Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the USEF Dressage High Performance Committee are pleased to announce a new recognition award for dressage athletes. The USEF Gold Medal of Distinction will honor athletes who have represented the United States in top-level dressage competition and earned Team or Individual medals or have accumulated multiple top placings, both in the United States and abroad. Eligible athletes will be presented with a custom-designed gold pin...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named three drivers to the Team and one Individual to represent the United States at the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles in Sandringham, Great Britain, June 27-29. The following drivers have been named to the U.S. Team for the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles (listed in Alphabetical Order): Virginia (Boo) Fitch (Penhook, Va.) will drive her own Kiko. Kiko is 2003...

Lexington, Ky. – A little over two months before the Opening Ceremonies take place at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, planning is well underway. Entry in Principle has closed with a record number of teams scheduled to compete in the five disciplines of dressage, endurance, eventing, jumping, and reining, totaling nine The NAJYRC will host nine championships for Juniors and Younger Riders in 2014 (Sportfot) championships...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that two horse-and-rider combinations have been awarded Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at the Saumur CCI3* in Saumur, France, May 22-25, 2014. The following combinations will receive Land Rover Competition Grants (in alphabetical order): Elisabeth Halliday (East Sussex, United Kingdom) has withdrawn Deborah Halliday's HHS Cooley from the Saumur CCI3* due to a slight veterinary concern....

U.S. Air Force veteran Derrick Perkins (Lindsay McCall) Lexington, Ky. - In support of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 17, Kai Handt, the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor, will be showcasing demonstrations by Air Force veterans and other para-dressage athletes starting at 12:00 p.m. CDT at the North Texas Equestrian Center in Wylie, Texas. An introductory seminar on the exciting sport of para-equestrian dressage will be facilitated to the new members of the...

Vivian Yowan and Crackerjack (E.Riden/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - As a Lexington native, Vivian Yowan is no stranger to competing and winning at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today, she added to her list of victories in her own backyard with a win in the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Class at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Yowan bested the field through an over fences and a flat phase to ride away with the win aboard Crackerjack, owned by Saddle Ridge, LLC. Finishing in second behind Yowan was...

Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. – The second day of dressage came to a close Friday afternoon at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire, England. In an exciting day for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team, Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen are atop the leaderboard following the first phase of the competition. Performing an excellent test in front of a packed crowd, Montgomery (Tetbury, England) earned an impressive score of...

Lesington, Ky. - The Pony Finals Auction, in its 20th year, returns to the USEF Pony Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. The auction will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park during the US Pony Finals held August 6 through August 11. The auction returns to Wednesday evening, August 6 at 6:15 PM in the Alltech Arena. Entries are being accepted now at www.sporthorseauctions.com. The Pony Finals anchors six weeks of shows produced by Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC that includes the Kentucky Summer Series and...

Lexington, Ky. - The search is now underway for 2014 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award nominees. This award recognizes young equestrians who exhibit exceptional leadership potential, serve as positive role models for their peers, demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the promotion of equestrian sport, are involved in their communities, and exemplify positive sportsmanship principles. The overall winner of the 2014 USEF Youth Sportsman's...

Lexington, Ky .- The United States will be represented by four talented horse-and-rider combinations in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO4* Coapexpan in Mexico on May 9th. Friday’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup will serve as the second qualifier for the U.S. to earn an spot in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Series Final to be held in Barcelona, Spain October 9-12, 2014. At the CSIO4* Coapexpan the United States will be represented by the following combinations: Beezie Madden (Cazenovia,...