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Dressage at Devon Already Showcases Record-Breaking Performances

by By Christine DeHerrera | 9/24/2009 1:29:00 PM

Perfect Qredit Claims Young Horse Championship on Day One Dressage at Devon, one of the most prestigious dressage and sport horse breeding shows in North America, kicked off its opening day with an impressive roster of some of the continent's best sport horses. Topping the select group of youngsters was Perfect Qredit, a yearling stallion by Quaterback, who claimed the Young Horse Championship and the Colt Championship, as well as the Yearling Colts and Geldings class. The trip to Dressage at...

McCormick, Roberts, Woodside Team Among National Vaulting Champions Crowned in Oregon

by Andrew Minnick | 8/4/2014 4:05:57 PM

Krisitan Roberts on Sir Charles (Lynne Owen/VaultingPhotos.com) Eugene, Ore . – The USEF/AVA Vaulting National Championships were held from July 31 – August 3 at the Oregon Horse Center in Eugene. It was the first time that the National Championships were held in the Pacific Northwest and, at the highest levels, featured athletes that could be representing the U.S. at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy (WEG) in just a few weeks. In the Individual Women’s Gold...

Para-Reining Debut at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show Proves Successful for the Discipline's Future

by USPEA | 11/18/2013 10:57:27 AM

U.S. Air Force veteran Derrick Perkins and Gallo del Poco Tivio, owned by Luke and Caleb Kelley competing in the Para-Reining competition at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show (Lindsay Y. McCall) Oklahoma City, Okla. - November 17, 2013- The 2013 American Quarter Horse (AQHA) World Championship Show featured 3,401 entries, a total purse more than $2.4 million, riders from 49 states and 7 countries, and the best Reiners in the business. From November 8-23, equestrians competed in halter,...

Third 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Event Set to Get Underway at the Devon Horse Show

by The USEF Communications Department | 5/30/2012 6:15:00 PM

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Shannon Brinkman) Devon, PA - All eyes will be on the Devon Horse Show this week as 13 of the top jumping combinations in the U.S. compete in the third of four 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Events. Horses and riders on the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games will jump in Thursday's Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon and Saturday's Open Jumper Stake. Beezie Madden will be extremely busy this week as she...

Donna Ponessa Triumphs at Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3*

by Lindsay McCall for USPEA | 4/29/2012 9:00:47 AM

Donna Ponessa (USA) Grade Ia and and Silvano, owned by Dr. Michele Miles (photo by Lindsay Y McCall) Katy, TX - April 28, 2012- Once again the Houston Dressage Society (HDS) hosted an exceptional CPEDI3*Saturday. For United States individuals, it was the last international competition to qualify for the 2012 USEF Paralympics Selection Trials. Under Ring One at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center Para-Equestrians from the United States and Canada competed under the watchful eye of judges Kathy...

Reigning Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final Champion Madden Leads U.S. Jumping Contingent to Gothenburg

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/3/2019 6:06:00 AM

Madden and Breitling LS (Photo by Andrea Evans/US Equestrian) Gothenburg, Sweden – Top American jumpers are qualified, prepared, and ready to compete at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, April 3-7 at the Gothenburg Horse Show in the Scandanavium Arena alongside three of the U.S.’s top dressage combinations. With the reigning Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final champion and runner-up in tow, the U.S. contingent will face some of the world’s toughest competition as...

Seidel & Zero Gravity Are On a Roll with Grand Prix Special Victory at Dressage Affaire CDI3*

by Yellow Horse Marketing, Jennifer M. Keeler | 3/14/2016 9:22:05 AM

Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity (Terri Miller) Del Mar, Calif. – “It’s all coming together now,” said Olympian Guenter Seidel after his winning ride in the Grand Prix Special on the final day of California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, held March 10-13 in Del Mar. Next-to-last to go in the class order, he and his mount Zero Gravity easily cruised to the top of the leaderboard and earned the unanimous win under all five judges with a score...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Heads to First North American Qualifier for the 2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 2/18/2016 5:43:45 PM

Ocala, Fla. – A dominant team of veterans will represent the United States this week at the country’s only qualifier for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final in September in Barcelona, Spain. CSIO4* Ocala will host eight teams in the prestigious Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona on Friday. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team of Lauren Hough, Beezie Madden, Todd Minikus, and McLain Ward have drawn fifth in the order and will look to earn...

California Dreaming Productions Expands 2016 CDI Series to Four Olympic Dressage Qualifying Competitions

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 12/20/2015 9:22:24 AM

Olympic fever is building as some of the nation’s top dressage riders and horses begin their quests to earn a spot on the U.S. Dressage Team for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In response to this excitement as well as overwhelming demand from exhibitors and enthusiasts at all levels of the sport for more opportunities to compete at showcase dressage events on the West Coast, the renowned organizing team of California Dreaming Productions has announced dates...

Josephina Nor Lantzman & Chello Z Win Grand Prix of the Pacific

by West Palms Event Managment | 10/20/2014 10:07:02 AM

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z win the Grand Prix of the Pacific (McCool Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - West Palms Events' final show of the season, the Del Mar International Horse Show, finished the Welcome Week competition today at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with a bang with the Grand Prix of the Pacific! With a challenging course designed by Marina Azevedo, the 33 entries of riders and their horses, took on the final class of the Welcome Week! "The week has been filled with tough...