Advance tickets for the 2014 Alltech World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, go on sale today. Purchasers of package deals can reserve tickets and plan ahead for the Aug. 25-Sept. 6 event through one of the following official agencies: Equestrian Tours – USA Groupe Voyage Québec – Canada Equitours – Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway Oxer […]
Royal Ascot is more than an annual race meet. Like our U.S. Kentucky Derby, it’s an athletic competition that has a fashion-show built-in. The meet, which runs June 18-22 at the Ascot Racecourse, just West of London in Berkshire County (details here) includes the prestigious Queen Anne Stakes on day one, and concludes with the […]
Team Orb has declared “game on!” The Kentucky Derby winner will take on Preakness winner Oxbow in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said barring any unforeseen setbacks. Following a lackluster performance that led to a fourth place finish in the Preakness, McGaughey had said he would ship the colt to Belmont […]
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named Tiana Coudray, Buck Davidson, Will Faudree and Clark Montogomery to represent the U.S. at the the Aachen CICO3* as part of the Land Rover Eventing Team. This marks the first time the United States has fielded an eventing team to compete at the prestigious German competition, taking […]
Up-and-coming Los Angeles riders have the opportunity of a lifetime courtesy of the United States Hunter Jumper Association — a clinic with Joe Fargis. Fargis, who won the Individual Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles for his ride aboard Touch of Class, returns to the city of angels Aug. 1-4 (details below). […]
Christine McCrea finished week one at HITS Saugerties with two grand prix wins on Avenir, including the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix yesterday. “I think I have found my new favorite course designer,” she joked after the class. Marina Azevedo of Campinas, Brazil set the courses in the Strongid C 2X Grand Prix Stadium at the […]
Christine McCrea and Avenir nabbed the first high-performance blue of the 2013 HITS on the Hudson season, winning the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis on Saturday, March 25 in Saugerties, NY. McCrea of East Windsor, CT, rode a 13-year-old Belgium Warmblood gelding owned by Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables, Inc. The pair […]
The USEF has named its teams and riders for the Nations Cup competition at the CSIO5*s at the Spruce Meadows Continental and in Rotterdam. The United States Equestrian Federation was invited to send two teams to the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows, June 13-16, in Calgary, Canada. For the CSIO5* Rotterdam the U.S. will be represented by […]
The United States Equestrian Federation will host an online Town Hall Meeting for all-disciplines on June 3, at 6:00 p.m. ET. It’s the first such meeting of its kind, and comes in response to member requests for increased opportunities to share their opinions. The interactive web broadcast at the USEFNetwork.com replaces the previously scheduled meetings […]
Jan Ebeling, Shelly Francis, Tina Konyot and Steffen Peters have been selected by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. Dressage Team at the Aachen CDIO5* held during CHIO Aachen in Germany, June 26-30, 2013. Additionally, two Small Tour combinations have been named to represent the U.S. in CDI4* competition. In 2013, […]
