Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the two athletes selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Driving Team at the 2022 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses hosted in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, from September 21-25, 2022. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Marcie Quist and Team Leader Danielle Aamodt with Team Veterinarian Dr. Jon Furlong. The following athletes have been selected to the Land Rover U.S. Driving Team and are listed in...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2020 Horses of Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees, each recognized for their outstanding efforts during the 2020 competition season. Both the Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year award winners will be announced during the Pegasus Awards & Horse of the Year Awards virtual celebration on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. hosted by President-elect Tom O’Mara. The winners of both awards will be determined...

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,...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 U.S. Vaulting Team. The U.S. will be represented in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Deux, and Squad Championships. The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the WEG U.S. Vaulting Team to compete in the Individual Female Championship (in alphabetical order): Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Calif.) and Pino del Rio, Julie and Edward...

Mill Spring, N.C. – An international contingent of dressage riders arrived at the Tryon International Equestrian Center for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) Tryon 2018 Dressage Test Event CDI3* from April 19-22. Kasey Perry-Glass and Adrienne Lyle placed first and second, respectively, in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special on Friday and Sunday, respectively. Perry-Glass won the Grand Prix Special with a personal best score of 75.957%. Complete results can be found here . The...

Lexington, Ky . - The best junior hunters from across the country prepare to compete for top honors in the 2017 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the East and West Coasts for the 3’6” and 3’3” Junior Hunter, with the riders separated into 15 & Under and 16-17 sections, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. Riders will compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle, and Handy Hunter. The Under...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Lawrence “Larry” Langer as the winner of the 2016 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award. Langer, of Burbank, Calif., has been part of the horse industry for 66 years, from starting lessons as a child to his induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. For his years of service, Langer will be awarded the 2016 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pegasus Awards Dinner. Larry Langer (USHJA Archives) As...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Para-equestrian dressage competition continued on Monday at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with day two of Team tests. Riding as an Individual in the Grade Ia Team test, Roxanne Trunnell gave a strong performance to score 69.348%. Competing in Grade Ia for the U.S. Team was Margaret McIntosh, who scored 68.087%. Currently ranked 11th in the team standings, the U.S. Team will see its final representative, Rebecca Hart, Tuesday in the Grade II Team test, while Angela Peavy...

Piber Köflach, Austria – Following the second day of driven dressage at the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, the U.S. Driving Team of Donna Crookston, Suzy Stafford, and Sterling Graburn sits in third place with a score of 105.4. Stafford leads the way for the U.S. contingent, sitting in second place with PVF Peace of Mind, with two other U.S. drivers, Graburn and individual Leslie Berndl, in the top 20. Stafford (Wilmington, Del.) had a stellar test with her own PVF...

Piber Köflach, Austria – The 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles got underway Thursday with the first of two days of driven dressage. The U.S. contingent is off to a solid start with Donna Crookston, Suzy Stafford, and Leslie Berndl performing polished tests. Stafford and PVF Peace of Mind currently lead the international field with a score of 49.34. Suzy Stafford and PVF Peace of Mind (Krisztina Horváth/Hoefnet.com) Stafford (Wilmington, Del.) had an excellent test with...