Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Athlete Lettering Program is getting a new look! US Equestrian is excited to unveil a new name and an updated look for its popular student athlete recognition program. The newly renamed US Equestrian Interscholastic Athlete Program will continue to provide recognition to athletes who participate in equestrian sports through their middle and high school careers. This will be the first of several exciting announcements of our revamping process with the new...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has approved additional modifications to USEF rules in accordance with a resolution approved by the Board of Directors to address issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. These latest modifications extend the validity of all temporary horse and pony measurement cards issued in 2019 through the end of the 2020 competition year. A summary of these most recent modifications is listed below, and the full content of each rule modification...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Dover Saddlery’s continued sponsorship of the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final. The 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final will be held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show from October 8-17, 2020. ©Al Cook www.alcookphoto.com As part of this continuing partnership, all US Equestrian members receive a 10% discount on Dover Saddlery purchases through the MemberPerks program (certain exclusions apply). In addition,...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced updates to the Elite, Pre-Elite and Development Training Lists of U.S. Performance Director Erik Duvander’s U.S. Eventing Pathway Program. Full details on the Pathway Program, including selection criteria for the training lists, are available on the USEF website . “With just over eight months until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it is exciting to have many combinations that could up their game in the spring and show readiness to compete...

Lexington, Ky. – Excitement is building as the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stripes Team prepares for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event in New Orleans, La. Hosted at Cascade Stables from July 1-5, the competition will see the U.S. face off against teams from South Africa in pursuit of four gold medals in three- and five-gaited saddle seat equitation. Judges Dejané Poil (South Africa), Michael Craghead (Fresno, Calif.), and Lisa Hillmer (Kearney, Mo.) will officiate....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to U.S. Jumping Development Team from May 30-June 2 in Lisbon, Portugal. Anne Kursinski will serve as chef d’equipe for the U.S. team. The following athletes are representing the U.S. Jumping Development Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Lisbon CSIO3* (in alphabetical order): Taylor Alexander (Castle Rock, Colo.) Noel Fauntleroy (Manakin Sabot, Va.) Zazou Hoffman (Santa Monica, Calif.) Connor Husain (The Plains,...

Las Vegas, Nevada – April 15, 2019 — The countdown to the 2020 FEI World Cup™ Finals in Las Vegas has begun! The world’s best jumping and dressage athletes will return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2020, to vie for the prestigious titles of Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ and FEI Dressage World Cup™ Champions. Starting April 15, 2019, e xclusive All-Session ticket offers have become available, so get ready to order your tickets...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations representing the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final at CSIO5* Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, October 5-7. Robert Ridland will serve as the Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. team. The following combinations will represent the U.S. (in alphabetical order): Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.) Alex Granato (Wellington, Fla.) Andrew Kocher (Ocala, Fla.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show on Friday, August 10, 2018. 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 September 11-23 in Mill Spring, N.C. A list of the designated observation events can be found here . The following athletes...

Kalispell, Mont . – Talented young athletes have converged at The Event at Rebecca Farm for the Adequan FEI North American Youth Championships Presented by Gotham North (NAYC). A total of 25 CCIJ1* and 19 CICOY2* competitors from the U.S. and Canada will vie for top honors in the USEA North American Youth Eventing Championships presented by Montana Equestrian Events from July 18-22. First horse inspection photos (Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) On Wednesday, teams and their supporters enjoyed...