Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 9 CPEDI3* in Wellington, Fla., from March 5-8, 2026. The team will be led by U.S. Para Dressage Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor, Michel Assouline alongside Team Leader, Laureen Johnson. The following combinations have been selected to represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in...

Lexington, Ky. - Following the withdrawal of Ben Ebeling and Bellena and Kevin Kohmann and Duenensee from next week's FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3*, US Equestrian has announced that Ashley Holzer and Hawtins San Floriana, as well as Anna Marek and Fayvel will join the team to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from March 18–21, 2026. The updated combinations representing the Dutta Corp. U.S....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* during the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from March 18-22, 2026. This will be the first team outing of the 2026 competition season for the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team who will be led by Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig and Team Leader Laura Roberts. The following combinations will...

Ocala, Fla. – Two 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championships will take place March 11-15, 2026 at Live Oak International in Ocala, Fla. The championship divisions will feature the Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse National Championship and, for the first time in history, the USEF Combined Driving Youth National Championship. Advanced Four-in-Hand Horse National Championship CAI3* (©US Equestrian) Leading the field in the Advanced Four-in-Hand National Championship is Chester Weber...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Stuart as the U.S. Endurance Team Chef d’Equipe for the 2026 competition year. Mr. Stuart will lead the program through the remainder of the 2026 season, culminating with preparation for the 2026 FEI Endurance World Championship in Al Ula on November 28, 2026. Jeffrey Stuart, Chef d'Equipe of the U.S. Endurance team (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Stuart) "I am so excited and grateful to be part of this...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian would like to remind eligible athletes that the deadline to apply for the 2026 USEF Vaulting General Athlete Grants is March 1, 2026. The Vaulting General Athlete Grants are available to competitive international vaulters to provide funds to help offset a variety of travel expenses and are designed to encourage vaulting athletes to train and compete abroad. The 2026 USEF Vaulting General Athlete grant is for travel taking place between December 1, 2025, and...

In spring of 2024, US Equestrian announced the launch of the USEF Eventing National Championships League (“League”), with 2025 welcoming the inaugural year of action, which was a success by many measures and beginning an exciting new chapter for the sport in the U.S. What Changed and Why? The goal of restructuring the Championships was to provide access regardless of geographic location, a paramount factor in a country the size of the U.S., while also aiming to recognize consistent,...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 USEF Combined Driving Chef d’Equipe Apprentice Program, an initiative designed to identify talented individuals with the potential to be developed into future Chef d’Equipe positions. ©Christine Rivet/US Equestrian The selected Apprentice will work alongside the Chef d’Equipe, supporting a variety of tasks to gain first-hand experience with a deeper understanding of the responsibilities required...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian would like to remind eligible competitions of updates made to the USEF Lite Grants, which provide funding to USEF Lite licensed competitions. Lite licensing is designed to give competition organizers and athletes a lower cost, more relaxed competition environment which still has the benefits of US Equestrian’s rulebook and oversight. USEF Lite Grants provide further savings by offering financial assistance to competitions to hire necessary staffing, with up...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce a renewal of its partnership with Horseware Products, Ltd. As part of the continued collaboration, Horseware will remain the Official Awards Blanket of US Equestrian and US Equestrian National Championships. The year 2026 marks the 14th year of partnership between US Equestrian and Horseware Products, Ltd., during which Horseware has provided high quality, durable blankets that serve as meaningful mementos for winning athletes and their...