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Full Schedule of Fun and Educational Events Lined Up for Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 10/22/2010 12:45:00 PM

Cazenovia, NY - The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show looks forward to another fantastic year of equestrian competition and is pleased to invite spectators to many exciting events throughout the week. Held from November 2-7, the Syracuse Invitational welcomes the National Horse Show to Syracuse along with top-ranked equestrians from across the U.S. and from around the world to compete in the War Memorial at the Oncenter Complex. Besides the...

Join us in Jacksonville, Florida for the 2010 Adequan/USDF National Convention & Symposium!

by USDF | 10/22/2010 11:50:00 AM

The convention will be held December 1 through December 3 at the Hyatt Regency River Front. Make your reservations by November 8 to receive the USDF room rate. At the convention you can attend Regional Meetings, Committee Meetings, USDF University sessions with Jochen Schleese, CMS, Dr. Jenny Susser, Dr. Hilary Clayton and Dr. Emily Lamprecht, Round Table Discussions, and much much more! At the symposium, held December 4 through December 5, learn how to ride the new dressage tests with the...

Montgomery Holds on to Top Spot in CCI2*; Chambers Excels in CCI3* at USEF National Eventing Championships at 2010 Dansko Fair Hill International

by Joanie Morris | 10/15/2010 5:50:00 PM

Nate Chambers and Rolling Stone II (Stockimageservices.com) Elkton, MD – The Dansko Fair Hill International kicked off the last chapter of the 2010 eventing season, with the USEF National CCI2* and CCI3* Eventing Championships. With many competitors and staff still shaking off the effects of a month of World Equestrian Games activities, Fair Hill International provided some welcome relief in the Maryland countryside. The USEF National CCI2* Eventing Championship got underway on Thursday, and...

Alberda, Fryke, Decker and Goldman Complete Individual Freestyle Tests in Para-Equestrian Dressage

by Erica Larson | 10/9/2010 12:25:00 PM

Laura Goldman and Carlingford JD (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - It was a chilly morning at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, but the sun quickly warmed the air as the Grade III and Grade Ia Para-Equestrian athletes were ready to wow the crowds with their individual freestyle tests. This was the first group of freestyle tests for the Para-Dressage riders, with the individual and team tests having been performed earlier in the week. The Grade III riders were the first...

U.S. Show Jumping Team Third in Fiercely Contested Competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Brian Sosby | 10/5/2010 9:28:00 PM

McLain Ward and Sapphire (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - After a fantastic start to the Individual competition on Monday, four members of the U.S. Show Jumping Team returned to the Rolex Stadium as the Jumping World Championships presented by Rolex began on Tuesday morning at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Monday's action set the stage for big things for the U.S. Team after two riders ended the Speed Round in the top two places. Mario...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in Second After Cross-Country, and Holder Third Individually; Watch Sunday's Face-Off LIVE on NBC Sports

by Erica Larson and USEF Communications Department | 10/2/2010 10:09:00 PM

Karen O'Connor and Mandiba (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - Sunday's third and final phase of the Eventing World Championship by Reem Acra will be a hotly contested face-off between three nations: Great Britain, the United States and Canada, each separated from the other by only a handful of points on the leader board. The showdown for the Gold Medal is scheduled to air LIVE on NBC Sports at 1:00 PM [ET], as part of a five-hour equestrian sports marathon from the 2010...

Steffen Peters and Ravel Earn Second Bronze Medal at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Brian Sosby | 10/2/2010 1:57:00 AM

Shannon Brinkman (Steffen Peters and Ravel.) Lexington, KY - Simply put, it was the greatest night of dressage action in the history of the sport on American soil. It came down to a dashing Dutchman, a young English woman and the superstar American rider - all who continually broke and set records in a week that saw the world turn its attention to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. For the Americans, it was a double-dose of new heights achieved in the sport. Steffen...

2010 Adequan/USDF National Convention & Symposium

by USDF Events | 9/22/2010 1:24:00 PM

Join us in Jacksonville, Florida for the 2010 Adequan/USDF National Convention & Symposium. The convention will be held December 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency River Front. Make your reservations by November 8 to receive the USDF room rate. At the convention you can attend regional meetings, committee meetings, USDF University sessions with Jochen Schleese, CMS, Dr. Jenny Susser, Dr. Hilary Clayton and Dr. Emily Lamprecht, Round Table Discussions, and much much more. At the symposium, held December...

Interview With United States Para-Equestrian Trainer Kai Handt

by Lindsay McCall for Phelps Media Group | 9/14/2010 2:29:00 PM

Lindsay McCall/PMG. (Kai Handt at the 2010 USEF Para-Equestrian Para-Dressage National Championships in Lamplight, IL.) Thousand Oaks, CA - In every equestrian calendar as the summer starts to disappear many national championship competitions begin to occur. This year included the 2010 USEF Pony Finals, the $100,000 2009-2010 The Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals Presented by Dietrich Insurance, the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships...

Charlotte Jacobs Named Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for August

by Classic Communications | 9/7/2010 3:44:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Charlotte Jacobs has been named as the Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for August. Jacobs competes in the East Conference Junior division of the Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Promised Land. The month of August was a huge success for the pair, as they swept first-place honors in Series classes held at the Sussex County Horse Show and Vermont Summer Celebration, earning an impressive 300 points. With Cavalor's support, the...