Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses, hosted in Ermelo, Netherlands from August 3-6, 2023. U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach Christine Traurig will accompany these combinations in Ermelo. The following three combinations have been selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2023 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the three athletes selected to represent the U.S. Para Driving Team at the 2023 FEI Para Driving World Championship for Singles hosted in Exloo, Netherlands, from August 23-27. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Matheson and Team Leader Anna Brooks Thomas. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Para Driving Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Tracy Bowman (Martinez, Calif.) Bob Giles (Morriston,...

Aachen, Germany – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished eighth in the final standings at the conclusion of competition in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO5* at CHIO Aachen this week on a team total of 422.609. Germany took top honors on a score of 468.285, while Denmark took second on a score of 460.097, and Great Britain in third on a 459.756. “There are certainly things we will take away from this competition and look at moving forward as a program. It wasn’t the...

Aachen, Germany - Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) and his team of First Edition, Julius V, Kadora, and Kasper D, drove to an impressive win in the driving phase of the CAIO-4* at CHIO Aachen finishing the first phase of competition on a score of 38.85. The win marks another top performance Weber has achieved at Aachen throughout the years. The team finished atop the podium in a field of 25 entries. Weber has been a mainstay at CHIO Aachen for the U.S. Driving program, having competed at the venue...

Aachen, Germany - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team rounded out their first day of competition in the Prize of Family Tesch FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO5*, with combinations contesting the FEI Grand Prix test. Overall, the team sits on a combined score of 213.630 and stands in eighth place overall. Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia La Douce were the highest-placed U.S. combination, scoring a 72.804% from the judging panel as the last combination to compete today. Competition...

Aachen, Germany – Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Haley wowed in their opening class of the week, earning a second-place finish in the Prize of Handwerk CSIO5* after finishing the faults-converted format in 59.53 seconds. The pair held the lead for majority of the class, and ultimately were just nudged out of the top podium position by Marc Dilasser (FRA) aboard E2K Abricot Ennemmelle, who finished just a tenth of a second faster. Haley has been a mainstay in Kraut’s string...

Hagen, Germany – After the U.S. Dressage Young Rider Team earned bronze in the Future Champions CDIOY Hagen Nations Cup earlier in the week, they added solid rides in Friday’s CDIOY FEI Young Rider Individual Test and Sunday’s CDIOY FEI Young Rider Freestyle. Chef d’Equipe George Williams guided Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl, Erin Nichols and Elian Royale, and Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady as they closed out the event. The top U.S. individual result was Simonson and Son...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and U.S. individual for the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, from June 30 – July 1, 2023. The U.S. combinations will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Costello. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Will Coleman (Gordonsville, Va.) and Off The Record , a...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the application period is now open for the 2024 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Selection Trials. The application is open to active junior and amateur competing members of US Equestrian age 14 or older as of Jan. 1, 2024, and completing the application is the first step in the qualifying process for the team. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian The International Saddle Seat World Cup is held every other year, and the 2024...

Langley, British Columbia, Canada -- The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team finished third in Sunday’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada CSIO5* at Thunderbird Show Park, securing qualification for the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain—one of two remaining qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “The mandatory all-out effort to get qualified for Barcelona was our goal from the first part of the year,” U.S. Jumping Chef d'Equipe Robert Ridland said....