Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 U.S. Vaulting Team. The U.S. will be represented in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad Championships. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the WEG U.S. Vaulting Team to compete in the Individual Female Championship (in alphabetical order): Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Calif.) and Pino del Rio, Julie and Edward...

Lexington, Ky. – For the first time in the history of the Platinum Performance/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championship, two champions were crowned last night at the Kentucky Horse Park. In the 3'/3'3" Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship, Patricia Griffith (White Plains, N.Y.) piloted Endeavor, Callie Seaman’s nine-year-old Warmblood gelding, to the top spot and $23,321 in total prize money after three...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named 26 athletes to the U.S. Vaulting Team short list for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Following a series of selection trials held at competitions across the country from April through July, the following athletes in the individual female, individual male, pas de deux, and squad divisions were recommended to the US Equestrian Board of Directors for consideration to be named to the Nominated Entry List. Individual Female The following...

Lexington, KY. - US Equestrian’s Board of Directors held their Mid-Year Meeting on June 11 and 12. In addition to the standard administrative topics, the Board addressed several issues affecting the entire family of breeds and disciplines under the umbrella of US Equestrian. In particular, the Board focused their discussion on the Safe Sport Initiative and athlete safety and protection; building a stronger base of coaches/trainers/instructors; growing participation in equestrian sport at...

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team is set to compete in tomorrow’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome. U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor Robert Ridland will lead the team of Laura Kraut and Confu, Beezie Madden and Coach, Spencer Smith and Theodore Manciais, and McLain Ward and HH Azur as they vie for a strong finish in the famous Piazza di Siena. The U.S. team will compete fourth in the order. Note: Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and...

Lexington, Ky. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will begin their 2018 FEI Nations Cup™ season when they compete in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Great Britain, part of the Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International Horse Trials CIC3*, May 24-27. Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law will lead the U.S. team of Katherine Coleman and the 2018 Karen Stives Endowment Fund Grant recipients Hallie Coon and Caroline Martin. During the four days of competition, Coon and Martin will use the event...

Lexington, Ky. – Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will lead a young but determined NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team when they compete in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico on Sunday. At this second qualifying competition in the North and Central America and Caribbean division for September’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, the team of Jennifer Gates, Alex Granato, Kelly Soleau-Millar, and Ali Wolff will be in hot pursuit of podium points to remain in contention....

Ocala, Fla. - All five divisions of the USEF Combined Driving National Championships faced an intimidating, yet thrilling marathon course at the Live Oak International on Saturday. The course included seven technical, compact obstacles questioning the obedience and athleticism of the equine athletes. This influenced the fluctuation in the top three across all divisions, while two new drivers took the lead in the intermediate single pony and intermediate pony pair divisions. The 14-time advanced...

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team’s Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will rely on his depth of experience depth in the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup CSIO4* Wellington presented by U.S. Trust and Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Saturday. U25 athletes Lillie Keenan, Catherine Tyree and Adrienne Sternlicht will team up with four-time Olympian Beezie Madden as they work for a podium finish at home against eight teams. The U.S. has drawn sixth in the order, with Keenan...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to introduce the 2017 Equestrians of Honor. Voting is now open online .The 2017 Equestrian of the Year will be awarded Thursday evening, January 18 at the Pegasus Awards dinner during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Learn more about the eight 2017 Equestrians of Honor: Nancy Leigh Fisher Oconomowoc, Wisc. American Saddlebred The C.J. "June" Cronan Trophy is presented to those excelling in under saddle show breeds. In her final...