Para Equestrian

I entered into the actual world of Combined Driving as a competitor a bit later in life. That said for my entire career as a photographer and journalist I have covered major competitions, including many World Championships, Aachen CHIO, World Cup...

The Longines FEI European Para Dressage Championships got off to the most dramatic start possible today with a tie at the top of the Grade I individual competition, an exceptionally rare event in the sport. Norway's Jens-Lasse Dokkan (Aladdin) and...

Rotterdam (NED) will host the Longines FEI European Championships for para dressage, the third to be held alongside Jumping and Dressage, from Wednesday 21 - Sunday 25 August. Some 66 riders from 21 countries will compete for medals.

Spectacular performances from more than 300 promising young athletes from 33 countries. The Netherlands and Germany claimed double-gold, while Spain and Ireland topped the podium in the remaining two Championships as talent, courage, determination...

Question: My neighbors set off fireworks in their backyard (directly over my barn and pastures!) for two nights in a row. The first night, my horses were in their stalls, and I found them sweating and worked up. The second night, I had them turned...

The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has today allocated host cities for 13 FEI Championships for the next two years and nine FEI Driving World Cup™ legs for the 2019/2020 season. Budapest (HUN) will lead the way as host of the FEI Jumping,...

The recent and unexpected death of Rob Gage has been shocking to the equestrian community. Any time a life is lost, it is a tragedy. In recent days, a number of member concerns have been raised regarding processes used by the U.S. Center for...

The discipline management for Para-Driving at USEquestrian has slowly been moving from Para-Equestrian into combined driving, and is now overseen by the Driving Sport Committee. Beginning in 2018, Para-Driving athletes were invited to apply for and...

Tasked with protecting the welfare of equine athletes and ensuring the balance of competition, the US Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equine Drugs and Medications Program consistently monitors new products and product claims. From time to time, new products appear on the equine supplement market claiming to enhance a horse’s performance. Over the last several years, cannabinoids have gained increased attention and have become nearly mainstream.

Horsesdaily's Mary Phelps is asking for your help. "Be careful for what you wish for because it might just happen. After 3 years of very hard work, lots of lessons, and great training I made it to Europe with four Ponies and a dream to represent the the US and The Classic American Shetland ponies in the sport of Combined Driving. Now the dream has come true, we have been selected."