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Amendments Made to 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors Selection Procedures

by | 10/22/2025 1:40:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Executive Committee has amended selection procedures for the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors. Please see the information below for the application information and the amendments made to the selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors to be held in Aachen, Germany from August 13-16, 2026. ©Shannon Brinkman To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures, please click here ....

Updates to US Equestrian Vaulting Grants for CVI Organizers, Licensed Officials and Athletes

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/16/2025 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian encourages competition organizers, licensed officials, and athletes in the vaulting community to review the updated grant criteria for the 2026 competition year. The USEF Vaulting Sport Committee recently reviewed the discipline grant programs and made changes to more strategically allocate funding. An overview of the grant applications is outlined below. General Athlete Grants Athletes interested in being considered for a grant for travel associated with...

Athlete Selection Memos Now Available for the 2027 FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies and Pair Horses

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/15/2025 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has published the athlete selection memos for the 2027 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses and the 2027 FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies. The memos can be found in the Combined Driving section of USEF.org or accessed directly at these links: 2027 FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies Selection Memo 2027 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses Selection Memo The 2027 FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies will take place August...

Coleman and Off The Record Maintain Lead Following Cross-Country Phase of US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/12/2025 8:26:00 AM

Leesburg, Va. - It was an influential day of cross country at the 2025 US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L, hosted at Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Va. 29 horse-and-rider combinations took to the challenging track designed by Derek di Grazia (USA). Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Off The Record finished the 5,778-meter-long course just under the 10:09-minute optimum time, crossing through the timers in 10:04 minutes to maintain their lead and remain on their...

Zone 4 Captures Prix des States Victory at 2025 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/11/2025 2:45:00 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - Friday evening's competition brought excitement to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as six teams representing their USHJA zones went head-to-head in the Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper Prix des States Team Championship. Athletes representing their zone team competed for top honors in this highlight event of the weekend. ©Isabelle Whiteside and Christine Rivet/US Equestrian This year’s championship course was designed by Oscar Soberon (USA) and featured a...

Martin Makes History as First-Ever US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L Champion Aboard Miks Master C

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/12/2025 7:58:00 PM

Leesburg, Va. - The inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Final came to an exciting conclusion at Morven Park International Equestrian Center with four-time Olympian Boyd Martin and Miks Master C delivering a standout performance in the final jumping phase to capture the historic win. The pair’s victory marked the conclusion of an exciting week of world-class competition, which was ultimately decided by the triple combination of the final line in the last phase. Martin and Miks Master C...

Competition Gets Underway in Harrisburg with Taylor Cawley and Klaartje Z Taking Phase I in the Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/10/2025 10:19:00 AM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships kicked off today with Phase I of the Individual Championships, the $5,000 Turnham Green/USEF Prix des States Welcome Class, held in the historic Harrisburg Coliseum at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. A field of 27 athlete and horse combinations contested the1.35m course, with faults-converted, to open the three-day championship competition. ©Isabelle Whiteside/US Equestrian Taylor Cawley (Wellington, Fla.)...

Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships and Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final Set to Begin at The Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/9/2025 1:48:00 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - Athletes from across the country have arrived in Pennsylvania and are set to compete in the Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championship and Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final hosted this week at the Pennsylvania Horse Show from October 9-12, 2025. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian The Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships gather qualified junior athletes from across the country to represent their zones in a championship format competition,...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/9/2025 10:51:00 AM

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3*. The competition will take place as part of Circuito Hípico del Sol in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, from October 22-26. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in...

Action Packed Week, Including US Equestrian Open Eventing Final, Set to Begin at Morven Park International Equestrian Center

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 10/9/2025 9:14:00 AM

Leesburg, Va. – This week, Morven Park International Equestrian Center in beautiful Leesburg, Va. will host one of the most anticipated weekends in eventing, where 18 new national champions and the inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Final winner will be crowned. Competition begins Thursday, October 9, and runs through Sunday, October 12, featuring three premier events: the USEF Eventing National Championships League, the USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championships, and the US...