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Prize List, Lodging, and Airfare Discounts Now Available for 2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/19/2023 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The prize list for the 2023 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West is now available. Click here to download the prize list from Blenheim Equisports . ©Ashley Swift/US Equestrian Junior Hunter Finals – West will take place in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., July 23-25, 2023. The championship includes 3’3” and 3’6” heights. Each height includes divisions for Small Junior Hunters and Large Junior Hunters divided...

Updated FEI Vaulting Competition Calendar Policies and Procedures Now Available

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/18/2023 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Executive Committee has recently approved updated calendar policies and procedures for FEI vaulting competitions. The U.S. FEI Vaulting Calendar Policies and Procedures document is available for download here , and the policies and procedures are effective beginning with competitions for the 2024 FEI Vaulting Calendar. Applications for events for the 2024 calendar must be submitted to US Equestrian no later than July 1, 2023. US Equestrian staff and the...

Updated FEI Driving Competition Calendar Policies and Procedures Now Available

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/18/2023 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Executive Committee has recently approved updated calendar policies and procedures for FEI driving competitions. The U.S. FEI Driving Calendar Policies and Procedures document is available for download here , and the policies and procedures are effective beginning with competitions for the 2024 FEI Driving Calendar. Applications for events for the 2024 calendar must be submitted to US Equestrian no later than July 1, 2023. US Equestrian staff and the US...

Zone 2 Hosts Successful Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant Competition; Zone 4 Competition Takes Place May 20

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/16/2023 2:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the results of the first Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant Competition of the 2023 season and to welcome eligible pony exhibitors to sign up for an upcoming competition in their USHJA Zone. ©Kathleen Landwehr/US Equestrian The Emerson Burr Horsemanship Grant program was created in 2002 by the friends and family of the late Emerson Burr to promote and perpetuate proper horsemanship skills and values within equestrian youth. The...

US Equestrian Announces Land Rover U.S. Eventing Squad for 2023 CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/15/2023 4:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Squad for the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, from June 30 – July 1, 2023. The squad will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Costello. From the squad, the four-combination Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and individual combination will be announced closer to the event. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Land Rover U.S....

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Wins FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA To Move One Step Closer to Qualification for the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/14/2023 11:39:00 PM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished their week in California on top of the podium, taking a well-earned victory on the Oaks International Grand Prix Field in front of a packed house at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. The team is now one step closer to their collective goal of qualification for the 2023 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona this September. The team completed the two-round competition on a total of 12 faults ahead of Ireland, who...

McLain Ward and Kasper van het Hellehof Capture FEI Longines Grand Prix of The United States CSIO5*

by USEF Communications Dept. | 5/12/2023 9:35:00 PM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – McLain Ward and Kasper van het Hellehof bested the challenging track set by Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) in the FEI Longines Grand Prix of The United States CSIO5* to put the U.S. at the top of the podium in the highlight Grand Prix class of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* week at Rancho Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The pair finished with a time of 37.42 seconds, edging Jose Antonio Chedraui Eguia (MEX) and H-Lucky Retto in the two-horse...

FEI Longines Jumping Nations Cup™ USA Competition Kicks Off in San Juan Capistrano with Win for Lillie Keenan and Agana van het Gerendal Z

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/12/2023 3:41:00 PM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Thursday welcomed the start of competition at the 2023 FEI Longines Jumping Nations Cup USA, the first FEI Jumping Nations Cup ever in the state of California. The NetJets™ U.S. Jumping Team took to the Oaks International Grand Prix Field at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Center, marking the start of their week of competition culminating with Sunday’s $200,000 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA. The day started with the CSIO5* Familiarization...

Looking Back at the Top 10 Moments from the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Leslie Potter | 5/10/2023 3:00:00 PM

Is it too early to be nostalgic for an event that just took place last month? Not if that event is the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ (LRK3DE). The best weekend all year did not disappoint, whether you were there in person or following along on the livestream . We’ve compiled some of our favorite moments from LRK3DE, from the major competition stunners to the more low-key, behind-the-scenes happenings you may have missed. We’ll get to...

Mother-Daughter Duo Tamie Smith and Kaylawna Smith-Cook Help One Another Reach Pinnacle of Eventing

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/9/2023 4:30:00 PM

Tamie Smith (fourth from left) chats with daughter Kaylawna Smith-Cook after her LRK3DE CCI5*-L test ride with Passpartout (Kathleen Landwehr/US Equestrian) Tamie Smith is a name that is known in the eventing world, especially after her recent win with Mai Baum at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ CCI5*-L. Following in her mother’s footsteps and making a name for herself is Kaylawna Smith-Cook. This talented mother-daughter duo is taking...