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Call for Media Credentials: 2023 US Equestrian Annual Meeting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/29/2022 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2023 US Equestrian Annual Meeting will take place in Lexington, Ky., at the Hyatt Regency Lexington, January 12-14, 2023. Members of the media who would like to attend should submit a request for credentials by January 4, 2023. The US Equestrian Annual Meeting hosts the Board of Directors meeting as well as the Pegasus Awards Dinner and SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner, which wrap up the 2022 competition year across all breeds and disciplines. A newly designed...

Call for Media Credential Applications: 2022 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/13/2022 1:15:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms will take place August 9-14, 2022, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form and waiver by July 29, 2022. Over 800 ponies from across the country come to the Kentucky Horse Park to compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The 2022 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor...

US Equestrian Announces 2022 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team and Coaches

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/22/2022 10:01:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Eleven athletes from eight states will represent the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team at the 2022 Saddle Seat World Cup, to be held in Harrodsburg, Ky., from July 25-30. Coaches Katie Case (Simpsonville, Ky.) and Pam Roush (Lutz, Fla.) will lead the U.S. team against several teams from abroad. The following athletes have been selected for the 2022 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team (in alphabetical order) : Three-Gaited Photo by Allie Poovey Ella Hampton (Sheridan, Ind.)...

Wise Crowned 2021 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Champion

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/14/2021 5:02:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Kendra Wise has been crowned the 2021 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion at the 85 th Annual Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. In the last class of the morning session on Wednesday, July 14, eight competitors demonstrated their skill during group railwork, and then executed an intricate individual pattern designed by judges Anne Judd (Lutz, Fla.), Paul Boone (Concord, N.C.), and Kristen Cater (Dunbarton, N.H.). In the 21 th anniversary of the...

Call for Media Credential Applications: 2021 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/7/2021 12:10:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms will take place August 10-15, 2021, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by July 26, 2021. In 2019, over 800 ponies from across the country came to the Kentucky Horse Park to compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The 2021 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor...

Prestigious World’s Championship Horse Show Welcomes American Saddlebreds, Hackneys, Roadsters Back to the Ring

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/21/2020 11:21:00 AM

Louisville, Ky. - Experience the excitement of the American Saddlebred , Hackney , roadster , and saddle seat equitation at the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville, Ky. This prestigious eight-day event will run from Saturday, August 22, through Saturday, August 29, and competitors are prepared to strut their stuff in Freedom Hall. Held at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds since 1906, the World’s Championship Horse Show includes three-gaited, five-gaited, fine harness, saddle...

Kentucky Horse Park Named Host Location for 2020 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/22/2020 12:13:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., has been named as the host location for the 2020 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East Coast from August 23-24. The United States Hunter Jumper Association Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic presented by Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College will also be held at the Kentucky Horse Park on these dates. The Championships will be held in conjunction with the...

US Equestrian Announces 2020 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/9/2019 12:14:00 PM

Fulton, Mo. – Thirty-two aspiring team riders from 17 states competed in the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials at William Woods University on Saturday, December 7. Twenty athletes competed in the three-gaited section and 12 riders competed in the five-gaited section. Each phase consisted of one rail ride and one pattern ride on an unfamiliar horse. After impressive showings at the Selection Trials, 12 athletes were chosen to represent the United States at the 2020 Saddle...

Athletes Gearing Up for the 2020 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/6/2019 11:05:00 AM

Lexington, Ky . - Thirty-two top saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. will converge at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., for the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials on Saturday, December 7. The athletes will be evaluated by the four-judge panel of Dwayne Knowles (Kutztown, Pa.), Fay Lowry (Ashland, Mo.), Sandy Sessink (Elyria, Ohio), and Richard Wright (Fox Lake, Ill.). After the Selection Trials are complete, six riders will be selected for each section for a team of...

U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stars Team to Compete at International Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/30/2019 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Excitement is building as the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stars Team prepares for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event. Competition will be held on October 31 and November 1 at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nev., as some of the best up-and-coming three-gaited saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. face off against a competitive team from Canada. Judges Bret Day (Versailles, Ky.), Allison Deardorff (Molalla, Ore.), and Kent...