Young Riders

West Coast-based partnerships occupy an outsize place in US international dressage present and past. In the Pacific Coast CDI’s Grand Prix Freestyle, Rebecca Rigdon and Heidi Spirit seemed poised to join those ranks.

Youth athletes in dressage and jumping are invited to submit their applications for the 2023 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), which will take place in Traverse City, Mich., August 8-13.

Zones 8, 9 and 10 wrapped up the 2022 Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships and Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships at Desert International Horse Park from November 30 to December 4.

US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to participate in the 2023 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week presented by Zen Elite Equestrian Center.

Already on Saturday Amber Hennes and her gelding Allegro could show off with a new personal best. On Sunday morning, they topped their result once again.

No one will be able to imitate them in a hurry: Rose Oatley and Daddy Moon also won their third competition at the Aachen Dressage Youngstars 2022 - the Prize of BFT Cognis GmbH.

Three starts, three victories. So the calculation was simple. In addition to the three gold ribbons, Jana Lang also received the much-coveted sash and the title: Young Riders Champion 2022.

Thanks to the generosity of Margaret Duprey and Cherry Knoll Farm, The Dressage Foundation (TDF) is thrilled to be able to boost the strength of its Young Rider Dream Program.

One rail is all it takes to change a leaderboard, and that was the case in Saturday night’s final round of the 2022 USEF Junior Jumper National Championship held at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show.

Ella Kraut of Devon, NJ, was awarded the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Style of Riding Award at the 2022 Hampton Classic Horse Show. The Style of Riding Award is presented to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation.