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Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team to Contest Nations Cup in Mannheim

by USEF Communications Department | Jul 17, 2015, 2:18 PM

Mannheim, Germany - Competition is underway this week at CSIO5* Mannheim, which features the 100th Nations Cup of Germany. Representing the United States at this centennial event will be the experienced team of Kirsten Coe (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Lucy Davis (Los Angeles, Calif.), Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), and Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.). These four accomplished American athletes are veterans of Nations Cup teams, each having represented the U.S. on numerous occasions. The...

FEI Update: Caution: Undeclared Prohibited Substance(s) in equine product FUSTEX

by FEI Communications Department | Jul 17, 2015, 10:53 AM

Caution: Undeclared Prohibited Substance(s) in equine product FUSTEX It has come to the FEI’s knowledge that the product FUSTEX, manufactured by Chinfield S.A. and used in particular to stimulate muscle work, may contain propoxyphene and/or potentially other prohibited substances. However, the substance propoxyphene is not listed as an ingredient of FUSTEX in the product information made available by the manufacturer. Propoxyphene is a banned substance under the FEI Equine Prohibited...

Gold Medals Go to Zones 4 and 3/5 at 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championship presented by Gotham North

by Phelps Media Group, Inc./USEF | Jul 17, 2015, 9:10 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Team show jumping competition took center stage in the Rolex Stadium at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) on Thursday. Para-dressage riders simultaneously vied for their Team medals in the discipline’s first appearance at the NAJYRC, and riders covered ground across the Kentucky Horse Park and beyond in the 2015 endurance race. In the USHJA North American Junior and Young Rider Show Jumping...

Darragh Kerins Scores Major Win Aboard Thunder D'Amaury in $34,000 Suncast® 1.45m FEI Welcome at Tryon Summer 4

by Tryon International | Jul 16, 2015, 10:38 PM

Darragh Kerins and Thunder D'Amaury ©LizCrawleyPhotography. Mill Spring, NC - July 16, 2015 - In an exciting finish in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.45m FEI Welcome at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), Darragh Kerins (IRL) and Thunder D'Amaury stole the show, finishing with a double-clean effort to take the class with a time of 45.227 seconds. Kimberly Prince (USA) and RMF Bella Baloubet collected another second-place finish, stopping the timers just short of Kerins in 45.336...

U.S. Eventing Team Aiming for Olympic Qualification at 2015 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | Jul 16, 2015, 9:37 PM

Caledon, Ont. – Equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games continues tomorrow with the start of eventing. A total of 13 countries with 43 combinations will participate, including 11 teams. All U.S. horses passed inspection this afternoon and the U.S. has drawn last in the order for tomorrow’s dressage phase. The U.S. team will ride in the following order: 1. Phillip Dutton (9:52 a.m. ET) 2. Lauren Kieffer (11:42 a.m. ET) 3. Marilyn Little (2:30 p.m. ET) 4. Boyd Martin...

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo Capture Third Win in Three Weeks at Tryon International Equestrian Center

by Tryon International | Jul 16, 2015, 12:16 AM

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 15, 2015 - Schuyler Riley (USA) and Dobra De Porceyo have dominated at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) over the past few weeks, picking up another win today on the first day of FEI competition at Tryon Summer 4, the final week of the Tryon Summer Series. Riley and Dobra De Porceyo added another win to their ongoing streak in the $34,000 1.50m FEI Classic with a time of 63.76 in the only FEI speed...

Wilhelm Genn Tops the 1.40m with Late Starter For Fantom's Pleasure to Launch Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week III

by Carrie Wirth | Jul 15, 2015, 11:13 PM

For Fantoms Pleasure, ridden by Wilhelm Genn. Owned by Karola Giebmanns (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 15, 2015 - Week III of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off at glorious Flintfields Horse Park just outside of Traverse City, Michigan where yellow daffodils and other summer bloomers contrasted a deep blue clear sky. It was the ideal setting to compete show jumpers in the Grand Prix Arena. The quintessential sportsman, Wilhelm Genn ended the day on a high note,...

Dressage Team Medals Awarded at 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships Presented by Gotham North

by Phelps Media Group, Inc./USEF | Jul 15, 2015, 9:35 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Dressage riders kicked off the 2015 Adequan/ FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) with the team competition of the USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championship in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. The returning champions, Region 7 Young Riders, proved to be untouchable as they clinched the 2015 Young Rider Team Dressage title for a third year in a row....

Rebecca Hart Finishes European Tour With Three Top Finishes at CPEDI3* Hartpury Festival of Dressage

by Phelps Media Group | Jul 15, 2015, 5:05 PM

Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani concluded their European Tour with the first, second and third place finishes during the Hartpury Festival of Dressage. Photo By: Kevin Sparrow Hartpury, England - July 15, 2015 - Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani continue to succeed on their whirlwind European tour, proving nothing will stand in their way on the road to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The duo gave it their all to finish third Friday in the Grade II Freestyle at the CPEDI3*...

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward Headlines a Star-Studded Lineup for Silver Oak Jumper Tournament

by Phelps Media Group | Jul 15, 2015, 3:52 PM

McLain Ward and Rothchild competing for the United States at Barcelona (Herve Bonnaud) Halifax, MA - July 15, 2015 - The Silver Oak Jumper Tournament, presented by the Davis McCullough Foundation, is less than a month away now and the list of top riders continues to grow for this year's show. The Tournament lifts off on August 12th and runs through the 14th at the Fieldstone Show Park, just 28 miles south of Boston. The show runs Wednesday through Sunday with jumping classes every day. The...