Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation will be hosting another #USEFTalk twitter chat on January 14th. That will be during the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, and freshly named US Dressage Youth Coach George Williams will be the star. George will be taking over the @USEquestrian account on twitter to answer questions and chat with followers from 3-4pm ET. If you’re interested, you can get his attention by using the #USEFTalk hashtag. In the press release...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce plans for the 2015 USEF Dressage Youth Program. Under the direction of recently named USEF Dressage Youth Coaches George Williams and Charlotte Bredahl-Baker , the revamped Youth Program will incorporate expanded support for the Platinum Performance/USDF Jr/YR Clinics, rider meetings, coaching support at major events, Outreach Clinics, and a Young Rider European Tour. The USEF Youth Dressage Program is part...

Lexington, Ky. - A Presidential Modification has been granted to the rule HU106.8 Thoroughbred Hunter, which goes into effect December 1, 2014. Please be aware that this modification strikes out the language requiring Thoroughbred horses be recorded with the Federation in order to compete in the new Thoroughbred Hunter section. However, points will still only count towards this section if the horse is currently recorded with the Federation. HU106.8. Thoroughbred Hunter a. Thoroughbred...

Lexington, Ky. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased announce the coaches for the 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Teams. Melissa Smith (Kansas City, Mo.) and Kent Swalla (Columbia, Mo.) have been named as coaches of the home team. Their team will be competing at the U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational at Cascade Stables in June. Kelly Kraegel (Guthrie, Okla.) and Sarah Lawson (Rockport, Ind.) will be coaches of the team travelling to South Africa in September. Melissa Smith...

Lexington, Ky. – The Military Boekelo CCIO3* came to a close on Sunday with the final standings being decided over Jos Brinkman’s show jumping track. Double clear rounds ended the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team’ss weekend on a high note. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Clark Montgomery (Wiltshire, UK) and Loughan Glen, owned by Jessica Montgomery, Kathryn Kraft, and Holly and William Becker, had a fabulous round, adding no faults to their score to finish with a...

Lexington, Ky. - Intense head-to-head dressage competition across 30 championship divisions concluded on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Surrounded by friends and family, emotions ran high for competitors as they rode their way into history and celebrated their success with joyous victory laps before packing for their long journeys back to homes across the country. The appropriately-named Dutch Warmblood Eye Candy (Weltmeyer x...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing 25 Program continued to identify and educate top up-and-coming riders in 2014. The comprehensive program incorporated all aspects of horsemanship in intensive winter training sessions, and continues education with Team Coach David O’Connor throughout the competition season helped riders reach new heights in the competition arena. Meghan O’Donoghue (Carbondale, Ill.) has excelled in the Eventing 25...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2015 United States Equestrian Federation Dressage Tests have been published on USEF.org. The 2015 Tests will be effective December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2018. In addition to the 2015 USEF Dressage Test booklet, the USEF has collaborated with the United States Dressage Federation to produce the On the Levels app, which provides examples of the new Introductory through Fourth level dressage tests with commentary from top U.S. trainers and judges, with segments geared...

Lexington, Ky. - The National Horse Show is steeped in history, and the 2014 Grand Champion Junior Hunter is a horse that is not only adding to that history, but creating quite the legacy for himself as well. Tori Colvin and Ovation (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) "In the history of the [United States Equestrian Federation] and the [American Horse Show Association] there has never been a Small Junior Working Hunter that has won as many of the big ones as he has. You're looking at an animal...

Lexington, Ky. - The National Horse Show is steeped in history, and the 2014 Grand Champion Junior Hunter is a horse that is not only adding to that history, but creating quite the legacy for himself as well. Tori Colvin and Ovation (Emily Riden/Phelps Media) "In the history of the [United States Equestrian Federation] and the [American Horse Show Association] there has never been a Small Junior Working Hunter that has won as many of the big ones as he has. You're looking at an animal that...