Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named five athlete-and-horse combinations to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place September 11-23, in Mill Spring, N.C. After competing in designated Observation Events throughout the summer, the following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to represent U.S. jumping at the WEG under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland (in alphabetical order): Laura Kraut...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2018 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship is underway at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., with more than $560,000 in prize money available to 300 of the country's top hunters. Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships Playbook, 2017 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Champion (Shawn McMillen Photography) Returning for...

Lexington , Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations as the definite entries for the 2018 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, August 28 – September 2, in Kronenberg, The Netherlands. Heather Briggs will serve as Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up the U.S. team: Jacob Arnold (Snow Camp, N.C.), driving Uminco, Leslie Berndl’s 17-year-old Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding Donna Crookston (Saltsburg, Pa.), driving Viktor, her 10-year-old...

North Salem, N.Y. – After having the best overall score in Thursday’s Team Championship, Callie Jones and Don Philippo turned around to win the USDF North American Young Rider Individual Championship on Thursday at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. Jones and Don Philippo performed a stunning test to earn a score of 72.20%, besting a field of 28 entries. Canada’s Beatrice Boucher and Delfiano earned silver with a score of...

Lexington, Ky . - The 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will take place August 21-26, 2018, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form to [email protected] by August 17, 2018. This year will be the first time that all 14 USEF Dressage National Championships are held under the same roof, at the same event, under the banner of the 2018 U.S. Dressage Festival of...

Lexington, Ky.- Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker of Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), has generously donated 100 boxes of Adequan® i.m. for use in horses selected for the short lists for the U.S. teams competing at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The donation will assist the horses in performing to the best of their abilities as they work with their human counterparts toward representing the U.S. at the WEG. Luitpold has been a proud sponsor of U.S....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show on Friday, August 10, 2018. This event serves as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place September 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. A list of the designated observation events can be found here . The following athletes...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place September 11-23, in Mill Spring, N.C. After competing in designated Observation Events throughout the summer, the following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to represent U.S. dressage at the WEG under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover (in alphabetical order): Laura...

Katie and Maddie Lichten are twin sisters from South Hamilton, Mass., who traveled over 2,500 miles to Kalispell, Mont., to compete in the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North, or NAYC or Young Riders for short. The NAYC is taking place this week and weekend at The Event at Rebecca Farm. The championships are a big draw for rising stars in the equestrian discipline of eventing. It is a stepping stone that has often helped launch aspiring athletes to the...

Lexington, Ky. – Coast to coast, the country’s top junior hunters are preparing to compete for high honors in the 2018 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the east and west coasts in 3’6” and 3’3” sections, with the riders separated into 15 & under and 16-17 sections, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. Riders compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle, and Handy Hunter. The...