Defender U.S. Driving Team

“Horses were driven long before they were ridden and, as such, Driving is the oldest competitive equestrian sport yet it continues to thrive in the 21st century. Drivers sit on a vehicle drawn by a single horse or pony, a pair or a team of four and they face three trials – dressage, marathon and obstacle driving.” - Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)

Since WEG began in 1990, the U.S. Driving Team was won X team medals and X individual medals. The U.S. team of James Fairclough, Tucker Johnson, and Chester Weber won team silver in 2002 (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain). The same U.S. team members won team silver in 2010 (Lexington, Kentucky), and Johnson claimed individual bronze. Four years later, Weber took home individual silver in 2014 (Normandy, France).

In 2018, the U.S. Driving Team of Chester Weber, James Fariclough, and Misdee Wrigley-Miller took home team gold at the Games in Tryon, North Carolina. USA Driving has also seen sustained success in Para Driving on the international stage with Tracy Bowman bringing home an individual gold medal at the 2021 FEI Para Driving World Championship for Singles. USA Para Driving followed up on that success with a team silver medal for Tracy Bowman, Bob Giles, and Diane Kastama in 2023 (Exloo, Netherlands) as well as a back-to-back individual gold medal for Tracy Bowman in the Grade I division. 

Media Guide for 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies Now Available

by USEF Communications Department | Sep 2, 2015, 4:24 PM EST

2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies Media Guide

Morgan, Cross, Schneider, and Zubek Lead After Dressage Phase of USEF Driving National Championships

by Leah Oliveto | Mar 19, 2015, 6:06 PM EST

Ocala, Fla. – The bucolic Live Oak Plantation set the backdrop for a morning of combined driving dressage as the 2015 USEF Driving National Championships for Single Pony, Pair Pony, Pony Teams, and Pair Horse divisions got underway. USEF Single Pony Driving National Championship Tracey Morgan (Beallsville, Md.) was first in the ring and presented a performance that could not be bested, scoring 43.84. Morgan and her own Fuego 88, a 14-year-old German Riding Pony gelding, executed a solid...

U.S. Finishes 10th at 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, Arnold Seventh Individually as Crookston Earns Bronze in the Cones

by Helen Murray | Sep 28, 2014, 1:22 PM EST

Izsak, Hungary – The United States closed out the 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles on a high note with strong performances in the cones phase. Jacob Arnold and Donna Crookston were among only seven competitors to produce clears on Sunday, while Leslie Berndl also left all the balls in place, just collecting a handful of time faults. With its strong performance on Sunday, the U.S. finished the championship in 10th place on a score of 301.68. Arnold (Snow Camp, N.C.) turned...

Weber Claims Individual Silver - Full Recap

by Kathleen Landwehr | Sep 8, 2014, 10:08 AM EST

On the final day of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the FEI World Team and Individual for Four-in-Hands Driving Championship started the cones phase bright and early at La Prairie Racecourse to determine the medalists on Sunday. Clean rounds were hard to come by over Richard Nicoll’s 20-obstacle cones course, with only nine of the 43 drivers adding no penalties to their scores following the marathon phase. Chester Weber had an excellent final day of competition, driving his...

Weber Wins Driving Silver!

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 7, 2014, 8:35 AM EST

Chester Weber drove a clear round through the cones today and won the Silver medal!

Weber Still in Medal Position After Marathon

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 6, 2014, 10:55 AM EST

Chester Weber scored a 96.39 in the driving marathon today at WEG and is in Silver medal position overall going into the cones on Sunday with a score of 128.60.

Stroud Scores 107.58 on Marathon

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 6, 2014, 8:06 AM EST

Alison Stroud and her team have had a strong ride through the marathon course and finished with a score of 107. Her total is now 163.68 .

Wrigley Miller First Through Marathon for U.S.

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 6, 2014, 7:39 AM EST

Misdee Wrigley Miller is safely through the driving marathon course. Her score for the phase was 103.33 and her total score is 188.38 .

Weber Drives into the Lead - Full Recap

by Helen Murray | Sep 5, 2014, 1:42 PM EST

Caen, France - The first phase of the 2014 FEI Driving World Championships, held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, came to a conclusion on Friday at the La Prairie Racecourse. The United States’ Chester Weber once again proved why he is considered a master in the dressage, driving into the lead in the afternoon session, and helping the U.S. Team to stand in second place on a score of 88.31heading into the marathon. Weber (Ocala, Fla.) drove his own and Jane Clark’s...

Weber into the Lead!

by Andrew Minnick | Sep 5, 2014, 9:05 AM EST

Chester Weber has scored 32.32 for his dressage test and with that takes the lead in the driving competition at WEG.

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