Lexington, Ky. – Participants selected for the 2017 Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 and 18 Programs prepared for the competition season during winter training sessions with US Equestrian Eventing Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law. The training sessions held at Meredyth South began January 9-12 with the Eventing 25 participants, followed by the Eventing 18 participants on January 16-19. Law then traveled to California to teach the West Coast Eventing 25 and Eventing 18 participants, January...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following athletes to the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team for FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Ocala, February 14-19 in Ocala, Fla.: Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) Lillie Keenan (New York, N.Y.) Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) Ali Wolff (New Albany, Ohio) Robert Ridland will serve as Chef d'Equipe. Find out more about FEI Nations Cup™ CSIO4* Ocala . Follow US Equestrian for coverage of this competition and...

Photo credit: Picsofyou.com Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Charles Owen is now the Official Helmet Supplier of US Equestrian, as well as a Safety Education Partner and Learning Center Content Partner through 2020. Established in 1911, Charles Owen manufactures all its headgear in its award-winning factory in North Wales, using only components that meet its own high standards. Charles Owen has put years of research and...

Lexington, Ky. - The US Equestrian Dressage Sport Committee has approved requirements for the Elite Program in 2017. In addition, they finalized plans for a revamped Development Program and selected the US Equestrian Dressage Development Coach. The newly-launched Elite Program is established to provide support and resources to athlete/horse combinations that have proven they are internationally competitive. The US Equestrian Dressage Technical Advisor and Managing Director oversee the program...

January 26, 2017 As announced late last week, the American Driving Society is no longer the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) Recognized Affiliate for Driving; Pleasure and Combined. USEF will be handling the affiliate responsibilities internally for the Driving discipline, at least in the short term. The primary focus is ensuring minimal impact on USEF members during this transition and that the sport of Driving (Combined and Pleasure) responsibly grows and flourishes in the U....

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations of the 2017 Hunter National Championships and Hunter Seat Equitation Finals: US Junior Hunter Championship – West Coast : July 24-25, 2017; Showpark of San Diego, Del Mar, Calif. US Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast : July 31-August 1, 2017; HITS-on-the-Hudson, Saugerties, N.Y. US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm : August 8-13, 2017; Kentucky...

Lexington, Ky. - The United Professional Horsemen's Association, American Saddlebred Horse Association, American Hackney Horse Society and the American Road Horse & Pony Association joined the United States Equestrian Federation in supporting and applauding the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of new rules added to the Horse Protection Act (HPA) designed to end the practice of soring Tennessee Walking Horses and racking horses. Together we commend USDA's...

Dear USEF Members, 2017 marks the 100 th Anniversary of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and there is no better time than the present to launch a version of the organization which will pave the way for years to come. There was a much different feeling and buzz to this year’s USEF Annual Meeting. If you did not get to attend this year’s meeting, you missed out on an outstanding and high-energy experience filled with informative live presentations ranging from the...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces that, effective immediately, The American Driving Society (ADS) will no longer be recognized by the USEF as the affiliate for the driving discipline. The change in recognition results from an inability to reach an agreement as to the responsibilities of the Recognized Affiliate for the driving discipline. The USEF Board of Directors conducted a thorough review regarding the status of a draft affiliate agreement...

Click on the image above to watch the 60-second Joy Campaign video Lexington, Ky. – Today, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) officially launched the “Discover the Joy of Horse Sports” campaign on USequestrian.org and its social media platforms. The campaign was introduced at the USEF Annual Meeting on January 11 and celebrates the universal emotional insight that horse sports bring across all breeds, disciplines, age groups, and levels. From novice riders to...