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Meet the Platinum Performance Young Rider Team for the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championship for Juniors and Young Riders

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/25/2017 2:21:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Gabriella Kammerer, Dani Latimer, Cade McCutcheon, and Jack Medows are rising stars in the reining world. They will get their first dose of international and team experience when they compete on the Platinum Performance U.S. Young Rider team in the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championship for Junior and Young Riders August 9-12. This impressive group of diverse athletes will bring depth and experience not often seen in riders of their age to the show pen in Givrins, Switzerland....

Third Annual Festa Lusitana '06 Features Lusitano Sale Horses, Classical Dressage and Working Equitation Demonstrations and More

by By Susan Mills | 7/31/2006 12:17:00 PM

Casa Lusitana's third annual Labor Day tribute to the beauty and abilities of the magnificent Lusitano and his Portuguese heritage takes place this year on Monday, September 4, 2006, from noon to 4 p.m. Held in Tyngsboro, MA, this grand party includes a day of open barn celebrating with Lusitano horses, demonstrations of classical riding and working equitation, in-hand horse presentations and descriptions, live music, food and a small vendor fair. Casa Lusitana welcomes the local and national...

Beacon Hill Horse Transportation 1.45m Power and Speed Class Highlights Thursday at 42nd Annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/30/2011 3:30:56 PM

Lake Placid, NY — Todd Minikus of Wellington, FL, rode Romy to victory in the Beacon Hill Horse Transportation 1.45m Power and Speed Class to highlight Thursday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Minikus, winner of the horse show’s $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid in 2007 and $75,000 Woodlea Farms I Love NY Grand Prix in 2004, was one of seven entries from the starting field of 15 to qualify for the speed section of the...

2006 National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium to be Hosted by the University of Florida

by By Cindy Schonholtz | 6/29/2005 2:59:01 PM

The University of Florida is hosting the 29th annual National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium, a production of the American Youth Horse Council (AYHC), the umbrella organization for the youth horse industry. The 2006 event will boast more than two-dozen internationally and nationally respected teachers assembled to share their keys to successful youth horse programming. The 29th annual National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium will be held Feb. 3-5, and offers take-home tools to teach youth about...

Meet the Horses of the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/4/2023 5:00:00 PM

Three rising dressage stars are representing the U.S. this week in Ermelo, Netherlands, at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses (WBC). Get to know more about these up-and-coming equine athletes with insights from their owners and trainers. Vianne and Hope Beerling. ©SusanJStickle.com Vianne (Kastel’s Vitalis x Raureif) 2016 Hanoverian mare Owner: NorCodia USA Rider: Hope Beerling (Califon, N.J.) Vianne is the product of Catherine Haddad...

Meet Barb and David Roux of St. Bride’s Farm: Horse Owner for Laura Kraut

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/16/2019 11:07:00 PM

The couple sat down to reflect on their experiences being a NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team horse owner What was your road to owning jumping horses? Barb: We used to live in California, and when our daughter was young, we bought a Quarter Horse for her, which came with a four-month-old foal. I learned to ride when the foal was old enough so I could ride with our daughter. One thing led to another, and I gained further interest [in horses], and I learned to do the hunter courses and some of the...

Meet U.S. Vaulting’s Daughter-Mother, Athlete-Coach Duo Tessa and Julie Divita

by Betsy LaBelle | 9/19/2018 9:52:00 PM

Tessa Divita (Photo by: Shannon Brinkman) U.S. Vaulting Team Individual Female competitor, Tessa Divita comes from a family with many international championship vaulting medals. Divita’s sister Ali and mother Julie have successfully competed in Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) vaulting all over the world. Divita has proven to be a force in her own right. Since her first CVI3* as an individual female in 2016, Divita has placed in the top-three, five out of the six times she’s...

Meet Canadian Samantha Starratt, an Adequan®/FEI NAYC presented by Gotham North Rookie

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/1/2018 7:22:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. – Canadian Samantha Starratt got an early dose of international competition at the 2013 FEI Children’s International Classics Final. She competed with a borrowed horse and helped her Brazilian and Argentinian teammates win the gold medal. The 19-year-old college student from Calgary, Alberta, is one of several rookies who qualified for the 2018 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. She will compete with Akolito, a...

Rule Summary from 4/24/17 US Equestrian Board of Directors Meeting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/12/2017 4:00:00 PM

On April 24, 2017, the USEF Board of Directors reviewed and approved the following extraordinary and FEI rule changes: Chapter 2 Membership Categories and Requirements The Board has approved GR201, which will further streamline the Federation’s membership options by removing the different categories of membership and creating a single active membership classification, which is necessary as Federation memberships will be run on an anniversary renewal date. Federation Active members may...

South Carolina, Georgia To Meet For SEC Equestrian Championship

by Sean Cartell for SEC | 3/28/2014 9:55:10 PM

From www.secdigitalnetwork.com . Blythewood, S.C. - Top-seeded South Carolina and second-seeded Georgia each won Southeastern Conference Equestrian Championship semifinal matchups on Friday at One Wood Farm to advance to the 2014 SEC Equestrian Championship Round. South Carolina (12-2) defeated fourth-seeded Texas A&M (2-9), 12-7, while Georgia (10-3) bested third-seeded Auburn (10-4), 12-8. The championship round, featuring South Carolina and Georgia, will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET Saturday....