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Martin and Long Island T Clinch 2019 USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship Title

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/1/2019 7:50:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night at the 16th annual United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) . The Advanced division also serves as the USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship, and Boyd Martin and Long Island T claimed top honors, earning the legendary Jack Le Goff Trophy as the U.S. champion. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Long Island T...

2019 Platinum Performance/USHJA Hunter Week Begins at Kentucky Horse Park

by Edited Press Release from the United States Hunter Jumper Association | 8/12/2019 5:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2019 Platinum Performance /United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship kick off this week at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., with more than $519,900 in prize money available to approximately 300 of the country's top hunters. Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships 2018 3'/3'3" champions Patricia Griffith and...

Marilyn Little Makes Podium to Win the Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/29/2018 10:05:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous added another milestone accolade to their resume on Sunday. As the top-American combination at the Land Rover® Kentucky Three-Day Event (LRK3DE), they earned the Land Rover/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship. A six-time competitor of the event, Little reached the LRK3DE podium for the first time with a score of 32.8. In a shocking twist, Great Britain’s Oliver Townend and Cooley Master Class placed first with a score of 28....

2018 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week Participants Announced

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/14/2017 3:14:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce participants for the eighth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week (RDHMW). The clinic will be held in Wellington, Fla. at the Global Dressage Venue from January 2-4 and Hampton Green Farm on January 5. Designed to identify and develop the next generation of U.S. equestrian team talent, training sessions will feature intense, mounted sessions led by internationally acclaimed American athletes and trainers and daily...

Nation’s Top Junior Equitation Riders Set for 2017 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Classic Communications | 10/14/2017 2:51:00 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The nation’s top junior equitation riders will take to the main arena at this year’s 72 nd annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show (October 12-21) at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center to compete in the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, a highly competitive class that boasts one of the sport’s most sought-after titles. T.J. O'Mara, 2016 champion, riding Kaskade (© Al Cook – www.alcookphoto.com) Nearly 300 talented...

2017 Western Dressage World Championship Show: Honoring the Horse, Celebrating Successes

by Edited Press Release from Western Dressage Association of America | 10/10/2017 9:59:00 AM

Parker, Colo. - The Western Dressage Association® of America is celebrating the success of its fifth annual Western Dressage World Championship Show. More than 800 rides were held over four days, Sept. 28-Oct. 1, at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK, with competitors vying for 79 world championships and 15 divisional championship belt buckles. “Western dressage honors the partnership between horses and riders, and that was certainly on display at our World Show,” said WDAA...

US Equestrian Announces 2018 Dates for USEF Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/29/2017 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce the dates for the eighth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week (RDHMW) from January 2-5, in Wellington, Fla. Designed to identify and develop the next generation of U.S. equestrian team talent, participants will receive instruction from experts in a variety of aspects of horsemanship. Robert Dover provides feedback during “Olympian Experience” presented by Dressage Today (Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Past...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Advances to Final Competition at Longines FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final CSIO5* Barcelona

by Julian McPeak, US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/28/2017 3:47:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team rode determined in Thursday’s preliminary round to advance to the Final Competition against the top eight teams on Saturday, September 30. Lauren Hough and McLain Ward both delivered clear rounds, allowing the U.S. team to finish on a mere four faults. Drawing eighth in the order, U.S. team Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland selected Hough (Wellington, Fla.) and Ohlala as the leadoff Lauren Hough and Ohlala (Photo by: Libby Law...

2018 Dates Announced for the USEF USEF Horsemastership Training Session

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/20/2017 5:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 12th annual USEF USEF Horsemastership Training Session which will take place at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival venue in Wellington, Fla., January 5-7, 2018. The training session is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Equestrian Team talent through instruction from experts in a variety of aspects of horsemastership. Past participants include members of recent U.S. teams, including Lillie...

Dates Announced for the USEF 2017 USEF Horsemastership Training Session

by USEF Communications Department | 10/31/2016 2:30:16 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is excited to announce the 11th annual USEF Horsemastership Training Session, to be held at The Stadium at Equestrian Village, the home of the Global Dressage Festival, in Wellington, Fla., January 3-7, 2017. The training session is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Equestrian Team talent through instruction in a variety of aspects of horsemastership. Past participants have gone on to represent the U....