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Bit of Laughter Earns Small Regular Hunter Pony Crown at 2015 US Pony Finals

by USEF Communications Department | 8/6/2015 10:17:34 PM

Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Augusta Iwasaki and Bit of Laughter took home the title in the Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans at the Kentucky Horse Park. The pair garnered a total score of 1033.29 through two days of competition. National titles are determined in the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans following three phases of competition, with...

Yowan and Deslauriers Garner Gold in Individual Jumping at 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, Davis and Moreira Laliberte Win Freestyle Medals, and Team USA Golden in Para-Dressage

by Phelps Media Group, Inc./USEF | 7/19/2015 11:00:41 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Show jumping competition at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North came to a close on Saturday with the awarding of the Individual medals. Riding away with Gold were Vivian Yowan in the Junior division and Lucy Deslauriers in the Young Rider division. The USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships also concluded on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park with the...

2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Welcomes International Teams

by USEF Communications Department | 6/22/2015 9:47:14 AM

Lexington, Ky. - Excitement is building for the 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational getting underway this week at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La. Teams from Canada, South Africa, and the United States will compete for Gold medals in three- and five-gaited saddle seat equitation. Team practice will start on Wednesday, June 24, with competition to be held June 26-27. Judges Cecile Hetzel Dunn of Weirsdale, Fla., Donna Pettry-Smith of New Lenox, Ill., and Terry Johnson of Surrey, British...

Young Riders Finish Well at Hagen CDIOY

by USEF Communications Department | 6/21/2015 8:05:11 PM

Hagen, Germany - The United States Young Riders competing at CDIOY Hagen, Germany completed solid tests on their final day with both riders placing in the top ten. Ayden Uhlir and her own Sjapoer competed in the CDIOY Individual Final Freestyle, earning a score of 70.250% and a tie for seventh place amidst stiff competition from some of the best young dressage riders in Europe. Catherine Chamberlain and Kimberly Pribble's Avesto Van Weltevreden performed well in the Small Final Freestyle,...

Paige Johnson and Dakota Win $127,000 Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4*

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/22/2015 9:55:19 AM

Paige Johnson and Dakota (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - USA's Paige Johnson and Dakota were the big winners in the $127,000 Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4* at "Saturday Night Lights" in week 11 at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Johnson won a four-horse jump-off, beating out trainer Kent Farrington (USA) with Gazelle in second. Ramiro Quintana (ARG) and Whitney placed third;...

Aaron Vale and Quidam’s Good Luck Win $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix at HITS Ocala

by HITS E-News | 1/27/2015 7:03:11 PM

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck jump clear in Sunday's $50,000 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Grand Prix at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - HITS regular Aaron Vale of Williston, Florida, turned on the afterburners in the $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix jump-off Sunday to knock out the competition and win the class on Troy Glaus’ Quidam’s Good Luck. Forty-five horses competed in the first round over a course designed by Manuel Esparza of Mexico City, Mexico....

Kelli Cruciotti Wins $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix at WEF

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/19/2015 10:40:57 AM

Kelli Cruciotti and Chamonix H (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Kelli Cruciotti hasn't graduated from high school yet, but has already asserted herself as one of the most competitive young riders at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival and a contender in the Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series, presented by the Dutta Corp. in association with Guido Klatte. From an original order capped at 68, Cruciotti and Chamonix H, owned by Serenity Equestrian Ventures, joined an 18-horse jump-off...

United States Para-Dressage Athletes Dominate at the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3*

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 1/10/2015 1:43:52 PM

U.S. Riders Dominate Four out of the Five Para-Dressage Grades. U.S. Riders (Left to right ) Derrick Perkins, Dale Dedrick, Roxanne Trunnell, Elliie Brimmer, Angela Peavy, Rebecca Hart, MAry Jordan, and Sydney Collier(Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* commenced with 13 horse and rider combinations showcasing the Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Test. Para-Dressage athletes from Grades Ia, Ib, II, III, and IV, competed in the Van Kampen Arena at...

Riders Announced for 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3*

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 1/5/2015 10:04:58 AM

Sydney Collier (USA) and Wentworth at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival Photo (Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, Fla. - FEI Ground Jury can expect to see multiple top international athletes at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* January 7-11, 2015, in Wellington, FL. Para-Equestrians from Canada and the United States will face off at the first CPEDI3* in 2015. The Van Kampen covered arena at the Global dressage Festival will be busy starting Thursday, January 8, with the Horse...

Zone 4 Captures Prix des States Gold at 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship

by Helen Murray | 10/10/2014 11:36:13 PM

Tori Colvin and Don Juan (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. – Team medals were on the line Friday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as eight teams and a further 32 individuals went to task for two rounds of jumping over a Michel Vaillancourt designed course in the 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship. By way of nearly immaculate jumping Zone 4 earned Team Gold, as a jump-off between Zones 2 and 5 would be needed to determined Silver and Bronze. Led by Chef...