth Show Jumping Championships presented by the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), part of the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North, began on Wednesday, August 1 with the horse inspections. A total of 87 athletes and their equine partners across the children’s, junior, and young rider divisions presented their horses to the ground jury...

Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North Underway with First Horse Inspection

by Jump Media | 7/31/2018 6:13:00 PM

North Salem, NY - Competition is underway at the Adequan®/FEI North American YouthChampionships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Young Rider dressage competitors from the United States and Canada participated in the first horse inspection, with all 28 horses passing the Ground Jury’s inspection. Ava MacCoubrey and Ritter Benno ( SusanJStickle.com ) They ride their Team Test to decide the team medals on Wednesday, August 1. Junior dressage riders...

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...