Traverse City, Mich . — Competition officially began today in the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF at the 2026 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), with the Junior Team Test, Children's Preliminary Test B and U25 Intermediate II kicking off dressage action at Flintfield Horse Park. FEI Junior Team Test Region 2 took top honors in the Junior Team Test, posting a combined score of 201.879 to finish in gold medal position. Region 3 earned silver...

Traverse City, Mich. — Dressage competition continued Friday, July 31, at the 2026 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships, presented by USDF, at Flintfields Horse Park, with the FEI Junior Individual Test and the FEI Children's Team Competition. FEI Junior Individual Test Bennett McWhorter and Dalia (©US Equestrian) Bennett McWhorter (Wellington, Fla.) and Dalia claimed the individual gold medal in today's FEI Junior Individual Test, earning a personal-best score of...

Traverse City, Mich. — Dressage competition continued on Thursday, July 30, at the 2026 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships (NAYC), presented by USDF, at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich., with the FEI Young Rider Team Test and the FEI U25 Grand Prix 16-25 taking center stage. FEI Young Rider Team Test Region 3 topped the FEI Young Rider Team Test podium, posting a combined score of 198.941 to take the gold medal. Region 9 earned silver with a combined team score...

Millstreet, Ireland – The U.S. Eventing Squad closed out the inaugural FEI Eventing World Championship U25, at Millstreet International in Co. Cork, Ireland, with Olivia Dutton and Jewelent claiming individual bronze and finishing as the highest-placed U.S. combination. The U.S. saw two more combinations finish inside of the top ten, with Molly Duda and Disco Traveler earning fifth overall on a final score of 49.2, placing just ahead of Jack Curtis and Luska Candy Clover, who finished in...

Traverse City, Mich. – The Amasé U.S. Jumping Team secured a strong podium finish in the $75,000 Jumping Nations Cup Traverse City CSIO3*, hosted at Traverse City Horse Shows, adding zero faults in the second round to finish the day on their first round score of 16 total faults, placing them second overall. Israel finished the day on four faults total for the win, while Ireland took third on 24 faults after two rounds of competition which featured six international teams. “I...

Traverse City, Mich. – Youth athletes from across North America are set to compete in Traverse City, Mich., for the 2026 edition of the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), the continent's only FEI youth championship for jumping and dressage. ©US Equestrian This year's competition once again features the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF and the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship presented by USHJA. Hosted at...

Millstreet, Ireland – The U.S. Eventing Squad, featuring four combinations competing as a team, and two individuals, finished the dressage phase today at the 2026 FEI Eventing World Championship U25 in Millstreet, Ireland. The team held first on Thursday and moved to fourth following the second day of dressage. They will head into cross-country on a team total of 97.1. Cassie Sanger and Fernhill Zoro secured the highest individual placing on the leaderboard for the U.S. contingent,...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce additions to the 2026 USEF High Performance Eventing Programs for both the Elite and Pre-Elite lists. Membership is reviewed twice annually for the Eventing Elite and Pre-Elite Program Lists. For more information about the Pre-Elite and Elite Programs, to view the full program lists, as well as eligibility criteria, please click here . Eventing Elite Program: The following athlete-and-horse combinations have achieved the criteria for...

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Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent three different U.S. U25 Dressage Teams at the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF , set to take place from July 27 - August 2, 2026, in Traverse City, Mich. The FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF (NAYC) is the premier international championship in North America for children (ages 12-14), juniors (ages 14-18), young riders (ages 16-21), and...