Lexington, Ky. - The 2015 USEF Annual Meeting will take place January 14-17 in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Hyatt Regency Lexington. Members of the media who would like to request credentials should submit a request by December 31, 2014. The USEF Annual Meeting hosts committee meetings, as well as the Horse of the Year and Pegasus Awards, wrapping up the 2014 year of U.S. equestrian disciplines, both national and international. To request media access, please contact Kathleen Landwehr at...

Lexington, Ky. - Effective December 1, 2014, and for the 2015 competition year, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has implemented withdrawal practices following Intraarticular Injections and Shockwave Therapy as a result of rule changes passed at the USEF Annual Meeting in January, 2014. For Intraarticular Injections a four day withdrawal time from competition has been instituted, while a three day withdrawal from competition for Shockwave Therapy has been implemented. For more...

Lexington, Ky. - The organizers of Rio 2016 have extended the registration period for individuals interested in volunteering at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Candidates now have until December 15, 2014 to apply for one of the remaining 70,000 openings. “All within the U.S. Equestrian Teams that will be travelling to Rio in 2016 hopes that as many Americans as possible volunteer to work at Rio,” said Will Connell, USEF Director of Sport. “It is always...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting proposals for the USEF Eventing Developing Rider Coach position. The Developing Rider Coach will work under the direction of USEF Eventing Team Coach David O’Connor to further develop and oversee the Eventing 25 and Eventing 18 programs. To learn more about the USEF Eventing Developing Rider Coach position, visit; https://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/eventing/2015/USEFEventingDevelopingRiderCoach.pdf...

Lexington, Ky. - Each year a grant of $1,000 is awarded to a Junior Hunter Finals competitor. The grant is for educational purposes, and this year it goes Emily Von Urff of West Chester, Pa. Emily competed at the US Junior Hunter Championships East Coast in the newly added 3’3” Junior Hunter division with her own horse, Defying Gravity. The grant is awarded to the applicant who constructs the best essay detailing how their competitive experience has affected them, and what it would...

Lexington, KY - The 46 entries in the US National Pony Jumper Championships began their quests toward National Titles Thursday evening in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. Held August 7-9 as part of the US Pony Finals, these annual championships host the best pony jumper competitors from across the United States. Thursday’s first Individual Phase was the first of four rounds to be jumped over Richard Jeffrey-designed courses. Held as a clear round class, the opening round of...

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is still accepting applications for the U.S. Dressage Youth Coach position. The job description and application can be found here . Individuals interested in serving as the U.S. Dressage Youth Coach must submit applications no later than August 15, 2014. For more information regarding the hiring process for the U.S. Dressage Youth Coach contact Hallye Griffin at (859) 225-6918 or by email [email protected] .

Lexington, Ky. - The US Dressage Finals will continue to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park through 2015 but will be moving to a more westerly location from 2016-2018. USDF is beginning its search for future US Dressage Finals sites, and site selection criteria are available from the USDF Office. Anyone with available dates and a suitable facility in a westerly location for the first week of November in 2016 (preferably November 3-6), and dates in late October through the first week in November...

Lexington, Ky - The FEI and USEF would like to notify U.S. organizers that Longines has agreed to partner with the FEI to create a new, reformatted Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League, beginning with the 2015-2016 season. There will be seven (7) Events on the East Coast and seven (7) events on the West Coast, for a total of fourteen (14) events in North America (including USA, Canada and Mexico). The organizers will be selected through a competitive bidding process in...

Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Janis Linnan as the USEF Steward General of Eventing. In this role, she will be responsible for the Janis Linnan (Photo Provided by Janis Linnan) stewarding at FEI-sanctioned eventing competitions throughout the United States. Additionally, Linnan will work with USEF Honorary Steward General, David Distler, to implement FEI directives on education and licensing, as well as serve as a...