Ermelo, The Netherlands – The U.S. Endurance Team finished in fifth place at the 2021 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors in Ermelo, The Netherlands, marking the program’s best finish since 2015. The team combinations of Charlene Dugan (Muncy, Pa.) and Southern Justice, Alex Shampoe (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Promissin Gold, Meghan Wert (Spring Mills, Pa.) and Dude Free Gold each completed the 120km ride, which included four different loops. The team...

Lexington, Ky. – Friday night brought a familiar scene to the Rolex Stadium as Boyd Martin (Unionville, Pa.) took a victory lap with On Cue, the 2006 Selle Francais mare he co-owns with Christine, Thomas, and Tommie Turner. The pair turned in a double clear jumping round to finish at the top of the podium in the USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship, held at the American Eventing Championships. “I was thrilled with On Cue,” said Martin. “She’s just...

Wayne, Ill. – The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions came to a close on Sunday with the final national championship titles of the weekend. Five divisions performed their respective tests in hopes of taking home top honors. It was an exciting day of competition to conclude a week full of talented athletes and horses from across the country. USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship Alice Tarjan and Candescent (SusanJStickle.com) Twelve combinations rode the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle...

Wayne, Ill. – Another packed day of competition took place at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions on Saturday. Seven divisions performed their respective tests, with six titles up for grabs. Impressive scores, strong partnerships, and excellent riding highlighted the penultimate day at the prestigious event. Adequan®/USEF Junior Dressage National Championship Kat Fuqua and DreamGirl (SusanJStickle.com) Eleven pairs competed in the FEI Junior Individual Test of the...

Wayne, Ill. – The third day of competition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was packed full of excitement. Seven divisions competed on Friday with three national championships on the line. Victors were crowned in the USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship, USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals - 13 & Under, and Horseware Ireland/USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship divisions. USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship Tessa Geven and Tullymor’s...

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Para Dressage Team saw its two remaining combinations in Roxanne Trunnell and Dolton and Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel make their way down the centerline for the FEI Individual Grade Tests at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan. Trunnell and Dolton went early in the order in Grade I competition and received an 81.464 percent from the judging panel, securing the first individual gold medal for the team since the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games. Hart and El Corona...

Wayne, Ill. – The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was in full swing on Thursday with seven divisions performing their respective tests for the panel of judges. Pony Riders to Four-Year-Old young horses to Grand Prix combinations took center stage for their chance at a national championship title. The day saw strong performances, showing the talent that gathered from across the country for the esteemed competition. Adequan®/USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National...

Wayne, Ill. – Combinations from three divisions headed down centerline on Wednesday to begin an exciting week of competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Dawn White-O’Connor and Hudson M won the FEI Prix St. Georges Test for the first class of the day. Chase Shipka and Gladstone Zee T were the next combination to claim a blue ribbon in the FEI Intermediate II Test, then Christian Simonson and Zeaball Diawind took top honors in the FEI Young Rider Team Test. USEF...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2021 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms ended on Sunday afternoon with the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Finals in the Rolex Stadium. A total of 184 young athletes rode over Jasen Shelley’s course in hopes of winning the coveted title. A total of 20 riders with 4 from the small section, 11 from the medium section, and 5 from the large section returned for the second round over another solid course. Judges Lynn Forgione and Daniel Robertshaw...

The 2021 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships concluded Sunday afternoon in Traverse City, Michigan at Flintfields Horse Park. After postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the young athletes were eager to once again participate in the unique opportunity to represent their nation on an international stage. It was Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman who took home the final individual medals of the week, emerging victorious in the Junior Individual Championship and the...