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USEF Announces Team U.S.A. for the 2006 FEI World Carriage Driving Championship

by Jeannie Putney | 8/9/2006 3:36:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is pleased to announce the team headed to Mensport, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands, for the 2006 FEI World Carriage Driving Championships for Drivers with Disabilities. This year's event will be held September 6-10 (the event is staged every two years). This year, the USEF Para-Equestrian High-Performance Committee has been working closely with the United States Driving for the Disabled (USDFD) in preparing for the competition. Team...

Navigating 101 with Marc Johnson

by By the American Driving Society | 12/3/2009 10:02:00 AM

Join online for a free, 90-minute webinar on December 10 that will cover all the things a good navigator needs to know for successfully participating in a combined driving event. Topics covered will include: calculating and keeping accurate time, proper position on the carriage, helpful hints to improve driver navigator communication and the rules you need to know. This seminar is a must for those new to navigating and for those that need a little brush-up on essential skills. Marc Johnson is a...

Morgan Seeking Top Finish at the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/2/2015 9:00:00 AM

Breda, Netherlands - Accomplished pony driver Tracey Morgan (Beallsville, Md.) will represent the United States this week at the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies. The championships will take place during Outdoor Brabant at the beautiful Prinsenhoeve Estate in Breda, The Netherlands, September 2- 6, featuring 88 drivers from 16 nations competing across three divisions: single, pair, and pony team. Morgan will drive her own trusted partner, German Riding Pony, Fuego 88, in the...

Chester Weber and Team Accepted at First Horse Inspection to Begin 2022 FEI Driving World Championships for Four-in-Hand

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/21/2022 7:36:00 AM

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) and team have been accepted through the first horse inspection at the 2022 FEI Driving World Championships for Four-in-Hand and will begin their quest for a third consecutive individual medal with three phases of competition to come. Dressage will begin tomorrow on Thursday, September 22 and continue through Friday, September 23, with marathon starting at 10:00 a.m. GMT+2 on Saturday, September 24, and the cones phase beginning at...

Laurels at Landhope, Retired After Two Decades

by Martha Barbone | 12/8/2011 12:31:38 PM

West Grove, PA - After 25 years as a featured equestrian event on the Delaware Valley fall schedule, the Laurels at Landhope is ending its run. Led by Jamie O’Rourke, of Unionville, PA, for much of the last two decades, the event grew from its roots as a small schooling driving trial, located at Maresfield Farm in Unionville, to international recognition by the FEI and to its selection as the site of multiple USEF National Championships and international selection trials. In 2002, the...

American Warmblood Society Recognizes 2007 Breeder of the Year

by By Jean R. Brooks | 2/27/2008 3:11:00 PM

The American Warmblood Society (AWS) would like to recognize Sarah and Gerd Reuter of European Performance Horses, VA, as the 2007 Breeder of the Year. Their average foal score was 79.64%. This average included two Supreme foals (scoring 80% or higher) and three Blue Preferred foals (75-75.999% ) The Reuters were also honored with this award in 2004 and 2006. The AWS would like to thank them for improving the standard for American sport horse breeders. The AWS is a non-profit horse registry...

U.S. Stands Sixth after Dressage at 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships

by Helen Murray | 11/1/2013 2:05:16 PM

Pau, France - At the conclusion of the first phase of the 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships, the United States stands in sixth place on a total of 158.60. On Friday, the Single Pony competitors went to task before the Ground Jury of Klaus Christ, Anne-Marie Turbe, Diana Brownlie, and Dot Wilcoxson. Tracey Morgan (Mary Phelps-phelpsphotos.com) On the second day of the driven dressage the United Sates was represented by Tracey Morgan and Paul Maye. Morgan (Beallsville, Md.) drove her own...

USEF Names Ed Young as Chef d’Equipe for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Four-In-Hand Driving Team

by Sarah Evers | 7/20/2006 3:56:00 AM

Lexington, KY-The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) announced today that Ed Young of Geneseo, NY, will serve as the chef d’equipe for its 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Four-in-Hand Driving Team in Aachen, Germany, this summer. His experience includes officiating as a technical delegate, scoring, organizing, competing and volunteering. He also assumes the position of show manager for the Walnut Hill Driving Competition in Pittsford, NY. He holds credentials as a technical delegate...

Para-Equestrian Drivers Perform Well at Shady Oaks CDE

by USEF Communications Department | 9/30/2014 5:17:40 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Four para-equestrian drivers had strong showings at the Shady Oaks Combined Driving Event held September 18-21 in Lodi, Calif. Competing against able-bodied drivers, Stefanie Putnam, Tracy Bowman, Ginny Leal, and Diane Kastama had solid results at the one of the premier combined driving events of the West Coast. Stefanie Putnam (Lafayette, Calif.) scored top honors with Bethesda’s After Dark in the Preliminary Single Horse division with a final score of 101.90....

Live Oak International Hosts USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship This Weekend

by USEF Communications Department | 2/24/2016 2:01:58 PM

Ocala, Fla . – The first combined driving National Championship title of 2016 will be decided this weekend as Live Oak International CDE hosts the USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship. A small, but impressive field that includes all members of the fourth-placed team from the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) will contest the championship, taking place February 24-28 at Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, Fla. Eying his 13th USEF Four-In-Hand Driving National Championship...