Lexington, Ky. – Youth saddle seat equitation riders are encouraged to submit their applications for the 2023 $10,000 Stephens College USEF Saddle Seat Medal Scholarship . This scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors who will compete in the 2023 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show, or who have competed in and placed in the top four of a USEF Saddle Seat Medal qualifying class during the 2023 competition season. The...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Youth athletes will vie for top honors in the 2023 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West this week during the Blenheim International Jumping Festival at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. The athletes will compete in four phases over three days of competition demonstrating their skills on the flat and over fences to determine the winner of the Finals. Ella Dyson, winner of the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to acknowledge the 2023 Jacqueline B. Mars National Competition and Training Grant recipients. The national grants are awarded by the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation through the generosity of USET Foundation Honorary Trustee Jacqueline B. Mars, with the aim of supporting preparation and attendance at a competition that is more than 1,500 miles from the athlete’s home base. In 2023, grants were awarded to James Alliston with Nemesis...

Oirschot, Netherlands – Five U.S. athletes and their ponies made the journey to the FEI Driving World Championship for Combined Ponies, which took place Aug. 30-Sept. 3 at Steenhof Stables in the Netherlands. The championship featured single, pair, and four-in-hand ponies with teams and individuals from nine countries competing for world champion titles. Katie Whaley. ©Krisztina Horváth/Hoefnet The U.S. contingent included singles drivers Amy Cross and Hilary Mroz-Blythe, pair...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team for the BMO Nations Cup at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ from September 6-10, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Brian Cournane (Wellington, Fla.) Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.) Mimi Gochman (Palm Beach, Fla.)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Driving Team at the 2023 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses. The championship will take place Sept. 27-Oct. 1 at Le Pin-au-Haras, France. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Jeff Legg and US Equestrian Director of Driving Anna Brooks Thomas. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Jacob Arnold (Stamping Ground, Ky.) with Kenji V, Kenzo,...

Lexington, KY - US Equestrian and the Arabian Horse Association (AHA), American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), and American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association (ASHBA) are pleased to announce refinements to the licensing requirements for USEF Lite competitions. Leaders from these organizations initially met together during the 2023 USEF Annual Meeting in January to address challenges with the USEF Lite competition structure and began their work to develop solutions that will enhance...

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian has announced the combinations selected for the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors will now compete as individuals on September 2 in Castelsagrat, France, due to a combination withdrawal. The U.S. will be led by Chef d’Equipe Lisanne Dorion with support from Dr. Olivia Rudolphi as veterinarian. Fine Cut Gold, a 2011 Arabian mare owned by Valerie Kanavy and Wendy MacCoubrey, and ridden by Alex Shampoe (Colorado Springs, Colo.), has...

Lexington, Ky. – Selection procedures for the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses and for Four-in-Hand Horses are available on the driving section of USEF.org . The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses is scheduled for September-October, 2024, in Le Pin au Haras, France. Exact dates of the Championship are to be determined. The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses is scheduled for September 4-8, 2024, in Szilvasvarad, Hungary. The...

Falsterbo, Sweden – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team delivered an impressive third-place finish in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Sweden CSIO5* at the Falsterbo Horse Show on Friday afternoon in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team jumped to a final total of eight faults over two rounds, finishing just a single rail behind first-place Switzerland’s four faults. Great Britain took second place on eight faults but finished ahead of...