Photo by Sarah Bennett Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is now accepting applications for 2018 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches. The team will consist of six athletes for both the three- and five-gaited sections and will compete at the 2018 Saddle Seat World Cup competition scheduled to take place in the United States. Interested parties should complete an application and submit their resume no later than September 1, 2017. The application and job description can be found here:...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Langley, May 31 - June 4, in Langley, British Columbia. The Nations Cup competition will be held in conjunction with the Odlum Brown BC Open at Thunderbird Show Park. CSIO4* Langley serves as the last North America qualifying competition for Barcelona’s FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final in September. The U.S. sits in first place and leads...

Last week, courtesy of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, we began our tour of the top 10 poisonous plants to watch for in your horse’s pasture, based on a list compiled by the American Association of Equine Practitioners . Part 1 of this two-part series spotlighted five toxic plants to keep an eye out for in your horse’s pasture (click the plant name to see an image and additional information): bracken fern , hemlock , water hemlock , tansy ragwort , and Johnson grass / Sudan...

Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions came to its conclusion on Sunday with three national champions being crowned. All competitors in the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, and USEF Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today performed their freestyle tests in order to earn the remainder of their overall championship score. Kasey...

Compiègne, France – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished 5th overall at the 2017 CDIO5* Compiègne on Sunday. With a combined score of 454.5 points, the U.S. team, comprised of Shelly Francis, Arlene “Tuny” Page, and Kathleen Raine finished behind Denmark and ahead of Belgium. Shelly Francis and Danilo (Photo Credit: Agency Ecary) Additionally, Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Danilo, Patricia Stempel’s 2004, Hanoverian gelding finished 5th in...

Gladstone, N.J. – On Saturday, The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions moved one day closer to reaching its conclusion. Competitors in the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship performed their second test before the final day of competition. Adrienne Lyle won the FEI Intermediate I Test with Horizon in a class with less than half a point separating the top three finishers. Watch the live stream brought to you by Performance Farms on the USEF Network and catch...

Washington, D.C . – For their remarkable commitment and positive influence on the equestrian world, U.S. show Jumping athletes Georgina Bloomberg and Reed Kessler were honored with Longines Ladies Awards during the gala dinner of the Pan American Conference presented by Longines on Friday evening in Washington, D.C. The Longines Ladies Award ceremony celebrated Bloomberg and Kessler, along with Michelle Payne and The Honorable Belinda Stronach, P.C. from the horseracing industry, for...

LaGoy-Weltz and Pai Shine on Day Two of 2017 The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions continued on Friday at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation headquarters at Hamilton Farm. Competitors in the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship and the USEF Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today performed their second tests before the...

Compiègne, France - The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team returns to FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO5* Compiègne where they will take on seven teams vying for podium honors May 18-21. Full of Nations Cup veterans, the U.S. team of Shelly Francis, Arlene “Tuny” Page, and Kathleen Raine are poised to challenge the standards in the Grand Prix ring this weekend. Jennifer Hoffmann and XXXL Rubinio NRW have withdrawn for veterinary reasons. Chef d’Equipe Charlotte...

Gladstone, N.J. – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions began Thursday at the United States Equestrian Foundation (USET) headquarters at Hamilton Farm. All three national championship divisions performed their first tests to kick off the competition. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet, Jane Cleveland and Monique, and Molly Paris and Countess began the quest for a title, but their competitors are not far behind them. Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet...