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US Equestrian Announces Team for FEI Jumping Junior Nations Cup™ Tianjin CSIOJ

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/17/2019 11:45:00 AM

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the team of three athletes who will represent the United States at the FEI Jumping Junior Nations Cup™ Tianjin CSIOJ in Tianjin, China from October 31-November 3 at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club. The team, who will be led by Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, are set to contest their first intercontinental FEI Nations Cup competition donning the youth team coat. They will jump at 1.10m on sourced horses across three...

U.S. Dressage Team Earns Silver at Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/29/2019 6:01:00 PM

Lima, Peru - The U.S. Dressage Team has earned the silver medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games on Monday. Led by Chef d'Equipe Debbie McDonald, the team of Nora Batchelder (Williston, Fla.) and Faro SQF (Fidertanz 2 x Rotspot), an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Batchelder and Andrea Whitcomb; Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, Fla.) and Handsome (Hochadel x Weltmeyer), a 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Betsy Juliano LLC; and Sarah Lockman (Wildomar, Calif.) and First Apple...

US Equestrian Announces Remaining FEI Nations Cup™ Teams for World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/1/2019 5:13:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, the U.S. Driving Team, and the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team that will compete in the 2019 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, July 12-21, in Aachen, Germany. These teams will join the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team, previously announced and three U.S. vaulters, who will compete in individual competition. Dressage The following athlete-horse combinations will comprise The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for...

Update: US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/18/2019 9:59:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Aachen CCIO4*-S during CHIO Aachen, July 19-20 in Aachen, Germany. Erik Duvander will serve as the chef d’equipe. Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Thomas Tierney, Simon Roosevelt, Suzanne Lacy, Caroline Moran, and Ann Jones Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (Ocala, Fla.) and Deniro Z, The Deniro...

Application Period Open for US Equestrian Youth Sportsman’s Award

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/2/2019 1:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2019 Youth Sportsman’s Award is now open. The award serves to identify future leaders across US Equestrian’s 29 recognized breeds and disciplines and to distinguish outstanding youth for their achievements. Active members aged 17 years and younger as of December 1, 2018, and in good standing with US Equestrian and their recognized national affiliate/international discipline associations...

Letter from US Equestrian President and CEO Regarding Safe Sport

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/6/2018 9:52:00 AM

Dear US Equestrian Members, US Equestrian believes the safety and welfare of our members, especially our children, is of paramount importance and that all members must be kept safe from abuse of all kinds. Abuse has no place in our sport or in our lives. We are the guardians of our sport and it is our collective responsibility to raise awareness and educate each other on the behaviors associated with abuse, both sexual and non-sexual. This year, top equestrian athlete Anne Kursinski shared her...

Rotiyas Claims Hunter Breeding’s Overall Grand Champion Title at Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF Hunter Breeding National Championship presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 8/29/2018 9:02:00 PM

Del Mar, Calif. – After the East Coast and West Coast portions of the Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF Hunter Breeding National Championship presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare concluded today, Rotiyas, the East Coast Best Young Horse Champion, was named the Overall Grand Champion. Judges Sue Lightner (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Chris Wynne (Virginia Beach, Va.) evaluated the young hunter prospects on Saturday, August 25, at the Virginia Young Horse Festival in Lexington, Va., and on Wednesday, August...

2018 Platinum Performance/USHJA Hunter Week Kicks Off at Kentucky Horse Park with Record Entries and Prize Money

by Edited Press Release from the United States Hunter Jumper Association | 8/14/2018 11:29:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2018 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship is underway at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., with more than $560,000 in prize money available to 300 of the country's top hunters. Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships Playbook, 2017 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Champion (Shawn McMillen Photography) Returning for...

US Equestrian Announces Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/13/2018 11:15:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the U.S. team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final, September 6-9, 2018, at SenTower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium. The U.S. earned a spot in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final as a result of being one of the top two teams in the team competition at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) in August. Anne Kursinski will serve as chef d’equipe. The following...

2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Set to Begin

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/6/2018 4:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The stage is set for the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm to begin at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. From August 7-12, over 800 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth riders in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The live stream on the USEF Network will cover all of the competition from the Walnut and Alltech Arenas. View the streaming schedule . A pony hunter challenge between Great Britain and the U.S. that began in...