United States Eventing Association

USEA podcast host Nicole Brown chats with Interim Eventing Chef d’Equipe and Team Manager of the U.S. Eventing Team Bobby Costello about the Silver Medal Performance put forward by the U.S. Team at the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championships.

In an unbelievably dramatic and exciting afternoon of sport, Team USA won its first medal - silver - at a World Championships for 20 years.

All five American riders are safely through to Show Jumping at the FEI World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, after passing the final horse inspection on Sunday morning.

After a stellar day of cross-country performances at the FEI World Championships at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, Team USA has leapt into silver medal position and is only 1.3 penalties behind the Germans who go into the final phase of the Championship in gold medal position.

The acknowledged master of modern eventing, Michael Jung, punched Germany into silver medal position after dressage with a leading score of 18.8 - his best at the CCI5* level, leaving his country 6.9 marks behind the Brits, who hold on to the gold medal at the end of the first phase.

While the British team is firmly in the lead at the FEI World Championships at Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, after the first day of dressage, Team USA is in bronze medal position - and only half a mark behind the second-placed New Zealand squad.

Eighty-nine riders from 21 nations will compete at the FEI World Championships for eventing in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, after one horse was withdrawn at the first horse inspection.

The long-awaited 2022 FEI Eventing World Championships are just days away, and horse and rider pairs from all over the country are settling in and getting the lay of the land at the beautiful Pratoni del Vivaro in Rome, Italy. The host site, which will also host the 2022 FEI Driving World Championships, was the venue for eventing at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome as well as the site for the cross-country competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games in 1998.

The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Squad along with alternate and reserve combinations completed their mandatory outing this weekend at MARS Great Meadow International as their final prep event before September’s 2022 FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.

With the announcement of the team who will represent the U.S. during the upcoming 2022 FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro in Rome, Italy on September 15-18, 2022, USEA Podcast Host sits down with for a little team talk with Bobby Costello, Interim Eventing Chef d’Equipe and Team Manager of the U.S. Eventing Team. Hear all about the team selection process, preparation plans, and more relating to Pratoni in this week's episode of the USEA Podcast.