US Equestrian President Murray Kessler addresses attendees at General Session (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Since the implementation of the Strategic Plan three years ago, US Equestrian 2019 Annual Meeting participants, members, and staff attended Thursday morning’s General Session to hear about US Equestrian’s progress, challenges, and success of 2018. US Equestrian President Murray Kessler reminded the audience of that U.S. Equestrian’s mission statement, “to...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup CSIO5* Aachen on Thursday, July 19, 2018. The competition is part of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, running July 13-22. This event serves as a designated observation event for determining the 2018 NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place Sept. 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. A list of the designated...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced that the following athletes will participate in the Junior and Children’s team competitions at CSIJCh Ocala, Saturday, February 17, in Ocala, Fla. The Junior and Children’s team competitions will run in conjunction with the Longines FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Ocala during the Ocala Winter Festival, Tuesday, February 13-18, at HITS Post Time Farm. Photo by Sportfot The following athlete/horse combinations will represent the U.S....

One year after launching an ambitious strategic plan—including rebranding the United States Equestrian Federation as US Equestrian—President Murray Kessler took the stage at Thursday’s live-streamed General Session to update members. Kessler set the theme of “Bringing Joy, Embracing Change” right from the start, showing how US Equestrian is rising to the challenges of its vision, to bring the joy of horse sports to as many people as possible. US Equestrian...

Katy, Texas – The 2017 International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) National Championship Horse Show returns to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center, October 10 through 15, and is dedicated to Malen Dell. Judges Leslie Connor, Joan Harms, and Richard Petty will be joined by dressage judge Peggy Klump and international guest judges Rafael Ortíz Alcalá-Zamora (Spain) and João Ralão Duarte (Portugal) to evaluate the country’s best...

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,...

Lexington, Ky. - The future stars of U.S. show jumping will be tested when they meet for the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals. The Finals will take place on both coasts with the West edition taking place September 21- 23 at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Two weeks later, the East edition will be held October 6-8 at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Peyton Warren, 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF...

Lexington, Ky. – The USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund put out a call to the equestrian community on Monday to donate towards hurricane aid and relief for horses in the Houston, Tx., area and the response has been remarkable. Since that call to action, the fund has generated over $150,000 in donations thanks to the giving of concerned equestrians. One hundred percent of these donations will be given to the Houston SPCA, Texas A&M University, the Texas Equine Veterinary Association...

When the FEI World Cup™ Finals comes to Nebraska’s CenturyLink Center Omaha from March 29 to April 2, US Equestrian will be at the heart of the action. Whether you’re a dressage fan taking in every minute of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final or the big obstacles of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Show Jumping Final are more your bag, you’ll find that World Cup weekend has lots to offer outside the ring, too, starting with the US Equestrian booth. Hit the US...

Calgary, Alta. – The United States’ McLain Ward and HH Azur went head-to-head against Great Britain’s Scott Brash and Ursula XII in a nail-biting jump-off at the CP International Grand Prix presented by Rolex on Sunday. Because the defending champions went triple-clear, Ward and HH Azur needed to complete the jump-off under 41.19 seconds. Unfortunately, they had a rail at fence two, a Rolex vertical, to end on four faults for second place. Italy’s Lorenzo De Luca and...