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News Flash: Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Wins FEI Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian at CSIO4* Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | Feb 27, 2015, 9:40 PM

Wellington, Fla. - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has won the FEI Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian at CSIO4* Wellington in Wellington, Fla. The team is composed of Margie Engle and Royce, Candice King and Kismet 50, Todd Minikus and Babalou 41, and McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z. More news and photos to follow.

Conor Swail Takes 1.40m Grand Prix Victory with Martha Louise at The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour

by Phelps Media Group | Feb 27, 2015, 7:37 PM

Conor Swail and Martha Louise won the Week 8 1.40m Wellington Turf Tour Grand Prix (Kendall Biere/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - The eighth week of The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour saw over 30 horse and rider combinations tackle Nick Granat's technical track, but Conor Swail and Martha Louise were the ones to beat from the get go. Irish rider, Swail, rode his veteran mount to the top of the leader board as only the sixth exhibitor of the day, breaking the beam in 38.731 seconds....

TEAM USA Poster Contest Winners Announced Tonight at Pep Rally!

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Feb 27, 2015, 11:49 AM

Wellington, FL - All pony and young riders who participated in this past weekend's TEAM USA poster contest, are invited to attend tonight's free TEAM USA pep rally! The pep rally kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Special Events Pavilion at the far end of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Winners of the poster contest will be recognized and receive special awards, and all young riders and their families can enjoy a complimentary all-American...

Scenes from Thursday at CSIO Wellington

by Helen Murray | Feb 27, 2015, 9:58 AM

Head to the USEF Facebook page for more scenes from Thursday at the 2015 CSIO Wellington!

USEF Names Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Child Rider Combinations for FEI Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm

by USEF Communications Department | Feb 27, 2015, 9:51 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been named to represent the United States in FEI Nations Cup competitions during CSIO Wellington on February 28, 2015. Young Rider Team The United States has drawn second in the order of four teams and will be represented by the following combinations in the FEI Young Riders Nations Cup presented by Hollow Creek Farm: Shawn Casady (Harriman, Tenn.) and Cavallo Farms, LLC’s Twister Twister is a 2000 Belgian Warmblood...

Celebration and Scott Stewart Take Home the Championship Prize in Perfect Products Pre-Green Hunter Level 2

by Maddy Stover for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Feb 26, 2015, 8:00 PM

Scott Stewart and Celebration (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - To kick off hunter action during WEF 8, Scott Stewart rode Dr. Betsee Parker's horse, Celebration, to the tricolor ribbon in the Perfect Products Pre-Green Hunter Level 2. Celebration was first and second over fences, paired with an under saddle win. "He [Celebration] had been champion in this division earlier in the circuit," Stewart stated, "and he went great again this week!" Finishing behind Stewart and Celebration was Davlyn...

Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 Victorious in $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Feb 26, 2015, 7:14 PM

Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) hosted show jumping for all ages and nationalities in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Thursday. Venezuela's Andres Rodriguez and Fifty Fifty 111 won the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 in a speed round over Kent Farrington (USA) and Blue Angel. Laura Kraut (USA) earned an incredible one-two-three finish in the...

CSIO Wellington Media Guide

by USEF Communication Department | Feb 26, 2015, 3:47 PM

View the CSIO Wellington media guide here .

Sophie Transou and Wonder Street Win the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix

by HITS E-News | Feb 26, 2015, 2:32 PM

Sophie Transou and Wonder Street Win the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at HITS Ocala Saturday, February 21, 2015 (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Juniors and amateurs had the opportunity to jump the same course used in the Devoucoux Hunter Prix, set at 3’. Forty horses jumped the first round course in the Platinum Performance Hunter Prix with scores ranging from 75 to 87 returning for the second round. Sophie Transou, from Tallahassee, Florida, riding her own Wonder Street,...

Harold Chopping and Caramo Victorious in $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix

by HITS E-News | Feb 26, 2015, 2:26 PM

Harold Chopping and Caramo win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Saturday, February 21, 2015, at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Hunters took over the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium on Saturday for the $5,000 Devoucoux Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. In the Devoucoux Hunter Prix, with is open to Juniors, Amateurs and Professionals, Harold Chopping of Southern Pines, North Carolina, riding Caroline Russell Howe’s Caramo had the high score of 87 in round one...