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US Equestrian Announces Jumping Athletes for 2024 USEF Horsemastership Training Series

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/7/2023 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who will be participating in the 2024 USEF Horsemastership Training Series. The first in-person session will take place January 4-7 at Equestrian Village at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival grounds in Wellington, Fla. The Horsemastership Training Series is designed to identify and develop the next generation of top U.S. Jumping team athletes and includes mounted and unmounted sessions with top professionals. This...

US Equestrian Announces Participants for the 2024 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week Presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/6/2023 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to participate in the 2024 Robert Dover USEF Horsemastership Clinic Week (RDHCW) presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center . The clinic will take place January 3-7 at the Adequan ® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The following participants are listed in alphabetical order: Taylor Allen (Niwot, Colo.) Korey Denny (Williston, Fla.) Leah Drew (Lincoln, Mass.) Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.)...

US Equestrian Announces Dates and Locations for 2024 Combined Driving National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 12/4/2023 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2024 USEF Combined Driving National Championships. US Equestrian offers national championships for horses and ponies at the training, preliminary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Beginning in 2024, USEF Combined Driving National Championships will also be held for para drivers. February 21-25, 2024 Advanced Pair Horses All Intermediate Classes All Para Driving Classes Spring Fling CDE Ocala, Fla....

U.S. Teams Selected for 2024 Saddle Seat World Cup

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 12/3/2023 7:00:00 PM

Fulton, Mo. – Twelve saddle seat equitation athletes earned their tickets to South Africa on Saturday at the Saddle Seat World Cup Selection Trials. The U.S. will field two teams—one three-gaited and one five-gaited—with six athletes on each team for the 2024 International Saddle Seat World Cup in Parys, South Africa, next December. The team members are listed below in ranked order. 2024 Saddle Seat World Cup Three-Gaited Team. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Three-Gaited:...

U.S. Team Selection Trial for 2024 Saddle Seat World Cup Set to Begin

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 12/2/2023 8:00:00 AM

Fulton, Mo. – A total of 23 of the country’s top saddle seat equitation athletes have convened at William Woods University this weekend for the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Trials. The trials will determine the roster for the three-gaited and five-gaited teams that will compete at the 2024 International Saddle Seat World Cup in Parys, South Africa, next December. Athletes at the World Cup compete on horses they’ve never ridden before, loaned by owners in the host country....

US Equestrian Announces 2024 Eventing Pathway Program Lists

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/1/2023 1:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the Eventing Pathway Program Lists for 2024, including the Elite, Pre-Elite, Development, and Emerging Programs. In addition to these Eventing Pathway Program updates, several opportunities will be available in 2024 for both Program and non-Program athletes. Eventing Elite Program List The following athlete-and-horse combinations, listed in alphabetical order, have been named to the Eventing Elite Program List for 2024. Will Coleman (Ocala,...

US Equestrian Announces Updated 2025 FEI Driving World Championships Selection Procedures

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 11/30/2023 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The US Equestrian Board of Directors has approved updated selection procedures for the 2025 FEI Driving World Championships at its November 2023 meeting. These selection procedures for the following events can be downloaded by clicking on the linked titles below. 2025 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses Beekbergen, Netherlands Dates TBD 2025 FEI Driving World Championships for Single Ponies La Pin au Haras, France Dates TBD 2025 FEI Driving World Championships...

U.S. Endurance Team Competes at 2023 FEI Pan American Endurance Championships in Chile

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 11/26/2023 6:00:00 PM

Llay Llay, Chile – Four U.S. athletes contested a challenging 120 km ride at the 2023 FEI Pan American Endurance Championships on Friday, Nov. 24. The event was a tough test and saw only one team, the host nation of Chile, have the required number of three combinations complete to earn a team result. However, the U.S. contingent did earn a successful individual completion thanks to young rider Uma Kraskin (Deland, Fla.), making her senior championship team debut riding CL Magnolia, a 2014...

Megan Thee Stallion Dances With Dressage Horses In NBCUniversal's Fall Campaign For Its Coverage of 2024 Paris Olympics

by NBC Sports | 11/23/2023 11:05:00 AM

Stamford, Conn. – Three-time GRAMMY-winning recording artist Megan Thee Stallion stars in the second promotional spot of NBCUniversal’s fall campaign to promote its coverage of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, which begins July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. The promo debuted earlier today during NBCU’s Thanksgiving Day programming and encores tonight during NBC Sports’ coverage of the Seattle Seahawks hosting the San Francisco 49ers on NBC and Peacock. The new spot...

U.S. Team Set to Compete at 2023 FEI Endurance Pan American Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 11/22/2023 8:00:00 PM

Llay Llay, Chile – Four athlete-and-horse combinations will represent the U.S. this week at the 2023 FEI Endurance Pan American Championships, competing as a team in the senior division. The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday afternoon, welcoming teams and individual competitors from ten countries. Team USA at the 2023 FEI Endurance Pan American Championships opening ceremony. ©Nicole Zerbee/US Equestrian The following combinations will be representing the U.S. Endurance Team :...