Mill Spring, N.C. - U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team presented by Deloitte para-athlete Rebecca Hart has earned the silver medal in the FEI Grade III Freestyle at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018 on Saturday. She and El Corona Texel, Rowan O’Reilly’s nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, earned a score of 73.240%. This is the fourth medal for U.S. para-equestrian dressage at the WEG. Rixt van der Horst of the Netherlands won the gold medal and Dr. Angelika Trabert...

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...

Mill Spring, N.C. - Adrienne Sternlicht competed in hunters and jumpers as a child but became seriously focused on a competitive riding career during her college years at Brown University. Her passion and talent for jumping have taken her to the top echelon of equestrian sport, but she’s also an athlete outside the riding arena and has competed in several other sports, including skiing and squash. Sternlicht graduated from Brown in 2016 with a degree in public policy. The same year, she...

Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. Team ended their FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Finals experience on a high-note, winning the Young Rider ‘Challenge Cup’ on Saturday at SenTower Park. The team of Samantha Cohen, Daisy Farish, Madison Goetzmann, Mckayla Langmeier, and led by Anne Kursinski, produced four perfect rounds to guarantee the gold medal. France won the silver medal and The Netherlands earned bronze. The U.S. Youth Nations Cup Team (Photo courtesy of Jodie Bailey)...

Lexington, Ky. – The U.S. contingent arrives at the FEI World Driving and Para-Driving Championships for Singles with a strong, seasoned group prepared for high-caliber international competition. Running Wednesday, August 29 through Sunday, September 2, in Kronenberg, The Netherlands, Chef d’Equipe Heather Briggs and Coach Thorsten Zarembowicz will guide the U.S. team of Jacob Arnold, Donna Crookston, and Jennifer “Nifty” Hamilton in pursuit of a respectable team finish....

Lexington, Ky. – For the first time in the history of the Platinum Performance/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championship, two champions were crowned last night at the Kentucky Horse Park. In the 3'/3'3" Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship, Patricia Griffith (White Plains, N.Y.) piloted Endeavor, Callie Seaman’s nine-year-old Warmblood gelding, to the top spot and $23,321 in total prize money after three...

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting applications for the U.S. Dressage Development Coach position currently held by Debbie McDonald. McDonald will assume the position of U.S. Dressage Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe following the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018, officially on December 1, 2018. The Development Coach will work hand in hand with the Managing Director of Dressage, the Technical Advisor, and the Dressage Sport Committee to...

North Salem, N.Y. – Alexander Dawson qualified for his first Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North two years ago. He anticipated competing against talent from all across North America. Unfortunately, three days before the NAYC he was riding at home and his horse reared, lost his footing, and landed on its side. One of Dawson’s stirrups ended up lodged between his foot and horse, which broke Dawson’s tibia and fibula. This...

Lexington, Ky. - Are you a young equestrian who exhibits exceptional leadership potential? Do you serve as a positive role model for your peers and demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the promotion of equestrian sport? How involved are you in the community, and do you feel you exemplify positive sportsmanship principles? If so, you may be an eligible nominee for the 2018 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award. Each year USEF-recognized national...

Aachen, Germany - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team has claimed the silver medal at FEI Dressage Nations Cup Germany on Saturday, July 21 at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen. The U.S. team, comprised of Laura Graves riding Verdades, Adrienne Lyle riding Salvino, Kasey Perry-Glass riding Goerklintgaards Dublet, and Steffen Peters riding Rosamunde, was led by Chef d'Equipe Robert Dover. Germany claimed the gold medal, while Denmark took bronze. More information and photos to follow....