Lexington, Ky . - Youth athletes are invited to apply to the Adequan/Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American Youth Championships (NAYC) for Dressage and Jumping. The NAYC is a historic annual event aimed to provide aspiring elite athletes with the opportunity to gain valuable team competition experience in a championship atmosphere, representing their region or zone alongside a group of their peers. This year, the NAYC for Dressage and Jumping will be held at the...

West Palm Beach, Fla. – US Equestrian is pleased to share that Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) has been voted the 2019 International Equestrian of the Year and Nick Haness (Temecula, Calif.) has been voted the 2019 National Equestrian of the Year. Madden and Haness were presented with the Robert P. Strub Trophy at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. International Equestrian of the Year Beezie Madden, 2019 International Equestrian of the...

Madden and Breitling LS (Photo by Andrea Evans/US Equestrian) Gothenburg, Sweden – Top American jumpers are qualified, prepared, and ready to compete at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final, April 3-7 at the Gothenburg Horse Show in the Scandanavium Arena alongside three of the U.S.’s top dressage combinations. With the reigning Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final champion and runner-up in tow, the U.S. contingent will face some of the world’s toughest competition as...

KALISPELL, Mont. - Sometimes the most important lessons come from an unexpected source. Such is the case for many of today's leading riders in the first day of competition at the Adequan FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC), which is running concurrently with The 2018 Event at Rebecca Farm. The 2018 NAYC is host to a star-studded cast of equines and their young riders this year, featuring horses who have competed at eventing's highest levels of...

Nick Novak and Climbus win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - Nick Novak finally overcame his five-year drought on Friday afternoon at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). For years, he has fallen just shy of the victory, taking the backseat to the winner's circle. During Week IV of GLEF, the drought came to an end for Novak, and as the old saying goes, "when it rains, it pours." Novak...

Lucy Deslauriers and Class Action (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - Junior Weekend at Devon Horse Show continued Friday as eight winners from sections of the four equitation divisions were invited back to the Dixon Oval to contend for the 2016 R.W. "Ronnie" Mutch Equitation Championship. For the first time, the coveted award was presented to the winner of a stand-alone class, rather than on an overall high-point basis. Each of the eight riders qualified for the Championship class...

Laura Chapot is one of the many top riders in town for the 2015 Lake Placid Horse Show (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, New York - The 46th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC, got underway on Tuesday. Many of the nation's best hunter and jumper riders have arrived at the North Elba Show Grounds as the Lake Placid Horse Shows are again hosting three fantastic weeks of top horse show competition beginning at 8:00 AM daily. The Lake Placid Horse Show runs June 23-28,...

Lisa Goldman and Morocco win the $20,000 Welcome Stake, sponsored by The Novak Family, during the Spring Spectacular III Wayne, IL - June 18, 2015 - The third day of the Showplace Productions Spring Spectacular III opened with a bang on Thursday as the skies threatened another day of torrential rain. Luckily for the Lamplight Equestrian Center, the grey clouds lifted and the sun returned to the facility in enough time for a full day slated with action. The Grand Prix Ring was alive with action...

Devon, PA - The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its second day of competition on Friday with the conclusion of junior equitation classes and the first day of pony hunter divisions. Showcasing the best horses and riders in the country, the Devon Horse Show hosts 11 days of top-tier competition across multiple breeds and disciplines in Devon, PA, through Sunday, June 1. Caitlin Boyle and Clearway in their winning presentation. Photo © The Book LLC. On Friday, the junior exhibitors...

USA Riders at the Golden State Dressage Classic CPEDI3* (Left to Right) Elizabeth Traband, Holly Bergay, Deborah Stanitski, Kate Shoemaker, Susan Treabess, Ashleigh Flores-Simmons, Chef d'Equipe Kai Handt, and up front is U.S. Air Force Veteran Derrick Perkins. (John Stevenson) Rancho Mureieta, Calif. - The pressure was on at the Golden State Dressage Classic CPEDI3* for many U.S. para-dressage athletes looking to qualify for the World Equestrian Games. From April 4-6, 2014, riders from Grade...