Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian invites saddle seat equitation athletes in the junior exhibitor and adult amateur ranks to plan their path to the 2024 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals . The finals will be held once again at the UPHA American Royal National Horse Show in Kansas City, Mo., in November. 2023 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final champion Izzy Fischer riding Sugar Fund. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Competitors in medal qualifying classes and in the finals may ride any breed of horse,...

Kansas City, Mo. – The 2023 show season for saddle seat equitation athletes came to its exciting conclusion on Saturday with the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show. A total of 16 entries came to compete in the final, which took place in two phases on a single day. Isabelle Fischer and family. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Isabelle Fischer (Villa Hills, Ky.) closed out her wildly successful season by winning the champion title and...

Kansas City, Mo. – Six talented equitation athletes trotted into Kansas City’s Hale Arena on Friday for the 2023 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final . After the rail work and individual patterns were complete, Morgan Peer (Clive, Iowa) was announced as the winner. Morgan Peer and My Mikimoto. ©Howard Schatzberg Photo For both the USEF Medal and the UPHA Adult Challenge Cup National Final earlier in the week at the American Royal, Peer catch rode My Mikimoto, a 2010...

Kansas City, Mo. – One of the most prestigious competitions for saddle seat equitation riders will take place this weekend at the UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show in Kansas City. The USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final for junior riders and the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final are open to riders of any breed and are the grand finale of the show season for many of the country’s top equitation athletes. ©Howard Schatzberg Photography The USEF Saddle Seat...