©Daniel Kaiser | IMPRESSIONS Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian has released the approved selection procedures for the 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters. Please see the information below for the application information and selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2025 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Junior and Young Vaulters to be held in Stadl-Paura, Austria, July 30 – August 3, 2025. To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures,...

Thermal, Calif. – The 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – West ended in exciting fashion at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California on Sunday. The event saw junior and young rider athletes vie for the prestigious title after completing Phases III and IV. During Phase III, the competitors tackled a jumper-style course, with scores doubled to impact the overall standings. Advancing to the decisive Phase IV were the top four athletes, ready to display...

Thermal, Calif. - The stage is set at the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – West, as a group of 26 talented young athletes gathered at Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California to display their skills in the flat phase. In groups of five, the athletes entered the arena to perform a series of flatwork exercises for the judges. The riders demonstrated a working and lengthening trot, and canter and counter canter in both directions, flying changes, and a turn on the...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and location of the 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series (Clinic). The West Coast clinic will be held at HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, California February 20-23, 2025. ©Myah Vasquez Photography The clinic provides an educational experience for ten (10) youth athletes, between the ages of 12 and 25, to receive professional instruction and intensive training sessions from various top U.S. coaches. Individuals must be...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series will take place January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This year’s instructors for the mounted sessions are Anne Kursinski, Beezie...

Gladstone, N.J. – This weekend, young equestrians will compete for top honors at the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search – East, held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Over the course of three days, the athletes will highlight their skills in four separate phases, both on the flat and over fences, to determine the ultimate winner of the prestigious Finals. The Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search emphasizes the effectiveness...

Lexington, Ky. - Current U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello has made the difficult personal decision to step away from the role at the start of the new quadrennial. Costello will remain active in his role through the conclusion of his contract, which ends on November 30, 2024. “It has been an incredible journey with this program and this role has brought me so much purpose over the past two years. For both personal and professional reasons, I have...

Gladstone N.J. - The 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – East wrapped up on Sunday at the USET Foundation Headquarters, crowning Taylor Cawley as the winner after Phases III and IV. During Phase III, athletes tackled a jumper-style course under the supervisions of judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt, with scores doubled for the overall competition tally. Taylor Cawley, Amira Kettaneh, Olivia Sweetnam, and JJ Torano advanced to the decisive Phase IV, the...

Gladstone N.J. -- At the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – East, the second day unfolded with the gymnastics phase at the USET Foundation Headquarters. Phase II tested the skills of the 46 athletes as they navigated a series of challenging gymnastic lines, each carrying a score multiplier of 1.5. ©Kind Media The competition kicked off with athletes and their horses entering the arena to impress judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. Emerging at the...

Gladstone N.J. -- The curtain rose on the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East this Friday, as 46 aspiring athletes gathered at the USET Foundation Headquarters to display their skills in the flat phase. In groups of five, the athletes entered the ring to perform a series of flatwork exercises for judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. The riders showed a working and lengthening walk, trot, and canter while riding stirrup-less in both...