US Equestrian Announces Phillip Dutton as USEF Eventing Development Program Advisor
US Equestrian is pleased to announce seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton has been appointed the USEF Eventing Development Program Advisor. Dutton will join in the advisory role under the continued leadership of USEF Eventing High Performance Manager and Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, and report to US E...
Road to the AEC: Allie Nelson and Pelear Por Oro Have Overcome the Odds on Their Journey to Kentucky
I started riding at the age of 3 and grew up doing hunter/jumpers. Like so many little girls, I was living the dream. It consumed my entire life; I went to school talking about the barn until I came home and begged to go to the barn. Until one day when I fell at just barely a walk, just going on ...
Everything Clicks for Young Rider Ava Applebaum at Millbrook
At 17 years old, Ava Applebaum had been thinking about moving up to Intermediate for a while. Winning her first start at the level? That was more of a daydream. “I had the thought, ‘It’d be cool to win your first Intermediate,’” she said. “But it would just be exciting to be there, you ...
What We're Seeing: Before the First Sponsorship
In eventing, sponsorships rarely begin with a check. More often, they start with a supply of products you already trust, an ambassador opportunity, or a few show prize items that help keep horses—and riders—going.
In Memoriam: Fernhill Zoro (2008-2026)
The USEA is saddened to learn of the passing of Cassie Sanger's longtime young rider horse Fernhill Zoro. The 18-year-old Anglo European gelding (Verdi TN x Oronia 2) was euthanized after a pasture accident on Aug. 15.
Ryan Wood Earns Bromont CCI4*-S Win
Ryan Wood (AUS) closed out a standout weekend at the Bromont CCI-S Horse Trials on Sunday, claiming victory in the Kingsleigh CCI4-S with Clooney R before taking both first and second place in the CCI3-S.
U.S. Clinches Bronze and Coleman Individual Fourth at FEI World Eventing Championship
The United States sat just 5.8 penalties away from a podium finish at the FEI World Eventing Championship in Aachen, Germany, after yesterday’s cross-country, and the three riders who moved on to show jumping this morning were able to clinch team bronze with three clear jumping rounds. Individual...
Coleman Sixth and U.S. Team in Fifth After Cross-Country at FEI World Eventing Championship
It was a rollercoaster day on cross-country at the FEI World Eventing Championship in Aachen, Germany, with 65 of 85 starters completing.
The U.S. team was sitting sixth after dressage on Friday and move up to sixth place with three of four team riders completing cross-country, leaving th...
Smith and Lillet 3 Earn Sub-30 Dressage Score to Sit Within Top 10 of FEI Eventing World Championship
U.S. eventing fans were thrilled upon the conclusion of the second day of dressage as U.S. Individual Rider Tamie Smith and Molly Duda's 10-year-old Holsteiner mare Lillet 3 (Livello x Princess L) rode their way to a sub-30 score to sit in 8th placing going into cross-country tomorrow in the FEI ...
Eventing Ready for Take-Off As Austria Draw First in FEI World Eventing Championships at Aachen
Eventing athletes stepped into the spotlight at Aachen today as the first horse inspection brought the international field together, signaling the opening of the competition at the FEI Eventing World Championship 2026.
A World Championship Flavor at the Woodside Summer Horse Trials
Taking place the week before the FEI World Eventing Championships, the Woodside Summer Horse Trials had elements of an international eventing competition held on a local level. The Intermediate level, the highest offered at The Horse Park at Woodside’s second of three USEA-recognized events, incl...
