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U.S. Show Jumping Team Finishes Seventh at CSIO3* Samorin

by USEF Communications Department | Jul 29, 2016, 3:53 PM

Samorin, Slovakia - The U.S. Show Jumping Team finished seventh out of 14 teams in the Nations Cup at CSIO3* Samorin today. The team was composed of Jamie Barge and Luebbo, Lisa Goldman and Hindsight, Brittni Raflowitz and Hope Van't Zorgvliet, and Chloe Reid and TNT Explosive, who are participants in the USEF Show Jumping Development Tour. France took home the title on a total of four faults over two rounds. Italy earned Silver with nine faults, while Germany earned Bronze on a total of 12...

Andrew Ramsay Wins Québec Original Open Welcome at International Bromont

by Phelps Media Group | Jul 29, 2016, 11:14 AM

Andrew Ramsay and Stranger (Tom von kap Herr) Bromont, Quebec - The last week of the International Bromont continued with the victory of American rider Andrew Ramsay on Stranger, in the FEI Québec Original Open Welcome on Thursday, July 28, 2016. An Excellent Opening Event Spectators and riders at the International Bromont were treated to an exciting event designed with brio by Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge. Although the course was not easy, time was not a factor in the first...

Gold Medals Awarded to Zone 4/7 Team As They Take The Top Podium in Young Rider Team Show Jumping Competition at NAJYRC

by The Colorado Horse Park/USEF | Jul 29, 2016, 10:30 AM

Dressage Junior Rider Team Gold Medals Awarded to Region 3; Carlos Guerrerio and Santos Claim Victory in USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championships Junior Individual First Round Qualifier; Elena Hengel Sits in the Lead aboard Zipp in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Championships CIC2* Division While Team Canada Holds Top Team Position Parker, Colo. - The first medals for team show jumping were presented today at the Adequan®/FEI North American...

Lauren Hester Rises to the Occasion, Winning $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | Jul 29, 2016, 9:27 AM

Lauren Hester and Warinde B (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - With only nine career grand prix wins under her belt, the pressure was on as Lauren Hester took the stage with Warinde B in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The only American rider to advance to the jump-off, hometown favorite Hester gave it her all to earn the win, besting veteran five-star riders Pablo Barrios and Shane Sweetnam. "I'm on cloud nine, and I'm really...

The Grand Reveal

by Will Connell | Jul 28, 2016, 11:58 PM

I would describe today as a Between Day; somewhere between good and bad, and for my persona, somewhere varying between “sociably acceptable and bear with sore head and irritated butt”. There is a standing guideline within the British Military called the 1/3rd - 2/3rd Rule – of the time available, use 1/3rd for your own planning leaving 2/3rds for your subordinates. I think it works in reverse when preparing for the first arrival of horses, grooms, staff and OMG..they are...

U.S. Show Jumping Teams Ready for CSIO5* Hickstead and CSIO3* Samorin

by USEF Communications Department | Jul 28, 2016, 5:40 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Two teams of talented U.S. show jumping athletes will take on Nations Cup competition at CSIO5* Hickstead in West Sussex, England, and CSIO3* Samorin in Samorin, Slovakia, on Friday. At CSIO5* Hickstead, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will guide the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team of Katie Dinan, Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, and Paris Sellon. The Hickstead team has drawn fourth in the order of eight nations. At CSIO3* Samorin, Chef d'Equipe DiAnn Langer will lead...

Adequan® i.m. Continues Sponsorship with the USEF

by USEF Communications Department | Jul 28, 2016, 11:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Luitpold Animal Health, a division of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the manufacturer of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), are proud to announce that Adequan® i.m. will continue its sponsorship of the USEF and as the title sponsor of the FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. "Support from Adequan® i.m. is vital to the well-being of all our equine athletes and programs," said...

Ots and Wightman to Test Developing Talent at the 2016 Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses

by Dana Rossmeier | Jul 28, 2016, 10:46 AM

Ermelo, The Netherlands –Endel Ots and David Wightman will represent the United States at the 2016 Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses, July 28-31, at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo, The Netherlands. Since 1992, young dressage horses have converged at the World Breeding Dressage Championships to gauge their development among the world’s elite. A total of 112 combinations from 26 countries will perform individual tests in the five-,...

NAJYRC Begins with Dressage Young Riders Reaching Medal Podium on First Day of Competition, Sophie Simpson and Why Not Victorious in Young Rider First Round Individual Qualifier

by The Colorado Horse Park/USEF | Jul 28, 2016, 2:25 AM

Parker, Colo. - The 2016 Adequan®/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North saw the USDF North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships Young Rider Team medals awarded Wednesday at The Colorado Horse Park (CHP), as three teams received the first round of medals presented during the weeklong competition. The Region 1 Young Riders took to the top podium, earning the Gold medal, while the combined team from Canada, composed of riders...

Social Hour and Luisant Crowned Grand Champions at US Junior Hunter National Championship West Coast

by Kathleen Landwehr | Jul 27, 2016, 10:25 PM

Del Mar, Calif. - The 2016 US Junior Hunter National Championship West Coast came to a close on Tuesday, following two days of competition at the Del Mar Horse Park. Nearly 70 of the country’s top junior hunters headed to the championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel of Michael Page, Bobbie Reber, and Jim Zulia over Joe Lombardo-designed Classic Round and Handy Round courses, which both counted for 40% of the overall score. The final 20% was earned in...