Para-equestrian drivers and their supporters enjoyed some time off and toured the Hague on Monday. They got an up-close look at Queen Beatrix's Golden Coach Breda, The Netherlands - International para-equestrian drivers are in Breda, The Netherlands right now ready to compete at the 2012 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. The first vet check took place Wednesday and the three horses that will be driven by Americans passed with ease. Athletes schooled in dressage today...

Robin Brueckmann and Raison D'Etre (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - Today provided riders competing as individuals on the Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team their first opportunity in the competition ring and it was a second test for some of the riders who competed in yesterday's Team test. The U.S. had six riders contest the Grade III and IV Individual Championship Tests at the FEI World Para Dressage Championships. Riding as an individual at her...

Lyman, Maine – Para-Equestrian Dressage riders, Veterans, and Para-Drivers are looking forward to Carlisle Academy’s Para-Equestrian Pipeline Training Camp scheduled May 26-30, 2015. Carlisle Academy in Lyman, Maine, a Premier Accredited PATH Center and national leader in grassroots development for para-equestrian sports, has been the educational link for developing athletes and coaches. Carlisle along with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) and the United States...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has seated two new para-equestrian committees. The Para-Equestrian High Performance Committee and Para-Equestrian Eligible Athlete Committee are both pending approval of the USEF Executive Committee. Para-Equestrian High Performance Committee (Pending approval of the Executive Committee) Dale Dedrick Barabara Grassmyer, Elected Eligible Athlete Hope Hand Rebecca Hart, Elected Eligible Mary Jordan, Elected Eligible Athlete Kim Kelly...

Herning, Denmark – The Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team captured the bronze medal in team competition to stand on the podium in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championships at Herning 2022. The team finished on a final score of 225.335 behind Denmark who took silver on a 229.751. The Dutch team won their second consecutive FEI World Championship gold, finishing on a team total of 230.225. The Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championship will conclude tomorrow...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team at the 2022 Orifarm Healthcare FEI Para Dressage World Championships to be hosted in Herning, Denmark, from August 10-14, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Beatrice...

Mill Spring, N.C. - Thirteen athlete-and-horse combinations are set to compete in the Perrigo CPEDI3* this weekend at Tryon Summer Dressage. The event serves as the final observation event ahead of team selection for the 2022 FEI Para Dressage World Championships, which will be held in Herning, Denmark, August 6-14. Among the competitors are all four athletes who represented the U.S. at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where the team took home the bronze medal. Three of them will team up with their...

Lexington, Ky. - For the second year, Cargill's Nutrena® brand Para-Reining Event will be part of the Kentucky Reining Cup, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. on April 24-25. "We are thrilled to once again host Para-Reining at the Kentucky Reining Cup," said Brad Ettleman, president of HorsePower, Inc., producer of the Kentucky Reining Cup. "The Para-Reining movement is gaining ground day by day and we’re 100% supportive. We feel riders of all types should be able...

Breda, The Netherlands - Para-equestrian drivers took on the marathon course at the Outdoor Brabant Saturday morning and moved one step closer to team and individual World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles titles. U.S. individuals have not cracked the top ten, but the team is in fourth place heading into the cones phase on Sunday. Diane Kastama (Arroyo Grande, CA) drove the de Ronde's KWPN Ruby R Van Stalle De Maurik to a 13th place finish in the Marathon. Her 102.15 point...

Beesd, The Netherlands – Stefanie Putnam made her European debut at the 2016 FEI World Para-Driving Championships and impressed with a stellar performance. As the sole U.S. representative, Putnam looked right at home competing against a strong international field. She partnered with Bethesda After Dark to finish fifth in the Grade I division. Stefanie Putnam and Bethesda After Dark (©Marie de Ronde-Oudemans) Putnam (Lafeyette, Calif.) executed a solid test with her own Bethesda After Dark...