Lexington, Ky. – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2019 IALHA National Championship Horse Show from November 5-9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Andalusian and Lusitano horses to compete in an array of disciplines including dressage, driving, heritage costume, reining, in-hand morphology and movement classes, working equitation, and much more. The...

Lexington, VA — As the highest placed American in the CCI2*-LA division, Allison Springer (Upperville, Va.) and Crystal Crescent Moon took home the USEF CCI2*-L Eventing National Championship and the Richard Collins Trophy in style, finishing on their dressage score of 30.0 to secure this year’s coveted honors. Allison Springer and Crystal Crescent Moon captured the USEF CCI2*-L National Championship and the Richard Collins Trophy. Photo Credit: BrantGammaPhotos “He’s my...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced updates to the 2019 Elite, Development Pre-Elite, and Development Potential Training Lists of the U.S. Eventing Pathway Program. Launched in early 2019, U.S. Eventing Performance Director Erik Duvander designed the U.S. Eventing Pathway Program to create a “culture of competitiveness” and provide a more clearly defined pathway for eventing athletes in the U.S. The following athletes have been approved by an Ad Hoc Group of the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Eventing Team, as well as the Reserves for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Three direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an athlete was named need to be substituted. Upon the review of submitted applications, the following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected...

Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team will compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Canada on Sunday, June 2. The competition is part of the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, taking place Wednesday, May 29, through Sunday, June 2, at Thunderbird Show Park. It also serves as the last qualifying competition in the North America, Central America & Caribbean division for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final in October. In addition, Junior and Children’s FEI Nations...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Coaching Team. Coach Christy Parker (Brunswick, Ga.) and Assistant Coach Mary Mag Wilson (Cave Creek, Ariz.) will work together in coaching the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stars and Stripes Teams. The Stripes Team will compete at the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event on July 4-5 in New Orleans, La., against teams from South Africa. The Stars Team will compete at the 2019 U.S. Saddle...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian recently announced a newly reinvented U.S. Eventing Pathway Program that would launch in 2019, spearheaded by U.S. Eventing Performance Director Erik Duvander. The program looks to create a “culture of competitiveness” and provide a more clearly defined pathway for eventing athletes in the United States. One change to the program was the reorganization into the Elite, Development Pre-Elite, Development Potential, and Emerging Athlete training...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Team. During years that the Saddle Seat World Cup competition is not held, members of the Young Rider Team will be eligible to represent the United States in other international competitions, whether at home or abroad. The purpose of the Young Rider Team is to develop athletes for future Saddle Seat World Cup competitions. The Saddle Seat World Cup is a...

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) has announced the recipients of the 2018 Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant and USET Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars National Developing Rider Grants, kindly given through the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, for the end of the 2018 competition season. The following athletes have received funding for The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International CCI3* in Elkton, Md., from October 18-21, 2018: Sydney Conley Elliott...

North Salem, NY – The United States Region 3 dressage team used consistency and concentration to secure gold in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y. The Region 3 Gold Medal Team ( SusanJStickle.com ) All four riders on the Region 3 team claimed the top spot with a combined score of 202.78. The U.S....