Lexington, Ky. – Top adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders from around the country will compete for the title of 2019 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final champion on Wednesday, July 10, at the historic Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. Peggy Alderman (North Clarendon, Vt.), Kristen Cater (Dunbarton, N.H.), and Jim Cherry (Encinitas, Calif.) will serve as judges for the Final, hosted at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Last year, Victoria Walz was crowned...

Lexington, Ky. - The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team will compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Great Britain on Friday, July 26. The competition is part of the Longines Royal International Horse Show, taking place Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, at The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. The following athletes will represent the U.S. in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Great Britain under Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, listed alphabetically: Lillie...

Lexington, Ky. – From coast to coast, the country’s best junior hunter riders are preparing to compete for top honors in the 2019 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the East and West coasts in 3’6” and 3’3” sections, with the riders separated into 15 & under and 16-17 sections, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. Riders will compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle, and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Pan American Jumping Team and the Traveling Reserve for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team (in alphabetical order): Alex Granato (Wellington, Fla.) with Carlchen W, Page Tredennick’s 11-year-old Warmblood gelding Eve Jobs (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) with Venue d’Fees des Hazalles, her...

Lisbon, Portugal – The U.S. Show Jumping Development Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski, finished ninth in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Lisbon CSIO3* in Lisbon, Portugal, having gained valuable experience. Zazou Hoffman (Santa Monica, Calif.) jumped a clean round as the anchor rider for the team on Samson II, Woodacres Stables LLC’s 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, and placed third in the class individually. “Zazou was here last year on the Development...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team for Caledon Spring Jubilee CPEDI3* taking place May 31-June 1 in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. Regina Cristo will serve as chef d’equipe for the U.S. team. Alanna Flax-Clark (Granada Hills, Calif.), Grade II, and El Paso, her 15-year-old NRPS gelding Mary Jordan (Wells, Maine), Grade V, and Rubicon 75, her 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding Laurietta Oakleaf (Ocala, Fla.), Grade II, and...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2019 Adequan®/Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) for Dressage and Jumping is fast approaching and athletes around the country are diligently training and competing to qualify. NAYC is the premier youth equestrian competition in North America, where young equestrians vie for team and individual FEI medals. The competition is run under FEI rules and is the only FEI championship...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and the U.S. CDIO-U25 Team for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA. Team competition will occur from March 13-14 during the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 10. The jog will take place on March 12 and competition will get underway on March 13 as newly appointed Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Debbie McDonald leads the U.S. contingent on home soil. US Equestrian has...

Margie Engle and Royce (Andrea Evans/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. – NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team member Margie Engle and Royce barely missed victory in the $210,000 Longines Grand Prix Palm Beach Masters CSIO5* on Friday. Engle and Royce, one of 15 combinations to jump clear and qualify for the jump-off, missed victory by three-quarters of a second to place second behind Ireland’s Paul O’Shea and Imerald van't Voorhof. Columbia’s Juan Manuel Gallego and Coulash...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) and The Dutta Corporation will expand their successful partnership through 2021 to become the Official Equine Transport of US Equestrian and the Official Equine Transport of the U.S. Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping Teams. The Dutta Corp. will continue as the Official Sponsor of The Dutta Corp. United States Dressage Team and will also hold the following designations: Official Sponsor of US Equestrian Official Equine Air Transport of US Equestrian...