Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the first CPEDI3* of the 2025 season hosted at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from January 23– 26. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson. The following combinations have been selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the confirmed qualifying details for the US Equestrian Open Jumping Final, which will take place during the Rolex Finale week of the Winter Equestrian Festival at Wellington International in Wellington, Fla. The US Equestrian Open Jumping Final will feature the $750,000 Rolex US Equestrian Open Grand Prix, a Rolex Series event, marking the inaugural edition of the final, featuring increased prize money, a custom commissioned trophy,...

Lexington, Ky. - Following thorough debriefs and in-depth program assessments after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the USEF Dressage coaches, team staff, and key stakeholders have been hard at work reviewing the structure and criteria of the pathway programs. Entering the start of the new home quadrennial period leading into the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games the vision is set on realistic and achievable goals for sustainable success and improvements. Effective December 1, 2024, changes have...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2025 USEF Annual Meeting returns to Lexington and will adopt an agenda that builds off the interactive format and strategic topic of social license and horse welfare, which became a major focus two years ago and continues to be at the forefront of our industry. Under the theme, It’s All About the Horse , we will bring in a well-known media expert to help with crisis communication challenges many of you may face, veterinarians to address the latest horse health...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award and Junior Equestrian of the Year, both of which will be awarded at the Pegasus Awards Dinner at the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting . Dressage trainer and educator Lendon Gray will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Hunter, jumper, and equitation athlete Paige Walkenbach is the Junior Equestrian of the Year. Lendon Gray. ©Mary Livernois Lifetime Achievement Award: Lendon...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2024 Equestrian of the Year nominees. The International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced during the 2024 Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Equestrians of Honor are nominated by their USEF affiliate organization or USEF breed or discipline committee, and the finalists are selected by the USEF Awards Committee. The final Equestrians of the Year...

Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the host locations and dates for the 2025 US Equestrian Open of Dressage Qualifier Events. The US Equestrian Open of Dressage will consist of 24 qualifying events around the country leading into the series final, to be hosted at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, Calif., November 13-16, crowning the inaugural US Equestrian Open of Dressage champion. All FEI registered athletes (U.S. and foreign) and horses are invited to...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2024 Horse of the Year nominees. The International and National Horses of the Year will be announced at the 2024 SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 25 during the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Horses of Honor are nominated by their USEF affiliate organization or USEF breed or discipline committee, and the finalists are selected by the USEF Awards Committee. The final Horses of the...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) and the US Equestrian Federation (USEF) are thrilled to announce that, effective January 1, 2025, USDF will become the USEF Recognized Affiliate Association for Para Dressage. Leading up to this transition, representatives from the United States Para Equestrian Association (USPEA), USEF Para-Equestrian Sport Committee, and USDF representatives formed a taskforce that worked in tandem with the USEF executive arm to...

Thermal, Calif. - The stage is set at the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – West, as a group of 26 talented young athletes gathered at Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California to display their skills in the flat phase. In groups of five, the athletes entered the arena to perform a series of flatwork exercises for the judges. The riders demonstrated a working and lengthening trot, and canter and counter canter in both directions, flying changes, and a turn on the...