Basel, Switzerland – The first FEI championship of 2024 will take place this week as the FEI Vaulting World Cup Final presented by Tommy Hilfiger gets underway at Longines CHI Classics Basel in Switzerland. Kimmy Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) is the sole U.S. athlete at this year’s final and brings her extensive international experience to the arena. Palmer has competed in vaulting at the FEI level since 2013, first as part of a pas de deux with her sister, Cassidy, and as an...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will be participating in the 2024 USEF Horsemastership Training Series. The first in-person session will take place January 4-7 at Equestrian Village at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This...

Vilamoura, Portugal – It was an exciting finish in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vilamoura CSIO3* in Vilamoura, Portugal for the U.S. Jumping Team. A three-way tie for first place resulted in a jump-off between Belgium, Great Britain, and the U.S. Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski led the team of Zayna Rizvi and Exquise du Pachis, Caitlyn Connors and Falcon de Hus Z, Hannah Selleck and Cloud 39, and Jacob Pope and Highway FBH to a third-place finish out of 14 teams. The team also finished...

Lexington, Ky. – The bid application deadlines for the 2025 USEF Endurance National Championship and Zone Team Challenge and the 2024-2025 USEF Endurance Zone Championships have been extended. The updated deadlines are as follows: 2025 USEF Endurance National Championship and Zone Team Challenge New Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2023 Click here to download the application. 2024-2025 USEF Endurance Zone Championships New Application Deadline: Dec. 15, 2023 Click here to download the...

Santiago, Chile – The U.S. Jumping Team finished all three individual combinations in the top five to conclude equestrian competition at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, with Kent Farrington and Landon earning silver individually, McLain Ward and Contagious taking bronze, and Laura Kraut and Dorado 212 finishing just off the podium in fourth. The U.S. Jumping Team also secured their Olympic qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games while taking team gold on Wednesday....

Santiago, Chile – The U.S. Jumping Team completed its mission today at Santiago 2023, earning their long-awaited qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and securing team gold with a final team total of 12.37. Canada finished with team silver on 17.62, and Brazil in third on 20.32. The final round of individual competition will begin at 11:00 a.m. GMT-3/10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, November 3, with two final rounds determining individual medals to close out equestrian competition for...

Santiago, Chile – The U.S. Jumping Team has sights set on tomorrow’s team competition following the first class of the week for team combinations today. The team currently sits in fifth place overall on team total of 12.37, with both McLain Ward and Laura Kraut inside the top-ten individually. The team will need to finish in the top three previously non-qualified teams at the conclusion of tomorrow’s two rounds to secure their berth to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The...

Santiago, Chile – The U.S. Eventing Team concluded their week in Santiago, taking the team silver medal on a final combined total of 115.7. Canada finished just a tenth of a point ahead on 115.6 for gold. Brazil finished with team bronze on 127.1, with both countries earning their qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake secured individual gold in their championship debut for the United States, completing the event on a final score of 30.8 over the...

Santiago, Chile – Four stellar rounds from members of the U.S. Eventing Team kept the team secure at the top of the leaderboard ahead of tomorrow’s final phase of jumping, as they sit on a team total of 86.2. Brazil continues to hold second place overnight on a 101.5, while Canada is in third on 105.2. The U.S. also sits in the top three individual placings, with Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake in first, adding nothing to their dressage score of 26.8. Liz Halliday and Miks Master C...

Santiago, Chile – The four team combinations and traveling reserve were all accepted at the first horse inspection today in Santiago, also completing their official ring familiarization before the start of dressage tomorrow, where the United States has drawn first in the overall order with nine countries represented and 34 total entries. Dressage will begin at 11:00 a.m. GMT-3/10:00 a.m. ET and streamed live on ClipMyHorseTV via FEI TV. “All of the horses arrived in very good order...