Wellington, Fla. - The horse inspection for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* set the scene for an exciting week of competition at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from February 20-23, 2025. Teams from five countries— the U.S., Canada, Germany, Australia, and Sweden— will compete. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team (from left to right) Erin Nichols, Christine Traurig, Devon Kane, Jennifer Williams, and Kevin Kohmann (©Avery Wallace/US...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Ocala CSIO5*-LLN in Ocala, Fla., hosted at the World Equestrian Center from March 19-23, 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: Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm...

The U.S. U25 Dressage athletes atop the podium at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championships (Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce applications are now open for the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), to be held in Traverse City, Mich., July 29 – August 3. Youth athletes in dressage and jumping are invited to submit their applications before the end of this year’s qualification period. NAYC is open to jumping...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Wellington CSIO4* hosted at Wellington International in Wellington, Fla., from February 25-March 2, 2025. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes will represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Carly Anthony (Wellington, Fla.) Natalie Dean (Wellington, Fla....

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations selected to represent the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3* during the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from Feb. 19-23, 2025. This will be the first team outing of the 2025 competition season for the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team who will be led by Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig and Team Leader Laura Roberts. The following combinations will...

Ella Fruchterman and Hannah Montana W alongside judge Henning Lehrmann (GER) (© Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) Wellington, Fla. - The action from the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. wrapped up on Sunday with the CDIU25 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. The class featured three U.S. combinations in Josh Albrecht and Goldenboy Vinckenburgh, Sophia Schults and Conocido HGF, and Ella Fruchterman and Hannah Montana W. Chef d’Equipe Christine Traurig, who filled in for...

Wellington, Fla. - Individual competition in the 2025 FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA CDIO3* began on Friday evening with the highlight “Friday Night Stars” competition hosted at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team was represented in the Starpoint Dancesport FEI Nations Cup FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3* by two of the team combinations in Devon Kane with Vamos and Jennifer Williams and Joppe K. Their teammates, Erin Nichols and...

Lexington, Ky. - Dr. Katie Flynn and Dr. Stephen Schumacher co-led a conversation on Biosecurity and Medications on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the 2025 US Equestrian Annual Meeting. The session, which was presented by Neogen, started with Dr. Flynn leading a conversation on the new microchip requirement that is to go into effect in December 2025. Dr. Schumacher’s presentation focused on Pharmacology, providing an overview of pharmacokinetics vs pharmacodynamics, how medications work within the...

Lexington, Ky. – Following the devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires, US Equestrian is stepping in to help organizations who are working on the ground to help the ongoing recovery efforts. Through the USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund, US Equestrian is awarding two grants totaling $100,000 to support the efforts in helping the equine population impacted by the destruction from the wildfires. Fleet of Angels has been awarded a $60,000 grant to further support their work in aiding the...

Lexington, Ky . - The Vaulting Sport Committee has amended the criteria for oversubscribed FEI Vaulting Competitions. This criterion is used to determine the athletes that will be able to compete at FEI Vaulting Competitions in Individual, Pas de Deux and Squad categories should the event be oversubscribed due to limited entries. The criteria can be found on the USEF website here . If you have any questions about the criteria, please contact Michelle McQueen, Director of Vaulting, at...