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United States Equestrian Federation and The Dutta Corporation Advance Partnership

by USEF Communications Department | 3/5/2013 12:24:50 PM

Lexington, KY - United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and The Dutta Corporation continue their partnership as Dutta Corp. will become the Official Shipper for the U.S. Dressage Team as well as the Presenting Sponsor of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions and Title Sponsor of two USEF Dressage National Championships and their respective Ranking Lists, including: • Title sponsor of the Dutta Corp./USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship • Title sponsor of the Dutta Corp....

Top NCEA Teams Start Spring Competition this Weekend

by Andrew Minnick | 1/30/2013 12:29:07 PM

The NCEA spring season began last weekend, but competition really heats up Friday and Saturday with the top seven ranked NCEA teams (NCEA Coaches Poll) back in action. With no team clearly dominant at the end of the fall season, matches this weekend will go a long way toward determining the trajectory of the spring season, and could factor into National Championship seeding as well. No.1 University of South Carolina vs. No.3* University of Georgia The marquee matchup of the weekend will be in...

Maria Takacs and Dominus Lead the Way In the Amateur-Owner Hunters at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/28/2012 7:03:36 AM

Maria Takacs and Dominus lead the way in the Amateur-Owner 3'3" Hunter Division at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - July 27, 2012 - It was a moist morning as the Stonlea Arena awoke from a stormy night to the Amateur-Owner competitors ready to show off their dime piece horses in over fences this morning starting at 8am. The first division for the day was the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters, where Caruso and Kelli Sherrill took the blue ribbon in the first...

Entries Confirmed for the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

by The USEF Communications Department | 6/4/2012 4:24:00 PM

Adrienne Lyle and Wizard (Susan J. Stickle) Lexington, KY - With six USEF National Dressage Championships and selection for U.S. Dressage Team for the 2012 Olympic Games on the line, the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions promises to deliver excellent competition this year. Running over two weeks June 8-10 and June 14-17, the best dressage combinations from ponies to Grand Prix will be vying for National titles. The USET Foundation Headquarters plays host to the prestigious event in...

FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Announces Major Money for International Jumper Classes

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 11/26/2011 12:11:33 PM

Laura Kraut and Cedric winning at last year's circuit. Wellington, FL - The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will be held on January 11 to April 1, and it will welcome some of the best riders in the world to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to chase the highest number of FEI ROLEX Ranking points ever offered in the United States. FTI Consulting and Equestrian Sport Productions LLC welcome you to compete in our "International Tour." Riders can earn great...

Pablo Barrios and G&C Quivola Clear Seven Feet, Three Inches to Win $35,000 Hermès Puissance

by Jennifer Wood and Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood | 3/6/2011 9:48:00 AM

Wellington, FL - March 5, 2011 - The $35,000 Hermès Puissance was the highlight event on Saturday night, and it was an exciting show of power and scope. Pablo Barrios (VEN) was the winner after he cleared the 7'3" puissance wall with G&C Quivola, owned by Gustavo Mirabal. The FTI WEF's eighth week of competition, sponsored by G&C Farm, concludes on Sunday, March 6. The Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Classic will be held on Sunday followed by the $150,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty...

2011 American Saddlebred Reference Directory Now Available Online

by Brice Carr/ASHA News | 1/14/2011 4:32:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The 2011 American Saddlebred Reference Directory is now available online, via the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website. The American Saddlebred Reference Directory is the breed’s most comprehensive publication each year, and the only breed publication distributed to the entire ASHA membership. The publication will soon be distributed to ASHA members, and in the meantime, ASHA members can log in and access the electronic version of the Reference Directory at...

USEF Names Adequan U.S. Reining Team for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Joanie Morris | 9/23/2010 12:26:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Definite Entry for the Adequan U.S. Reining Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Adequan U.S. Reining Team (in ranked order): Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Shawn Flarida/41/Springfield, OH/RC Fancy Step/6/Quarter Horse/Stallion/ Buffalo Ranch Tom...

New Criteria for 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships

by Jennifer Haydon | 8/26/2010 12:19:00 PM

Attention junior riders interested in competing at the 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships! The 2011 selection procedures and qualifying periods for this championship are now available on the USEF web site’s jumping discipline page: https://www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=natjumping New for 2011, zones will be able to send a fifth horse/rider combination to compete as an individual. This fifth-ranked horse/rider combination will be the traveling replacement horse/rider combination...

USEF Names Para-Equestrian Replacement for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Joanie Morris | 8/24/2010 5:19:00 PM

Lexington, KY – Short listed Para-Equestrian athlete Holly Bergay has had to withdraw her horse from consideration for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Per the USEF Selection Procedure for the US Para-Equestrian Team, this horse rider combination has been replaced and Erin Alberda (Woodinville, WA) has moved up into the tenth spot on the ranking with Delectari. Ten horse/rider combinations will represent the United States in Para-Equestrian at the Kentucky Horse Park during the...