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Young Riders Team Gold Goes to Region 3/5 at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/1/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – A combined team from USDF Regions 3 and 5 enjoyed a golden outing on Thursday at the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF at the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) . Three athletes based in the Southeast teamed up with one from the Southwest to earn their spot on the top of the podium. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Young Rider Dressage Team Test Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) and her 2008 Dutch...

U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Qualifies for Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/1/2024 12:03:00 PM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team secured their qualification for the Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024 today and will move forward to compete for medals tomorrow, Friday, August 2. The team finished with a final total of six faults, behind Germany, who topped the qualifier leaderboard on zero faults as a team. The top ten teams from today’s Jumping Team Qualifier will move forward to contest the Jumping Team Final, which will see teams return in reverse order of...

Region 3 Juniors Take Home the First Gold Medal of the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship

by TCHS and US Equestrian Communications | 7/31/2024 11:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Competition in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) kicked off today with the Junior and U25 athletes completing their first tests for team and individual scores. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Dressage Team Test The team from Region 3 moved into a narrow lead after the first day, turning in four solid tests. Justine Boyer (Ocala, Fla.) and Campanero HGF, Alice...

Children and Pre-Juniors Kick off Competition at the 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship

by TCHS and US Equestrian Communications | 7/31/2024 11:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA got underway in the International Ring at Flintfields Horse Park on Wednesday morning with the first individual qualifiers for the Children’s and Pre-Junior categories. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Topping the Children’s section, Isabella Uhrig (Greenwood Village Colo.), representing Zone 8, rode to a clear-round time of 74.39 seconds with Kapow (Brainpower x Regina...

U.S. Olympic Dressage Team Pushes Through Tough First Day of Competition at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/30/2024 2:22:00 PM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Dressage Team did not have the day they wanted or expected to start off competition at Paris 2024. The team will be unable to compete in Saturday’s FEI Grand Prix Special, which will determine team medals after an unfortunate elimination of the first combination of Marcus Orlob and Jane. Adrienne Lyle and Helix, as well as Steffen Peters and Suppenkasper will now compete as individuals and look to qualify for the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday....

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Finishes Seventh at Paris 2024 Olympic Games; Boyd Martin and Fedarman B Secure Tenth Individually

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/29/2024 3:53:00 PM

Versailles, France - The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team finished seventh overall of 16 competing teams in the eventing portion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team completed on a final total score of 133.70 after all three phases. Boyd Martin and Fedarman B finished as the highest placed U.S. combination, nearly finishing on their original dressage score of 30.5, only adding 1.6-time penalties on cross country and jumping two clear rounds on the final day of competition in the main stadium....

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team in Ninth Place After Cross-Country at Iconic Chateau de Versailles

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/28/2024 8:00:00 AM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team is in ninth after an exciting and influential cross-country day in the gardens of the Chateau de Versailles, which saw more than 40,000 spectators gather across the grounds to watch the competition. The course spanned more than five miles across the historic grounds, which featured nearly 30 elements and 41 efforts, with a time allowed of nine minutes and two seconds. The team currently holds ninth after the day on a team total of 128.50...

U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Holds Sixth Overall in Tight Team Competition with Influential Cross-Country Day Ahead

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/27/2024 4:47:00 PM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team started off with three consistent tests today as competition got underway at the Chateau de Versailles to kick-off equestrian competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team drew sixth in the order of 16 international teams and currently sits on a combined-three score total of 88.9 overnight looking ahead to tomorrow’s cross-country phase. "Overall, our horses did some very fine work today, but it was very competitive, and I...

US Equestrian Announces Changes for U.S. Olympic Eventing Team Before Start of Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/26/2024 3:40:00 AM

Versailles, France – US Equestrian has announced a team change to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team prior to the start of competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Traveling reserve combination Liz Halliday and Nutcracker will move into the three-member team, replacing Will Coleman and Diabolo . “The last 48 hours have truly been tough for our team, but particularly for Will Coleman. Off The Record looked well in training camp, but Will's direct reserve, Diabolo, continued to...

2024 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West Comes to a Close at HITS Del Mar

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/25/2024 1:00:00 AM

Del Mar, Calif. – The 2024 edition of the Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship came to a close on Wednesday with new champions crowned across seven sections along with two new grand champions. Simply Spectacular and Kate Parker took home the top spot in the 3’6” height and Silver Tops and Anabelle Kottler won the 3’3” title after three phases of exceptional hunter competition hosted at HITS Del Mar at Del Mar Horsepark. Simply Spectacular and...