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US Equestrian Announces Defender U.S. Eventing Team for 2024 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Great Britain CCIO4*-NC-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/15/2024 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four combinations from the European Development Tour selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Great Britain CCIO4*-NC-S. The event will take place during the Chatsworth International Horse Trials in Bakewell, England, from May 17-19. The U.S. combinations will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. The following combinations have been named to the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are...

2024 Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant Competition Dates and Locations Announced

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 4/11/2024 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2024 Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant competitions. The program is open to junior riders competing in pony hunter and jumper classes and tests their knowledge of horsemanship topics including equine health, horse care, riding and showing, and tack and equipment. ©Kathleen Landwehr/US Equestrian The Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant program was created in 2002 by the friends and family of the late...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Jumping Team Short List for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/10/2024 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 10 athletes who have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games later this summer. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List and are listed in alphabetical order: Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) and Caracole de la Roque , a 2012 Selle Français (Zandor Z x Pocahontas...

J.D. Massey Classic Horse Show Is Exhibitor-Friendly Thanks to the USEF Lite Program

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 4/10/2024 1:00:00 PM

South Carolina’s J.D. Massey Classic Horse Show will celebrate its 90 th year with the 2024 edition, making it one of the longest-running horse shows in the country. With classes for American Saddlebreds , Hackneys , Morgans , roadsters , saddle seat equitation , and academy, this historic event held at Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Arena is an exciting early-season draw for the show horse community. This year, J.D. Massey will be livestreamed to a worldwide audience on USEF...

Markel and US Equestrian Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Partnership

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/5/2024 12:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is proud to announce the continued partnership with Markel into 2024, marking two decades of commitment to growing Dressage in the United States. As a part of their longstanding commitment to the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships and the Markel/USEF Emerging Young Horse Program, Markel’s sponsorship has been instrumental in developing top level dressage horses through their support of the pipeline. This support has...

Upcoming Events from US Equestrian National Affiliates and NCEA - April/May 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 4/2/2024 1:00:00 PM

Spring is here and show season is in full force. Equestrian student athletes will have their moment in the spotlight with the NCEA National Championships for English and Western sports and the US Eventing Association's Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Championships on the horizon. USEF Network will feature exciting action from the trotting breeds at J.D. Massey Classic and Big D Charity. The spring season rounds out with The Devon Horse Show, one of the country's most iconic historic...

Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team Earns Win at 2024 World Equestrian Center - Ocala CPEDI3*

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/31/2024 11:00:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – The Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team tallied their third win of 2024 at the World Equestrian Center - Ocala CPEDI3* in Ocala, Fla. Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline led Beatrice de Lavalette and Sixth Sense, Rebecca Hart and Floratina, Kate Shoemaker and Colijn, and Roxanne Trunnell and Fan Tastico H to top honors in the team competition. Both seasoned and newer horses delivered strong efforts for the U.S. athletes in the CPEDI3* debut at the WEC – Ocala facility....

US Equestrian Announces Athletes for the 2024 FEI World Cup™ Finals for Dressage and Jumping

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/28/2024 11:45:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. in dressage and jumping at the 2024 FEI World Cup Finals. The Finals will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 16-20, 2024. U.S. Dressage The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent U.S. Dressage in the FEI Dressage World Cup ™ Final and are listed in alphabetical order: Ben Ebeling (Wellington, Fla.) and Indeed , a 2008 Danish Warmblood mare (Hofrat x Gorklintgards...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finish Third in Inaugural North American Leg of Longines League of Nations at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 3/23/2024 11:30:00 PM

Ocala, Fla. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team earned a solid third-place finish in the first-ever North American leg of the new Longines League of Nations competition hosted at World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla. The team finished with a final score of 12 faults after two rounds of elite jumping competition against the 10 best teams in the world. Ireland took the win on a total of five, while Switzerland finished in second on eight faults. “The format here gives you options and we...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Arrives at World Equestrian Center - Ocala for Only Home Leg of New Longines League of Nations™ Series

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 3/20/2024 10:30:00 AM

Ocala, Fla. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team will begin their week of international competition at World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, hosting the inaugural North American leg of the new Longines League of Nations Series. The marquee event, the Longines League of Nations Ocala, is set to take place on Saturday, March 23, and features the top 10 teams from around the world vie for the top podium position following two rounds of elite jumping competition. All the U.S. horses passed...