Lexington, Ky. – The 2021 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms ended on Sunday afternoon with the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Finals in the Rolex Stadium. A total of 184 young athletes rode over Jasen Shelley’s course in hopes of winning the coveted title. A total of 20 riders with 4 from the small section, 11 from the medium section, and 5 from the large section returned for the second round over another solid course. Judges Lynn Forgione and Daniel Robertshaw...

Traverse City, Mich. – The Region 4 Team comprised of Lexie Kment (Palmyra, Neb.) and Montagny von der Heide, Kylee Kment (Pamyra, Neb.) and Honor, and Ella Fruchterman (West Lakeland, Minn.) and Holts Le’Mans, rode to the top of the podium in the Junior Team Test at the North American Youth Dressage Championships, finishing with a final team score of 202.667 to take team gold. Region 7 finished in second place to take the silver medal with a team total of 197.787 following rides...

Traverse City, Mich. – The Zone 2 Team sits just behind Team Mexico in the standings looking ahead to the final day of team competition tomorrow in the FEI North American Youth Jumper Championships presented by USHJA in the Young Rider category. The team from Mexico currently lead the standings on a combined team score of 207.07, while Zone 2 holds second place with 212.12 combined penalties. The team from Zone 1/3/7 are currently placed third with 216.22 penalties. The $10,000 Young...

Tokyo, Japan – The first day of competition for the U.S. Eventing Team has concluded at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, with the team currently sitting in ninth heading into tomorrow’s final grouping of combinations. The U.S. Eventing Team drew fourth in the order out of 15 teams and sent out their first combination of Doug Payne and Vandiver , earlier this morning with the pair earning a 33.0. Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton and Z were also early in the order in the second group...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of Team USA in Tokyo, Japan. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. Competition will begin on August 3 and continue through August 7 at the Equestrian Park venue. “This weekend’s two simultaneous CSI5* grand prix events in Rotterdam and Windsor completed a long and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that SmartPak will continue its support as an Official Partner. Additionally, beginning in 2021, SmartPak is the Title Sponsor of the USEF Horse of the Year Awards Program, one of the oldest nationally recognized multi-breed awards programs in the country. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with US Equestrian and become the official title sponsor of the Horse of the Year Program,” said Carma Caughlan,...

Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. Eventing Olympic Team will hold a mandatory training session at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va., from Wednesday, June 30, through Friday, July 2. The training session will feature at maximum 15 athlete-and-horse combinations, including the three combinations currently named to the U.S. Eventing Olympic Team, direct reserve and traveling reserve combinations, as well as the six alternate combinations and a limited number of other international combinations. A...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has opened application submissions for the position of U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe for the following 2021 Championship events. The U.S. Endurance Chef d’Equipe will serve as Chef d’Equipe and USEF’s representative (per FEI General Regulations) for the 2021 FEI Senior World Endurance Championships in San Rossore (Pisa), Italy from May 19-24, 2021, the 2021 FEI Junior & Young Rider World Endurance Championship in Ermelo,...

Lexington, Ky. - With the conclusion of the 2020 competition year, US Equestrian and the United States Dressage Federation have announced the first USEF/USDF Young Horse Emerging Program member list. Athletes selected for the program will meet with Christine Traurig, USEF Dressage Young Horse Coach, to discuss their goals for the coming year and receive one-on-one training and educational program opportunities to help assist them in achieving their goals. “With the 2028 Olympic Games in...

Lexington, Ky. – The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is eager to welcome participants to the 2020 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show ® this weekend. The 47 th annual Grand National competition is shaping up to be another outstanding event as the country’s finest Morgan horses meet at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from October 10-17. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. Longtime...