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Rosencrantz Sweeps Small Tour on New Olympic-Mix Footing at Woodside Spring Dressage CDI*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 5/22/2012 4:00:00 PM

Mette Rosencrantz enjoyed her three CDI class wins with "Mosegaards Rico" at Woodside. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Woodside, C A - Despite the pressure of National Championships in Gladstone, NJ hovering less than one month away, beautiful weather and a spectacular setting in California allowed dressage riders and horses to enjoy themselves at the Woodside Spring Dressage CDI*/Y/J in Woodside, CA, May 18 - 20, 2012. As a valuable qualifier for the Northern California region, horses and riders competed...

USEF Announces Dates for the 2012 National Hunter Championships

by USEF Communications Department | 2/8/2012 8:59:11 AM

The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2012 National Hunter Championships: U.S. Junior Hunter Championship - West Coast: July 23-24, 2012; Showpark Facility, Del Mar, CA U.S. Junior Hunter Championship - East Coast: July 24-25, 2012; Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY United States Pony Finals: August 7-12, 2012; Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY Sallie B. Wheeler/U.S. National Hunter Breeding Championship - West: August 29,...

HITS Ocala Winter Circuit in Review: 30th Anniversary Season Finishes Strong, High-Performance Stars Race Towards the Pfizer Million, Ocala Riders Dominate Top-10 of Preliminary Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Rider Rankings, and Circuit Champs Enjoy Their Moment in the Sun

by HITS Media | 3/25/2011 3:01:00 PM

Kent Farrington and Top Gun. (ESI Photography© . ) Ocala, FL - The 30th Anniversary of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit could go down as the most memorable one ever. The eight-week Circuit was blessed with beautiful weather, stellar competition and record-breaking entries in both the Grand Prix and Devoucoux Hunter Prix, proving that qualifying for this year’s Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final has captured the hearts and minds of equestrians from...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach a Resounding Success

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 3/16/2011 12:56:00 PM

Tinne Vilhelmsson Silfven, Steffen Peters and Tina Konyot. (Photo by Susan J. Stickle.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach finished in spectacular style on the evening of Friday March 11th, as eight of the world's top dressage pairs performed Grand Prix Freestyles for a sold out audience of 1200 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The performances got progressively more exciting as the evening...

USEF Announces Team For Samsung Super League Tour #1

by gaillardm | 4/6/2007 11:46:00 AM

(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that the five riders that will compete in the first leg of the Samsung Super League tour CSIO’s La Baule, France May 10th -14th ; Rome, Italy May 24th -27th ; and St. Gallen, Switzerland May 31st -June 3rd are as follows: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Integrity/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Abigail Wexner Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/G/9/Holsteiner/Show Jumping Syndications...

USEF Names Team and Chef d’Equipe for the 2006 World Singles Driving Team

by Jeannie Putney | 7/27/2006 11:02:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the team of three that will travel to Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy and compete in the 2006 World Singles Driving Championship, September 20-24. The following will be the U.S. team (in alphabetical order by athlete last name): •Eleanor Gallagher of Southern Pines, NC, and Kashmier, a 14-year-old Gelderlander, gelding, owned by Gallagher •Fred Merriam of Newfane, VT, and Gaitwood Lightwing, a 12-year-old Morgan gelding,...

Misdee Wrigley Miller Withdraws from 2022 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/13/2022 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Misdee Wrigley Miller (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) has notified US Equestrian that she will unfortunately be unable to participate in the 2022 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses due to untimely personal health concerns and based on the recommendation from her physician. The 2022 FEI Driving World Championships for Four-in-Hand horses will take place from September 21-25, 2022, in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. As a result of Miller’s withdrawal, Chester...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Wins Gold at FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Wellington

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 3/3/2019 12:12:00 AM

Wellington, Fla. – The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team claimed gold following an exciting jump-off conclusion to the $150,000 FEI Jumping Nations Cup TM CSIO4* Wellington on Saturday, March 2, at the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo by: Jump Media LLC In his senior Nations Cup debut, Wilton Porter (Wellington, Fla.) and his mount Caletto Cabana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Sleepy P Ranch LLC, delivered a double-clear performance to lead the U.S. team of Beezie Madden...

US Equestrian Names Short List for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 U.S. Vaulting Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/25/2018 11:10:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named 26 athletes to the U.S. Vaulting Team short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Following a series of selection trials held at competitions across the country from April through July, the following athletes in the individual female, individual male, pas de deux, and squad divisions were recommended to the US Equestrian Board of Directors for consideration to be named to the Nominated Entry List. Individual Female The following...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan Rule the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle

by Blenheim EquiSports | 5/15/2016 10:41:08 AM

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...