USEF Pony Finals

USEF Pony Finals August 5 - 10, 2025
Kentucky Horse Park
Lexington, KY First held at the prestigious National Horse Show in New York City, the best U.S.
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In 1959, the British National Pony Society and the British Show Pony Society challenged American pony riders to an international Pony Hunter Competition. ponies and riders met head-to-head with the best British ponies and riders in the small and large divisions. The first competition emphasized conformation and under saddle performance. Jumping ability was tested over two fences and counted 20% to

ward the final score; the American riders in this inaugural competition were narrowly defeated 10 to 9. Two years later, the British National Pony Society hosted the competition. The American riders prepared by spending a rigorous two weeks at the famed Olympic Training Center in Gladstone, N.J. The training proved beneficial, as the U.S. returned with the trophy by earning a score of 13 over Britain’s 9. In 1967, the American Horse Shows Association created the Pony Finals as a national event, open to all members who met the qualifying criteria. Since 1984, the finals have included the popular Pony Medal Championship, an equitation competition; and in 1999, the Green Hunter Pony Championship was added. Today, the US Pony Finals is the most prestigious and celebrated event of its kind in the United States. The Regular Hunter Pony and Green Hunter Pony Finals are a three phase competition judging the pony’s conformation, way of moving and jumping ability. The Marshall & Sterling/US Pony Medal Final tests young riders, judging their ability to compete over a technical and demanding course of fences. The US Pony Jumper Championship was designed as a stepping stone for junior riders who desire to one day move into the Grand Prix ring.

From activities and contests to keeping athletes hydrated and fed, our sponsors helped make the 2025 USEF Pony Finals on...
08/11/2025

From activities and contests to keeping athletes hydrated and fed, our sponsors helped make the 2025 USEF Pony Finals one we’ll never forget.

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This over fences class looks a little bit different. 🤭Scenes from the Dalman Jump Co. Kids Grand Prix. Dalman Jump Co. |...
08/09/2025

This over fences class looks a little bit different. 🤭

Scenes from the Dalman Jump Co. Kids Grand Prix.

Dalman Jump Co. |

Pony Finals fun doesn’t stop at the in-gate, check out some of our favorite moments ‘off-course’ this week! 📸Make sure t...
08/08/2025

Pony Finals fun doesn’t stop at the in-gate, check out some of our favorite moments ‘off-course’ this week! 📸

Make sure to check the daily activities schedule for new events, contest deadlines and more! https://www.usef.org/events/pony-finals

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“The jog acts as your first class, and you don’t want to fail the jog,” says DiAnn Langer, USEF Jumping Youth Chef d'Equ...
08/06/2025

“The jog acts as your first class, and you don’t want to fail the jog,” says DiAnn Langer, USEF Jumping Youth Chef d'Equipe. “It’s important that we educate [pony riders] on the importance of turnout and the importance of fitness. We really need to train our youngest riders about horse welfare and what that means, and we have to start with ponies.”

Get more of Langer's insights into the importance of the jumper jog ⬇️

The newly expanded 2025 USEF Pony Jumper National Championship supported by Youth Show Jumping Foundation opens the door for more pony riders to take on the fun and challenge of the jumper ring.

Meet Major Blitz RSR, the pony who does it all! He and his rider, Valentine Russo, will be making their Pony Finals debu...
08/05/2025

Meet Major Blitz RSR, the pony who does it all! He and his rider, Valentine Russo, will be making their Pony Finals debut this week in the Pony Jumpers. 🐴✨

Read more about this pair ⤵️

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Some ponies have a special spark that’s hard to put into words and for 13-year-old Valentine Russo of Ocala, Florida, that spark is embodied in her multi-talented partner and friend, Major Blitz RSR.

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