Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that it has expanded the eligibility requirements for the Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship , which provides five $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors committed to continuing their involvement in equestrian sport while in college. US Equestrian is now accepting applications for the scholarship. Applicants must be active US Equestrian competing or fan members preparing to enter any college or university full-time...

Lexington, Ky. –US Equestrian regrets to announce that McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) has withdrawn Contagious for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The 10-year-old Deutches Sportpferd gelding owned by Beechwood Stables LLC., sustained an injury and will be unable to compete at the Games. As a result, Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) and Hester, Lisa Deslauriers’s 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, originally named as the traveling reserve, will compete. Richard Spooner (Agua...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Pan American Jumping Team and the Traveling Reserve for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team (in alphabetical order): Alex Granato (Wellington, Fla.) with Carlchen W, Page Tredennick’s 11-year-old Warmblood gelding Eve Jobs (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) with Venue d’Fees des Hazalles, her...

Lexington, Ky. – Participants in the US Equestrian (USEF) Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 Program (E25) and the Eventing 18 Program (E18) completed their winter training sessions last month. The Emerging Athlete Lists are the first step in the athlete pathway as developed in the 2019 Strategic Plan . The program aims to provide basic skills necessary for future team athletes and athletes focused on reaching Elite status. Over the course of intensive three-day training sessions, the groups...

Calgary, AB, Canada – Led by two clear rounds from Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden, the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team just missed the podium, placing fourth in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Calgary on Saturday, September 8, at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’. The team of Andrew Welles and Brindis Bogibo, Zazou Hoffman and Samson II, Lucy Deslauriers and Hester, and Beezie Madden and Breitling LS, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, finished with 20 faults....

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Show Jumping Development Team culminated their tour in Europe at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO3* Lisbon. Following solid performances at CSI2* Madrid, Spain, two weeks ago, Chef d'Equipe Anne Kursinski guided the team of Taylor Alexander and Ryanair de Riverland, Zazou Hoffman and Samson II, Alise Oken and Hitchcock VD Broekkant, and Andrew Ramsay and California 62 to a bronze medal. All athletes, aside from Oken, were competing in their first senior...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is seeking applicants for the Vaulting Director of Performance. This individual will work as a consultant, in partnership with the Vaulting Sport Committee (VSC) and USEF Director of Vaulting, to develop, articulate, and implement a vaulting pathway that will develop and deliver sustained success at the international level across all vaulting disciplines and age categories. Qualified applicants are expected to present a draft plan and vision for...

Lincolnshire, England – Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant recipients Lynn Symansky and Donner and Boyd Martin and Steady Eddie captured sixth- and 10th-place, respectively, on Sunday at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4*. Part of the Grand Slam of eventing sponsored by Rolex, “Burghley” is known for its tough courses and competition as the best eventers in the world chase the title. Lynn Symansky and Donner (Photo by: Libby Law Photography) Symansky...

Team Gold at FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Langley (Photo Credit: Rebecca Berry @rebecca_d_berry) Langley, British Columbia – In the third and final leg of the FEI Nations Cup North America, Central America, and Caribbean League, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team bested home team Canada and rivals Mexico and Ireland to secure their qualification for the FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final in Barcelona, Spain, September 28 – October 1. The Canadian team claimed silver on 14 faults,...

Lexington, Ky. – The future stars of U.S. show jumping were tested during three days of tough competition for the 2016 $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship presented by Deeridge Farms, Elm Rock LLC, the Strauss Family, and Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, & Friedman LLP. Following a double-clear performance in Sunday’s $30,000 Two Round competition at the CP National Horse Show, Brett Burlington stood atop the podium as the Gold medalist. Brett Burlington and Bluf...