Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the locations and host events for the Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East and West for 2025 through 2027. The East championship will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., and managed by Split Rock Jumping Tour, and the West championship will be held at HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, Calif. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Additionally, the 2025 dates for both championships have...

Harrisburg, Pa. – The first of two 2024 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Finals will take place on Sunday, Oct. 20, as the East Coast championship closes out competition at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pa. The West Coast edition will run next month on Nov. 9, during the National Sunshine Series II at Desert Horse Park in Thermal, Calif. Athletes qualify for the finals by competing in and accumulating points from USEF/NCEA Medal qualifying classes throughout the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is now accepting host bid applications for the 2025-2027 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West . The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. ET on November 18, 2024. Please note, only the West Coast final is currently open for host bids at this time. Maggie Dumrauf and Cover Girl, 2023 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final - West champion. ©High Desert Sport Photo The USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final is a three-phase...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series, part of the U.S. Dressage Pathway Program. The 2025 East Coast segment of the USEF Dressage Training Series will be held at Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from Jan. 2-5, while the West Coast segment will be hosted at HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, Calif., with dates to be confirmed. A dedicated Under 25 development segment of the Training Series will...

Leesburg, Va. – The USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championship concluded at Morven Park International Horse Trials, with a combination awarded for their performance in the CCI2*YH-S division. The USEF/USEA Developing Horse National Championships is a joint championship between the USEF and USEA intended to identify horses with the ability to contribute positively to the USEF Elite Program with potential to achieve podium scores within the next three quadrennials. The CCI2*YH-S...

Boekelo, Netherlands – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team earned a coveted podium position at the conclusion of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L, earning second place overall on a final team total of 116.1 penalties. Ireland stood atop the podium with a score of 102.6, while Germany finished in third with 131.9 combined penalties. Hallie Coon and Cute Girl finished as the highest-placed U.S. combination, earning the first individual podium for the program in more than ten...

Gladstone N.J. -- At the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – East, the second day unfolded with the gymnastics phase at the USET Foundation Headquarters. Phase II tested the skills of the 46 athletes as they navigated a series of challenging gymnastic lines, each carrying a score multiplier of 1.5. ©Kind Media The competition kicked off with athletes and their horses entering the arena to impress judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. Emerging at the...

Allentown, N.J. – Eight new national champions were crowned at the conclusion of combined driving competition hosted at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, N.J., this past weekend, with the Garden State CDE hosting national championship competition for all Preliminary and Training Level divisions. National champion honors were awarded in the VSE, Single Pony, Single Horse, Pony Pairs, and Horse Pairs divisions at both levels. Hilary Mroz-Blythe and Stone Pony Tempest. ©MbDixon...

Gladstone N.J. -- The curtain rose on the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East this Friday, as 46 aspiring athletes gathered at the USET Foundation Headquarters to display their skills in the flat phase. In groups of five, the athletes entered the ring to perform a series of flatwork exercises for judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. The riders showed a working and lengthening walk, trot, and canter while riding stirrup-less in both...

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished the inaugural 2024 Longines League of Nations season with a sixth-place finish in the final competition of the year – the Longines League of Nations Final – hosted in Barcelona, Spain. The top eight teams from the qualifying season earned an invite to the series final, as well as the host nation of Spain. Germany earned first overall on a final team score of 12, with the Netherlands in second on 16, and Sweden in third...