Lexington, Ky. –US Equestrian is proud to recognize Tessa Divita as the 2018 Vaulter of the Year. Divita, who competed for the U.S. at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 as an individual, stood out among the applicant pool based on her 2018 competition scores, personal essay, and letters of recommendation. "I am very honored to be the recipient of this award. I remember being a little kid and watching my American vaulting heroes like my sister, Ali Divita, and...

Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – The Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill., has been named as the host location for the 2019 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, August 20-25, 2019. The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will once again host all 14 USEF Dressage National Championships, including the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships and the USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championships presented...

Lexington, Va. – Competitors have arrived at the Virginia Horse Center for the Virginia Horse Trials, home to the USEF CCI1* and USEF CCI1*-JR/YR National Championships this weekend. The championships, at their new home at the Virginia CCI/CIC Horse Trials, will feature 62 horses in the CCI1* and CCI1*-JR/YR divisions. These horses were presented for the first horse inspection on Thursday. Boyd Martin (Photo by Brant Gamma Photos) Forty-two horses competing in the USEF CCI1* Eventing...

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...

Mill Spring, N.C. – In an important step towards being named to the U.S. Reining Squad for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, U.S. reining athletes contested the WEG Reining Test Event and USEF Selection Trial this week at the Tryon International Equestrian Center on Thursday, May 10 and Saturday, May 12. Jordan Larson and Arc Gunnabeabigstar (Photo by: Waltenberry) With scores compiled from both evening’s rounds, it was Jordan Larson and Dan Huss leading the...

Rendering of the new US Equestrian headquarters (Courtesy of integrity/Architecture) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 11, ushering in the construction of its new 35,000 square-foot office building at the Kentucky Horse Park. The new, two-story headquarters will replace the office space US Equestrian currently leases at the Kentucky Horse Park from the USA Equestrian Trust, Inc., with the lease expiring at the end of 2019. At the ceremony,...

Becky Pearman Photography Mill Spring, N.C. – Last weekend, the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), host of the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, welcomed top endurance riders from around the world as they hosted the WEG Test Event CEI2*, TIEC’s first-ever endurance ride. Nearly 75 horse-and-rider combinations contested the 120 kilometer distance, with 24 combinations completing the race. Of the combinations that completed, four were Americans, including Heather...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been invited to compete in the Endurance Test Event for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The WEG Endurance Test Event takes place Thursday, April 26 through Saturday, April 28 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center and provides athletes and WEG team selectors an opportunity to learn more about the endurance course terrain in preparation for endurance competition at the...

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,...

Wayne, Ill. – Some of the finest evolving dressage horses received high praise during the first day of the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships on Thursday. Alice Tarjan claimed both first and second place in the USEF Four-Year-Old Horse Test with Serenade MF and Fairouz, respectively. Alyssa Doverspike and Darius 555 have a slight edge in the five-year-old division, winning the FEI Five-Year-Old Horse Preliminary Test. Carly Taylor-Smith and...