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US Equestrian Announces Combinations Selected to Represent U.S. Dressage at 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/27/2025 2:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses , hosted in Verden, Germany, from August 5-10, 2025. These combinations will be accompanied by USEF Dressage Technical Advisor & Chef d’Equipe, Christine Traurig. The following athlete and horse combinations have been selected to represent U.S. Dressage at the 2025 FEI WBFSH Dressage...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes Selected to U.S. Jumping Team for CHIO Aachen

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/24/2025 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at CHIO Aachen , hosted in Aachen, Germany, from June 27-July 6, 2025. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Aaron...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes Selected to U.S. Jumping Team for Jumping Nations Cup Caledon CSIO3* and Traverse City CSIO3*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/26/2025 9:42:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Jumping Nations Cup Caledon CSIO3*, hosted at Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, from July 16-19, 2025, as well as the Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3* hosted at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Mich., from July 23-26, 2025. The teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes Selected to Represent the U.S. Jumping Team for Jumping Nations Cup Falsterbo CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/30/2025 2:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. — US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Jumping Nations Cup Falsterbo CSIO5* hosted in Falsterbo, Sweden, from July 10-13, 2025. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been named to the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Carly Anthony (Wellington, Fla.) Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Kent Farrington...

US Equestrian Announces Athletes Selected to Represent U.S. Endurance Team for 2025 FEI Endurance World Championship for Juniors and Young Riders

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/26/2025 9:13:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Endurance Team for the 2025 FEI Endurance World Championship for Juniors and Young Riders. The championship will take place in Buftea, Romania, on September 20, 2025. The following athletes and horse combinations have been selected to compete on the U.S. Endurance Team are listed in alphabetical order: Jax Beloberk (Loomis, Calif.) and Highh Treason , a 2011 Arabian gelding...

US Equestrian Announces Combinations Selected to Represent U.S. Dressage in U25 Division at 2025 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/30/2025 2:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete and horse combinations selected to represent U.S. Dressage in the U25 division at the 2025 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF , hosted at Flintfields Horse Park in Williamsburg, Mich., from July 29-August 3, 2025. The athletes will be supported by George Williams, USEF Dressage High Performance & Pathway Development Advisor and Youth Coach, as well as Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, USEF...

US Equestrian Announces Presidential Modification to Hunter/Jumper Collapse Rules

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/26/2025 12:39:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced a Presidential Modification to two rules dealing with horse/pony collapses at Hunter, Jumper, and Hunter/Jumper Competitions. These changes will go into effect July 1, 2025. The intent of the Presidential Modification is to ensure our equine partners receive appropriate care and are fit to compete before they return to the ring after an unexplained collapse. This modification will address our concerns about the impermissible administration of...

U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Ninth in Jumping Nation Cup La Baule CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/6/2025 2:20:00 PM

©Mackenzie Clark La Baule, France – The U.S. Jumping Team finished ninth in the Jumping Nations Cup of La Baule CSIO5* in La Baule, France, after completing the first round on a score of 13. The course was designed by renowned designer Grégory Bodo (FRA) on the beautifully manicured grass of Jumping International La Baule, which featured 15 jumping efforts. Ireland ultimately took the win on zero faults, with Belgium on four, and Brazil on eight, taking second and third...

Meet the Faces of the Split Rock Jumping Tour Grant Recipients

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/22/2025 11:12:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2025 Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East (JHNC) attracts hundreds of youth athletes each year. This year, ten athletes received grants sponsored by Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT), covering the costs associated with competition for one horse. Selections were made based on financial need, in addition to the exhibition of exemplary sportsmanship and horsemanship. ©Christine Rivet/US Equestrian Grant recipient Maya John of Morrisvile, N.C., will...

U.S. Jumping Team Finishes in Fifth Place in the Longines League of Nations™ Rotterdam CSIO5*-LLN

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/21/2025 12:27:00 PM

Laura Kraut and Bisquetta (©Helen Cruden) Rotterdam, Netherlands – The U.S. Jumping Team finished fifth in the third leg of the Longines League of Nations™ at CHIO Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The home nation took home the win on ten total faults, with France finishing in second with 13 faults, and Great Britain in third on 16 faults. Round one was led off by Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), serving as pathfinder for the team, aboard Caracole de la Roque, a 2014...