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Olivia Sweetnam and Ina Lead After Individual Championship Phase I of 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/13/2023 7:00:00 AM

Olivia Sweetnam and Ina (Andrew Ryback Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. – Thirty-three junior athletes took to the Harrisburg Coliseum at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for the start of the USEF Junior Jumper National Championships . The $5,000 Individual Championship Phase I served as the premier event Thursday evening, and the combinations did not disappoint with their determined efforts over Nick Granat’s course. Zone 4’s Olivia Sweetnam and Ina were the second pair to go...

National Ranking Lists Now Available for USEF Dressage Developing Programs

by By Jennifer Keeler | 2/15/2007 11:04:37 AM

In a new format for this year, the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Junior, Young Rider, and Young Adult (“Brentina Cup”) Dressage Championships will all be held in Gladstone, NJ, June 14–17, 2007, in conjunction with the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Intermediaire I and Grand Prix Championships at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation/Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival of Champions. “Bringing the top horses and riders from all five divisions together will be an...

Youth Athletes Converge for 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/12/2023 9:00:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The top junior athletes from across the country are set to compete in the USEF Junior Jumper National Championships October 12-14 at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. The jumpers will take center stage in the Harrisburg Coliseum of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center as they vie for team and individual medals. The 2022 USEF Prix des States Team Championship podium (Andrew Ryback Photography) The USEF Junior Jumper National Championships consist of the Team...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team for 2022 FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO3* Competitions at Vejer de la Frontera and Vilamoura

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/4/2022 9:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, from October 27-30, 2022, and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3* in Vilamoura, Portugal, from November 17-20, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski at both competitions. The aim with these teams is to offer a competitive team experience for athlete/horse...

USEF Names Ranked Alternates for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Eventing Team

by USEF Communications Department | 6/23/2015 12:49:54 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the ranked alternates for the U.S. Pan American Eventing Team for the 2015 Pan American Games. The alternate athlete-and-horse combinations have been ranked in the following order (pending the approval of the Ad Hoc Selection Group): Jennie Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding Lauren Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Jacqueline Mars' Vermiculus, a 2007...

6-0 Baylor Remains No.1 in Latest NCEA Rankings

by Sean Cartell for NCEA | 11/4/2014 2:08:45 PM

Waco, Texas. - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association on Tuesday announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee. At 6-0, Baylor remains the nation’s top-ranked team, while Kansas State is No. 2 with a 3-0 record. South Carolina, which defeated Southeastern Conference foe Texas A&M last Friday, is No. 3. Auburn, which was idle, is ranked No. 4. TCU, which defeated Big 12 Conference opponent Oklahoma State on Saturday, has moved up to...

NCEA Announces Latest Team Rankings

by Sean Cartell for NCEA | 10/14/2014 2:29:54 PM

Waco, Texas. - With just two teams in action this weekend, very few changes were seen in this week’s National Collegiate Equestrian Association national team rankings, announced on Tuesday and determined by the NCEA selection committee. In the only event of last weekend, South Carolina defeated Auburn, 10-9, in Auburn, Ala. Georgia remains the nation’s No. 1 team, while Oklahoma State is No. 2. Kansas State is No. 3 in this week’s rankings, while Baylor checks in at No. 4....

No Change at Top of Latest NCEA Rankings

by Sean Cartell for NCEA | 10/7/2014 1:59:57 PM

Waco, Texas. - The National Collegiate Equestrian Association on Tuesday has announced its latest national team rankings, as determined by the NCEA selection committee. Georgia, which opened its season last Friday with a win at South Carolina, remained at No. 1. Oklahoma State (No. 2), Auburn (No. 3) and Kansas State (No. 4) all were idle this past week and hold their spots in the rankings from the previous week. Baylor, which was idle, moves up to No. 5, while South Carolina, which fell at...

Little Change In Latest NCEA Rankings, SC Still No.1

by Cory Burkarth for NCEA | 2/12/2014 12:52:14 PM

Waco, Texas. - There is little change in the latest National Collegiate Equestrian Association national rankings, which were released by the NCEA Selection Committee on Wednesday. South Carolina remains the nation’s top-ranked team, while Baylor is second and Auburn third. Kansas State checks in at No. 4, while New Mexico State is No. 5. Oklahoma State moves up to No. 6, while Georgia, which fell to South Carolina this past weekend, drops to No. 7. TCU (No. 8), UT-Martin (No. 9) and Texas...

Burnett Is Tied for Fifth and Montgomery Lies 13th after Day One at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/24/2013 3:05:54 PM

Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot (Libby Law Photography) Pau, France – The first day of dressage began at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* with the first two combinations of the U.S. contingency performing their tests. With 40 competitors performing their dressage tests on Thursday in front of the judging panel of Angela Tucker (GBR), Christina Klingspor (SWE), and Alain James (FRA), Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot are currently tied in fifth place while Clark Montgomery and...