Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian reminds vaulting athletes who are interested in competing at the 2025 FEI World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters to submit their Record of Experience. All applicants must submit their qualification scores to USEF through the Record of Experience form no later than March 23, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applicants will be required to submit their qualification scores as well as a narrative detailing their prior record of experience and preparation. The...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent the United States at the 2025 FEI World Cup™ Finals hosted in Basel, Switzerland, from April 2-6, 2025. The FEI World Cup Finals are held annually as an international individual final and will feature the disicplines of dressage, jumping, and vaulting across four days of competition. USA Dressage The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent USA Dressage in the FEI Dressage World...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian members across the U.S. participated in the 2025 #USEFValentines campaign. The campaign continues to strengthen the 'Horse First' initiatives by asking members to send us why they love their horses. The horses submitted ranged from lesson ponies, to personal pets, to some of the top performing athletes in the sport. Happy Valentine's Day! All photos were provided by those who sent in a submission.

Lexington, Ky. - Applications are now open for the 2025 USEF Vaulting Athlete Grants. Vaulters are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible and must fulfill the necessary qualifications listed in the 2025 Grant Criteria. The Vaulting Athlete Grants are available to juniors, 2* young vaulters, and senior vaulters. The grants provide funds to be used towards travel expenses incurred by athletes for USEF competitions or domestic CVIs that are located more than 500 miles from the...

US Equestrian Chief Executive Officer Bill Moroney talks during the Board of Directors Meeting during the 2025 Annual Meeting. ©Zack Ryle/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Board of Directors met on Saturday, January 25, during the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. During the meeting, the Directors heard progress reports from the past year, presentations on new and improved technologies, and made several important decisions that further the US Equestrian...

Lexington, Ky . - The Vaulting Sport Committee has amended the criteria for oversubscribed FEI Vaulting Competitions. This criterion is used to determine the athletes that will be able to compete at FEI Vaulting Competitions in Individual, Pas de Deux and Squad categories should the event be oversubscribed due to limited entries. The criteria can be found on the USEF website here . If you have any questions about the criteria, please contact Michelle McQueen, Director of Vaulting, at...

Lexington, Ky. – During the General Session of the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting, US Equestrian President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney spoke to members and staff. A presentation by U.S. Para Dressage Team Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Michel Assouline highlighted the program's success in 2024 and the roadmap that contributed to the team’s performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Following the overall theme of “It’s All About the...

Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian is proud to recognize Kimberly “Kimmy” Palmer as the 2024 Vaulter of the Year. The 2024 Horses of the Year are as follows: Individual Horse of the Year – Lunar Eclipse Pas de Deux Horse of the Year – Cabo San Lucas Squad Horse of the Year – Eldoctro 2024 Vaulter of the Year: Kimberly “Kimmy” Palmer Kimmy Palmer and Rosenstolz 99 (with lunger Laura Carnabuci), overall sixth-place finishers in the Individual Female division...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has published the athlete selection memo for the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors. The 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors is scheduled to take place from August 13 – 16, 2026 in Aachen, Germany. ©Daniel Kaiser | IMPRESSIONS This preliminary information is provided to assist athletes with their competition planning and is subject to change. Please remember that this information is based upon the recommendations of the USEF...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the 2025 Vaulting Observation Events ahead of the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters to be hosted in Stadl Paura, Austria, from July 30 - August 3, 2025. During the Selection Period, Athletes must attend either: 1. Three (3) Designated U.S. Observation Events; or 2. Two (2) Designated U.S. Observation Events AND one (1) Designated European CVI Observation Event The following have...

©Daniel Kaiser | IMPRESSIONS Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian has released the approved selection procedures for the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters. Please see the information below for the application information and selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Junior and Young Vaulters to be held in Stadl-Paura, Austria, July 30 – August 3, 2025. To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures,...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced applications are now open for potential observation event competitions ahead of the 2025 FEI World Championship for Juniors and Young Vaulters, as well as grant applications to support CVI competition organizers. Observation event applications will close on December 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Grant applications will close on November 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Observation Event Application form can be found here . The CVI Organizer Grant...