Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced that the following athletes will participate in the Junior and Children’s Nations Cup competitions as part of the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, taking place Tuesday, May 29 through Sunday, June 3 at Thunderbird Show Park. The Junior and Children’s teams will compete on Saturday, June 2, and the competitions will run in conjunction with the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Canada occurring Sunday, June 3. The following...

Mill Spring, N.C. – An international contingent of dressage riders arrived at the Tryon International Equestrian Center for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 Dressage Test Event CDI3* from April 19-22. Kasey Perry-Glass and Adrienne Lyle placed first and second, respectively, in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Perry-Glass won the Grand Prix Special with a personal best score of 75.957%. Complete results can be found here . The...

Laura Graves and Verdades Paris, France – In their triumphant return to the FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and Verdades claimed victory in the FEI Grand Prix on Friday evening to open the competition. On a grand prix personal best score of 81.413 percent, the powerful combination rode the centerline with poise and grace, showing the world that they arrived to compete. Germany’s Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD placed second with a score of 78.261 percent,...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Last weekend, the Tryon International Equestrian Center, host of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG), welcomed top vaulters from the U.S. and abroad for the CVI3*, CVI2*, CVI1*, and CVIJ2* competitions from April 6-8. The CVI3* served as the official WEG Vaulting Test Event, allowing athletes an opportunity to become better acquainted with the venue, arena, and various facilities on the grounds. Vaulting is scheduled for the second week of WEG from...

Paris, France – Ten of the nation’s top U.S. show jumpers will compete for the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris, France, April 11-15, at the AccorHotels Arena. The U.S. contingent will face stiff competition from the likes of Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann, Frenchman Kevin Staut, and other top Europeans coming off an indoor season. Thirty-eight athletes will seek the illustrious title, as a string of veterans and newcomers compete for the United States. McLain...

Lexington, Ky. The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions has been named as the home for all 14 USEF Dressage National Championships in 2018. Hosted at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill., from August 21 through 26, the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships as well as the USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today will be hosted in conjunction with the other dressage divisions. The U.S. Dressage...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the updated Elite Program list as well as the new Pre-Elite list and Development Program list. “We just wrapped up our series of Elite Program home visits and Pre-Elite Training and Observation sessions,” said Dover. “I am very happy and excited by the quality of the horses and the riding. Our veterans are in fantastic form and the new faces on the horizon for American dressage are looking extraordinary. There is no...

September 24, 2017 - San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The third time in the top 10 of the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - West was the charm for Halie Robinson. Having placed second and fifth in years past, Robinson rode with precision, consistency and previous experience that earned her the top call in this year's challenging four-phase competition. Halie Robinson and Caracas 89 (McCool) USEF Talent Search judges, Andre Dignelli, of Katonah, NY, and Patricia...

Millstreet, Ireland – After a strong start in Noel C. Duggan Engineering CCI3* division at the Millstreet International Horse Trials on Friday, Jennie Brannigan and Stella Artois and continued their top form on Saturday’s cross-country day. The pair earned a dressage score of 47.10, then tallied 4.80 time penalties on the cross-country course to sit in fifth place heading into the show jumping phase on Sunday. Brannigan (Reddick, Fla.) received the USEA Foundation Rebecca Broussard...

Givrins, Switzerland – The Platinum Performance U.S. Junior Team earned the team silver medal at the 2017 SVAG FEI World Reining Championships for Juniors and Young Riders. The team, comprised of Sam Flarida, Emma Lane, and Emilia Reutimann, claimed the team silver medal with a score of 639.0 under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jeff Petska. Italy won gold with a score of 645.0 and France received bronze with a score of 634.5. The Platinum Performance U.S. Young Rider Team finished...