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CBS Sports Network will Broadcast the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship During Prime Time Tonight

by USEF Communications Department | Apr 17, 2012, 3:38 PM

Tonight, April 17th CBS Sports Network will broadcast the final round of the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship and Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team. The event concluded on March 24th in Wellington, FL but this coverage will allow even more people to see the exciting finish. The broadcast starts tonight, April 17th at 8pm ET on CBS Sports Network Tonight is a great opportunity to watch the stars of U.S. Show Jumping in action. Some riders from tonight's broadcast...

IEA Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and the Future’s Looking Bright

by Katie Shoultz | Apr 17, 2012, 11:20 AM

A guest blog post from Katie Shoultz You touch the future when you embrace the youth. In keeping with this spirit, the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) has a sharp focus on the future with their efforts to engage younger generations in equestrian sports. The IEA was established to promote horsemanship skills in the middle and secondary education level. The 2011-2012 competition year marks the Association’s 10th Anniversary with their yearly National Finals set to take place...

Laura Kraut and Cedric Win $25,000 ESP Spring 2 Grand Prix

by Equestrian Sport Productions | Apr 17, 2012, 11:20 AM

Laura Kraut and Cedric (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) hosted its second of five weeks of the Spring Series horse shows at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) this week with the ESP Spring 2 Horse Show. With a full line-up of 'AA' hunter and four-star jumper competition, the show ran on April 11-15, 2012, and featured a $25,000 Grand Prix and $10,000 Welcome Stake. The ESP Spring Series circuit will continue on April 18-22,...

Watch the IEA National Equestrian Finals Live

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Apr 17, 2012, 10:24 AM

Wellington, FL - The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Hunt Seat Finals will be streamed in real-time Friday through Sunday from Syracuse, New York. Watch riders in action as they compete and see the ceremonies, too. Visit the IEA website ( www.rideiea.org ) on Thursday, April 19 for the web link instruction to see all the action! Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the IEA was founded to promote and improve the quality of equestrian competition and instruction available to middle and...

Cob Stallion Dances to the Top at Festival of the Horse and the Golden State Dressage Show

by Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America | Apr 17, 2012, 10:00 AM

Cardi (Team Cardi LLC) Welsh Cob stallion North Forks Cardi recently piaffed and passaged his way to four impressive wins in Intermediaire II classes at the Festival of the Horse and the Golden State Dressage Show. Competing against all breeds in a field traditionally dominated by warmblood horses, this eleven year old Welsh Cob stallion, standing 14.3 1/2 hands high, produced his best ever score of 67% and also qualified for the Grand Prix Freestyle, earning a 62% for their Grand Prix ride....

FEI World Cup Finals Set to Begin in The Netherlands

by USEF Communications Department | Apr 16, 2012, 5:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The U.S. contingent arrives in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands with expectations of strong performances at the 2012 FEI World Cup Finals. In total, 11 riders have travelled to Holland to compete in the most prestigious indoor competition of the year. The United States will be represented by two dressage riders in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, while nine jumpers will contest the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. The Finals will run April 17-22 at the Indoor Brabant....

Free Admission Days for College Students and Military Personnel Announced for 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone

by Classic Communications | Apr 16, 2012, 2:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, will host free general admission days for college students and military personnel during this year’s Event, April 26-29, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The free admission offer also includes the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup on Friday, April 27. All college students with a current Kentucky college ID will be given free admission on Thursday, April 26. All current and former military personnel, in...

USEF Announces Roadster Pony and Hackney Roadster Pony Competitions Selected for Heel Measurements

by USEF Communications Department | Apr 16, 2012, 9:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The USEF Hackney Committee has selected the six competitions at which heel measurements will be required of Roadster Pony and Hackney Roadster Pony Championship classes as defined by USEF Hackney and Roadster Division rules. The mandatory heel measurements will be taken from the first-place and fourth-place ponies in the following competitions in 2012: * Bonnie Blue National - Lexington, VA (May 9-12) * Midwest Charity - Springfield, IL (June 12-16) * Lexington Junior League -...

Graburn Produces Wire-to-Wire Victory to Claim Second USEF National Single Horse Championship

by Helen Murray | Apr 15, 2012, 4:34 PM

Raeford, NC - The USEF National Single Horse Championship concluded Sunday afternoon at the Carolina Horse Park, with the cones phase shaking up the final standings. Time faults and balls down proved extremely costly for competitors all day at the Southern Pines CDE, which hosted the USEF National Championship. Sterling Graburn seized the lead in the Single Horse division during Friday’s dressage and refused to relent over Richard Nicoll’s challenging marathon and cones courses to...

U.S. Teams Win and Take Third at FEI Dressage Nations Cup in Florida

by USEF Communications Department | Apr 15, 2012, 8:30 AM

Christopher Hickey and Witness Hilltop earned the top score at the Intermediaire I Freestyle (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Two U.S. Dressage teams competed in the Intermediaire I Freestyle Saturday night at the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO 3* presented by Stillpoint Farm. Both went home with medals. Helped by three of the night's top seven scores the first U.S. team beat out their American counterpart, a team from Europe, and two teams from Latin America to capture the FEI...