Lipica, Slovenia – The world’s best pair drivers have traveled to the famed Lipica Stud Farm to prove their mettle against stiff competition in the FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs from September 20-24. The U.S. team of Kathrin Dancer, Vernon Helmuth, and Steve Wilson will drive under the expert guidance of Chef d’Equipe Laurie Astegiano, Assistant Chef d'Equipe Danielle Aamodt, and Team Coach Thorsten Zarembowicz. After a week of intensive training in Austria,...

Mill Spring, N.C. - This week Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) will host its first-ever para-equestrian dressage competition at the facility, welcoming the Fall Dressage FEI CDI-W & CPEDI3* and USEF National Show, each presented by Adequan® on Friday, September 15, through Sunday, September 17. The FEI CPEDI3* is also the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships sponsored by Deloitte. Para-equestrian sports allow athletes with physical disabilities to excel in...

Springfield, Ill. - Experience the fun and exciting competition of the National Show Horse (NSH) Finals this weekend in Springfield, Ill., at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Presented by the National Show Horse Registry , this event kicks off Thursday, September 14, and runs through Saturday, September 16. The Arabian Horse Global Network will livestream the event. Photo Credit: Howard Schatzburg Photography In its 12 th consecutive year, the NSH Finals attracts top riders and Half-Arabian...

Lexington, Ky. – The FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG), which take place Sept. 11-23, 2018, at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, N.C., US Equestrian, in conjunction with the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and TIEC, are beginning to prepare spectators and athletes alike for the phenomenon that is the WEG. Since 1990, the WEG has been held every four years, halfway between the Summer Olympic Games cycle, and brings...

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian has named the following combinations as the definite entries for the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Pairs, September 20-24, in Lipica, Slovenia. Laurie Astegiano will serve as the Chef d’Equipe and Danielle Aamodt will be the Assistant Chef d'Equipe, while Thorsten Zarembowicz will serve as the team coach. The U.S. Team will consist of: Kathrin Dancer (Woodside, Calif.) with Redford, her and Scott Dancer’s 18-year-old Hessen gelding;...

Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is excited to announce its return to Raleigh, N.C., for the 15th annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show. Displaying the athleticism and diversity of the Arabian, Half-Arabian, and Anglo-Arabian horse and taking place at the Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. Horse Complex, the show runs from Tuesday, September 5, through Sunday, September 10, and will be streamed live by the Arabian Horse Global Network . With...

Tryon, N.C - It was a wet day at the Tryon International Equestrian Center for the second day of dressage competition at the 2017 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Land Rover and Nutrena. Marilyn Little (Frederick, Md.) and Jacqueline Mars, Robin Parsky, and Phoebe and Michael Manders’ RF Scandalous currently lead the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Final Advanced division for the USEF Open Horse Trial National Championship by less than two points on a 27.8. Little and the...

Wayne, Ill. – The first set of champions were determined at the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships today. Anna Stovall and Frankie claimed the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage National Championship. Alyssa Doverspike and Darius 555 maintained their lead to become the national champions of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Five-Year-Old division, while Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF claim the Markel/USEF Four-Year-Old...

Wayne, Ill. - A mix of new names and familiar faces will go down the centerline to contest the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships August 24-27, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. A total of 68 combinations will chase titles across the Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-Old divisions as well as the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix divisions. Combinations in each division will perform two tests. The first test will count 40% towards their...

Minden-Kutenhausen, Germany – The best combined driving athletes and their ponies have come to the 2017 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies, August 15-20, in hopes of winning a medal. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Jennifer Matheson and Coach Thorsten Zarembowicz, Miranda Cadwell, Tracey Morgan, and Katie Whaley will compete as individuals for the U.S. The U.S. representatives are seasoned world championship competitors and will draw upon their experience while competing...