Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of a re-envisioned USEF Horsemastership Training Series and will host the first session of the year at Equestrian Village, the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds, in Wellington, Fla from January 14-17. The USEF Horsemastership Training Series will take on an enhanced format structure in 2021, offering both in-person and online instruction with selected participants throughout the duration of the year. The USEF...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2021 US Equestrian Robert Dover Horsemanship Clinic Week (RDHCW) is set to take place January 7-10 at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The following 20 riders have been selected to participate and are listed in alphabetical order: Averi Allen (Pleasant Hill, Mo.) Caroline Cadorette (Pownal, Maine) Melanie Doughty (Cocoa Beach, Fla.) Maggie Elsbernd (Excelsior, Minn.) Abby Fodor (Bloomsbury, N.J.) Maren Elise Fouche-Hanson (Colbert, Ga.)...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce MARS Equestrian as the title sponsor of the Tryon International Three-Day Event, as well as Buckeye Nutrition as title sponsor of the 2020 USEF Eventing CCI4*-L National Championship set to take place at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, N.C. from November 12-15, 2020. The MARS Equestrian Tryon International Three-Day Event is new to the calendar in 2020 and will feature CCI4*-S, CCI3*-L, and CCI2*-L competition...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Caelinn Leahy (Maple Park, Ill.) and Dymendy, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Twenty 23 LLC, captured the first win of the 2020 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championship, topping the Welcome Speed Class Phase I with a time of 54.226 seconds. Leahy, who is competing for Zone 5, bested the opening class of 38 entries to start the week, while Hallie Grimes (Houston, Texas) and Ace followed in second place with a time of 60.306 seconds. Catalina...

Lexington, Ky. – A talented group of athletes demonstrated their skills over two days of competition at the 2020 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Once the final phase concluded on Sunday, 15-year-old Skylar Wireman was declared the champion. Wireman (Bonsall, Calif.) was able to climb to the top of leaderboard with the help of Hot Pants, Haven Farms’ 22-year-old KWPN gelding,...

Photo: Susan J. Stickle Wayne, Ill. – The 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions is set to begin at HITS Chicago at the Lamplight Equestrian Center with a stellar field of competitors. Fourteen national championships, hosting 175 combinations, will be held from August 18-23. USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship Adequan®/USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship Horseware Ireland/USEF Young...

Lexington, KY/Gladstone, NJ – While equestrians across the country have raised more than $48,000 in the past two weeks, support for our Olympic and Paralympic equestrian hopefuls is still needed. There is still time left to donate and be a part of the Giving Games fundraising for next year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The campaign closes on Sunday, August 9, at 5 p.m. ET, and supporters can help equestrians reach the $50,000 goal set nearly two weeks ago at the start of the...

Dear Members, Over the past several days, US Equestrian and the United Stated Hunter Jumper Association have made the difficult decision to cancel several national championships, and at the same time Kentucky Horse Shows LLC canceled two weeks of hunter/jumper competition at the Kentucky Horse Park due to multiple reports of positive COVID-19 cases. As we look ahead in what continues to be a challenging and unpredictable year, we remain fully committed to keeping equestrian competitions viable...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the addition of the inaugural Pre-Junior Jumping Championship to the competition schedule for the 2020 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) hosted at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival in Traverse City, Mich., from August 4-9, 2020. The Pre-Junior Jumper Championship is open to athletes FEI ages 14-16 and will offer championship competition at the 1.30m height, bridging the level of difficulty between the...

Lexington, Ky. – The Dressage European Young Rider Tour finished fourth in the team competition at the Future Champions Hagen CDIO-Y, a test event for the new Olympic format. The Tour, a link to the Discover Dressage™ USEF/USDF Emerging Athlete Program , is an important part of the dressage pathway, introducing a group of young riders in the U.S. to international competition as individuals and as part of a team. From June 12-16, U.S. Dressage Youth Coach George Williams led Tour...