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Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Finishes Fourth at 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/8/2023 4:45:00 PM

Enschede, Netherlands – The 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L, held at the Military Boekelo-Enschede from October 5-8, proved to be a serious competition with 112 combinations and 12 teams competing in the final Nations Cup series event of the year. With Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law at the helm, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of James Alliston and Karma, Jennie Brannigan and Connory, Phillip Dutton and Denim, and Cassie Sanger and Fernhill Zoro finished in fourth...

Zone 10 Clinches Team Gold in 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/14/2023 9:30:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. – The exciting $15,000 USEF Prix des States Team Championship took center stage Friday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Two rounds over Nick Granat’s course provided a solid test for the athletes representing their zones and vying for team medals in the 2023 USEF Junior Jumper National Championships. The podium for the $15,000 USEF Prix des States Team Championship (Andrew Ryback Photography) Zone 10 led after the first round and maintained their lead...

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...

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...

How to Watch: FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/4/2023 1:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will contest the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L hosted in Enschede, Netherlands at the Military Boekelo-Enschede from October 5-8. The team consists of a combination of seasoned and up-and-coming athletes with James Alliston, Jennie Brannigan, Phillip Dutton, and Cassie Sanger, who is competing in her first CCI4*-L. This is the final competition of the 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup season, and the U.S. will aim for...

Luke Jensen Earns Victory at 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East

by Kim Beaudoin | 10/8/2023 7:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – Competition at the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East concluded on Sunday at the USET Foundation Headquarters with a 2023 champion after Phases III and IV. Athletes rode a jumper-style course for judges Anne Kursinski and Ronnie Beard during Phase III, the jumping phase, which had a multiplier of two for the overall weighted scores of the competition. After calculating the scores, Luke Jensen, Carlee McCutcheon, Joe Craver, and Amira...

Allie Knowles and P.S. I Love You, Allison Springer and Monbeg Zebedee Win USEF/USEA CCI3*-S and CCI2*-S Developing Horse Eventing National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/2/2023 4:13:00 PM

Aiken, S.C. -- The future of U.S. Eventing was on display over the weekend at the USEF/USEA Developing Horse Eventing National Championships with new champions crowned in the CCI3*-S-YH and CCI2*-S-YH divisions at the Stable View Oktoberfest Horse Trials in Aiken, S.C. New this year, these championships are the first step in the creation of a USEF Developing Horse Program, which has the ultimate goal of talent identification, cultivation, and guidance for potential team horses. The winning...

Joe Craver Remains at the Top of the Leaderboard After Phase II of the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East

by Kim Beaudoin | 10/7/2023 5:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – Day 2 of the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East continued on Saturday at the USET Foundation Headquarters with the gymnastic phase of the competition, testing the 46 youth athletes over a series of gymnastic lines with a score multiplier of 1.5. Joe Craver and Franco. ©KTB Creative Group Athletes and horses entered the ring to compete in front of judges Anne Kursinski and Ronnie Beard again. Ultimately, it was Shelby, N.C.,...

Joe Craver Rides to the Lead in Phase One of the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East

by Kim Beaudoin | 10/6/2023 7:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – The 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East kicked off on Friday with the first phase of the competition, bringing 46 youth athletes to the USET Foundation Headquarters to test their talents on the flat. Joe Craver and Franco. ©KTB Creative Group Athletes entered the ring in groups of five and were asked to perform various movements on the flat in front of judges Anne Kursinski and Ronnie Beard, including leg yields,...

NetJets U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Fifth in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final; Will Seek Paris 2024 Olympic Games Qualification at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/1/2023 3:40:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished fifth overall in the final round of the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final on a team total of nine faults. Germany were crowned the winners, while France finished second, and Belgium in third. Brazil finished in fourth, narrowly edging the U.S., and securing the single Olympic qualification allocation available to the highest-placed and previously non-qualified team at the conclusion of the competition. The NetJets U.S. Jumping...