When fellow equestrians and Paso Fino enthusiasts first suggested that Heidi Young consider riding with a drill team, Young demurred. “I had bought myself a very good-looking Paso Fino, and they said, ‘You should try this, because it’s fun, and your horse would look great,’” recalled Young, a Connecticut native and US Equestrian member who now resides in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. “I said, ‘Oh, no, I don’t do that kind of thing. I don’t like...

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Closing out nearly a week of competition and international camaraderie, Mattie Hatcher, representing the United States, earned fourth place after two rounds and a jump-off in Individual Jumping at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Mattie Hatcher and Santa Rosa Valery (Photo credit: FEI/Liz Gregg Paired with the borrowed mare, Santa Rosa Valery, and coached by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Hatcher (Little Rock, Ark.) sat on zero...

Mill Spring, N.C. - U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team presented by Deloitte para-athlete Kate Shoemaker has earned the bronze medal in the FEI Grade IV Freestyle Test at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Saturday. She and Solitaer 40, the 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion she owns with Craig and Deena Shoemaker, earned a score of 73.230%. More news and photos to follow. The USEF International High Performance Programs are generously supported by the USET Foundation, USOC, and...

Ward and Clinta (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Mill Spring, N.C. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team continued its second day of competition on Thursday, September 20, at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The team improved their standing to the silver-medal position with 12.59 penalties going into Friday’s final competition. With the aim of a Tokyo 2020 Olympic team qualification, the U.S. team of Devin Ryan, Adrienne Sternlicht, Laura Kraut, and McLain Ward, led by...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2018 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals will showcase some of the top young athletes in the U.S. The Finals will be held on both coasts, with the West edition taking place September 20-22 at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Two weeks later, the East edition will be held October 5-7 at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Halie Robinson, 2017 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping...

Aachen, Germany - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will contest their third Nations Cup of 2018, the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ CICO3* Aachen at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen. Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander will lead Will Coleman riding OBOS O'Reilly, Buck Davidson riding Carlevo, Lauren Kieffer riding Landmark's Monte Carlo, and Kim Severson riding Cooley Cross Border in the competition from July 19-21. Meet the Team Will Coleman (Charlottesville, Va.) and OBOS...

Lexington, Ky. - As the last qualifying competition in the North and Central America and Caribbean division, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada can secure a spot for the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team in October’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final. The competition wraps up a week of competition at the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, which also includes both a Juniors and Children’s Nations Cup competition on Saturday, June 2. After tying for third in the...

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets U.S. Show Jumping Team is set to compete in tomorrow’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* Rome. U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor Robert Ridland will lead the team of Laura Kraut and Confu, Beezie Madden and Coach, Spencer Smith and Theodore Manciais, and McLain Ward and HH Azur as they vie for a strong finish in the famous Piazza di Siena. The U.S. team will compete fourth in the order. Note: Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and...

If you’ve ever thought that the navigator role in combined driving looked like a fun challenge, now is your chance to learn more about it! US Equestrian is hosting a beginner-friendly US Equestrian Combined Driving Navigator Course on Saturday, June 16, from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Avondale, Pa., property owned by international combined driving athlete Lisa Stroud, whose competition record includes multiple USEF National Combined Driving Pony Championships Team Championships and a team...

Lexington, Ky. – Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland will lead a young but determined NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Team when they compete in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico on Sunday. At this second qualifying competition in the North and Central America and Caribbean division for September’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, the team of Jennifer Gates, Alex Granato, Kelly Soleau-Millar, and Ali Wolff will be in hot pursuit of podium points to remain in contention....