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USET Foundation Hosts an Olympic Benefit Event "An English Country Evening" January 27, 2012

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Sep 20, 2011, 9:53 AM

Wellington, FL - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be hosting an Olympic Games benefit event on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the International Polo Club in Wellington, FL. "An English Country Evening" with honorary chairs NBC Today Show host Matt Lauer and his wife Annette, an avid equestrian, will help raise funds for the USET Foundation to further support the United States Equestrian Team riders as they prepare to compete at the 2012 Olympic...

Changes to the U.S. Show Jumping Squad for the 2011 Pan American Games Announced

by USEF Communications Department | Sep 19, 2011, 3:50 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces the following updates to the U.S. Show Jumping Squad for the 2011 Pan American Games. Lauren Hough has withdrawn Quick Study from their position as travelling reserve following an uncharacteristic performance at Spruce Meadows in the Grand Prix on September 11, 2011. The first ranked substitute, Margie Engle and Indigo have also withdrawn. Therefore, the second ranked substitute, Kent Farrington (Chicago, IL) and RCG...

Upcoming California Dressage Society Championships Will Feature Great Competition, Hospitality, and Entertainment

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | Sep 19, 2011, 10:10 AM

Olympic Dressage Rider Guenter Seidel will be a special guest at the upcoming CDS Championships. Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler. Rancho Murieta, CA - With entries now closed and less than a month to go before the start of competition, excitement is building for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, which will be held October 6 - 9, 2011 at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, CA. With more than $29,000 in prize money and awards, this...

Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale Storm to Their First Victory in USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships

by Helen Murray | Sep 18, 2011, 9:29 PM

Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale Claim 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships (Photo: Lindsay Yosay McCall 2011). Saugerties, NY - The top Para-Equestrian Dressage competitors in the U.S. produced quality performances on the third and final day of the 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships. With the standings incredibly close after the first two days of competition, the top spot was up for the taking as riders across the five different grades vied to...

Kent Farrington Sweeps the Day at the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | Sep 18, 2011, 8:00 PM

Calvin Van Het Wuitenshof and Kent Farrington. Flashpoint Photography. Hampton Falls, NH - The Fidelity Investments® Jumper Classic®, presented by Porsche, was all Kent Farrington today as he won both feature classes. He and Samar, owned by R.C.G. Farm, repeated their win from yesterday, this time in the $15,000 Equine Insurance Services Speed Stake presented by Great American Insurance Group. He then topped a strong field of contenders in the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix...

Youngsters Capture Championships in the Children’s Hunter Divisions at the 2011 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals

by HITS Media | Sep 18, 2011, 5:00 PM

SAUGERTIES, NY – Jennifer Staniloff will always remember her first trip to HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. On Saturday afternoon, the fourth grader was named Champion in the Children’s Hunter Pony Small Division at the 2011 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals aboard Nancy Buzzeta’s Shimmer. Staniloff of Setauket, New York and Shimmer led the way as they captured the blue ribbon in the first over fences class and then finished second in the under saddle,...

Rebekah Chenelle Shines in the National PHA Medal Final at HITS-on-the-Hudson

by HITS Media | Sep 18, 2011, 4:58 PM

SAUGERTIES, NY – In the midst of the Marshall & Sterling League National Finals, HITS-on-the-Hudson rolled out the red carpet on Saturday afternoon for the prestigious 2011 National PHA Medal Final. Like many of the classes held in Saugerties this week, the PHA Medal Final took place in the famous Strongid® C 2X Stadium where Rebekah Chenelle of Hebron, Connecticut emerged as the big winner after she topped the field of 25 riders. “We love coming to these Finals,” said...

Wentz Leads 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships

by Helen Murray | Sep 17, 2011, 12:00 PM

Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale (Photo: Lindsay Yosay McCall 2011). Saugerties, NY – A blast of autumn greeted riders on the second day of 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships as temperatures dropped to near 40 degrees overnight. The cool weather did not stop the best Para-Equestrian competitors in the U.S. from achieving strong scores in their Freestyles. Competitors from the five different grades (athletes are graded based on the severity of their disability)...

Professional Divisions Wrap Up at the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | Sep 17, 2011, 11:43 AM

St. Louis, MO - The 2011 St. Louis National Horse Show's professional hunter divisions have concluded, with Kelly Farmer, Michael Morrissey and Sarah Young all adding to their cache of tricolors. Taking place from Sept. 14-18, the Show is honored to once again host the Regional Maclay Finals, Region 5 today. The Maclay Regionals will take center stage in the spacious indoor ring this evening under the watchful eyes of judges Alex Jayne and Linda Andrisani. This year, the Show is thrilled to...

Marshall & Sterling League National Finals Crowns Winners in the Adequan Working Hunter Division and Bit O’ Straw Hunter Classic

by HITS Media | Sep 17, 2011, 11:15 AM

SAUGERTIES, NY – On a beautiful and sunny Friday morning, 30 qualified riders took to the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY to compete for the Marshall & Sterling Adult Working Hunter Championship. In the end, Lindsay Lynch and Bethany Greskovich’s Brother Bear stood in the winner’s circle to accept the honors. Lynch, of Medford, New Jersey, was one of 30 competitors who competed in the Adult Hunter Division over courses designed...