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NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team on Form for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/24/2018 2:12:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team is set to compete in tomorrow’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome. U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor Robert Ridland will lead the team of Laura Kraut and Confu, Beezie Madden and Coach, Spencer Smith and Theodore Manciais, and McLain Ward and HH Azur as they vie for a strong finish in the famous Piazza di Siena. The U.S. team will compete fourth in the order. Note: Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and...

US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/18/2018 8:53:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain, Thursday, May 24-27. Athletes are considered by application in accordance with the CIO selection procedures. The Nations Cup competition is part of the Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International Horse Trials and is the second leg of the 2018 FEI Eventing Nations Cup series. In addition, the event is part of the United States Equestrian Team...

Daisy Farish is Perfect Winning the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Classic Communications | 10/15/2017 9:50:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. – October 15, 2017 – Daisy Farish of Versailles, Ky., celebrated a perfect week at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund, winning the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship riding Alberto II, owned by Stoney Ridge Farm, LLC. Farish also won the first phase of the Individual Championship on her 17 th birthday and was a member of the Zone 5 silver-medal team in the Neue Schule/ USEF Prix des...

U.S. Athletes Make a Clean Sweep of the FEI Team Test Across All Grades on Day One of the 2017 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Sponsored by Deloitte

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/15/2017 9:52:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. - The 2017 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte began Friday with competitors performing the FEI Team Test, the first of three tests in the competition. U.S. athletes finished on top in all five grades to put the Deloitte U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team ahead of Canada. With National Championship titles on the line, Friday’s Team Test will account for 40% of the overall championship totals. Saturday will feature the Individual...

USEF/AVA Vaulting National Championships Set to Start in Utah

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2017 8:03:00 PM

South Jordan, Utah – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)/American Vaulting Association (AVA) Vaulting National Championships will host the best vaulters in the country this week at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in South Jordan, Utah, on August 24-27, 2017. More than 175 vaulters and 50 horses, along with coaches and lungers, will meet to compete for championships in ten divisions. Awards include team champions in A, B, and C divisions, while male and female individuals...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Earns FEI Nations Cup™ Bronze at Houghton International CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/28/2017 6:18:00 PM

Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team secured a third-place finish in the FEI Nations Cup at the Saracen Horse Feed Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*. The U.S. team of Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot, Katherine Coleman and Longwood, and Caroline Martin and The Apprentice finished on a score of 160.9, while Germany won gold with a score of 122.2 and Great Britain collected silver with a score of 142.5. The U.S. combinations finished in the top 20 individually,...

Brian Moggre and MTM Flutterby Bring Their A-Game in $250,000 Black Barn Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/12/2016 9:27:29 PM

Brian Moggre and MTM Flutterby winning the $250,000 Black Barn Junior/A-O Jumper Prix. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - 15-year-old Brian Moggre of Flower Mound, Texas, has been an unstoppable force this year aboard his mare MTM Flutterby, owned by Major Wager, LLC. The duo enjoyed a successful season at the 2016 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit and on Sunday, they wowed the show jumping world by staking claim to the $250,000 Black Barn Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix title at the HITS...

USEF Announces Team for the 2016 Longines FEI World Endurance Championships

by USEF Communications Department | 8/2/2016 1:52:45 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the combinations that will represent the United States at the 2016 Longines FEI World Endurance Championships in Samorin, Slovakia, September 16-17, 2016. They will be led by U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe Mark Dial. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Longines FEI World Endurance Championship (listed in alphabetical order): Thomas Hagis (Fries, Va.) and...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Carrying Podium Energy into CSIO5* Dublin

by Dana Rossmeier | 7/21/2016 3:55:35 PM

Dublin, Ireland - The United States heads into tomorrow’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by Longines at CSIO5* Dublin, Ireland, with heavy momentum. With one Team Gold medal, four Team Silver medals, and a spot in September’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final, the United States aims to continue its success. The Hermès Show Jumping Team of Georgina Bloomberg, Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, and Jessica Springsteen have drawn second in the order, out of...

Devon Bridges and Amadeus Harmonize for the $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix Win

by Blenheim EquiSports | 5/13/2016 11:27:40 AM

Devon Bridges and Amadeus (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - After fifty entries galloped on course in the $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Welcome Grand Prix, twenty negotiated the track without fault. Second to last to go in the jump-off, Devon Bridges and ACE Equestrian's Amadeus topped some of the nation's most talented and experienced riders for a sweet and emotional victory. FEI course designer Oscar Soberon (MEX) took on an interesting challenge in today's class,...