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Misdee Wrigley Miller Starts Strong for U.S. Driving Team

by Andrew Minnick | 9/4/2014 6:59:31 AM

The last competition to get underway at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy was the Driving Championship which started today with the first part of the driven dressage phase. Misdee Wrigley Miller was first up for the U.S. Driving Team and earned a 58.05 score .

2007 FEI World Pony Driving Championships Offer a Taste of Denmark

by By Malina Gueorguiev | 7/19/2007 9:47:00 AM

The complete starting list for the 2007 FEI World Pony Driving Championship for Singles, Pairs and Four-in-Hand is now official. The event takes place in Dorthealyst, Denmark, July 18-22. Sixteen nations representing three continents will take part in the event. The United States of America sends a full team of two singles, two pairs and two four-in-hands. With two exceptions, the Americans will bring European ponies: Dartmoor, Welsh, Connemara and a German sports pony, making it a total of 18...

2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship Competitors Converge upon Hermitage Classic

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/14/2015 10:41:08 AM

Goshen, Ky. – An elite field of seven drivers will head to the Hermitage Classic to take part in the 2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship. Taking place October 16-18 at the historic Heritmage Farm in Goshen, Ky., the exciting championship will showcase competitors vying for top honors. Leslie Berndl, the 2014 USEF Single Horse Driving National Champion, driving Uminco (Picsofyou.com) The 2013 and 2014 USEF Single Horse Driving National Champion Leslie Berndl (Newcastle,...

USEF Names Athletes for 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs

by USEF Communications Department | 9/3/2015 9:02:10 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the combinations that will represent the U.S. at the 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs in Fábiánsebestyén, Hungary, September 10-13, 2015. The U.S. representatives will be led by Thorsten Zarembowicz as the Chef d’Equipe and Michael Freund as the coach. The following athletes (in alphabetical order) and horses will represent the U.S. in the 2015 FEI World Driving...

Tucker Johnson Returns to the Dixon Oval to Claim the Devon Pleasure Carriage Drive Championship

by Devon Horse Show news | 5/29/2011 10:21:20 AM

Tucker Johnson at Devon (Photograph courtesy of Alden Corrigan and Meg Wiederseim). Devon, PA - One of the highlights of Memorial Day weekend is the Devon Pleasure Carriage Drive from St. David's Church through the tree-lined neighborhoods along the 4-½ mile route to the Dixon Oval. The images of majestic animals pulling magnificently maintained coaches draw crowds of spectators and tailgaters alike, both at St. David's and along the Pleasure Carriage Drive route to the Devon...

Malama Lio Supports ThinLine’s Lakota Dream Horse Book Drive

by ThinLine, LLC | 9/14/2010 3:19:00 PM

The Lakota, part of the Sioux Nation, were once the most respected horsemen in American Indian history. Today, they live with 87% unemployment, the worst in our nation. The people may be hungry, yet their horses are well fed because the Lakota care deeply for their animals, despite their poverty. Malama Lio, the Hawaii Horse Journal, is supporting the work of ThinLine Inc to sponsor a book drive for the Lakota Reservation in South Dakota, which currently has no library. ThinLine is also working...

James Fairclough and Team Clark Lead U.S. Driving at CHIO Aachen

by Jennifer Wood for USEF | 7/16/2010 3:03:00 PM

Aachen, Germany - The U.S. Driving team has finished two of their three phases and have had consistent success at the CHIO Aachen. James Fairclough finished third in the dressage phase and fourth in the obstacle phase. He sits in third place overall in the standings before tomorrow morning's final Marathon phase. In the first dressage phase, Fairclough and his team scored 45.31, while teammate Tucker S. Johnson was eighth on a score of 48.51. Today, Fairclough was clear in the first round of...

USEF Names Short List for 2008 FEI World Single Driving Championships

by Joanie Morris | 6/30/2008 3:16:00 PM

Lexington, KY ­– The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has approved the following short list for the 2008 FEI World Single Horse Driving Championships to be held in Jarantow, Poland, August 25-31, 2008. The definite entries will be named July 27, 2008. The following short list has been approved for the 2008 FEI World Single Horse Driving Championships: Leslie Berndl / 45 / Newcastle, CA / Koopman's Lightning Rod / Gelding / 12 / Hackney/ Ann McClure Marjas Becker / 61 / Brooker, FL /...

U.S. Driving Team Sits in Third, Stafford in Second at FEI World Driving Championships for Singles after Dressage Phase

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/5/2016 4:41:46 PM

Piber Köflach, Austria – Following the second day of driven dressage at the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, the U.S. Driving Team of Donna Crookston, Suzy Stafford, and Sterling Graburn sits in third place with a score of 105.4. Stafford leads the way for the U.S. contingent, sitting in second place with PVF Peace of Mind, with two other U.S. drivers, Graburn and individual Leslie Berndl, in the top 20. Stafford (Wilmington, Del.) had a stellar test with her own PVF...

U.S. Drivers Ready for FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

by USEF Communications Department | 6/25/2014 3:06:51 PM

Lexington, Ky. - A team of three U.S. drivers and two individuals are set to take on the challenge at the 2014 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. Taking place at The Royal Estate in Sandringham, England, the championships will run from June 27-29. Virginia "Boo" Fitch, Bob Giles, and Diane Kastama will represent the U.S. in the team competition, while Mary Gray and Giles with a second horse will compete as individuals. Marie de Ronde will serve as Chef d'Equipe,...