Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team. During years that the Saddle Seat World Cup competition is not held, members of the Young Rider Team will be eligible to represent the United States in other international competitions, whether at home or abroad. The purpose of the Young Rider Team is to develop athletes for future Saddle Seat World Cup competitions. The Saddle Seat World Cup is a...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Prestige Italia as the Official Saddle of US Equestrian. Through this sponsorship, US Equestrian members will receive a 5% MemberPerk discount on new saddles purchased through the Prestige Italia authorized dealers and sales representatives, some exclusions may apply. Prestige Italia will be a generous prize sponsor for the jumping, dressage, and eventing divisions at the...

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...

Lexington, Ky. – The International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) is set to host the World and Grand National Championship Horse Show at the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio, from October 2-7. Spectators will have the opportunity to see the beauty and athleticism 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,...

Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. Team ended their FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Finals experience on a high-note, winning the Young Rider ‘Challenge Cup’ on Saturday at SenTower Park. The team of Samantha Cohen, Daisy Farish, Madison Goetzmann, Mckayla Langmeier, and led by Anne Kursinski, produced four perfect rounds to guarantee the gold medal. France won the silver medal and The Netherlands earned bronze. The U.S. Youth Nations Cup Team (Photo courtesy of Jodie Bailey)...

Lexington Ky. - US Equestrian has announced that the following athletes have been named to the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada, taking place Sunday, June 3. The Nations Cup competition is part of the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, taking place Tuesday, May 29, through Sunday, June 3, at Thunderbird Show Park. As the final Nations Cup competition in the North America, Central America, and Caribbean division, the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain, Thursday, May 24-27. Athletes are considered by application in accordance with the CIO selection procedures. The Nations Cup competition is part of the Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International Horse Trials and is the second leg of the 2018 FEI Eventing Nations Cup series. In addition, the event is part of the United States Equestrian Team...

Lexington Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the following athletes have been named to the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome, Italy from May 23-27. Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) The team will compete under the direction of the U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor Robert Ridland....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Land Rover/USEF eventing competition grants for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* and Luhmühlen CCI4* presented by DHL. The following combinations have received funding for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* taking place May 2-6, in Gloucestershire, England: Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) with Thomas A. Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, and Caroline Moran’s...

Mark Bellissimo, the guiding force behind the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018 (WEG), gave a presentation to US Equestrian Annual Meeting attendees on Wednesday. He provided his background, the vision for his properties, and details about the WEG and accompanying World Equine Expo. Bellissimo and his team operate five equestrian venues, including the Tryon International Equestrian Center, the home of the 2018 WEG, and several major competitions, such as the 12-week Winter Equestrian...