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McGuigan and Capall Zidane, Rodriguez and Aberdeen, Leone and Wayfarer Win Adequan Young Jumper Finals

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/31/2012 9:00:00 AM

Ronan McGuigan and Capall Zidane (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival hosted the Adequan Young Jumper Finals today in the International Arena for three age groups. The $20,000 Adequan 8-Year-Old Young Jumper Final victory went to Ronan McGuigan (IRL) and Capall Zidane. Andres Rodriguez (VEN) and Aberdeen took the top spot in the $20,000 Adequan 7-Year-Old Young Jumper Final. Riding Lionshare Farm's Wayfarer, Peter Leone (USA) won the $15,000 Adequan...

Hillary Dobbs and Marengo Win $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge

by Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/17/2012 9:00:15 AM

Hillary Dobbs and Marengo (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Hillary Dobbs, of Sussex, NJ, rode her speedy mount Marengo to victory in Friday morning's $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Other top finishers for the day included Ireland's Conor Swail and Donatello, owned by Hara de la Rogue and Normandie Connection, in the $32,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic. Laura Chapot (USA) and Umberto won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m...

USEF Weekend Preview February 29, 2012

by The USEF Communications Department | 2/29/2012 4:52:16 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Tracy Fenney wins her third Grand Prix at HITS Ocala to qualify for the 2012 Pfizer Million

by HITS Ocala Media | 2/24/2012 4:17:26 PM

OCALA, FL - Tracy Fenney banked her eighth Grand Prix of the qualifying season with a win in yesterday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health , aboard MTM Farm’s MTM Centano to become eligible for her third appearance in the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix . No stranger to Pfizer Million glory, Fenney appeared in HITS-on-the-Hudson’s big ticket class in both 2010 and 2011 with two top twenty finishes to show for it. Fenney, of Flower Mound, Texas leads...

Kent Farrington and Voyeur Prove Victorious in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 7

by Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/24/2012 8:42:34 AM

Hayley Barnhill and Caliber Raise the Bar in WEF Open Hunter 3' Kent Farrington and Voyeur (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Kent Farrington earned a victory for the United States on Thursday with his brand new mount Voyeur, owned by Amalaya Investments, in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 in Wellington. Showing in the International Arena of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the pair out jumped fellow Americans Katie Dinan and Grant Road Partner's Nougat Du Vallet, who...

USEF Weekend Preview February 23, 2012

by The USEF Communications Department | 2/23/2012 12:14:15 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 Repeat Victory in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 3

by Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/27/2012 7:00:26 AM

Jimmy Torano and Bentley Bring Home the Pre Green Hunter Level 1 3' Division Championship Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - For the second week in a row, Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson's Carlo 273 led the victory gallop in the Thursday afternoon $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Grand Prix in Wellington. Today's class was the third in the series at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs through April 1, 2012. Week three of the FTI WEF runs...

Land Rover Continues Commitment to 2012 Land Rover US Eventing Team with Spring Training Grants

by USEF Communications Department | 1/25/2012 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Land Rover and the USEF awarded the Land Rover US Eventing Team High Performance-listed riders a total of $33,500 in spring training grants for 2012. Sixteen athlete/horse combinations based across the country (and in Europe) received grants to offset training costs throughout the early part of 2012. Several of these combinations have or will be spending time in Wellington, FL, honing their dressage and jumping skills with some of the best trainers in those disciplines. They are...

2011 Young Rider World Cup Final

by Isabelle Leibler | 1/18/2012 11:41:51 AM

I received official notification in mid October from the USEF that I was selected to be the United States representative at the Young Rider World Cup Final. Watson and I were going to Frankfurt in six weeks! I took a deep breath and began to organize my thoughts-there was a lot of planning and organization to be done. I also knew that my trainer, Marcel van der Burgh was going to be very demanding before leaving for Germany. The next six weeks went by in a flash. I was back in school, training...

Twelve Months of Excellence: 2011 USEF High Performance Year in Review

by Joanie Morris | 1/2/2012 3:54:43 PM

Everyone will remember something different from 2011: exactly how long seven-hundredths of a second can be, the vast desolation of the Abu Dhabi desert, the joy of going undefeated or the nagging ache of defeat. Whatever you recall, 2011 was a year of tremendous success for the USEF High Performance programs. When the dust settled over Guadalajara, Mexico the USEF's teams had recorded a record Pan American Games medal haul. Ten medals - that is every medal but two - came back to the United...