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Competitors and Ponies Arrive for 2023 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2023 1:50:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The 2023 USEF Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms is set to begin in Lexington, Ky. From August 8-13, over 800 ponies from across the country will compete with their youth athletes in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. Honor Hill Farms’ three-year commitment has supported this prestigious event, and the 2023 edition will be another exciting year. Over 800 ponies will compete with their youth athletes in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes at the 2023...

2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East is Underway

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 6/28/2023 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – For the second year in a row, Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich., is hosting some of the country’s best horses and youth riders in the hunter discipline for the Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - East . Tessa Downey and HH Moonshine. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian More than 300 combinations are set to compete in this year’s edition of the prestigious national championship across the 3’3” and...

USEF Grant Recipients Announced for 2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/20/2023 4:45:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian is pleased to announce the grant selections for the USEF Grant Program for the 2023 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East, generously supported by Debbie Smith. This year’s grant East Coast recipients are Sean Mulleady in the 3’3” section and Ryley Kurau in the 3’6” section. Thanks to Smith’s generosity, Mulleady and Kurau will each receive a $10,000 grant that they may use for hotels, shipping,...

Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West to Welcome Top Horses and Riders

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/24/2022 11:31:00 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Young hunter riders across the Western part of the United States will have their chance to shine as they vie for national titles at the 2022 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship - West at Blenheim EquiSports from July 24-27. This year promises to be an exceptional one for these rising equestrian stars. Horse-and-rider pairs will compete for overall champion titles in either the 3’3” or 3’6” heights. Additionally, there...

Call for Media Credential Applications: 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/12/2021 11:27:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will take place August 24-29, 2021, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form and waiver by August 18, 2021. The 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will consist of the following 14 championship divisions: USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National...

Dates Announced for 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/30/2020 10:37:00 AM

Photo: Tayler Bicandi/US Equestrian Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Board of Directors has approved August 24-29 as the dates for the 2021 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. The event will once again be held at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Festival of Champions includes 14 national championship divisions: USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship Adequan®/USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage...

Call for Media Credential Applications: 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2020 3:50:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions will take place August 18-23, 2020, at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by August 12, 2020. Please note that media credentials will be limited due to COVID-19 and provided on a first come, first served basis. You must request special permission for more than one person per media outlet to...

US Equestrian Announces New Amendment to Qualifications for Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West Coast

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/26/2020 4:35:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian (USEF) has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the impact this pandemic will have on qualifications for the 2020 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West Coast , to be held from July 17-19 at the Sonoma Horse Park. US Equestrian has been monitoring the competition environment as the state of California reopens and has made the following amendment for entries to the West Coast championship only : A maximum of 200...

US Equestrian to Recognize Ellen Di Bella with 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award and Julia Stone as 2019 Junior Equestrian of the Year

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/20/2019 11:10:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Junior Equestrian of the Year Award to be acknowledged at the 2020 US Equestrian Annual Meeting at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Fla. Ellen Di Bella is the winner of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, while Julia Stone is the 2019 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Both Di Bella and Stone will be recognized at the Pegasus Awards presented by Adequan® on Friday,...

Morgan Breed’s Grand National & World Championship Horse Show Wraps Up in Oklahoma City

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/12/2019 6:31:00 AM

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) welcomed nearly 1,000 Morgan horses to the 2019 Grand National & World Championship Horse Show®. Held at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from October 12-19, the best of the breed competed in a wide range of disciplines and classes running in four rings concurrently. Horses were shown in divisions including pleasure driving, English pleasure, hunter pleasure, in-hand, park, Western pleasure, jumping,...