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United States Equestrian Team Foundation Picks GráficaGroup as Its Agency of Record

by By GráficaGroup | 11/18/2004 11:17:00 AM

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation officially announced that it has retained GráficaGroup as its Public Relations Agency of Record. The USET Foundation, based in Gladstone, New Jersey, supports American equestrian athletes competing in national and international competitions, including the World Equestrian Games, the Pan American Games, and the Olympics. Gráfica ( www.grafica.com ) is a nationally ranked, full-service, fully integrated advertising and public relations agency...

Drivers Named for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships

by Joanie Morris | 6/19/2007 11:34:00 AM

Drivers Named for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the following combinations have been named to the team for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships, July 18-22 in Knabstrup, Denmark. Driver/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Rochelle Temple/49/Powhatan, VA/LR Ami B-Line/G/Morgan/9/ Rochelle Temple Suzy Stafford/29/Bear, DE/Cefnoakpark Bouncer/G/Welsh Cob/11/Sybil and Wayne...

Scott Monroe Takes the Lead After Marathon at USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid

by USEF Communications Department | 11/5/2011 7:36:55 PM

Lexington, KY - Scott Monroe (Sharon, CT) took the lead on Saturday during the marathon in Aiken, SC, at the USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid, with a score of 123.39. Monroe was nearly 7 points in front of Olof Larsson (Ocala, FL) as they head into Sunday's cones phase. In third place was Sterling Graburn (Georgetown, KY) who on Friday had led after the dressage competition phase. He finished the day Saturday with a combined score 133.46. Saturday's marathon course was...

USEF Network Will Broadcast Live from Live Oak International

by USEF Network Communications | 3/13/2013 4:03:20 PM

Lexington, KY - From March 21-24 USEF Network will be producing and broadcasting from the Live Oak International CAI/CSI Combined Driving and Jumping event in Ocala, FL. Jumping and driving from Live Oak will be streamed live, online, on the event's USEFnetwork.com coverage page . The Marathon and Cones phases of the driving competition will be streamed live, as well as the $50,000 Live Oak International CSI2* Grand Prix on Saturday and the $33,000 CSI2* Hollow Creek Farm Winning Round on...

Scott Monroe Holds Onto Lead After Cones to Win USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid

by USEF Communications | 11/6/2011 6:00:49 PM

Scott Monroe and Bethesda After Dark ("Shadow"). PicsofYou.com. Lexington, KY - Scott Monroe (Sharon, CT) and his black Morgan gelding Bethesda After Dark ("Shadow") held onto their marathon lead and after Sunday's cone phase won the USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid, with a score of 132.39. Kim Stover and Laughlin - fifth after the marathon - surged ahead and took second on a score of 141.25. In third was Sara Schmitt (Bedminster, NJ) who finished on a score of 142.58....

Sterling Graburn Leads After Dressage Phase at USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid

by USEF Communications Department | 11/4/2011 8:42:26 PM

Sterling Graburn. PicsofYou.com. Lexington, KY - An exciting day of dressage in Aiken, SC, showcased some of the very best in the U.S. vying for USEF National Single Horse Championship honors at the Katydid CDE. After all but one of 19 horses passed inspection - Wilson Groves' UVM Worthy was deemed unfit to compete - Sterling Graburn (Georgetown, KY) drove to the lead in Friday's dressage competition phase, on a score of 43.09. Kate Shields (Middleburg, VA) was in second on a score of...

From Rescue Horse to USEF Horse of the Year: Chester Weber’s Beloved Jamaica Turns 25

by ChesterWeber.com | 2/5/2016 11:48:48 AM

Ocala, FL (February 5, 2016)— He was the international rags to riches story that won the hearts of America and the world. A Dutch-bred gelding destined for slaughter who proved too high-spirited for a job pulling a city carriage, then plucked from obscurity by one of the greatest four-in-hand drivers in history. He became a champion whose steel shoes were gifted to Prince Phillip by President Obama, and who was commemorated as a Breyer® horse model. His athleticism and driving honors...

Productive USEF Mid-Year Meeting Concludes; Rule Changes, Staff Restructuring and Budget Concerns Share Center Stage

by Sarah Lane | 7/21/2005 3:42:00 AM

The annual mid-year meeting of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) ended in near-record time July 12th, owing to the cooperative spirit of more than 40 members of the USEF Board of Directors. The meeting, which has become a traditional mid-year “State of the Federation” report, played host to some 70 attendees in all at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington, KY. The Board of Directors worked diligently to pass a number of rule changes presented to them, including one in...

Four USEF Driving National Championship Titles Awarded at Live Oak International CDE

by Leah Oliveto | 3/22/2015 6:34:23 PM

Steve Wilson (Picsofyou.com) Ocala, Fla. – The first United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Driving National Championship titles of the year were decided today at Live Oak International CDE in the Single Pony, Pair Pony, Pony Team, and Pair Horse divisions. Drivers navigated the 20-obstacle course on the final day of the championships as the leaders coming into the cones phase faced stiff competition from a talented field of challengers. USEF Single Pony Driving National Championship...

McLain Ward and John French Named 2023 USEF Equestrians of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/14/2024 11:09:00 PM

Louisville, Ky. – US Equestrian congratulates 2023 International Equestrian of the Year McLain Ward and 2023 National Equestrian of the Year John French. Ward and French were nominated as Equestrians of Honor and selected by US Equestrian member voting in December. Both Equestrians of the Year were honored at the 2023 Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 14. International Equestrian of the Year – McLain Ward McLain Ward, 2023 USEF...