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2023 US Equestrian Annual Meeting: “Working Together for Our Future” Workshop & Award Galas - Registration Now Open!

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/28/2022 4:41:00 PM

Registration is now open for the 2023 USEF Annual Meeting to be held at the Lexington Central Bank Convention Center in Lexington, Ky., from January 12-14, 2023. The USEF Annual Meeting will feature a newly designed two-day interactive workshop, “Working Together for Our Future,” which will take place Thursday and Friday, January 12-13 leading up to the General Session hosted by Tom O’Mara as well as the Pegasus Awards Celebration on Thursday, January 12, and the SmartPak/USEF...

Dan Kreitl and Carmango Win The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Individual and Team Champions Crowned in USEF Eventing Young Rider Championship presented by USEA

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications | 11/14/2022 9:00:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – The 2022 eventing season came to a close on Sunday with the final day of The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event, and new national champions emerged in the CCI4*-L and young rider team and individual divisions. The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship The top three entries were separated by less than a single rail at the start of Sunday’s show jumping phase. Overnight leader Dan Kreitl (Muncie, Ind.) riding Kay Dixon’s 2013...

Youth Athletes and Ponies Ready for 2022 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/8/2022 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2022 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms is set to begin in Lexington, Ky. From August 9-14, over 800 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth athletes in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. Catch all the action live on the USEF Network , brought to you by Honor Hill Farms , for wall-to-wall coverage of the competition from Rolex Stadium, Claiborne Ring, and Alltech Arena. Competitors are ready for the start of the 2022 USEF Pony...

U.S. Young Rider Dressage Team Wins Bronze at CDIO-Y at Future Champions in Germany

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/11/2021 1:30:00 PM

Hagen, Germany – A trio of young riders representing the United States took third place at the CDIO-Y Nations Cup competition hosted at Future Champions in Hagen, Germany, from June 10-13, 2021. This result marked the highest finish in program history for the U.S. Young Rider Dressage Team at Future Champions. Ten countries with 25 horse-and-rider combinations competed in the CDIO-Y, which featured talented young athletes from across Europe. ©Foto Rüchel Christian Simonson...

CEO Letter Regarding Ocala Winter Spectacular at the New World Equestrian Center

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/11/2020 3:19:00 PM

Dear USEF Members, I am writing to provide you with information that will hopefully eliminate any confusion regarding recent announcements about the Ocala Winter Spectacular 12-week series of hunter/jumper competitions, currently scheduled at the new World Equestrian Center (“WEC”) from January 6 through March 28, 2021. As background, the WEC in Ocala requested approval to conduct 12 USEF licensed competitions during the 2021 winter season. As these requests created a mileage...

US Equestrian Announces Updates to 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Qualification Process

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/18/2020 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced updates to the 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunt Seat Medal qualification process and point structure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted the suspension of points, scores, money won, qualifications, and rankings towards USEF owned events, programs, and teams enacted on March 16, 2020. The suspension will be lifted on June 1, 2020, allowing for 2020 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Final qualifying classes to resume. The...

Competitors Prepare for USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final

by Ashley Swift, US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/15/2019 11:02:00 AM

Kansas City, Mo. – The country’s top saddle seat equitation riders have arrived in Kansas City, Mo., for the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final this Saturday, Nov. 16. Held in Hale Arena during the United Professional Horseman’s Association (UPHA)/American Royal National Championship Horse Show , the class will feature 19 horse-and-rider combinations who will go head-to-head in pursuit of the title. 2018 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final Champion Haley Berget Open to junior USEF members...

Bronze Medal Performance for U.S. Jumping Team at Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 8/7/2019 10:05:00 PM

Lima, Peru – The U.S. Jumping Team brought home the bronze medal on Wednesday, August 7, at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden put in solid performances with three members contesting their first championship competition. “We came here for a medal, that’s what you always do in a championship, and we went away with a medal,” said Ridland....

Riders Vie for USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Championship Title

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/9/2019 11:03:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Top adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders from around the country will compete for the title of 2019 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion on Wednesday, July 10, at the historic Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. Peggy Alderman (North Clarendon, Vt.), Kristen Cater (Dunbarton, N.H.), and Jim Cherry (Encinitas, Calif.) will serve as judges for the Final, hosted at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Last year, Victoria Walz was crowned...

US Equestrian Awards Tessa Divita with 2018 Vaulter of the Year Honor

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/4/2019 4:46:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. –US Equestrian is proud to recognize Tessa Divita as the 2018 Vaulter of the Year. Divita, who competed for the U.S. at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 as an individual, stood out among the applicant pool based on her 2018 competition scores, personal essay, and letters of recommendation. "I am very honored to be the recipient of this award. I remember being a little kid and watching my American vaulting heroes like my sister, Ali Divita, and...