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USEF Names Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Aachen CICO3*

by USEF Communications Department | Jun 21, 2016, 11:45 AM EST

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and Alternate for the Aachen CICO3*, July 14-16, 2016, in Aachen, Germany. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team (in alphabetical order): Matt Brown (Cochranville, Pa.) and Blossom Creek Foundation's Super Socks BCF, a 2006 Irish Sport Horse gelding Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains, Va.) and Jacqueline Mars’ Harbour Pilot, a...

USEF Names U.S. Olympic Eventing Team for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

by USEF Communications Department | Jun 20, 2016, 2:15 PM EST

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one traveling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Four direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an athlete was named need to be substituted. Eventing competition at the Olympic Games will take place August 5-9, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian...

USEF Nominated Entry for U.S. Olympic Eventing Team

by USEF Communications Department | Jun 20, 2016, 2:15 PM EST

The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order): Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt, and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Cubalawn, a 2003 Holsteiner gelding Direct Reserves HND Group’s Mighty Nice, a 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding Ann Jones and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Fugitive, a 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica, a 2002 KWPN mare Direct...

Coleman Finishes as Top American at Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | May 29, 2016, 2:50 PM EST

Katherine Coleman and Longwood (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – On the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series, seven nations took part in the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3* with a field of 100 world-class combinations. Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp represented the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Ann Taylor. At the end of the challenging competition, the U.S. Team finished in...

Halliday-Sharp Sits in Seventh after Show Jumping at Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | May 28, 2016, 1:52 PM EST

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp remained in sixth place with a score of 167.5 following Saturday afternoon’s show jumping phase. Rodger Howe’s tough track shook up the leaderboard, but Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night stayed near the top of pack in seventh place on a score of 42.9. Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) had...

Halliday-Sharp Lies in Second after Day Two of Dressage at Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | May 27, 2016, 5:05 PM EST

Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Norfolk, England – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp had solid dressage performances in front of the Ground Jury of Andrew Bennie (NZL) and Tim Downes (GBR) at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*. Following the second of three days of dressage, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is currently in sixth place on a score of 150.5. Halliday-Sharp...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Ready for Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | May 25, 2016, 4:38 PM EST

Katherine Coleman and Longwood competing at the Cloud 11 ~ Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CIC3* (Kasey @ Rare Air Photography) Norfolk, England – Seven nations are set to contest the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3* taking place May 26-29 in Norfolk, England. On the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series, Katherine Coleman, Tiana Coudray, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp will represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in an impressive field of competitors....

USEF Names Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*

by USEF Communications Department | May 24, 2016, 10:26 AM EST

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition at the Houghton International Horse Trials CICO3*, in Norfolk, England, May 26-29. The following athletes and horses will represent the United States (listed alphabetically): Katherine Coleman (Wiltshire, England) with her own Longwood, a 2002 Irish Sport...

USEF Eventing High Performance Winter/Spring Training Sessions Provide Strong Start to 2016

by USEF Communications Department | Apr 11, 2016, 4:38 PM EST

Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice (USEF Archives) Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Eventing High Performance Winter/Spring Training Sessions with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O'Connor gave athletes a solid foundation to begin the 2016 competition season. The training sessions took place in Aiken, S.C., Ocala, Fla., and Temecula, Calif., with the nation’s top eventing athletes and horses honing their dressage and jumping skills and showing much promise as the competition season gets into...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Earns Team Bronze at Aachen CICO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | Aug 14, 2015, 5:06 PM EST

Aachen, Germany – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing team wrapped up the Aachen CICO3* on Friday with the highly influential cross-country phase of the prestigious German competition. The team, consisting of Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, Lauren Kieffer and Veronica, Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights, and Lynn Symansky and Donner, put forth a solid effort to receive the Team Bronze with a final score of 192.90. Additionally, both Dutton and Kieffer made the top 15, finishing 12th and...