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...

Boekelo, Netherlands – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team earned a coveted podium position at the conclusion of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L, earning second place overall on a final team total of 116.1 penalties. Ireland stood atop the podium with a score of 102.6, while Germany finished in third with 131.9 combined penalties. Hallie Coon and Cute Girl finished as the highest-placed U.S. combination, earning the first individual podium for the program in more than ten...

Le Pin au Haras, France – The Defender U.S. Driving Team competed on the sport’s biggest stage last week at the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses held at Haras National du Pin in France. The team finished in 10 th place overall. Taylor Bradish and Katydid Duchess. ©Melanie Guillamot Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.) and Jennifer Matheson’s 2009 Welsh Pony Cross mare, Katydid Duchess (Danyloo x Besame) had an outstanding event, finishing in sixth place...

Allentown, N.J. – Eight new national champions were crowned at the conclusion of combined driving competition hosted at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, N.J., this past weekend, with the Garden State CDE hosting national championship competition for all Preliminary and Training Level divisions. National champion honors were awarded in the VSE, Single Pony, Single Horse, Pony Pairs, and Horse Pairs divisions at both levels. Hilary Mroz-Blythe and Stone Pony Tempest. ©MbDixon...

Tryon, N.C. – Competition kicked off on Thursday at the 2024 Tryon International Combined Driving Event. This year, Tryon is hosting the USEF Driving National Championships for Advanced Combined Ponies. The championship entries begin their competition on Friday, Sept. 19, with the dressage phase. In the Advanced Pair Ponies division, Katie Whaley (Paris, Ky.) is aiming for a third consecutive national championship with her own 2015 Welsh Pony gelding, Timmy, and Gail Riley’s 2012...

Tryon, N.C. – The Tryon International Equestrian Center hosted the 2024 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Ponies last week, welcoming some of the country’s top driving athletes to compete among the full slate of driving classes at the Tryon Fall CDE. Amy Cross and Eulenhof Spencer. ©Shannon Brinkman Photo USEF Combined Driving National Championship – Single Pony Amy Cross (Chestertown, Md.) and Eulenhof Spencer (Arvalon Sion x Carmana’s Summer...

Lier, Belgium – The U.S. Young Rider and Junior Jumping Teams completed their final day of competition at the FEI Nations Cup Youth Jumping Final after both teams earned qualifying spots via two separate qualifiers earlier in the week to contest Sunday’s final event. The U.S. Junior Jumping Team impressed all week with strong performances across each of the qualifying classes, taking the coveted top honors on the final day on a total of zero faults. The U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team...

Versailles, France – The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team continued to make their mark in history at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, securing their second consecutive Paralympic team medal - this time standing atop the podium with a historic team gold. The team combinations comprised of Rebecca Hart and Floratina (Grade III), Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes (Grade II), and Roxanne Trunnell and Fan Tastico H (Grade I) each produced incredibly competitive scores, all at the 77% mark or above,...

Wayne, Ill. – The annual showcase of dressage talent that is the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (FOC) kicks off today, Aug. 19, at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center in Northern Illinois. The event runs for seven days and features the USEF Para Dressage National Championship alongside a full slate of championships with a focus on youth equestrians and young and developing horses. The 16 national championships contested at FOC are: Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National...

Wayne, Ill. – With the final days of the 2024 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions underway, a new crop of national champions has emerged from the exciting competition at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center. Sarah Mason-Beaty with Kanjer and Sabine Schut-Kery with Gorgeous Latino. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Sabine Schut-Kery (Oceanside, Calif.) took Gorgeous Latino (Glock’s Toto Jr. x Blackmanda), a 2016 stallion owned by...