Two U.S. riders have been invited to participate in the February 17 FEI*** 160-km HH The President of the UAE Endurance Cup ride in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) top-ranked endurance riders, Susan Summers, riding Mags Motivator, and Dr. Meg Sleeper, DVM, riding Shyrocco Troilus, will make the trip to Abu Dhabi to compete at the Emirates International Endurance Village in Al Wathba. A strong field of UAE and international riders is expected to...

The 17th Annual Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) Stallion Season and Art Auction, which began with a Season Telephone Auction and concluded with a live auction at the Keeneland Entertainment Center on December 1, was a record-breaking event. Fasig Tipton auctioneers conducted the auction. "Since many seasons are still being sold, the results are not yet final. The sales-to-date, however, are well in excess of $2,000,000, representing an increase of more than 30% over last year," said Liz...

Just before the start of Dressage at Devon’s freestyle competition on October 15, Dr. Richard Louis Stevens of Thousand Oaks, CA, took center stage and was honored with the 2005 Marty Simensen Memorial Trophy for his work in the area of equine rescue after a natural disaster. Dr. Stevens has created communication systems and evacuation plans that facilitate the movement of horses out of areas hit by natural disaster. He has also made it possible for horse owners to evacuate areas under threat...

A case of EHV-1 (neurological) has been reported in Ocala, Fla., similar in nature, but unrelated to the neurological strain of EHV-1 impacting Valencia (ESP) and other European countries. The horse was not shipped from Europe and was not on showgrounds at the onset of symptoms. USEF is working closely with the Florida Department of Agriculture and state authorities who are completing contact tracing and identifying the potential source of the virus exposure. The affected horse is in isolation...

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z. Photo: Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Ocala, Fla. – The U.S. Eventing Team hosted the first high performance training session of the 2021 competition year in Ocala, Fla. last week, welcoming athletes from the Elite and Pre-Elite Training Lists to an intensive four-day camp focused on individualized training with Erik Duvander, the U.S. Eventing Team’s High Performance Director, and the program’s new show jumping coach, Peter Wylde. The training...

US Equestrian has agreed to participate in a joint fundraising and equine relief effort launched by Equestrian Canada, US Equestrian, the Pan American Equestrian Confederation (PAEC) and the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation to serve horses impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund has received remarkable support from the equine community with more than $400,000 raised to date in response to the devastation and flooding caused recently by Hurricane Harvey....

After today’s first horse inspection, U.S. Endurance horse-and–rider combinations are poised and ready for the start of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance race on August 28, 2014,. Setting out over the picturesque 100 mile (160km) track stretching from the Lucerne Forest to the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel are five U.S. combinations who look to climb atop the podium. The horses of the U.S. Endurance Team, made up of riders Ellen Olson, Heather Reynolds, Jeremy...

The U.S. Endurance Squad (Diana DeRosa) Sartilly, France - After today’s first horse inspection, U.S. Endurance horse-and–rider combinations are poised and ready for the start of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games endurance race on August 28, 2014,. Setting out over the picturesque 100 mile (160km) track stretching from the Lucerne Forest to the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel are five U.S. combinations who look to climb atop the podium. The horses of the U.S. Endurance Team, made...

Team USA's first training ride in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy Kelly Kimbler. Lexington, KY - The U.S. finished fourth among 19 teams Saturday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championship despite an uphill battle that included an injured horse at the first inspection. "What an exhilarating team effort and realistically an unexpected result - but privately hoped for," said Chef d'Equipe Emmett Ross. Unexpected, in part, because Natalie Muzzio's horse...

Lexington, KY - For the first time the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will send a full team and support staff to the FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championship. The 120km race will run on December 10, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. There will be over 35 countries represented by 150 riders between the ages of 14-21. The event is sponsored by HH Sheik Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nayan and organized by Adnan Al Nuaimi and his staff. The team and the traveling reserve horse named to the...