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Biltmore Challenge Results

by USEF Endurance Department | 5/7/2012 2:48:56 PM

CEIJY 1* 80km 1st Heleen De Beer/DCL Mooi Vembe/7:42:05 CEI 1* 1st Misha Green/Vagas/6:22:30 2nd Lizanne Dorian/SH Sur Trad/6:47:12 3rd Barbara Hershberger/Kenlyn Irishman/7:33:05 CEIJY 2* 120km 1st Leigh Hutton (CAN)/Parker AES/8:24:40 2nd Christina Kimery/DJB Santanas Chief/8:45:27 3rd Mary Katherine Clark/Remminisonce/9:07:38 CEI 2* Ceci Butler Stasiuk/DJB Black AL Badi/7:38:35 Mary Farris/Thundering Overtime/8:38:50 TJ Vore/BHF Flashback/9:03:01 CEI 3* Eone Williamse(RSA)/My Wild Irish...

USEF Weekend Preview May 2, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 5/2/2012 3:29:41 PM

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in which...

Laura Kraut and Cedric Win $25,000 ESP Spring 2 Grand Prix

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/17/2012 11:20:00 AM

Laura Kraut and Cedric (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) hosted its second of five weeks of the Spring Series horse shows at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) this week with the ESP Spring 2 Horse Show. With a full line-up of 'AA' hunter and four-star jumper competition, the show ran on April 11-15, 2012, and featured a $25,000 Grand Prix and $10,000 Welcome Stake. The ESP Spring Series circuit will continue on April 18-22,...

FEI World Cup Finals Set to Begin in The Netherlands

by USEF Communications Department | 4/16/2012 5:00:16 PM

Lexington, KY - The U.S. contingent arrives in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands with expectations of strong performances at the 2012 FEI World Cup Finals. In total, 11 riders have travelled to Holland to compete in the most prestigious indoor competition of the year. The United States will be represented by two dressage riders in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, while nine jumpers will contest the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. The Finals will run April 17-22 at the Indoor Brabant....

Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com - Day One Wrap Up

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 3/31/2012 5:00:00 AM

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" were presented with a HorseShow.com dress sheet by judge Mary Seefried for winning today's CDI Grand Prix Test (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast riders continued their journeys toward qualification for the Olympic Games today in San Juan Capistrano, CA at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com. An international field of 41 CDI horses vied for critical qualifying scores in the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Rider, and...

Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D'Arco Win $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 10

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/15/2012 5:00:00 PM

Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D'Arco (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with round ten of the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series and a victory for Irish rider Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm's Amaretto D'Arco. In a twelve horse jump-off, the pair was fastest of just two clear rounds, topping Canada's Tiffany Foster and Victor, owned by Torrey Pines Stables and Artisan Farms LLC. Sponsored by Artisan Farms, week ten...

Egypt's Nayel Nassar and Lordan Win $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix, Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Palouchin Win Wire to Wire in $32,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/25/2012 8:39:49 AM

Keenan and Jacobs Take USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Wins Nayel Nassar and Lordan (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Egypt's Nayel Nassar proved to be the best in Friday night's $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix, presented by Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte. Nassar and Lordan, owned by Nayel and Sharaff Nassar, won in a jump-off of three over a challenging course for victory. Katie Dinan (USA) and Grant Road Partners' Sandro were second, while Caitlin...

FEI Nations Cup Eventing Debuts at Fontainebleau

by FEI | 2/15/2012 4:00:16 PM

The FEI’s first team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012, will début at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 22-25 March 2012. The brand new six-leg series, which will take place on a trial basis this year, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg. The FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012 will be run under FEI Eventing rules at CICO and CCIO 3* level and riders will accumulate points under a dedicated system created for the new series....

U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Trial Participants Announced

by The USEF Communications Department | 2/10/2012 4:44:13 PM

Lexington, KY - The nation's top saddle seat riders will compete in the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials held at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri on March 31, 2012 in hopes of earning a spot on the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. The Saddle Seat World Cup consists of a three-gaited and a five-gaited competition. At these Trials five team members and one alternate will be selected for each team. Athletes selected will represent the United States in...

Andres Rodriguez Guides Aberdeen and Fifty-Fifty to One-Two Finish in Adequan Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Qualifier

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/4/2012 11:00:25 AM

Samantha Senft Secures the Ariat National Adult Medal Victory Aberdeen and Andres Rodriguez (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Venezuela's Andres Rodriguez had a great morning at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Friday, earning the top two prizes in the $1,500 Adequan Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Qualifier. Week four of the FTI WEF runs February 1-5, and is sponsored by Adequan. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be making two appearances at the FTI WEF this week. The first will...