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Kent Farrington and Blue Angel Win $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix CSI 2*, Presented by Rolex

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | Jan 6, 2014, 7:27 AM

Kent Farrington and Blue Angel (Sportfot www.us.sportfot.com) Palm Beach, Fla. - Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel added another victory to their roster of recent wins with a top finish in Sunday's $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. Held at The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL, the second annual event brought together many of the best in equestrian show jumping for a day of great competition and charity fundraising, set on the lawn of Mr....

USEF Announces Dates for the 2014 National Hunter Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals

by USEF Communications Department | Dec 31, 2013, 2:40 AM

Lexington, Ky. -The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2014 National Hunter Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals: US Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast: July 7-8, 2014; Brandywine Summer Series, Devon, Pa. US Junior Hunter Championship – West Coast: July 21-22, 2014; Showpark of San Diego, Del Mar, Calif. US Pony Finals: August 5-10, 2014; Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky. Sallie B. Wheeler/US...

Emanuel Andrade and ZZ Top VH Schaarbroek Win $25,000 New Year's Grand Prix

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Dec 30, 2013, 4:19 PM

Emanuel Andrade and ZZ Top VH Schaarbroek in their winning presentation with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, Fla - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) hosted its New Year's horse show this weekend on December 27-29, 2013, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The competition featured National 'A' rated hunter and 4* jumper competition, including a $10,000 Open Jumper Stake and a $25,000 New Year's Grand Prix. The...

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel Win $25,000 Holiday Festival III Grand Prix

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Dec 23, 2013, 11:01 PM

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel. Photo (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) hosted its Holiday Festival III this weekend on December 20-22, 2013, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The competition featured National 'A' rated hunter and 4* jumper competition, including a $10,000 Open Jumper Stake and a $25,000 Holiday III Grand Prix. The $25,000 Holiday III Grand Prix was the highlight event of the weekend, held...

Riders Announced for $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, Presented by Rolex

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Dec 21, 2013, 9:41 AM

Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces the following riders have been invited to the $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, held at The Mar-a-Lago Club on Palm Beach Island on Sunday, January 5, 2014. The $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, will showcase 36 of the world's top riders in an FEI world ranking competition. With these top riders, along with hundreds of spectators, it is sure to be one of the highlights of the...

FEI Introduces New and Revised Dressage Tests Effective January 1, 2014

by USEF Communications Department | Dec 20, 2013, 4:40 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced revised and new dressage tests that will come into effect January 1, 2014. The FEI has revised its Intermediate II, Grand Prix, and Grand Prix Special, which will be applied at the start of the 2014 competition season. Additionally, a Medium Tour has been announced to assist horse-and-rider combinations transition from the Small Tour to the Big Tour. The Medium Tour will utilize the newly introduced...

USEF Names Phase I Short List Show Jumping Athletes for 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by USEF Communications Department | Dec 20, 2013, 11:24 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four show jumping athletes to Phase I of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In accordance with the Selection Procedures for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Show Jumping Team, the four highest ranked athletes on the December 6, 2013 Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Average Ranking List have been named to the Short List. The following four riders have been named to the Short List (in...

2014 USEF Horsemastership Training Session presented by the USHJA Schedule Now Available

by USEF Communications Department | Dec 19, 2013, 5:15 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The schedule for the 2014 USEF Horsemastership Training Session presented by USHJA is now available. Mounted sessions will be broadcast live by USEF Network at www.USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak . See the complete schedule here . Profiles of the twelve riders invited to participate in the Training Session, sponsored in 2014 by Equestrian Sport Productions and Active Interest Media-publishers of Practical Horseman, are available here . In its eighth year, this prestigious...

Western Dressage: A Classic Sport Wears a New Hat

by Jennifer M. Keeler for the WDAA | Dec 19, 2013, 4:45 PM

A five-part series to learn more about the exciting new discipline of Western Dressage Part 1: What is Western Dressage? When most equestrians think of "dressage", they envision the graceful harmony of beautiful horses with riders clad in top hats and tails, dancing together through musical freestyles in an Olympic stadium. But now, an increasing number of competitors entering dressage arenas will be wearing Western hats and boots with their horses outfitted in stock saddles. What's going...

USEF Dressage Coaches Come Together for USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinics through gift from USET Foundation Trustee Betsy Juliano and Havensafe Farm

by USEF Communications Department | Dec 19, 2013, 4:25 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF is pleased to announce the USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinics through gift from USET Foundation Trustee Betsy Juliano and Havensafe Farm. The purpose of the clinics is to showcase the U.S. dressage pipeline of riders and horses in one clinic with the four USEF Dressage Coaches: Robert Dover, USEF Chef d'Equipe/Technical Advisor; Debbie McDonald, USEF Developing Coach; Scott Hassler, USEF Young Horse Coach, and Jeremy Steinberg, USEF Youth Coach. With...