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Region 6/4 Win Team Gold in Junior Team Competition at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships Presented by USDF

by Kim Beaudoin | 8/10/2023 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Dressage competition continued Thursday at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF, with the Junior Teams taking center stage and the U.S. Regions sweeping the podium. Norah Wright and Baccos Do Retiro. ©KTB Creative Group Thirty-six horse-and-rider combinations went head-to-head across nine teams, with the team of combined USDF Regions 4 and 6 coming out on top of the podium with a total score of 204.575. USDF Region 3 earned...

Steffen Peters and Ravel Earn Second Bronze Medal at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Brian Sosby | 10/2/2010 1:57:00 AM

Shannon Brinkman (Steffen Peters and Ravel.) Lexington, KY - Simply put, it was the greatest night of dressage action in the history of the sport on American soil. It came down to a dashing Dutchman, a young English woman and the superstar American rider - all who continually broke and set records in a week that saw the world turn its attention to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. For the Americans, it was a double-dose of new heights achieved in the sport. Steffen...

Legendary Dressage Horse Brentina to be Honored During Official Retirement Ceremony at 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas

by By Marty Bauman | 3/19/2009 12:00:00 PM

Brentina, the only U.S. dressage horse to win the FEI World Cup Finals, will appear at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals for her official retirement ceremony. Brentina's retirement ceremony will take place on Friday afternoon, April 17. Once again hosted by Las Vegas Events (LVE), the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals, April 15-19, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, will bring spectators edge-of-their-seat entertainment as they watch riders compete for the title of FEI World Cup champion in...

Two Lucky Youths Win Miniature Horses Through Essay Contest at American Miniature Horse Registry National Championship

by Johnny Robb | 10/5/2010 2:35:00 PM

Tulsa, OK (October 4, 2010) – Dreams came true at the 2010 American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) National Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when two lucky youths took home their own Miniature Horses after winning the Youth Essay Contest. Orry Williams, of Kentucky, and Danielle Bode, of Missouri, each took home a Miniature Horse donated by longtime AMHR member Belinda Bagby and her Cross Country Farm. Williams won a mini named Cross Country Lola, after an award-winning essay in the 13 –...

Vale Continues Winning Streak! Atlanta Summer Classic Week II Welcome and National Derby Results

by The Classic Company | 6/20/2015 7:09:16 PM

Vale and Quidam's Good Luck fly over an oxer on their way to the win in the $15,000 Nalley Toyota Stonecrest Open Welcome Week II at the Atlanta Summer Classics Atlanta, Georgia - June 20, 2015 - What a week at the Atlanta Summer Classics! Big numbers in both the hunter and jumper divisions and sold out attendance in the VIP tent has set the back drop for non-stop show jumping competition at the home of the 1996 Olympic Games at the Georgia International Horse Park. Week II heated up Thursday...

United States Equestrian Team Foundation Holiday Gala Names Special Events and Guests

by By Lauren Fisher | 11/12/2009 11:33:00 AM

As the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Holiday Fundraiser draws closer, many exciting performances have been announced for the feature event. SUCCEED® and Wellington Classic Dressage will be hosting the Holiday Gala Fundraiser, December 11-12, 2009, to benefit the USET Foundation. The venue for the fundraiser will be the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The two nights of exciting performances will include Pony Club Mounted Games featuring Gina Miles, Cathy...

New Year, New Website: AHA Launches Guest User Portions of Newly Designed Website

by Arabian Horse Association | 1/11/2016 11:29:05 AM

Aurora, Colo. – Today, January 11, 2016, the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) launched the guest user portions of its newly designed, customer friendly and highly efficient website. The website’s domain name remains www.arabianhorses.org and features a sleek and modern look and feel, with new colors, bold pictures and easy to read formats. The ease of navigation is extremely improved, with most pages requiring only one or two clicks to retrieve desired information. A robust set of...

USEF Announces the Launch of Experience Eventing Website

by USEF and the Eventing Owners Task Force | 3/15/2012 5:40:52 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) in conjunction with the Eventing Owners Task Force (EOTF) has launched Experience Eventing, www.ExperienceEventing.com , to bring the thrill of eventing to a wider audience. Experience Eventing is the first website of its kind that gives riders and potential owners the opportunity to connect. As syndicate ownership has evolved to be more affordable and more inclusive the prospect of owning eventing horses has become appealing and...

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the SUCCEED® and Wellington Classic Dressage USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser

by Phelps Media Group | 12/8/2009 12:25:00 PM

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Holiday Fundraiser presented by SUCCEED® and Wellington Classic Dressage will be held on December 11-12 (6-10 p.m. both evenings) at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The fundraiser will feature a combination of clinics, fun demonstrations, team competitions and many holiday surprises from some of the top horses and riders in the country. Along with the exciting equestrian performances, the holiday gala will feature a catered VIP dinner and...

Mariano Bedoya Guido and Troubadour are the Lucky Winners of the Lucky Sevens Welcome Stake in Atlanta

by By Cynthia Grisolia | 6/27/2008 9:49:00 AM

At the Lucky Sevens Welcome Stake, which kicked off week II of the Atlanta Summer Classic, the crowd was left singing the praises of Troubadour. With the Leary, GA, based Mariano Bedoya Guido at the controls, the young gelding bested the field of 28, including eleven in the jump-off round, with two clear rounds and a sizzling jump-off time of 30.33 seconds. “I liked this course very much, it looked not too big, but it was very technical,” said Guido of the Allen Rheinheimer designed challenge....