United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org U.S. Para-Dressage Is Really Cooking Officials are creating a recipe for success at the 2016 Rio Paralympics By Jennifer O. Bryant In the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain poured £264 million into training programs for elite sports, about 60 percent of ... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org U.S. Para-Dressage Team Earns Top Accolades at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ CAEN, NORMANDY, August 30, 2014 – The para-equestrian dressage competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) concluded on August 29. The U.S. Team led by Chef d̵... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org Hart, Trunnell Contest Freestyle Finals at World Equestrian Games CAEN, NORMANDY, August 29, 2014 – To be selected to represent one’s country at a world championships is an honor that few riders ever experience. To not only compete but to perform well enough to advance th... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org Sydney Collier Carries the Para-Equestrian Torch The young WEG newcomer is determined to continue the legacy of her mentor, the late Paralympian Jonathan Wentz By Jennifer O. Bryant They say some living things are “old souls.” If that’s true, then Sydn... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org Even on the World Stage, the Learning Never Stops By: Jennifer O. Bryant for the USPEA Caen, France – August 28, 2014 – There is no higher level of equestrian competition than a World Equestrian Games, an Olympic Games, or a Paralympic Games. The experience, not sur... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org Crossing Over By: Jennifer O. Bryant for the USPEA CAEN, NORMANDY, August 27, 2014 – There’s quite of bit of interplay between the para-dressage and the able-bodied dressage communities. Not only do many trainers coach both able-bodied and para-dressage students; some para-eques... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org For U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Riders, It’s All About the Horse By: Jennifer O. Bryant for the USPEA CAEN, NORMANDY, August 26, 2014 – The para-equestrian dressage competitors representing the USA at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ are in all age ranges, grades,... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org Top-15 Finishes for First Two U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Competitors at WEG 2014 By: Jennifer O. Bryant for the USPEA CAEN, NORMANDY, August 25, 2014 – The USA got off to a strong start in day 1 of para-equestrian dressage competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™... Read More
United States Para-Equestrian Association Media Contact: Lindsay McCall -Lindsay@uspea.org -USPEA, 3940 Verde Vista Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360- www.USPEA.org All Systems Go for US Para-Equestrians After Veterinary Inspection By: Jennifer O. Bryant for the USPEA CAEN, FRANCE, August 24, 2014 – Before riders in an International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-recognized competition can enter at “A,” they must clear one crucial hurdle... Read More