© Mackenzie Clark 2023 Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with Charles Ancona, the Official Tailcoat, Pinque Coast, Team and Show Coat Designer and Supplier of U.S. Equestrian Teams. Charles Anonca will remain a presenting sponsor of the US Pony Finals Regular Pony Hunter Large Division National Championship to take place August 5-10, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. USEF Pony Finals is the most prestigious and celebrated event of its kind in the United...

Ella Fruchterman and Hannah Montana W alongside judge Henning Lehrmann (GER) (© Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. - The action from the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. wrapped up on Sunday with the CDIU25 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. The class featured three U.S. combinations in Josh Albrecht and Goldenboy Vinckenburgh, Sophia Schults and Conocido HGF, and Ella Fruchterman and Hannah Montana W. Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig, who filled in for...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the appointment of former USEF Eventing Development Coach Leslie Law to the position of Chef d’Equipe and High Performance Manager for the Defender U.S. Eventing Team, and Karyn Shuter, who will take on the newly developed role of U.S. Eventing High Performance Advisor. Both Law and Shuter will begin in their respective roles immediately. “As riders, we are very excited with the selection of Leslie Law and Karyn Shuter as...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is thrilled to continue its decade-long partnership with Neue Schule, one of the leading bit manufacturers in the industry, as the Official Bit of US Equestrian. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Neue Schule has expanded their sponsorship to include participation as an Official Sponsor of the US Equestrian Annual Meeting and the new annual Heart Horse Award. Neue Schule gifted $500 and a complimentary bit to the winner of the Inaugural Heart Horse Award, Kilcarna...

Wellington, Fla. - Individual competition in the 2025 FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* began on Friday evening with the highlight “Friday Night Stars” competition hosted at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team was represented in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3* by two of the team combinations in Devon Kane with Vamos and Jennifer Williams and Joppe K. Their teammates, Erin Nichols and...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Jumping Team faced a challenging start in the first round of the 2025 Longines League of Nations Abu Dhabi CSIO5*, finishing in tenth after the first team rotation on 16 faults and missing qualification for the second round. With the top eight teams advancing from the first round, the U.S., Netherlands, and Sweden were ultimately below the cutoff. Ireland took the win on zero faults, with the home nation, United Arab Emirates, earning second...

US Equestrian Chief Executive Officer Bill Moroney talks during the Board of Directors Meeting during the 2025 Annual Meeting. ©Zack Ryle/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Board of Directors met on Saturday, January 25, during the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. During the meeting, the Directors heard progress reports from the past year, presentations on new and improved technologies, and made several important decisions that further the US Equestrian...

L-R: Dana Glass, Katherine Bateson-Chandler, and Beezie Madden sit on a panel during the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – An accomplished panel of athletes and trainers from diverse backgrounds highlighted the Thursday afternoon session of the 2025 US Equestrian Meeting Annual Meeting. The session, which was led by US Equestrian Chief of Sport and Olympic gold medalist, David O’Connor, featured conversations with U.S. Jumping Team...

Lexington, Ky. - The ability to teach does not always go hand in hand with athletic achievement. The athletes with the most impressive competitive record aren’t necessarily the ones who are the most adept at teaching others to achieve success. In many sports, including equestrian, there are well-supported pathways to competitive achievements as an athlete, but the systems for teaching teachers are less well established. Cam Kiosoglous, Ph.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Program...

Lexington, Ky. - Dr. Katie Flynn and Dr. Stephen Schumacher co-led a conversation on Biosecurity and Medications on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting. The session, which was presented by Neogen, started with Dr. Flynn leading a conversation on the new microchip requirement that is to go into effect in December 2025. Dr. Schumacher’s presentation focused on Pharmacology, providing an overview of pharmacokinetics vs pharmacodynamics, how medications work within the...