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The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Ready for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ The Netherlands

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2018 5:02:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team aims for a top placing in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup The Netherlands, the team’s first European Nations Cup of the season. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover will lead the team of Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir, Adrienne Lyle and Salvino, Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, and Steffen Peters and Rosamunde at CHIO Rotterdam, June 21-23. The team combinations, along with individual U.S. competitors Shelly Francis and...

Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship Rewards Top U.S. Athlete in Kentucky

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/25/2018 4:00:00 PM

This year’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (LRK3DE) marks the 21st edition of North America’s only four-star event. When the event first began hosting a four-star level competition in 1998, a new US Equestrian (USEF) national championship was also created to recognize the achievements of U.S. athletes. The Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship title goes to the highest-placed U.S. athlete in the LRK3DE. Phillip Dutton and Mr. Medicott were the 2017 USEF CCI4*...

Laura Graves and Verdades Defend Second Place in Back-to-Back Years at 2018 FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/14/2018 5:08:00 PM

Paris, France – With the FEI World Cup Dressage Final title on the line, Laura Graves and Verdades defended their 2017 second-place finish with a personal record score Saturday evening in the Freestyle to Music in Paris. Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and the 16-year-old KWPN gelding she owns with Curt Maes finished on a score of 89.082 percent, just behind the reigning World Cup Final champion Isabell Werth (GER). Werth and Weihegold OLD scored a 90.657 percent, while Germany’s Jessica von...

Adcox and Weber Take Division Leads in the USEF Combined Driving National Championships at Live Oak International

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/15/2018 11:04:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – The USEF Combined Driving National Championships got underway with the first of three phases at Live Oak International. Two of the five championship divisions completed their dressage tests; Scott Adcox takes the early lead in the Intermediate Pair Horse division with a score of 60.88 penalties. Chester Weber tops the leaderboard in the four-in-hand division with a score of 40.11 penalties. USEF Intermediate Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship Adcox (Myakka...

U.S. Show Jumping Team Begins 2018 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Season at CSIO5* Ocala

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/16/2018 3:19:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – The U.S. Show Jumping Team returns to action this week, taking on six countries in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* on Sunday, February 18 at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Fla. U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’ Equipe Robert Ridland will lead the team of Lauren Hough and Ohlala, Laura Kraut and Confu, Beezie Madden and Darry Lou, and McLain Ward and HH Callas as they compete for a strong start in the North American standings. The U.S. Show Jumping Team will...

Letter from US Equestrian President Murray Kessler

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/1/2018 8:00:00 AM

Dear Fellow Members, We just finished our Annual Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky where we reported on the great results of the first year of our Strategic Plan. I was happy to report that we grew membership for the first time in years, increasing almost 30% to over 105,000 members. We also reported strong financial results, growing financial reserves, 23 signed and/or re-signed sponsors, new initiatives launched to strengthen the developmental pathway for horses and riders, increased access to...

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...

Equestrians Rally to Aid “Harvey” Horses; USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund Raises Over $400,000 in Donations and Pledges

by Glenye Oakford | 9/5/2017 12:22:00 PM

Responding to the devastation left by Hurricane Harvey, equestrians have poured contributions into the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund, which is providing aid relief for horses in the Houston, Tx., area. One week after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Texas, the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund has raised over $400,000 in donations, grants, and pledges, with 100% of those funds slated to boost relief efforts by the Houston SPCA, Texas A&M University, the Texas Equine Veterinary...

Letter from US Equestrian President Murray Kessler

by USEF President Murray Kessler | 8/2/2017 11:59:00 AM

Dear Fellow Member, The US Equestrian Board of Directors met last week on Monday and Tuesday, July 24 and 25. During this meeting, it was evident that our Sport and our Federation is moving in the right direction and that our Strategic Plan, while still in its early days, is working. This is evidenced by a growing membership, teams and individuals winning on the world stage, balanced financials, and the implementation of many new initiatives. The Board meeting was productive, energizing, and...