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USEF Combined Driving National Championships for Horses Begins at 2025 Tryon Fall CDE

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 9/18/2025

Mill Spring, N.C. – The 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championships kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 18, at Tryon International. The championship divisions for horses at the training, preliminary, intermediate, and advanced levels are taking place as part of the 2025 Tryon Fall CDE and run through Sunday, Sept. 21.

Kendro and Raymond Helmuth
Kendro and Raymond Helmuth. ©Shannon Brinkman

The following national championships will be awarded this week:

  • Training Single Horse
  • Training Pair Horse
  • Preliminary Single Horse
  • Preliminary Pair Horse
  • Intermediate Single Horse
  • Advanced Single Horse
  • Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse

After the completion of the horse inspection for FEI entries on Thursday morning, the competition will begin with dressage on Thursday afternoon, which includes the entries in the advanced single horse division. Dressage will continue on Friday starting at 9:00 a.m. ET, including the remaining national championship divisions

The marathon phase for all divisions takes place on Saturday on the Marc Johnson-designed course at Tryon’s renowned White Oak cross-country course. Competition concludes with Sunday’s cones phase and the presentation of awards.

Competition Information

Event Website | Prize List

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Discipline: Combined Driving