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USEF Dressage Tests Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

by USEF Communications | 8/5/2010 4:44:00 PM

USEF Archive (Preview from the New USEF EquiTests Mobile Application) Lexington, KY - United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Tests are now available for download from the iTunes Store, through a new agreement with EquiApps.com and parent company Numen Communications Inc. The "USEF EquiTests" mobile application includes all USEF Dressage Tests for the 2010 competition year and allows the user to view test instructions, view and play animated diagrams, record and play readings of the...

Competition Concludes at the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast

by Marion Maybank | 8/5/2010 10:54:00 AM

Shawn McMillen (Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda topped the competition by an impressive 14-point margin. ) The USEF Junior Hunter National Championship wrapped today under record temperatures, but the heat did nothing to lower the scores of these top competitors. John and Stephanie Ingram's Red Panda, under the skilled guidance of Hayley Barnhill, captured the title of 2010 USEF Junior Hunter National Champion - East Coast by an impressive 14-point margin. The chestnut gelding is no stranger to...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 8/4/2010 4:23:00 PM

Team Medals in Show Jumping at the NAJYRC (Sportfot) Dressage At the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY the Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) gave riders the opportunity to compete in the same arena that will be used to determine world champions at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in September. On day one of competition the dressage riders battled it out in the team tests. In the Young Rider team competition, the combined...

Competition Begins at the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - East Coast

by Marion Maybank | 8/4/2010 9:51:00 AM

Shawn McMillen (Way Cool and Victoria Colvin.) Under sunny skies, the first day of the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast competition began with a challenging Handy Hunter round at the Kentucky Horse Park. Course designer Bobby Murphy made use of the bank of the Walnut Ring for a trot jump. The trot off the bank proved to be a walk in the park for Dr. Betsee Parker's Way Cool piloted by Victoria Colvin. The pair scored an impressive 267 in the Younger Large Juniors for the...

Medalists are Crowned in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship at the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by Cynthia Grisolia | 7/30/2010 6:40:00 PM

SusanJStickle.com (Catherine Chamberlain, Jamie Pestana and Stephanie Bedford won Individual dressage medals.) Lexington, KY - JULY 30, 2010 - At the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North the spotlight was on Junior dressage riders today as they vied for the Gold in FEI Junior Individual test, phase two of the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship. When the scores were tallied, it was Winzalot who lived up to his name, earning the...

Jhesika Wells and Intrepid Win Gold in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship Individual Test; Anisa Tracy and Tigger VIII Lead in the USEA Eventing Championships Young Rider Competition

by Cynthia Grisolia | 7/29/2010 9:39:00 PM

SusanJStickle.com (Jaimie Holland, Jhesika Wells and Megan Lane atop the podium as medalists in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship Individual Test. ) Lexington, KY - July 29, 2010 - Dressage competition continued today on day two of the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. In the Main Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park, FEI Young Riders went on a quest for the Gold in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship...

2010 Games Ticket Prices Lowered for Early Rounds in Special Promotion

by By Kristin Bednarski | 7/29/2010 2:48:00 PM

The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are less than two months away and time is running out to purchase tickets. Select tickets for dressage, endurance, eventing, jumping and reining competitions are now available at a 30% savings as part of a special promotion. To view promotional prices and purchase tickets click here , visit www.ticketmaster.com , or call (888) 934-2010. The limited time offer began July 15 and will run through Labor Day weekend, ending September 6. Only early session...

Horse Shows by the Bay II Wrap-Up

by By Mason Phelps | 7/29/2010 12:32:00 PM

Horse Shows by the Bay Series II concluded on Sunday afternoon with the week's highlight event, the $30,000 Grand Traverse Bay Grand Prix. Spectators from all over the region came out to the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park Sunday afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather and watch some of the country's best compete at the highest level of show jumping competition. Twenty-six entries showed over the difficult course set by Brazil's Guilherme Jorge, and it was Scott Lenkart and Impulsive that...

National Show Horse Registry Opens Registry, Offers New Stimulus Program

by By Cindy Clinton | 7/29/2010 12:07:00 PM

The National Show Horse Registry (NSHR) made some major changes that could make a difference in how much money you have in your pocket. Itnot only opened the registry to any and all Half-Arabian crosses, incluing Hackneys, Dutch Harness, and Saddlebred crosses, etc., but it also implemented a stimulus program that will give away over $15,000 in prize money in eight different grand championships at the the national show in September. You don’t even have to qualify, with the exception of...

HITS Culpeper in Review

by By the HITS Media Team | 7/29/2010 11:55:00 AM

Photo by ESI Photography (Tracy Fenney was the star of the show at HITS Culpeper winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby and the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix. ) The road to the Pfizer Million passed right through the heart of Virginia's horse country for the HITS Culpeper July horse shows and saw two major contenders in the race for the top prize in the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix pull off a pair of big wins at HITS Commonwealth Park, in Culpeper, VA. Aaron Vale got the party started during the...