Versailles, France – U.S. Eventing Team Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello has confirmed U.S. Olympic Eventing Team athlete Will Coleman will now compete direct reserve selection, Diabolo , a 2012 Holsteiner gelding (Diarado x Aljano 2) owned by the Diabolo Group and cared for by Hailey Burlock & Erin Jarboe . Diabolo will replace Coleman’s initially selected mount, Off The Record. Diabolo will now join the three-member team with Coleman , alongside Boyd Martin and Fedarman B ,...

Lexington, Ky. – The final day of the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling saw equitation riders vie for top honors in the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final. This prestigious class is the grand finale of Pony Finals each year and brings riders into the Kentucky Horse Park’s indoor Alltech Arena for the two-phase competition. The Medal Final started bright and early, with 174 competitors completing the first phase over Jasen Shelley’s...

Del Mar, Calif. – Many of the country’s top hunters are at HITS Del Mar Horsepark this week as the 2024 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West (JHNC) gets underway. The Southern California competition will see riders aged 17 and under compete for championship titles at the 3’3” and 3’6” heights. The JHNC consists of three phases—a classic round, under saddle phase, and a handy hunter round. The jumping phases each count for...

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, ramped up the action at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Friday as the Junior and Young Rider team medals were decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Zone 2 Young Riders On Top Young Rider teams took center stage in the International Ring, battling it out over two rounds of competition. At the...

Traverse City, Mich. – The third full day of competition at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF (NAYC) saw athletes in the Junior and U25 ranks vie for individual titles at Flintfields Horse Park. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Dressage Individual Test The junior division saw a trio of chestnut horses and their riders populate the podium after their second test. Region 3’s Virginia Woodcock (Atlanta, Ga.)...

The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA resumed at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Thursday with children’s and pre-junior team titles being decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Combined Children’s Zone 1, 2, & 10 Team Take Gold With a nearly foot-perfect second day of jumping, the combined Zone 1, 2, & 10 team was awarded the gold...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2024 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, The Netherlands, from September 4-8, 2024. Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig will attend to support each of the combinations. Two combinations will compete in the 7YO division, while one pair will contest the 5YO division. The following combinations have been...

Lexington, Ky. – Definite entries for the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors have been confirmed, and US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. The competition will take place on Sept. 7, 2024, in Monpazier, France. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Lisanne Dorion, team veterinarian Dr. Olivia Rudolphi, and team leader Nicole Zerbee. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent the U.S....

LEXINGTON, Ky. - US Equestrian is thrilled to announce that American Regent Animal Health, makers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) will once again be the title sponsor of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East and West . Additionally, Adequan will be the presenting sponsor of the Junior Hunter Finals livestreams on USEF Network powered by ClipMyHorse.TV . Established in 2001, these championships have become a highlight of the competition...

Lexington, Ky. - A few weeks ago, US Equestrian shared recommendations for equines and competitions related to the severe heat conditions based on the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) heat index guidelines. Please note: the National Weather Service scale and the AAEP scale for heat index are not equivalent measurements. For clarification, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) heat index is based on the sum of temperature plus relative humidity. The National...