Lexington, KY- Facing competition from nine other countries, the Americans took home the bronze medal in the team competition and a gold medal went to US teammate Miranda Cadwell for the pairs division in the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships July 18-22 in Knabstrup, Denmark. Overall, the team gold medal was won by Germany, the team silver medal was won by Holland and the United States won the bronze medal. After some intense cone driving with her ponies, thirty-seven-year-old...

Traverse City, Mich. – Competitors in the 2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - East had the opportunity to show off their quality on the flat in front of the judges on Friday as the under saddle phases took place at Flintfields Horse Park. All sections in both the 3’3” and 3’6” heights had their under saddle phases, which contribute 20% of each competitor’s final score. Clara Propp and Arabesque. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian In...

Traverse City, Mich. - Flintfields Horse Park hosted a full day of hunter talent as competitors in the 2023 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships completed their classic rounds. In mild late-June weather, more than 300 entries had their first turns in front of the judges. Avery Glynn and Day Won. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian The 3’6” height took center stage in the Turtle Creek Casino International Ring over Joe Carnicom’s flowing classic course. The...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for the CHIO Aachen CSIO5* at CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, from June 27 – July 2, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.) Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev.) Laura Kraut...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian, in conjunction with the UPHA Board of Directors, has agreed to move the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final to the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show starting in 2023. The decision was made to move this Final from the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show to the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show to enable the adult amateur riders to have a longer qualification time frame for the 2023 competition year....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes named to the 2023 Eventing Elite Program. The aim of the Eventing Elite Program is to identify and support combinations with demonstrated medal-winning potential at the next World Championships or Olympic Games, and provide them with the best possible preparation to represent the U.S. The following combinations have met the objective criteria as outlined in the Eventing Elite Program Task Force (EEPTF) Recommendations for...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, from October 27-30, 2022, and FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3* in Vilamoura, Portugal, from November 17-20, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski at both competitions. The aim with these teams is to offer a competitive team experience for athlete/horse...

Lexington, Ky. - After careful review from current centers and stakeholders, US Equestrian is excited to announce the launch of the next phase of the USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE) Program . Launched in 2015, the goal of the COE program is to work with centers that are offering opportunities that align with the USEF Para Equestrian Program Pathway to serve as a foundation for high performance para dressage athlete development. The program is focused on four key performance...

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – A team of four FEI Nations Cup debutantes represented the U.S. at the CSIO3* Victoria Nations Cup at Week 4 of the Sunshine Tour in the province of Cádiz, Spain. The U.S. was one of 20 countries fielding teams for the Nations Cup competition, and finished in a tie for 11th place out of the competitive group. “It was all of our U.S. athletes’ first Nations Cup and they did very well,” said Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2021 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors, scheduled to take place September 6-11 in Ermelo, the Netherlands. The following combinations will represent the U.S. Endurance Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Charlene Dugan (Muncy, Pa.) and Southern Justice, Sally Jellison and Dessia Miller’s 2012 gelding Alex Shampoe...