Lexington, Ky. – Nearly 450 horses have descended upon the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colo., for the 15 th annual United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC). Kicking off Thursday, August 30, and running through Sunday, September 2, the AEC sets the stage for the US Equestrian (USEF) National Advanced Horse Trials Championship. The Advanced division at the AEC is designated as the USEF National Advanced Horse Trials...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Calgary during the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament, Wednesday September 5-9, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the following athletes have been selected for the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team (in alphabetical order): Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) Zazou Hoffman (Santa...

Downey and Anisette Take Home the Win in the Medium Regular Hunter Pony Championship Presented by Sallee Horse Vans at 2018 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Tessa Downey and Anisette (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) In the last pony hunter class at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony Finals), it was 12-year-old Tessa Downey (Houston, Texas) and Anisette, her 12-year-old Welsh Pony cross mare, that brought home the championship title in the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as an Official MemberPerk Sponsor. Goodyear is now offering active USEF members a special discount on all tires available for purchase online at www.goodyear.com , including vehicle and trailer tires. “We are excited to launch this program with Goodyear and provide US Equestrian members with a great discount on such an essential product,” said US Equestrian CEO, Bill Moroney....

Paris, France – Beezie Madden and Breitling LS have claimed the cup at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final. She and Breitling LS, the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Abigail Wexner, finished on just one rail to bring home the title. Fellow American Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue, the nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by LL Show Jumpers, LLC, jumped two clear rounds to finish with six faults for second. Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) and Toveks Mary Lou finished...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) has named the following athletes to the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup CSIO4* Wellington presented by U.S. Trust and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The FEI Nations Cup is part of the competition during week eight of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), running Wednesday, February 28, through Sunday, March 4, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The FEI Nations Cup team competition will serve as the main event...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) has named the following athletes to the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Longines FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Ocala. As part of the new 2018 FEI Nations Cup series format, the competition will occur on Sunday, February 18, taking the place of the Grand Prix, which will move to Friday, February 16. The Longines FEI Nations Cup CSIO5* Ocala is the exciting finale to the Ocala Winter Festival running Tuesday, February 13-18. Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.)...

Updated 12.15.17 - US Equestrian (USEF) stands in support of The Dutta Corp. as a long-time sponsor of equestrian sport. The Dutta Corp.’s support of not only US Equestrian and the U.S. athletes and teams should not go unrecognized or be met with negativity in any form. The communication surrounding how the free flight to the winning combination of The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3* Eventing National Championship was awarded, both before and after the event, was not sufficient. Because this is a...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Jonelle Chovanec and Hilary Wilcox have been named the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team coaches for the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup competition in July. Chovanec (St. Charles, Ill.) has been coaching riders in the saddle seat discipline for 13 years. She is the owner, trainer, and head instructor of Landmark Farm Inc., where she manages a sizeable program. Chovanec rode on three international saddle seat teams and won gold in...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Nations Cup™ at Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*, October 5-8 in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Leslie Law will serve as Chef d’Equipe for the team at this event. Katherine Coleman (Wiltshire, England) and Back to Business, Kalai, LLC’s 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) and Deniro Z, the Deniro Syndicate’s...