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Daisy Farish is Perfect Winning the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Classic Communications | 10/15/2017 9:50:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. – October 15, 2017 – Daisy Farish of Versailles, Ky., celebrated a perfect week at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund, winning the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship riding Alberto II, owned by Stoney Ridge Farm, LLC. Farish also won the first phase of the Individual Championship on her 17 th birthday and was a member of the Zone 5 silver-medal team in the Neue Schule/ USEF Prix des...

U.S. Athletes Make a Clean Sweep of the FEI Team Test Across All Grades on Day One of the 2017 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Sponsored by Deloitte

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/15/2017 9:52:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. - The 2017 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte began Friday with competitors performing the FEI Team Test, the first of three tests in the competition. U.S. athletes finished on top in all five grades to put the Deloitte U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team ahead of Canada. With National Championship titles on the line, Friday’s Team Test will account for 40% of the overall championship totals. Saturday will feature the Individual...

NAJYRC Team Canada 'big and bold' on cross country course as competition heats up at Rebecca Farm

by The Event at Rebecca Farm | 7/23/2017 10:30:00 AM

KALISPELL, Mont. (July 22, 2016)-- Spirits were high today as family and friends gathered at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), at The Event at Rebecca Farm, to celebrate a successful day of cross country for Team Canada's Young Rider team. Team Canada's combined score totaled 180.8 penalties, which was just enough to hold off second place team, Area 1/Area IV team at 182. April Simmons of Team Canada laughed,...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Prepared for Podium Battle in FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Aachen

by Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/19/2017 3:36:00 PM

Aachen, Germany – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will be composed of four Olympians when it competes in FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 20. The powerhouse team of Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, and McLain Ward will face eight nations, all fielding elite talent in their own right, as they seek to secure a podium finish. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will lead the U.S. team and has set the following order of go: Kent Farrington and...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Ready to Compete in Aachen

by Classic Communications/US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/19/2017 10:12:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – All four horses on The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, as well as two additional U.S. athlete-and-horse combinations competing in the Aachen CDI4*, have passed the horse inspection and are ready to compete at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, in Aachen, Germany, July 19-23. The U.S. team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover includes the 2016 Olympic combinations of Laura Graves and Verdades and Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet , in addition...

McLain Ward and HH Azur Deliver Five Flawless Rounds to Capture Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Title

by By Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/3/2017 9:48:00 AM

Omaha, Neb. - On his 17th attempt, McLain Ward with HH Azur won the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Final title on Sunday in front of an electric home crowd in Omaha's CenturyLink Center. The 2016 Rio Olympic team silver medalist combination jumped five consecutive clean rounds to secure the title that has eluded him his entire career. Switzerland’s Romain Duguet and Sweden’s Henrik Von Eckermann finished second and third, respectively. Seven additional U.S. combinations...

TJ O'Mara Comes from Behind to Win Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/9/2016 11:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East came to close on Sunday following four phases of intense competition amongst the field of 57 top TJ O'Mara and Kaskade (The Book LLC) young riders. Beginning Saturday with Phases I and II, the field was then narrowed down on Sunday following Phase III to the final four who performed over a shortened course on their own horse, as well as the horses of the other finalists. TJ O'Mara was ultimately...

Richie Moloney Wins $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix, Presented by Longines

by Classic Communications | 9/4/2016 7:04:45 PM

Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z Win $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix (The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - In one of the most exciting jump-off rounds in the 41-year history of the Hampton Classic, Richie Moloney (IRL) blazed around the course on Carrabis Z, owned by Equinimity, LLC, to claim the top prize in the $300,000 Hampton Classic Grand Prix, presented by Longines. "It's special, it's a great show and always a great crowd here," said Moloney. "We try to have our horses in top...

Will Simpson and The Dude are Dynamite in the Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 9/2/2016 9:52:09 AM

Will Simpson and The Dude, owned by Nicole Walker (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Today's $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix in Del Mar was truly tremendous sport. Some superb horse and rider pairs came to compete, 52 in total, with veteran pair Will Simpson and The Dude (Nicole Walker, owner) taking the win in a 14 horse jump-off. Californian native Mavis Spencer rode Disco Lady (owned by Neil Jones Equestrian) to the win in the Interactive Mortgage U25 qualifier. Having...

Farrington Leads U.S. in Show Jumping Individual Final at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

by Classic Communications/USEF Communications Department | 8/19/2016 7:17:44 PM

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Rio 2016 Olympic Games show jumping competition came to a climatic close at Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center on Friday, ending in a jump-off to determine the Individual medals. With two clear rounds, Kent Farrington and Voyeur earned a spot in the jump-off for the U.S. along with five other combinations. Farrington and Voyeur ultimately placed fifth overall following two rails down. Teammates McLain Ward and Azur finished tied for ninth and Lucy Davis with...