Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to compete as part of the Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team at the Perrigo CPEDI3* presented by Adequan® and Nutrena hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from March 12-14. This will be the second CPEDI3* of the season for the team, which will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following pairs will represent the Adequan U.S. Para...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the horse-and-athlete combinations who will compete at the 2020 FEI Driving World Championship for Singles, which is set to take place in Pau, France from October 21-26, 2020. The combinations selected to the U.S. Driving Team for the 2020 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles are as follows (in alphabetical order): Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.) and Katydid Duchess, an 11-year-old Welsh Pony Cross mare owned by Jennifer Matheson Jennifer...

Louisville, Ky. - Experience the excitement of the American Saddlebred , Hackney , roadster , and saddle seat equitation at the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville, Ky. This prestigious eight-day event will run from Saturday, August 22, through Saturday, August 29, and competitors are prepared to strut their stuff in Freedom Hall. Held at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds since 1906, the World’s Championship Horse Show includes three-gaited, five-gaited, fine harness, saddle...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the inevitable impact this pandemic will have on qualifications for our national championships and finals. We know it has been a challenging time for everyone, and we appreciate the way our hunter/jumper community has come together. The following amendments to qualifications for the 2020 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships and 2020 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm are...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. Competition will begin on Wednesday, February 26, and the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* is set to take place on Saturday, February 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes are...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce a change to the qualifying criteria for the 2020 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships: 2019 East Coast Champions Ellie Ferrigno and Cleopatra's Smile, Overall Grand Champions 3'6" and Best Mare For the upcoming year, Championship and Reserve Championship winners of Junior Hunter sections at “B” and “C” rated shows will now be qualified to compete at the Junior Hunter Finals, in addition to the Champions...

Givrins, Switzerland - The U.S. Junior Reining Team of Sarah Armenta, Mattie Gustin, Emma Lane, and Raeanna Thayn claimed the gold medal at the 2019 SVAG FEI Reining World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors. The U.S. Young Rider Reining Team of Dani Latimer, Cade McCutcheon, and Taylor Zimmerman collected the bronze medal. Chef d'Equipe Jeff Petska led both teams to podium finishes. The U.S. Junior Reining Team finished on a score of 651.0. Germany collected silver with a score of...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the nomination of the following athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team and Alternate for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. Team (in alphabetical order) : Nora Batchelder (Williston, Fla.) and Faro SQF, the 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding she owns with Andrea Whitcomb Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, Fla.) and Handsome, Betsy Juliano LLC’s 14-year-old...

Hagen, Germany – The FEI Nations Cup Hagen at Future Champions in Hagen, Germany, unveiled the official format for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Jumping and Dressage. Representing the U.S. in jumping, the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team of Samantha Cohen, Claire McKean, and Giavanna Rinaldi rode brilliantly under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski to a fault-free win in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Hagen CSIOY. Germany finished second with four faults, followed by France...

Bromont, Canada - Thanks to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET), eight developing eventing athletes earned the opportunity to foster their team skills through the USEF/USET Foundation North American Team Challenge at the MARS EQUESTRIAN Bromont CCI Three-Day Event, June 5-9. Serving as an intra-country scrimmage mimicking the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ format, U.S. Eventing Director of High Performance Erik Duvander and U.S. Eventing Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law each...