Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Jumping Nations Cup Caledon CSIO3*, hosted at Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, from July 16-19, 2025, as well as the Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3* hosted at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Mich., from July 23-26, 2025. The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been...

Lexington, Ky. – Day one of the Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East (JHNC) kicked off on Thursday, June 19, with the 16-17 age groups completing their first phases. The Skip Bailey-designed jump courses are set in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Walnut Ring while the under saddle classes run in the iconic Rolex Stadium. Exhibitors enjoyed an afternoon ice cream hour on Thursday thanks to generous support from Markel. Verified and Parker Peacock. ©Leslie...

Lexington, Ky. – The third day of the Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East (JHNC) brought the 15 & under riders into the spotlight with the first of the classic and under saddle phases. With nearly 200 trips taking place in the Walnut Ring, it was an exciting first full day of summer at the Kentucky Horse Park for juniors and their families. Paisley Park and Faith Schuttemeyer. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian 3’6” Large Junior Hunter 15...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes and horse combinations selected to compete on the U.S. Endurance Team and individually at the 2025 FEI Pan American Endurance Championships. Both Pan Am Championships will take place July 18, 2025, at Haras Albar, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The following athletes and horse combinations have been selected to compete on the Senior U.S. Endurance Team are listed in alphabetical order: Heather Davis (The Plains, Va.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Para Dressage Team concluded competition this weekend at the TerraNova CPEDI3* with a victory and each team combination consistently earning high marks in their respective grades. This win marks the team’s third consecutive triumph of the 2025 season. The team, led by U.S. Para Dressage Team Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline, was composed of Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel, Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes, Kate Shoemaker and Vianne, and Marie Vonderheyden and...

Lexington, Ky. – The Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ (K3DE) is set to begin following the completion of the first horse inspection. A field of 34 horse-and-athlete combinations from six countries are competing for the top title in the CCI5*-L. The event will also play host to the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian™. The highest-placed U.S. combination in the CCI5*-L will win the national champion...

Wellington, Fla. – The starting 40 combinations are confirmed ahead of the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix CSI5*, a Rolex Series event, with many of the world’s top horse-and-athlete partnerships ready to vie for top honors in the grand finale class of the Winter Equestrian Festival season at Wellington International in Wellington, Fla. Tomorrow night’s highlight competition will begin with the first horse on course at 8:15 p.m. and the inaugural winner of the US...

Wellington, Fla. – In front of a sold-out crowd and in a palpable atmosphere, Christian Kukuk (GER) and Checker 47 bested the class of 40 world-class entries to take top honors in the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix CSI5*, a Rolex Series event. Kukuk, who is coming off an incredible 2024 competition season with Checker 47, hoisted the US Equestrian Open trophy atop the podium in the inaugural US Equestrian Open Jumping Final, etching their names into history. Laura Kraut...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to welcome Great American Insurance Group as the Official Equine Insurance Sponsor of the US Equestrian Open Series . The US Equestrian Open is an exciting new competition series that launched in late 2024, showcasing the three Olympic equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing, and jumping. Designed to elevate the sport’s visibility, engagement, and fan experience, the series will bring together elite athletes and top horses to compete for the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce 11 new organizations are becoming a part of the USEF Community Outreach Program . These organizations are now recognized as USEF Community Outreach Organizations and join a network of 29 organizations dedicated to equine-assisted services, therapy, and learning who are united by their standards and mission to offer these services on a free or sliding scale. Since the program’s inception in 2021, the program has helped thousands...