Lexington, Ky. – Katydid Combined Driving Event (CDE), running October 31 through November 3, will host the final USEF Combined Driving National Championship of 2019. The USEF Advanced Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship will crown a new national champion and close out the season. Eight combinations will vie for top honors, with the returning champion aiming for another title. Jennifer “Nifty” Hamilton and Makari Design were the 2018 USEF Advanced Single Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – Excitement is building as the U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Stars Team prepares for the 2019 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational Test Event. Competition will be held on October 31 and November 1 at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nev., as some of the best up-and-coming three-gaited saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. face off against a competitive team from Canada. Judges Bret Day (Versailles, Ky.), Allison Deardorff (Molalla, Ore.), and Kent...

Guthrie, Okla. – The Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) hosted the seventh annual World Championship Show at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. From October 2-6, the World Show brought together the top combinations in Western dressage from 27 states and several Canadian provinces. With 77 world championship titles on the line, judges Joanne Coy (Otsego, Mich.), Melissa Creswick (Clovis, Calif.), Janet “Dolly” Hannon (Arvada, Colo.), Susan Lang (Wichita, Kan.), and...

Lexington, Ky. – Following a successful 2019 USEF Combined Driving National Championship season, US Equestrian has released the selected host sites for the 2020 USEF Combined Driving National Championships, pending the approval of the US Equestrian Board of Directors. US Equestrian will offer 18 national championship divisions across three events. The following are tentative dates, locations, and divisions of the 2020 USEF Combined Driving National Championships: Jacob Arnold competes at...

Gladstone, N.J . – The Discover Dressage USEF/USDF High Intensity Training Session is set to begin this week at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., welcoming top emerging talent for three days of educational and formal training sessions, beginning October 25 and concluding October 27. Kayla Kadlubek and Perfect Step at NAYC. Photo: Andrea Evans/US Equestrian The Discover Dressage USEF/USDF High Intensity Training Session was established through the US...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce a change to the qualifying criteria for the 2020 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships: 2019 East Coast Champions Ellie Ferrigno and Cleopatra's Smile, Overall Grand Champions 3'6" and Best Mare For the upcoming year, Championship and Reserve Championship winners of Junior Hunter sections at “B” and “C” rated shows will now be qualified to compete at the Junior Hunter Finals, in addition to the Champions...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is now accepting applications for the 2020 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team coaches. The U.S. Saddle Seat Team will consist of 12 athletes, six to compete in the three-gaited section and six to compete in the five-gaited section at the 2020 Saddle Seat World Cup from July 19-25 in Parys, South Africa. Interested parties must complete an application and submit their resume via email to Natalie Norwood, Championship Program Manager, at [email protected] no...

Fair Hill, Md. - Erin Sylvester and Paddy the Caddy ended their long history of competing at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International in style, winning The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship. Joining her in the victory circle was Woods Baughman aboard C’est La Vie 135 as The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Champions at Fair Hill. Erin Sylvester and Paddy the Caddy (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Erin Sylvester (Cochranville, Pa.) and Paddy the Caddy, Frank...

Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Moonshine (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. – Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp piloted Cooley Moonshine to a silver medal in the seven-year-old division of the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships in Le Lion d'Angers, France. She and The Monster Partnership’s seven-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding scored 29.3 on their dressage test, then tallied 1.2 time penalties on cross-country. Halliday-Sharp (Ocala, Fla.) and Cooley Moonshine...

CCI4*-L leader Waylon Roberts and Lancaster (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Fair Hill, Md. - After a nail-biting day of exciting cross-country action at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event (FHI), a few new names grace the top of the leaderboards. The CCI4*-L division saw a major shuffle in the standings, after overnight leaders had trouble on Derek di Grazia's course. Canadian Waylon Roberts moved into first with Lancaster. In the CCI3*-L, Woods Baughman moved up one position...