Wayne, Ill. – Another packed day of competition took place at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions on Saturday. Seven divisions performed their respective tests, with six titles up for grabs. Impressive scores, strong partnerships, and excellent riding highlighted the penultimate day at the prestigious event. Adequan®/USEF Junior Dressage National Championship Kat Fuqua and DreamGirl (SusanJStickle.com) Eleven pairs competed in the FEI Junior Individual Test of the...

Wayne, Ill. – The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was in full swing on Thursday with seven divisions performing their respective tests for the panel of judges. Pony Riders to Four-Year-Old young horses to Grand Prix combinations took center stage for their chance at a national championship title. The day saw strong performances, showing the talent that gathered from across the country for the esteemed competition. Adequan®/USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National...

Sonoma, Calif. – The 2021 edition of the Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West closed out Wednesday at the Sonoma Horse Park with two new Grand Champions crowned along with seven section champions across the 3’6” and 3’3” fence heights. Stella Wasserman and Princeton. ©GrandPix Photography In the 3’6” section, Stella Wasserman (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Princeton claimed the Overall Grand Champion tricolor and The...

Devon, Pa. – Winning at the Adequan © /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship requires near perfection, and Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) and her gelding Grand Remo delivered this week at Pennsylvania’s historic Devon Fairgrounds on their way to winning the 3’6” Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under National Championship and the 3’6” Overall Grand Championship. Kat Fuqua and Grand Remo, 2021 USEF Junior Hunter 3’6” Overall Grand Champion....

2021 Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Champion Boyd Martin and On Cue. (Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. – Oliver Townend completed a hat trick this year at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, adding a third consecutive win at a venue that the British eventer describes as “the most special in the world.” In 2018 and 2019, Townend took the top spot in the CCI5*-L with Cooley Master Class, but this year it was...

Wellington, Fla. – In a battle for top honors and striving to gain valuable team experience, the U.S. Young Rider, Junior, and Children’s Jumping Teams dominated their respective competitions in the Palm Beach Masters CSI on Saturday, February 15, sweeping the first place podiums for the second year in a row. The Children’s team started the day with a win in the $3,500 Children’s Team Competition, followed by the U.S. Junior Jumping Teams winning first and second place...

US Equestrian’s "Competition & Member Summit: Facing Challenges Together" got the organization’s Jan. 17-20 Annual Meeting started a day early on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky. The summit grew out of feedback from US Equestrian’s members, competition organizers, licensed officials, experts, and staff. It brought the equestrian community together to address some of the issues expressed by individual members, licensed officials, competition organizers, experts, and staff...

Lexington, Ky. - Excitement is building for the 2017 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational/Test Event getting underway this week at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Ga. Teams from Canada, South Africa, and the United States will compete for gold medals in three- and five-gaited saddle seat equitation. Team practice started on Monday, April 3, with the competition to be held April 5-6. Judges Lewis McKim of Canada, Jaco Jonker of South Africa, and Lisa Cunningham Waller of the...

Traverse City, Mich. - Flintfields Horse Park hosted a full day of hunter talent as competitors in the 2023 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships completed their classic rounds. In mild late-June weather, more than 300 entries had their first turns in front of the judges. Avery Glynn and Day Won. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian The 3’6” height took center stage in the Turtle Creek Casino International Ring over Joe Carnicom’s flowing classic course. The...

Wayne, Ill. – A total of 168 combinations are set to compete at the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions during a week packed with exciting competition at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. The day began with jogs for the Para Dressage and Intermediaire I horses, followed by the first of three tests for each division. Charlotte Merle-Smith and Guata took the early lead in the USEF Para Dressage National Championship, while Laura Graves and SenSation HW stood atop the USEF...