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U.S. Para-Dressage Athlete Annie Peavy Named a Finalist for AAU James E. Sullivan Award – Vote Today!

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/23/2018 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is proud to announce U.S. para-dressage athlete, Angela “Annie” Peavy (Wellington, Fla.) as a finalist for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) James E. Sullivan Award to an outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Photo credit: Taylor Pence This prestigious award has recognized the nation’s top amateur athletes annually since 1888, with the likes of famed Olympians Carl Lewis (1981), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986), Michael Phelps (2003),...

US Equestrian Seeks Applicants for Vaulting Director of Performance

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/23/2018 8:26:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is seeking applicants for the Vaulting Director of Performance. This individual will work as a consultant, in partnership with the Vaulting Sport Committee (VSC) and USEF Director of Vaulting, to develop, articulate, and implement a vaulting pathway that will develop and deliver sustained success at the international level across all vaulting disciplines and age categories. Qualified applicants are expected to present a draft plan and vision for...

US Equestrian Announces The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 3/15/2018 10:40:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA. Competition will occur from March 27-29 during the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival at the Equestrian Village. The jog will take place on March 27, followed by the Grand Prix on March 28 and the Grand Prix Special on March 29. Ashley Holzer (New York City, N.Y.) and Havanna 145, Diane Fellows’s 11-year-old Hanoverian mare Olivia...

US Equestrian Names Combinations for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 Endurance Test Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/20/2018 1:50:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been invited to compete in the Endurance Test Event for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The WEG Endurance Test Event takes place Thursday, April 26 through Saturday, April 28 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center and provides athletes and WEG team selectors an opportunity to learn more about the endurance course terrain in preparation for endurance competition at the...

US Equestrian Announces Mirimichi Green Express as an Official Sponsor of the US Equestrian Federation

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/14/2018 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce Mirimichi Green Express as an Official Sponsor of US Equestrian and an Official Partner and Cross-Country Course Sponsor for the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Mirimichi Green Express’s support of US Equestrian and the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event includes helping to prepare and maintain the integrity of the cross-country course for the Kentucky Three-Day Event. In addition,...

SmartPak Returns as an Official Partner of US Equestrian and Gold Level Sponsor of the US Equestrian Learning Center

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/13/2018 12:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce that SmartPak is returning as an Official Partner of US Equestrian and a Gold Level Sponsor of the US Equestrian Learning Center. SmartPak has a special interest in education for proper horse care and will sponsor seven Learning Center videos available to all US Equestrian members. The Learning Center already hosts over 50 educational videos featuring elite athletes, trainers, and industry experts....

US Equestrian Names Show Jumping Junior and Children’s Teams for CSIJCh Ocala

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/12/2018 11:23:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced that the following athletes will participate in the Junior and Children’s team competitions at CSIJCh Ocala, Saturday, February 17, in Ocala, Fla. The Junior and Children’s team competitions will run in conjunction with the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Ocala during the Ocala Winter Festival, Tuesday, February 13-18, at HITS Post Time Farm. Photo by Sportfot The following athlete/horse combinations will represent the U.S....

US Equestrian Announces 2018 and 2019 Host Sites for Adequan® FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/20/2018 4:14:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce Old Salem Farm as the host site for the 2018 Dressage Adequan® FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), as well as the 2018 and 2019 Jumping Adequan® FEI North American Junior Children and Young Rider Championships (NAJChYRC) presented by Gotham North pending FEI approval. Rebecca Farm will host eventing, the NAJC and CICOY in 2018 and 2019, pending FEI approval. Photo...

US Equestrian Annual Meeting Coverage Highlights

by Glenye Cain Oakford | 1/16/2018 3:00:00 PM

Keep up to date on the Annual Meeting with coverage in our daily Annual Meeting Reports, which will hit your email inbox every day during the Jan. 17-20 meeting in Lexington, Ky. Check out this year’s complete Annual Meeting schedule here (all times are Eastern). Highlights include Live streams. On Thursday, Jan. 18, USEF Network will stream both the General Session (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and the Pegasus Awards (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.). New: Competition and Member Summit . This new forum...

US Equestrian Announces Partnership with Ice Horse®

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/3/2018 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce that Ice Horse ® , a leading manufacturer of equine cold therapy products, has signed an agreement to become an Official Sponsor of US Equestrian. Effective immediately, Ice Horse products are now the Official Cold Therapy Products of US Equestrian. "We are thrilled to welcome Ice Horse as a sponsor of US Equestrian," said US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney. "The welfare of our equine athletes...