The USEF’s Eventing Emerging Athlete Program is an age-restricted program that identifies and cultivates talented young riders ages 18 and under and 25 and under with the potential to evolve into future United States team candidates. They’re coached by USEF Eventing Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law. This year, four of the program’s riders are among the entries for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. Madeline Backus Horse: P.S. Arianna....

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of Land Rover/USEF eventing competition grants for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*, Tattersalls International Horse Trials CCI3*, and Luhmühlen CCI4* presented by DHL. The following combinations have received grants for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* taking place May 3-7 in Gloucestershire, England: Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains, Va.) with Jacqueline...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and Alternate for the Aachen CICO3*, July 14-16, 2016, in Aachen, Germany. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team (in alphabetical order): Matt Brown (Cochranville, Pa.) and Blossom Creek Foundation's Super Socks BCF, a 2006 Irish Sport Horse gelding Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains, Va.) and Jacqueline Mars’ Harbour Pilot, a...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one traveling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Four direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an athlete was named need to be substituted. Eventing competition at the Olympic Games will take place August 5-9, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian...

The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt, and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Cubalawn, a 2003 Holsteiner gelding Direct Reserves HND Group’s Mighty Nice, a 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding Ann Jones and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Fugitive, a 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica, a 2002 KWPN mare Direct...

Katherine Coleman and Longwood (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – On the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series, seven nations took part in the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3* with a field of 100 world-class combinations. Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp represented the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Ann Taylor. At the end of the challenging competition, the U.S. Team finished in...

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp remained in sixth place with a score of 167.5 following Saturday afternoon’s show jumping phase. Rodger Howe’s tough track shook up the leaderboard, but Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night stayed near the top of pack in seventh place on a score of 42.9. Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) had...

Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp had solid dressage performances in front of the Ground Jury of Andrew Bennie (NZL) and Tim Downes (GBR) at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*. Following the second of three days of dressage, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is currently in sixth place on a score of 150.5. Halliday-Sharp...

Katherine Coleman and Longwood competing at the Cloud 11 ~ Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CIC3* (Kasey @ Rare Air Photography) Norfolk, England – Seven nations are set to contest the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3* taking place May 26-29 in Norfolk, England. On the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series, Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp will represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in an impressive field of competitors....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*, in Norfolk, England, May 26-29. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically): Katherine Coleman (Wiltshire, England) with her own Longwood, a 2002 Irish Sport...