Diamond Dog Shines Bright as USEA Preliminary 6-Year-Old Horse of the Year
When Jesslyn Woodall’s Intermediate horse started showing signs of tendonitis a few years ago, she made the decision to let him enjoy a lighter career for a longer future. “He had done all he needed to,” she recalled.
Patience and Planning Lead Kokoleka to 2025 USEA 7-Year-Old Horse of the Year Title
The economics of being a professional rider often mean selling your top horse to fund the next group of young horses, and that’s exactly what brought Kate Brown to Ireland four years ago on a cold, stormy night. Brown had just sold one of her Advanced horses and was looking for a young horse who ...
Inaugural TEAPRO Grants Announced
At the end of 2025, the USEA Foundation established the TEAPRO Grant (Training and Education in the Art of Pace and Riding in the Open). This grant is available to organizers, trainers, education groups, and others to provide opportunities for riders and horses to practice galloping, trot sets, a...
'Friesian From the Dryer' Kimberlake Jophiel Wins 2025 SmartEquine USEA Pony of the Year Title
In her earlier eventing years, Molly Smith competed up to the Intermediate level primarily on off-the-track Thoroughbreds. These days, however, you can find her competing at the Beginner Novice level on a very different mount— Kimberlake Jophiel, a 12-year-old Fell Pony gelding (by Kimberlake Gab...
Points, Progress, and a Plan: Meet 2025 SmartEquine USEA Stallion of the Year FR's Citadel
When Kyle Carter headed to breeder Andras Szieberth’s farm in Ocala, Florida, six years ago to look at a promising mare, he wasn’t expecting to come home with a breeding stallion. But thanks to his wife Jennifer Carter’s keen eye, a 2-year-old FR’s Citadel headed home with them to their Five Ring...
MARS Bromont Rising U25 Grant Program Returns to MARS Bromont CCI for 2026
The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by the USEA Foundation, is pleased to announce that up to 10 grants of up to $2,500 each will once again be available for talented young riders aged 25 and under aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont (Quebec, Canada) U25 CCIs in June 2...
Double the Legacy: A Matching Challenge for the Richard Picken Memorial Grant
The Richard Picken Memorial Grant was established in memory of the late Richard Picken by his loved ones to support intensive training in the show jumping phase of eventing. The grant is aimed at riders aged 25 and under who are competing at the FEI CCI2* level or higher.
Did You Know? Fun Facts About the 2025 World Equestrian Brands USEA Rider of the Year Boyd Martin
In May, Boyd Martin reached no. 1 on the FEI Eventing World Athlete rankings, the first time a U.S. rider had held that position in more than 20 years.
Get Involved with the USEA Poggio Horsemanship Fund
The USEA Poggio Horsemanship Fund is a USEA Foundation program designed to fund educational programming to improve horsemanship and horse’s lives. Poggio II, for whom the Fund is named, lived to age 29 after a storied career that took him, his devoted rider Amy Tryon, and an army of other members...

























