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US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Team for 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/24/2024 6:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. Vaulting Team in Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad competition at the 2024 Vaulting FEI World Championship for Seniors. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely, Assistant Chef d’Equipe Lisa Zielenske, and Team Leader Michelle McQueen. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Vaulting Team and are listed in alphabetical order and...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for Longines League of Nations™ St. Gallen CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/21/2024 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the team athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations St. Gallen CSIO5* hosted in St. Gallen, Switzerland, from May 30 – June 2, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson and supported by U.S. Jumping Team Veterinarian Dr. Heather Sherman and U.S. Jumping Team Equine Therapist Janus Marquis along with the grooms and horse owners. The...

US Equestrian Announces Short List for 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/10/2024 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the vaulting athletes who have been named to the short list for the 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors, which will take place July 16-21, 2024, in Bern, Switzerland. The following athletes have been named to the short list and are listed in alphabetical order. 3* Individual Female Tessa Divita Paula Hampshire Caroline Morse Kimberly Palmer Emily Rose 3* Individual Male Jace Brooks Todd Griffiths Daniel Janes 3* Pas De...

Carlee McCutcheon and Chacco Star Win 2023 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final Title

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2023 1:10:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. – The Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final was the premier class on Sunday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. A total of 208 junior competitors competed in the first round over Alan Lohman’s course in front of judges Jack Towell and Timmy Kees. The top 25 athletes returned for the second round over a new course, with the top six returning for final testing. Carlee McCutcheon clinched the win and the Adrian Van Sinderen Trophy with a fabulous round on...

World’s Grand Champion CH Breaking News Named American Saddlebred Horse of The Year

by By Jessica Fisher | 12/10/2008 1:42:00 PM

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) announced that its only Triple Crown winner this year, WGC CH Breaking News, has been named Horse of the Year. The connections of the Horse of the Year will be honored at the ASHA Annual Convention during the Saddlebred Ball, Saturday evening, February 14, 2009, at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort and Spa in Lexington, KY. Rider/trainer Peter Cowart of West Wind Stables in Statesville, NC, will also be awarded with the Five-Gaited World’s Grand...

CH Extremely Fortunut Going for Sixth Devon Country Pleasure Championship

by Glenye Cain Oakford | 5/30/2017 3:08:00 PM

CH Extremely Fortunut is going for her sixth Devon three-gaited country pleasure championship with rider Molly Codeanne. (Doug Shiflet) The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair in Pennsylvania has been very good to the aptly named American Saddlebred mare CH Extremely Fortunut, who competes in the three-gaited country pleasure division at this show. Devon, a United States Equestrian Federation Heritage Competition that runs through June 4, also features top-class hunter, jumper, and driving...

Pik L and Son Pikk Primero Win at the 124th National Horse Show

by By Christine DeHerrera | 12/20/2007 11:21:00 AM

Horses Unlimited’s flagship stallion Pik L continued his winning ways at the 124th National Horse Show in Wellington, FL, with two wins at Intermediaire II. The handsome bay by Pik Bube II has won Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I classes at the most prestigious shows in the country and now continues into the large tour classes. His son Pikk Primero also competed and won in the young horse division. “I’ve never won at a show with both a stallion and his son or daughter,” said rider Mikala...

Deknatel and CH The Daily Lottery Rock the Rack to Win the Five-Gaited Amateur Stake

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/2/2012 8:23:52 AM

Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebreds made a triumphant return into the fold of the Alltech National Horse Show on Wednesday night to the delight of the spectators. The favorite breed of enthusiasts like William Shatner and Carson Kressley, the breed is known for its style, stamina and its bold, high-stepping way of moving. Thursday evening at the Alltech National Horse Show, American Saddlebreds showed in Three-Gaited, Park Horse and Five-Gaited classes. "They're both three-gaited-...

Six New National Champions on Day Six of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/27/2023 6:00:00 AM

Wayne, Ill. – The penultimate day of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions crowned six new national champions in the developing Prix St. Georges, Grand Prix, 4-year-old, 5-year-old, pony rider, and young adult Brentina Cup divisions. The USEF Children Dressage National Championship also held the first of its two-round national championship, which will conclude on Sunday. Sabine Schut-Kery and Sonnenberg's Jersey. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Markel/USEF Developing Horse...

Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady Win Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship on Day Four of 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/24/2023 11:00:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – A busy day of competition took place at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center with seven classes across two rings for day four of the 2023 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions . The Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I division had its conclusion with the FEI Freestyle Test, culminating in the second national championship title of this year’s show. Madeleine Bendfeldt and Lindholm's Quick Step. ©SusanJStickle.com Markel/USEF Five-Year-Old Dressage National...