Lexington, Ky. – Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Diabolo championed a historic day at the Kentucky Horse Park, topping the leaderboard of the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian. Today marked the second time in just three years a U.S. combination has won the event after a previous 15-year drought of a home winner. The pair were impeccable throughout the competition, adding only time penalties in the show jumping phase to their dressage score to...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the following athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent USA Dressage at the 2026 Lier CDIOY and Hagen CDIOY. The athletes will be led by George Williams, the USEF Dressage High Performance Pathway Development Advisor and Youth Coach and USEF Team Leader, Lauren Moore. “These are four promising Young Riders and I’m thrilled they will have the opportunity to represent the US at such a premiere event and what is the...

Lexington, Ky. – The cross-country phase proved influential on Saturday at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ with both the CCI4*-S and CCI5*-L seeing movement across the standings after combinations tackled the expansive course set at the Kentucky Horse Park. Monica Spencer (NZL) and Artist maintain their overall lead in the CCI5*-L division, while Diabolo and Will Coleman retook their hold of the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship...

Lexington, Ky . – The dressage phase of the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian™ concluded on Friday, April 24 with Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake finishing as the highest-placed U.S. combination to be the overnight leaders in the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship. The duo is currently in fourth place overall on a dressage score of 26.6. Tamie Smith and Danito maintain their lead in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, atop the...

Lexington, Ky . – The 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian™ kicked off on a beautiful morning in the Bluegrass for the first day of dressage competition. Diabolo and Will Coleman sit as the current overnight leaders in the CCI5*-L competition on an impressive score of 27.3 penalties. The combination also currently tops the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship, as the highest placed U.S. combination. The Cosequin Lexington...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) is set to begin following the conclusion of the first horse inspection with the first day of dressage starting tomorrow, April 23. The field of 29 horse-and-athlete combinations representing five countries will compete in this year’s CCI5*-L. The competition will play host to the 2026 Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian™ . The highest placed U.S. combination in the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes and horses selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Short List ahead of the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championships Aachen, to be hosted in Aachen, Germany, from August 16-23, 2026. The Short List athletes and horses will compete across five different Observation Events before the final team selection in early July. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes and...

Fort Worth, Texas – Kent Farrington (USA) and Greya have won the 2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final Fort Worth, finishing the event on just a total of four faults across four days of competition. The U.S. finished with two on the podium, as Katie Dinan (New York, N.Y.) and Out of the Blue SCF took third overall after their spectacular week in Fort Worth. More news to follow. Results Keep Up with US Equestrian For updates on the FEI World Cup Finals, follow USA Dressage on...

Fort Worth, Texas – Two U.S. combinations finished on the podium at the 2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final Fort Worth, with Kent Farrington and Greya leading from start to finish, and Katie Dinan and Out of the Blue SCF steadily moving up the standings throughout the week to take third on nine total penalties. Daniel Deusser (GER) and Otello de Guldenboom finished in second. ©US Equestrian Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and his own Greya, a 2014 Oldenburg (Colestus x...

Fort Worth, Texas – In their FEI Dressage World Cup Final debut, Christian Simonson and Indian Rock with their Rocky franchise-themed choreography, energized an already engaged and supportive crowd in Dickies Arena. The pair earned a personal-best score of 83.810% in the Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup Final Grand Prix Freestyle, making another historic finish for the U.S. in the annual individual championship. Becky Moody (GBR) and Jagerbomb took the win, receiving an 88.330%, while...