Mill Spring, N.C. - Five horse-and-athlete combinations have been chosen to represent the United States at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018. Cade McCutcheon (Aubrey, Texas) will represent the U.S. in Tryon, riding Custom Made Gun, a seven-year-old Quarter Horse stallion owned by Tim and Colleen McQuay. His father, Tom McCutcheon, will ride The Wizster, an eight-year-old Quarter Horse gelding owned by Turnabout Farm. Cade McCutcheon and Custom Made Gun (Waltenberry)...

Lexington, Ky.- Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker of Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), has generously donated 100 boxes of Adequan® i.m. for use in horses selected for the short lists for the U.S. teams competing at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The donation will assist the horses in performing to the best of their abilities as they work with their human counterparts toward representing the U.S. at the WEG. Luitpold has been a proud sponsor of U.S....

Rendering of the new US Equestrian headquarters (Courtesy of integrity/Architecture) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 11, ushering in the construction of its new 35,000 square-foot office building at the Kentucky Horse Park. The new, two-story headquarters will replace the office space US Equestrian currently leases at the Kentucky Horse Park from the USA Equestrian Trust, Inc., with the lease expiring at the end of 2019. At the ceremony,...

Mill Spring, N.C. - The Tryon International Equestrian Center, home of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG), hosted the WEG Driving Test Event this past weekend. The CAI3* competition, held from April 20-22, saw single pony, pair pony, single horse, and four-in-hand horse combinations compete at the top-notch venue. The precursor to the WEG allowed athletes and support staff to familiarize themselves with the venue and various facilities. A marathon obstacle at the WEG Driving...

Woodstock, England – Several top international combinations competed at the Ssangyong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, September 13-17, but it was U.S. eventer Kim Severson and Cooley Cross Border who finished the competition atop the CCI3* leaderboard. The talented duo led a strong U.S. contingent in the CCI3* with four U.S. combinations finishing in the top 25 out of 84 starters. Severson (Charlottesville, Va.) and The Cross Syndicate’s 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse...

Lexington, Ky. - Phillip Dutton’s mount, Mr. Medicott, has not competed in a four-star eventing competition since 2014. However, with the six-time Olympian in the driver’s seat, Mr. Medicott made his return a great one, as the combination placed fourth in the 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three Day-Event presented by Land Rover (RK3DE). As the top-placing American, Dutton picked up his fifth Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship for the Roger Haller Trophy. Germany’s Michael...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce that Dover Saddlery is the new title sponsor of the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final. The Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final will be held Sunday, October 15, 2017, at the Pennsylvania National Horse show in Harrisburg, Pa. Dover Saddlery will offer 10% discounts to all US Equestrian members through the Member Perks program (certain exclusions apply). In addition, the new Dover Saddlery...

It is not very often equestrian athletes have down time; many show or work with multiple horses at events or train numerous clients. During the FEI World Cup™ Finals, athletes show no more than two horses, leaving them with more down time than usual. Read on to find out how a few members of the U.S. contingent spends their free time. Jamie Barge, show jumping “I go to the gym. If my horse has to be fit, then so do I.” Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet (Shannon...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Chief Executive Officer, Bill Moroney, announced today the appointment of Matt Fine as the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). At the USEF’s Mid-Year Board meeting, President-Elect Murray Kessler presented a new Strategic Plan for the Federation. As part of that plan, Kessler identified the need for a Compliance Department and hiring of a CCO. The new department will have three primary responsibilities: ensuring compliance...

Axel Steiner will be “on the air” for this year’s National Dressage Pony Cup on the USEF Network. (Terri Miller) As evidenced by ever increasing participation numbers, the popularity of ponies for dressage in the U.S. is skyrocketing. Now pony fans from across the country will have the opportunity to see what all the excitement is about as the National Dressage Pony Cup (NDPC) announces that its showcase event to be held July 8-10, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. will be available via free live video...