Laura Kraut and Tres Bien Z (©Digitshots) Barcelona, Spain – The Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team finished fourth in the Longines League of Nations Final on a final team score of 12 faults after two rounds of top international competition to conclude the 2026 LLN season. The top eight teams qualified through this year’s four LLN events earned an invitation to the series final, alongside the host nation of Spain. Germany and Brazil finished tied on four penalties following both...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Amasé U.S. Jumping Team at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3*. The competition will take place as part of Circuito Hípico del Sol in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, from October 29-November 1. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Anne Kursinski and Team Leader Erin Keating, with horses to be confirmed week of the event. The following athletes have been...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2027 USEF Dressage Youth Training Series, part of the U.S. Dressage Pathway Program. The East Coast segment will be held in Wellington, Fla., from January 8-10, 2027, while the West Coast segment will be held in Del Mar, Calif., from February 19-21, 2027. Invitations are automatically extended to the following athletes: The U.S. individual and freestyle gold medalists from the 2026 FEI North American...

Gladstone, N.J. - The 2026 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East concluded on Sunday, October 4, at the USET Headquarters, with JJ Torano and Oak Grove’s Carlyle claiming the championship title and prestigious French Leave Trophy. Athletes returned Sunday morning following the first two phases, which featured flat work and gymnastics tests, for Phase III, and a newly formatted Phase IV, both designed to test precision, effectiveness, and adherence to the...

Boekelo, Netherlands – The Defender U.S. Eventing Team finished fourth at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Boekelo CCIO4*-NC-L, completing the weekend on a final team total of 105.4. The team was led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, High Performance Advisor Karyn Shuter, and Team Leader Christina Vaughn. “We fielded a team of either up-and-coming horses, or athletes, at the event,” said Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law. “Although naturally we would of all been happier to...

Gladstone, N.J. - The first day competition of the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals - East saw the nation’s top youth talent compete in a combined Phase I and Phase II format. The Finals are hosted at the historic USET Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., from October 2-4, 2026. Adriana Forte (Water Mill, N.Y.) and Commander Bond, a 2016 Holsteiner stallion (Corrado I x Valencia IX) owned by ESI Show Jumpers, emerged as the day one leaders after...

Gladstone, N.J. - The stage is set for the 2026 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East, held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. from October 2-5. Thirty-five athletes from across the country will contest the championship title over two days of competition, with Phase I (flatwork) and Phase II (gymnastics) hosted on Saturday, and Phases III and IV, the final jumping phases, on Sunday. Eleanor Rudnicki, 2025 East Coast Winner |...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Liza Tittle (Roswell, Ga.) has been selected to represent the U.S. at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which will be hosted in Dakar, Senegal. The Games are set to begin on October 31 and run through November 13, 2026. The Youth Olympic Games are held every four years in which athletes aged 15 to 17 come from around the world to represent their nation in 28 different sports. The equestrian program at the Games features team and...

Guthrie, Okla. – The Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) recently concluded the 14th annual World Championship Show at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. From September 15-19, the World Show brought together the top combinations in western dressage across 28 states, from Alaska to Florida and Massachusetts to California. With 155 world championship titles on the line, judges Carol Bishop (Gastonia, N.C.), Michell Combs (Peoria, Ariz.), Marie Maloney (Wichita, Kan.), Janice...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Final CSIO5* hosted in Barcelona, Spain, from October 1-4, at Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson, with horses to be confirmed week of the event. The following athletes have been selected to represent the Icon Global U.S. Jumping Team and are...