Colorado Springs, Colo. – Standout performances during September earned indoor volleyball player Matt Anderson (West Seneca, New York), shooter Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, Louisiana) and the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team Best of September honors for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Anderson helped lead Team USA to a historic bronze medal at the FIVB World Championship –the...

Wellington, Fla. - The USA I Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, maintained its day-one lead to claim victory in the 2015 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup with strong performances from all four team members. On Thursday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, Small Tour combinations performed the FEI Intermediaire I Test, with Big Tour pairs riding the FEI Grand Prix Special Test. A total of 23 Small Tour combinations went down the centerline and seven Big Tour competitors closed out...

Last March I made my inaugural visit to Wellington, FL and the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center for CSIO week, which included the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by CN. My partner in crime, Melissa Davis, and I set-up our Merchandise “Fort” and sold-out of nearly all the USA and patriotic coats, polos and hats we’d shipped down. Unseasonably chilly temperatures for Palm Beach...

USA Equestrian Trust, Inc. ( www.trusthorses.org ) has announced that its deadline for receipt of written applications for grants from not-for-profit organizations this year is Wednesday, April 15, at the close of business, 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Interested applicants should visit https://trusthorses.org/grant/request.html for instructions and the appropriate forms to be completed. At its annual meeting held in conjunction with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) convention in...

Another milestone in National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) history was made following the 2008 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show (NAAC). Arcese Quarter Horses USA, of Weatherford, TX, became NRHA's third Million Dollar Owner with horses surpassing the million-dollar mark with earnings accumulated at the 2008 Italian Futurity and 2008 NRHA Futurity & NAAC Show. Eleuterio Arcese, of Arcese Quarter Horses USA, has worked to promote the sport of reining in...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is pleased to announce the team headed to Mensport, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands, for the 2006 FEI World Carriage Driving Championships for Drivers with Disabilities. This year's event will be held September 6-10 (the event is staged every two years). This year, the USEF Para-Equestrian High-Performance Committee has been working closely with the United States Driving for the Disabled (USDFD) in preparing for the competition. Team...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce a partnership with Hermès USA as Hermès becomes the sponsor of the U.S. Show Jumping Team. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will first appear at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival on February 28. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team will also compete at additional Furusiyya FEI Nations Cups and the 2014 Alltech FEI...

Lexington, Ky. - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team is set to contest their first team competition of the season at the 2020 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* from March 11-13 hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. The 2020 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* marks the start of the 2020 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Series as the first leg of competition, and is the only FEI Dressage Nations Cup held in North America. “We have a strong...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that the USA Equestrian Trust has once again committed to supporting the U.S. Saddle Seat Team program. Funding from the Trust will include substantial grants in the 2018 and 2019 competition years to support the 2018 Saddle Seat World Cup Team and World Cup Competition, as well as the 2019 Young Riders Team. Lori Nelson and Bob Bell at 2018 USEF Annual Meeting (Taylor Pence) Bob Bell, member of the USA Equestrian Trust Board of...

Wellington, FL - All pony and young riders who participated in this past weekend's TEAM USA poster contest, are invited to attend tonight's free TEAM USA pep rally! The pep rally kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Special Events Pavilion at the far end of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Winners of the poster contest will be recognized and receive special awards, and all young riders and their families can enjoy a complimentary all-American...