Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Kilcarna French Fancy “Arnie”, the 2008 Irish Sport Horse gelding from Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs , is the 2024 USEF Heart Horse Award winner. Arnie was selected as the winner following voting by the USEF membership and will be honored during the USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner at the USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 23, 2024. At seventeen hands high, Arnie is hard to miss when visiting Great Oak. He...

Lexington, Ky. – Registration is now open for the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky., from Jan. 23-25, 2025. Following positive feedback from the last two Annual Meetings, US Equestrian will once again host a series of educational workshops in a two-day interactive format. The theme of the 2025 Annual Meeting, “It’s All About the Horse” , celebrates the horse as the foundation of equestrian sport and...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2024 Heart Horse Award will be presented during the 2025 USEF Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, January 23 in Lexington, Ky., as a part of the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting . The Heart Horse Award finalists were selected from applications submitted by organizations in our Community Outreach Program. These horses work daily to help their communities. From helping an inner-city child through their first ride, to being a calming influence for those who need it most, these...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is now accepting applications for the Endurance Competition Grant and U.S. FEI Endurance Officials Grant. These grants are intended to support FEI Endurance competitions in the U.S. to maintain a healthy calendar of competitions, as well as to support U.S. FEI endurance officials and maintain a healthy number of officials that are licensed in the U.S. Applications for both grants are due by February 1, 2025. Competition Grant : Application deadline is...

Kansas City, Mo. – Grace Biron ended her junior equitation career on the highest of high notes. After winning the UPHA Senior National Challenge Cup Championship on Thursday at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show, Biron returned to the ring on Saturday to take the championship in the 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final . Grace Biron, CH-EQ The Mystery Continues, and Cater Stables family. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Biron (East Aurora, N.Y.) teamed up with CH-EQ...

Kansas City, Mo. – With expertly executed rail and pattern work, Maggie Keith (Louisville, Ky.) secured the 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal champion title on Friday at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show. Keith rode her longtime partner, CH CH-EQ Reedann’s Heir to Glory (Supreme Heir x Glori-Phi), a 2004 American Saddlebred gelding owned by Rozes Equine LLC, to the top of the podium. Maggie Keith and Reedann's Heir to Glory. ©Leslie Potter/US...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series will take place January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This year’s instructors for the mounted sessions are Anne Kursinski, Beezie...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian awards five recipients the 2024 USEF Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship . Each year, high school seniors are awarded this scholarship to allow them to pursue equestrian sports during their years of higher education. Meet the 2024 USEF Higher Education Scholarship Winners Emily Arriaga. ©Liz Crawley Photo Emily Arriaga (Bahama, N.C.) is a freshman at the Savannah College of Art and Design where she will pursue a degree in Equestrian Studies and continue...

Harrisburg, Pa. – Top junior equestrians were in the spotlight on the final day of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Sunday as the 2024 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – East took place in the Keystone Arena. A total of 46 combinations competed in the final, which takes place over three phases in a single day. Lauren Gee and Curb Service. ©Andrew Ryback Photography The USEF/NCEA Medal Finals are a test of well-rounded equestrian skills as athletes compete over a...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is excited to introduce new height categories to the 2025 USEF Pony Jumper National Championships , providing more opportunities for pony jumping athletes to compete against their peers over multiple days of jumping competition. The USEF Pony Jumper National Championships will now feature the following height categories: 2024 USEF Pony Jumper National Championship Podium. ©US Equestrian Small Pony Category: Small ponies are not to exceed 12.2 hands. No junior...