Olivia Lagoy-Weltz during the Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week in Wellington, Florida on January 2, 2019 (© US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the addition of two new coaches to the U.S. Dressage Program coaching staff and pathway programs, strengthening access to resources and supporting additional opportunities for program participants. Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Guenter Seidel will join the program as USEF Dressage Assistant Pathway Coaches, working...

Adamstown, Md. - The Sunday awards ceremonies marked the end to a very successful 2025 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships, with three individuals across the CCI1*, CCIYJ2*-S, and CCI3U25*-S, and two teams crowned champion. The Championships were hosted by The Maryland International & Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm, and courses designed by Andrew Heffernan and Chris Barnard. CCIJ1* National Championship ©US Equestrian Charlotte Schaef (Roland, Ariz.) and Tinraher Diamond, her own...

Verified and Parker Peacock. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Lexingon, Ky. – The first national champions emerged on the second day of competition at the 2025 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East . All four of the sections for the 16-17 age group tackled a challenging test on Skip Bailey’s handy course in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Walnut Ring on Friday leading into the overall awards presentations. 3’6” Large Junior Hunter 16-17...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes and horse combinations selected to compete on the U.S. Endurance Team and individually at the 2025 FEI Pan American Endurance Championships. Both Pan Am Championships will take place July 18, 2025, at Haras Albar, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The following athletes and horse combinations have been selected to compete on the Senior U.S. Endurance Team are listed in alphabetical order: Heather Davis (The Plains, Va.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at The Covalliero Dressage Days CPEDI3* hosted in Hagen, Germany. The CPEDI will be held June 5-8, 2025, and will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. “The Hagen show will be a great European outing for our team this year, following both Kate and Fiona success in our Nations Cup win here last year,” said Assouline. "I anticipate a...

The podium at the 2024 USEF Eventing Young Rider National Championships (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the Maryland International and Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Md. has been chosen as the host of the 2026-2027 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships (CCIJ1*-Intro, CCIYJ2*-S, CCIU253*-S). The championships will be held on June 25-28, 2026, and June 24-27, 2027. “I’m delighted that the USEF Eventing Young...

Lexington, Ky. - The FEI Vaulting Working Group, tasked with the revision of the FEI Vaulting Code of Points - Degree of Difficulty (DoD), has created a survey to collect feedback from Vaulters, Coaches, Officials, as well as members of the Vaulting community to identify areas of improvement. The goal is to ensure that the rules governing free tests reflect the true challenge of movements, encourage creativity, and support the growth of the sport. Your insights will help identify areas for...

Basel, Switzerland – Katie Dinan and Out of the Blue SCF finished as the highest-placed U.S. combination to conclude the 2025 FEI Jumping World Cup Final, taking eighth overall after three competitive days of elite jumping competition. Lillie Keenan and Kick On took eleventh, while both Kristen Vanderveen aboard Bull Run’s Jireh and Kaitlin Campbell and Castlefield Cornelious both rounded out the top twenty placings. All four U.S. combinations jumped a clear first round. Julien...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to welcome Great American Insurance Group as the Official Equine Insurance Sponsor of the US Equestrian Open Series . The US Equestrian Open is an exciting new competition series that launched in late 2024, showcasing the three Olympic equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing, and jumping. Designed to elevate the sport’s visibility, engagement, and fan experience, the series will bring together elite athletes and top horses to compete for the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent the United States at the 2025 FEI World Cup™ Finals hosted in Basel, Switzerland, from April 2-6, 2025. The FEI World Cup Finals are held annually as an international individual final and will feature the disicplines of dressage, jumping, and vaulting across four days of competition. USA Dressage The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent USA Dressage in the FEI Dressage World...