Lexington, Ky . – Now in its third year, the $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship is set to begin at the CP National Horse Show. The championship, held November 2-5 in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena, will consist of three competitions with fences up to 1.50 meters in height. Twenty-one athletes between the ages of 16 and 25 will compete in the championship in hopes of claiming top honors. The $15,000 faults-converted competition will kick off the...

Gladstone, N.J. – Oct. 8, 2017 – After several top finishes and a reserve championship at the 2015 Talent Search Finals, McKayla Langmeier finally led the victory gallop at the 2017 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East after climbing the ranks to overtake the early leader. As the day one frontrunner with a commanding lead, Taylor St. Jacques entered the second day of the competition with the early advantage and a target on her back, and though she...

Woodstock, England – Several top international combinations competed at the Ssangyong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, September 13-17, but it was U.S. eventer Kim Severson and Cooley Cross Border who finished the competition atop the CCI3* leaderboard. The talented duo led a strong U.S. contingent in the CCI3* with four U.S. combinations finishing in the top 25 out of 84 starters. Severson (Charlottesville, Va.) and The Cross Syndicate’s 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations as the definite entries for the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs, September 20-24, in Lipica, Slovenia. Laurie Astegiano will serve as the Chef d’Equipe and Danielle Aamodt will be the Assistant Chef d'Equipe, while Thorsten Zarembowicz will serve as the team coach. The U.S. Team will consist of: Kathrin Dancer (Woodside, Calif.) with Redford, her and Scott Dancer’s 18-year-old Hessen gelding;...

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...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for the BMO Nations Cup during the Spruce Meadows ‘Master’ CSIO5* Tournament, September 6-10, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) Charlie Jacobs (Boston, Mass.) Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d’Equipe for the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team. The USEF International High...

Minden-Kutenhausen, Germany – The best combined driving athletes and their ponies have come to the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies, August 15-20, in hopes of winning a medal. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Matheson and Coach Thorsten Zarembowicz, Miranda Cadwell, Tracey Morgan, and Katie Whaley will compete as individuals for the U.S. The U.S. representatives are seasoned world championship competitors and will draw upon their experience while competing...

Givrins, Switzerland – A talented group of up-and-coming athletes represented the Platinum Performance U.S. Teams at the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championships for Juniors and Young Riders on August 11 and 12. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jeff Petska, the U.S. combinations put forth determined efforts throughout the championships. The Platinum Performance U.S. Junior Team of Sam Flarida, Emma Lane, and Emilia Reutimann earned the team silver medal on Friday, while the...

Hickstead, England – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team clinched the bronze medal after having solid performances at the FEI Nations Cup CDIO3* Hickstead. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover guided the U.S. team of Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Susan Dutta, Chase Hickok, and Charlotte Jorst to deliver quality tests throughout the three days of competition. The U.S. team earned bronze with a score of 421.920, finishing behind gold medal-winning France with a score of 424.811 and silver...

Lexington, Ky . - The best junior hunters from across the country prepare to compete for top honors in the 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the East and West Coasts for the 3’6” and 3’3” Junior Hunter, with the riders separated into 15 & Under and 16-17 sections, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. Riders will compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle, and Handy Hunter. The Under...