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US Equestrian Announces Athletes for the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals™ for Dressage, Jumping, and Vaulting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/28/2022 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. in dressage, jumping, and vaulting at the 2022 FEI World Cup Finals. The Finals will be held in Leipzig, Germany, April 6-10, 2022. U.S. Dressage The following athletes/horse combinations will represent U.S. Dressage and are listed in alphabetical order: Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia la Douce , her own 2007 Hanoverian mare Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) and Havanna 145 , a...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Advance to Final Round at 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 10/1/2021 7:02:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will advance to the final round of the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* after a sixth-place finish in the first round on October 1, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and Spencer Smith. The tracks for the event are set by Spain’s own Santiago Varela, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman Are Golden on Concluding Day of Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/15/2021 7:16:00 PM

The 2021 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships concluded Sunday afternoon in Traverse City, Michigan at Flintfields Horse Park. After postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the young athletes were eager to once again participate in the unique opportunity to represent their nation on an international stage. It was Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman who took home the final individual medals of the week, emerging victorious in the Junior Individual Championship and the...

Brown and KT Lansini Claim Overall Grand Champion 3'6" at Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/19/2020 9:32:00 PM

Petaluma, Calif. – The 2020 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West Coast concluded on Sunday, July 19, with Cameron Brown and KT Lansini claiming the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’6’’ section with a total score of 213.67 points. Emily Steckler and Wonderland earned the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’3’’ section with a total score of 197.83 points. Overall Grand Champion 3’6” Overall Grand Champion...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Ties for Third Place in Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Final Challenge Cup

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/5/2019 7:44:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team secured a three-way tie for third place with Brazil and Great Britain in the Longines FEI Nations Cup Final Challenge Cup, finishing on a team score of 12 under the lights at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland guided the team, which saw Eve Jobs, Laura Kraut, Chloe Reid and Richard Spooner contest the technical track designed by Santiago Varela of Spain. Libby Law...

Jones Repeats Individual Gold in USDF North American Young Rider Individual Championship at Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media LLC | 8/3/2019 2:44:00 PM

Photo: Meg McGuire Photography North Salem, N.Y. - Callie Jones made a triumphant return to the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North, as she added a second consecutive gold medal in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Young Rider Individual Championship to her record on August 3 with a score of 72.647 percent. Vanessa Creech-Terauds of Canada claimed the silver medal, while Kayla Kadlubek of USDF Region 1 took the bronze....

Region 3 Turns Focus into Gold at USDF North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships

by Jump Media | 8/2/2018 6:53:00 PM

North Salem, NY – The United States Region 3 dressage team used consistency and concentration to secure gold in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y. The Region 3 Gold Medal Team ( SusanJStickle.com ) All four riders on the Region 3 team claimed the top spot with a combined score of 202.78. The U.S....

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...

Iberian Horses Shine at 2017 IALHA National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/16/2017 4:00:00 PM

Katy, Texas – Nearly 80 purebred and Half-Andalusian/Lusitano horses competed for National Championship titles at the 2017 International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) National Championship Horse Show, October 10-15 at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. Judges Leslie Connor, Joan Harms, and Richard Petty, joined by dressage judge Peggy Klump and international guest judges Rafael Ortíz Alcalá-Zamora (Spain) and João Ralão...

Jennie Brannigan and Stella Artois Have Strong Cross-Country Day at Millstreet International Horse Trials CCI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/26/2017 4:34:00 PM

Millstreet, Ireland – After a strong start in Noel C. Duggan Engineering CCI3* division at the Millstreet International Horse Trials on Friday, Jennie Brannigan and Stella Artois and continued their top form on Saturday’s cross-country day. The pair earned a dressage score of 47.10, then tallied 4.80 time penalties on the cross-country course to sit in fifth place heading into the show jumping phase on Sunday. Brannigan (Reddick, Fla.) received the USEA Foundation Rebecca Broussard...