Lexington, Ky. - Nominations are now being accepted for the USEF Lifetime Achievement Award and Pegasus Medal of Honor. Any current US Equestrian (USEF) member interested in submitting a nomination to US Equestrian must do so by Wednesday, October 16, 2024 . The following awards will be presented at the 2024 Pegasus Awards on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Lifetime Achievement Award Pegasus Medal of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award With a special emphasis on length of service and a broad industry...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent the United States at the final FEI Eventing Nations Cup of the year hosted at the Military Boekelo in Enschede, Netherlands from October 9-13, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and Team Leader Gemma Stobbs. Participating combinations will receive financial support from the Dutta Corporation for horse travel with additional support funded by the USET Foundation Jacqueline B....

Versailles, France – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three combinations who will represent the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in team competition for medals beginning tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 6. at 9:30 a.m. GMT+2/3:30 a.m. ET with Grade IV competition. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and Floratina , a 2008 Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz x...

Szilvásvárad, Hungary – All horses from the Defender U.S. Driving Team for the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses passed the first inspection on Wednesday morning, and the athletes are set to begin competition with the dressage phase on Thursday and Friday. The Defender U.S. Driving Team at the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand. ©Anna Brooks Thomas/US Equestrian Jim Fairclough (Newton, N.J.) and his team will drive their...

Versailles, France – With three U.S. combinations completing their first individual test yesterday at the equestrian grounds of the Palace of Versailles, Paralympian Kate Shoemaker and Vianne were the only U.S. combination to compete on Wednesday. The pair finished fifth overall in the competitive Grade IV FEI Grand Prix Test A, which saw 15 international combinations vie for a podium position. The duo finished with a score of 72.222%. ©DevynTrethewey/US Equestrian “Kate rode...

Versailles, France – The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team completed a tremendous first day of competition to begin their campaign at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Three combinations took to the main stadium to compete in their first tests of the competition, capturing three individual medals in their respective grades. Rebecca Hart aboard Floratina, and Fiona Howard with Diamond Dunes, both earned individual gold, while Roxanne Trunnell and Fan Tastico H finished with individual silver....

Versailles, France – Roxanne Trunnell (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Fan Tastico H (Grade I) secured individual silver in their first test of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Trunnell and Fan Tastico H, a 2017 Oldenburg gelding (Fuerstenball OLD x Weltmeyer) owned by Karin Flint, earned yet another personal best score for the United States, securing a 78.000% in FEI Grand Prix Test A for their first individual podium finish together as a combination. Paris 2024 is Trunnell's third...

Versailles, France – Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes (Grade II) secured individual gold in their first test of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Howard and Diamond Dunes, a 2013 Hanoverian gelding (De L'or x Wibella) owned by Dressage Family LLC and Hof Kasselmann, earned a personal best score of 76.931% in FEI Grand Prix Test A for their first individual podium finish together as a combination. Paris 2024 is Howard's first Paralympic Games representing the United...

Versailles, France – Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and Floratina (Grade III) secured individual gold in their first test of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Hart and Floratina, a 2008 Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz x Rubina) owned by Rowan O'Riley, earned a personal best score of 77.900% in FEI Grand Prix Test A for their first individual podium finish together as a combination. Paris 2024 is Hart's fifth Paralympic Games representing the United States and today's gold medal...

Versailles, France – The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team has been accepted following first horse inspection on the grounds of Versailles ahead of the start of competition tomorrow. The team is comprised of four athlete-and-horse combinations competing across five different grades. The U.S. will see three combinations kick-off individual competition tomorrow with Rebecca Hart and Floratina (Grade III), Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes (Grade II), and Roxie Trunnell and Fan Tastico H (Grade I)...