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Competition Continues for U.S. Contingent at CDI Compiegne

by USEF Communications Department | 5/20/2016 1:38:21 PM

Compiegne, France – Competition at CDI Compiegne continued Friday for American athletes with the CDI3* Grand Prix Special and CDI-Y Team Test. In the CDI3*, Shelly Francis and Arlene “Tuny” Page, who are members of the Dressage Squad for European Observation Events , completed their weekend with the Grand Prix Special. Page and her own Woodstock elevated their performance, placing third. In the CDI-Y, Lauren Asher, Barbara “Bebe” Davis, and Kerrigan Gluch earned...

Cassie Kahle Dominates Hunter and Jumper Rings at Blue Rock Classic

by Phelps Media Group | 5/20/2016 8:42:24 AM

Cassie Kahle and Tequila Girl (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Littlestown, Pa. - After cruising to a grand championship in the hunter ring, Cassie Kahle hopped in the irons aboard Tequila Girl to tackle the $5,000 Open Welcome Stake at the Swan Lake Horse Shows' Blue Rock Classic. The last horse-and-rider combination to attempt the Oscar Soberon-designed course, Kahle and Tequila Girl laid down a clear first round, advancing immediately to the short course. Mary Lisa Leffler and Carlot...

Tracy Fenney Wins Mutual of Omaha Bank Speed Derby at International Omaha

by Classic Communications | 5/6/2016 11:35:34 PM

Omaha, Nebraska - May 6, 2016 - Tracy Fenney rode MTM Reve du Paradis to victory in the $40,000 Mutual of Omaha Bank Speed Derby at the fifth annual International Omaha. Fenney topped a field of 35 horses by turning in the fastest fault-free ride in the one- International Omaha is produced by the Omaha Equestrian Foundation (OEF) and runs May 5-7 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, site of the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final....

Prize List and Entry Forms Available for 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Sponsored by Deloitte and Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 5/3/2016 1:33:19 PM

Grass Lake, Michigan - The 2016 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Prize List and Entry Form is available online at HorseShowOffice.com . Taking place at Waterloo Hunt Club in Grass Lake, Michigan, the 2016 USEF Selection Event; Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships; and Open Para-Dressage National Show is scheduled for June 3-5, 2016. The weekend event...

Prize List and Entry Forms Available for 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Sponsored by Deloitte and Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 5/3/2016 10:44:24 AM

Grass Lake, Michigan - The 2016 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Prize List and Entry Form is available online at HorseShowOffice.com . Taking place at Waterloo Hunt Club in Grass Lake, Michigan, the 2016 USEF Selection Event; Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships; and Open Para-Dressage National Show is scheduled for June 3-5, 2016. The weekend event...

Top Olympic Candidates Head Entry List for the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event

by Classic Communications | 5/2/2016 1:40:19 PM

2015 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day CIC3* champion Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrooks's Scarlett during Show Jumping. (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Leading contenders for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team headline the entry list at the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) presented by B.W. Furlong & Associates, which returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15. As the last qualifying selection event for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the...

Halpin and Meyer Earn Dubarry Boots at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 4/28/2016 9:52:57 AM

Sinead Halpin won the Dubarry boots as the best-dressed woman at the first horse inspection. (Ben Radvanyi photo) Lexington, Ky. - Sinead Halpin and Joe Meyer are the first riders to win awards at this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. During Wednesday evening's welcome reception, they each earned a new pair of Dubarry boots as the best-dressed female and male riders at the first horse inspection, held on Wednesday afternoon. Danny Hulse, from Dubarry of...

Daniel Deusser turns up the heat with high octane American Invitational win

by LGCT | 4/9/2016 11:29:49 AM

Daniel Deusser (GER) and Clintop 2 (LGCT/Stefano Grasso) Miami - Daniel Deusser (GER) stole the show in today’s prestigious American Invitational CSI5* feature class with his beautiful bay gelding, the 13 year old Clintop 2. The exhilarating jump-off saw the top three riders cross the line all within sixth tenths of a second of each other, and all three clearing the field a full two seconds ahead of everyone else. As the sun began to set behind the iconic Miami Beach skyline, 47 of the...

Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series Concludes with $130,000 Final and Leading Rider Award During Week Twelve at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2016 11:05:10 AM

Wellington, FL - April 1, 2016 - As the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) comes to a close, so too will the twelve-week Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series. One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Equestrian Festival, Suncast® is now in its eighth year of sponsorship. Suncast® presents the 1.50m Championship Jumper Series, always an exciting and competitive division throughout the winter season. In 2016, the series offered a total purse of $699,000 with 10 FEI...

Tiffany Foster and Victor Win $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 12

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/31/2016 7:06:02 PM

Tiffany Foster and Victor (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week twelve of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Rolex, continued on Thursday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with two featured FEI world ranking classes in the International Ring. Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Victor won the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 in the afternoon, and Conor Swail (IRL) and Grafton took top honors in the $35,000 Illustrated...