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Intercollegiate Saddle Seat Riding Association National Championship Horse Show Starts Friday

by ISSRA | 4/9/2013 9:42:58 AM

The Intercollegiate Saddle Seat Riding Association (ISSRA) National Championship Horse Show will be held directly following the afternoon session of the Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show on Friday, April 12th in the Altech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The University of Kentucky Saddle Seat Team is the host of this years’ horse show. Major sponsors of the show include the United States Equestrian Federation and Becker Brothers, both of Lexington. Founded in...

Aniello Secures Position to Compete in World Cup Vaulting Final

by Rosalyn Ross | 2/20/2013 11:40:08 AM

Gabe Aniello has officially qualified to start in the 2013 FEI World Cup Vaulting Final, March 14 to 17. One of six male vaulters selected to compete at the competition in Braunschweig, Germany, Aniello is the sole representative from the United States. Aniello’s qualification is a result of his participation in the two World Cup competitions held late last year and early this year in Paris, France and Leipzig, Germany respectively. This will be Aniello’s first time competing in a...

Bids to Host the 2013 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions are Still Being Accepted

by The USEF Communications Department | 10/18/2012 2:44:01 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has extended the bid process for the 2013 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and is now accepting bids from East and West Coast venues. Competition in 2013 will again be held in six divisions; Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult "Brentina" Cup, Young Rider, Junior and Pony Rider. To request a bid packet please contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949, or via email at [email protected] . Bids will be due in the office...

James Robert Greene 1929-2012

by USEF Communications Department via Cynthia Greene McNutt | 10/1/2012 4:07:01 PM

Brentwood, TN - James Robert Greene passed away on September 27, 2012 peacefully at the age of 83. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janet Jordan Greene and daughter Betsy Greene Wohrley. He is survived by his children SuSu Greene Raymond and Cynthia Greene McNutt and grandchildren Emily Jordan Raymond, Catherine Austin Raymond, Kelsey Jordan McNutt, Ashley Himmelreich and Joshua Wohrley. Mr. Greene graduated from Western Military Academy, Franklin & Marshall College and Washington...

USEF Accepting Bids to Host 2013 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

by USEF Dressage Department | 9/21/2012 11:40:22 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting bids to host the 2013 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions on the West Coast. Competition will once again be held in six divisions; Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult "Brentina" Cup, Young Rider, Junior and Pony Rider. To request a bid packet please contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949, or via email at [email protected] . Bids will be due in the office by the close of business Friday, October 5,...

United States Paralympic Equestrian Team Earns Top Scores at Largest Attended Paralympics

by Lindsay Y McCall for USPEA | 9/7/2012 10:48:21 AM

USA Team 2012 (Left to Right, top to bottom) Chef d'Equipe Missy Ransehousen, Jon Wentz, Rebecca Hart, Dale Dedrick and Donna Ponessa (Lindsay Yosay McCall) London, England - "It has been exciting to compete at the home of Para-Dressage," was the phrase echoed among athletes at the 2012 Paralympic Equestrian Games. It was Great Britain that developed Para-Dressage from the grass roots first and created an entire Para-Equestrian culture. It was Great Britain who aligned with their able-bodied...

Horses and Riders Ready in Breda for the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

by Andrew Minnick | 8/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Para-equestrian drivers and their supporters enjoyed some time off and toured the Hague on Monday. They got an up-close look at Queen Beatrix's Golden Coach Breda, The Netherlands - International para-equestrian drivers are in Breda, The Netherlands right now ready to compete at the 2012 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. The first vet check took place Wednesday and the three horses that will be driven by Americans passed with ease. Athletes schooled in dressage today...

Route for Longines FEI World Endurance Championships 2012 Looks Like a True Championship Test

by FEI World Endurance Championships Press | 8/17/2012 10:23:00 AM

Organisers of the Longines FEI World Endurance Championships at Euston Park, near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK have released final details of the 160km track that will test up to 150 riders from around 40 countries on 25th August 2012. The route comprises six loops of between 20km and 38km five of which take riders on different routes around the Suffolk countryside covering heathland, forest tracks, river meadows and open farmland all with the support of local landowners, farmers and the Forestry...

Vermont Summer Festival Welcomes Back Young Jumpers

by Starting Gate Communications | 6/22/2012 1:17:00 PM

Devin Ryan won the won the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, Presented by The Equinox Resort and Spa, at the 2011 Vermont Summer Festival and will be returning in 2012 to compete in the Young Jumper Series. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT - The next generation of grand prix horses will take center stage during the Vermont Summer Festival with the addition of five-year-old, six-year-old and seven and eight-year-old Young Jumper classes. Returning to East Dorset, VT, for six...

Pony Finals Auction returns to the U.S. Pony Finals

by Flashpoint Bloodstock, LLC | 6/19/2012 9:25:13 AM

Charles Town, WV - The Pony Finals Auction is in its 18th year, returns to the U.S. Pony Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. The auction will be held in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park on August 11, 2012. The U.S. Pony Finals will be held August 7 through August 12. The Pony Finals anchors seven weeks of shows produced by Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC that includes the Kentucky Summer Series, the U.S. National Junior Hunter Championships and the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young...