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Hart and Shoemaker Stay on Top of Divisions for 2015 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships

by Dana Rossmeier | 10/31/2015 10:41:12 PM

Katy, Texas – Rebecca Hart and Kate Shoemaker carried the momentum from yesterday’s Team Tests into the Individual Tests to remain on top of the standings for the 2015 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships. Hart sits on an overall score of 58.973% for the advantage in the CPEDI3* Championship High Performance division. Shoemaker’s overall score of 56.495% leads the CPEDI1* Championship National division. Today’s scores count another 40% towards the...

Hart and Shoemaker Are Early Leaders in 2015 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships

by Dana Rossmeier | 10/31/2015 12:38:24 AM

Katy, Texas – Rebecca Hart and Kate Shoemaker came down the centerline and delivered superb performances to begin the 2015 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships today. After performing the Team Tests in their respective levels, Grade II athlete Hart has the early lead in the CPEDI3* Championship High Performance division with a score of 73.118%. Grade III athlete Shoemaker is on top of the CPEDI1* Championship National division with a score of 70.237%. Today’s totals...

International Bromont: Lucy Deslauriers Takes 1.50m Welcome Victory

by Phelps Media Group | 8/6/2015 11:19:32 PM

Lucy Deslauriers and Hester Quebec Original FEI Open Welcome (Photo By: Tom von Kap-herr) Bromont, Quebec - August 6, 2015 - Sixteen-year-old Lucy Deslauriers won the opening FEI event, the Québec Original 1.50, today with Hester, at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in the last week of the International Bromont. Nine riders qualified their horses for the jump-off, including Daniel Bluman (COL), Leslie Howard (USA), Ali Ramsay (CAN), Elizabeth Gingras (CAN), Jill Henselwood (CAN),...

USEF Equine Drugs & Medications Program Advisory

by USEF Communications Department | 4/22/2014 10:46:16 AM

Important Changes to the USEF EquineDrugs and Medications Rules for the 2014 Competition Year became effective December 1, 2013. These important changes were discussed and published in multiple distribution channels in 2013. The change to General Rule 414 introduces a new concept called Prohibited Practices to the Equine Drug & Medication Rules. For your convenience GR 414 rule is printed at the end of this advisory. There are a few bullet points to remember to comply with GR 414: - No...

Proposed Rule Changes Approved at 2013 USEF Mid-Year Board Meeting

by USEF Communications Department | 7/25/2013 12:07:38 PM

At the 2013 United States Equestrian Federation Mid-Year Board Meeting held July 22 in Lexington, Kentucky, members of the Board of Directors approved two proposed rule changes that will become effective in 2013. Effective December 1, 2013 , the following rule has been approved: GR 414 Prohibited Practices 1. No injectable substances may be administered to any horse or pony within 12 hours prior to competing, with the following three exceptions subject to paragraph 2 below: a. Therapeutic...

New Trees and Music Will Highlight The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Galway Downs Press Office | 9/27/2012 9:25:08 AM

Tony Suraci on stage as The Highwayman (Galway Downs Press Office) Temecula, CA - Riders and fans will see an even more attractive competition site when they return to the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event on Nov. 1-4. More than 500 new trees now further enhance the grounds, and 15 acres of grass polo fields have been installed in the center of the racetrack. But the trees are just the beginning of the steps organizer Robert Kellerhouse has taken to make the Galway Downs International...

McManamy And Levine Top Day 1 At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/4/2011 8:22:32 AM

Temecula, CA - Max McManamy, on Project Runway, and Amber Levine, on Oz Poof Of Purchase, rode to a perfectly tied score (at 47.8 penalties) and grabbed the lead in the first half of the CCI2* today at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. The pair topped the 15 horses competing today; another 14 compete tomorrow. The two CC1* divisions also performed their dressage tests today. Barbara Crabo leads the classic-format CCI1*, scoring 50.3 penalties on Over Easy, and Sara Mittleider...

Ticket Packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone And Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup on Sale November 1

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2011 11:25:58 AM

Lexington, KY — Ticket packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone, and Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, April 26-29 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, will go on sale starting November 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM, is one of only six Four Star Three-Day Events in the world and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Many of the world’s best riders will be competing with the hopes of qualifying for the...

Arabian & Half-Arabian Youth Nationals Championship Horse Show Quick Facts

by AHA | 7/25/2011 3:39:42 PM

Event : 19th Annual Youth National Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals) Produced by : Arabian Horse Association (AHA), 10805 E. Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colo. 80014. (303) 696-4500. Fax (303) 696-4599. Email: [email protected] or visit www.ArabianHorses.org . Dates : Jul 23 - July 30, 2011 Location : Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Admission : All sessions free for the duration of the show. Schedule : Three sessions per day (with the exception of...

Advisory: Equestrian and Mainstream Media Invited to Vote for 2005 USEF Equestrian of the Year

by Sarah Lane | 12/13/2005 10:50:57 AM

Votes Due by December 30 Contact: Kristyn Kay, [email protected] Attn: All Publications, Stations, Independent Websites Please select three individuals from the list below, whom you feel are most deserving of the 2005 USEF Equestrian of the Year title. This award recognizes an individual who consistently “excelled above all others in equestrian competition for the past year, while demonstrating superior sportsmanship and dedication to the principles, vision, and mission of the United States...