Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the chefs d’equipe for the upcoming FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs, Ponies, and Para Driving. Jennifer Matheson (Aiken, S.C.) will lead the para and ponies teams, while Jeff Legg (Quinton, Va.) will lead the pairs team. Photo courtesy Jennifer Matheson Jennifer Matheson had an outstanding career as a pony driver, representing her native Canada at the 2005 FEI Driving World Championships for Ponies in the single pony...

Kalispell, Mont. – The $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday at the United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) at Rebecca Farm. The Advanced division also served as the USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship, and Helen Alliston and Ebay earned the national champion title as well as the legendary Jack Le Goff Trophy. Helen Alliston and Ebay (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce a new marketing, production, and distribution partnership with Horse & Country (H&C), the leading international equestrian sports network. US Equestrian members will benefit from this partnership with new perks, including: Discounted annual subscription to H&C’s streaming service, H&C+ Exclusive first views of H&C premium content Additional coverage of major US Equestrian events on H&C+ US Equestrian fan...

Lexington, Ky. – Nearly 950 horses have begun competition at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., for the 16th annual United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC). Competition runs from Tuesday, August 27, through Sunday, September 1, and the AEC sets the stage for the US Equestrian (USEF) Advanced Horse Trials National Championship. Tamie Smith and Mai Baum, 2018 USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Champions (Shannon...

Parker, Colo. – The USEF National Advanced Horse Trials Championship wrapped up today at the United States Eventing Association’s (USEA) American Eventing National Championships presented by Nutrena Feed (AEC). The Colorado Horse Park provided a picturesque setting for the championship where Tamie Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) claimed the title with Mai Baum, Alexandra Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn, and Eric Markell’s 12-year-old German Sport Horse gelding. Smith and Mai Baum were also...

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of Land Rover/USEF eventing competition grants for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*, Tattersalls International Horse Trials CCI3*, and Luhmühlen CCI4* presented by DHL. The following combinations have received grants for the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* taking place May 3-7 in Gloucestershire, England: Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains, Va.) with Jacqueline...

The Plains, Va . – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is in the lead following day one of the first-ever FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing competition in North America at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan®. The team of Phillip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer, Boyd Martin, and Clark Montgomery hold a two-phase lead on a score of 132.3 penalties. Great Britain is second with a score of 157.2 penalties and Canada is third with 171.7 penalties. The FEI Nations Cup™...

Joseph Serzan, Annette Malanga, Lindsay Harms, Mark Piwower, Sue Piwower, Murray Kessler and Michael Page (Priscilla K. Miller Photography) Gladstone, N.J. - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to recognize the generous support of their Gold Medal Club (GMC) members. The Gold Medal Club is the lifeblood of the USET Foundation, accounting for nearly 80% of individual contributions each year and is comprised of members who contribute a minimum of $1,000 or more annually. On...

West Yorkshire, England – Rising star Jenny Caras put her Karen Stives Endowment Fund for High Performance Eventing Grant to good use at the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials, the sole stop for the inaugural Karen Stives European Developing Tour. Caras had an admirable performance in her overseas debut, riding Fernhill Fortitude to a ninth-place finish in the Bishop Burton College Under 25 CCI3* division. Two fellow U.S. combinations also had strong performances at Bramham with...

West Yorkshire, England – Nine of the 19 combinations in the Bishop Burton College Under 25 CCI3* division performed their dressage test in front of the Ground Jury of PollyAnn Huntington (AUS), Christina Klingspor (SWE), and Les Smith (GBR). Under the guidance of USEF Eventing Developing Rider Coach Leslie Law, Jenny Caras had an excellent test with Fernhill Fortitude to sit atop the leaderboard with a score of 48.9 at the end of the first day of competition. Jenny Caras and Fernhill...