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Virginia Yarur Ready and Finn Conclude Final Day of AGDF 5 Competition with Win in Intermediaire I Freestyle

by Carly Weilminster | 2/14/2016 9:26:30 PM

Virginia Yarur Ready and Finn (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Virginia Yarur Ready (CHI) and her own Finn concluded the final day of week five of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) with a win in the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle, presented by Kirk Arabians, at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Yarur Ready and Finn scored a 71.550% for first place, while Michael Klimke (GER) and Royal Dancer 33 collected second place with a 70.975%. Tina Irwin (CAN) and...

Marienau and Stefano 8 Capture CDI 3* Freestyle Win

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 2/13/2016 11:11:10 AM

Mikala Gundersen and My Lady (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The stands were filled with eager spectators at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), as competitors from around the world took to the Global International Ring for the "Friday Night Stars" FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 5*, presented by Diamante Farms. Mikala Gundersen (DEN) and My Lady impressed the judging panel to earn a 79.075% for their first major win at AGDF this season. Fellow Dane Lars Petersen and Mariett...

Leida Collins-Strijk and Don Tignanello Sweep Small Tour Competition at AGDF 3

by Carly Weilminster | 1/31/2016 6:34:53 PM

Wellington, FL - January 31, 2016 - Leida Collins-Strijk (NED) and Don Tignanello took a clean sweep of Small Tour competition at the third week of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), earning wins in all three classes presented by Chesapeake Dressage Institute. Collins-Strijk and Don Tignanello completed their dominating week this afternoon, earning a 75.792% in the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle to take top honors. Michael Klimke (GER) and Djamba Djokiba followed in second place...

Vinios and Graves Maintain Overall Leads after Two Days of Competition at U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp.

by USEF Communications Department | 12/10/2015 5:29:50 PM

Wellington, Fla. –National Championship competition continued today at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds in the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. In The Dutta Corp./USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, Jane Karol and Sunshine Tour won the FEI Intermediaire I Test, but overnight division leaders Christina Vinios and Folkestone OLD maintained their position atop the leaderboard coming in a close second. Laura Graves and Verdades...

Certified Horsemanship Association Awards CHA School Horse of the Year Award to Purebred Polish Arabian Sir Dar from Experience Equus in Aledo, Texas

by Arabian Horse Association | 11/10/2015 9:25:26 AM

It wasn’t just people that won at this year’s CHA Awards Banquet during the CHA International Conference in Amarillo, TX on October 24, 2015. One special horse won an award and four additional finalists had a spotlight shone on what they do in their careers as school horses. Out of the five school horses nominated for the CHA School Horse of the Year Award sponsored by Stone Model Horses, it was Sir Dar who captured the final honors for Experience Equus of Aledo, TX. The award was...

A Successful Strategy: USEF Developing Driver Program Participants Are Excelling in the Competition Arena

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/26/2015 2:55:15 PM

Three years ago, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) launched an innovative Developing Driver Program to provide supplemental training opportunities for American combined drivers who demonstrated a commitment to the goal of competing at the USEF/FEI level and who were in pursuit of competitive excellence. The eventual goal was to increase the number of drivers and their horses/ponies competing at high performance levels, therefore developing the drivers that could become be future...

Smith and Coleman Victorious in The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships

by From the USEF Communications Department | 10/18/2015 6:18:02 PM

Elkton, Md. - The final day at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International saw National Champions crowned in both The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. Taking on the Sally Ike-designed show jumping course, 56 combinations contested the final day of the CCI2*, while the CCI3* saw a field of 37. Winning her first USEF National Championship title, Tamra Smith and Mai Baum led from the start and secured the win today in the CCI3*. Also maintaining the top spot on the...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Earns Silver Medal, Brown Finishes Sixth at Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/11/2015 4:20:22 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team had fantastic performances at the Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3* as they competed against 10 countries in the Nations Cup competition. The determined efforts of Matt Brown and Super Socks BCF, Buck Davidson and Copper Beach, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and HHS Cooley, and Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous earned the U.S. team the Silver medal with a final score of 197.00. Brown and Super Socks BCF were the top Americans with an...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Climbs to Third, Kieffer in Ninth after Cross-County Day at Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/10/2015 2:04:43 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team had another day of splendid performances at the Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3* as they took on Sue Benson’s challenging cross-country track. The U.S. Nations Cup team of Matt Brown and Super Socks BCF, Buck Davidson and Copper Beach, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and HHS Cooley, and Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous are currently in third place with a score of 170.10. Lauren Kieffer and Landmark’s Monte Carlo had a...

Split Rock Jumping Tour Ready to Host Second CSI3* After Outstanding Spring Debut

by Classic Communications | 9/25/2015 1:52:43 PM

Kevin Babington and Shorapur win $100,000 CSI3* Grand Prix (Sel Photography) Lexington, Ky. – The Split Rock Jumping Tour, a new international show jumping series that is revolutionizing the horse show experience for riders, sponsors and spectators, is ready to host some of the world’s top riders and horses for its second international event which is just two weeks away. The Bourbon International CSI3*, the second leg of the 2015 Split Rock Jumping Tour, will take place October 9-11...