Eventing: In Memoriam: Rebecca Broussard (USA)

FEI PRESS RELEASE
Lausanne (SUI), 4 January 2011

Rebecca Broussard, one of the most loyal supporters of Eventing in the United States, passed away at her home in Montana on 24 December 2010 after losing her battle against cancer.

Eventing: Rebecca Broussard Developing Riders' Grant Announced

Rebecca Broussard Developing Riders' Grant

Courtesy USEA

Updated: 2010-12-31

The Broussard Family announced today that a fund to benefit talented riders on the USEF Developing Rider's List is being established in memory of Rebecca Broussard (pictured left) who sadly passed away on Friday, December 24. 

Eventing: Dutton and Costello Join Forces in Seeking U.S. Eventing Post

Courtesy USEA
Updated 2011-1-0

Phillip Dutton (USA) and The Foreman RK3DE 2010 (Nan Rawlins/Equimage® Photo)

International three-day event riders Phillip Dutton and Robert Costello announced today their intention of applying as a team for the position of USEF Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe. Dutton would assume the technical advisor role, and Costello would become Chef d’Equipe. Current Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. team, Capt. Mark Phillips will be retiring from his post at the end of 2012.

Jumping: World Cup: KUERTEN KEEPS THE BELGIANS AT BAY ON THEIR HOME TURF AT MECHELEN - by Louise Parkes

Kurten Jessica (IRL) - Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois.Winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier.Jumping Mechelen 2010. (Dirk Caremans/FEI)

ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2010/2011 - ROUND 8
Mechelen BEL, 30 December 2010

Ireland's Jessica Kuerten fended off a powerful challenge from the host nation contingent to scoop maximum points in the eighth leg of the 2010/2011 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Mechelen in Belgium this afternoon.  From a starting field of 38 only four went into the second-round

Driving: Mechelen: HAT TRICK FOR KOOS DE RONDE IN MECHELEN by Cindy Timmer

Photo Caption: Koos de Ronde on his way to his hat trick victory in Mechelen. Photo: FEI/Rinaldo de Craen

Koos de Ronde did it again. The Dutch golden team member of Kentucky has won the FEI World Cup™ Driving competition in Mechelen for the third time in a row. De Ronde beat Hungary’s Jozsef Dobrovitz with an exciting fast and clear round to put the pressure on last-to-go and wild card driver Boyd Exell. But the World Champion from Australia was unable to stay clear and left the arena with 15 penalty points. When the scores were finally tallied, De Ronde was declared the deserved winner.

Dressage: Mechelen: GAL REIGNS SUPREME WHILE MINDERHOUD TAKES MAXIMUM POINTS AND SALZGEBER FORGES AHEAD ON LEADERBOARD by Claartje van Andel

Photo Caption: The Netherlands' Edward Gal and Sisther de Jeu won the sixth leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Mechelen, Belgium today.  Photo: Dirk Caremans/FEI.

REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2010/2011
Mechelen (BEL), 28 December 2010

The Netherlands' Edward Gal and his mare Sisther de Jeu simply did what they set out to do at the sixth leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Mechelen, Belgium today when following their victory in the Grand Prix with the same result in the Freestyle. As Gal is the title

Endurance: USEF: Kelsey Kimbler Named 2010 USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year

Kelsey KimblerPhoto by Paschal Karl.

By USEF Communications Department

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Kelsey Kimbler as the 2010 Junior Equestrian of the Year. This highest of honor offered to a junior equestrian comes on the heels of another big honor Kelsey earned earlier this month - the 2010 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations. This puts Kelsey in elite company, as one of only a handful of junior equestrians to accomplish both feats in the same year.

Dressage: Ravel Named Adequan/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year

Released by USDF
December 20, 2010

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) would like to congratulate the twelve-year-old, 16.3 hand, Dutch Warmblood gelding, Ravel, owned by Akiko Yamazaki of Woodside, California, and ridden by Steffen Peters of San Diego, California, for being named 2010 Adequan/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year.  Ravel's median score of 78.542 percent made him the top horse in the United States competing at this level and the recipient of USDF's highest honor for the second year in a row. 

USEF and FEI Equitest APP's Now Available for I-Download

Equiapps.com has announced the release of The US Dressage Federation  APP for  Dressage Tests.  The Apps are available for download on I-tunes 

Equiapps has other Equestrian Apps available for purchase.

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Eventing: USEA Video: Daniel Stewart Discusses Sports Psychology and Biomechanics

The USEA's Josh Walker videotaped International Equestrian Sports Psychologist and Biomechanics Consultant, Daniel Stewart as he looks at Equestrian Sport Psychology.

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Eventing: USEA: New Mims Frangible Technology Video

The USEA's Josh Walker videotaped Swedish mechanical engineer Mats Björnentun as he discussed his innovative frangible fence technology at the USEA 2010 Annual Meeting and Convention.  He explained the engineering behind his newly designed MIM Pin, also known as the NewEra System Clip. For more information on the clip visit the MIM website at:  http://www.newera.mim.se/

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FEI: Television Schedule for January

FEI TV HIGHLIGHTS IN JANUARY
Live broadcasts
22 January    Reem Acra FEI World CupTM Dressage Amsterdam
30 January    Rolex FEI World CupTM Jumping    Zurich

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Reining: FEI Reining Technical Committee Meeting Announced

FEI Reining Technical Committee meeting, 17-18 January, Amsterdam (NED) Recently elected FEI Reining Technical Committee Chair Robert Norman Thompson (CAN) will announce the new Deputy Chair and welcome members Anat Kirshner (ISR), Bill Brewer (USA), Johannes Orgeldinger (GER) and Jan Boogaerts (BEL).

FEI: Veterinary: Prohibited Substance Detection

Meeting with British Horse Racing, Horse-racing Forensic Laboratories and Kentucky Racing Commission, London (GBR),15 December FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke met the racing-related bodies to share intelligence on prohibited substances detections over the last quarter and to discuss future collaborative working.

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FEI: Veterinary Director and UK Discuss EU Biosecurity

Meeting with UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), London (GBR), 15 December FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke met with representatives from the UK government department to discuss transport biosecurity in the European Union and trade strategy biosecurity and transport in a global context.

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FEI: HRH Princess Haya becomes patron of FEGENTRI

FEI President HRH Princess Haya recently became patron of the organisation FEGENTRI (International Federation of Gentlemen and Lady Riders). FEGENTRI was founded in 1955 by France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland to promote international horse races for amateur riders. It now counts 24 member countries and organises two world championships – one for men, another for women – comprising some 60 races worldwide. Amateur riders competing in FEGENTRI world championship races come from varied backgrounds and all have full-time professions. Each FEGENTRI country member has its own active association, which is responsible for promoting and coordinating races and safeguarding the interests of its amateur riders at home and abroad.

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Jumping: Wellington: 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Offers Over $6 Million in Total Prize Money and Adds Eight FEI ROLEX Ranking Point Classes

Wellington, FL - December 22, 2010 - The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will run for 12 weeks from January 12 to April 3, and this year's competition will offer more opportunities for show jumpers to accumulate FEI ROLEX ranking points than ever before. For riders to start their year off

Dressage: World Cup: Meagan Davis Rides to Historic Finish at the 2010 FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders By Leah Oliveto

Meagan Davis and Bentley (Photo by Bill Davis)

USEF Press Release
December 22, 2010

Lexington, KY - At the FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders, Meagan Davis and Bentley proved their mettle against 14 of the best Young Riders in the world and became the first U.S. pair to qualify for the Freestyle A-final.

Dressage: World Cup: USEF Announces Two West Coast FEI World Cup Dressage Qualifying Competitions for 2011 By Leah Oliveto

December 22, 2010
Lexington, KY

The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to introduce two new FEI World Cup Dressage qualifying competitions (CDI-Ws) to the 2011 calendar:

The Dressage Affaire CDI-W/Y/J will be held March 10-13 in Del Mar, CA. For complete information please visit http://www.dressageevents.com/.

Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J will be held March 31-April 3 in Burbank, CA. For complete information please visit http://www.cornerstonedressage.com/.

Under the North American League World Cup rules, riders are required to have two starts in a CDI-W to qualify for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Finals. The top two percentages from the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle will be averaged to calculate the rider's final score. The two highest ranked horse/rider combinations from the North American League will be invited to attend the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Finals, April 27-May 1, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany.

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Dressage: World Cup: Frankfurt: SALZGEBER REIGNS SUPREME AS GERMANY DOMINATES - by Claartje van Andel

Photo Caption: Gemany's Ulla Salzgeber and Herzruf's Erbe won the fifth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Frankfurt, Germany today.  Photo: Stefan Lafrentz/FEI.

REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2010/2011
Frankfurt (GER), 19 December 2010

Germany's Ulla Salzgeber and her reliable chestnut Herzruf’s Erbe won the fifth leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in the festive surroundings of the Frankfurter Festhalle in Frankfurt today. The victory was the more remarkable as Salzgeber had not been able to practice her Freestyle in