Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Forty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha on Thursday for Round II of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) designed a challenging track with nine combinations returning for the jump-off, including Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita and Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue for the U.S. Unlucky rails kept them out of the top spots in the...

Omaha, Neb. – Steffen Peters and longtime mount Suppenkasper notched a top-five finish in the FEI Grand Prix, kicking off dressage competition at the 2023 FEI Dressage World Cup Final presented by Havensafe Farm to finish as the highest-placed U.S. combination. Peters and Suppenkasper earned a 74.581 percent from the judging panel, while Anna Buffini and FRH Davinia La Douce placed ninth with a 70.047 percent. Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF rode to a 67.065 percent in their championship...

Omaha, Neb. – The FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final began Wednesday at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023 with 40 combinations completing Round I, which was scored in a faults-converted format. The speed track designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) proved challenging with its lines and tight turns. Three U.S. combinations finished in the top 12 after day one, with Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita leading the way in eighth place. “I thought it was going to end up the...

Omaha, Neb. – The U.S. dressage and vaulting combinations had their horse inspections on Tuesday to prepare for the start of the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. With the U.S. jumping combinations having already completed their horse inspection on Monday, they had an opportunity to train in the main arena before competition begins Wednesday. Alice Tarjan presents Serenade MF at the dressage horse inspection (Shannon Brinkman Photo) The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final presented...

The last three years have been a time of great change throughout the country for homes, businesses and industries. Rising costs of living, shrinking of assistance and changes in demographics have affected so much of our world, and that includes the equine industry. However, not all of the changes are easy to identify. This is why the American Horse Council (AHC), together with US Equestrian, has kicked off what could be one of the biggest studies in more than 50 years with the 2023 National...

Natalie Dean and Acota M (Matt Turer/US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – As the start of competition at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023 approaches, the U.S. jumping combinations took one step closer with the completion of Monday’s jumping horse inspection. All U.S. horses passed and head into Tuesday, April 4’s jumping training at 1 p.m. CT. The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final competition officially begins Wednesday, April 5, at 7:15 p.m. CT with the First...

Lexington, Ky. -- Kevin Freeman was a renowned and distinguished equestrian in the United States, competing in three different Olympic Games for the U.S. Eventing Team. Freeman was born in Portland, Ore., in 1941 and grew up riding on the west coast before attending Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He received his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, Pa., before beginning his professional riding career in California after his graduation....

Ocala, Fla. – Chester Weber earned a milestone victory this weekend, posting his 20 th career USEF National Championship title in the Advanced Four-in-Hand division. The win took place on home soil for Weber at the 2023 Live Oak International, held on his family’s scenic farm in Ocala, Fla. ©Devyn Trethewey/US Equestrian Weber drove his team of bay KWPN geldings, First Edition, Julius V, Kadora, and Kasper D, in the dressage and cones phase. The veteran competitor Amadeus...

US Equestrian mourns the loss of Dr. Meg Mullin, a longtime veterinarian for B.W. Furlong & Associates and Team Veterinarian for the Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team and numerous other U.S. teams across the disciplines. Dr. Mullin passed away after several weeks in a coma following a polo accident in Wellington, Fla. Dr. Mullin’s vivacious smile and personality made her a joy to travel and work with as one of the most well-respected veterinarians in the industry. Dr. Meg Mullin at...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian, in conjunction with the UPHA Board of Directors, has agreed to move the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final to the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show starting in 2023. The decision was made to move this Final from the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show to the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show to enable the adult amateur riders to have a longer qualification time frame for the 2023 competition year....