Jumping

Wellington, Fla. – The final qualifier ahead of the $1,000,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix CSI5*, a Rolex Series event, is set to begin at Wellington International to determine the final combinations who will contest the season’s culminating class tomorrow evening under the lights. With 30 combinations securing their starting place following yesterday’s $116,000 Adequan WEF Challenge Cup CSI5*, the remaining ten starting positions will be determined by results in the...

Wellington, Florida has long held a singular place in the world of equestrian sport. Since the Winter Equestrian Festival first began in 1974, the West Palm Beach-area venue has grown into the largest and longest-running hunter/jumper horse show in the world. The grounds at Wellington International are open for twelve weeks, sprawl across 111-acres, and become an annual sanctuary for over 7,000 horses and 4,000 equestrian athletes from around the world. Christian Kukuk and Checker 47, winners...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the USA Jumping and USA Dressage combinations who will compete in the 2026 FEI World Cup Finals hosted in Ft. Worth, Texas, at Dickies Arena from April 8-12, 2026. The FEI World Cup Final is held annually as an international individual final and will feature the disciplines of dressage and jumping across four days of competition. The following combinations will represent USA Jumping at the 2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™...

"Little Orchid" and Justin showing at Ledges in the late 90s. At 10 a.m. sharp, Orchid Bertelsen was ready. Forms filled out. Credit card saved. Filters pre-selected. Cursor hovering. “It’s literally like trying to get Taylor Swift tickets,” she said, laughing. The mission? Summer camp registration. “In previous years, it was fully booked by 10:03,” she explained. “So, the night before, I needed to make sure everything was filled out. I needed to make sure my...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Ocala CSIO5*-LLN in Ocala, Fla., hosted at the World Equestrian Center from March 17-22, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm...

Wellington, Fla. – Under the lights of the main arena at Wellington International, the U.S. Jumping Team marked their eleventh win as a team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* in the event’s longstanding history. The team jumped to a final two round total of zero faults to take a nail-biting win over Ireland, who finished on a final total of four faults. Team Canada took third on 13 faults. ©Avery Wallace / US Equestrian “This is always a very interesting...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Wellington International from February 25-March 1, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Marilyn Little (West Palm...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced several important updates to the qualification criteria, dates, and competition format for the upcoming Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals. These changes are designed to further test athletes' ability to ride a jumper style course effectively while maintaining the classic American forward style of riding. Eleanor Rudnicki and Qwantreau, winners of the 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals - East...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Abu Dhabi CSIO5*-LLN in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from February 12-15, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Wellington, Fla.) Callie Schott (Wellington, Fla.)...

When Stacey Sather and her 12-year-old daughter, Caroline, purchased Wildcard, affectionately known as “Hawk,” in 2024, they didn’t just bring home a promising jumper, they brought home a living piece of equine history. Wildcard, a 2014 gelding (Ahneen x Willow) is an Ojibwe/Thoroughbred cross and one of just over 200 known Ojibwe horses in existence today, a rare representative of a breed whose survival once hung by a thread. A Spirit Horse Nearly Lost Wildcard as a foal |...

It has been proven that athletes improve fastest when they can see what happened, analyze the truth of their performance, reflect on it, and measure their progress over time. While professional athletes can watch replays of their game or competition, amateurs—especially equestrians—haven’t had the benefit of being able to watch themselves perform … until now. Pivo Equestrian features 360-degree rotation that tracks your horse’s movement as you go around the arena...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who have been invited to participate in the 2026 Horsemastership Training Session, taking place January 2-4, 2026, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top industry professionals. This year’s clinicians for the...