US Equestrian is excited to announce that the 2025 USEF Horsemastership Training Series will be held from January 2-5, 2025, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Florida. This program aims to identify and nurture the next generation of elite U.S. Show Jumping athletes, featuring both mounted and unmounted sessions led by top professionals. This year’s mounted instructors include Anne Kursinski, Beezie Madden, and McLain Ward.
The program is open to six (6) U.S. citizens aged 16-21 who are currently competing successfully at 1.40m or higher. The small class size ensures an engaging and immersive experience, allowing for personalized instruction and enhanced interaction with clinicians and fellow athletes. Selection for the 2025 Horsemastership Training Series will be based on athletes’ performance in US Jumping Pathway Programs, along with wild card entries.
Eligible athletes include individual gold medalists from the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, as well as top performers from the Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals East/West and the Turnham Green/USEF Junior Jumper National Championships.
Those interested in applying for a wild card can do so through their Athlete Dashboard on the US Equestrian website under online applications for 2025. All applications must be submitted by November 18, 2024.
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To participate in the Training Series, athletes must have completed at least three (3) courses at 1.40m or higher with a score of zero (0) faults within the six months prior to the application deadline. Athletes are required to bring their own horse, which must be fit and proficient over open water at the 1.40m level. While borrowing horses is discouraged, it is permitted under certain circumstances.
The Jumping Development and Youth Chefs d’Equipe will evaluate applicants based on:
- An athlete’s historical performance in jumper competitions over the past year at USEF and FEI sanctioned events, along with results from the 2024 U.S. Jumping Pathway Programs, will be evaluated. Priority will be given to results from competitions at 1.40m and above, as well as the overall competitiveness of those events. Additionally, the athlete’s ability to compete without incurring jumping or time penalties at the highest levels of course difficulty will be assessed, with a focus on their consistency in achieving these results.
- An athlete’s perceived potential to make a meaningful contribution to future U.S. Team competitions will also be considered.
