Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship will be held June 2-5, 2014 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. This championship will also serve as the Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team. At the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Selection Trial all horse-and-rider combinations will complete the...

Frederick Win in 2011 Saugerties CPEDI3* (Lindsay Yosay McCall) Oklahoma City, Okla. - USA Reining, together with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are pleased to announce that several established and well-known Para-Dressage athletes have signed on to cross over to the sport of Reining for the inaugural Para-Reining event at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 15. Included in the ranks are a two-time Paralympian, an American disabled...

USA Reining, together with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are pleased to announce that several established and well-known Para-Dressage athletes have signed on to cross over to the sport of Reining for the inaugural Para-Reining event at the 2013 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 15. Included in the ranks are a two-time Paralympian, an American disabled veteran and a host of other dedicated riders, all hoping to give Reining a try as the...

Lisa Miller driving Quakers, owned by Elle Weisfeld (Diane Kastama) Howell, NJ - United States Driving for the Disabled, (USDFD) hosted a successful free driving clinic at Celtic Charms Therapeutic Horsemanship in Howell, NJ on August 10-11, 2013. Sponsors for the Para-Equestrian Developing Driver Clinic included the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) and United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The Para-Driving clinic is held in conjunction with USDFD, USPEA, USEF, Celtic...

(Lindsay McCall) Lyman, ME - One term often used in reference to future medal winning U.S. high-performance equestrians, is the word 'development'. By further educating and integrating the athletes, judges, trainers, and supporters from all levels will help develop and evolve each discipline. The 2013 U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium created the platform to accomplish this task. At the Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports in Lyman, Maine, internationally...

Lexington, KY - Para-Equestrian dressage athletes will have the unique opportunity to hone their skills under the guidance of renowned dressage competitor and trainer Robert Dover November 5-6, 2011. The four-time Olympic Bronze medalist will conduct a Para Equestrian Dressage Training Session along with U.S. Para-Equestrian National Team coach, Missy Ransehousen, at the USET Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. Eight riders will be invited to participate in the training session; riders from all five...

Susan Treabass, earlier in the week (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The FEI World Para Dressage Championships came to a close today with the Grade IV Individual Freestyle Test. The Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team sent four riders into the ring to perform their tests to music. First in the ring for the U.S. was Mary Jordan of Wells, ME riding her own Paxton Abbey. Jordan and the 12-year-old Hanoverian mare performed a steady test that stayed...

Jonathan Wentz, earlier in the week (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The second day of freestyle competition for the FEI World Para Dressage Championships got underway early this morning with the Grade II and Grade Ib riders. Like in yesterday's competition, the riders all came to win and rode their hearts out to try to claim one of the coveted medals from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Only two riders from the Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage...

Lexington, KY - Para-Equestrian Dressage athletes representing the United States will be getting a first-class introduction to Bluegrass-style hospitality, as Kentucky Equine Research (KER) signs on as the official team sponsor. The Kentucky Equine Research/U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team will consist of ten horse/rider combinations representing the United States in competition during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25 through October 10. "Our Para-Equestrian Dressage...

The FEI Open and European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships began on Wednesday, August 19, marking a historic achievement for Norway as it will be the first time a European equestrian Championship is held on Norwegian soil, and also the first time a European summer sport championship is held there. The event takes place at the Epona Riding Centre, established in 2005 and near Kristiansand on the south coast of Norway, providing a magnificent backdrop for the event. Cato Zahl Pedersen, an...