Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the host location of the 2025-27 USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championship , which will take place at Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials in Leesburg, Va. from October 9-12, 2025. The USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championship will continue to feature two divisions – the first for six-year-old horses competing at the CCI2*-S level, and the second for seven-year-old horses competing at the CCI3*-S level....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Eventing Pathway Program Lists for 2025, including the Elite, Pre-Elite, Development, and Development 25 Programs. Eventing Elite Program: The following athlete-and-horse combinations, listed in alphabetical order, have achieved the Eventing Elite Program List for 2025. Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Off The Record , a 2009 Irish Sport Horse gelding (VDL Arkansas x Dumagoldan Bay) owned by the Off The Record Syndicate Boyd Martin...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian congratulates Hannah Hiiva (Roy, Wash.), recipient of the 2024 US Equestrian National Youth Sportsman’s Award. Hiiva is an active exhibitor on the Arabian circuit and serves as a Region 5 Youth Director for the Arabian Youth Horse Association. She was nominated for this award by the Arabian Horse Association . Hannah Hiiva. ©Miley DeFalco Hiiva is a junior at Yelm High School where she is active in leadership roles, including as yearbook...

Lexington, Ky. – Registration is now open for the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky., from Jan. 23-25, 2025. Following positive feedback from the last two Annual Meetings, US Equestrian will once again host a series of educational workshops in a two-day interactive format. The theme of the 2025 Annual Meeting, “It’s All About the Horse” , celebrates the horse as the foundation of equestrian sport and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships (NAYC) will include an FEI Children Championship for dressage athletes aged 12 through 14 for the first time in 2025. Additionally, selection procedures for all divisions are now posted on USEF.org . ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian NAYC FEI Children Championship Dressage FAQ In order to help athletes with their planning, below are some frequently asked questions regarding this...

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Annual Meeting will take place at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky., from Thursday, January 23 to Saturday, January 25, 2025. Members of the media who would like to attend should submit a request for credentials by December 16, 2024. The US Equestrian Annual Meeting hosts the Board of Directors meeting as well as the Pegasus Awards Celebration and SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Celebration, which wrap up the 2024 competition year across all...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2024 Heart Horse Award will be presented during the 2025 USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, January 23 in Lexington, Ky., as a part of the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting . The Heart Horse Award finalists were selected from applications submitted by organizations in our Community Outreach Program. These horses work daily to help their communities. From helping an inner-city child through their first ride, to being a calming influence for those who need it most, these...

©Daniel Kaiser | IMPRESSIONS Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian has released the approved selection procedures for the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters. Please see the information below for the application information and selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Junior and Young Vaulters to be held in Stadl-Paura, Austria, July 30 – August 3, 2025. To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures,...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is now accepting bids to host the 2026 and 2027 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) for Dressage and Jumping, in addition to a National Eventing Team Championship for Junior and Young Riders. The FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) is the premier equestrian competition in North America for children (12-14), pre-junior (14-16), junior (14-18), young riders (16-21), and U25 (16-25 dressage only). The National Eventing Championships will be held...

Kansas City, Mo. – The final jewel in the triple crown of saddle seat equitation will take place this weekend as the 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals take place at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show. The USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final will take place on Friday, Nov. 15, and the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final for junior riders will take place on Saturday, Nov. 16. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final The medal...