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UPDATED: USEF Names Ranked Alternates and Traveling Reserves for the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by USEF Communications Department | 8/1/2014 6:35:27 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has ranked the six alternates for the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Additionally, the top three ranked combinations will serve as Traveling Reserves to the Squad. The following combinations will serve as alternates to the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (in ranked order): Marilyn Little (Frederick, Md.) and...

2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North Has Successful 40th Anniversary

by USEF Communications Department | 7/22/2014 9:09:26 AM

Team medals at the 2014 NAJYRC (SusanJStickle.com) Lexington, Ky. – The 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) saw five days of exciting competition for its 40th anniversary. Taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., from July 15-20, 211 riders from Canada, the Dominican Republic, , Mexico, and the United States across four disciplines demonstrated how far their hard work had gotten them. Historic wins...

Amateur Owner Hunters Finish Strong on the Last Day of Summer in the Rockies

by AnLi Kelly-Durham/Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/20/2014 11:20:36 PM

Shannan Gossman and Ever So Clever (AnLi Kelly-Durham/Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park came to a close today, but not before the Amateur Owner Hunters took their last trips of the circuit in the Olson Family Main Hunter Ring. Taking home the Amateur Owner 3'3" Hunter Championship this morning was Shannan Gossman and Ever So Clever, a pair that is starting to mesh in the show ring. In the Amateur Owner 3'6" Hunters, it was Amy Gallagher...

U.S. Dressage Riders Kick off Competition at CHIO Aachen, Americans Finish Seventh in Lambertz FEI Nations Cup

by USEF Communications Department | 7/17/2014 3:05:55 PM

Aachen, Germany - Six members of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team took their first steps in competition on Wednesday and Thursday, performing the FEI Grand Prix Test at the prestigious CHIO Aachen, where they are joined by Kathleen Raine. Laura Graves, Adrienne Lyle, Caroline Roffman, and Tina Konyot represented the U.S. in the Lambertz FEI Nations Cup, held as part of the CDIO5* competition, on Thursday, while Shelly Francis, Lisa Wilcox, and...

Carey is Grand at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Horse Shows by The Bay | 7/11/2014 9:02:32 AM

Kim Carey and Legato (Tricia Booker Photography) Traverse City, Mich. - When Kim Carey traveled to Europe to look for a new horse for client Michelle Carroll, they went with high hopes. But after a long and fruitless search, they faced a trip home horseless. Then, the night before they were to leave, Carey heard about one more prospect. "The people we were with said, 'Oh, you don't want to go see that horse.' A couple of good trainers had looked at it and didn't like it. I said,...

USEF Names 2014 Eventing High Performance Summer/Fall Training Lists

by USEF Communications Department | 6/25/2014 7:00:46 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the following High Performance Summer/Fall Training Lists for the 2014 season. The following riders will participate in Training Sessions with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor. Training Session dates and locations will be announced at a later date. To learn more about the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and alternates to the Squad click here . Global...

Kelsey Thatcher Wraps Up Chicago With a Win, Capturing $40,000 Weathertech Grand Prix at the Showplace Spring Spectacular III

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/23/2014 8:27:48 AM

Laura Linback and HH Dauphin (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Wayne, Ill. - It was an electrifying final day of competition today at the Lamplight Equestrian Center as the Showplace Spring Spectacular Series wrapped up with the $40,000 Weathertech Grand Prix. It came down to a two-horse jump-off, but Kelsey Thatcher and Athena rode to the win, leading the week's final victory gallop. Alan Wade built a technical track for the final day of competition, and with the nation's top riders ready to...

Videos of Eventing Squad Members

by Andrew Minnick | 6/19/2014 7:21:56 PM

On Thursday, the USEF Named the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games . Below are videos of (or links to videos of) every member of the squad (in alphabetical order). Buck Davidson & Ballynoe Castle RM Phillip Dutton & Trading Aces Sinead Halpin & Manoir de Carneville Boyd Martin & Shamwari 4 See video of Boyd & Shamwari on the Carolina International Cross Country course here . Kim Severson & Fernhill Fearless Lynn...

Janet Hischer and Cutler Quick on Their Feet to Win 1.30m/1.40m Open Jumpers at Summer in the Rockies I

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/6/2014 6:27:54 PM

Janet Hischer and Cutler (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Janet Hischer decided to change up her summer plans and come to the Colorado Horse Park this year, and it's already paying off. She and Cutler blazed through a speedy jump-off round in 39.935 seconds and took home first place in the $2,500 Open Jumper 1.30/1.40m on Friday morning in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena. The first to make the jump-off was Nicki Wilcox on J.E.S. Quito, sixth in the order, who ticked a...

Laura Chapot Kicks Off Open Jumpers with Back to Back Wins at the 2014 Devon Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/28/2014 12:59:51 AM

Devon, Pa . – The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its first day of Open Jumper competition on Tuesday with double wins for local favorite Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ. Chapot and the 10-year-old Selle Francais gelding Quointreau Un Prince (Diamant de Semilly x Rosire), owned by Chapot and McLain Ward, took the win in the first jump-off class. Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince (© The Book LLC) An Open Jumper speed competition was also held in the evening with...