Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the upcoming para dressage clinic schedule for the remainder of 2024, hosted at the USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE) located around the country. The clinics will take place in the following locations and an application must be submitted to be considered for participation. Thorncroft Equestrian Center – Malvern, Pa. Dates: September 28-29 Para Dressage Rider Symposium with clinician Shayna Simon USEF classification...

Versailles, France – The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team has been accepted following first horse inspection on the grounds of Versailles ahead of the start of competition tomorrow. The team is comprised of four athlete-and-horse combinations competing across five different grades. The U.S. will see three combinations kick-off individual competition tomorrow with Rebecca Hart and Floratina (Grade III), Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes (Grade II), and Roxie Trunnell and Fan Tastico H (Grade I)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championships. For 2025, the national championships across all levels and all divisions will be held at two competitions. The 2025 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Ponies will take place April 23- 27, 2025, at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. This will include classes for single, pair, and four-in-hand ponies and VSEs from...

Monpazier, France. – With the completion of the first horse inspection at the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship for Seniors, the five members of the U.S. Endurance Team are set to begin their 100-mile (160km) ride beginning at 5:30 a.m. CEST (11:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Sept. 7. The U.S. Endurance Team at the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship ©Terry Shampoe The U.S. Endurance Team will be represented by Holly Corcoran and Lorienn, Heidi Perreault and Favailas Marechal, Jeremy...

Wayne, Ill. – The second day of competition at the 2024 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions saw the entries for the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship and Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship return for their second tests in the main arena at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center. Sabine Schut-Kery and Sonnenberg's Jersey. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship Six athlete-and-horse...

Versailles, France – Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes (Grade II) secured individual gold in their first test of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Howard and Diamond Dunes, a 2013 Hanoverian gelding (De L'or x Wibella) owned by Dressage Family LLC and Hof Kasselmann, earned a personal best score of 76.931% in FEI Grand Prix Test A for their first individual podium finish together as a combination. Paris 2024 is Howard's first Paralympic Games representing the United...

Wayne, Ill. – The 2024 edition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (FOC) launched on Monday, Aug. 19, with the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship and Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship setting the stage for a week of captivating dressage competition. Sabine Schut-Kery and Sonnenberg's Jersey. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship Six talented combinations entered the...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent the United States at the final FEI Eventing Nations Cup of the year hosted at the Military Boekelo in Enschede, Netherlands from October 9-13, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and Team Leader Gemma Stobbs. Participating combinations will receive financial support from the Dutta Corporation for horse travel with additional support funded by the USET Foundation Jacqueline B....

Wayne, Ill. - The first championship title of the 2024 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions was awarded on Wednesday as Ellie Brimmer and My Moment secured the Para Dressage championship win. The first classes for the Grand Prix, Brentina Cup, and 7-Year-Old national championships kicked off on the third day of competition. Ellie Brimmer and My Moment. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship The three competitors in the Adequan®/USEF Para...

Wayne, Ill. – The annual showcase of dressage talent that is the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (FOC) kicks off today, Aug. 19, at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center in Northern Illinois. The event runs for seven days and features the USEF Para Dressage National Championship alongside a full slate of championships with a focus on youth equestrians and young and developing horses. The 16 national championships contested at FOC are: Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National...