4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (998+ words) Kristen Petzold has always loved Arabians. Her first horse was an Arabian, and she credits that experience with introducing her to not only a remarkable breed, but a close-knit community that would shape her life. “I’ve been so lucky to…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (194+ words) US Equestrian Pamukcu (Springtown, Pa.) and HSH Blake, a 2015 Irish Sport Horse gelding (BMC Tolan R x Kannan) owned by Mollie Hoff, Sherrie Martin, Caroline and Deniz Pamukcu, and cared for by Chloe Teahan, became the first U.S. combination to stand…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (269+ words) Munich, Germany – The Defender U.S. Driving Team wrapped up a full weekend of competition on Sunday, September 6, at the 2026 FEI Driving World Championship for Single Horses, closing out the championship with the cones phase at München-Riem. The team finished 10th overall…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (131+ words) US Equestrian Will Coleman (Ocala, Fla.) and Very Dignified, a 2015 Irish Sport Horse mare (Dignified Van’t Zorgvliet x Ricardo Z) owned by Jerome Broussard, Gloria Callen, and Elizabeth Lendrum, and cared for by Erin Jarboe, made their five-star debut together,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (362+ words) US Equestrian Beginning September 1, 2026, Karen Homer-Brown will serve as US Equestrian’s Affiliate & Member Relations/Engagement Liaison. In this new role, she will serve as a trusted, knowledgeable resource for members, affiliates, and equestrian leaders across the country while helping information…...

2+ week, 40+ min ago   (1054+ words) USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final 14-18 “I’m feeling super grateful. I didn’t think that this was going to happen today, so it makes the result extra special,” she said. “I’m so grateful for my horse. He always puts his best foot…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (596+ words) Adam Steffens-Smienk made the move from his native Minnesota to Wellington, Fla. at the age of 16 to chase his dreams. This week, that leap of faith has led him all the way to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions at HITS…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (784+ words) It was a busy week for Batchelder, who had four mounts at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. She admitted this win was a surprise. “I don’t think it’s sunk in yet. He qualified in a really good spot, but to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) Elan Stremmel of Cazanozia, N.Y., is making her first appearance at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions this week, riding her longtime partner Bitsy's Itsy, an 11-year-old Connemara-Oldenburg-Thoroughbred cross (Wasabi x Bitsy), in the Aspen Leaf Farm/USEF Pony Rider Dressage National…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Wayne, Ill. – Competition continued today at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, hosted at HITS Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. The Adequan®/USEF Brentina Cup, Intermediaire I, and Adequan®/USEF U.S. Para Dressage National Championships took the stage for…...