Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the 2025 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year nominees. The International and National Horses of the Year will be announced at the 2025 SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 17, and the International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced at the 2025 Pegasus Awards Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the 2026 US Equestrian Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky. Horses of Honor and Equestrians of...

Kansas City, Mo. – It’s been a banner week for saddle seat equitation star Izzy Fischer. On Wednesday at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show, she and CH-EQ Sugar Fund captured the win in the UPHA Adult Challenge Cup finals. On Friday, she came back to win the 2025 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final . In her first year in the adult amateur ranks, she’s already checked off the two most prestigious titles in the sport. Izzy Fischer and CH-EQ Sugar...

As part of an ongoing commitment to supporting horse welfare, US Equestrian is proud to announce the funding of the first two equine research projects through the newly created Chromatic Fund. The Chromatic Fund was established in late 2024 as a collaborative effort between the American Association of Equine Practitioners, US Equestrian, Chromatic’s breeder KC Branscomb, and The Foundation for the Horse. The fund is named in honor of Chromatic BF, a 13-year-old Oldenburg U.S. show jumper...

Leesburg, Va. - It was an influential day of cross country at the 2025 US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L, hosted at Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Va. 29 horse-and-rider combinations took to the challenging track designed by Derek di Grazia (USA). Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Off The Record finished the 5,778-meter-long course just under the 10:09-minute optimum time, crossing through the timers in 10:04 minutes to maintain their lead and remain on their...

Leesburg, Va. - The dressage phase of the US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L concluded on Friday at Morven Park International Equestrian Center. 16 horse-and-athlete combinations took their turn down the centerline, making up the second half of the 30 total starters of the US Equestrian Open Eventing Final field. Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Off The Record delivered a record-setting performance with a score of 25.1 penalties to take over the lead. This is the lowest dressage score ever...

Leesburg, Va. - The inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Final came to an exciting conclusion at Morven Park International Equestrian Center with four-time Olympian Boyd Martin and Miks Master C delivering a standout performance in the final jumping phase to capture the historic win. The pair’s victory marked the conclusion of an exciting week of world-class competition, which was ultimately decided by the triple combination of the final line in the last phase. Martin and Miks Master C...

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2025 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East concluded on Sunday at Hamilton Farms, home of the USET Foundation Headquarters, crowning Eleanor Rudnicki (Conroe, Texas) and Qwantreau champions after completion of the Phases III and IV. ©Isabelle Whiteside/US Equestrian The final day of competition aimed to test each combination’s ability to navigate a jumper-style course while demonstrating the fundamental precision and technique...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce updated specifications for the 2026 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships (JHNC), which were approved by the Executive Committee on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. The full updated 2026 USEF Junior Hunter National Championship Specifications document can be found here . Some of the noteworthy changes are outlined below. Updated Qualification Period Beginning with the 2026 championships, the 12-month qualifying period has...

Christian Simonson and Indian Rock, winners of the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship (©Isabelle Whitside/US Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - Six new champions were crowned on Saturday at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions , highlighting a full day of competition at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center. Titles were awarded in the Neue Schule/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, the Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup National Championship, the Aspen Leaf...

©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Traverse City, Mich. – The 2025 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship, presented by USHJA, got underway at Traverse City Horse Shows on Wednesday with Agatha Lignelli and Ellington Vasan currently leading the way after day one victories in children’s and pre-junior individual qualifiers. Agatha Lignelli (New York, N.Y.) topped the pre-junior category riding Xo Kiara for owner Alexa Elle Lignelli. Lignelli, representing Zone 2,...