Jumping

Gladstone, N.J. - 37 of the nation’s top young equestrians are set to compete this weekend at the prestigious 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East, held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. from October 3-5. This year’s format will follow a condensed two-day competition schedule, with flatwork and gymnastics hosted on Saturday, and the final jumping phases on Sunday. Taylor Cawley and Oki D'Eclipse, 2024 Platinum...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations Final CSIO5* hosted in Barcelona, Spain, from October 3-5, at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. 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.) Laura Kraut...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to welcome the return of Turnham Green as the title sponsor of the USEF Junior Jumper National Championships. The Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships are set to take place October 8-11, 2025, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Penn. The event provides a premier platform for U.S. junior jumping athletes to compete against their peers in a three-day competition format. This event features both a Prix des States Team...

Lier, Belgium – The U.S. Jumping Teams competing at the FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup Final completed their week at Azelhof Horse Events in Lier, Belgium, with impressive results, finishing first in the Young Rider category, and third in the Junior category over three days of competition. The U.S. Jumping Young Rider Team finished on a final total of zero faults to top the podium, while the U.S. Jumping Junior Team took bronze on combined final score of four faults. Both teams were led by...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations St. Tropez CSIO5* hosted in St. Tropez, France, from September 18-21. 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.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)...

Located off the coast of Virginia and Maryland, Assateague Island is home to herds of feral ponies that have roamed free for generations, evolving to thrive on the protected barrier island. These ponies and the community that supports them were made famous by the 1947 children’s novel Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry. The annual pony swim, where the ponies are herded across the channel from Assateague to Chincoteague and the weanlings are sold to homes to be trained as riding...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Teams at the 2025 FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted from September 19-21, in Lier, Belgium at Azelhof Equestrian Centre. The U.S. will field both a Junior Team and a Young Rider Team. Both teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Young Rider Team and are listed...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce updates to the 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals . This year’s Finals will feature new format adjustments, including the addition of a horse inspection and an updated approach to the flat and gymnastics phases. Talent Search Finals – East will take place October 3-5, 2025, at USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Serving as judges for the Finals...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Spruce Meadows CSIO5* hosted as part of the ‘Masters Tournament’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The competition will take place from September 2-7, 2025. 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...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce Traverse City Horse Shows at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Mich., has been selected as the host venue for the 2026-2027 FEI North American Youth Championships for dressage and jumping. The championships will be held from July 28-August 2, 2026, with dates for 2027 to be confirmed. NAYC is the only FEI championship held annually in North America. “Traverse City in the summer is an incredible...

Lexington, Ky. – The final hunter and jumper championships of the 2025 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall + Sterling took place on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park. The large pony jumpers completed their exciting final round for individual medals while the large regulars went over fences for their championship. Juan Bay and Elin Uhrig. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Large Pony Jumpers Individual Championship The 2025 Pony Jumper National Championships concluded on Saturday with...

Lexington, Ky. – Thursday was another full day of competition and fun at the 2025 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall + Sterling. The first medals of the USEF Pony Jumper National Championships were awarded with the conclusion of team competition for the small/medium division. Over in the hunter ring, the small regular section completed their championship and the medium green and large green started theirs. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian USEF Pony Jumper National Championship The...