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Fappani and Lil Joe Cash Lead Open Composite

by NRHA | 11/30/2011 8:38:18 PM

Oklahoma City, OK - The National Reining Horse Association Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show carried on today. As competitors battled it out in the final section of the $540,00-added NRHA Open Futurity and in the $260,00-added Cinch / NRHA Non Pro Futurity consolation round, reining fans moved one step closer to crowning futurity champions at the 25th running of the event in Oklahoma City. Fappani and Lil Joe Cash Lead Open Composite Andrea Fappani...

McLaughlin and Guapo Lena Take Level 4 Open Futurity Composite Lead

by NRHA | 11/29/2011 6:47:49 AM

Oklahoma City, OK – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Okla. held two championship classes on Monday, November 28 – the Adequan NAAC Novice Horse Open Level 1 and the Adequan NAAC Novice Horse Open Level 2. In addition, the show welcomed the second go-round, first section of the $540,000-added NRHA Open Futurity and first go-round, second section of the $260,000-added Cinch /...

Christen and Gunner On Ice Lead Non Pro Futurity Open Futurity Leaders Remain Unchanged

by NRHA | 11/28/2011 7:52:55 AM

Oklahoma City, OK – The first go-round of the $540,000-added NRHA Open Futurity ended today at the 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show. The show also welcomed the Adequan® North American Affiliate Limited Non Pro Championship. Reining fans can enjoy the show until December 3 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. NRHA Four Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida and Smart Merada Rey remain tied for the...

Top Equitation Riders Prepare for USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/13/2021 10:05:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Top adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders from around the country will compete for the title of 2021 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion on Wednesday, July 14, at the historic Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. Paul Boone (Concord, N.C.), Kristen Cater (Dunbarton, N.H.), and Anne Judd (Lutz, Fla.) will serve as judges for the Final, hosted at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Last year, Kaeley Arterburn was crowned champion aboard...

World’s Championship Horse Show Brings Excitement and Prestige to Historic Kentucky Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/10/2018 9:05:00 AM

Louisville, Ky. – Celebrating its 116 th year, the World’s Championship Horse Show was held at the Kentucky State Fair’s famed Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., from August 18-25. With premiums totaling over $1 million, the World’s Championship Horse Show is the crown jewel of competitions for the American Saddlebred , Roadster , Hackney, and the saddle seat equitation discipline. More than 2,000 horses and ponies competed for the coveted trip down Freedom Hall’s...

Jung Back on Top After Cross-Country at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Edited Press Release from Classic Communications | 4/28/2018 7:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The conditions could not have been more perfect for a day of brilliant cross-country action, and the riders and horses did not disappoint. Defending champion Michael Jung of Germany and fisherRocana FST showed the depth of their partnership to take over the top spot after adding only 0.4 penalties to his dressage score to lead with 27.5. Breathing down his neck is Australia's Chris Burton and Nobilis 18 (27.9) and Oliver Townend of Great Britain on Cooley Master Class (28....

2017 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Sponsored by Deloitte Gets Underway

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/14/2017 8:54:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. - This week Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) will host its first-ever para-equestrian dressage competition at the facility, welcoming the Fall Dressage FEI CDI-W & CPEDI3* and USEF National Show, each presented by Adequan® on Friday, September 15, through Sunday, September 17. The FEI CPEDI3* is also the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte. Para-equestrian sports allow athletes with physical disabilities to excel in...

Mary Babick Named Next President of the USHJA

by USHJA | 9/12/2016 9:52:55 PM

Mary Babick, president-elect of the USHJA Dallas, Texas - Today, the United States Hunter Jumper Association Board of Directors elected Mary Babick as the next president of the organization, during the Board of Directors meeting held in Dallas, Texas. Babick will take office on December 15, following the final Board of Directors meeting of the USHJA Annual Meeting, which will be held in Palm Springs, California. The election consisted of brief presentations from both candidates, Mary Babick and...

U.S. Driving Team Poised for Start of 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/31/2016 1:15:48 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Following the horse inspection on Wednesday, the U.S. Driving Team is ready to compete in the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand. Fifty-six combinations from 16 nations, including 14 teams, will contest the championship taking place August 31-September 4 in Breda, The Netherlands. Under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Ed Young, the team of James Fairclough, Allison Stroud, and Chester Weber, along with individual Misdee Wrigley Miller, aims for a...

USEF Names U.S. Driving Team for 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand

by USEF Communications Department | 8/16/2016 12:19:54 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the U.S. Driving Team for the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand. The championship will take place August 31-September 4, 2016, in Breda, The Netherlands. Ed Young will serve as Chef d'Equipe. The following combinations will compose the U.S. Driving Team for the FEI World Driving Championships for Four-in-Hand (in alphabetical order): James Fairclough (Newton, N.J.) and his own Bento V, a 2006...