Lexington, Ky. – The final USEF combined driving national titles of the 2018 competition year are up for grabs at the Katydid Combined Driving Event (CDE), running November 1-4, at Katydid Farm in Aiken, S.C. The USEF Advanced Pony National Championships will feature six entries vying for titles across the single pony and pair pony divisions, marking the end of the 2018 combined driving season. Tracey Morgan and Fuego 88 at the 2017 Live Oak International where they won the USEF Single...

Louisville, Ky. – Celebrating its 116 th year, the World’s Championship Horse Show was held at the Kentucky State Fair’s famed Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., from August 18-25. With premiums totaling over $1 million, the World’s Championship Horse Show is the crown jewel of competitions for the American Saddlebred , Roadster , Hackney, and the saddle seat equitation discipline. More than 2,000 horses and ponies competed for the coveted trip down Freedom Hall’s...

Lexington, Ky. – The country’s top adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders will compete for the title of 2018 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion on Wednesday, July 11, at the historic Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. Betsy Boone (Concord, N.C.), Karen Homer Brown (Georgetown, Ky.), and Dwayne Knowles (Kutztown, Pa.) will serve as judges for the Final, hosted at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Last year,...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is now accepting bids for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship. Applications and any supporting material must be received by US Equestrian on or before Wednesday, May 30, 2018 by 5 p.m. EST for bid consideration. Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Interested organizers should contact Jennifer Haydon, Managing Director, Show Jumping National Programs at [email protected] for bid applications or more information. The USEF U25 National...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to share that the 2018 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (LRK3DE) will be televised for a second time on the Olympic Channel and NBC Sports Network. Relive the excitement of LRK3DE again on the Olympic Channel on May 26 from 3-4 p.m. ET and NBC Sports Network on May 27 from 4-5 p.m. ET. Check your local listings. The LRK3DE took place April 26-29 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The event is America’s only CCI4* and includes the Land...

Ned Bonnie (Photo provided by the BloodHorse Library) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is saddened by the news of the passing of Ned Bonnie (88), a passionate horseman known for his service and innovative approach to advocating for change within the equine industry, and for the Federation and its members and athletes. Perhaps best known for his role as attorney and legal representation for the first Kentucky Derby winner ever disqualified for a medication positive in 1968, Ned was a true...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2018 US Equestrian Annual Meeting will take place January 17-20, 2018, in Lexington, Ky., at the Hyatt Regency Lexington. Members of the media who would like to attend should submit a request for credentials by January 5, 2018. The US Equestrian Annual Meeting hosts committee meetings as well as the Pegasus, Horse of the Year, and Intercollegiate Awards, which wrap up the 2017 competition year across all breeds and disciplines. The 2018 edition will host moderated forums on...

Lexington, Ky. - Calling all equestrian-related businesses looking for interns and employees! US Equestrian will be hosting a career fair at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., May 5, 2017. The fair will be held in conjunction with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s (ISHA) National Championships, an event which will host over 300 college equestrians and their coaches, families, and friends. The career fair is an opportunity for the students to interact with successful...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2017 USEF Annual Meeting will take place January 11-14 in Lexington, Ky., at the Hyatt Regency Lexington. Members of the media who would like to attend should submit a request for credentials by January 2, 2017. The USEF Annual Meeting hosts committee meetings as well as the Horse of the Year and Pegasus Awards, which wrap up the 2016 competition year across all breeds and disciplines. This year’s Annual Meeting will have an extra layer of excitement with two General...

Lexington, Ky. – The US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm will take place August 9-14, 2016 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by July 29, 2016. In 2015, over 800 ponies from across the country came to the Kentucky Horse Park to compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The 2016 US Pony Finals presented by...