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$25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Victory for Adrienne Iverson and Fandango HX

by HITS E-News | 3/23/2015 1:37:20 PM

Adrienne Iverson and Fandango HX sail to a $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - On Monday, March 23, the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium will host the iconic Great American $1 Million Grand Prix, but first, Hunters had their day in the sun for the $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Spectators remained on the edge of their seats as it all came down to the last round of the day when Fandango HX, owned by Redfield Farms, piloted by Adrienne Iverson of Toronto,...

Gabriella & Sarah Young Win National Hunter Derby in Gulfport

by Classic Communications | 3/1/2015 9:04:29 PM

Gabriella & Sarah Young (Alison Hartwell) Gulfport, Miss. - The USHJA $2,500 National Hunter Derby, presented by Tucci saw 45 horse and rider teams compete for the win in the Main Hunter Arena Friday afternoon. The competition was steep and the handy round challenged the riders with a natural trot fence which seemed to determine the win for the class. Gabriella, owned by Lulu Davis and ridden by Sarah Young of Spring Hill, Kansas won the class with a combined score of 181. Second place was...

Maddrix Pilots Shutterbug to First Derby Win at the Charleston Summer Classic

by Classic Company | 7/10/2015 3:38:27 PM

Maddrix and Shutterbug Charleston, S.C. - July 10, 2015 - Thirty four horse and rider teams took to the hunt over the course designed by Classic Company's Joe Carnicum before a sold out VIP tent and it was Timothy Maddrix of Birmingham, Alabama who won the class with Alina Dumitrescu's Shutterbug. After earning the leading first round score of 94 with Missy Nolan's Life is Good as well as a first round score of 91 with Shutterbug, the competition looked to be geared for a Maddrix...

USEF Hires Peter Tischer as Developing Driver Four-in-Hand Coach

by Joanie Morris | 12/2/2008 9:36:00 AM

Lexington, KY - With the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on the horizon, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has hired Peter Tischer to serve as the Developing Driver Four-in-Hand coach for 2009. A former international driver and member of the German driving team, Tischer drove internationally until 2006. He drove competitively for more than 20 years, from single ponies to four-in-hand horses. Tischer offers a broad perspective and a wealth of expertise to the US driving...

2009 Hunter Rule Re-Organization

by By Whitney Allen | 10/16/2008 11:10:00 AM

Last year, the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Open Hunter Task Force began re-organizing the separate hunter sections of the USEF Rule Book . This task is now complete; and the hunter, hunter pony, junior hunter, pony breeding, and hunter breeding sections will be combined into a single section in the 2009 USEF Rule Book . So that licensed officials, show managers and competitors involved in the hunter disciplines can familiarize themselves with the new layout, the USHJA is...

Television Coverage of the Equestrian Events at the 2008 Olympics Announced

by Sarah Evers | 7/10/2008 2:46:00 PM

NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All broadcasts will also be in high definition. The schedule is as follows: Date: Program—Time (EST) on Channel Aug. 9: 3-Day: Dressage—2:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on USA Aug. 11: 3-Day: Cross- Country— 6:00pm-8:00pm OXYGEN...

Watch the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Live

by Sarah Evers | 8/23/2007 10:48:00 AM

Don’t miss a second of the action at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in England where eight Americans will be contesting for the coveted £50,000 prize. For the first time, the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials will be offering live webstream of the cross-country and show jumping worldwide September 1-2. If you sign up before August 26, not only can you enjoy every minute of the 2007 event but you can also enjoy highlights of the 2006 event for free. There is also a special offer combining...

UPDATED: USEF Announces 2011 USEF Driver Training Long List

by From the USEF Driving Department | 1/7/2011 4:12:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF) is pleased to release the 2011 USEF Driver Training Long List. The Driver Training Long List is established by the USEF on the basis of a driver/horse/pony combination achieving a total of 175 penalties or less for singles and pairs, and a total of 200 penalties or less for four-in-hands in a national competition at the advanced level in the U.S.; a European CAI; or a national European competition (for which the Driving High...

Letter from USEF President Murray Kessler

by USEF President Murray Kessler | 1/19/2017 9:00:00 AM

Dear fellow USEF member, Last Saturday, I was formally elected to be President of the United States Equestrian Federation. I am deeply honored to have been elected to this volunteer position and am so excited to have been given this opportunity to help drive growth in equestrian sports in the United States. For those of you who don’t know me, the first thing you need to know is that I come to this position with 45 years of equestrian experience. And put simply, I love horses. Our family...

Ups, Downs, Hurrahs, Nearlys and Endex: The Eb and Flow of an Olympic Games

by Will Connell | 8/21/2016 8:52:29 PM

I have been very lax and much has happened. Another medal for the U.S. Equestrian Team, but set against the extreme disappointment of having to withdraw Cortes 'C'. There have been a high number of clears in all rounds of the jumping competitions; I am sure there will be those that argue that it is a bad thing and some that will say it is a good thing. Whatever the eventual diagnosis, it sure as hell put the pressure on for the second round of the team jumping competition! I am not sure...