Stadl Paura, Austria - The U.S. Vaulting Team traveled to Austria this past week to compete at the 2025 FEI World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters across five divisions. Over five days of top international competition, 19 vaulters entered the ring, representing the U.S., under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Emma Garrod, Assistant Chef d’Equipe Lisa Zielenske, and Team Leader Michelle McQueen. ©Jerry Yang In the Individual Junior Female division, athletes were...

Lexington, Ky. – Wednesday brought the first champions of the 2025 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall + Sterling . The medium regular and small green pony hunters finished out their championships with the over fences phase in Rolex Stadium. Also in the stadium, the small regulars got started with their model and under saddle phases. Over in the Clairborne Ring, the USEF Pony Jumper National Championship kicked off with the jog and the first individual phase for the small and medium...

The Young Rider Individual Podium: Alexa Elle Lignelli, Skylar Wireman, and Olivia Sweetnam (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, wrapped on Sunday with individual medals being presented to young rider and junior athletes at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park to close out week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Long Road Ends in Double Gold...

Children's Individual FInal Podium: Lola Bacardi, Khloe Kerins, and Eva Montemayor Galvan (MEX) (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – Individual medals were awarded in the children’s and pre-junior categories on Saturday at the 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, hosted by Traverse City Horse Shows during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders. Agatha Lignelli...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce updates to the 2025 USEF Eventing Pathway Program Lists. Eventing Elite Program: The following athlete-and-horse combinations, listed in alphabetical order, have been added to the Eventing Elite Program List. Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) & Chin Tonic HS , a 2012 Holsteiner gelding (Chim Champ x Quinar Z) owned by Hyperion Stud LLC Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) & Commando 3 , a 2013 Holsteiner gelding (Connor 48 x Amigo XX)...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The final day of competition at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships in Traverse City, Michigan, closed on a high note with the Junior and Young Rider Individual Freestyle competitions, part of the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF. Riders brought their best to the final classes of the week in freestyle tests set to bold musical choices, earning podium spots and personal...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Leslie Law, current Chef d’Equipe and High Performance Manager, alongside Karyn Shuter, current High Performance Advisor, will oversee the coaching and strategy implementation for the USEF Eventing Development 25 and USEF Eventing Development Programs through 2025 with further review and discussion regarding the program support in 2026 as a long term coach is identified. Leslie Law, who helmed the Development Program for more...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team in the Jumping Nations Cup Dublin CSIO5* hosted as part of the Dublin Horse Show, a Rolex Series event. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Lucy Davis Kennedy (Long Beach, Calif.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Alex...

Zone 4 Claims Junior Team Final Gold (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, welcomed young rider and Junior athletes to the podiums at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by B&D Builders, on Friday. Zone 10 Claims Young Rider Victory Carrying forward 6.92 penalties from opening day,...

Eila Fisk, Lark Heckman, Alexis Troutman and Lauren Polk earned gold for Region 3. (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – Competition officially began today in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) with the Junior Team Test, Children Preliminary Test B, and U25 Intermediate II kicking off dressage action at Flintfields Horse Park. FEI Junior Team Test Region 3...