USEF Names U.S. Dressage Representatives for CDI4* Roosendaal
Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by five athlete-and-horse combinations at CDI4* Roosendaal in The Netherlands, June 1-5, 2016. This competition is a designated observation event for determining the...
Posted on May 24, 2016
USEF Names Dressage Squad for European Observation Events
Lexington, KY. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named nine athlete-and-horse combinations to the squad for the European Observation Events as part of the selection process for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team. The athletes and...
Posted on May 3, 2016
USEF Names Short List for the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team
Lexington, KY. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 10 athletes and their horses to the Short List for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. The athletes and their horses will compete in designated CSIO/CSI observation events...
Posted on Apr 14, 2016
A Reality Check for Equestrian Sport
A record number of delegates attended the FEI Sports Forum at IMD in Lausanne (SUI), where Olympic and FEI World Equestrian Games™ competition changes were debated at length today. (Photo: FEI/Richard Juilliart) Olympic Press Committee member Alan...
Posted on Apr 5, 2016
Six Nations Make Olympic and Paralympic Débuts at Rio 2016 Equestrian Events
Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, where equestrian sport celebrates 104 years in the Olympic Movement and 20 in the Paralympic Movement. (Photo: FEI) A total of six nations will be making their Olympic and Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016 when they...
Posted on Mar 25, 2016
FEI Removes Lier Grand Prix Special Results from Olympic Rankings
Following a thorough investigation into results from the three-star Dressage event at Lier (BEL), the FEI has found evidence of nationalistic judging in favour of a Ukrainian athlete, Inna Logutenkova, by two Ukrainian judges in the Grand Prix...
Posted on Mar 23, 2016
U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team and the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships Gets a Title Sponsor
Lexington, KY. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Deloitte is now the presenting sponsor of the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team and the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships through 2018....
Posted on Jan 7, 2016
On the Road to Rio
Steve Guerdat (SWI), Olympic champion 2012 (Photo: PSV Jean Morel) Each Olympic year, the 5 stars show jumping competitions are the subject of some attention, but the CSIO5* have a much more particular flavor. An “O” for Official but it could ring...
Posted on Dec 8, 2015
Disabled British Athlete Takes on the Paralympic Committee to Fight for Her Right to Compete
#BeatTheBlindfold On Monday 30th November blind international dressage rider Verity Smith is launching a Worldwide campaign against the International Paralympic Committee. Entitled #BeatTheBlindfold she hopes to overturn a controversial new ruling...
Posted on Dec 1, 2015
Olympic Formats Take Center Stage at FEI General Assembly
Olympic formats were the focus of today’s session at the FEI General Assembly in San Juan (PUR), with FEI President Ingmar De Vos (left) leading discussions with National Federations on proposed changes to Olympic competition formats. The three...
Posted on Nov 13, 2015