2025/2026 FEI Dressage Calendar

•		2025 U.S. CDI Calendar
•		2026 U.S. CDI Calendar

Please note that the 2025 and 2026 FEI calendars are pending FEI approval until further notice.

 

Minimum entry requirements for athletes of USA FEI sport nationality entering CDIs can be found in Annex B, which is posted on the USEF website here.

 

IMPORTANT: If you intend to compete in a U.S. FEI competition, your entry must be submitted via the USEF Athlete Dashboard  no later than 4 p.m. ET on the definite entry date. You can view definite entry dates for all FEI competitions in the USEF Athlete Dashboard. Late entries or changes to existing entries may be accepted after the definite entry date with the approval of the competition’s organizing committee no later than 4 p.m. ET on the last date for substitutions as stated on the FEI schedule. However, late entries are subject to a $75 late entry fee.

2025 Events: USEF Dressage Initial Selection and Qualifying Memos

Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Championship (NAYC)

July 29 – August 3, 2025

Traverse City, MI

•		Children Selection Memo
•		Junior and Young Rider Selection Memo
•		U25 Selection Memo

U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

August 18-25, 2025

Wayne, IL

•		Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, & Brentina Cup Qualifying Information
•		Young & Developing Horse Qualifying Information
•		Youth Division Qualifying Information
•		Para Dressage Qualifying Information
•		Applications for the 2025 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions open on December 1, 2024

European Youth Tours

•		U.S. Dressage European Young Rider Tour Selection Memo
•		U.S. Dressage European U25 Tour Selection Memo
•		Aachen CDIY Selection Memo
•		Applications are due March 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET

If you have any questions, please contact the USEF Dressage Department Dressage@usef.org or Festival@usef.org.

US Equestrian Open

The US Equestrian Open of Dressage will be formatted based on points accumulated through qualification via the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle test at the CDI level, with the top athletes in the overall standings moving forward to contest the US Equestrian Open Dressage Final with qualifying events taking place throughout 2025. The Final will be hosted at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, on December 18-21, 2025, with $200,000 in prize money set to be distributed to participating combinations and a $50,000 high point series incentive across the qualifiers. Athletes must complete a minimum of two Grand Prix Freestyles at designated US Open series qualifying CDIs within the U.S. during 2025 to be eligible for the series final.

 

The Dressage US Equestrian Open Series Rules can be found on the FEI website here.

 

For Sport Department questions, please contact Christy Hawkins at USEquestrianOpen@usef.org. For media inquiries about the US Equestrian Open Series, please contact Carly Weilminster at cweilminster@usef.org. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Layson Griffin at lgriffin@usef.org.

United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Annual Convention

•		Join USDF December 4-7 in Houston, Texas, for the 2024 USDF Annual Convention
•		View tentative schedule here
•		Register here

US Equestrian (USEF) Annual Meeting

•		Join us January 23-25 in Lexington, Ky, for the 2025 USEF Annual Meeting
•		View tentative schedule here
•		Register here

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