Lexington, Ky. – The 2025 USEF Para Dressage National Championships will be held once again at U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. The 2025 championships will introduce the new Intermediaire I division in addition to the FEI Para Dressage Grand Prix. The qualifying period for Grand Prix and Intermediaire I will begin on July 23, 2024, and close on July 21, 2025. Qualifying scores may be earned at CPEDIs or at competitions designated as...

Lexington, Ky. – The deadline is approaching for athletes interested in applying to compete in the 2024 FEI Driving World Championships for Single and Four-in-Hand Horses. Applications must be completed and submitted to US Equestrian no later than June 30, 3034 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications can be found on the athlete dashboard at athletes.usef.org . The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses is scheduled for September 4-8, 2024, in Szilvasvarad, Hungary. The 2024...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the U.S. Vaulting Team in Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad competition at the 2024 Vaulting FEI World Championship for Seniors. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely, Assistant Chef d’Equipe Lisa Zielenske, and Team Leader Michelle McQueen. The following athletes have been selected to the U.S. Vaulting Team and are listed in alphabetical order and...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 12 athlete-and-horse combinations selected to the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Short List ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games to be held in Versailles, France, from September 2-7, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson. The final team selection will be announced by the definite entry deadline of August 5, 2024 The following combinations have been selected to the 2024...

Summer shows are in full swing and there’s plenty of equestrian entertainment to enjoy in-person or via livestream. The midsummer competition calendar includes showcases of the country’s best young hunter riders along with some of the most prestigious events for Arabians, Morgans, and American Saddlebreds before fall championship season begins. Plan your trip or get ready to tune in online for these exciting events. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian June 25-30, 2024 Adequan ®...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - US Equestrian is thrilled to announce that American Regent Animal Health, makers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) will once again be the title sponsor of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East and West . Additionally, Adequan will be the presenting sponsor of the Junior Hunter Finals livestreams on USEF Network powered by ClipMyHorse.TV . Established in 2001, these championships have become a highlight of the competition...

Lexington, Ky. - U.S. Dressage has updated the Paris 2024 Olympic Short List to include an additional combination following recent results in Europe. The U.S. Olympic Dressage Team will be announced no later than June 25, 2024, and will include three combinations and a traveling reserve. The following combination has been added to the U.S. Dressage Team Short List for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) and Hansel , a 2013 KWPN gelding (Don Olymbrio x Metall) owned by...

Rome, Italy – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team contested their first major European Nations Cup of the 2024 season with a tightly contested fourth-place finish in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Rome CSIO5* held at the iconic Piazza di Siena at Villa Borghese. The team finished with a final total of eight faults over two rounds of competition in a hotly contested bid for the podium determined by the last few riders in round two. “Overall, I think there are a lot of positives to take away...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the following athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S in Aachen, Germany, held from July 1-7, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and Team Leader Gemma Stobbs. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order. James Alliston (San Ramon, Calif.) and Karma , a 2014...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the eight athlete-and-horse combinations who have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games later this summer. The following athletes and horses have been selected to the U.S. Dressage Team Olympic Short List and are listed in alphabetical order: Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Haute Couture , a 2012 Dutch Warmblood...