Hagen, Germany – The Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team emerged victorious after a banner weekend at the CPEDI Hagen. The team of Rebecca Hart and Floratina, Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes, Beatrice de Lavalette and Sixth Sense, and Kate Shoemaker and Vianne posted excellent scores across the FEI Para Dressage Grand Prix A and B tests, with seven out of eight scores exceeding 70%. The U.S. Para Dressage Team at Hagen CPEDI3*. ©foto rüchel The relatively new partnership of Howard...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 12 athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Short List ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games to be held in Versailles, France, from September 2-7, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson. The final team selection will be announced by the definite entry deadline of August 5, 2024 The following combinations have been selected to the 2024...

Lexington, Ky. US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CPEDI3* in Hagen, Germany, which takes place June 6-9, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The Hagen CPEDI3* will serve as one of two final observation events for the U.S. team selection for the 2024 Paralympics. The final event, for U.S.-based horses will be the CPEDI3* in Tryon, N.C., later this month. The...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has published the athlete selection procedures for the 2025 FEI Para Driving World Championship, which will take place in Lähden, Germany. The exact dates for the championship will be announced by the FEI once they have been confirmed. Download the USEF 2025 FEI Para Driving World Championship Selection Procedures here. The Selection Procedures include FEI and USEF requirements for horses/ponies and athletes, along with the process that will be used by...

Mannheim, Germany – The Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team finished a superb week at the Mannhiem CPEDI3*, finishing atop the podium in team competition and securing several individual honors as well. The team completed the competition on a final score of 452.199, while Germany finished in second on 443.622. Austria rounded out the top three placings with a team score of 433.696. The Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team was led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and featured the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that it has awarded $80,000 in USEF Opportunity Fund grants to nine USEF Community Outreach Organizations (COO) in the fund’s third year. The 2024 USEF Opportunity Fund grants will support a range of projects, from expanding programming and purchasing safety equipment to infrastructure improvements and business operations support. Grantees are listed below in alphabetical order: City to Saddle – Mesa Farm (Rutland, Mass.)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is now accepting bids to host the 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for ponies, horses, and para driving. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2024. Click here to download a pdf of the bid application. The application can also be found on the USEF Combined Driving National Championships page on USEF.org . Additionally, the updated 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championship criteria for athletes and horses/ponies were approved by...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Perrigo U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Maimarkt-Turnier CPEDI3* in Mannheim, Germany, from May 4-7. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following athlete-and-horse combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Beatrice de Lavalette (Lake Worth Beach, Fla.) and Sixth Sense , a 2010 Oldenburg (Sir Donnerhall I x Edosta) gelding owned by Elizabeth...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the addition of Unicorn Therapeutic Riding of Pennington, N.J., as the ninth USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE). Unicorn Therapeutic Riding began in 1988 providing equine-assisted activities for children and adults with physical, cognitive and/or emotional disabilities. The USEF COE program, founded in 2015, is designed to grow the sport of para dressage throughout the United States, playing a critical role in pipeline...

Fontainebleau, France – The Perrigo U.S. Dressage Team finished a banner weekend at the Fontainebleau CPEDI3* and Test Event for the 2024 Paralympic Games, showcasing new horse and rider combinations and improving on marks from the firs few CPEDI competitions this season. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and consisted of three U.S. combinations with Rebecca Hart and Floratina, Fiona Howard aboard Jagger, and Kate Shoemaker with Vianne. Fiona Howard & Jagger...