Lexington, Ky. - The future of U.S. reining will be on display this weekend at the Adequan/USEF Youth Reining National Championships in the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby, the top young reiners in the United States will go head-to-head in the Adequan Championship Arena on June 28. Two national championship titles will be up for grabs over the weekend, as America’s best vie for 13 & Under and 14-18 crowns. All competitors will ride...

Lillie Keenan of New York, NY, won the 2013 ASPCA Maclay National Championships. (Shawn McMillen) Lexington, Ky. - The National Horse Show is pleased to announce the dates and locations for this year's ASPCA Maclay Regional competitions. The horse shows' qualifying classes determine which riders will compete in the Alfred B, Maclay ASPCA National Championship, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2, 2014. The ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class...

Lexington, Ky. - In the spring of 2014, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will award up to three Dressage High Performance Pre-Games Training and Competition Grants. These grants are open to athlete/horse combinations who have submitted an Application of Intent to compete in the Selection Trial for the U.S. Dressage Team Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and are planning to train and/or compete in Europe prior to the Selection Trial in preparation for the...

Lexington, Ky. – The Adequan Global Dressage Festival 10 sponsored by Today’s Equestrian & GF Enterprise LLC plays host to a CPEDI3* March 12-16. A total of 20 riders from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will compete in Team, Individual, and Freestyle tests in their respective grades in front of the judging panel of Kjell Myhre (NOR), Marc Urban (BEL), and Kristi Wysocki (USA) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. The CPEDI3* will also serve as a...

Lexington, Ky. - We mourn the loss of a great veterinarian and personality in equestrian sport in the United States. Dr. Midge Leitch passed away on February 15, 2014 following a long illness. Leitch was a longtime member of the United States Equestrian Team having served at team veterinarian for numerous dressage and driving teams in addition to lending her expertise to eventing teams. She accompanied many U.S. teams on international trips including medal winning efforts at Pan American Games,...

Lexington, KY - The United States Federation's International Discipline Council has approved the recommendation of Silvio Mazzoni as the Eventing Show Jumping Coach for the Land Silvio Mazzoni (Photo Courtesy of Silvio Mazzoni) Rover U.S. Eventing Team. Mazzoni will work to evaluate and improve the show jumping skills of training-listed riders and the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team. Following a successful spring season by listed riders and strong performances at the2014 Rolex Kentucky...

Lexington, Ky. -The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce a new location for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120km. The event will now take place April 17-20, 2014 in Broxton Bridge, SC. The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is being held August 23 - September 7, 2014 in Normandy, France with the Endurance event being held August 27th and 28th in Baie du Mont Saint Michel, France. Information on the 2014 Alltech...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2014 USEF Annual Meeting will take place January 8-12 in Lexington, Kentucky, at the Hyatt Regency Lexington. Members of the media who would like to request credentials should submit a request by December 20, 2013. The USEF Annual Meeting hosts committee meetings as well as the Horse of the Year and Pegasus Awards, wrapping up the 2013 year of U.S. equestrian disciplines, both national and international. To request media access, please contact Kathleen Landwehr at...

Reed Kessler & Cylana after their win on Friday night in Stuttgart (from the Stuttgart German Masters facebook page) Stuttgart, Germany - A good day became a great one for Reed Kessler Friday night in Stuttgart when she rode a wave of momentum from a morning win into another first place finish. In the Prize of DIW Instandhaltung Ltd. & Co. 1.50m speed class, a qualifier for Sunday's FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix, Kessler (Lexington, Ky.) guided her own Cylana to a penalty free...

Lexington, Ky. - Horses and riders danced the day away in the Alltech Arena in six freestyle championship divisions during the inaugural US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan® at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Despite facing some of the best horses and riders in their divisions from across the country, competitors rose to the challenge in their quest for national titles while also gaining the experience of a lifetime. In the Third Level Freestyle Championship, Region 1 rider...