Traverse City, Mich. — Dressage competition continued on Thursday, July 30, at the 2026 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships (NAYC), presented by USDF, at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich., with the FEI Young Rider Team Test and the FEI U25 Grand Prix 16-25 taking center stage. FEI Young Rider Team Test Region 3 topped the FEI Young Rider Team Test podium, posting a combined score of 198.941 to take the gold medal. Region 9 earned silver with a combined team score...

Traverse City, Mich . — Competition officially began today in the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF at the 2026 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), with the Junior Team Test, Children's Preliminary Test B and U25 Intermediate II kicking off dressage action at Flintfield Horse Park. FEI Junior Team Test Region 2 took top honors in the Junior Team Test, posting a combined score of 201.879 to finish in gold medal position. Region 3 earned silver...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team for the Jumping Nations Cup Dublin CSIO5*, part of the RDS Dublin Horse Show, hosted in Dublin, Ireland, from August 5-9, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson, with horses to be confirmed the week of the event. The following athletes have been selected to represent the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team and are...

US Equestrian has been monitoring the use of two commonly-used therapeutic medications – cetirizine (commonly known by the brand name of the human product Zyrtec), and methocarbamol (commonly known by the brand name Robaxin) -- taking into account member questions and concerns about those substances. Effective immediately, cetirizine will become a permitted substance and may be used in competition. Previously, cetirizine had been treated as a prohibited medication, meaning competitors had...

Millstreet, Ireland – The U.S. Eventing Squad closed out the inaugural FEI Eventing World Championship U25, at Millstreet International in Co. Cork, Ireland, with Olivia Dutton and Jewelent claiming individual bronze and finishing as the highest-placed U.S. combination. The U.S. saw two more combinations finish inside of the top ten, with Molly Duda and Disco Traveler earning fifth overall on a final score of 49.2, placing just ahead of Jack Curtis and Luska Candy Clover, who finished in...

Millstreet, Ireland – Olivia Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Jewelent capped a remarkable final-day charge to claim individual bronze at the inaugural FEI Eventing World Championship U25, at Millstreet International in Co. Cork, Ireland. Dutton and Jewelent, a 2012 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Valent x Roselier), owned by the Jewelent Group and cared for by Emma Tuit, sat in 26th after the dressage phase before climbing into podium contention following an influential cross-country day. The...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce additions to the 2026 USEF High Performance Eventing Programs for both the Elite and Pre-Elite lists. Membership is reviewed twice annually for the Eventing Elite and Pre-Elite Program Lists. For more information about the Pre-Elite and Elite Programs, to view the full program lists, as well as eligibility criteria, please click here . Eventing Elite Program: The following athlete-and-horse combinations have achieved the criteria for...

Traverse City, Mich. – The Amasé U.S. Jumping Team secured a strong podium finish in the $75,000 Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3*, hosted at Traverse City Horse Shows, adding zero faults in the second round to finish the day on their first round score of 16 total faults, placing them second overall. Israel finished the day on four faults total for the win, while Ireland took third on 24 faults after two rounds of competition which featured six international teams. “I...

As search technology evolves, it’s easier than ever to just type a question into your browser bar and get an answer from AI. US Equestrian wants you to use that tool with caution if your question pertains to a specific element of our rules. Our sport department and Equine Drugs and Medications office have encountered situations in the past few weeks of members receiving Google AI summaries that contain inaccurate information about drug policies or equipment rules. In one case, a member...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Amasé U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3* hosted at Traverse City Horse Shows from July 22-26, 2026. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating, with horses to be confirmed the week of the event. The following athletes have been selected to represent the Amasé U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in...