Lexington, Ky. – The World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen began on Friday, July 12, with U.S. Vaulters Kristian Roberts, Emily Rose, and Geoffrey Woolson competing in individual competition. Roberts and Rose came away with top 10 placings, earning overall scores of 7.310 and 7.515, respectively. Roberts (Moss Beach, Calif.), who competed with Laser 19, Rufv Schwagstorf’s 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and longeur Tanja Eversp, placed eight in the Compulsory Test with a score of 7....

Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo Gothenburg, Sweden – Three strong dressage combinations will represent the U.S. in the 2019 FEI Dressage World Cup Final at the Gothenburg Horse Show in the Scandanavium Arena. With three of the four U.S. team silver medalists from the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 in tow, the U.S. will make a strong push to finish in top positions. Eighteen athletes from 12 countries including defending champion Isabel Werth (Germany), and top riders...

Buenos Aires, Argentina – The North American Team battled through an intense jump-off against Europe to win the gold medal at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday. Led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, Mattie Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose Espinosa from Honduras, Nicole Meyer from Mexico, and Marisa Thompson from Panama finished on zero faults and accumulated 10 clear rounds throughout three rounds of competition. Hatcher produced...

North American Team (Hatcher second from left) Buenos Aires, Argentina – Mattie Hatcher (Little Rock, Ark.) will represent the United States this week as she competes under the flag on the North American Team for the Jumping International Team competition, as well as an individual competitor, at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, October 8-13. The North American Team, led by U.S. Youth Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, will consist of Hatcher from the U.S., Mateo Coles from Haiti, Pedro Jose...

Ward and Clinta (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Mill Spring, N.C. – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team continued its second day of competition on Thursday, September 20, at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018. The team improved their standing to the silver-medal position with 12.59 penalties going into Friday’s final competition. With the aim of a Tokyo 2020 Olympic team qualification, the U.S. team of Devin Ryan, Adrienne Sternlicht, Laura Kraut, and McLain Ward, led by...

Co Cork, Ireland – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team is set to contest FEI Eventing Nations Cup Ireland, at the Millstreet International Horse Trials, August 22 – 26. Led by Chef d’Equipe Erik Duvander, the U.S. team of Buck Davidson with Carlevo, 2018 Karen Stives Endowment Fund Grant recipient Hallie Coon with Celien, and Liz Halliday-Sharp with Deniro Z will look to add experience in the new Olympic eventing format to their resumes. The Millstreet CICO3* will serve as only...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the athletes that will compete on the NetJets® U.S. Show Jumping Teams for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Poland as well as the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup The Netherlands. The FEI Jumping Nations Cup Poland, part of the Lotto CSIO Sopot taking place Thursday, June 14 through Sunday, June 17, and FEI Jumping Nations Cup The Netherlands, part of CHIO Rotterdam running Thursday, June 21 through Sunday, June 24, serve as...

Mill Spring, N.C. - The U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team presented by Deloitte has been named for the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon Para-Dressage Test Event CPEDI3* taking place April 20-22, at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, N.C. The U.S. team will begin their competition on Friday, April 20, with the FEI Individual Championship Test for all grades. The FEI Team Test for all grades will take place Saturday, April 21, followed by the FEI Freestyle Test for...

Wayne, Ill. - A mix of new names and familiar faces will go down the centerline to contest the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships August 24-27, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. A total of 68 combinations will chase titles across the Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-Old divisions as well as the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix divisions. Combinations in each division will perform two tests. The first test will count 40% towards their...

Ermelo, The Netherlands –Endel Ots and David Wightman will represent the United States at the 2016 Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses, July 28-31, at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo, The Netherlands. Since 1992, young dressage horses have converged at the World Breeding Dressage Championships to gauge their development among the world’s elite. A total of 112 combinations from 26 countries will perform individual tests in the five-,...