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U.S. Drivers Have Sights Set on Podium Finishes at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | Sep 3, 2014, 5:00 PM

Caen, France - The U.S. Driving Team heads into this week’s FEI World Driving Championships on top form as team members look to capture Team and Individual medals. Held as part of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the driving competition will take place at La Prairie Racecourse, with dressage being held Thursday and Friday.Then drivers head out on the marathon Saturday and medals will be awarded the conclusion of the cones phase on Sunday. On Wednesday, U.S. drivers Chester...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Climbs to Second Place - Full Recap

by Helen Murray | Sep 3, 2014, 2:39 PM

Team and Individual Championship jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued Wednesday in the d’Ornano Stadium as 150 horse-and-rider combinations went to task in the Individual Qualifier and Team Competition. On a day where Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track caused a great shake-up of the leaderboard, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed one place in the standings to head into Thursday’s final team round in...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Climbs to Second Place after Second Day of Competition at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | Sep 3, 2014, 2:02 PM

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - Team and Individual Championship jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued Wednesday in the d’Ornano Stadium as 150 horse-and-rider combinations went to task in the Individual Qualifier and Team Competition. On a day where Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track caused a great shake-up of the leaderboard, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed one place in the...

Kristian Roberts Advances

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 3, 2014, 12:32 PM

Kristian Roberts has earned a 7.745 for his freestyle test. That score has guaranteed that he will advance to the final stages of vaulting competition at WEG.

Ioannou Leads U.S. Women in Vaulting Freestyle

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 3, 2014, 10:23 AM

Elizabeth Ioannou had the best performance of any U.S. individual female vaulter today and earned an 8.347% score. That has put her into the top 15 overall and guaranteed that she will advance to the final rounds of vaulting competition at WEG.

Qualification Hopes Alive for Mary Garrett

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 3, 2014, 9:42 AM

By earning a 7.301 for her freestyle test, Mary Garrett is still holding onto a chance to qualify for the final two rounds of competitio n. Update: Mary Garrett has officially been eliminated from vaulting competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Buffalo International - A Triumvirate of Sport, Horse Welfare and Public Service

by Equus Foundation | Sep 2, 2014, 3:40 PM

Westport, Conn. - Not only will the Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) offer the EQUUS Foundation Best Performance Competition to benefit horse welfare, BIHS is held each year to benefit the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. Thanks to the support of exhibitors and sponsors, over 600 therapeutic riding lessons were given in 2013. The Best Performance Competition, the joint program of the EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), rewards competitive excellence and...

7.571 for Ioannou

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 2, 2014, 10:35 AM

Elizabeth Iaonnou was the third and final U.S. woman to complete her compulsory vaulting test. On Jarl and lunged by Lasse Kristensen, Elizabeth score 7.57 and is in 15th place.

U.S. Vaulters Ready

by Kathleen Landwehr | Sep 1, 2014, 9:03 PM

The vaulting portion of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is underway in Normandy with the Horse Inspection taking place on Monday. All U.S. horses passed and vaulters in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad championships are ready to begin the competition and represent their country. FEI World Squad Vaulting Championship Having a fantastic year in 2014, the Woodside Vaulters will represent their country in Normandy in the FEI World Squad Vaulting...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Heads into WEG on Top Form

by Helen Murray | Sep 1, 2014, 8:59 PM

The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team heads into this week’s World Championships at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian looking to secure Team and Individual honors. The Americans have enjoyed an extremely successful latter half of the summer jumping in Europe, producing Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup victories at CSIO5*s Hickstead, Gijon, and Dublin, as well earning a second-place finish in the Mercedes-Benz FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Aachen. Lucy Davis, Kent Farrington, Beezie Madden,...