Horse Care Education Session at the 2025 USEF Dressage Youth Training Session - East (©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2026 USEF Dressage Youth Training Series, part of the U.S. Dressage Pathway Program. The 2026 East Coast edition, presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center will be held at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from Jan. 1-4, while the West Coast segment of the training...

Jax Beloberk, Vanessa Erickson, AnnaMaria Clarke, Lila Reeder, and Uma Kraskin hold their competition completion diplomas. (Courtesy of Nicole Zerbee) Buftea, Romania - The U.S. Endurance Team saw four horse-and-athlete combinations cross the finish line after the 120km ride to finish in seventh overall at the 2025 FEI Endurance World Championships for Juniors and Young Riders hosted by the Shagya Sports Club Association in Buftea, Romania. The athletes and their horses were supported by their...

(© Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has announced applications are now open for potential observation event competitions ahead of the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors that is to be held in Aachen, Germany from August 13-16, 2026. Observation event applications will close on November 1, 2025 , at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Observation Event Application form can be found here . The Selection Procedures for the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championship for Seniors can be...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations St. Tropez CSIO5* hosted in St. Tropez, France, from September 18-21. 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. Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Teams at the 2025 FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup Final hosted from September 19-21, in Lier, Belgium at Azelhof Equestrian Centre. The U.S. will field both a Junior Team and a Young Rider Team. Both teams will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Young Rider Team and are listed...

(©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce updates to the 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals . This year’s Finals will feature new format adjustments, including the addition of a horse inspection and an updated approach to the flat and gymnastics phases. Talent Search Finals – East will take place October 3-5, 2025, at USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Serving as judges for the Finals...

Lähden, Germany – It’s officially a hat trick for Tracy Bowman and Albrecht's Hoeve's Lars after they secured an individual silver medal at the 2025 FEI Para Driving World Championship. The pair will add their silver to a collection that includes individual gold medals from the championships in 2021 and 2023. Tracy Bowman and Albrecht's Hoeve's Lars. ©Melanie Guillamot Bowman (Martinez, Calif.) and her 2009 Welsh Pony gelding were part of the U.S. Para...

Sabine Schut-Kery and Jojoba de Massa, winners of the USEF Intermediaire I Championship (©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - The 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued today with a full slate of competition across multiple divisions, including the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix, the Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup Championship, and the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Championships. The USEF Intermediaire I Championship concluded today, while the Adequan®/USEF...

Lähden, Germany – The 2025 FEI Para Driving World Championship will take place this week and three athlete-and-horse combinations are set to represent the U.S. Para Driving Team after all passed the first horse inspection on Wednesday morning: ©MGuillamot Photo Tracy Bowman (Martinez, Calif.) with her own Albrecht’s Hoeve’s Lars (Orchard Red Prince x Castenrayseweg Saartje), a 2009 Welsh Pony Gelding Diane Kastama (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) with Freedom , a 2010 gelding...

Beekbergen, Netherlands – The Defender U.S. Driving Team delivered promising performances this weekend at the 2025 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses, finishing eleventh overall against a competitive international field. The team featured Jacob Arnold (Paris, Ky.), Taylor Bradish (Windsor, S.C.), and Vernon Helmuth (Hazelton, Iowa). Athletes and horses were supported onsite by Chef d’Equipe Marcie Quist, Team Veterinarian Dr. Laura Werner, and Team Leader Steven...