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Media Credential Registration Available Online for 2016 Adequan®/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North at The Colorado Horse Park

by Colorado Horse Park News | 7/14/2016 5:38:18 PM

Parker, Colo. - Media credentials are now being accepted online for the 2016 Adequan®/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) at The Colorado Horse Park (CHP) that will be hosted from Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, July 31. The week of elite competition will feature three disciplines including show jumping, dressage, and eventing. If you would like to apply for media credentials, please fill out the Media Accreditation Request Form at www....

News Flash: Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Wins Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® CICO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 7/10/2016 12:21:13 PM

The Plains, Va. - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team has won the Team Gold medal in the FEI Nations Cup™ at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan®. The team consists of Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive, Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, Boyd Martin and Welcome Shadow, and Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen. Montgomery and Loughan Glen also finished first individually. More information and news to follow.

Eric Lamaze and Rosana du Park Top $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2016 7:17:06 PM

Eric Lamaze and Rosana du Park (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week nine of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, concluded on Sunday, March 13, with a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Rosana du Park in the $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Kent Farrington (USA) and Aron S finished second, and Olivier Robert (FRA) and Quenelle du Py placed third. The 12-week WEF circuit runs through April 3 offering more than $9 million in prize...

Inspirational Adult Amateurs and Olympians are the Highlight of Second Championship Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/8/2015 10:27:21 AM

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...

Brianne Goutal and Ballade van het Indihof Win $127,000 Ariat® Grand Prix at WEF

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/9/2015 9:11:24 AM

Brianne Goutal and Ballade van het Indihof (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week five of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by Ariat® International, concluded on Sunday with a win for Brianne Goutal (USA) and Ballade van het Indihof in the $127,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 3*. After topping Friday's $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5, Goutal and the 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Thunder van de Zuuthoeve x Heartbreaker) continued their winning form into...

Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 Speed to Victory in $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/19/2014 9:35:40 PM

Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) began its seventh week of competition on Wednesday with a win for Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 in the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Sponsored by Adequan®, FTI WEF week seven runs February 19-23, 2014. The week will feature the $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 on...

McLain Ward and Zander Triumph in $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/8/2013 9:26:41 AM

McLain Ward and Zander (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with a victory for McLain Ward (USA) and Zander in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5. The duo won over Great Britain's Ben Maher riding Quiet Easy 4 and Peter Wylde (USA) aboard Lewin 5. Week five of the FTI WEF circuit, sponsored by Adequan®, runs February 6-10. The week will feature the the $82,000 Adequan® CSI 2*...

Microchip Requirement for First Time FEI Horse Registration Begins January 1, 2013

by USEF Communications Department | 10/17/2012 4:36:03 PM

Lexington, KY - A modification to the Veterinary Regulations was approved at the 2011 FEI General Assembly held in Buenos Aires. Beginning January 1, 2013, all horses newly-registered with the FEI must be microchipped. (2012 FEI Article 1011.1.2.3). The microchip must be compatible with ISO 11784 and ISO 11785, and all microchip information must be entered in the horse's passport and reported to the USEF. This requirement applies to initial FEI registration only. The standard microchip...

Saddlebred Rescue, Inc., is Verified by Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries

by Saddlebred Rescue, Inc,/Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries | 8/8/2012 2:47:43 PM

August 3, 2012 (Blairstown, NJ) – The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Verified status to Saddlebred Rescue, Inc. as of August 1, 2012. Verification means that Saddlebred Rescue meets the criteria of a true equine sanctuary/rescue and is providing humane and responsible care of the animals. To be awarded Verified status, an organization must meet GFAS’s...

McLaughlin and Guapo Lena Take Level 4 Open Futurity Composite Lead

by NRHA | 11/29/2011 6:47:49 AM

Oklahoma City, OK – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Okla. held two championship classes on Monday, November 28 – the Adequan NAAC Novice Horse Open Level 1 and the Adequan NAAC Novice Horse Open Level 2. In addition, the show welcomed the second go-round, first section of the $540,000-added NRHA Open Futurity and first go-round, second section of the $260,000-added Cinch /...