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Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Opens the Door to Team Competition

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/1/2021 1:30:00 PM

At the start of 2021, US Equestrian announced the Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge , a new competition series designed to build off of the North American Youth Challenge concept in a way that better fits the needs of young eventing athletes and the USEF Eventing Pathway program. In March, the YTC made its debut in Aiken, S.C., where seven Areas were represented in CCI1*, CCI2*-S and CCI3*-S competition. Crockett Miller and Mr. Panda on course at the inaugural Youth Team Challenge...

Archibald Wins USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final and Secures Saddle Seat Triple Crown

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/14/2020 7:33:00 PM

Kansas City, Mo. – Dawson Archibald had a standout weekend, simultaneously winning the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final against some of the top saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. and making history as one of few riders to ever win the Saddle Seat Triple Crown. Dawson Archibald in the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final awards ceremony, joined by trainers Todd and Macey Miles, Jerome Parker, Terri Dolan, and Michael Arquilla Riders faced a rigorous challenge on Saturday, November 14, as they...

Rebecca Hart Wins 2020 Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/25/2020 3:45:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – Competitors in the 2020 Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship concluded their week at the Tryon International Equestrian Center on Sunday with their FEI Para Freestyle tests. Rebecca Hart and El Corona Texel. Photo: Taylor Pence/US Equestrian Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and Rowan O’Riley’s El Corona Texel held on to the lead through all three days of competition, finishing with an exciting freestyle that showed off the gelding’s...

Small Occasion and Iwasaki Claim Overall Grand Champion 3'6" at Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/24/2020 9:11:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – The 2020 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast concluded on Monday, August 25, with Small Occasion and Augusta Iwasaki claiming the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’6’’ section with a total score of 258.90 points. Riley Hogan and Keebler earned the Overall Grand Championship in the 3’3’’ section with a total score of 253.50 points. Overall Grand Champion 3’6” Small Occasion and...

US Equestrian Names Teams for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ USA and Palm Beach Masters Youth CSIO

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 2/5/2020 1:30:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the roster of team athletes who will represent the United States at the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup USA and Palm Beach Masters Youth CSIO competition hosted at Deeridge Farms in Wellington, Fla., from February 12-16, 2020. The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will begin their quest for qualification to the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, held in Barcelona in October, in the team’s first outing of the 2020 season. The...

Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team Tops Competition at AGDF 3 CPEDI3*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/26/2020 6:16:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team concluded their second official outing of the 2020 season with a win in team competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 3 CPEDI3* in Wellington, Fla. Team competition began on Wednesday, January 22, and continued on Friday, January 24, while the individual FEI Para Freestyle Tests were hosted under the lights on Saturday evening. The team of Beatrice de Lavalette, Rebecca Hart, Roxanne Trunnell, and Marie Vonderheyden were...

Day Two of 2019 USEF Pony Finals Presented By Collecting Gaits Farm Crowns Champions in Large Regular Hunter Pony and Small Green Hunter Pony National Championships; Small Regular Hunter Pony National Championship Gets Underway

by Ashley Swift & Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2019 10:56:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – As the Small Regular Hunter Pony National Championship presented by PonyTail Bows started up, two new champions were crowned on the second day of competition at the 2019 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm. Fuqua and Prestige Finish On Top in the Large Regular Hunter Pony National Championship Presented by Charles Ancona to Win First Title of 2019 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Collecting Gaits Farm Kat Fuqua and Prestige (Shawn McMillen Photography) For...

U.S. Jumping Team Leads with Impressive Performance in Opening Competition of Lima 2019 Pan American Games

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/6/2019 6:47:00 PM

By US Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media Lima, Peru – All four members of the U.S. Jumping Team turned in impressive performances on Tuesday, August 6, during the opening day of jumping competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. The team of Lucy Deslauriers, Alex Granato, Eve Jobs, and Beezie Madden, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, were all clear and quick to give the U.S. an early lead. ShannonBrinkmanPhotography Tuesday’s round was a...

U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stripes Team to Compete at International Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/1/2019 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Excitement is building as the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stripes Team prepares for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event in New Orleans, La. Hosted at Cascade Stables from July 1-5, the competition will see the U.S. face off against teams from South Africa in pursuit of four gold medals in three- and five-gaited saddle seat equitation. Judges Dejané Poil (South Africa), Michael Craghead (Fresno, Calif.), and Lisa Hillmer (Kearney, Mo.) will officiate....

USEF Driving Discipline: Moving Forward and FAQs

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/25/2019 2:45:00 PM

On June 11, 2019, the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) affiliate agreement with the American Driving Society (ADS) expired. USEF understands that this circumstance left many USEF driving members with questions regarding the future of the sport. Please be assured that USEF remains thoroughly committed to supporting the driving disciplines, its current programs, and developing new ways to grow the sport. The following information details how USEF supports the driving disciplines and outlines a...