Diana DeRosa (Meredith Beerbaum and Shutterfly, champions of the 2005 FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final) Las Vegas, Nevada – There were many times during the 2005 FEI World Cup Finals when one had to take a reality check and pinch themselves just to be certain they weren’t at the NBA play-offs instead of an equestrian event. Anyone who loves sport, whether they have ever been interested in horses or not, would have enjoyed the pure entertainment value of this week’s...

What: The Challenge of the Americas, a Grand Prix team dressage quadrille and musical freestyle competition. When: March 12, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. (under the lights) Where: The Players Club and Palm Beach Polo Why: To raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, https://www.bcrfcure.org Who: Teams representing the United States, Canada and Latin America Opening Demo Rider: Silke Rembacz riding Highlife Farm’s Connecticut will demonstrate the Grand Prix movements before the competition...

The American Grand Prix Association (AGA) released the official 2005 schedule of events for this year’s tour, the nation’s richest and longest running series of equestrian show jumping events. In its 27th year of equestrian excellence, the AGA tour includes 32 events in 22 different equestrian markets and offers over $2.5 million in prize money. When the American Grand Prix Association debuted in 1978 there were 16 events on a tour that stopped in eight different states. In 1978, most...

West Grove, PA— World Class drivers and horses battled it out for the USEF National Pairs Championship in Pennsylvania Sunday, but a local woman beat the out-of-towners, claiming the title in her own backyard. West Grove native Lisa Singer came through victorious, surpassing a record number of competitors to take home the national title. Set apart by less than five points, Singer drove to the finish amid screaming fans and family, with a combined score of 121.96 points. "It is so special to...

Mill Spring, N.C. – The cones phase brought an exciting weekend to a close at the Tryon Fall CDE, which hosted the 2023 USEF Combined Driving National Championships for intermediate divisions. Athletes and their horses and ponies competed in the International Ring at the Tryon International Equestrian Center Louise Fox and Hidden Hollow William. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Intermediate VSE National Championship Louise Fox (Haughton, La.) and her 2009 Miniature gelding, Hidden Hollow...

Wayne, Ill. – The second day of competition at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions brought back entries in the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship and the Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship for their second tests of the show. Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship The Intermediaire I entries completed the Intermediate I Test today, and Christian...

Is it too early to be nostalgic for an event that just took place last month? Not if that event is the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ (LRK3DE). The best weekend all year did not disappoint, whether you were there in person or following along on the livestream . We’ve compiled some of our favorite moments from LRK3DE, from the major competition stunners to the more low-key, behind-the-scenes happenings you may have missed. We’ll get to...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the vaulting athletes who have been named to the short list for the 2023 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Juniors and Young Vaulters. The championships will take place July 26-30 in Flyinge, Sweden, and the U.S. team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Emma Seely and Assistant Chef d’Equipe Kimberly Wellmann . Athletes on the short list are invited to participate in two mandatory observation events during the next phase of the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Salvino, Betsy Juliano LLC’s 2007 Hanoverian stallion, was voted the 2022 International Horse of the Year and Cannon Creek, the Wheeler family’s 2011 Holsteiner gelding, was voted the 2022 National Horse of the Year by the USEF membership. Salvino and Cannon Creek were honored during the SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 14. International Horse of the Year Salvino, 2022 USEF...

Ensuring that we are responding to the feedback of our members and doing our part to benefit the broader environment by going green, USEF has spent the last year transitioning many of our paper processes to online processes. This provides members with the greater convenience and efficiency they have asked for when conducting their business with the organization. Additionally, it saves resources and keeps costs down organization-wide which results in savings for members. Members can now enjoy...