Lexington, Ky . – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the U.S. Dressage European Young Rider Tour and U.S. Dressage European U25 Tour. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected for the U.S. Dressage European Young Rider Tour and are listed in alphabetical order: Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) and Dreamgirl , her own 2008 Dutch Warmblood mare Erin Nichols (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Handsome Rob AR , a 2012 Dutch...

Omaha, Neb . – The 2023 Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup Final concluded Saturday with Free Tests, which saw Kimmy Palmer finish as the highest-placed U.S. athlete, earning fourth place overall in the Individual Female Final. Daniel Janes took sixth place overall in the Individual Male Final in his first individual appearance in an FEI World Cup Final competition. Kimmy Palmer and Romeo (US Equestrian) Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) produced a clean Free Test, earning an overall...

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Round III of the of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final closed out the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Thirty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha for the first of two rounds, while the top 20 came back for the second round. The courses designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) were championship tracks with both technical questions and big fences. Kansas-native Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita...

Omaha, Neb. – It was an exciting conclusion of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final presented Havensafe Farm with Saturday’s FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. The U.S. combinations put on strong performances in front of a suportive home crowd. Steffen Peters and Suppenkasper were the highest-placed U.S. pair in fourth place, while Anna Buffini and FRH Davinia la Douce were sixth and Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF were ninth. "This was a very strong championship for our three combinations...

Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – Forty combinations returned to the CHI Health Center Omaha on Thursday for Round II of the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) designed a challenging track with nine combinations returning for the jump-off, including Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita and Devin Ryan and Eddie Blue for the U.S. Unlucky rails kept them out of the top spots in the...

Kimberly Palmer and Romeo (US Equestrian) Omaha, Neb. – The two U.S. vaulters at the 2023 Burlington Capital FEI Vaulting World Cup™ Final completed their first day of competition on Thursday in the Technical Tests, with Kimmy Palmer finishing in fourth place in the Individual Female Technical Test and Daniel Janes earning sixth place in the Individual Male Technical Test. Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) is one of the top-ranked individual female vaulters in the world and makes her...

Omaha, Neb. – Steffen Peters and longtime mount Suppenkasper notched a top-five finish in the FEI Grand Prix, kicking off dressage competition at the 2023 FEI Dressage World Cup Final presented by Havensafe Farm to finish as the highest-placed U.S. combination. Peters and Suppenkasper earned a 74.581 percent from the judging panel, while Anna Buffini and FRH Davinia La Douce placed ninth with a 70.047 percent. Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF rode to a 67.065 percent in their championship...

Omaha, Neb. – The FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final began Wednesday at the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023 with 40 combinations completing Round I, which was scored in a faults-converted format. The speed track designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) proved challenging with its lines and tight turns. Three U.S. combinations finished in the top 12 after day one, with Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita leading the way in eighth place. “I thought it was going to end up the...

Omaha, Neb. – The U.S. dressage and vaulting combinations had their horse inspections on Tuesday to prepare for the start of the FEI World Cup™ Finals Omaha 2023. With the U.S. jumping combinations having already completed their horse inspection on Monday, they had an opportunity to train in the main arena before competition begins Wednesday. Alice Tarjan presents Serenade MF at the dressage horse inspection (Shannon Brinkman Photo) The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final presented...

The last three years have been a time of great change throughout the country for homes, businesses and industries. Rising costs of living, shrinking of assistance and changes in demographics have affected so much of our world, and that includes the equine industry. However, not all of the changes are easy to identify. This is why the American Horse Council (AHC), together with US Equestrian, has kicked off what could be one of the biggest studies in more than 50 years with the 2023 National...