Mansfield, ON, Canada - If Phillip Dutton keeps up this winning business, they'll have to stop him at the Canadian border next year so that someone else can have a shot at winning. For the second year in a row Dutton, from West Grove, PA was the overall winner at the Wits End CIC-W*** in Mansfield, ON September 28-30. Last year he won the event riding Tru Luck and this year he was partnered with Acorn Hill Farm's handsome chestnut gelding Woodburn, who was previously successful with Emily...

The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2007 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 1–3 in Raleigh, NC. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests with an overall score of 8.240 secured the Five-Year-Old Selection Trial Championship for Cabana Boy (Contucci x Britania, by Bordeaux; bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer). Cabana Boy is a bay Hanoverian gelding who was...

Aachen, Germany – The United States Equestrian Federation® announces the team that will travel to Canada and compete at the 2006 CSIO Spruce Meadows, September 6-10. Selection was based on the ranking of the July 28, 2006 USEF Computer List. The riders and their horses are as follows: 1. Margie Engle of Wellington, FL and Hidden Creek’s Wapino, an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding, owned by Hidden Creek Farm 2. Molly Ashe of Wellington, FL, and Neuville, an 11-year-old Warmblood gelding, owned by...

Indio, CA – Richard Spooner, Joie Gatlin, and Nicole Simpson are one step closer to securing their spots as U.S. representatives from the West Coast League for the 2005 World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, April 20-24. Each separated by a mere point, Spooner stands at 63 qualifying points, Gatlin at 62, and Simpson at 61. While Spooner placed first on Hilton Flight at the $75,000 HITS Grand Prix February 6, the sixth qualifier for the West Coast League, it was actually his fourth place finish...

Pau, France —Four riders represented the United States at the FEI Eventing World Cup Final over the weekend—Sara Kozumplik riding As You Like It, James Moore riding Grieko, Bonnie Mosser riding Jenga, and Natalie Rooney-Pitts riding Aladdin. After managing a day of dressage, a challenging cross country track designed by Pierre Michelet and a round of show jumping, two riders representing the Federation emerged in the rankings. Rooney-Pitts and Aladdin finished in 18th place and...

USEF is pleased to announce the top twelve qualified horse/rider combinations for the 2004 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship to be held July 8 – 11, 2004 and hosted by Pebble Beach Dressage & CDI 3* in Pebble Beach, California. This event, now in its eighth year, showcases some of the most talented young dressage riders in the country today. For the first time, this official USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian Event is sponsored by Collecting Gaits Farm, the Dutta Corporation, and Performance...

The 2004 Athlete Summit will be held at 4 PM in the VIP Tent at the Showpark Ranch and Coast Horse Show, Del Mar, California, on Wednesday, May 12, 2004. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 2005/08 Show Jumping High Performance Plan (HPP), which the U. S. Equestrian Federation must submit to the U.S. Olympic Committee by the end of this summer. This is the athletes’ opportunity to have meaningful input into discussions on this topic. The HPP is a strategic plan for winning medals at...

Wayne, Ill. – Competition wrapped up on Sunday at the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions . After a week of weather ups and downs, riders and spectators were rewarded with a comfortably cool day at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center for the seventh and final day, which saw the final five dressage national champion titles awarded. Winners in each division received prize packs generously provided by Le Mieux, which included an ear bonnet, saddle pad, and leg boots. Division...

Wayne, Ill. – The third day of competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions featured exciting action in four divisions, including the first national champion title of the show won in the Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship and the first of the young and developing horse classes with the Markel/USEF Seven-Year-Old Dressage National Championship. Codi Harrison and Katholt's Bossco. ©SusanJStickle.com Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National...

Traverse City, Mich. – Dressage competition started with a bang at the 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF, with the Young Riders and U25 divisions completing their team tests. Marie Claire Piller and Caterina. ©KTB Creative Group In the Young Rider division, a total of 22 combinations representing six teams entered the arena for their first tests of this year’s NAYC. The Region 3 team proved dominant, earning a team total of 212.353 to take...