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U.S. Para Dressage Team Earns First Ever Team Medal with Bronze at Paralympics Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/29/2021 10:24:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team finished with the bronze medal at the conclusion of team competition at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Kate Shoemaker and Solitaer 40 were the final combination to record a score for the team, earning a 71.825 percent from the ground jury in the FEI Grade IV Team Test to Music to help the team finish on a final total of 224.352. This is the best team finish for the U.S. Para Dressage Team at a Paralympic Games in the history of the program....

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Dressage Olympic Team Ahead of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 6/17/2021 1:05:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the U.S. Dressage Olympic Team. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald and Team Leader Hallye Griffin. The first horse inspection will take place on July 23, and competition is set to begin on July 24 and continue through July 28, 2021, at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan. Three...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Holds Second Place Following First Day of Stillpoint Farm FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ CDIO3* USA; U.S. U25 Dressage Team Clinches Second-Place Finish in FEI CDIO-U25 Nations Cup

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/17/2021 8:47:00 PM

Wellington, Fla . – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, led by Chef d'Equipe Debbie McDonald, currently sits in second place heading into the second day of competition tomorrow at the Stillpoint Farm FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. The team’s total score of 222.370% places them just behind the German contingent who lead with a total score of 223.333% after competition in the FEI Prix St. Georges and FEI Grand...

US Equestrian Announces The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ CDIO3* USA and FEI Nations Cup CDIO-U25

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/11/2021 3:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA and the FEI Nations Cup CDIO-U25 hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. from March 17-20. The FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA will serve as the first team outing of the 2021 competition season for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team. The following combinations will represent The...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Starts 2020 Nations Cup Season With Home Victory in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ USA Following Exciting Jump-Off

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/16/2020 8:52:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team started their journey to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final on the right foot, as they topped the podium in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ USA, hosted at Deeridge Farms in Wellington, Fla., following an exciting finish determined by a two-rider head-to-head jump-off with Great Britain. The team of Jessica Springsteen (Colts Neck, N.J.), Margie Engle (Wellington, Fla.), Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), and...

Discover Dressage USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete Program Announces Updated Participant List

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/22/2019 3:39:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Discover Dressage USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete Program has released the updated list of athlete-and-horse combinations selected to participate in the program. The Discover Dressage USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete Program provides continued strategic developmental and educational opportunities for rising dressage athletes under the age of 25 in the United States. Led by USEF Dressage Youth Coach George Williams, the program, which continues to grow in stature and...

US Equestrian Names U.S. Vaulting Team for FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/10/2019 4:05:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the U.S. Vaulting Team for the FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors, held July 24-27 in Ermelo, the Netherlands. The following athletes will represent the U.S. in the FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Arntsen, listed in ranked order: Individual Female Sydney Schimack (Laporte, Colo.) Caroline Morse (Los Gatos, Calif.) Hayden Avakian (Costa Mesa, Calif.) Hallie Dudley...

Madden and Breitling LS Place Sixth in Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/7/2019 5:14:00 AM

Beezie Madden and Breitling LS (Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo) Gothenburg, Sweden – The battle for Jumping World Cup champion continued on Sunday with the final two rounds in Final III of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final. In a tight race to the finish, the top ten competitors entered the arena with less than six penalties separating them from the top position. In the end, it would be Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat and Martin Fuchs going one-two, with Sweden’s...

U.S. Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s Jumping Teams Honing Team Skills at Palm Beach Masters CSIO

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/15/2019 10:41:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. - Chef d’Equipes DiAnn Langer and Anne Kursinski have assembled a worthy group of developing athletes with Langer leading the U.S. Children’s Jumping Team and U.S. Junior Jumping Teams beginning with the Children’s Team Competition at 10:00 a.m. EST followed by the Junior Team Competition at 12:30 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kursinski will guide the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Young Rider Nations Cup beginning at 3:15 p.m. EST also on Saturday....

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Earns Second in Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final Challenge Cup

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/6/2018 6:08:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team battled for second Saturday evening in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final Challenge Cup. It came down to the final combinations, and a clear round from Germany meant the U.S. would miss out on a jump-off by a mere four faults. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the young U.S. team of Andrew Kocher, Alex Granato, and Lucy Deslauriers closed out their Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final debut on a total of nine faults....