Springfield, Ohio – The International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) welcomed a record number of horses to the 2018 World and Grand National Championship Horse Show from October 2-7, in Springfield, Ohio. The Champions Center Expo set the stage as over 175 of the most elite Friesians in the United States vied for world championship titles. This incredible turnout created ample opportunity for commiserating with fellow Friesian aficionados and an unprecedented level of fierce...

Lexington, Ky. – Combined driving competitors have gathered at The Horse Park of New Jersey for a shot at winning a national title. Running October 12-14, the Garden State Combined Driving Event (CDE) welcomes 21 entrants across six USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championship divisions. The preliminary national championships make their debut in 2018 as a catalyst to ignite further interest in the combined driving discipline and cultivate combinations for the development and...

Photo by Kathy Russell Photography Lexington, Ky. – The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) recently awarded the Palm Beach Masters Series the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of the United States (USA) for three years beginning in 2019. Held February 14 – 17, on the showgrounds at the Deeridge Farms in Wellington, Fla., the 2019 CSIO5* event serves as the only qualifier on U.S. soil for the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final. A...

Lexington, Ky. - Pending approval from the US Equestrian (USEF) Board of Directors, the following host venues have been named for the 2019 driving national championships: Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse & Advanced Pair Horse - Live Oak International CAI2* in Ocala, Fla. - March 6-10, 2019 Advanced Pony (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours) - Southern Pines CAI2* in Raeford, N.C. - April 11-14, 2019 All Intermediate Classes (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours, Single Horse, Pair Horse, Horse...

Harrisburg, Pa . – Talented junior jumper competitors from eight zones across the country have arrived at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. For several of these young athletes, this competition serves as their first team experience and a valuable learning opportunity to develop as equestrians. Briley Koerner and For Jef VD Wezelse, members of the Zone 7 gold-medal winning team in the 2017 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior...

Tulsa, Okla. – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA) wrapped up their prestigious American National Show last week, where the riders and horses celebrated the show’s 50 th anniversary in Tulsa, Okla. From September 26-30, Expo Square at the Tulsa State Fair played host to over 220 ponies and cobs competing in 400 classes and a variety of disciplines. Divisions included halter, driving, hunter, English and Western pleasure, children’s, and more. These elite equine...

Buenos Aires, Argentina – The North American Team battled through an intense jump-off against Europe to win the gold medal at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday. Led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Mattie Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose Espinosa from Honduras, Nicole Meyer from Mexico, and Marisa Thompson from Panama finished on zero faults and accumulated 10 clear rounds throughout three rounds of competition. Hatcher produced...

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Standout performances during September earned indoor volleyball player Matt Anderson (West Seneca, New York), shooter Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, Louisiana) and the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team Best of September honors for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Anderson helped lead Team USA to a historic bronze medal at the FIVB World Championship –the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian announced today that the USEF Horsemastership Training Session is postponed until 2020 to allow for a revitalization and refresh of the program. The training session is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Equestrian Team talent through instruction from experts in a variety of aspects of horsemastership. The training program has traditionally featured intensive mounted instruction by internationally acclaimed U.S. athletes with...

Lexington, Ky. – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2018 IALHA National Championship Horse Show from October 9-13, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Iberian horses and these elite athletes will be showcased in an array of disciplines including dressage, driving, heritage costume, reining, P.R.E. foundation celebration classes, working equitation, and...