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UPDATED: USEF Names Ranked Alternates and Traveling Reserves for the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by USEF Communications Department | 8/1/2014 6:35:27 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has ranked the six alternates for the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Additionally, the top three ranked combinations will serve as Traveling Reserves to the Squad. The following combinations will serve as alternates to the Squad for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (in ranked order): Marilyn Little (Frederick, Md.) and...

Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady Win Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship on Day Four of 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/24/2023 11:00:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – A busy day of competition took place at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center with seven classes across two rings for day four of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions . The Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I division had its conclusion with the FEI Freestyle Test, culminating in the second national championship title of this year’s show. Madeleine Bendfeldt and Lindholm's Quick Step. ©SusanJStickle.com Markel/USEF Five-Year-Old Dressage National...

Creating a Pipeline for the Future: George Morris Horsemanship Training Session for Top-Ranked U.S. Young Riders Debuts in January

by Brian Sosby | 9/26/2006 4:13:06 PM

(Lexington, KY)—With a goal of creating complete “horsemasters” and a pipeline for future U.S teams, George Morris will conduct a Horsemanship Training Session at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, Wellington, FL, on January 15-20, 2007. Hosted by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Stadium Jumping, Inc., and presented by Bates, the training session will include instruction each day by Morris. “This is not a clinic,” commented Morris. “This is a training session in all aspects...

Margie Engle Tops Hagyard Challenge Series Standings After Six Grand Prix Events, Pablo Barrios Ranks in Second

by By Jenny Ross Koning | 8/25/2009 12:49:00 PM

Series Finale Scheduled for Kentucky National Indoor Horse Show With just one grand prix remaining in the 2009 Hagyard Challenge Series, Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, ranks in first place with 760 points. Pablo Barrios of Caracas, Venezuela, is not far behind, currently occupying second with 740 points. The Hagyard Challenge Series is a summer-long string of seven show jumping events at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Offering $215,000 in total prize money, the series will award its...

KWPN-NA Horses Bring Home the Medals; KWPN Studbook at the Top of World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses Rankings

by By Christine DeHerrera | 10/31/2007 10:52:00 AM

The Dutch Warmblood Studbook of North America (KWPN-NA) has had a golden year with KWPN registered horses bringing home top honors at the Pan American Games and the North American Junior Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC.) These horses featured diverse KWPN bloodlines, but showcased both the talent and the soundness that Dutch horses are known for. With horses as young as eight years old, like double Pan Am dressage medalist Sagacious HF, and as experienced as 17-year-old Douwe, Individual...

Nicole Simpson Rises in the Ranks as Top West Coast League Contender for 2005 FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final

by Sarah Lane | 2/15/2005 12:48:00 PM

Indio, CA – With only two World Cup qualifiers left for the West Coast League, Nicole Simpson stakes a new claim in the top spot, positioning herself 15 points ahead of second ranked rider Joie Gatlin. Simpson now boasts an impressive 81 points to Gatlin’s 66. Last week’s first-ranked Richard Spooner is in third place following this latest qualifier, with 65 points. These top contenders are among nearly 30 West Coast riders vying for the three World Cup spots the League is...

Champions Crowned in Junior, Seven-Year-Old, and Dressage Seat Medal Divisions on Day Five of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/25/2023 11:00:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – Friday at the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions brought cooler weather, a full day of top-level dressage competition, and three newly crowned dressage national champions. The Adequan ® /USEF Junior Dressage National Championship and the Markel/USEF Seven-Year-Old Dressage National Championship divisions both completed their final tests, and the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final 13 & Under closed out the day with its two-phase competition. All competitors at this...

Four USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships Crowned at Florida Spring Fling CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/17/2020 2:00:00 PM

Ocala, Fla . – The Florida Spring Fling Combined Driving Event (CDE) played host to the 2020 USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships and the exciting competition that unfolded at the Florida Horse Park. Four preliminary divisions had athletes take home their national championship titles. USEF Preliminary Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Raymond Helmuth and Kendro (Picsofyou.com) Raymond Helmuth (Cambridge, Iowa) and Kendro earned the USEF Preliminary...

Cynthia Screnci and Sir Chipoli Win Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship on Day Three of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/23/2023 6:00:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The third day of competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions featured exciting action in four divisions, including the first national champion title of the show won in the Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship and the first of the young and developing horse classes with the Markel/USEF Seven-Year-Old Dressage National Championship. Codi Harrison and Katholt's Bossco. ©SusanJStickle.com Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National...

Summer Heats Up With Riders Gaining Points in North American League Rankings

by Classic Communications | 7/12/2016 11:32:00 AM

Annville, Pa. - Summer is heating up and riders in the North American League (NAL) are gaining points that will take them to the top of the standings. The NAL qualifying season runs from September 1 through August 31. NAL qualifying classes are open to all competitors but only current members are awarded points. By joining the NAL, riders can accumulate the points necessary to make it to the National Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, October 13-22, and the West...