Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian announces that applications are now open and available online for the 2019 Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Driving World Championships for Ponies Four-in-Hand, Pairs and Singles and the FEI Driving World Championships for Pairs. Athlete and pony/horse combinations wishing to be considered for these events must submit an online application via the “My USEF” portal with the appropriate fee. Applications submitted on or before...

Lexington, KY – The USEF is pleased to announce a series of Combined Driving training opportunities to be held at the Carolina Horse Park. These two training sessions will take place in April 2009 in Raeford, NC. The USEF Developing Four-In-Hand Driver Clinic will occur April 6- 8, 2009. The USEF Developing Driver Four-in-Hand coach, Peter Tischer of Germany, will be conducting the training session. This workshop will be open to developing four-in-drivers. The following week, April 13-14, 2009,...

Lexington, Ky. – The fourth day of competition at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling saw the first of two Grand Champions crowned in the hunter ring. The jumper competition heated up with the second round and the final for team competition. Emi Richard and So Dashing. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian USEF Large Green Pony Hunter National Championship and Green Hunter Pony Grand Championship The large greens took on the over-fences phase on Friday afternoon,...

The Garden State Combined Driving Event, presented annually by the Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern, Inc., is trying something new this year. In light of the financial difficulties being faced across the country, and in an effort to reduce expenses for exhibitors, the organizer has decided to compress the competition into a two-day format. The dressage phase of the competition will be held on Saturday, May 30, beginning at approximately 10:00 a.m., and the marathon and cones phases will...

US Equestrian would like to remind driving competition organizers that the deadline for 2024 driving FEI competition calendar applications is Saturday, July 1, 2023. Applications for FEI competitions must be submitted online through the USEF Competition Dashboard at competitions.usef.org . Please refer to the updated FEI driving competition calendar policies and procedures , and direct questions to [email protected] . Requests for non-FEI national and lite competition licenses should be sent to...

Lexington, Ky. – Selection procedures for the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses and for Four-in-Hand Horses are available on the driving section of USEF.org . The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses is scheduled for September-October, 2024, in Le Pin au Haras, France. Exact dates of the Championship are to be determined. The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses is scheduled for September 4-8, 2024, in Szilvasvarad, Hungary. The...

Jacob Arnold will begin a mentorship under Chester Weber in January 2014 (PicsofYou.com) Ocala, Fla. - New year. New opportunities. Just ask Jacob Arnold, who begins a mentorship under Chester Weber in January 2014 as the inaugural apprentice driver in the Live Oak Combined Driving, Inc. Developing Driver Program. “Though Live Oak Combined Driving has always been involved in the ongoing development of many drivers, this new program will begin with Jacob Arnold as the first apprentice...

Lexington, Ky. – Pony hunter and jumper competition has wrapped up at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling after a fun Saturday filled with quality ponies and talented riders. Grace Stenbeck-Werner and Prestige. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Charles Ancona/USEF Large Regular Pony Hunter National Championship As the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling nears its close, the 2024 Overall Grand Pony Hunter National Championship was crowned...

On June 11, 2019, the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) affiliate agreement with the American Driving Society (ADS) expired. USEF understands that this circumstance left many USEF driving members with questions regarding the future of the sport. Please be assured that USEF remains thoroughly committed to supporting the driving disciplines, its current programs, and developing new ways to grow the sport. The following information details how USEF supports the driving disciplines and outlines a...

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships presented by USHJA got underway in the International Ring at Flintfields Horse Park on Wednesday morning with the first individual qualifiers for the Children’s and Pre-Junior categories. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Topping the Children’s section, Isabella Uhrig (Greenwood Village Colo.), representing Zone 8, rode to a clear-round time of 74.39 seconds with Kapow (Brainpower x Regina...