Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series will take place January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Show Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This year’s instructors for the mounted sessions are Anne Kursinski, Beezie...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian awards five recipients the 2024 USEF Higher Education Equestrian Scholarship . Each year, high school seniors are awarded this scholarship to allow them to pursue equestrian sports during their years of higher education. Meet the 2024 USEF Higher Education Scholarship Winners Emily Arriaga. ©Liz Crawley Photo Emily Arriaga (Bahama, N.C.) is a freshman at the Savannah College of Art and Design where she will pursue a degree in Equestrian Studies and continue...

Lexington, Ky. – Qualification has begun for the inaugural USEF Eventing National Championships League. The qualification period kicked off earlier this month at the 2024 Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials in Virginia and will run through the same event in 2025. The USEF Eventing National Championships League (the League) was announced this spring and was created as a more accessible format for US Equestrian Eventing National Championships. Eventing athletes who are U.S....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has resources available for endurance ride organizers who are interested in hosting an FEI-licensed endurance competition in the U.S. The guide is available for free from the endurance section of USEF.org . Click here to view the US Equestrian guide to hosting a U.S.-based FEI endurance competition. The guide provides a walkthrough of the process of hosting an FEI event, providing an overview of the steps within the following four stages: Licensing...

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain – The U.S. Jumping Team delivered an outstanding third place finish out of 18 teams at the 2024 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* at the Andalucía Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. The team, led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski, alongside Team Leader Erin Keating, included Raleigh Hiler and Obora’s Chloe, Taylor Kain and Jirenze, Vani Khosla and Cream Couleur Z, as well as Zayna Rizvi and Exquise du Pachis....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations of the 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series, part of the U.S. Dressage Pathway Program. The 2025 East Coast segment of the USEF Dressage Training Series will be held at Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., from Jan. 2-5, while the West Coast segment will be hosted at HITS Del Mar Horsepark in Del Mar, Calif., with dates to be confirmed. A dedicated Under 25 development segment of the Training Series will...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The spotlight shone brightly on the 2024 Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final, the highlight event on Sunday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. A field of 169 qualified junior athletes took on the challenge of the first round, navigating the intricate course designed by Steve Stephens in conjunction with judges Tammy Provost and Rachel Kennedy. As the competition intensified, the top 25 riders advanced to the second round, featuring a fresh course, narrowing the...

Harrisburg, Pa. – Top junior equestrians were in the spotlight on the final day of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Sunday as the 2024 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – East took place in the Keystone Arena. A total of 46 combinations competed in the final, which takes place over three phases in a single day. Lauren Gee and Curb Service. ©Andrew Ryback Photography The USEF/NCEA Medal Finals are a test of well-rounded equestrian skills as athletes compete over a...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The 2024 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships wrapped up Saturday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with the $10,000 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper Individual National Championship Phase III. The leaderboard shook up dramatically as 21 qualified riders took to the course designed by Anderson Lima. Out of three clear rounds from the night, Zone 4’s Olivia Sweetnam finished on 0 faults in 60.326. From left to right: Clara Propp, Olivia...

Harrisburg, Pa. -- The $15,000 Prix des States Team Championship was the highlight of Friday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Athletes faced a challenging course designed by Anderson Lima, testing their skills as they represented their zones, all aiming for medals in the 2024 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships. The 2024 Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships Prix des States Podium (Avery Wallace/US Equestrian) After dominating in the arena,...