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Shahinian-Simpson Tops USEF Selection Trials for US Show Jumping Team with Immaculate Jumping; Kraut Wins the $150,000 CN US Open

by Joanie Morris | 3/7/2010 6:45:00 PM

Nicole Shahinian Simpson and Tristan (Randi Muster/Mustphoto.com) Wellington, FL – Twenty-two horses remained in the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and they contested their fifth and final Trial as part of the $150,000 CN US Open at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. A total of 55 horses tackled Guilherme Jorge’s course in the second feature event of CSIO Wellington week and the competition proved fierce. A difficult related...

TeamUSA Website Goes Live!

by By Gillian Ellis | 7/25/2008 12:20:00 PM

Lexington, KY – Don’t miss a second of the equestrian portion of the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has just launched TeamUSA, a website offering equestrian coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games. The road to the Olympic Games has been a journey for these horses and riders and the site will provide some insight about who they are, how they got here and will provide all the latest news from Hong Kong, along with photos, results and rider bios. Follow the...

Prize List Now Available Online as Alltech National Horse Show Debuts New Website

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/25/2011 12:37:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Alltech National Horse Show, 128th edition, announced today that the show's official new website is up and running at: https://www.nhs2011.org . The site will be a one-stop source for all of the news and vital up-to-date information relating to this year's exciting debut in Lexington, KY. The Alltech National Horse Show will be held from November 2 - 6, 2011, at the beautiful, new Alltech Indoor Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The prize list for this...

2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour Selection Procedure and Application Available on USEF Website

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 2/23/2011 5:36:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has posted the Selection Procedure and Application for the 2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour. In addition, to the Young Rider Tour, there will be a Junior Rider Tour for up to two (2) individual Junior Riders. The 2011 Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour will consist of the following four (4) competitions: CSIOY Bonheiden (BEL) – May 19-22, 2011, CSIOY Reims (FRA) – May 26-29, 2011, CSIOY Lamprechtshausen (AUT) – June...

The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation Launch America's Favorite Equestrian

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 12/17/2010 2:38:00 PM

WESTPORT, CT - December 17, 2010 - America's Favorite Equestrian is an interactive fundraising effort presented jointly in partnership by The EQUUS Foundation and The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to raise funds to advance the equestrian sport on an annual basis. Using mobile texting, you can vote to select America's Favorite Equestrian and support The EQUUS Foundation with a $5 gift. 100% of all donations will be used to support charitable causes. A minimum of $10,000 in "sport...

2010 Youth Olympic Games Selection Procedures Available on the USEF Website

by Joanie Morris | 6/24/2009 4:35:00 PM

From the USEF Jumping Department Lexington, KY – In 2010, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will take place August 14-26, 2010, in Singapore. Equestrian sport will be represented by the Show Jumping discipline and the United States will be able to qualify one individual to represent the US on the five person North American team. The North American team will also have riders from Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. To be eligible for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, riders...

Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Finale at Glorious Geneva

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 4/13/2010 4:07:00 PM

The 2009/2010 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final, which kicks off with preliminary classes at the Palexpo Arena in Geneva tomorrow (Wednesday), has been blown wide open by the late withdrawal of Ireland's Jessica Kuerten. When three-times champion Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, who gave birth to her first baby just six weeks ago, confirmed last week that she will not defend the title, then Kuerten's position as long-time favorite was further strengthened. But the Irish rider who topped...

I Love Lucy! Lucy Davis and Nemo 119 win the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert, presented by Lamborghini of Newport Beach, at HITS Thermal

by HITS Media | 3/14/2011 2:06:00 PM

Lucy Davis and Nemo 119. (Flying Horse Photography©.) Thermal, CA — Lucy Davis and Old Oak Farm’s Nemo 119 scored the crown jewel of the 2011 HITS Desert Circuit when they captured the top placing in the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert, presented by Lamborghini of Newport Beach, to conclude six weeks of world-class show jumping at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. Davis, 18, is making herself a household name in the sport. Sunday’s victory marked her fourth Grand Prix...

U.S. Vaulting Junior Squad Earns Bronze at 2023 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Young Vaulters and Juniors

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/31/2023 10:00:00 AM

Flyinge, Sweden - The FEI Vaulting World Championship for Young Vaulters and Juniors was the pinnacle 2023 event for the U.S. Vaulting Team with participants in the Junior Individual, Pas de Deux, and Squad competitions and Young Vaulter Individual competition. The team delivered impressive performances throughout the week, and their hard work came to fruition with several top results. The Junior Squad claimed a bronze medal, and there was a total of four top-10 placings for the U.S. under the...

Kimery Awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy

by USEF Communications Department | 1/7/2014 3:15:59 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Christina Kimery as the winner of the two prestigious awards in the discipline of Endurance, the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award and the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. 2013 is the first time the Christine Kimery (Fanny Doublein) coveted awards have been won by the same individual. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, sponsored by Gold Medal Farm, and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, is in memory of...