Solaris EMF Named Overall Grand Champion of US Hunter Breeding National Championship
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Solaris EMF Named Overall Grand Champion of US Hunter Breeding National Championship

Solaris EMF and Kenneth Wheeler (David Bell/RideOnSports.PhotoReflect.com) Lexington, Ky. – This past week, the top young horses in the country showed off their best features at the 2015 Sallie B. Wheeler/US Hunter Breeding National Championships during the East Coast phase on August 29, in Lexington, Va. and the West Coast phase on August 26, in…

USEF Launches Elite Training Center Designation Program

USEF Launches Elite Training Center Designation Program

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the creation of the USEF Elite Training Center Designation Program. The program will, initially, allow venue owners, who have hosted at least one USEF sanctioned team, developing rider or horse training session within the last year, in one of the nine disciplines…

Double-Gold and Individual Silver for Dominant British at Strzegom
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Double-Gold and Individual Silver for Dominant British at Strzegom

(L to R) Great Britain’s Sophie Beaty (silver), Great Britain’s Will Furlong (gold) and Germany’s Christoph Wahler (bronze). (FEI/Leszek Wójcik) Strzegom (POL), 30 August 2015 – Great Britain enjoyed a great weekend at the FEI European Eventing Championships for Young Riders 2015 at Strzegom in Poland when claiming the team title along with individual gold…

Will Furlong – European Champion of Young Riders in Eventing
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Will Furlong – European Champion of Young Riders in Eventing

Sophie Beaty, Will Furlong, Christoph Wahler. Photos: Leszek Wójcik. Will Furlong from Great Britain riding Livingstone won the European Championships of Young Riders in Eventing. The post from Polish riders was Michał Knap. 20-year-old Will Furlong secured a leading position with an excellent result of dressage test. Very good cross country and clear show jumping…

Fighting French Win Through at Gripping Furusiyya Qualifier in Gijón
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Fighting French Win Through at Gripping Furusiyya Qualifier in Gijón

(L to R) Jaime de Rivera, Vice-President of the Spanish Equestrian Federation, Jesús Martinez Salvador, Gijón Town Council Sports Department President, team members Aymeric de Ponnat, Alexandre Fontanelle, Chef d’Equipe Philippe Guerdat, Adeline Hecart and Cyril Bouvard, Ramón Méndez Díaz, Coca-Cola Communications Department and Javier Revuelta, President of the Spanish NF (Furusiyya representative). (FEI/Hervé Bonnaud)…

Cross Country Proved Very Demanding at European Eventing Championship for Young Riders
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Cross Country Proved Very Demanding at European Eventing Championship for Young Riders

Will Furlong. Photo Credit: Leszek Wójcik. The lead of European Eventing Championship for Young Riders in Moravia still belongs to Briton, Will Furlong. Michael Knap is on the 19th place. Will Furlong on horse Livingstone, after a very successful cross ride and only with a slight excess of optimum time, received a score of 34.70…

World Equestrian Brands Ambassadors Dominate Richland Park Horse Trials
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World Equestrian Brands Ambassadors Dominate Richland Park Horse Trials

Buck Davidson and Balleynoe Castle RM (photos courtesy of Leslie Mintz/USEA Photos) Richland, MI (August 28, 2015) – World Equestrian Brands ambassadors Buck Davidson, Kim Severson, Allison Springer, and Allie Knowles left the Richland Park Horse Trials victorious this past weekend, winning three divisions and earning several other competitive placings. Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle…

Nation’s Top Hunters to Compete in Inaugural U.S. Open at Rolex Central Park Horse Show
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Nation’s Top Hunters to Compete in Inaugural U.S. Open at Rolex Central Park Horse Show

Scott Stewart with A Million Reasons at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Photo ©Sportfot. The winner of the $50,000 U.S. Open Hunter Class will be awarded the inaugural Duchossois Cup in honor of the late Bruce Duchossois New York, NY – Hunter riders will compete in the heart of New York City during the second-annual 2015…

Lusitanos and Dressage Done Right at Haras Dos Cavaleiros
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Lusitanos and Dressage Done Right at Haras Dos Cavaleiros

Forcado da Carvalha is a 5-year-old stallion bred in Portugal by Quinta da Carvalha and imported in 2013 (Qualificado – Infanta, Cravo). He was the IALHA National Champion of Lusitanos Three and Under, has shown to First Level and is schooling Second and Third Level movements. (Photo by Shaana Risley) Wellington, FL (August 28, 2015)…