The International Disciplines Council (IDC) of the USEF oversees the eight FEI disciplines: dressage, eventing, jumping, para dressage, vaulting, combined driving, endurance, and reining. On Friday, January 15, Council Chair Joe Mattingly and members of the USEF Sport Department provided updates and answered member questions during a presentation as part of US Equestrian’s Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting . International Discipline Council & Sport Department 2021 US Equestrian Annual...

Lexington, Ky . - As a result of a number of recently reported equine fatalities associated with the use of Medroxyprogesterone (MPA), US Equestrian will reconvene its MPA Panel to further analyze the use of this substance in horses competing at USEF-licensed competitions. This latest information on equine fatalities associated with the use of MPA underscores the need for the MPA Panel to meet and review the critical information about this substance in order to provide our members with the...

The panel “Safe Sport: What You Need to Know” takes place at US Equestrian’s 2019 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 8 a.m. in Coral Ballroom ABC at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla. The panel, which also will be streamed live on USEF Network, will feature a frank and open discussion about sexual abuse and its aftermath and why survivors often hesitate to come forward, as well as efforts to prevent and report sexual abuse. Panelists will include Olympic...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) announced today that September 1, 2017 will serve as the effective start date for disclosure and reporting of horses that are being given medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), commonly known as the human product Depo-Provera®. This is a follow-up to the announcement following US Equestrian’s Mid-Year Meeting and the Board of Director’s approval of the recommendation of the USEF MPA Panel. The use of MPA is currently allowed at US Equestrian...

Parker, Colo. – The Organizing Committee of the 2016 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships provided by Gotham North (NAJYRC) has announced that due to insufficient entries, the Individual and Team Para-Equestrian Championships will not be held this year. Following the close of the Nominate Entry, the FEI requirement of at least two National Federations represented with teams was not met in order to run the para-equestrian division of a Continental Championship....

Parker, Colo. - The Organizing Committee of the 2016 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) has announced that due to insufficient international entries, the Individual and Team Endurance Championships will not be held this year. Following the close of the Entry in Principle, the FEI requirement of at least two National Federations represented with teams was not met in order to run the endurance division as a Continental Championship....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Nominating Committee announced today that, in accordance with the USEF Bylaws, they notified the Board of Directors of their decision to nominate Murray Kessler for President. This election will occur on June 21, 2016, at the Mid-Year Board meeting. The Committee noted that Mr. Kessler's Expression of Interest packet and interview clearly demonstrated his high level of enthusiasm and clear strategic direction for the USEF and its...

Wellington, FL - All pony and young riders who participated in this past weekend's TEAM USA poster contest, are invited to attend tonight's free TEAM USA pep rally! The pep rally kicks off at 6 p.m. in the Special Events Pavilion at the far end of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Winners of the poster contest will be recognized and receive special awards, and all young riders and their families can enjoy a complimentary all-American...

Lexington, Ky. - Effective December 1, 2014, and for the 2015 competition year, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has implemented withdrawal practices following Intraarticular Injections and Shockwave Therapy as a result of rule changes passed at the USEF Annual Meeting in January, 2014. For Intraarticular Injections a four day withdrawal time from competition has been instituted, while a three day withdrawal from competition for Shockwave Therapy has been implemented. For more...

Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) would like to invite kids, teens and adults of all ages to participate in the Total Arabian Interactive Learning (T.A.I.L) Tours at the 2014 U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show. The horse show is hosted by Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. and the tours are designed to give horse crazy kids and adults a chance to experience Arabian horses up close. Through T.A.I.L tours, children and their chaperones learn about Arabian...