“It was ok,” said Hart after her test. “I’m relatively happy, he was a little more settled, it was better (than Sunday). He was definitely a little happier in there.” Hart, 24, from Erie, PA was born with Familial Spastic Paraplegia and has been involved in Para Equestrian activities for over a decade. She is looking forward to her third and final shot at a medal in the Individual Freestyle on Wednesday evening. The arena proved to be quite buzzy for some of the horses, even during the day....

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) will once again present one of the most prestigious reining competitions in the world—the 2008 FEI World Reining Masters. The event will be held during the 2008 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show on December 4 at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Worldwide Action The FEI World Reining Masters is a thrilling competition involving the best individual reiners in the world. All have qualified,...

Registration for Riders and Horses Registration is mandatory following the decision of the General Assembly for all riders and horses since January 1, 2006. However, registration is not required for riders and horses who participate only in the FEI Children’s Competition and Challenges. Since October 2006, ranking points for rider and/or horses not registered are no longer taken into account. FEI Bulletin 01/07 FEI Registrations are mandatory and must be renewed before entering your first FEI...

The third International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Athletes Forum took place October 27-28, 2007, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The initiative for this biannual event was launched five years ago by the IOC Athletes Commission of which HRH Princess Haya, FEI President, IOC member in the UAE, is also a member. The Athletes Commission is the link between the IOC and the active athletes and ensures that their needs are met. The Forum was attended by the IOC President Jacques Rogge....

Three years may sound like a long time, but, for the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging and conducting the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, 2010 is quickly approaching—with September 25, 2007, marking three years to go before Opening Ceremonies of the 16-day event. The Foundation is celebrating “Three Years to Go” with a special graphic design for t-shirts, postcards and limited-edition pins. The graphic design consists of a line of...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the next DEI Community Conversation, “Harnessing Accessibility and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities,” will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Hosted in partnership with RespectAbility , this conversation will focus on the lived experience of people with different disabilities in the equestrian industry and beyond, as well as offer 10 tips for disability etiquette. Para...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is now accepting bids to host the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions in 2022, 2023, and 2024. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 23, 2021. Beginning in 2022, Festival of Champions will include the /USEF Para Dressage National Championship. Additionally, the USEF Young Horse Dressage National Championships will include a division for 7-year-old horses for the first time in 2022. In total, the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions includes 16...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications to host the 2017 and 2018 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. The purpose of conducting an application process for host site selection is to provide the USEF with a group of potential venues from which to choose a site that offers facilities and amenities worthy of hosting the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. The disciplines of dressage, endurance, eventing,...

Lexington, Ky. - U.S. para-equestrians kicked off the 2015 season in winning style by securing CPEDI3* victory over Canada during the first week of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Led by Chef d’Equipe Kai Handt, the team of Rebecca Hart, Annie Peavy, Sydney Collier, and Roxanne Trunnell finished on a score of 415.438. Hart (Unionville, Pa.) and her own Schroeters Romani led the way for the U.S., scoring 73.284% in the Team Test and 72.857% in the Individual Test of Grade II...

Team competition in Reining, Dressage, and Para-Equestrian Dressage finishes up tomorrow. Here are the approximate rides times for Americans competiting on Tuesday. You can watch all of these rides live at www.FEITV.org . Reining - Competition starts at 2:45am ET Mandy McCutcheon & Yellow Jersey are 16th in the order Shawn Flarida & Spooks Gotta Whiz are 33rd in the order Tom McCutcheon & Dun Git A Nicadual are 38th in the order Dressage - Competition starts at 2:00am ET Laura...