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Hannah Hoch and Shariva Claim Individual Gold in Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2021 9:36:00 PM

Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper Individual National Championship podium: gold to Hannah Hoch (center), silver to Natalie Jayne (left), and bronze to Taylor Kraft (right) (Andrew Ryback Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. – The Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships came to its conclusion on Saturday evening with the individual medals determined by a solid, technical track designed by Manuel Esparza (MEX). Twenty-three combinations returned for Phase III, the $10,000 Neue...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Advance to Final Round at 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 10/1/2021 7:02:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will advance to the final round of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* after a sixth-place finish in the first round on October 1, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and Spencer Smith. The tracks for the event are set by Spain’s own Santiago Varela, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Announced for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/30/2021 8:41:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Competition will begin with the Nations Cup First Round competition taking place on Friday, October 1 at 8:00 p.m. GMT+2, followed by the Nations Cup Final, which will feature the top eight teams qualified from the first round and is set to take place on...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Announced for World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/14/2021 1:16:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* hosted in Aachen, Germany from September 14, through Sunday, September 19, 2021. The Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* will take place on Thursday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. GMT+2/1:30 p.m. EST. The following athletes are listed in alphabetical order and have been selected to...

Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton Break Paralympic Record to Clinch Gold on Final Day of Equestrian Competition of Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/30/2021 12:09:00 PM

Tokyo, Japan – Roxanne Trunnell (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Dolton , a nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Flintewoode Farms LLC & Karin Flint, secured their second gold-medal of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 win the FEI Grade I Freestyle to Music, earning an 86.927 percent. Richards Snikus (LAT) and King of the Dance collected the silver medal with a score of 82.087 percent, while Sara Morganti (ITA) and Royal Delight earned the bronze with an 81.100. Trunnell and Dolton...

Tracy Bowman and Albrecht’s Hoeve’s Lars Win Gold at FEI Para Driving World Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/8/2021 7:00:00 PM

Schildau, Germany – U.S. driver Tracy Bowman (Martinez, Calif.) and her Welsh Pony gelding, Albrecht’s Hoeve’s Lars, had a golden week in Schildau, Germany at the 2021 FEI Para Driving World Championship. The pair had three exceptional phases to win the championship title for Grade I at the conclusion of competition on Aug. 8. Tracy Bowman and Albrecht's Hoeve's Lars. ©Jürgen Sendel/ Pictureblind.de Bowman and “Lars” started off strong, landing in...

US Equestrian Announces Addition of Mandatory U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event to Calendar Ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/31/2021 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the addition of a U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event to the competition calendar, set to be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Fla., from June 8-12, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event will be mandatory for the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Dressage Short List after the conclusion of the initial qualifying period on...

News Flash: NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Wins FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/5/2021 9:15:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team secured top honors at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. in their first team outing of the 2021 season. The team, led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland, featured two strong rounds from Jessica Springsteen (Colts Neck, N.J.) aboard Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, a 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion owned by Stone Hill Farm; Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, N.V.) and...

CEO Letter Regarding Ocala Winter Spectacular at the New World Equestrian Center

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/11/2020 3:19:00 PM

Dear USEF Members, I am writing to provide you with information that will hopefully eliminate any confusion regarding recent announcements about the Ocala Winter Spectacular 12-week series of hunter/jumper competitions, currently scheduled at the new World Equestrian Center (“WEC”) from January 6 through March 28, 2021. As background, the WEC in Ocala requested approval to conduct 12 USEF licensed competitions during the 2021 winter season. As these requests created a mileage...

Zone 1 Secures Top Honors in Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship on Day Two of the 2020 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/9/2020 8:45:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Zone 1 team captured the win in the 2020 Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Team Championship, part of the Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships, following two intense rounds of competition. The team finished on a total of eight faults to earn the victory. The Zone 1 team was comprised of Eva Fisherman (Brookline, Mass.) and her own Rock Street, a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Tessa Brown...