Caen, France - With the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games underway, the world’s best reining combinations from 24 nations prepare to vie for top honors in Team and Individual Competition. Looking to defend their Team Gold and Individual Gold and Silver medal performances from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games held in Lexington, Ky., the squad is filled with talented athletes ready to put in strong performances. Led by Chef d’Equipe Jeff Petska, U.S. combinations will...

The United States during the Parade of Nations (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Caen, France - The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games officially got underway on Saturday evening with the Opening Ceremonies at the d'Ornano Stadium. The night kicked off with the parade of nations, including many of the 969 competitors that are slated to take part in World Championship competition across the eight FEI disciplines of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, para-equestrian dressage,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Vaulting Team. The U.S. will be represented in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad Championships. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Vaulting Team to compete in the Individual Female Championship (in alphabetical order): Mary Garrett...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation has named four athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Additionally, one horse-and-athlete combination has been as the Traveling Reserve, and five horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as alternates. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (in alphabetical...

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named five horse-and-athlete combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team. Four combinations will serve as the Team, while one combination will compete as an Individual. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team (in alphabetical order): Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced today that Luitpold Animal Health, the manufacturers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), will be the title sponsor of the 2014 U.S. Reining Team, set to compete at this year's Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, August 23 through September 7, in Normandy, France. Luitpold Animal Health will also provide Adequan® i.m. for all eight disciplines and the horses competing for Team USA in the 2014 WEG....

Due to extreme amounts of rain at the Broxton Bridge Planation in Ehrhardt, S.C. the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Endurance Team Selection Trial CEI2* 120 has been postponed. More information will be posted on usef.org as it becomes available.

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that USEF Dressage High Performance Pre-Games Training and Competition Grants have been awarded to two horse-and-rider combinations. These grants were awarded based on the riders’ detailed plans for training and competition in Europe as it relates to preparation for the Selection Trial for the U.S. Dressage Team Short List and 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as well as their prospect of...

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that six individuals from the United States have been appointed as officials by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Four U.S. officials have been appointed to serve on the Ground Juries for Dressage, Jumping, Reining, and Vaulting. They include Liselotte Fore (Santa Rosa, Calif.) for dressage, David Distler (Norwalk, Conn.) for jumping,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four show jumping athletes to Phase I of the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In accordance with the Selection Procedures for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Show Jumping Team, the four highest ranked athletes on the December 6, 2013 Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Average Ranking List have been named to the Short List. The following four riders have been named to the Short List (in...