Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team finished the inaugural 2024 Longines League of Nations season with a sixth-place finish in the final competition of the year – the Longines League of Nations Final – hosted in Barcelona, Spain. The top eight teams from the qualifying season earned an invite to the series final, as well as the host nation of Spain. Germany earned first overall on a final team score of 12, with the Netherlands in second on 16, and Sweden in third...

Gladstone N.J. - The 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – East wrapped up on Sunday at the USET Foundation Headquarters, crowning Taylor Cawley as the winner after Phases III and IV. During Phase III, athletes tackled a jumper-style course under the supervisions of judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt, with scores doubled for the overall competition tally. Taylor Cawley, Amira Kettaneh, Olivia Sweetnam, and JJ Torano advanced to the decisive Phase IV, the...

Gladstone N.J. -- At the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals – East, the second day unfolded with the gymnastics phase at the USET Foundation Headquarters. Phase II tested the skills of the 46 athletes as they navigated a series of challenging gymnastic lines, each carrying a score multiplier of 1.5. ©Kind Media The competition kicked off with athletes and their horses entering the arena to impress judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. Emerging at the...

Gladstone N.J. -- The curtain rose on the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East this Friday, as 46 aspiring athletes gathered at the USET Foundation Headquarters to display their skills in the flat phase. In groups of five, the athletes entered the ring to perform a series of flatwork exercises for judges Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Ellen Raidt. The riders showed a working and lengthening walk, trot, and canter while riding stirrup-less in both...

Gladstone, N.J. – This weekend, young equestrians will compete for top honors at the 2024 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search – East, held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Over the course of three days, the athletes will highlight their skills in four separate phases, both on the flat and over fences, to determine the ultimate winner of the prestigious Finals. The Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search emphasizes the effectiveness...

Lexington, Ky . - Please see information below for the selection methods anticipated to be used for the upcoming 2025 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Junior and/or Young Vaulters to be held in Stadl Paura AUT, July 30 – August 3, 2025 (“Championships”). If you have any questions regarding the following information, or the development of the Vaulter Selection Criteria for the Championships, please contact Michelle McQueen at (908) 997-3003 or [email protected] . Applicants...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the host locations and dates for the 2024 and 2025 US Equestrian Open of Eventing Qualifier Events. The US Equestrian Open of Eventing will consist of 20 qualifying events around the country leading into the series final, to be hosted at Morven Park International, ultimately crowning the inaugural US Equestrian Open of Eventing champion. “It is exciting to see the support and collaboration from the U.S. Eventing CCI4*-S Organizers...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Vejer CSIO3* hosted from October 23-27, 2024, in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating. The following athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Anna Dryden (Towson, Md.) Raleigh Hiler (Boston, Mass.) Taylor Kain...

Tryon, N.C. – The Tryon International Equestrian Center hosted the 2024 USEF Combined Driving National Championship for Advanced Ponies last week, welcoming some of the country’s top driving athletes to compete among the full slate of driving classes at the Tryon Fall CDE. Amy Cross and Eulenhof Spencer. ©Shannon Brinkman Photo USEF Combined Driving National Championship – Single Pony Amy Cross (Chestertown, Md.) and Eulenhof Spencer (Arvalon Sion x Carmana’s Summer...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the United States at the Longines League of Nations Jumping Final hosted in Barcelona, Spain, from October 3-6, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order. Lucy Davis Kennedy (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)...