From: Jennifer Wood for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Wood of Phelps Media Group, Inc. International at (561) 753-3389 or at [email protected] WEB SITE: Phelps Media Group, Inc. International Press Releases are available for download at https://www.phelpsmediagroup.com Gladstone, NJ – January 16, 2007 – At the 2007 United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET Foundation) Annual Meeting, held January 12 in Louisville, KY, it was announced...

In somewhat of a renaissance, the French stormed to victory in the third leg of the Samsung Super League with FEI series in Rome, Italy today and while the Germans maintain the lead at the head of the table, their advantage has been significantly reduced after a disappointing performance at the Italian fixture. Finishing joint-fifth along with Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Holland, Germany only collected 1.5 points but the Americans, who shared second place with the much-fancied British, added...

Robyn Fisher, 26, of Topanga, CA, was the wire-to-wire winner of the FEI World Cup Qualifier (CIC***-W) at Galway Downs, CA, on April 2, on her 11-year-old Holsteiner Thoroughbred gelding, Le Samurai, with a score of 75.6. Fisher finished each of the three days as the top rider in dressage, cross-country and jumping. She also won the CIC** on Lady Calido, a 10-year-old Holsteiner, and received prize money totaling more than $6,000 for winning both classes. "I had a great day," said Fisher, who...

Lexington, KY – Following the completion of the USEF Selection Trials on Saturday, the United States Equestrian Federation today announced the ten horse and rider combinations on the short list for the U.S show jumping team to compete at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany this August. According to the selection procedures, the top six finishers from the Selection Trials are placed on the short list along with four subjective horse and rider combinations recommended by the USEF...

2004 Olympic Show Jumping Gold Medalists: McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, Chris Kappler and Peter Wylde. (Photo by Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, FL – It was a perfect star spangled afternoon in the Internationale Arena at the Palm Beach Polo and Equestrian Club as Silver turned to Gold when the 2004 Olympic Team Gold medals were awarded to the United States Show Jumping Team. The 2004 Athens Olympic team of Peter Wylde, residing in Maastricht, The Netherlands; McLain Ward of...

Lexington, KY – The following horse and rider combinations have been named to the United States Equestrian Federation 2006 Eventing Winter Training List for the period of January 15, 2006 through March 26, 2006: East Coast Stuart Black of Bluemont, VA, with Fleeceworks Starlight Stephen Bradley of Leesburg, VA, with Brandenburg’s Joshua Stephen Bradley of Leesburg, VA, with From Darren Chiacchia of Springville, NY, with Windfall 2 Will Coleman of Gordonsville, VA, with Second Hope...

Devon, PA – The 2005 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship returned to the East Coast for another exciting showcase of some of America’s most talented young dressage riders, hosted by Dressage at Devon CDI 3*/Y in Devon, Pennsylvania, September 27 through October 2. Three teams of four riders, from 14 to 18-years-old and from all parts of the country, competed over the course of three days in the FEI Junior Tests. Scores from both the Team and Individual Tests were averaged to...

Lexington, KY – After the excitement of being in the Bronze Medal position after the dressage phase in the three-phased 2005 FEI World Driving Championship Pairs in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, fate turned the other way for a moment, leaving the U.S. Driving Team to finish seventh out of 18 teams competing. Combining penalty scores from the dressage, cones and marathon phases, Austria’s home team was destined to win, with a final score of 248.58. “We put on a really good...

The CN North American Young Riders’ Championships (NAYRC), presented by Adequan®, is proud to announce an impressive list of officials who will preside over the 2005 competition, which takes place July 26-31 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. The elite panel of judges and stewards was chosen based on their respected positions in the equestrian sports world, as well as their commitment to the NAYRC, a premier competition for young riders, ages 16-21. Young equestrians come from the...

Show jumping legend Margie Goldstein-Engle galloped away with the blue ribbon in the $75,000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson II. The 2000 Olympic veteran, and eight-time American Grand Prix Association Rider of the Year thrilled the Sunday crowd aboard Hidden Creek's Wapino, a 17.2 hand nine-year-old Westfalian gelding. "I've been riding him at the grand prix level for a little over a year now. We had some wins in Florida, but this is the biggest in terms of money won," she...