Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that American Regent Animal Health, makers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), the Official Joint Therapy Product of US Equestrian, will continue its longtime support of the federation’s programs for 2023. New for this year, Adequan will be the title sponsor of the Adequan USEF Para Dressage National Championships and the Adequan/USEF Para Dressage Athlete of Honors program. The Adequan/USEF Para Dressage...

Carol Lavell, a renowned international dressage athlete, trainer, and instructor, passed away on March 27, 2023, at her home in Fairview, N.C., at age 79. Carol Lavell and Gifted at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. ©Bob Langrish Lavell was a frequent U.S. Dressage Team member from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. With the Hanoverian gelding Gifted, Lavell led the U.S. team to team bronze at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The pair were part of the U.S. dressage teams for the inaugural FEI...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. in dressage, jumping, and vaulting at the 2023 FEI World Cup™ Finals. The Finals will be held in Omaha, Neb., April 4-8, 2023. U.S. Dressage The following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent U.S. Dressage and are listed in alphabetical order: Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia la Douce, her own 2007 Hanoverian mare Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and...

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian announces the appointment of Anna Brooks Thomas as Director of Driving. Thomas joins the organization after nearly two years with the University of Virginia athletics department football office in the Atlantic Coast Conference, where she most recently served as Director of Player Engagement (March 2022-23) and previously served as Assistant Director of Football Operations (June 2021-March 2022). Anna Brooks Thomas, US Equestrian Director of Driving (©US...

A FEI Pony Measuring Session will be held at the 2023 Live Oak International (Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian would like to announce to all athletes and owners of ponies that there will be an FEI Pony Measuring Session held at Live Oak International on Friday, March 17. The FEI Measuring Session will begin at 11:00 a.m. There is an application available for registration on the USEF Athlete Dashboard , which must be completed by noon ET on Tuesday, March 15. Should...

Lexington, KY. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Dover Saddlery will continue its support of US Equestrian as an Official Partner and the title sponsor of the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final. Dover Saddlery has been the title sponsor of the prestigious final since 2017. Dover Saddlery offers a wide selection of apparel, tack, barn supplies and more for horses and riders. US Equestrian members benefit from Dover Saddlery’s partnership with a 10% discount in...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that leading equestrian training app Ridely will continue as an Official Partner of US Equestrian. Thanks to this partnership, which launched in 2021, US Equestrian members receive a 30% discount on Ridely PRO memberships. Ridely offers its users access to more than 400 training videos from top professionals in multiple equestrian disciplines along with a digital training journal to keep track of everything to do with your horse. You...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the return of Debbie McDonald to the U.S. Dressage Program in the role of Technical Advisor to lead and oversee training preparation for Elite combinations through the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. McDonald served as Technical Advisor for the U.S. Dressage Program from 2019 through 2021, culminating with a historic silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. McDonald’s responsibilities will be designated specifically to training...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney spoke during the General Session presentation to members and staff on January 13 th at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. They looked back at progress made by US Equestrian in 2022 and laid out three priorities for 2023 with the theme of Working Together for Our Future. “Each year, we take this time to review our progress from the prior year, reassess where we stand, and establish the key goals and strategies...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian congratulates 2022 International Equestrian of the Year Adrienne Lyle and 2022 National Equestrian of the Year Hunt Tosh. Lyle and Tosh were nominated as Equestrians of Honor and selected by US Equestrian member voting in December. Both Equestrians of the Year were honored at the 2023 Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 12. Adrienne Lyle. ©Matt Turer/US Equestrian International Equestrian of the Year –...