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Universal Sports to Air Global Champions Tour Live

by By Leah Oliveto | 5/21/2009 11:46:00 AM

Universal Sports will broadcast the Equestrian Global Champions Tour this Saturday, May 23, at 8:50 a.m. ET LIVE from Hamburg, Germany, on www.universalsports.com/equestrian . The coverage will also air on Universal Sports television later in the day at 5 p.m. ET. The Global Champions Tour (GTC) invites the world’s top 30 riders, according to Rolex rankings, to compete in the most prestigious championship in show jumping. This third leg of the tour will be hosted by the historic German Jumping...

Changes to the USEF Computer List Effective March 17, 2009

by Joanie Morris | 3/17/2009 12:47:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The following changes to the CSI/CSIO aka the USEF Computer List will become effective March 17, 2009. Changes in Bold/Italics/Underlined and Strikethrough . • Page 3, 2nd paragraph under SELECTION of the Selection Procedure for CSIO/CSI Competition Discretionary Selection: “However, with the approval of the Show Jumping High Performance Committee and the Executive Committee or these committees’ designees, the chef d’Equipe shall have the authority...

2007 FEI World Cup™ Dressage for Young Riders Offers Great Opportunity

by By Jennifer Keeler | 5/3/2007 11:48:00 AM

The FEI World Cup™ Dressage for Young Riders is an incredible competitive opportunity for the world’s future dressage stars. The FEI World Cup™ for Young Riders will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, in December 2007 (exact dates to be determined). The United States will receive an invitation for one representative. Riders may earn qualifying freestyle scores in U.S. CDI-Y competitions, and scores are automatically tracked and rankings are maintained by USEF. For more information and to view...

2004 USEF Computer List Review: Nearly $24 Million in Prize Money Contested by Show Jumpers in 2004

by Maria Partlow | 12/30/2004 9:10:00 AM

Beezie Madden on Authentic (Diana DeRosa) Authentic Top U.S. Money-Winning Horse; Aaron Vale Top U.S. Rider in Money Won Lexington, KY – The year-end report of the USEF Computer List is an important comprehensive annual analysis of the show jumping performances of U.S. and foreign riders in dozens of statistical categories. 2004 has proven to be a banner year for show jumping with a record amount of prize money up for grabs. In 2004, the total money won worldwide at Grand Prix events...

Cheryl Van Deusen and Alex Shampoe Awarded Top Honors in Endurance

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/4/2019 10:43:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce the winners of two prestigious awards in the discipline of endurance. Cheryl Van Deusen has been awarded the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award, and Alex Shampoe has been awarded the Brunjes Junior/Young Rider Trophy. The Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Award is presented to the top U.S. senior endurance rider. This award is sponsored by Gold Medal Farm and Larry and Valerie Kanavy, in memory of Maggy Price. Price was the 1992...

Piazza di Siena Welcoms Best in the World

by Equi-Equipe | 5/19/2016 2:04:28 PM

Everything is ready for the 84th edition of CSIO Rome Intesa Sanpaolo - Piazza di Siena Master fratelli d’Inzeo which takes place at the beautiful Piazza di Siena in Rome from 26 to 29 May and looks set to be the best ever! The facts speak for themselves - 67 competitors from 16 countries including 7 of the top 10 riders on the Longines Rankings, 8 of the world’s best teams, 3 Olympic champions, €600,000 in prize-money, and the most elegant venue. The list of competitors just...

Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Hosts CDI 4*/3*/1* Alongside Florida International Youth Dressage Championships

by Adequan Global Dressage Festival | 3/15/2016 10:29:15 PM

Mikala Gundersen (DEN) and My Lady, winners of the 2015 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 4* at AGDF. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) welcomes back international competition this week to Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) as the facility prepares to host the AGDF 10 CDI 4* presented by Havensafe Farm, CDI 3* presented by The Dutta Corporation, and CDI 1* presented by Mike & Roz Collins. The 2016 Florida International Youth...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Poised for Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/23/2015 4:11:42 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The eyes of the equestrian world will be on Barcelona, Spain, September 24-27 as the world’s greatest show jumping athletes contest the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final. The crown jewel of Nations Cup competition, this year’s contest will host 19 teams from six regions as they endeavor to earn the prestigious title of Nations Cup Champion. Each team climbed an arduous path to this Final through a difficult qualifying calendar. The season consisted of...

Shane Sweetnam and Bijzonder Blaze to Victory in $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/1/2014 3:45:53 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Bijzonder (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Ireland's Shane Sweetnam is well known for helping produce top young mounts, and Thursday he showed how it is done with the 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Bijzonder. When seven horses go double clear in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, the only way to win is with speed, and although Bijzonder is just learning to go fast, he clearly has a knack for it. Sweetnam sped across the finish line two seconds...

Ireland's Conor Swail Wins Grand Prix De Penn National

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/20/2013 7:54:31 AM

Conor Swail and GAME READY (photo © AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a thrilling finale on the last night of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as many of the world's top riders competed in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix De Penn National. You could hear the crowd collectively hold its breath as each horse sped around the course, but it was Irish rider Conor Swail and GAME READY who pulled out all the stops to clinch the win. Twenty four competitors attempted course designer...