Aachen, Germany – The Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team will advance to the Team Final sitting second after the first two rounds of competition at the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championship hosted in Aachen, Germany, and running from August 17-23, 2026. On an overnight score of 4.85 penalty points from Wednesday, the team produced three clear rounds from Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) riding Baloutinue ; Katie Dinan (New York, N.Y.) with Out of the Blue SCF ; and Lillie Keenan (New York, N....

Aachen, Germany – To close the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team’s bid at the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championship in Aachen, Germany, Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) was 14th riding St. Brides Farm, Inc.’s, Baloutinue , and McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) finished 21st aboard Michael Smith’s High Star Hero after the final day of jumping on Sunday, August 23, 2026. With two clear rounds already to their credit earlier in the week, Kraut and Baloutinue had an unlucky foot in...

Aachen, Germany – A trio of freestyle wins on the final day of the FEI Para Dressage World Championship capped the U.S. Para Dressage Team’s medal tally at six in Aachen, Germany. Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes ; Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) aboard Vianne ; and Marie Vonderheyden (Wellington, Fla.) on Fan Tastico H each rode to gold in their respective freestyle grades to ceremoniously end the 2026 FEI World Championships on a high note for the U.S. in the...

Aachen, Germany – Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) drove his team of Amadeus, Despardo, Kadora, Julius V, and Nico Tuesje C to a bronze medal at the 2026 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hands in Aachen, Germany. Weber ended on a combined score of 156.7 after his world championship record-breaking dressage test on opening day gave him a significant edge. Competition concluded on Sunday, August 23, with The Defender U.S. Driving Team ending their championship after a day of cones on a...

Aachen, Germany – The U.S. Para Dressage Team, comprised of Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) riding Floratina ; Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes ; Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) aboard Vianne ; and Marie Vonderheyden (Wellington, Fla.) on Fan Tastico H have won a thrilling team gold medal at the 2026 FEI Para Dressage World Championship on Saturday, August 22, in Aachen, Germany. After four FEI Para Grand Prix B tests across Grades I through IV over two days, a final team...

Aachen, Germany – U.S. Para Dressage athletes made a strong showing in the FEI Para Grand Prix Test B for Grades I, II, and III on Friday during the first day of team competition at the 2026 FEI Para Dressage World Championships in Aachen, Germany, running through August 23, 2026. Cumulative scores currently have the U.S. Para Dressage Team sitting in medal contention overnight with one more team ride to come. Topping the FEI Grand Prix Para Test B for Grade I on a personal best score of...

Aachen, Germany – Sixteen-year-old JJ Torano (Wellington, Fla.) made a storybook debut in Aachen’s main stadium by winning the STAWAG-Prize CSIY for Young Riders aboard Lyon 50 during the 2026 FEI World Championships hosted in Aachen, Germany, and running through August 23, 2026. “That was so much fun,” mused Torano after his round. “There's no better place to win than Aachen. When we heard about this opportunity [to compete during the FEI World Championships],...

Aachen, Germany – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team secured team bronze at the 2026 FEI Eventing World Championship in Aachen, Germany, completing all three phases with a final team total of 113.5. The team saw all three combinations who advanced from cross-country produce stellar clear show jumping rounds in the main stadium at Aachen. Great Britain finished with team gold on a score of 84.0, followed by Germany who earned silver on 95.6 total penalties. Ensuring the team's...

Aachen, Germany – Two-time U.S. Paralympian Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) and her own Vianne , a 2016 Hanoverian mare (Vitalis x Ramiro’s Bube) cared for by Jessica Martin-Legg, won individual gold in the FEI Para Grand Prix Test A - Grade IV at the 2026 FEI Para Dressage World Championships in Aachen, Germany. The pair delivered a personal-best performance on Thursday, scoring 78.889% to break the Grand Prix Test A world record for Grade IV and clinch the gold medal. “The...

Aachen, Germany – The Defender U.S. Driving Team started its Four-in-Hand campaign at the 2026 FEI Driving World Championship, hosted in Aachen, Germany, from August 17-23, 2026. Taren Lester (Citra, Fla.) was the first U.S. athlete to drive down the centerline for the team, completing his championship debut dressage test on the opening day of competition. Lester and his team earned a 51.44 to sit in eight overnight and will contest the marathon phase on Saturday, August 22. Competing in...