Ocala, Fla. – The USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship opened with a morning of competition on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, featuring 16 entries vying for top scores in the Grand Prix test. The USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship is held at World Equestrian Center – Ocala in Ocala, Fla. The national championship, which has traditionally been included in the annual USEF Festival of Champions hosted later in the summer, will be featured for the first time in more than...

Ocala, Fla. – The 2026 USEF Dressage Grand Prix National Championship will begin this morning at 8:00 a.m. ET with the first day of competition at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, set to feature 16 of the top Grand Prix combinations in the country. The national championship, which has traditionally been included in the annual USEF Festival of Champions hosted later in the summer, will be featured for the first time in more than ten years as a standalone championship, while also...

Tryon, N.C. – Jacob Arnold (Paris, Ky.) and Jazandro G.T. finished a stellar weekend at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), topping the USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Single Horses with a final score of 139.10 across three phases. This is Arnold and Jazandro G.T.’s first national championship title as a partnership. Leslie Berndl (Lexington, Ky.) and Impressive earned reserve national champion honors, finishing the weekend on a score of 157.55....

Many horse owners become acutely aware of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) when there’s an outbreak or a reported positive test in your local community. The reality is that EHV is a permanent part of the equine environment – not just at horse shows, but across the population. ©US Equestrian/Devyn Trethewey Virtually all horses are exposed to the EHV-1 virus at a young age, and the virus hides out (is “latent”) in most horses without causing symptoms. The virus is...

Lexington, Ky . – The dressage phase of the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian™ concluded on Friday, April 24 with Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake finishing as the highest-placed U.S. combination to be the overnight leaders in the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship. The duo is currently in fourth place overall on a dressage score of 26.6. Tamie Smith and Danito maintain their lead in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, atop the...

Lexington, Ky. – Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Diabolo championed a historic day at the Kentucky Horse Park, topping the leaderboard of the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian. Today marked the second time in just three years a U.S. combination has won the event after a previous 15-year drought of a home winner. The pair were impeccable throughout the competition, adding only time penalties in the show jumping phase to their dressage score to...

Lexington, Ky. - Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Diabolo etched their names in history today, taking top honors in the 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian. Coleman and Diabolo, a 2012 Holsteiner gelding (Diarado x Roulett M), owned by the Diabolo Group and cared for by Erin Jarboe, made their debut at the CCI5*-L level this week, finishing on final score of 28.1. Coleman becomes one of only ten U.S. athletes in history to win a CCI5*-L. More news to follow.

Lexington, Ky. – The cross-country phase proved influential on Saturday at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ with both the CCI4*-S and CCI5*-L seeing movement across the standings after combinations tackled the expansive course set at the Kentucky Horse Park. Monica Spencer (NZL) and Artist maintain their overall lead in the CCI5*-L division, while Diabolo and Will Coleman retook their hold of the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship...

Lexington, Ky . – The 2026 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L presented by MARS Equestrian™ kicked off on a beautiful morning in the Bluegrass for the first day of dressage competition. Diabolo and Will Coleman sit as the current overnight leaders in the CCI5*-L competition on an impressive score of 27.3 penalties. The combination also currently tops the Defender/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship, as the highest placed U.S. combination. The Cosequin Lexington...

Tryon, N.C. – The 2026 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Single Horses started today and will continue through the weekend with a new national champion to be crowned in the Advanced Single Horse division on Sunday. Six combinations will vie for top honors through three days of competition at Tryon International Equestrian Center, as part of the Katydid CDE. Competition will begin tomorrow with the dressage phase, followed by marathon on Saturday, and the conclusion...