The Young Rider Individual Podium: Alexa Elle Lignelli, Skylar Wireman, and Olivia Sweetnam (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, wrapped on Sunday with individual medals being presented to young rider and junior athletes at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park to close out week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Long Road Ends in Double Gold...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The final day of competition at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Traverse City, Michigan, closed on a high note with the Junior and Young Rider Individual Freestyle competitions, part of the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF. Riders brought their best to the final classes of the week in freestyle tests set to bold musical choices, earning podium spots and personal...

Children's Individual FInal Podium: Lola Bacardi, Khloe Kerins, and Eva Montemayor Galvan (MEX) (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – Individual medals were awarded in the children’s and pre-junior categories on Saturday at the 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, hosted by Traverse City Horse Shows during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders. Agatha Lignelli...

Medalists of the inuagural FEI Children Individual Final: Gianna Foley (Silver), Grace Christianson (Gold), and Maverick Wright (Bronze) (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF crowned two new individual champions today in the Young Rider and Children’s divisions, as well as a new U25 Grand Prix Freestyle champion, with top scores giving a glimpse of a bright future for North...

The FEI Children Team podium (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) continued today with an action-packed schedule in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF. Athletes from across the continent competed in the Junior Individual Final, the U25 Grand Prix, and the Children’s Team Test, each earning top honors and leaving their mark on an unforgettable day of sport....

Zone 4 Claims Junior Team Final Gold (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, welcomed young rider and Junior athletes to the podiums at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders, on Friday. Zone 10 Claims Young Rider Victory Carrying forward 6.92 penalties from opening day,...

Zone 2 Wins Gold in the Pre-Junior Final (©Avery Wallace/ US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. - The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, continued at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders, on Thursday with pre-junior and children’s team titles being decided. Zone 2 Takes Pre-Junior Title After Wednesday’s Individual...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The Young Rider teams took their turn down the centerline today in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships. With talented combinations from across the continent representing their home regions, Region 4 emerged victorious in the FEI Young Rider Team Test, earning the gold medal with a combined score of 205.559. Region 3 secured the...

Eila Fisk, Lark Heckman, Alexis Troutman and Lauren Polk earned gold for Region 3. (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – Competition officially began today in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) with the Junior Team Test, Children Preliminary Test B, and U25 Intermediate II kicking off dressage action at Flintfields Horse Park. FEI Junior Team Test Region 3...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Leslie Law, current Chef d’Equipe and High Performance Manager, alongside Karyn Shuter, current High Performance Advisor, will oversee the coaching and strategy implementation for the USEF Eventing Development 25 and USEF Eventing Development Programs through 2025 with further review and discussion regarding the program support in 2026 as a long term coach is identified. Leslie Law, who helmed the Development Program for more...