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U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/2/2024 12:00:00 PM

Versailles, France - The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team took silver in the Jumping Team Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, finishing on a final team total of four faults. Great Britain took gold on a total of two faults, while host nation France, finished with the bronze medal on seven faults. More information to follow. Results Watch For media inquiries, please contact Carly Weilminster, Sr. Director of Sport Communications & Social Media at [email protected] . Connect With Us Stay up...

Day One of 2024 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall & Sterling Competition Kicks off in Kentucky

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/6/2024 11:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – It’s one of the most anticipated equestrian events of the year: USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling , and it got off to a big start on Tuesday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Medium regular and small green ponies and their young riders took the stage in the Rolex Stadium for their model and under saddle phases. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian PonyTail Bows/USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunters The medium regular class is 142 entries strong this year, and...

New Champions Emerge on Day Two of 2024 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall & Sterling

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/7/2024 11:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The first national champions have been crowned at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling . The Medium Regular and Small Green sections concluded their championships with Wednesday’s over fences rounds, and the Small Regular section got started with model and under saddle phases. Sienna Rossano and High Tops. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Pony Tail Bows/USEF Medium Regular Pony Hunter National Championship The Pony Tail Bows/USEF Medium...

Kat Fuqua and Christian Simonson are Golden on Saturday at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championships

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/3/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Top dressage continued on Saturday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF . The Young Riders completed their individual tests in the morning and the U25 closed out the day, performing their musical freestyles in an evening session at Flintfields Horse Park. Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Young Rider Individual Championship Region 3’s Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her...

Children and Pre-Juniors Kick off Competition at the 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship

by TCHS and US Equestrian Communications | 7/31/2024 11:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA got underway in the International Ring at Flintfields Horse Park on Wednesday morning with the first individual qualifiers for the Children’s and Pre-Junior categories. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Topping the Children’s section, Isabella Uhrig (Greenwood Village Colo.), representing Zone 8, rode to a clear-round time of 74.39 seconds with Kapow (Brainpower x Regina...

Freestyle Gold for Virginia Woodcock and Kat Fuqua Closes Out Dressage at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/5/2024 8:00:00 AM

Traverse City, Mich. – Competition closed out on Sunday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF with two triple gold medalists emerging in the junior and young rider sections after their exciting freestyle tests. Virginia Woodcock and Mollegardens San-Souci. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Freestyle Virginia Woodcock (Atlanta, Ga.) and her 2014 Danish Warmblood mare, Mollegardens San-Souci (Sir Donnerhall x Sascha),...

Children’s Team Title to Combined Zone 1/2/10 Team; Canada Claims Pre-Junior Gold During Day Two at FEI North American Youth Championships

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/1/2024 11:00:00 PM

The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA resumed at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Thursday with children’s and pre-junior team titles being decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Combined Children’s Zone 1, 2, & 10 Team Take Gold With a nearly foot-perfect second day of jumping, the combined Zone 1, 2, & 10 team was awarded the gold...

2024 FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping and Dressage Underway in Traverse City

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/30/2024 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Youth equestrian athletes from across the continent are in Traverse City, Mich., this week for the 2024 edition of the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC). This event hosts the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF and the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship presented by USHJA . 2024 NAYC athletes wish the Olympic equestrians luck during the opening ceremony. ©Avery Wallace/US...

U.S. Olympic Dressage Team Pushes Through Tough First Day of Competition at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/30/2024 2:22:00 PM

Versailles, France – The U.S. Dressage Team did not have the day they wanted or expected to start off competition at Paris 2024. The team will be unable to compete in Saturday’s FEI Grand Prix Special, which will determine team medals after an unfortunate elimination of the first combination of Marcus Orlob and Jane. Adrienne Lyle and Helix, as well as Steffen Peters and Suppenkasper will now compete as individuals and look to qualify for the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday....

U.S. Vaulting Team Completes Successful Outing at the 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/24/2024 8:00:00 PM

Bern, Switzerland – The U.S. Vaulting Team took on the top competition in the world last week at the 2024 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors. The team finished fourth overall, with individual competitors turning in good performances over four days of competition in Bern, Switzerland. ©Daniel Kaiser Individual Senior Female Kimberly Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) earned a strong fifth-place finish in the Individual Senior Female division, which saw a total of 28 competitors....