(Gloucestershire, Great Britain)-With the most countries ever represented in a Para Equestrian World Championship, Hartpury College in Gloucestershire England welcomed approximately 150 riders to the 2007 Para Dressage World Championships. The teams woke up to torrential rain on the first day of competition, Friday July 20th. Roads into and out of Gloutcestershire and surrounding areas were closed due to flooding and several officials and staff trying to get here spent the night in shelters....

(Lexington, KY) - A Para-equestrian dressage training clinic will be held February 2nd through 4th in Flower Mound, Texas at the Victory Farm. The clinic is being funded by the United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Division in an effort to attract more developing Para-equestrian riders to the sport. Instruction will be provided by Renee Albrecq, who was the assistant Para-equestrian coach at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and is the coach of 2004 Paralympic medalist Lynn Seidemann, who...

Lexington, Ky. - The application deadline for the 2023 Driving and Para Driving World Championships is Thursday, June 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications and additional information on the selection procedures are available here . The 2023 FEI Para Driving World Championship will take place in Exloo, Netherlands, from August 23-27. The 2023 FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies will take place in Oirschot, Netherlands, from August 30 – September 3. The 2023 FEI Driving World...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team at the CHI Doha in Doha, Qatar from February 24-26, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline. The following combinations will represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and El Corona Texel , a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Rowan...

Lexington, Ky. – The Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team concluded their second official outing of the 2020 season with a win in team competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 3 CPEDI3* in Wellington, Fla. Team competition began on Wednesday, January 22, and continued on Friday, January 24, while the individual FEI Para Freestyle Tests were hosted under the lights on Saturday evening. The team of Beatrice de Lavalette, Rebecca Hart, Roxanne Trunnell, and Marie Vonderheyden were...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) and the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) are excited to announce the launch of two additional USEF/USPEA National Para-Equestrian Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE). The USEF Selection Committee carefully scrutinized the application and upheld the highest standards upon recommending the following facilities to be named with this prestigious COE title. HorseAbility's Mary Hummell with instructor Pam...

Lexington, Ky. – The Deloitte U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team has been named for the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* taking place January 4-7 at Equestrian Village in Wellington, Fla. The U.S. team will begin their competition on Friday, January 5, with the FEI Team Test for all grades. The FEI Individual Test for all grades will take place Saturday, January 6, followed by the FEI Freestyle Test for all grades on Sunday, January 7. Michele Bandinu and Soulman 13 (Tamara Torti)...

The following updates to the disciplines of dressage and para-dressage will take effect January 1, 2017. Dressage The FEI Dressage Tests for Seniors, Young Riders, and Juniors have received minor updates and have been published on Inside.FEI.org . Questions may be directed to Hannah Niebielski, USEF Director of National Dressage Programs, at [email protected] or 859.225.6918. Para-Dressage The Grades will be renamed as follows: • Grade I (former Grade Ia) • Grade II (former Grade...

Lexington, Ky. - A team of three U.S. drivers and two individuals are set to take on the challenge at the 2014 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. Taking place at The Royal Estate in Sandringham, England, the championships will run from June 27-29. Virginia "Boo" Fitch, Bob Giles, and Diane Kastama will represent the U.S. in the team competition, while Mary Gray and Giles with a second horse will compete as individuals. Marie de Ronde will serve as Chef d'Equipe,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named three drivers to the Team and one Individual to represent the United States at the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles in Sandringham, Great Britain, June 27-29. The following drivers have been named to the U.S. Team for the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles (listed in Alphabetical Order): Virginia (Boo) Fitch (Penhook, Va.) will drive her own Kiko. Kiko is 2003...