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...

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...

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...

Mill Spring, N.C. – The 2022 eventing season came to a close on Sunday with the final day of The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event, and new national champions emerged in the CCI4*-L and young rider team and individual divisions. The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship The top three entries were separated by less than a single rail at the start of Sunday’s show jumping phase. Overnight leader Dan Kreitl (Muncie, Ind.) riding Kay Dixon’s 2013...

Gladstone, N.J. – The final standings for the 2022 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East came down to the influential final round, where the top four competitors returned for the ride-off. In the end, it was Augusta Iwasaki who rode her way into the top spot, masterfully guiding her own horse—and the other three horses in the final four—through the Round IV test. Augusta Iwasaki and Freedom. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Iwasaki...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The second day of competition at the 2022 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West saw Avery Glynn and Aventus win the Overall Grand Championship title in the 3’6’’ section with a total weighted score of 263.40 points. Skylar Wireman and Bonne Starlight earned the Overall Reserve Grand Championship title in the 3’6’’ section with a total weighted score of 248.00 points. Avery Glynn and Aventus, Overall...

Lexington, Ky. - As the competition season kicks into gear, below is an update on the work being done by the Performance Advisory Team (PAT) and Eventing Elite Program Task Force (EETF). Performance Advisory Team (PAT) / Eventing Sport Committee (ESC) Completed Work: Selection & Application Timeline for World Championships & Nations Cups . This was recommended by the PAT and approved by the ESC. Job Description for interim Chef d’Equipe and Team Manager was recommended by the PAT...