Thermal, Calif. – After a thrilling third round and final ride off, Nicole McMillion secured the champion title at the 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West . Nicole McMillion and Change Up PS. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian McMillion (Huntington Beach, Calif.), who trains with Jim Hagman, partnered with Change Up PS, a 2016 Oldenburg stallion owned by Summerhouse Farm, LLC, for the finals. With this win, Change Up PS, known as...

Thermal, Calif. – Rising stars of the jumping world will compete in California this week for the 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West . This prestigious event is hosted this year at Desert International Horse Park in the venue’s Grand Prix Stadium. Talent Search Finals consists of three phases for all competitors: flatwork, a gymnastic phase, and a jumper course. The top four athletes will be brought back for a final ride-off phase. In a new...

Registration is now open for the 2026 US Equestrian Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Omni Hotel in Louisville, Ky., from Jan. 15-18, 2026. US Equestrian will once again host a series of educational presentations and workshops in a three-day interactive format with the goal of providing hands-on, immediately actionable information to members, affiliates, officials, and competition managers. For those unable to attend the annual meeting in person, full coverage of the sessions will be...

Mill Spring, N.C. – The U.S. Para Dressage Team capped off another successful competition, earning a win and important experience at the FEI level. The team comprised a range of experience levels in both the athletes and horses, providing an excellent opportunity for the U.S. Para Dressage program to build on its strengths and bolster the pipeline heading into a world championship year. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen...

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East concluded on Sunday at Hamilton Farms, home of the USET Foundation Headquarters, crowning Eleanor Rudnicki (Conroe, Texas) and Qwantreau champions after completion of the Phases III and IV. ©Isabelle Whiteside/US Equestrian The final day of competition aimed to test each combination’s ability to navigate a jumper-style course while demonstrating the fundamental precision and technique...

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Executive Committee has amended selection procedures for the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors. Please see the information below for the application information and the amendments made to the selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors to be held in Aachen, Germany from August 13-16, 2026. ©Shannon Brinkman To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures, please click here ....

Gladstone, N.J. - 37 of the nation’s top young equestrians are set to compete this weekend at the prestigious 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East, held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. from October 3-5. This year’s format will follow a condensed two-day competition schedule, with flatwork and gymnastics hosted on Saturday, and the final jumping phases on Sunday. Taylor Cawley and Oki D'Eclipse, 2024 Platinum...

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals East began today with strong performances through Phase I and II of competition. A total of 37 combinations contested Phases I and II, hosted at the historic Hamilton Farms, home of the USET Foundation. After a competitive first day, Eleanor Rudnicki (Conroe, Texas) and Qwantreau head into tomorrow’s final at the top of the leaderboard after earning a combined score of 239 at the conclusion of both phases....

Leesburg, Va. - The 2025 USEF Eventing National Championship League and the USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championships concluded this weekend at Morven Park International Equestrian Center, marking the finish of a competitive season which brought together top athletes and horses from across the country to contest for national championship honors. The National Championship League is a result of the decision to move away from single-event national championship for each of the levels has...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Junior weekend at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show concluded on Sunday with one of the most anticipated events of the year - the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final. A total of 157 athlete-and-horse combinations took to the Harrisburg Coliseum to contest the national championship, showcasing the highest level of equitation over a technical 3’6” course designed by Alan Lohman. ©Isabelle Whiteside/US Equestrian After two challenging rounds and a...