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US Equestrian Announces Updates to the USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete List

2024-10-15T21:54:06-04:00November 10, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|

Ten horse/athlete combinations have been named to the Discover Dressage USEF/USDF Emerging Athletes list for 2021. The following combinations, listed alphabetically, meet the criteria for Emerging Athlete Program membership: • Averi Allen (Pleasant Hill, Mo.) and Superman, Jonni Allen’s seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding • Hannah Irons (Queenstown, Md.) and Scolla Bella, [...]

Iron Spring Farm Stallions Sire 21 USDF Regional Champions and Reserve Champions

2024-10-15T21:54:07-04:00November 6, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Iron Spring Farm's stallions sired 21 GAIG/USDF Regional Champions and Reserve Champions, including 13 at FEI level. Eight ISF stallions, including Sir Sinclair Keur, Uno Don Diego, Meinse 439 and Teade 392, Sport, had champion offspring. These sons and daughters won from Training Level to Grand Prix, with 58 Top [...]

In Memoriam – Louis M (2005-2020)

2024-10-15T21:54:08-04:00November 6, 2020|Eventing, Looking Back, News||

The USEA is saddened to share that Louis M (Lissabon x Angelique M), Alexa Gartenberg’s Rheinland Pfalz-Saar gelding, was humanely euthanized on November 4, 2020 at the age of 15 due to an acute case of laminitis. His team at New Bolton Center were valiant in their efforts to save [...]

Kent Farrington Speeds Creedance to Victory in $72,900 International Welcome Stake CSI4*

2024-10-15T21:53:06-04:00October 30, 2020|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily||

Show jumping took centerstage Thursday at the 137th National Horse Show as partnerships took to the Alltech Arena for the first day of jumper contests, with four classes offering opportunities to collect prize money. The evening’s highlight class, the Phelps Media Group $72,900 International Welcome Stake CSI4*, showcased the efforts [...]

In Memoriam – KWPN Stallion Lingh 

2024-10-15T21:53:07-04:00October 28, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

The KWPN licensed stallion Lingh, who was Edward Gal's career starting Grand Prix horse, has passed away on 23 October 2020. He was 27 years old and spent his retirement at the Casper family's stallion station Birkhof in Donzdorf, Germany.  "I was expecting Thomas Casper’s phone call this fall and today [...]

McKayla Brombach Makes WIHS Pony Equitation Finals Debut a Winning One

2024-10-15T21:53:09-04:00October 25, 2020|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily|, |

The 2020 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) presented by MARS Equestrianâ„¢ concluded with a victory for 14-year-old McKayla Brombach in the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals on Sunday, October 25, at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Brombach, who hails from Wimberley, TX, only had one goal after making her way to [...]

Elite Athletes Head to Tryon for USEF Para Dressage National Championship

2024-10-15T21:53:10-04:00October 23, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News, Para Equestrian||

With the uncertainty of the calendar year of 2020 the Para Dressage community is looking forward to the Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship and CPEDI3* competition. Riders will compete October 22-25, 2020, at the beautiful Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. The event will include a national [...]

FEI Confirms Jumping & Dressage European Championships 2021 in Germany

2024-10-15T21:53:10-04:00October 22, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Show Jumping Daily|

The FEI has committed to allocate European Championships in two Olympic disciplines – Jumping and Dressage – for 2021, both to German venues. The FEI Board has confirmed allocation of the FEI Jumping European Championships 2021 to Riesenbeck, home-base of Barcelona 1992 Olympic champion Ludger Beerbaum, pending final confirmation from [...]

US Equestrian Announces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan

2024-10-15T21:53:11-04:00October 22, 2020|Looking Back, News|

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that it has published a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan outlining 10 strategies to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in equestrian sport. These strategies seek to ensure a welcoming environment for people from traditionally under-represented and under-served communities, and [...]

Another Dream Double for Cathrine Dufour at first leg of FEI Dressage World Cupâ„¢

2024-10-15T21:53:11-04:00October 18, 2020|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

There’s nothing like a home victory to please the crowd, and although numbers were limited as pandemic protocols were strictly in place, Cathrine Dufour’s winning ride with Bohemian at the first leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2020/2021 Western European League in Aarhus (DEN) brought spectators to their feet [...]

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