Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Amasé 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 29-November 1. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating, with horses to be confirmed week of the event. The following athletes have been...

Leesburg, Va. - The second and final day of dressage concluded with new leaders across the board heading into the show jumping and cross-country phases tomorrow in all seven divisions of competition at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center. During the second day of dressage, the USEA/USEF Developing Horse National Championships began, while the USEF Eventing National Championships League action continued. Dressage in the Grand Prix arena came to a close for the CCI4*-S with Meg...

Harrisburg, Pa. - An exciting week of junior competition came to a close on Sunday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with the highly anticipated USEF/Valencia Saddlery Hunter Seat Medal Final . One hundred-and-fifty-five combinations contested the national championship, vying for the title over two rounds and a testing phase. The 2026 course was designed by Kevin Holowack and judges Geoff Teall and Jennifer Bauersachs. Athletes were challenged over fences set to 3’6” in height...

Laura Kraut and Tres Bien Z (©Digitshots) Barcelona, Spain – The Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team finished fourth in the Longines League of Nations Final on a final team score of 12 faults after two rounds of top international competition to conclude the 2026 LLN season. The top eight teams qualified through this year’s four LLN events earned an invitation to the series final, alongside the host nation of Spain. Germany and Brazil finished tied on four penalties following both...

Leesburg, Va. – The first 17 horse-and-athlete combinations took their turn down the centerline today as the first day of dressage kicked off in the US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L, hosted at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va. Olympic medalist Kim Severson (Charlottesville, Va.) took the early lead aboard her partner Cooley Corraghy Diamond, a 2017 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Diamond Roller x Cruising), owned by Bill and Roslyn Johnson, with a score 29.8 penalties. Kim Severson and...

Boekelo, Netherlands – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team finished fourth at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Boekelo CCIO4*-NC-L, completing the weekend on a final team total of 105.4. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, High Performance Advisor Karyn Shuter, and Team Leader Christina Vaughn. “We fielded a team of either up-and-coming horses, or athletes, at the event,” said Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. “Although naturally we would of all been happier to...

Leesburg, Va. - The first national title of the weekend was awarded Saturday afternoon at Morven Park International and Fall Horse Trials after contenders took to the cross-country field and show jumping arena in Leesburg, Va. Influential courses were set throughout the venue, with cross-country courses designed by Derek di Grazia (USA) and Jefferey Kibbie (USA). Show jumping was designed by Christopher Barnard (USA) in the Grand Prix arena and offered an action-packed day for spectators and...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Twenty-six athlete-and-horse combinations are set to arrive and begin competition for the 2026 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships , hosted at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, from October 8-10 in Harrisburg, Pa. Clara Propp and Mistral van de Vogelzang | ©US Equestrian The Junior Jumper National Championships have been a milestone in junior athletes' careers for more than a decade, offering the unique opportunity to compete against their...

Leesburg, Va. - The first day of dressage has concluded at Morven Park International, and as the last competition of the season that counts towards the final standings of the USEF Eventing National Championships League, many athletes are looking to improve their position on the leaderboards. The League take the athletes’ three best scores for the season at the level — one of which must be earned at a long-format competition for CCI2* through CCI4*. With a lower score this weekend,...

Gladstone, N.J. - The first day competition of the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East saw the nation’s top youth talent compete in a combined Phase I and Phase II format. The Finals are hosted at the historic USET Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., from October 2-4, 2026. Adriana Forte (Water Mill, N.Y.) and Commander Bond, a 2016 Holsteiner stallion (Corrado I x Valencia IX) owned by ESI Show Jumpers, emerged as the day one leaders after...