Allison Stroud's four-in-hand competes at the 2018 Live Oak International. Photo: Bianca McCarty Live Oak International , which takes place March 7-10 in Ocala, Fla., offers world-class competition in two sports: driving and jumping . The driving event is one of the largest driving competitions in the United States, and the jumping competition, the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Ocala, is part of the prestigious North American League. But there’s a lot more to know...

The couple sat down to reflect on their experiences being a NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team horse owner What was your road to owning jumping horses? Barb: We used to live in California, and when our daughter was young, we bought a Quarter Horse for her, which came with a four-month-old foal. I learned to ride when the foal was old enough so I could ride with our daughter. One thing led to another, and I gained further interest [in horses], and I learned to do the hunter courses and some of the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) and The Dutta Corporation will expand their successful partnership through 2021 to become the Official Equine Transport of US Equestrian and the Official Equine Transport of the U.S. Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping Teams. The Dutta Corp. will continue as the Official Sponsor of The Dutta Corp. United States Dressage Team and will also hold the following designations: Official Sponsor of US Equestrian Official Equine Air Transport of US Equestrian...

From left to right: Judge at C Adrienne Pot, Roxanne Trunnell, Kate Shoemaker, Deborah Stanitski, Rebecca Hart, and Rowan O’Riley of Fair Sky Farm. Photo ©SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, Fla. – The U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team had a strong showing at the 2019 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Fla. on January 18-19. The team consisted of Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.), Kate Shoemaker (Peoria, Ariz.), Deborah Stanitski (Charleston, S.C.)., and...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is excited to announce the launch of the Para-Equestrian Dressage Coach Certification Program developed by Michel Assouline, USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Technical Advisor and Head of Coach Development. This is a first of its kind coaching program for the industry in the U.S. The certificate program comprises of four levels: master coach, silver coach, bronze coach, and apprentice coach. In 2018, US Equestrian launched the pilot program, which played a role in...

US Equestrian President Murray Kessler and CEO Bill Moroney joined 29 leaders from US Equestrian's breed and discipline affiliates on Friday for the Affiliate Roundtable at US Equestrian’s 2019 Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting began with a closed session, where discussions resulted in eight areas of consensus, covering a wide range of topics, including Safe Sport, the affiliate agreement process, national breed and discipline representation on US Equestrian...

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) has been awarded the Robert P. Strub Trophy as the 2018 USEF Equestrian of the Year at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. Graves has been a valuable member of The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for many years and her numerous contributions to the sport of dressage on the international stage and at home in the U.S. make her an impressive force in the sport of dressage. Laura Graves and US...

US Equestrian President Murray Kessler addresses attendees at General Session (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Since the implementation of the Strategic Plan three years ago, US Equestrian 2019 Annual Meeting participants, members, and staff attended Thursday morning’s General Session to hear about US Equestrian’s progress, challenges, and success of 2018. US Equestrian President Murray Kessler reminded the audience of that U.S. Equestrian’s mission statement, “to...

(Left to right)Lisa Roskens, Alexandra Cherubini, and Noel Asmar speak during the Building a Successful Equestrian Business Panel (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Five prominent female entrepreneurs in the equine industry spoke at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 9, for the panel Building a Successful Equestrian Business, presented in partnership with the Equestrian Businesswomen (EQBW) Summit. Jennifer Wood of EQBW led the panel discussion with Lisa Roskens from...

Photo: US Equestrian/Taylor Pence Wednesday’s second annual Competition and Member Summit at US Equestrian’s 2019 Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Fla., focused largely on proposed rule changes to Chapter 3 of the Rule Book . The proposed changes comprise phase one of the effort to update Chapter 3, which covers competition licensing. US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney moderated the panel discussion, which also included members of US Equestrian’s Competition Calendar Task Force....