Manuel Torres and Chambacunero. (ESI Photography©.) Saugerties, NY - The HITS winter show season just passed the mid-way point for all three of its circuits in Ocala, FL, Tucson, AZ, and Thermal, CA. As the leading show management company in the sport, HITS hosts 35 weeks of competition each year, with 58 Grand Prix and some of the biggest prize money purses offered anywhere in the world, including the historic Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. At its peak, HITS hosts six Grand Prix events a week...

WESTPORT, CT - December 17, 2010 - America's Favorite Equestrian is an interactive fundraising effort presented jointly in partnership by The EQUUS Foundation and The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to raise funds to advance the equestrian sport on an annual basis. Using mobile texting, you can vote to select America's Favorite Equestrian and support The EQUUS Foundation with a $5 gift. 100% of all donations will be used to support charitable causes. A minimum of $10,000 in "sport...

Lexington, Ky. – Team show jumping competition took center stage in the Rolex Stadium at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) on Thursday. Para-dressage riders simultaneously vied for their Team medals in the discipline’s first appearance at the NAJYRC, and riders covered ground across the Kentucky Horse Park and beyond in the 2015 endurance race. In the USHJA North American Junior and Young Rider Show Jumping...

Denver, CO - The healing power of the horse was front and center during two demonstrations by NARHA and Central Kentucky Riding for Hope at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, October 2-3, in Lexington, KY. These demonstrations, which took place in the John Deere Reining Arena, enabled thousands of equine enthusiasts to see how horses improve the lives every day of individuals with special needs. Participants and attendees of the World Equestrian Games also watched a number of athletes who...

The USEF has approved the following drivers for the U.S. team for the 2008 FEI World Four-in-Hand Driving Championships to be held in Beesd, Holland, September 3-7, 2008. Name/Age/Hometown James Fairclough/49/Newton, NJ -Charlie Brown/G/10/Holsteiner/Jane Clark -Kavango V. Falkenstein/G/9/Swiss/Jane Clark -Larredo/G/6/Brandenburger/James Fairclough -Tibaldi/G/8/KWPN/Jane Clark -Tuskegee/G/8/Warmblood/Max Dangel S. Tucker Johnson/43/Hobe Sound, FL -Merano 138/G/13/Westphalian/Michael Freund...

Gladstone, NJ ­-- The United States Equestrian Federation is proud to host the first High-Performance Horse and Longuer Training Clinic ever held on U.S. soil. The vaulting clinic will be held December 15 and 16 in Ventura County in Southern California. The clinic will feature German coach and longeur, Alexander Hartl. Hartl has been the coach of RV Ingelsberg since 1988. His many achievements include Gold medals at the World and European Championships. For further information. please contact...

The United States Equestrian Federation is proud to host the first High-Performance Vaulting Team Training Camp, December 8-9, 2007. The training camp will be held in the San Francisco Bay area and will feature German coach and longeur, Alexander Hartl. Hartl is the coach of Ingelsberg and his many achievements include Gold medals at both the World and European Championships with senior and junior teams. This camp will be held in preparation for the Vaulting World Championships, which will take...

Lexington, KY. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that American Regent Animal Health, maker of Adequan ® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) will continue its title sponsorship of two dressage national championships. The Adequan ® /USEF Junior Dressage National Championship and Adequan ® /USEF Young Adult Brentina Cup Dressage National Championship will take place at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions , August 21-27, 2023, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) announces the appointment of long-term US Equestrian employee Hallye Griffin as Director of FEI Sport. Griffin will assume the duties of former Director of FEI/High-Performance Sport, Graeme Thom, who has chosen to step away from his role to attend to personal matters. “Over recent months, I have encountered some evolving personal obligations that are limiting my ability to commit the necessary time in my role as Director of FEI and High-Performance...

Lexington, Ky. – The FEI has announced the opening of the voting period for the 2022 FEI Awards, and US Equestrian is pleased to congratulate the two members of the American equestrian community who have been named finalists. In the FEI Best Groom category, Sue Schlegel (Cazenovia, N.Y.) has been nominated for her role as groom for Olympic jumping athlete Beezie Madden. Schlegel has partnered with John and Beezie Madden for 30 years at John Madden Sales, Inc., serving a vital role in the...