Wayne, Ill. – Day two of the 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions saw the Intermediaire I combinations return to the Grand Prix Arena for their FEI Intermediate I tests. The Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship continued with entries in the Para Intermediaire and Para Grand Prix completing Test B. Jojoba de Massa and Sabine Schut-Kery. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship Jojoba de Massa, a 2014 Portuguese Sport Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Teams at the 2025 FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted from September 19-21, in Lier, Belgium at Azelhof Equestrian Centre. The U.S. will field both a Junior Team and a Young Rider Team. Both teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Young Rider Team and are listed...

Sabine Schut-Kery and Jojoba de Massa, winners of the USEF Intermediaire I Championship (©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - The 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued today with a full slate of competition across multiple divisions, including the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix, the Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup Championship, and the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Championships. The USEF Intermediaire I Championship concluded today, while the Adequan®/USEF...

Christian Simonson and Indian Rock, winners of the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship (©Isabelle Whitside/US Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - Six new champions were crowned on Saturday at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions , highlighting a full day of competition at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center. Titles were awarded in the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, the Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup National Championship, the Aspen Leaf...

Wayne, Ill. - The 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions concluded today at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center with five new champions earning national titles. The competition came to a close after crowning champions in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage National Champion for Six-Year-Olds, USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship, Markel/USEF Developing Grand Prix Horse Dressage National Championship, Aspen Leaf Farm/USEF Children Dressage National Championship, as well as the...

Katie Duerrhammer & Rosebank VH, winners of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Championship for 7-Year-Olds (©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - The 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued today at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center with the conclusion of two national championships and competitive classes across several divisions. The first of two Dressage Seat Medal Finals classes, The Adequan ®/USEF Junior National Championship and the Markel/USEF Young and...

Arville, Belgium – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team finished a successful outing at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Arville CCIO4*-NC-S, taking silver as a team on a final team total of 112.7, while Lauren Nicholson and Larcot Z topped the class of 103 starting entries, finishing on a 31.7 and marking the pair’s second victory at the CCI4* level together. ©LibbyLawPhotography “There was a lot of excellent work that went into this result and the whole week went very well for...

Rancho Murieta, Calif. - The nation's top vaulting athletes gathered at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, Calif., for the 2025 EVUSA/USEF Vaulting National Championships, where three days of competition highlighted the growth, talent, and artistry of the sport. U.S. athletes from across the country delivered memorable performances aboard their equine partners, with championships crowned across the 3*, 2*, and 1* divisions. ©AndreaSelch 3* Division The 3* division...

Late summer is an exciting time across all breeds and disciplines. There are lots of horse shows and championship events to enjoy as we move toward the fall season. Be sure to set a reminder to watch your favorite events this month. August 15-17, 2025 USEF/EVUSA Vaulting National Championship Rancho Murieta, Calif. Individuals, Pas De Deux, and Squads will compete for national champion titles at the 2025 USEF/Equestrian Vaulting USA Vaulting National Championships. Held at the Murieta...

The Young Rider Individual Podium: Alexa Elle Lignelli, Skylar Wireman, and Olivia Sweetnam (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, wrapped on Sunday with individual medals being presented to young rider and junior athletes at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park to close out week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Long Road Ends in Double Gold...