Lexington, Ky. - Pending approval from the US Equestrian (USEF) Board of Directors, the following host venues have been named for the 2019 driving national championships: Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse & Advanced Pair Horse - Live Oak International CAI2* in Ocala, Fla. - March 6-10, 2019 Advanced Pony (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours) - Southern Pines CAI2* in Raeford, N.C. - April 11-14, 2019 All Intermediate Classes (Single pony, Pair pony, Pony Fours, Single Horse, Pair Horse, Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) has announced the recipients of the 2018 Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant and USET Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars National Developing Rider Grants, kindly given through the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, for the end of the 2018 competition season. The following athletes have received funding for The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI3* in Elkton, Md., from October 18-21, 2018: Sydney Conley Elliott...

Lexington, Ky. – The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced that Laura Graves and Verdades are the new world number one ranked dressage combination based on the revised FEI Dressage World Ranking list released on Monday, October 1. Graves and Verdades, members of the silver medal-winning The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, seized the top spot from Germany’s Isabel Werth and Weihegold OLD...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to confirm the definite entries for the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the following athlete-and-horse combinations will represent the U.S. in the jumping arena in Tryon: Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) with Zeremonie, Old Willow Farms LLC’s 11-year-old Holsteiner mare Devin Ryan (Long Valley, N.J.) with Eddie Blue, LL Show Jumpers LLC’s...

Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. Team ended their FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Finals experience on a high-note, winning the Young Rider ‘Challenge Cup’ on Saturday at SenTower Park. The team of Samantha Cohen, Daisy Farish, Madison Goetzmann, Mckayla Langmeier, and led by Anne Kursinski, produced four perfect rounds to guarantee the gold medal. France won the silver medal and The Netherlands earned bronze. The U.S. Youth Nations Cup Team (Photo courtesy of Jodie Bailey)...

Lexington, Ky. – Reining athletes from across the country arrived for the 2018 USEF Reining National Championships at the Tulsa Reining Classic. The $15,000 Added USEF Youth Reining National Championship and the Adequan® $10,000 Added USEF Open Reining National Championship presented by Markel Insurance will take place at 6:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, August 31, at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. The youth competitors, participating in either the 13 & Under, 14-18, or 19-21 divisions, will...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the U.S. team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final, September 6-9, 2018, at SenTower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium. The U.S. earned a spot in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final as a result of being one of the top two teams in the team competition at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) in August. Anne Kursinski will serve as chef d’equipe. The following...

Lexington , Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations as the definite entries for the 2018 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, August 28 – September 2, in Kronenberg, The Netherlands. Heather Briggs will serve as Chef d’Equipe. The following combinations will make up the U.S. team: Jacob Arnold (Snow Camp, N.C.), driving Uminco, Leslie Berndl’s 17-year-old Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding Donna Crookston (Saltsburg, Pa.), driving Viktor, her 10-year-old...

Goshen, Ky. – The Kentucky Classic CDE hosted a head-to-head competition for the USEF Advanced Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship title. Paul Maye finished the weekend with top honors, earning his first pair horse title. Paul Maye (Picsofyou.com) Maye (Fairfield, Va.) is a two-time USEF Advanced Single Pony National Champion who had been competing a four-in-hand KWPN and Irish Cob team of horses in 2018 prior to this event. He impressed the judges with the quality movements...

Goshen, Ky. – Two drivers will go head-to-head for the USEF Advanced Pair Horse Combined Driving National Championship at the Kentucky Classic CDE from August 3-5. Defending champion Steve Wilson, who has won the title the past three years, will compete with Paul Maye, a two-time USEF Advanced Single Pony National Champion who aims to add a new title to his resume. Defending champion Steve Wilson (Picsofyou.com) Wilson (Louisville, Ky.) and his mixed KWPN and Lipizzaner pair have had top...