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Horse Shows by the Bay Ads Jumper Prize Money

by Cameron Green Media | 6/23/2014 11:04:25 AM

Traverse City, Mich. - Horse Shows by the Bay traditionally draws top national and international jumper riders to scenic Traverse City, Michigan, and this year's competitors will find even more rewards await them as they journey from throughout the United States and Canada. "Each year, after the show season is over, we review how things went and everyone's feedback. And, for sure, 'more prize money' in the Grand Prix was a request by many, so it became priority for us to make it...

Correction: USEF Names Short List For the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team

by USEF Communications Department | 6/16/2014 5:40:19 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 10 horse-and-athlete combinations to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team. The top four ranked horse-and-athlete combinations with serve as the Team and the fifth ranked combination will serve as the self-funded Individual, the remaining combinations will serve as ranked alternates. The following 10 horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the Short...

USEF Names Teams for CSIO3* Lisbon and CSIOY Hagen

by USEF Communications Department | 5/22/2014 4:30:48 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the riders who will represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at CSIO3* Lisbon and CSIOY Hagen. DiAnn Langer will serve as Chef d’Equipe at both competitions. The following riders are listed in alphabetical order: CSIO3* Lisbon, Portugal, May 29-June 1 Abigail McArdle (Wellington, Fla.) Alise Oken (Charlotte, N.C.) Catherine Pasmore (Wellington, Fla.) Paris Sellon (Los Angeles, Calif.) Jessica...

2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Prize List Available Online

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 12/15/2013 12:24:05 PM

The International Arena hosts top competition for the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce the highlights of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The 12-week circuit held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, will run January 8 through March 30, 2014, awarding over $8 million in prize money....

SoCal Native Halliday-Sharp Returns from Home in England for Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Galway Downs | 10/30/2013 2:04:58 PM

Liz Halliday-Sharp with HHS Cooley (Galway Downs Press) Temecula, Calif. - Fifteen years have passed since Liz Halliday-Sharp rode in the inaugural Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, and now she plans to ride HHS Cooley in the CCI3* on Oct. 31-Nov. 3. The Presenting Sponsors of the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event are: Equine Insurance of California, Land Rover, Professional’s Choice, the California Horse Trader and the PRO Tour. Halliday-Sharp, now 34, grew up in...

USEF Weekend Preview August 14, 2013

by USEF Communications Department | 8/14/2013 5:18:50 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 or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Alex Granato and Zenith Dance Leave No Margin for Defeat in the $2500 1.30m Open Jumpers

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/11/2013 10:12:36 AM

Parker, CO - Exciting show jumping action kicked off the first day of competition at Summer in the Rockies V in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena at the Colorado Horse Park. Brazilian course designer Anderson Lima welcomed horse and rider combinations to Week V of the "AA"-Rated series with courses that offered interesting options for shaving off time. Thirty riders and their mounts jumped around the 1.30m track. Hunter Holloway and Julie Dodd's Libra were the first to go...

USEF Names Teams for CSIO5* Hickstead and CSIO5* Dublin

by USEF Communications Department | 7/3/2013 12:36:11 PM

Lexington, KY - The following athletes have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO5* Hickstead, July 30-August 4, 2013 in Hickstead, England and at the CSIO5* Dublin August 6-11, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. CSIO5* Hickstead The five following athletes will represent the U.S. at the CSIO5* Hickstead: Reed Kessler (Lexington, KY) Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) McLain Ward (Brewster, NY) Katie Dinan (Wellington, FL)...

USEF Weekend Preview July 3, 2013

by USEF Communications Department | 7/3/2013 12:35:26 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 or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

CHIO Aachen in Full Swing, Weber Wins Preis der Fa. Horsch

by USEF Communications Department | 6/26/2013 5:05:38 PM

Aachen, Germany - Competition was in full swing at CHIO Aachen Wednesday with dressage, driving and jumping competitions all taking place. The U.S. had representation in all three disciplines and did not disappoint as American combinations notched solid results. Driving Leading the U.S. effort on Wednesday was veteran driver Chester Weber, who dominated the start of CAIO-4 competition. For the second consecutive year, Weber (Ocala, FL) claimed victory in the Preis der Fa. Horsch in a...