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Zone 5 Dominates Team Championships During 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/8/2015 11:24:44 AM

The $2,500 USHJA Children's Jumper Regional Team Championship medalists. (Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - The tension in the air was palpable as the second day of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships got underway during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. All eyes turned to the teams as each zone from the Northern Region took their turn at Anderson Lima's track. It was Zone 5 Team One that emerged victorious for the $2,500 Children's Team...

Molly Ashe and Kennzo Top the $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Horse Shows by the Bay | 7/20/2013 1:18:32 PM

Kennzo and Molly Ashe in the Classic Round (Tricia Booker Photography) Traverse City, MI - Molly Ashe returned to Horse Show by the Bay this year on a mission. After a disappointing performance in last year's $20,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, she sought redemption. And she got it. Ashe guided Kennzo to victory on July 19, in Traverse City, taking the top call in this year's edition, hosted by The Gochman Family. The two-round hunter competition was Friday evening's featured...

French Stays Out in Front After Cross Country at Greenwich Test Event

by Louise Parkes for FEI | 7/5/2011 5:28:37 PM

FRENCH STAYS OUT IN FRONT AFTER CROSS-COUNTRY by Louise Parkes Great Britain's Piggy French and DHI Topper maintained the lead they established in the dressage arena yesterday with a superb cross-country run at the Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational (CIC**) in London (GBR) today. They go into tomorrow's final jumping phase with more than a fence in hand over Sweden's Sara Algotsson Ostholt and Mrs Medicott, one of just five horse-and-rider partnerships to complete the 19-fence...

Dutch Dominate in Rome

by From an FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes | 5/29/2011 10:16:45 AM

The Dutch team won the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ in Rome, Italy. Pictured (L to R) : Eric van der Vleuten, Harrie Smolders, Chef d'Equipe Rob Ehrens, Jeroen Dubbeldam and Gerco Schroder (Photo: FEI/Bruno di Lorenzo). Rome, Italy - The Netherlands secured a convincing victory in the second leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series in Rome, Italy, today where the Belgians were runners-up ahead of the Irish in third. This was only the second time for a Dutch...

Medals Awarded at 2008 CN FEI North American Young Rider Championships at the Colorado Horse Park presented by Gotham North

by Joanie Morris | 8/4/2008 11:58:00 AM

Parker, CO - The CN FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships at the Colorado Horse Park presented by Gotham North finished with a three-hour closing ceremonies at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colorado today. The four-day championship competition wrapped up with the Junior and Young Rider Musical Freestyles in Dressage, Stadium Jumping in Eventing, the Individual Finals in Show Jumping, and the Individual Finals in Reining. Already having locked down the Team Gold on Friday,...

US Equestrian Focuses on Working Together for Our Future in 2023

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/13/2023 10:39:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney spoke during the General Session presentation to members and staff on January 13 th at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. They looked back at progress made by US Equestrian in 2022 and laid out three priorities for 2023 with the theme of Working Together for Our Future. “Each year, we take this time to review our progress from the prior year, reassess where we stand, and establish the key goals and strategies...

Augusta Iwasaki Wins 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/9/2022 10:00:00 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – The final standings for the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East came down to the influential final round, where the top four competitors returned for the ride-off. In the end, it was Augusta Iwasaki who rode her way into the top spot, masterfully guiding her own horse—and the other three horses in the final four—through the Round IV test. Augusta Iwasaki and Freedom. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Iwasaki...

Small Occasion and Iwasaki Claim Overall Grand Champion 3'6" at Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2020 9:11:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – The 2020 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast concluded on Monday, August 25, with Small Occasion and Augusta Iwasaki claiming the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’6’’ section with a total score of 258.90 points. Riley Hogan and Keebler earned the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’3’’ section with a total score of 253.50 points. Overall Grand Champion 3’6” Small Occasion and...

FEI World Cup™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

by Las Vegas Events Communications Dept. | 3/13/2020 10:00:00 AM

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), United States Equestrian (USEF) and Las Vegas Events have announced the force majeure cancellation of the FEI World Cup™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas. The annual equestrian competition, featuring the Olympic disciplines of Jumping and Dressage, was scheduled for 15-19 April at the Thomas & Mack Center. Shannon Brinkman Photography “It is very regrettable that next month’s FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas have had to be cancelled,...

US Equestrian Announces Host Sites for 2020 USEF Combined Driving National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/25/2019 12:06:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Following a successful 2019 USEF Combined Driving National Championship season, US Equestrian has released the selected host sites for the 2020 USEF Combined Driving National Championships, pending the approval of the US Equestrian Board of Directors. US Equestrian will offer 18 national championship divisions across three events. The following are tentative dates, locations, and divisions of the 2020 USEF Combined Driving National Championships: Jacob Arnold competes at...