Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one traveling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Four direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an athlete was named need to be substituted. Eventing competition at the Olympic Games will take place August 5-9, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian...

Grass Lake, Mich. – The 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and the Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games began Friday with competitors performing the FEI Team Test, the first of three tests in the competition. In the National Division, the field of five is led by Grade Ib athlete Laurietta Oakleaf with Niekele fan Busenitz. Currently topping the High Performance Division is Grade Ia athlete Roxanne Trunnell and Royal Dancer....

Grass Lake, Mich. – The 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte and the Selection Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games began Friday with competitors performing the FEI Team Test, the first of three tests in the competition. In the National Division, the field of five is led by Grade Ib athlete Laurietta Oakleaf with Niekele fan Busenitz. Currently topping the High Performance Division is Grade Ia athlete Roxanne Trunnell and Royal Dancer....

Wellington, Fla. – The first of three days of prestigious National Championship competition got underway today at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds as competitors performed their first tests in the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. Taking an early lead in The Dutta Corp./USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship were Christina Vinios and Folkestone. In the hotly contested Grand Prix division, Laura Graves and Verdades sit atop the...

The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team (USEF Archive) Ocala, Fla. – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team put forth a determined effort in Friday’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona at CSIO4* Ocala as they jumped to a second-place finish over Martin Otto’s 12-obstacle course. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the squad of international veterans finished on a score of eight faults over the two rounds, just four faults behind the winning Irish...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named three driver-and-team combinations to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Driving Team. The following driver-and-team combinations have been named to the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Driving Team (in alphabetical order): Allison Stroud (West Grove, Pa.) and the team of Anesco 4, Mozès, Olando, Ulco, and Zenno Anesco 4 is a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Willow Star LLC...

Lexington, KY - Eleven of the United States’ best jumping riders head to Gothenburg, Sweden aiming to be named the 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final champion. The United States is attempting to retain the title after a 25-year winless draught ended in spectacular fashion last year. The 2013 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final will run from April 24-28th in conjunction with the annual Gothenburg Horse Show in the Scandinavum Arena. Rich Fellers the 2012 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final Champion (SusanJStickle....

Lexington, KY - The U.S. Driving Team will be aiming for a place on the podium this week in Reisenbeck, Germany as they square-off with the best in the game at the 2012 FEI Four-in-Hand World Driving Championships. A total of 50 competitors from 19 Nations will attempt to stake their claim on Team and Individual world titles, August 16-19, 2012. The championships are off to a strong start for the U.S. as all 15 horses were accepted without incident during Tuesday’s First Horse Inspection....

Lexington, KY - The U.S. contingent arrives in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands with expectations of strong performances at the 2012 FEI World Cup Finals. In total, 11 riders have travelled to Holland to compete in the most prestigious indoor competition of the year. The United States will be represented by two dressage riders in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, while nine jumpers will contest the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. The Finals will run April 17-22 at the Indoor Brabant....

Lexington, KY - The following riders and horses have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to the 2012 Show Jumping European Young Rider and Junior Rider Tour. These combinations were selected based on the criteria outlined in the Selection Procedures for the 2012 Show Jumping Young Rider and Junior Rider Tour. The Selection Procedures can be found here: https://usef.org/documents/highPerformance/showJumping/2011YRTourSP_FINAL.pdf https://usef....