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Plans Underway for 2022 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/18/2021 4:25:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the 2022 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week (RDHCW) will take place January 6-9, 2022, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. Twenty-four athletes will be invited to participate, including up to five wild card spots. Invitations have been extended to the following athletes: The highest-placed U.S. individual medalists from the 2021 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) in the Young...

Friesian Breed’s Esteemed IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horse Show Gets Underway

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/29/2021 8:48:00 AM

Springfield, Ohio – The International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) is set to host the 2021 World and Grand National Championship Horse Show in Springfield, Ohio, from September 29 through October 3. Entries have brought the best of the Friesian breed to compete in more than 200 classes over the course of the show. Classes include a variety of disciplines, such as dressage, Western dressage, English pleasure, carriage pleasure driving, trail, in-hand, and more. Judges Ron...

Register for US Equestrian’s DEI Community Conversation: Interrupting Bias and De-escalation Techniques for Equestrians

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/24/2021 10:09:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the next DEI Community Conversation, “Interrupting Bias and De-escalation Techniques for Equestrians,” will be on Monday, October 25, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET via Zoom. This conversation will explore what people can do if they see or hear an instance of bias through the lens of equestrian sport. However, these tools can be applied in any environment, regardless of it is at a competition or in the barn. Panelists...

Nine Days of Competition Ahead at U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/22/2020 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – This week, the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) will host some of the country's top Arabian horses to the highly anticipated U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show . From October 23-31, competition will be held across three arenas at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. Competitive sessions start at 8:00 a.m. CT every day. View the complete class schedule here . Image description: Smiling Western rider leans down to pet her bay Arabian horse after...

Welsh Ponies and Cobs Earn National Titles at WPCSA American National Show

by Ashley Swift, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/8/2019 12:00:00 PM

Tulsa, Okla. – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA) wrapped up their prestigious American National Show last week, where the riders and horses celebrated more than 50 years of competition history in Tulsa, Okla. From September 25-29, Expo Square at the Tulsa State Fair hosted over 200 exhibitors competing in 400 classes and a variety of disciplines. Divisions included halter, driving, hunter, English and Western pleasure, children’s, and more. These elite equine...

Friesian Breed’s Esteemed IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horse Show Gets Underway

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/1/2019 9:59:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) is set to host the 2019 World and Grand National Championship Horse Show at the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio, from October 2-6. Spectators will have the opportunity to see the best of the Friesian breed displayed in approximately 300 classes over the course of the show. Classes include a variety of disciplines, such as dressage, Western dressage, English pleasure, carriage pleasure driving, trail, in-hand,...

US Equestrian Announces Update to the U.S. Eventing Team for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/2/2019 11:18:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced an update to the U.S. Eventing Team for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Unfortunately, Tamie Smith has withdrawn Fleeceworks Royal, Judith McSwain’s 10-year-old Holsteiner mare, as announced through her Facebook page. Smith’s direct reserve horse Mai Baum, a 13-year-old German Sport Horse gelding owned by Alexandra Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn, and Eric Markell, will replace Fleeceworks Royal. A direct reserve horse is an automatic...

US Equestrian Announces Inaugural Endurance National Championships at the 2019 North American Endurance Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/7/2019 9:06:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that it will host its inaugural Endurance National Championships at the 2019 North American Endurance Championship, held from November 14-16, 2019, at the Broxton Bridge Plantation in Ehrhardt, S.C. Hosted by Central Florida Horse Shows, top U.S. endurance combinations will vie for USEF National Champion and Reserve National Champion honors at the CEI1*/CEIYJ1* and CEI2*/CEIYJ2* levels. The 2019 North American Endurance...

U.S. Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s Jumping Teams Honing Team Skills at Palm Beach Masters CSIO

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/15/2019 10:41:00 PM

Wellington, Fla. - Chef d’Equipes DiAnn Langer and Anne Kursinski have assembled a worthy group of developing athletes with Langer leading the U.S. Children’s Jumping Team and U.S. Junior Jumping Teams beginning with the Children’s Team Competition at 10:00 a.m. EST followed by the Junior Team Competition at 12:30 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kursinski will guide the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Young Rider Nations Cup beginning at 3:15 p.m. EST also on Saturday....

Iberian Horses Shine Under Texan Sun at IALHA National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/18/2018 2:00:00 PM

Katy, Texas – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) returned to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, for the 2018 IALHA National Championship Horse Show . From October 9-13, nearly 100 of the country’s top purebred and part-bred Andalusian and Lusitano horses were presented in a variety of classes, including halter, native tack and attire, dressage, Western pleasure, saddle seat, and more. With an impressive $6,000 in total division...