Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who have been invited to participate in the 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series – East Coast presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center , to be held at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from January 2-5, 2025 (or Jan. 3-5 for U25 riders). The Dressage Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Dressage team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2024 Horse of the Year nominees. The International and National Horses of the Year will be announced at the 2024 SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 25 during the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Horses of Honor are nominated by their USEF affiliate organization or USEF breed or discipline committee, and the finalists are selected by the USEF Awards Committee. The final Horses of the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2024 Equestrian of the Year nominees. The International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced during the 2024 Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky. Equestrians of Honor are nominated by their USEF affiliate organization or USEF breed or discipline committee, and the finalists are selected by the USEF Awards Committee. The final Equestrians of the Year...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Kilcarna French Fancy “Arnie”, the 2008 Irish Sport Horse gelding from Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs , is the 2024 USEF Heart Horse Award winner. Arnie was selected as the winner following voting by the USEF membership and will be honored during the USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 23, 2024. At seventeen hands high, Arnie is hard to miss when visiting Great Oak. He...

Kansas City, Mo. – With expertly executed rail and pattern work, Maggie Keith (Louisville, Ky.) secured the 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal champion title on Friday at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show. Keith rode her longtime partner, CH CH-EQ Reedann’s Heir to Glory (Supreme Heir x Glori-Phi), a 2004 American Saddlebred gelding owned by Rozes Equine LLC, to the top of the podium. Maggie Keith and Reedann's Heir to Glory. ©Leslie Potter/US...

Thermal, Calif. – A group of 47 junior equestrians took to the arena at Desert International Horse Park on Saturday for the West Coast final of the 2024 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal. The exciting final was held at the popular venue during the National Sunshine Series II. Desi Cyr (Aspen, Colo.) secured the win with solid scores across the three phases of the final. Desi Cyr and Chatino PS. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian All finalists compete in the first round, which is a...

Thermal, Calif. – This weekend, the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search – West will kick off during the National Sunshine Series 2, from November 6-10, 2024, at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California. The Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search program is pivotal in nurturing elite jumping athletes. It encourages junior athletes to hone their skills, laying a solid foundation for future opportunities to compete on the...

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – The U.S. Jumping Team delivered an outstanding third place finish out of 18 teams at the 2024 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* at the Andalucía Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. The team, led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski, alongside Team Leader Erin Keating, included Raleigh Hiler and Obora’s Chloe, Taylor Kain and Jirenze, Vani Khosla and Cream Couleur Z, as well as Zayna Rizvi and Exquise du Pachis....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian awards five recipients the 2024 USEF Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship . Each year, high school seniors are awarded this scholarship to allow them to pursue equestrian sports during their years of higher education. Meet the 2024 USEF Higher Education Scholarship Winners Emily Arriaga. ©Liz Crawley Photo Emily Arriaga (Bahama, N.C.) is a freshman at the Savannah College of Art and Design where she will pursue a degree in Equestrian Studies and continue...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series will take place January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This year’s instructors for the mounted sessions are Anne Kursinski, Beezie...