Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the provisional approval of eight new USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COEs), pending fulfillment of required background checks and U.S. Center for SafeSport Trainings. The USEF COE program, founded in 2015, is designed to grow the sport of para dressage throughout the United States, playing a critical role in pipeline development, from grassroots through the elite level of athlete and coach education and support. By providing...

Lexington, Ky. - USEF continues to work closely with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), competition organizers, and participants to manage the EHV-1 situation in CA and provide updates to our membership. The information provided below is based on information available to USEF at the time of distribution. USEF learned last night about three (3) new horses confirmed positive for EHV-1 with no neurologic signs. One horse is at DIHP in isolation. The other two horses are off...

Lexington, Ky. – As announced in the January 21 press release , the US Equestrian Board recently approved a resolution to conduct a contemporaneous review of all Hunter, Jumper, and Hunter/Jumper Licensed Competitions in California for the 2023 competition year in an effort to mitigate current complications and address challenges facing competition organizers. The process will involve restructuring the competition calendar beginning in 2023 in order to create a more balanced, equitable,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the members of its newly populated Eventing Elite Program Task Force. These respected members of the Eventing community have proven expertise in sport on a global level within their respective roles and represent a diverse constituency of athletes, owners, coaches, licensed officials, governance leadership, and team support personnel. The task force members were appointed by the USEF President and the USEF...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain from October 28-31, 2021, and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3* in Vilamoura, Portugal, from November 17-21, 2021. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski at both competitions. The aim with these teams is to offer a competitive team experience for athlete/horse...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce plans for the 2021 North American Endurance Championships (NAEC) and USEF Endurance National Championships. Both events will take place at the Broxton Bridge CEI in Ehrhardt, S.C., November 10-14. Athletes in the USEF Endurance National Championships will compete for four titles: 2021 USEF Young Rider CEIYJ1* Endurance National Championship 2021 USEF Young Rider CEIYJ2* Endurance National Championship 2021 USEF Senior CEI1* Endurance...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) unequivocally supports the decision of the FEI Tribunal to suspend athlete Andrew Kocher for 10 years and disqualify his results from eight events between June 2018 and November 2019 for the use of electric spurs. Mr. Kocher has also been fined CHF 10,000 and ordered to pay costs of CHF 7,500. USEF will reciprocate the suspension which began provisionally October 28, 2020 pending the FEI Tribunal hearing. “The U.S. Jumping Team does not...

Lexington, Ky. – American Regent Animal Health, manufacturer of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), will continue its longtime support of US Equestrian through the 2021 competition season. Adequan continues as the Official Joint Therapy of US Equestrian and remains the title sponsor of the USEF Para Dressage National Championship and the U.S. Para Dressage Team. The Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team is currently the top team on the FEI Para Dressage World Team Ranking List....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the positions of Secretary/Treasurer and Independent Director through October 23, 2020. Nominations may be submitted online by USEF Life and Senior Active members. In order to be eligible for nomination to the position of Secretary/Treasurer, the individual must have served on the Board of Directors within the last six years. Any USEF Senior active member is eligible to be nominated as an...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the horse-and-athlete combinations who will compete at the 2020 FEI Driving World Championship for Singles, which is set to take place in Pau, France from October 21-26, 2020. The combinations selected to the U.S. Driving Team for the 2020 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles are as follows (in alphabetical order): Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.) and Katydid Duchess, an 11-year-old Welsh Pony Cross mare owned by Jennifer Matheson Jennifer...