Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. at the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) in the U25 division in Traverse City, Mich., August 8-13. It is the first year that a U25 division has been offered in the FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships presented by USDF. As the USEF Dressage Youth Coach, George Williams will serve as the chef d’equipe. The following athlete-and-horse combinations will...

Flyinge, Sweden - The FEI Vaulting World Championship for Young Vaulters and Juniors was the pinnacle 2023 event for the U.S. Vaulting Team with participants in the Junior Individual, Pas de Deux, and Squad competitions and Young Vaulter Individual competition. The team delivered impressive performances throughout the week, and their hard work came to fruition with several top results. The Junior Squad claimed a bronze medal, and there was a total of four top-10 placings for the U.S. under the...

Hickstead, Great Britain – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished in fifth place overall at the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Great Britain CSIO5* at the Royal International Horse Show, completing on a final team score of 31. Great Britain took the top podium position on a score of four over two rounds, while Ireland finished in second on 12 faults, and France in third on 16 total faults. “We always strive to hit the podium but sometimes it does not happen and today was...

Patricia Griffith and Skorekeeper on their way to a $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Championship Sunday at HITS Saugerties began with the high-energy concluding round of the richest Hunter class in the country, the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. The stage was set for the field of top-caliber contenders with a lovely course designed by Rian Beals of Saugerties, New York. Patricia Griffith of New York, New York, did it again after a...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Two days of exciting hunter competition came to a close on Tuesday, July 25, at the 2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West (JHNC). Eight section champions and two grand champions were named across the 3’3” and 3’6” heights. A pair of mares took the grand champion titles, repeating a pattern of mare domination from the East edition of JHNC earlier this summer. Eleanor Rudnicki and Evermore. ©Leslie...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Competition kicked off Monday at the 2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – West (JHNC) with talented young riders and their exceptional horses tackling the first tests of the three-phase competition. Aedan Mooney and Verona. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Competitors in the 3’3” sections completed their classic rounds on Monday morning on the grass in the beautiful Oaks International Grand Prix Field. With the first...

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The best of the west in the junior hunter division are at Southern California’s Blemheim Equisports this week to compete for national championship titles. Competition in the 2023 edition of Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West (JHNC) will kick off on Monday, July 24, with the first rides of this three-phase competition. JHNC features qualified competitors in the 3’3” and 3’6” heights and four...

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy won the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - In the world of hunter derbies, one name always stands out: Jersey Boy. Today, the 13-year-old chestnut gelding, better known as Lewis, delivered two textbook rounds with Jennifer Alfano during the WCHR Member Event, the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, earning a total of 401 points to capture first place overall. Rider...

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...

May 29, 2015 New Zealand's Kirk Webby Zips to $25,000 Devon Speed Challenge Victory By: Rebecca Walton Riders in Friday night's $25,000 Devon Speed Challenge gave the crowd a reason to cheer at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair as they raced to win the coveted title. Multiple riders managed to traverse the track without error, but it was Kirk Webby and Brando du Rouet who won the "hoof race" with a blazing round in 59.443 seconds. Kirk Webby and Brando du Rouet (Rebecca...