Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is proud to recognize Kylynn Ghafouri and Emi Yang as the 2025 Vaulters of the Year. The 2025 Horses of the Year are as follows: Individual & Squad Horse of the Year – Eldoctro Pas de Deux Horse of the Year – Pino del Rio 2025 Vaulters of the Year: Kylynn Ghafouri & Emi Yang 2025 Vaulters of the Year: Kylynn Ghafouri (Left) (©Leslie Taylor) and Emi Yang (Right) (©Mikhail Proctor/US Equestrian) Kylynn Ghafouri (Murrieta, Calif.)...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian proudly congratulates the recipients of the 2025 USEF Endurance Year-End Awards. These awards celebrate and recognize the exceptional achievements of our endurance athletes and horses throughout the 2025 competition season. For detailed descriptions of the 2026 awards program, click here . Heather Davis (Left) (©Becky Pearman) and Uma Kraskin (Right) (©Hanna Bartnick) Top Ten National-Ranked Senior Athletes Awarded to the top senior athletes on the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian proudly extends our gratitude to the following horse owners for their continued dedication and support of the U.S. Equestrian Teams during the 2025 competition season. Their commitment helped fuel a successful year for U.S. combinations, who competed in 45 team events and achieved 18 team podium finishes across the disciplines, both domestically and internationally. DRESSAGE Wellington CDIO3* Diamante Farms – Vamos Diamante Farms – Giulietta...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series came to a conclusion in October of this year, delivering comprehensive educational opportunities for dressage athletes of all levels across both coasts. Building on the success of the 2024 Pathway Program sessions, this year’s series featured expanded participation, new learning components, and deeper engagement with top professionals across all facets of the sport. This year, U.S. dressage athletes competing at all levels of the...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the 2026 Vaulting Observation Events ahead of the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships being held in Aachen, Germany on August 11-16, 2026. List of Observation Events: Any CVI held outside of the U.S. during the Selection Period (March 31 to June 1, 2026) Tryon CVI (April 9-10, 2026) Piedmont Spring Fest (April 11-12, 2026) Vault N' Texas (April 17-19, 2026) Oak Hills Classic (May 8-10, 2026) Pacific Cup (May...

Thermal, Calif. – The final day of competition at the 2025 National Sunshine Series at Desert International Horse Park saw top equitation athletes come to compete in a unique medal final. The USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West challenges finalists in a single-day, three-phase competition that is a true test of horsemanship. Violet Tatum and Kruz. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian This year’s champion is Violet Tatum (Los Angeles, Calif.) riding Kruz, a 2015 Dutch...

Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3*. The competition will take place as part of Circuito Hípico del Sol in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, from October 22-26. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The energy in the Harrisburg Coliseum reached its peak Saturday evening as 20 athlete-and-horse combinations returned to contest the third and final phase of the 2025 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships, crowning the individual winner. After three days of strong competition, Clara Propp (New York, N.Y.) and Mistral van de Vogelzang emerged victorious, jumping double clear to end the weekend of competition on a cumulative score of 4.8 to earn the gold medal....

Mill Spring, N.C. – The U.S. Para Dressage Team capped off another successful competition, earning a win and important experience at the FEI level. The team comprised a range of experience levels in both the athletes and horses, providing an excellent opportunity for the U.S. Para Dressage program to build on its strengths and bolster the pipeline heading into a world championship year. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Michel Assouline and Team Leader Laureen...

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Executive Committee has amended selection procedures for the 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors. Please see the information below for the application information and the amendments made to the selection procedures to be used for the upcoming 2026 FEI Vaulting World Championships for Seniors to be held in Aachen, Germany from August 13-16, 2026. ©Shannon Brinkman To view the US Equestrian full selection procedures, please click here ....