Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is now accepting bids to host the 2019, 2020, and 2021 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships. Anyone requesting a bid packet does so with the understanding that the bid will be hosted at the same location and under the same licensee/management for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 competition years. Bids are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, March 30, 2018. Any request received after this time will not be considered. Please contact Kelsey Shanley at...

Lexington, Ky. - The USEF was notified today that an Arbitrator has granted a request to temporarily relieve Larry Glefke and Kelley Farmer of their suspensions for violating USEF Drugs & Medications rules until a final hearing is held before the Arbitrator next month. Until further Order of the Arbitrator, any monies earned by, or awarded to, Glefke or Farmer, in any events, shall be held in escrow by their legal counsel. Subject to the final outcome of this case, Glefke and Farmer may be...

Lexington, Ky. - The FEI announced today that the results of samples collected from three U.S. athletes at the CIC3* Ocala-Reddick Florida event revealed the presence of Stimulants, which are Prohibited Substances according to the 2017 Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in force at the time of sample collection. Contrary to speculation, cocaine was not detected in any samples taken at the event. Effective immediately, these athletes, Jennie Brannigan, Hannah Sue Burnett,...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2018 USEF Combined Driving National Championships, including new preliminary and intermediate division championships: Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse: March 15-18, 2018; Live Oak International CAI2*, Ocala, Fla. Intermediate Divisions: March 15-18, 2018; Live Oak International, Ocala, Fla. (Single Pony, Pair Pony, Pony Team, Single Horse, Pair Horse, Four-in-Hand Horse) Advanced Single Horse: April...

Lexington, Ky. - The stage is set for the 2017 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm to begin at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. From August 8-13, over 600 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The live stream on the USEF Network will cover all of the competition from the Walnut and Alltech Arenas. View the streaming schedule . This year marks the 50th anniversary of the prestigious competition. A...

Lexington, Ky. - Gabriella Kammerer, Dani Latimer, Cade McCutcheon, and Jack Medows are rising stars in the reining world. They will get their first dose of international and team experience when they compete on the Platinum Performance U.S. Young Rider team in the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championship for Junior and Young Riders August 9-12. This impressive group of diverse athletes will bring depth and experience not often seen in riders of their age to the show pen in Givrins, Switzerland....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations as nominated entries for the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies, August 15-20, in Minden-Kutenhausen, Germany: Pair Pony Katie Whaley (Paris, Ky.) with her own Tommy, a 2003 Welsh Cross gelding, and Tanner, a 2006 Welsh Cross gelding, and Barbara Sims’s Night Flyer, a 2000 Welsh Section C gelding Single Pony Leslie Berndl (Newcastle, Calif.) with Teressa Kandianis’s Sweetwater’s Zorah Belle, a...

Lexington, Ky. - The best adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders from across the country are ready to compete in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. Taking place at the historic Red Mile Race Track in Lexington, Ky., the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show plays host to the USEF championship on Wednesday, July 5. Riding before judges Stephen Crabtree, Frances Crumpler, and Jessica Richardson, riders will demonstrate the skills that...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the following combinations that will make up the U.S. team at the 2017 FEI World Endurance Championships for Young Riders and Juniors in Verona, Italy, September 22-24. The U.S. will be led by Chef d'Equipe Mark Dial. Katelyn Baldino (Marietta, Ga.) with Synthetic, Melody Blittersdorf’s 2000 Arabian gelding Eilish Connor (Spring, Texas) with DJB Jolly Roger, Darolyn Butler’s 2002 Arabian gelding Ragan Kelly (Waco, Texas) with...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to partner with ModJods as the official jods supplier of the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. ModJods will provide practice jods to the members of the World Cup Team selected later this year at the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials, December 2, 2017. The team will compete in international competition at the U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup in July 2018. For more information regarding selection criteria or to apply for the...