L-R: Directors Will Faudree, Allison Brock, Max Amaya (Zack Ryle/US Equestrian) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF or US Equestrian) held its annual Mid-Year Board of Directors meeting on June 17 and 18 in Lexington, Ky. During the meeting, the Directors heard updates from around the sport and made several important decisions that further the US Equestrian mission; to provide access to and increase participation in equestrian sports at all levels by ensuring...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Ireland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Millstreet International Horse Trials in County Cork, Ireland, May 29-June 2. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. The following combinations have been named to the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Jenny Caras (Buckhead, Ga.) and...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - US Equestrian is thrilled to announce that American Regent Animal Health, makers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) will once again be the title sponsor of the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East and West . Additionally, Adequan will be the presenting sponsor of the Junior Hunter Finals livestreams on USEF Network powered by ClipMyHorse.TV . Established in 2001, these championships have become a highlight of the competition...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the Longines League of Nations Rotterdam CSIO5* held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from June 19–23, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Callie...

Lexington, Ky . - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the following combinations have been selected to represent the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at CHIO Rotterdam featuring the FEI Dressage Nations Cup Rotterdam CDIO5* to be held from June 19-23, 2024, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. George Williams will serve as Chef d’Equipe for the team. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Katherine...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the addition of Unicorn Therapeutic Riding of Pennington, N.J., as the ninth USEF Para Dressage Centers of Excellence (COE). Unicorn Therapeutic Riding began in 1988 providing equine-assisted activities for children and adults with physical, cognitive and/or emotional disabilities. The USEF COE program, founded in 2015, is designed to grow the sport of para dressage throughout the United States, playing a critical role in pipeline...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games hosted from July 26 – August 11, 2024. Eventing competition will be the first equestrian discipline on the overall Paris 2024 sporting schedule and held at the equestrian grounds of Versailles, beginning on Saturday, July 27, and concluding on Monday, July 29. The U.S. Olympic Eventing Team will be led by Chef...

Rome, Italy – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team contested their first major European Nations Cup of the 2024 season with a tightly contested fourth-place finish in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Rome CSIO5* held at the iconic Piazza di Siena at Villa Borghese. The team finished with a final total of eight faults over two rounds of competition in a hotly contested bid for the podium determined by the last few riders in round two. “Overall, I think there are a lot of positives to take away...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the introduction of a new national championship format for FEI CCI1* through CCI4* level competitions, aiming to broaden accessibility and opportunity for participants targeting national championship recognition regardless of geographic location. The US Equestrian Eventing National Championships League will launch in 2024, with the inaugural champions to be crowned in 2025. “In introducing this new national championship format,...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Three U.S. Jumping athletes have secured top-12 placings in the standings following Round I of the FEI Jumping World Cup Final competition, setting up for an exciting Round II to get underway tomorrow. Kent Farrington, Skylar Wireman, and Jill Humphrey all finished without faults to hold prime positioning looking ahead to the remainder of the week. Kent Farrington and Toulayna (Helen Cruden) Aboard Toulayna, Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) made quick work of the 1.60m...