Wayne, Ill. – Competition continued at the HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center on Saturday with four new champions crowned in the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage National Championship, Adequan®?/USEF Junior Dressage National Championship, and the Markel/USEF 4- and 5-Year-Old Dressage National Championships. The Children division began in the HITS Grand Prix Arena for their first day of testing as part of the Aspen Leaf Farm/USEF Children Dressage National...

Wayne, Ill. – Competition continued Friday at the U.S. Dressage National Championships, hosted at HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Three new national champions topped the podium in the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championship, Aspen Leaf Farm/USEF Pony Rider Dressage National Championship, and the USEF Dressage Medal Seat Final 13 & Under. Six- and 7-year-old horses entered the HITS Arena for the first time this week, marking the start of both the...

Wayne, Ill. – Three new national champions were recognized on the fourth day of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions at the HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. The Developing PSG and Young Horses also took their first turns down the centerline in the Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges National Championship, as well as the Markel/USEF Four-Year-Old and Five-Year-Old National Championships, all taking place in the HITS Arena on Thursday afternoon. The...

Wayne, Ill. – Two new national champions were crowned today at the 2026 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. The Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championships came to a conclusion in the HITS Grand Prix Arena with Maura Wamsley and Arteon earning the Adequan®/USEF Grand Prix Para Dressage National Championship title, and Elizabeth Welch and Baltico BRH securing the Adequan®/USEF Intermediaire I Para Dressage National Championship title. The Markel/USEF Developing Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent U.S. Jumping at the 2026 FEI FEI Youth Jumping Nations Cup™ Final hosted from September 9-13, at Peelbergen Equestrian Centre, in Kronenberg, the Netherlands. U.S. Jumping will field both a Junior Team and a Young Rider Team. Both teams 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 Young...

Wayne, Ill. – Competition continued today at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, hosted at HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. The Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup, Intermediaire I, and Adequan®/USEF U.S. Para Dressage National Championships took the stage for the second day. Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup Dressage National Championship Erin Nichols and Kind Pleasure. (©US Equestrian) The Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup Dressage National Championship moved into its...

Wayne, Ill. – The 2026 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions opened Monday at HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center, with the first tests underway for the Brentina Cup, Intermediaire I, and Adequan®/USEF U.S. Para Dressage National Championships. Competition follows a clean bill of health for the combinations. Every horse entered across the three championship divisions passed the veterinary inspection held Sunday afternoon in the Grand Prix Arena, clearing the way for this week's...

Wayne, Ill. — The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions (FOC), the annual showcase of American dressage talent, returns to HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center in Northern Illinois for seven days of competition, August 24-30, 2026. Horse inspections begin on Sunday, August 23, ahead of a full slate of championships spanning para dressage, young and developing horses, and youth divisions, alongside the sport's top senior competitors. ©US Equestrian The following national championships...

Aachen, Germany – To close the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team’s bid at the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championship in Aachen, Germany, Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) was 14th riding St. Brides Farm, Inc.’s, Baloutinue , and McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) finished 21st aboard Michael Smith’s High Star Hero after the final day of jumping on Sunday, August 23, 2026. With two clear rounds already to their credit earlier in the week, Kraut and Baloutinue had an unlucky foot in...

Aachen, Germany – A trio of freestyle wins on the final day of the FEI Para Dressage World Championship capped the U.S. Para Dressage Team’s medal tally at six in Aachen, Germany. Fiona Howard (Boston, Mass.) and Diamond Dunes ; Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) aboard Vianne ; and Marie Vonderheyden (Wellington, Fla.) on Fan Tastico H each rode to gold in their respective freestyle grades to ceremoniously end the 2026 FEI World Championships on a high note for the U.S. in the...