Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce its continued partnership with SmartPak. SmartPak has been a longtime partner and sponsor of US Equestrian and will continue as the title sponsor of the SmartPak USEF/Horse of the Year program for 2022. Additionally, all US Equestrian members receive a 5% discount on SmartPak orders through the MemberPerks program. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with US Equestrian as the official title sponsor of the Horse of...

Ocala, Fla . – The Florida Spring Fling Combined Driving Event (CDE) played host to the 2020 USEF Preliminary Combined Driving National Championships and the exciting competition that unfolded at the Florida Horse Park. Four preliminary divisions had athletes take home their national championship titles. USEF Preliminary Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Raymond Helmuth and Kendro (Picsofyou.com) Raymond Helmuth (Cambridge, Iowa) and Kendro earned the USEF Preliminary...

Tessa Downey and Hallelujah (Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - On Sunday, the Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final closed out a week of competition at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm (Pony Finals). With 184 riders vying for top honors in front of judges Jeffrey Ayers and William Ellis, Tessa Downey, trained by Peter Pletcher, claimed gold in the most coveted award of the championship. Tessa Downey and Hallelujah (Photo by Shawn McMillen...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) has named eight show jumping athletes to the Short List for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team. Athletes named to the Short List will compete at two of the following NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team observation events: FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Poland, June 14 – 17; The Netherlands, June 21 – 24; CSIO5* Aachen, Germany, July 17 – 22; and Ireland,...

Meet the Beast.... The Beast is a very bad beastie as it has “done a leg” and gone on sit down strike a) right in front of our container and b) on the main horse walk in to the stables. To be more accurate, the Beast can easily be repaired if a) the AWOL driver could be found and b) the driver was given accreditation so he / she / it could access the venue and remove the Beast. I just hope that we are not contributing to the day rate for the Beast to be away from his / her Cave of...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that two athletes that will represent the U.S. at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final, March 23-27, 2016, in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Gothenburg Horse Show. The following combinations qualified during World Cup Qualifying Events in the North American League held throughout the 2015-2016 season (listed in ranked order): Guenter Seidel (Cardiff, Calif.) and James and Charlotte Mashburn’s...

Harrisbrug, Pa . – The Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final was center stage at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show today as a field of 287 competitors looked to earn the prestigious national championship title. Kelli Cruciotti rose to the occasion to win the Adrian Van Sinderen Memorial Trophy as the 2015 National Champion. Taking reserve champion honors was Hunter Holloway; McKayla Langmeier finished in third. Kelli Cruciotti (Al Cook) Following a preliminary round that featured natural...

Scott Hassler at a Markel/USEF Young Horse Training Session (USEF Archive) Lexington, Ky. - Scott Hassler who has served as the USEF Young Horse Dressage Coach since 2006 has announced he will be stepping down from the position on May 1, 2015 in order to spend more time with his family and focus on his competitive career. "It has truly been an honor to serve in this capacity, as I have so much passion and belief in the value of this program and its long-term impact on our sport. We have...

South Carolina riders Johnna Letchworth, Katherine Schmidt, and Kimberly McCormack won MVP honors and helped lead the Gamecocks into the first ever SEC Championship final. They will meet Auburn at 3pm ET Saturday. (Cory Burkarth) Auburn, AL - The host team will get a chance to win the first ever SEC Championship Saturday against a dangerous South Carolina team that's up and down season makes them upredicatble, but always formidable. The Gamecock's skill was on display Friday as they...

No.2 Auburn University vs. No.6 Texas A&M University, No.6 Baylor University, and No.9 Texas Christian University The second ranked Auburn Tigers, who last week defeated No.1 Georgia, head to Texas to close out their season with a three match road trip against nationally ranked teams. They begin Friday with the Texas A&M Aggies, a team they beat 11-9 in October, at home. That score would suggest that this should be a close one, but the Aggies are in the midst of a pretty bad streak....