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US Equestrian Announces U.S. Para Dressage Team for Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/2/2021 12:39:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the four athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Para Dressage Team for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 alongside one direct reserve and two team alternates. Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson will lead the team in Tokyo. Paralympic equestrian competition is set to begin on August 28 and continue through August 30, 2021, at the Equestrian Park venue in Tokyo, Japan. “Selectors...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team Short List Ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Team Selection

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2021 5:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the 10 athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games later this summer. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List and are listed in alphabetical order: Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) and Hester , a 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Lisa Deslauriers Kent Farrington...

US Equestrian Announces Team for the 2021 Longines FEI Endurance World Championship

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 4/8/2021 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2021 Longines FEI Endurance World Championship, scheduled to take place May 21-22 at San Rossore, Pisa, Italy. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Endurance Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karen Binns-DiCamillo (Las Cruces, N.M.) and RGS Ragnar Ze Monarch , her own 2009 Arabian gelding Holly Corcoran (Stroudsburg, Pa.) and Poete , her...

US Equestrian Announces Modifications to Qualifying Requirements for the 2021 USEF Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, and the Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/21/2021 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . - Due to multiple competition cancellations, US Equestrian has made amendments to the qualifying process for the 2021 USEF Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, and the Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National Championships. These championships are scheduled to take place at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions from August 24-29, 2021, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. The amended qualifying requirements can be found on the USEF website here . The...

U.S. Driving Team Takes Eighth in FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 9/16/2019 4:15:00 PM

Drebkau, Germany - The U.S. Driving Team had a strong showing at the FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs in Drebkau, Germany, on September 11-15, finishing eighth in a field of 16 nations. Hungary claimed the gold medal, with the Netherlands taking silver and Germany collecting bronze. Jacob Arnold (Krisztina Horváth/ Hoefnet.com ) The U.S. Driving Team of Jacob Arnold, James Miller, and Steve Wilson got off to a strong start, standing fourth after the dressage. After a solid...

Canada, Mexico, and the United States All Claim Team Jumping Golds at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 8/2/2019 9:40:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - It all came down to the last round, but the Canadian team clinched victory in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 2. Photo: SEL Photography Earlier in the day, Mexico won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while the USHJA Zone 4/10 team earned gold medals in the USHJA North...

Region 4 Earns Historic Team Gold in USDF North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 7/31/2019 7:12:00 PM

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, NY – Each of the United States Region 4 dressage team riders was competing in their first team championship as the team claimed gold in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The Region 4 riders posted a combined score of 203.18 to take the gold over the U.S....

Update: US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/18/2019 9:59:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S during CHIO Aachen, July 19-20 in Aachen, Germany. Erik Duvander will serve as the chef d’equipe. Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Caroline Moran, and Ann Jones Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (Ocala, Fla.) and Deniro Z, The Deniro...

U.S. CDIO-U25 Team Claims Gold at FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 3/13/2019 6:42:00 PM

Gluch, Asher, and Pai claim the gold medal for the U.S. (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. – The U.S. CDIO-U25 Team topped the podium on Wednesday, March 13, after securing gold in the CDIO-U25 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA, presented by Diamante Farms and held during the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 10 in Wellington, Fla. Earning the win for the USA with a total score of 138.559 were team members Lauren Asher (Wellington, Fla.), Kerrigan Gluch...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Seeks Strong Start in FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/12/2019 5:31:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team will make their 2019 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ debut in front of a home crowd when the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA gets underway on Wednesday, March 13, in Wellington, Fla. In addition, the U.S. will compete in the CDIO-U25 Nations Cup, running alongside the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA on Wednesday. Newly appointed Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald will lead The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team of Jennifer...