Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian proudly extends our gratitude to the following horse owners for their continued dedication and support of the U.S. Equestrian Teams during the 2025 competition season. Their commitment helped fuel a successful year for U.S. combinations, who competed in 45 team events and achieved 18 team podium finishes across the disciplines, both domestically and internationally. DRESSAGE Wellington CDIO3* Diamante Farms – Vamos Diamante Farms – Giulietta...

©Andrea Evan/US Equestrian US Equestrian appreciates the dedication of our competition managers to operating safe and fun licensed competitions. While we all work hard to prevent any emergencies, safety issues, and human or equine injuries in many different ways, preparation is still essential. That’s why we’ve just published an Incident Response Guide for Competitions, which is available at this link . This guide gives competition management a blueprint for how to coordinate...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to participate in the 2026 USEF Dressage Training Series. The East Coast clinic, presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center, will be held at the Wellington International home of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from January 2-4, 2026. The West Coast clinic will take place at the HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, Calif., from February 19-22, 2026. The Dressage Training Series is designed to...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian reminds members of the endurance community that applications are currently being accepted for the chef d’equipe position for the 2026 FEI Senior World Endurance Championship. Applications are due by January 1, 2026. The championship will take place on November 28, 2026, in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia. The intended term of service for the chef d’equipe will tentatively begin on January 30, 2026, and will conclude on the date of departure from the...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the application opening dates and deadlines for USEF European Tours and dressage competitions for 2026. Applications can be found on the athlete dashboard . U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions Application Opens: Currently Open Early Deadline: May 14, 2026 Late Deadline: June 18, 2026 FEI Dressage World Championships Application Opens: Currently Open Early Deadline: March 2, 2026 Late Deadline: March 9, 2026 USEF Grand Prix Dressage National...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series came to a conclusion in October of this year, delivering comprehensive educational opportunities for dressage athletes of all levels across both coasts. Building on the success of the 2024 Pathway Program sessions, this year’s series featured expanded participation, new learning components, and deeper engagement with top professionals across all facets of the sport. This year, U.S. dressage athletes competing at all levels of the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championships. The national championships will be held at the four competitions as indicated below. 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for Advanced Four in Hand Horses 2026 USEF Combined Driving Youth National Championships March 11-15, 2026 Live Oak International Ocala, Fla. 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for Advanced Single Horses...

Lexington, Ky – US Equestrian is pleased to announce a renewal of its partnership with Frederick’s Equestrian International (FEI Stabling) , reaffirming their role as the preferred stabling provider of US Equestrian licensed events. FEI Stabling played a crucial role in the success at both the 2024 and 2025 USEF Eventing Young Riders Championships , providing premium on-site temporary stabling solutions. Building on this momentum, FEI Stabling will serve as an Official Sponsor of...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce updates to the 2026 USEF Eventing Pathway Programs. Eventing Elite Program: The following athlete-and-horse combinations have achieved the criteria for the Eventing Elite Program and are listed in alphabetical order. 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 Sydney Elliott (Bossier City, La.) and QC Diamantaire , a 2010...

©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian In the midst of the ongoing outbreak of EHV-1/EHM following the WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race, US Equestrian understands that many horse owners are anxious to maintain their horses’ health and have a lot of questions about biosecurity and events. Dr. Katie Flynn, senior staff veterinarian at USEF, will be part of a webinar panel hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners on Nov. 25 . USEF will also be offering its own webinar...