Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. Jumping Team finished celebrating atop the podium at the first team event in the U.S. this season, completing the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* on a team total of five faults for the win. The Irish took second on a two-round total of 12 faults, followed by the Belgium in third on 17. The team earned the program’s tenth victory in the Wellington edition of the Nations Cup for the U.S. and was led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce 11 new organizations are becoming a part of the USEF Community Outreach Program . These organizations are now recognized as USEF Community Outreach Organizations and join a network of 29 organizations dedicated to equine-assisted services, therapy, and learning who are united by their standards and mission to offer these services on a free or sliding scale. Since the program’s inception in 2021, the program has helped thousands...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Ocala CSIO5*-LLN in Ocala, Fla., hosted at the World Equestrian Center from March 19-23, 2025. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson . The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CPEDI3*. The CPEDI3* will take place March 6-9, 2025, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Week 9. The following combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes , a 2013 Hanoverian gelding owned by Dressage Family LLC and Hof Kasselmann. Hannah Kingsley (Wellington, Fla.) and Sir Chipoli , a...

Lexington, Ky. - Young dressage athletes participated in the annual USEF Dressage Training Series. The youth restricted segment of the series consisted of two sessions held on the East and West coast. The USEF Dressage Training Series – East Coast was hosted from January 2-5 at the Equestrian Village, home of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The West Coast session was held February 20-23 at the HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, Calif. ©Avery Wallace/US...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Wellington International in Wellington, Fla., from February 25-March 2, 2025. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes will represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Carly Anthony (Wellington, Fla.) Natalie Dean (Wellington, Fla....

Erin Nichols and Elian Royale competing in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO3* (© Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. - The individual competition of the 2025 FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* continued Saturday at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., marking the final class of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3*. Two U.S. combinations competed in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO3* with Erin Nichols and Elian...

Wellington, Fla. - Individual competition in the 2025 FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* began on Friday evening with the highlight “Friday Night Stars” competition hosted at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team was represented in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3* by two of the team combinations in Devon Kane with Vamos and Jennifer Williams and Joppe K. Their teammates, Erin Nichols and...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce a new partnership with US Performance Academy (USPA) for the 2025 calendar year as the Official Online School Partner of US Equestrian. USPA is a fully accredited online middle and high school curriculum designed for actively competing equestrian athletes. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian USPA empowers athletes across sports to balance their education with their athletic goals, offering an online curriculum and flexible scheduling that...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Jumping Team faced a challenging start in the first round of the 2025 Longines League of Nations Abu Dhabi CSIO5*, finishing in tenth after the first team rotation on 16 faults and missing qualification for the second round. With the top eight teams advancing from the first round, the U.S., Netherlands, and Sweden were ultimately below the cutoff. Ireland took the win on zero faults, with the home nation, United Arab Emirates, earning second...