Guthrie, Okla. – The Western Dressage Association of America is set to host a diverse group of riders and breeds for the 2021 World Championship Show from September 29 through October 3. After a virtual competition in 2020, the World Show returns to Guthrie, Okla., bringing together top combinations of all ages and abilities across the United States and Canada to share the love of Western dressage with their peers. Prize List Several classes are dedicated to the Heroes on Horses division,...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will take place August 24-29, 2021, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form and waiver by August 18, 2021. The 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will consist of the following 14 championship divisions: USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National...

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Arabian Horse Association’s 29 th Annual Youth National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show is set to kick off at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from July 15-24. In addition to the full schedule of Youth Nationals divisions, the Mid-Summer National Championship classes will also be held during the 10-day competition. The show is one of the most prestigious competitions on the calendar for Arabian horse youth competitors across the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship will return to the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C., in 2021 and 2022. The National Championship will be held in conjunction with the Tryon International Three-Day Event. Taylor Pence/US Equestrian The USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship was held at TIEC for the first time in 2020, and competitors had high praise for the facilities at the venue and...

Adrienne Sternlicht and Bennys Legacy (Photo Monskoo / www.photomonskoo.com ) Sopot, Poland – A warm and windy day set the stage for 10 teams to contest the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Poland CSIO5*. A tough track designed by Szymon Tarant (POL) tested the combinations over the two rounds. The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team put forth a respectable effort to finish seventh on 20 faults. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland emphasized that the athletes and horses are preparing for the road...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce an update to the 2021/2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League schedule. The FEI has awarded Live Oak International in Ocala, Fla. as the replacement venue for the Palm Beach Masters U.S. Spring World Cup event, with Live Oak International serving as the final FEI Jumping World Cup NAL Qualifier for the 2021/2022 season. The 2021/2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup North American League schedule is as follows...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the addition of a U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event to the competition calendar, set to be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Fla., from June 8-12, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event will be mandatory for the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Dressage Short List after the conclusion of the initial qualifying period on...

Lexington, Ky. – Mary Coldren is a lifelong equestrian and a dedicated eventing volunteer at Maryland’s Fair Hill International. Now, thanks to NTRA Advantage Equine Discounts, Coldren is also the owner of a new John Deere TS Gator TM as the winner of NTRA Advantage’s “Share How You Care” Contest. NTRA Advantage Equine Discounts asked US Equestrian members to nominate someone who has had a positive impact through horses and equestrian sports. Entrants submitted a...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the horse-and-athlete combinations who will compete at the 2020 FEI Driving World Championship for Singles, which is set to take place in Pau, France from October 21-26, 2020. The combinations selected to the U.S. Driving Team for the 2020 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles are as follows (in alphabetical order): Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.) and Katydid Duchess, an 11-year-old Welsh Pony Cross mare owned by Jennifer Matheson Jennifer...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will take place August 18-23, 2020, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by August 12, 2020. Please note that media credentials will be limited due to COVID-19 and provided on a first come, first served basis. You must request special permission for more than one person per media outlet to...