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Three U.S. Olympians Square Off During This Week’s California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI – Watch Live!

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 3/8/2016 8:50:48 AM

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 (Terri Miller) Del Mar, Calif. – As 2016 Olympic Games qualifying kicks into high gear, the West Coast will see its largest field of international Grand Prix competitors of the year to date as 17 horse/rider combinations square off during this week’s California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, being held March 10-13 at the Del Mar Horse Park. As the competition heats up, once again dressage fans from around the world will be...

Vanessa Mannix and Dooley's Deluxe Win $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Classic at WEF 6

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/18/2016 9:16:39 AM

Vanessa Mannix and Dooley's Deluxe (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week six of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began Wednesday morning with jumper competition at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. While hunters take center stage on the main show grounds for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week, the international jumpers get a fresh change of scenery competing in both the International Ring and the Derby Field at The Stadium...

USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipient Brannigan and U.S. Contingent Ready for Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/22/2015 7:15:36 AM

Pau, France – A field of 49 competitors will vie for top honors at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*, with competition running from October 22-25. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda along with three other American combinations are up for the challenge of the renowned competition. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Libby Law Photography) Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda are in fine form for their Pau debut. The pair won The...

USEF Mourns the Passing of Lloyd Landkamer

by USEF Communications Department | 9/27/2015 1:15:46 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is sad to report the passing of Lloyd Landkamer. Landkamer, 60, passed away peacefully at his home in Hamel, Minn. on Friday, September 25, after a valiant battle with cancer. Lloyd Landkamer (Geoff Oliver Bugbee) Landkamer was an integral force in the equestrian community for many years, with a vast list of accomplishments as a show secretary, show manager, and sport horse breeder. Landkamer, a USEF ‘R’ Technical...

Katherine Bundy Punches Ticket to Finals Winning Region Two ASPCA/NHSAA Maclay Regional Championships

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group | 9/12/2015 2:23:03 PM

Katherine Bundy and Levkoi (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) North Salem, N.Y. - Every year, junior riders from around the country strive to earn points to qualify for the ASPCA/NHSAA Maclay Regional Championships. On Saturday, 37 of those young, qualified riders gathered at the American Gold Cup CSI4*-W to compete in the Region 2 ASPCA/NHSAA Maclay Regional Championships and to vie for their shot to ride at the esteemed ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Championship Finals at the National Horse Show...

USEF Names Combinations for CICO3* Aachen

by From the USEF Communications Department | 8/3/2015 5:45:03 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the combinations representing the United States at CICO3* Aachen, held in Aachen, Germany, August 12-14, 2015. The U.S. has been invited to send a team of three athlete-and-horse combinations. Per the USEF press release detailing the 2015 fall eventing grant recipients, the following combinations will compose the U.S. Team (listed in ranked order): Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Thomas Tierney and Simon...

Olympian Lisa Jacquin Returns to Traverse City Winning $1,500 1.35m Open Jumpers With Chapel Z at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Kendall Bierer | 7/9/2015 10:18:16 PM

Lisa Jacquin and Chapel Z Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - Two-time Olympic Silver medalist Lisa Jacquin has been showing in Michigan for over two decades, racking up wins throughout the state. After taking a year away from the Flintfields Horse Park to recover from an injury, Jacquin returned to the venue to prove on the second day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival that she is back in top form, winning the $1,500 1.35m Open Jumper victory with Chapel Z. Jacquin has known Karin Flint,...

Nation's Top Riders Set to Ride in Land Rover Great Meadow International Presented by Adequan® Last Stop for Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Before Pan American Games

by The Land Rover Great Meadow International | 6/4/2015 10:28:49 AM

(c)Rich Kessler Photography The Plains, Virginia - June 03, 2015 -Many of the nation's best event riders have confirmed their entries and will be making their way to Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia to compete at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® on June 19-21. In addition to the $30,000 CIC3* competition, the international event will host the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for its final preparation trial prior to the 2015 Pan American Games which will...

All U.S. Horses Fit and Ready Compete at the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals

by USEF Communications Department | 4/14/2015 9:45:27 PM

Las Vegas, Nev. – Returning to the U.S. for the first time in six years, the FEI World Cup Finals will take over Las Vegas, Nev., this week, hosting many of the finest jumping and dressage athletes from around the world. The U.S. will be represented by an impressive line-up of athlete-and-horse combinations, including three former champions and four athletes currently ranked within the top ten in the world. Taking place April 16-19 at the Thomas and Mack Center, competition will include...

Last Chance for U.S. Dressage Riders to Earn a Ticket to Ride in Vegas at California Dreaming Productions' CDIs in San Juan

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 3/19/2015 11:16:41 AM

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 look to earn final World Cup qualifying scores during this week's California Dreaming Productions' CDI competition. (Terri Miller) Veteran U.S. Dressage Team member Steffen Peters will lead a star-studded field of international competitors this week at California Dreaming Productions' Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, being held March 19 - 22 at the beautiful Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S....