Summer is winding down, but some of the most exciting competitions of the 2022 horse show season are still ahead. Mark your calendar for these USEF affiliate national championships coming up this fall. Many of these events will be broadcast on USEF Network. Arabian & Half-Arabian Sport Horse National Championship Horse Show Sept. 12-17 Wilmington, Ohio Arabian, Half-Arabian, and Anglo-Arabian horses compete in a full slate of sport divisions, including carriage driving, dressage, Western...

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – All five combinations of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team were accepted by the ground jury of Christina Klingspor (SWE), Peter Gray (CAN), and Christian Steiner (AUT) at Centro Equestre Federale in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy ahead of the start of the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and set to begin competition tomorrow with the first day of dressage with the first two combinations and final three...

Jennifer Hoffmann and Mani’s Endeavor (Arnd Bronkhorst/arnd.nl) Ermelo, the Netherlands – Two combinations represented at the 2022 Longines FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, The Netherlands, from September 8-11. Jennifer Hoffmann and Mani’s Endeavor and Sabine Schut-Kery and Gorgeous Latino competed in the Six-Year-Old division, with U.S. Dressage Young Horse Coach Christine Traurig serving as Chef d’Equipe. “We went there...

Le Pin-au-Haras, France – The Land Rover U.S. Driving Team finished the horse inspection and is set for the start of the 2022 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses hosted in Le Pin-au-Haras, France, from September 15-18, 2022. The U.S. contingent is led by Chef d’Equipe Dee Aldrich, Team Coach Suzy Stafford, and Team Leader Danielle Aamodt with Team Veterinarian Dr. Jon Furlong. The combinations have been busy with final preparations and are ready to compete on the world...

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team finished seventh in the $600,000 BMO Nations Cup during the 2022 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO5* on September 10, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland led the team of Kent Farrington, Nicholas Dello Joio, Giavanna Rinaldi, and McLain Ward to tackle the course designed by two-time Olympic course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN). Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) was the...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian will send two teams to represent the U.S. at the 2022 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final in Kronenberg, the Netherlands, from September 20-25, 2022, with five combinations set to compete for the U.S. Young Rider Team and five for the U.S. Junior Team. Both teams will contest a two-round Nations Cup-style class, offering valuable team experience in a championship-like environment, and will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski. The following...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce a renewed partnership with Dalman Jump Co., the Official Jump Company of US Equestrian. Established in 2012, Dalman Jump Co. has grown to become the largest jump company in the United States, building custom jumps that have been seen in arenas around the country, from some of the nation’s most prestigious competitions to home schooling arenas. Dalman Jump Co. truly builds jumps for all, from pony hunters to the grand prix ring...

USEF rule changes occur in four different ways: Clarifications, Extraordinary rule changes, Standard changes, and adopting FEI rule changes. Clarifications and Extraordinary changes can happen at various points throughout the year – as they are necessary and time-sensitive modifications to the current rules. However, Standard changes and adopting FEI rules only happen once a year, just before the new season begins. Check out the new or upcoming rule changes for Combined Driving :...

Kalispell, Mont. – The $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday at the United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) at Rebecca Farm. The Advanced division also served as the USEF Advanced Horse Trials National Championship, and Helen Alliston and Ebay earned the national champion title as well as the legendary Jack Le Goff Trophy. Helen Alliston and Ebay (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the four combinations selected to represent the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-L hosted in Enschede, Netherlands at the Military Boekelo-Enschede from October 5-9, 2022. The following combinations have been named to the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order. James Alliston (San Ramon, Calif.) and Nemesis , a 2014 Canadian Warmblood gelding owned by Alliston...