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Carlee McCutcheon and Baylee McKeever Win Individual Medals on Final Day of 2023 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/14/2023 11:00:00 AM

Traverse City, Mich. – Two U.S. athletes clinched the final gold medals at the 2023 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA , bringing this year’s event to an exciting conclusion at Flintfields Horse Park. Carlee McCutcheon and Coco Mercedes ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian NAYC FEI Junior Jumping Individual Championship Carlee McCutcheon (Aubrey, Texas) expertly piloted Coco Mercedes, a 2013 Westphalian mare owned by McLain Ward and Old Oak...

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Vaulting Team for 2023 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Young Vaulters and Juniors

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/24/2023 6:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. Vaulting Team in Junior Individual, Pas de Deux, and Squad competition and Young Vaulter Individual competition at the 2023 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Young Vaulters and Juniors in Flyinge, Sweden, July 25-30. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely, Assistant Chef d’Equipe Kimberly Wellmann, and Team Leader Michelle McQueen. The following athletes have been selected to...

Andalusian and Lusitano Horses Take Center Stage at IALHA National Championship Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/8/2021 11:03:00 AM

Fort Worth, Texas – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2021 IALHA National Championship Show from November 9-13 in Fort Worth, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Andalusian and Lusitano horses to compete in over 140 classes representing an array of disciplines, including dressage, driving, reining, saddle seat equitation, working equitation, and much more. This year's show is dedicated to the memory...

USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship and Maryland 5 Star Set to Begin at Fair Hill International

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/13/2021 6:00:00 PM

©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Elkton, Md. – A field of 50 competitors are set to ride for a National Championship title this week at the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship at Fair Hill International. All horses presented during the first horse inspection on Wednesday passed and will complete their dressage tests on Thursday and Friday before tackling Ian Stark’s new cross-country course on Saturday. Adding to the excitement, this year Fair Hill is also home to the...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Places Fifth at 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 10/3/2021 6:16:00 PM

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team finished fifth in the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ CSIO5* on October 3, 2021, in Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Lillie Keenan, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley, and Spencer Smith. Ridland noted, “When we arrived here and looked at what we were going up against, those teams were the real deal teams; it was the ‘A’...

U.S. Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2021 2:15:00 PM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Jumping Team earned the silver medal after an intense jump-off battle with Sweden in the Jumping Team Final to conclude equestrian competition at Tokyo 2020. The team of Laura Kraut and Baloutinue, Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, and McLain Ward and Contagious put the pressure on the Swedish team, showcasing the best of the sport under the lights in Tokyo. The Swedish topped the podium, with the Belgian team finishing with the bronze. US...

U.S. Jumping Team Passes Second Horse Inspection in Preparation for Team Qualifier at Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/5/2021 9:50:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan - All four combinations of the U.S. Jumping Team passed the Second Horse Inspection at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, as they prepare for the Jumping Team Qualifier tomorrow night under the lights, beginning at 7:00 p.m. JST/6:00 a.m. EDT. US Equestrian Tomorrow's team competition will see Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Baloutinue lead-off as the pathfinding combination for the team, while Jessica Springsteen (Colts Neck, N.J.) and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve will go...

US Equestrian CEO Moroney and Senior Team Discuss Priorities for 2020 in General Session

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/9/2020 11:58:00 PM

US Equestrian Chief Executive Officer Bill Moroney led the second portion of the General Session with the theme of Focus on the Future. Moroney, along with Kelly Bolton , Director of Human Resources; Sarah Hamilton , communications consultant and Managing Director of Kivvit; Will Connell , Director of Sport; Terri Dolan , Director of National Breeds & Non-FEI Disciplines Sport; and Vicki Lowell , Chief Marketing & Content Officer, elaborated on what members and fans should watch for in...

Iberian Horses Take Center Stage at IALHA National Championship Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/4/2019 9:14:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) is gearing up to host the 2019 IALHA National Championship Horse Show from November 5-9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. IALHA Nationals brings together the country’s top Andalusian and Lusitano horses to compete in an array of disciplines including dressage, driving, heritage costume, reining, in-hand morphology and movement classes, working equitation, and much more. The...

Canada, Mexico, and the United States All Claim Team Jumping Golds at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North

by Molly Sorge/Jump Media | 8/2/2019 9:40:00 PM

North Salem, N.Y. - It all came down to the last round, but the Canadian team clinched victory in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 2. Photo: SEL Photography Earlier in the day, Mexico won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while the USHJA Zone 4/10 team earned gold medals in the USHJA North...