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Junior and Young Rider Freestyles Bring 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships Presented by USDF to a Close

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/13/2023 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – The 2023 edition of the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships Presented by USDF came to a spectacular conclusion on Sunday, August 13, as the Juniors and Young Riders performed their freestyle tests. ©KTB Creative Group Junior Freestyle Championship After winning two silver medals in team and individual competition, Madison Sumner (Wellington, Fla.) and Briar, the 2007 KWPN gelding she co-owns with Wayne Sumner, struck gold in the freestyle. The pair...

Samantha Smith Wins Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final at 2023 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/13/2023 8:56:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2023 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms ended on Sunday with the Marshall & Sterling /USEF Pony Medal Final. A total of 187 combinations competed in round one over Jasen Shelley’s challenging track with the requirement of halting then jumping a trot fence during the course. Twenty combinations returned for round two with three from the small section, 10 from the medium section, and seven from the large section. The second-round course required...

Equitation Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com, Opens the 2014 Capital Challenge Horse Show Competition

by Capital Challenge Horse Show | 9/27/2014 9:29:38 PM

Upper Marlboro, Md. –The Capital Challenge Horse Show started with junior riders competing on Equitation Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com. Championships for age divisions in equitation were presented Saturday, leading up to Sunday's finals competition. The equitation age divisions had over fences classes in the outdoor and indoor rings, joined by a flat class indoors. There were five junior equitation age division champions awarded, along with classes for the Adult Amateur Equitation...

ExperienceDressage.com Launched to Promote Dressage Horse Ownership

by USEF Communications Department | 10/11/2013 4:45:36 PM

Lexington, Ky .- The High Performance Dressage Owners Task Force is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, ExperienceDressage.com. The website was created in order to create partnerships between riders and owners with the goal of winning medals in championships such as the Olympic Games, FEI World Equestrian Games, Pan American Games and at the most prestigious competitions throughout the world. ExperienceDressage.com offers opportunities for individuals to become involved with the...

U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational to be Broadcast Live on USEFNetwork.com April 5-6

by USEF Network Communications | 3/19/2013 2:05:55 PM

Lexington, KY - On April 5 and 6, 2013 USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak will broadcast the U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational live from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. The broadcast will include three-gaited and five-gaited competition from each day, as well as the awards ceremony on Saturday evening. The U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational is an international Saddle Seat Equitation competition that will include three-gaited and five-gaited teams of riders from the United States,...

Celebrations Continue on Second Day of 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championships Presented By HorseShow.com

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/5/2012 10:46:52 PM

Olympian Jan Ebeling, HorseShow.com's Anne Margaret Meyers, & CDS Board Member Ellen Corob presented prizes to today's winners, including Kathleen Raine & "Breanna". (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Championship dressage competition and celebration continued Friday at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA for the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com , in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the...

45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championships Presented by HorseShow.com off to Sensational Start in Burbank

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/5/2012 12:34:40 AM

Elma Garcia and "Wenesa" show off the winning form which earned them the blue ribbon in the inaugural CDS Dressage Seat Equitation Challenge. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Southern California is known for its star-studded attractions and entertainment, and the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com buzzed with this same excitement today as five arenas of non-stop competition got underway at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in...

Tune in Saturday Night to Dressage at Devon: Broadcast on USEFNetwork.com

by Dressage at Devon COmmunications | 9/13/2012 11:17:25 PM

Devon, PA – Dressage at Devon is pleased to announce that the Grand Prix Freestyle will again be broadcast on USEF Network (www.USEFNetwork.com). “We doubled our audience last year via the USEF Network and we hope to attract even more viewers this year. The use of social networking on Facebook made the event even more fun for the thousands of viewers who watched the class at home. Although it’s not as great as being there, this broadcast truly makes viewers feel a part of the...

Nicolas Dello Joio wins the BonjourQuébec.com World Cup Qualifier

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/22/2012 8:49:42 AM

Bromont, July 22, 2012 - Nicolas Dello Joio completes the only double clear round of the BonjourQuébec.com World Cup qualifying event at the International Bromont today, Sunday July 22. A high-caliber event The course, designed by Venezuelan Leopoldo Palacios, was made up of 13 obstacles for 16 efforts, including 3 double combinations (2 jumps counting as one). The time allowed of 80 seconds proved to be a handicap for many riders who did not make it to the jump-off. Of the 26...

Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com - Day One Wrap Up

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 3/31/2012 5:00:00 AM

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" were presented with a HorseShow.com dress sheet by judge Mary Seefried for winning today's CDI Grand Prix Test (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast riders continued their journeys toward qualification for the Olympic Games today in San Juan Capistrano, CA at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com. An international field of 41 CDI horses vied for critical qualifying scores in the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Rider, and...