North Salem, N.Y. – After having the best overall score in Thursday’s Team Championship, Callie Jones and Don Philippo turned around to win the USDF North American Young Rider Individual Championship on Thursday at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. Jones and Don Philippo performed a stunning test to earn a score of 72.20%, besting a field of 28 entries. Canada’s Beatrice Boucher and Delfiano earned silver with a score of...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The competition is part of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, running July 13-22. This event serves as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place Sept. 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. A list of the designated...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named four athlete-and-horse combinations for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany and four combinations for the CDI4* at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, July 17-22, 2018. The Nations Cup CDIO5* and CDI4* will serve as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place Sept. 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. An additional...

Lexington, Ky. – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will begin their 2018 FEI Nations Cup™ season when they compete in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Great Britain, part of the Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International Horse Trials CIC3*, May 24-27. Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law will lead the U.S. team of Katherine Coleman and the 2018 Karen Stives Endowment Fund Grant recipients Hallie Coon and Caroline Martin. During the four days of competition, Coon and Martin will use the event...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Last weekend, the Tryon International Equestrian Center, host of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG), welcomed top vaulters from the U.S. and abroad for the CVI3*, CVI2*, CVI1*, and CVIJ2* competitions from April 6-8. The CVI3* served as the official WEG Vaulting Test Event, allowing athletes an opportunity to become better acquainted with the venue, arena, and various facilities on the grounds. Vaulting is scheduled for the second week of WEG from...

Lexington, Ky. - Thirty-two top U.S. saddle seat riders will converge on William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. on Saturday, December 2, for the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Trials, attempting to earn a spot on the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team as either a three- or five-gaited competitor. The following is the list of athletes scheduled to attend: Three-Gaited Section Five-Gaited Section Kerrianne Adamek (Murrysville, Pa.) Joan Benjamin (New Orleans, La.) Savannah Adams (San Diego,...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is pleased to announce the appointment of Erik Duvander as the new Performance Director for Eventing, effective October 16, 2017. Duvander joins US Equestrian with over 30 years of strategic planning and program development at the high-performance level. Duvander transitioned from a competitive rider into a coaching role after representing Sweden at the World Championship and Olympic level. Since his transition,...

Barcelona, Spain – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team heads to the Longines FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final at CSIO5* Barcelona with the reigning Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Finals Champion and boasting eight podium appearances out of 10 Nations Cup competitions, four of them gold medal performances. The U.S. team is ready to compete in Barcelona, September 28-30. Under the experienced guidance of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, team members Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut,...

Lexington, KY. - The nation’s top saddle seat riders will compete at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., on December 2, 2017, in hopes of earning a spot on the 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. The Saddle Seat World Cup consists of a three-gaited and a five-gaited competition, with six team members selected for each section. Selected athletes will represent the United States in July 2018 during the International Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup competition. The Saddle Seat World...

Millstreet, Ireland – Jennie Brannigan and Stella Artois had a strong performance in the Noel C. Duggan Engineering CCI3* division at the Millstreet International Horse Trials, August 25-27. The pair had a nice dressage test on Friday to earn a score of 47.10. Brannigan (Reddick, Fla.) and Cory Walkey, Beth Lendrum, and Elsbeth Battel’s 2008 Holsteiner/Thoroughbred mare made light work of the tough cross-country track on Saturday, collecting 4.80 time penalties while jumping cleanly...