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Chris Kappler and Royal Kaliber Named to Olympic Show Jumping Team Short List

by Ben Sledge | Apr 29, 2004, 12:00 AM

The Committee on Selections of the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc., has approved the unanimous recommendation of the Show Jumping Selectors, and of the Show Jumping High Performance Committee, to name Chris Kappler to the “Short List” for the 2004 Olympic Equestrian Team. According to the USEF Show Jumping Athlete Selection Procedures, it is possible for one or two horse/rider combinations to be named to the Short List by the selectors without competing in the Olympic Selection Trials....

U.S. Riders Win Both Divisions at The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bayer

by Ben Sledge | Apr 26, 2004, 12:00 AM

(NBC, OLN, CNBC To Air Coverage May 2nd, 9th and 16th ) At this weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event presented by Bayer, Kim Severson of Scottsville, VA, won the CCI**** (four-star) Championship and Darren Chiacchia, of Springville, NY, won the new Bayer Modified Four-Star Three-Day Event. The Rolex CCI**** included a strong field of international competitors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece and New Zealand. It is the first time the modified format has been run...

Haverty and Franks Lead the Field in the USET Young Rider Reining Medal Standings

by Ben Sledge | Apr 20, 2002, 9:55 AM

Gladstone, New Jersey—March 20, 2002—Zane Haverty and Brittany Franks are now tied for the lead in the USET Young Rider Reining Medal Standings, with 95 points each. The top twenty point-earners in the final standings will be invited to compete in the USET Young Rider Reining Medal Championship at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, Presented by State Line Tack, in Gladstone, NJ, June 19-23, 2002. Franks, of Franklin, TN, won her third USET Young Rider Reining Medal Qualifier at the...