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Attention: Pony Jumper Competitors

by By Jennifer Haydon | Jun 14, 2007, 11:58 AM

Each zone’s and United States Pony Clubs’ Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships standings will be complete as of Friday, June 15. Please check your standings and make any necessary corrections by close of business Wednesday, June 20. No corrections will be accepted after June 20, 2007, for the 2007 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships standings. Standings are located on the USEF website under 2007 Points & Awards . More information about the 2007 Adequan/USEF National Pony...

US Pony Drivers Excel in Europe

by Joanie Morris | Jun 11, 2007, 5:09 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2007 Lexington, KY - Full of promise for the FEI World Pony Driving Championship this July in Denmark, the US drivers got off to a great start at the CAI-A in Saumur, France this weekend picking up a decisive win in the pairs division under the reins of Randy Cadwell and a runner-up finish in the four-in-hand division by Laurie Astengiano. Cadwell and her pair were the only team to not add any penalties in the marathon phases to their score to best Belgian driver...

Correction: Intermediaire I Entries Declared for Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival of Champions

by Joanie Morris | Jun 8, 2007, 3:58 PM

CORRECTION June 11, 2007 Please note that Melissa Taylor and Schumacher Solyst were omitted from the original list and Susan Jaccoma will be riding Wadamur. Lexington, KY - The USEF is pleased to announce that the Intermediaire I entries for the 2007 Collecting Gaits farm Festival of Champions have been confirmed. This division will serve as a final selection trial for the upcoming Pan American Games this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The following combinations will compete at Gladstone...

Cabana Boy and Donavan Dominate the East in Young Horse Dressage

by By Jennifer Keeler | Jun 7, 2007, 3:30 PM

The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2007 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 1–3 in Raleigh, NC. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests with an overall score of 8.240 secured the Five-Year-Old Selection Trial Championship for Cabana Boy (Contucci x Britania, by Bordeaux; bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer). Cabana Boy is a bay Hanoverian gelding who was...

USEF Announces Second Annual Youth Sportsman’s Charter Award

by Stacey Meier | Jun 6, 2007, 1:47 PM

Lexington, KY – As part of the continued efforts to expand the base of young people contributing to the leadership and promotion of equestrian sports, the United States Equestrian Federation announces the second annual Youth Sportsman’s Charter Award. This awards program recognizes youths who are members of both the USEF and their recognized national affiliate. The youth candidates need to demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the USEF and their affiliate organization...

Mosser Doubles Up at Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event

by By Joanie Morris | Jun 4, 2007, 3:25 PM

Amy Dragoo (Bonnie Mosser on Merloch winning the Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event CCI***. ) The rain held off for most of the day for the finale of the Jersey Fresh Three Day Event, but everyone appreciated the break in the weather. Sally Ike’s show jumping tracks proved challenging yet fair and major changes in the standing of each division would unfold as the day went on. There were plenty of surprises in the Advanced Horse Trials division which was serving as a selection division for the...

Strong Swiss Team Will be the Pathfinder at St. Gallen in the Samsung Super League with FEI

by By Louise Parkes | May 31, 2007, 4:02 PM

The home team will show the way when first into the ring in the third leg of the 2007 Samsung Super League with FEI series, which takes place in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Friday, June 1. Swiss Chef d'Equipe Rolf Grass has chosen a strong squad that will be led by Christina Liebherr followed by the veteran Markus Fuch, Werner Muff and newly-crowned FEI World Cup champion Beat Mandli. The draw is as follows: 1. Switzerland 2. USA 3. Germany 4. The Netherlands 5. Great Britain 6. France 7....

Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions Right Around the Corner

by By the United States Equestrian Team Foundation | May 31, 2007, 3:20 PM

The Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions presented by Paul Miller is just a little over three weeks away. Please join us here in Gladstone on June 14-17 for some exciting dressage competition, including the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Grand Prix Championship, the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Intermediaire I Championship and the final selection trials for the 2007 Pan American Games. The tentative schedule is as follows: Wednesday, June 13 4:00pm Veterinary...

Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program Kicks Off With First Two Selection Trials

by By Jennifer Keeler | May 31, 2007, 4:45 AM

The five-year-old champion in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Central Selection Trials was Solaris Hit, ridden and owned by Rebecca Knollman, of Maineville, OH. (PhelpsPhotos.com) Lexington, KY – Some of the most promising dressage prospects in the country were showcased in the quest to qualify for the FEI World Breeding Championships in Verden, Germany, as the 2007 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program kicked off with two of the three official selection trials. The first...

Farnam Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Repel-X

by By Carrie Foote | May 24, 2007, 2:37 PM

Record setting crowds were in attendance at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky, April 26–29, for this year’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam. “Farnam is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the third consecutive year of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the only four-star event in the Western hemisphere,” said Chris Jacobi, Senior Vice President of Farnam Horse Products. “It is a great pleasure to align our company and its products with the United States Equestrian...