Kronenberg, The Netherlands – The U.S. Jumping Team finished fifth in the Longines EEF Nations Cup Peelbergen CSIO3* which featured 13 international teams. The team finished with a final total of eight faults after two rounds and was led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski. They will next take part in the Longines EEF Nations Cup Roeser CSIO3* in three weeks' time. “I was really pleased with our young 3* team here in Peelbergen. For Kelli, Coco, and Ansgar, this was their...

Dear Members, On April 25, 2024, US Equestrian was notified that the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park (Riding Park) was indefinitely closed to equestrian activities by the Orange County Coastkeeper (Coastkeeper). This closure was due to The Ridland Group’s (TRG) failure to comply with certain requirements and commitments made under a 2018 Consent Decree. Following efforts to verify when the Riding Park would be permitted to resume equestrian operations, US Equestrian had no alternative...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Ireland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Millstreet International Horse Trials in County Cork, Ireland, May 29-June 2. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. The following combinations have been named to the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Jenny Caras (Buckhead, Ga.) and...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the team athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations St. Gallen CSIO5* hosted in St. Gallen, Switzerland, from May 30 – June 2, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson and supported by U.S. Jumping Team Veterinarian Dr. Heather Sherman and U.S. Jumping Team Equine Therapist Janus Marquis along with the grooms and horse owners. The...

Rome, Italy – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team contested their first major European Nations Cup of the 2024 season with a tightly contested fourth-place finish in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Rome CSIO5* held at the iconic Piazza di Siena at Villa Borghese. The team finished with a final total of eight faults over two rounds of competition in a hotly contested bid for the podium determined by the last few riders in round two. “Overall, I think there are a lot of positives to take away...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that it has awarded $80,000 in USEF Opportunity Fund grants to nine USEF Community Outreach Organizations (COO) in the fund’s third year. The 2024 USEF Opportunity Fund grants will support a range of projects, from expanding programming and purchasing safety equipment to infrastructure improvements and business operations support. Grantees are listed below in alphabetical order: City to Saddle – Mesa Farm (Rutland, Mass.)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the host location of the new 2024 USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championship, which will take place at Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials in Leesburg, Va. From Oct. 10-13, 2024. This new national championship will feature two divisions – the first for six-year-old horses competing at the CCI2*-S level, and the second for seven-year-old horses competing at the CCI3*-S level. “For the past three years the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the vaulting athletes who have been named to the short list for the 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors, which will take place July 16-21, 2024, in Bern, Switzerland. The following athletes have been named to the short list and are listed in alphabetical order. 3* Individual Female Tessa Divita Paula Hampshire Caroline Morse Kimberly Palmer Emily Rose 3* Individual Male Jace Brooks Todd Griffiths Daniel Janes 3* Pas De...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the eight athlete-and-horse combinations who have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games later this summer. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List and are listed in alphabetical order: Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Haute Couture , a 2012 Dutch Warmblood...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team at the 2024 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Rome CSIO5* in Rome, Italy, from May 23-26. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson and supported by U.S. Jumping Team Veterinarian Dr. Diego Ulibarri and U.S. Jumping Team Equine Therapist Janus Marquis along with the grooms and horse owners. The following athletes have been named to the...