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USEF Announces Team For Samsung Super League Tour #1

by gaillardm | 4/6/2007 11:46:00 AM

(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that the five riders that will compete in the first leg of the Samsung Super League tour CSIO’s La Baule, France May 10th -14th ; Rome, Italy May 24th -27th ; and St. Gallen, Switzerland May 31st -June 3rd are as follows: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Integrity/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Abigail Wexner Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/G/9/Holsteiner/Show Jumping Syndications...

U.S. Dressage Squad Finishes Third At World Equestrian Festival

by by Kenneth J. Braddick for Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 8/25/2005 2:46:00 AM

Aachen, Germany - The United States dressage team finished in third place behind a history-making Dutch team that beat Germany on Thursday to win the nations’ team competition at the World Equestrian Festival. The U.S. riders, Steffen Peters of San Diego, CA, on Floriano; and George Williams of Delaware, OH, on Rocher, had led the standings in the grand prix after the first of two days of competition. But, the powerful Dutch and German teams, which included Olympic Individual and Team Gold...

Margie Engle and Indigo Top International Competition in $100,000 World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse

by Meghan de Garay and Michelle Bloch for Phelps Medi | 11/11/2010 3:24:00 PM

Margie Engle and Indigo at the Syracuse Invitational (Photo credit: Reflections Photography.) Syracuse, NY - November 6, 2010 -The fast paced action continued in downtown Syracuse today. The featured class of the night was the $100,000 Detwiler Fenton FEI World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse presented by G&C Farm. The great US rider, Margie Engle, out rode 27 riders representing six countries to take the lionshare $100,000 purse. As she stepped into the arena as the last of three qualifiers of the...

Chester Weber and Team Finish Eighth to Conclude 2022 FEI Driving World Championships for Four-in-Hands at Pratoni 2022

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/25/2022 4:54:00 PM

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) and team concluded the 2022 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hands finishing in eighth place overall after the completing their final phase of cones on the grass at Centro Equestre Federale. The team added nine faults to their overnight combined score, and finished the course in 208.04 seconds, for a final competition total of 175.90. The final day of competition saw 36 teams complete the cones course designed by Josef...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Eyes Show Jumping Phase to Conclude FEI Eventing World Championships After Banner Day on Cross-Country

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/17/2022 3:51:00 PM

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team had a fantastic day on cross-country in the hills of Pratoni, finishing all four team combinations and individual combination around the course designed by Giuseppe Della Chiesa (ITA). The team currently sits in second behind Germany on a team score of 77.4, while Tamie Smith and Mai Baum hold third place individually overnight on their score of 24.0. “Today absolutely met my expectations and I think everyone leading up...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Wins Gold at FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Wellington

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 3/3/2019 12:12:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team claimed gold following an exciting jump-off conclusion to the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup TM CSIO4* Wellington on Saturday, March 2, at the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo by: Jump Media LLC In his senior Nations Cup debut, Wilton Porter (Wellington, Fla.) and his mount Caletto Cabana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Sleepy P Ranch LLC, delivered a double-clear performance to lead the U.S. team of Beezie Madden...

Top Young Hunter Horses To Be Presented at 2018 Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF Hunter Breeding National Championship presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2018 2:50:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The country’s best young hunter prospects will be on display to compete in the 2018 Sallie B. Wheeler/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Hunter Breeding National Championship presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare on Saturday, August 25, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va., and Wednesday, August 29, at the Del Mar Horse Park in Del Mar, Calif. Sue Lightner (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Chris Wynne (Virginia Beach, Va.) will serve as judges for the East...

Update: USEF Announces Dates for the 2017 Hunter National Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals

by USEF Communications Department | 1/24/2017 9:31:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2017 Hunter National Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals: US Junior Hunter Championship – West Coast : July 24-25, 2017; Showpark of San Diego, Del Mar, Calif. US Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast : July 31-August 1, 2017; HITS-on-the-Hudson, Saugerties, N.Y. US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm : August 8-13, 2017; Kentucky...

Hurd, Johnson, and Van Duys Earn Top Honors at 2016 USEF Youth Reining National Championships

by USEF Communications Department | 7/4/2016 9:19:32 AM

Amanda Hurd and CC Enterprises (Waltenberry) Oklahoma City, Okla. - Rising stars in reining came to the 2016 USEF Youth Reining National Championships on July 2 with the goal of claiming a national title. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., Amanda Hurd took home the USEF 19-21 Youth Reining National title, Alexandra Johnston earned the USEF 14-18 Youth Reining National title, and Bo Van Duys was the USEF 13 & Under Youth Reining National...

The Ocala Winter Circuit Week III Finished with a Thrilling Battle for the Blue in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 2/8/2016 4:58:35 PM

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - The Sunday Grand Prix at HITS Ocala get better and better. The competition between Lisa Goldman of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, and hometown hero Aaron Vale of Williston, Florida, is heating up and the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix had the crowd screaming for their favorite pick to win. There was no shortage of excitement as Andrew Kocher of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, had the crowd on their feet to the final fence. In a thrilling jump-off,...