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Athlete Applications Open for 2021 FEI North American Youth Championships for Dressage and Jumping

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/26/2021 8:45:00 AM

Photo: Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – Youth athletes in dressage and jumping are invited to submit their applications for the 2021 Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American Youth Championships (NAYC). NAYC is open to U.S. citizens ages 14-21 for dressage and 12-21 for jumping, and is among the most prestigious competitions for young equestrians. NAYC is a historic annual event aimed to provide youth athletes with the opportunity to experience an...

US Equestrian Affiliates Virtual Convention Schedule

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/3/2020 9:11:00 AM

American Association of Equine Practitioners 2020 Annual Convention December, 2020 Unites States Equestrian Federation 2021 Annual Meeting January 13-17, 2020 American Morgan Horse Association 2021 Annual Meeting of Members February 27, 2021 American Saddlebred Horse Association with UPHA Convention & Hackney Horse Meeting 2021 Convention and Youth Conference February 14-15, 2021 American Vaulting Association 2021 Annual Conference March, 2021 Past Events Fédération Equestre...

Arabian Horses Head to Illinois for 2019 Sport Horse Nationals

by Edited Press Release from the Arabian Horse Association | 8/29/2019 12:00:00 PM

Aurora, Colo. - Join the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) in celebrating the beauty and versatility of the Arabian horse at the 2019 Sport Horse National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show from September 2-7 at Balmoral Park in Crete, Ill. Celebrating its 17 th anniversary, this unique show is the only sport horse competition offered by a breed association. Spectators will enjoy around 120 different classes, including dressage , speed jumper , and carriage pleasure driving ....

US Equestrian Designates Maryland International CCI3*-S as Final Preparation Event for Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Eventing Team

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/29/2019 4:03:00 PM

Lexington Ky. – US Equestrian has announced that the Maryland International CCI3*-S will serve as the final preparation event for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games U.S. Eventing Team, in accordance with the U.S. Eventing Team selection procedures . The competition is part of the Maryland International + Horse Trials taking place July 5-7 at The Highlands at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Md. Running Friday, July 5, and Saturday, July 6, the Maryland International CCI3*-S is an opportunity for...

U.S. Olympians claim Longines FEI awards for best jumping rider and best horse

by Edited Press Release from the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) | 4/12/2018 3:32:00 AM

Paris, France – World number one Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) has claimed the award for the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Rider and HH Azur, the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Double H Farm and François Mathy, was declared the Longines FEI World’s Best Jumping Horse at a special presentation in the Paris City Hall last night. Olympic silver-medalist Farrington took over the number one slot in the Longines World Rankings in May 2017 and refused to...

US Equestrian Annual Meeting Coverage Highlights

by Glenye Cain Oakford | 1/16/2018 3:00:00 PM

Keep up to date on the Annual Meeting with coverage in our daily Annual Meeting Reports, which will hit your email inbox every day during the Jan. 17-20 meeting in Lexington, Ky. Check out this year’s complete Annual Meeting schedule here (all times are Eastern). Highlights include Live streams. On Thursday, Jan. 18, USEF Network will stream both the General Session (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and the Pegasus Awards (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.). New: Competition and Member Summit . This new forum...

Arabian Horses Return to Raleigh for the 15th Annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show

by The Arabian Horse Association | 9/4/2017 1:00:00 PM

Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is excited to announce its return to Raleigh, N.C., for the 15th annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show. Displaying the athleticism and diversity of the Arabian, Half-Arabian, and Anglo-Arabian horse and taking place at the Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. Horse Complex, the show runs from Tuesday, September 5, through Sunday, September 10, and will be streamed live by the Arabian Horse Global Network . With...

Better Together: Morris and Smith team up to top dressage at The Event at Rebecca Farm

by The Event at Rebecca Farm | 7/22/2017 9:28:00 AM

KALISPELL, Mont. (July 21, 2017)-- In the final division of the day, Heather Morris topped the CCI3* division leaderboard at The Event at Rebecca Farm with a dressage score of 46.1 on the Team Express Group, LLC.'s, Charlie Tango. Morris, Wildomar, Calif., expressed initial doubts about the test. "He was little sassy as usual. My warm up was off. So I went to the ring flustered and he got a little tense. And I just thought it was awful," Morris commented. The 2017 Event at Rebecca...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Ready to Compete in Aachen

by Classic Communications/US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/19/2017 10:12:00 AM

Aachen, Germany – All four horses on The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, as well as two additional U.S. athlete-and-horse combinations competing in the Aachen CDI4*, have passed the horse inspection and are ready to compete at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, in Aachen, Germany, July 19-23. The U.S. team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover includes the 2016 Olympic combinations of Laura Graves and Verdades and Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet , in addition...

Dutton Wins USEF Equestrian of the Year Title at 2016 Pegasus Awards

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/14/2017 9:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – To close out a year of milestones, Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) was awarded the Robert P. Strub Trophy as the 2016 USEF Equestrian of the Year at the USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner. Phillip Dutton (Shannon Brinkman Photo) In 2016, Dutton began the year by receiving the prestigious Whitney Stone Cup from the USET Foundation. His competition season began with a win in the CIC3* with Fernhill Fugitive at the Red Hills International Horse Trials. Dutton then placed fourth and...