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Engraving History, One Stroke at a Time

by Natalie Voss | Jan 9, 2026, 10:43 AM EST

Next week, a new set of horses and humans will go down in our history books as award winners, on two sparkling nights during the US Equestrian annual meeting. It's a real honor to have a name added to the perpetual trophies that will be on display that evening – and it also requires some steady hands behind the scenes. Engraver Lindsey Wells makes a trip from her base in Ohio each fall to add the previous year’s names to USEF’s fleet of silver trophies, so they’ll be...

Meet Our Board Members: Judy Sloan

by Mollie Bailey | Jan 9, 2026, 10:40 AM EST

Like so many equestrians, Judy Sloan’s earliest memory involves horses. “My father used to hack on Sundays after church with my grandfather up the hill to our house in Millbrook, N.Y., and then he’d pull me onto his big Irish hunter and walk me around,” said Sloan. Those toddler moments marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with horses that would take Sloan to the FEI level in dressage as an amateur. She’s passionate about helping horses and horsemen...

Struggling with Competition Costs? USEF Lite May Be Able to Help

by Kimberly Loushin | Jan 9, 2026, 10:36 AM EST

The cost of everything is going up these days – for competitors, trainers, horse owners, event organizers, venue operators, and others. We understand that not all competitors want to point to championships or accumulate points, and that’s ok! Many equestrians do want to compete in a regulated environment with rules and policies that support safety and welfare for equestrians and their horses, but don’t want to spend a lot of money to do it. That’s where USEF Lite comes...

USEF Mythbusters: What’s OK During a Suspension?

by Natalie Voss | Jan 9, 2026, 10:31 AM EST

We’ve seen a lot of myths and confusion floating around social media in recent months when it comes suspended persons. You may be wondering what someone can and can’t do when on suspension, or you may have even seen posts suggesting that we instruct suspended people on how to continue operating their businesses while on suspension. Most of the time, people who are serving suspensions abide by the restrictions in our rulebook, and many who take a misstep do so because they've...

Meet Our Board Members: Ellie Brimmer

by Mollie Bailey | Dec 9, 2025, 12:40 PM EST

Eleanor “Ellie” Brimmer’s first big para dressage show back in 2010 got off to a rocky start. Brimmer was aboard a borrowed horse in California for her first FEI show who turned out to be a bit cheeky, and he bucked her off while she was circling the arena, eliminating her. Despite the inauspicious beginning, Brimmer kept at it, earning a spot on the longlist for the 2012 Paralympic Games, a national championship and leadership roles out of the saddle. Brimmer (Wellington, Fla....

Calming Supplements and USEF: How Do You Know What’s Allowed?

by Natalie Voss | Dec 9, 2025, 11:44 AM EST

One topic we’ve had a lot of questions about in recent months is supplements (most commonly calming supplements), and how to figure out what aligns with US Equestrian’s rules for competition. Let’s walk through the process of determining whether a supplement is ok to use. Whatever you believe may ail you or your horse, there is probably a supplement out there that claims to fix it. A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report showed the human supplement market grew...

"All of Them Cried as They Told Their Horse What They’d Been Through”

by Debbie Elliot | Nov 20, 2025, 1:25 PM EST

The Los Angeles-area fires dominated news headlines around the world from Jan. 7 to 31, 2025. The series of 14 fires — the largest of which were the Palisades and Eaton Fires — led to 200,000 evacuations, destroyed more than 18,000 homes and structures, and burned over 57,529 acres. Long after the last fire was contained, the impact of the disaster is still felt across Los Angeles by those who lost their homes and are struggling to get back on their feet, and the thousands who...

Making Magic Happen: Chris & Rob Desino's Full Circle Moment with Miks Master C

by Chris & Rob Desino | Nov 19, 2025, 8:31 AM EST

There are some horses you notice instantly—the kind that make you stop mid-conversation and just watch. For us, that horse was Miks Master C. Liz Halliday aboard Miks Master C at the 2024 CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S (©Shannon Brinkman) The first time Rob laid eyes on “Mikki,” he was stabled across from our horse, Monster, at Rebecca Farm in Montana. He looked strikingly similar to Deniro Z—same elegance, same power—and Rob couldn’t help but be drawn to him....

Consistency and Dreaming Big: Cosby Green Finds Success on the World Stage

by Danielle Henson/US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Nov 17, 2025, 1:51 PM EST

Cosby Green still says it feels a little surreal. After a season defined not by one big win, but by unwavering consistency across her string of horses, Green has broken into the top 10 in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings for the first time in her career. Green and MBF Party Time competing at the 2025 FEI WBFSH Eventing World Championship for Young Horses at Le Lion d’Angers (©Libby Law) “It came as a bit of a positive shock,” Green said. “I’ve not...

Meet Belle: A Girl’s Best Friend in and out of the Equitation Ring

by Leslie Potter | Nov 14, 2025, 1:00 PM EST

Every equestrian remembers their first horse or pony. For some lucky ones, that first horse becomes their horse of a lifetime. Such is the case for Macy Brangers and her horse, Belle. Macy Brangers and Aunty Bellum. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Now a formidable pair in the adult amateur saddle seat equitation classes, Brangers and her 2009 American Saddlebred mare, Aunty Bellum (Ocean’s Roar x Kalarama’s Belle of the Ball) got their start when they were both young newcomers to...