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USEA Podcast #268: A Brooke USA Special with Jim Wolf

USEA Horse of the Month: Utah Beach

He loves all kinds of treats, he loves going on field trips, and he was the highest-scoring horse at the USEA Future Event Horse East Coast Championships - this month's USEA Horse of the Month is Utah Beach! Continue Reading

Orange on Blue: How the Modified Level is Bridging the Gap

2020 Area IV Championships Round-Up

More USEA News

• Take the Adequan Survey for your chance to win a $250 Visa gift card!
• Smith Sweeps All FEI Divisions at Woodside International
• Rule Refresher: Your Dressage Rules Cheat Sheet
• Ladies Lead the Way on Day Two at Woodside International
• Smith and Kellerhouse Steal the Show in the CCI4*-S at Woodside International
• Weekend Quick Links: October 10-11, 2020
• Fast Facts: 2020 Woodside International
• Through the Lens: 2020 Morven Park Fall International
• Overcoming All Odds with Parker Equine Insurance
• Phoenix Shines at Bromont Autumn CCI4*-S
• USEA Seeks Volunteer Young Rider National Chair
• Tickets to Go on Sale in January for 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
• The USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships Will Return in 2021
• IDCTA Announces a Live Stream Interview with Marilyn Payne
• Daniel Stewart''s Tip of the Month: Athletic Anthems
• Sparrow's Nio (2003-2020)

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

How Strong is Your Beginner Novice Game?

Volunteering at the 2020 AEC

Get a front row seat at the 2020 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) by volunteering! Volunteers are needed on Monday, August 24 through Sunday, August 30 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. There will be no spectators allowed this year, but volunteering is a wonderful alternative that will still allow you to experience the event. Continue Reading

The Race to Le Lion: Three YEH Horses are in Pursuit

The Essentials of First Aid

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical supplies were in demand, movement is still being restricted, and deliveries are delayed, which makes keeping a well-stocked first aid kit more important than ever. "If there is anything that I have learned over a lifetime of working with horses, is to expect the unexpected," said Dr. Jill Copenhagen - and the unexpected hit hard in early February as COVID-19 spread nationwide. Continue Reading

More USEA News

• Key Steps to Safe Cross-Country Riding, Part Three: Stride Length Variables, The Three Ons, and The Golden Safety Position
• USEA Events A-Z: The Event at Isaacks Ranch
• Weekend Quick Links: July 11-12, 2020
• Casper Cole: USEA''s Volunteer of the Month
• Some Like It Hot (2001-2020)
• Event Cancellations and Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

30 Days to AEC: COVID-19 Measures in Effect During the Event

The Classic Series Conditioning Schedule with Jim Wofford

The United States is one of the few countries to still see steeplechase in the sport of three-day eventing through the USEA Classic Series. By offering phase A through D on endurance day (phase B being steeplechase), a Classic Series event is a true test of physical and mental fitness for both horse and rider. Continue Reading

Top 10 Tips for Handling Babies with Sue Clarke

Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust to Offer One-Time "Going Forward" USEA Members Grants

The Broussard family, through the Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust, has announced that for 2020 only, several special educational grants will be available to USEA members. The Trust has made a very generous gift of $25,000 to the USEA Foundation to be awarded to deserving candidates 18 years old and above who are passionate about moving their commitment to the sport forward. Continue Reading

More USEA News

• Know Your Rules: Help, I Learned the Wrong Dressage Test!
• Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp Finishes First, Second in VHT International CCI2*-L
• 2020 Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event Canceled
• In Memoriam: Susan Lynn (Hawkinson) Canole
• Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp Wins VHT International CCI2*-S, Holds Top Two Placings in CCI2*-L
• Applications Open August 3 for Adequan? USEF Futures Team Challenge
• USEA Events A-Z: War Horse Event Series
• Weekend Quick Links: July 25-26, 2020
• Boyd Martin Secures First International Win of the Year at VHT International
• The YEH Yearbook: Class of 2007
• Worth The Trust Scholarship Postponed to 2022
• Virginia Horse Trials Hosts Nearly 400 Entries at Midweek Event
• New Member Packets Have Shipped!
• Conformation Critique with Chris Ryan: Make Some Noise

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

How Strong Is Your Novice Game?

How to Prepare Young Horses for the Show Atmosphere with the O'Neals

Within their first few years of being born, young horses have the opportunity to get a taste of U.S. Eventing through the USEA's young horse programs. The USEA Future Event Horse Program (FEH) evaluates the potential of yearlings, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and 4-year-olds under saddle to become successful upper level event horses while the USEA Young Event Horse Program (YEH) evaluates the potential of 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds to become successful upper level event horses. Continue Reading

Considerations for Building Cross-Country Jumps at Home

Rule Refresher: Show Jumping Elimination

After the rules for the jumping test, show jumping penalties, and show jumping timing and faults, there is a summary of the different ways to be eliminated in the show jumping phase in rule EV 154 Eliminations. Continue Reading

More USEA News

• Conditioning the Event Horse at the Novice and Training Levels
• A Letter From the USEA CEO: AEC Difficult Decisions, Kentucky Horse Park Open for Business
• USEA Events A-Z: Whidbey Island Horse Trials
• Weekend Quick Links: August 8-9, 2020
• Notice of Cancellation of the 2020 AEC
• Launch of USEF Helmet Safety Fund to Support Virginia Tech Helmet Lab
• Plan for the Best, Prepare for the Worst with Parker Equine Insurance
• Galloping & Conditioning Clinic at Oakhill Farm
• Parks Tax & Consulting Joins as New Sponsor of the 2020 AEC
• Dawn Anderson: USEA''s Volunteer of the Month
• Black Petticoat Returns as Bronze Level Sponsor of the 2020 AEC

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

Notice of Cancellation of the 2020 AEC

Conformation Critique with Chris Ryan: Luprian

Gastric Ulcers: A Pain in the Gut

Dr. Elizabeth MacDonald, Clinical Instructor of Equine Medicine at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) in Leesburg, Virginia, began her presentation on gastric ulcers by saying, "My goal is to not just tell you about what's out there but make you understand the stomach, its job, how it functions, and what its role is so that we can better understand how we diagnose disease and how we can treat and prevent." Continue Reading

The Leading Horses of FEH: Part One

2020 Area V Championships Round-Up

More USEA News

• Etalon Diagnostics Returns to Sponsor YEH and FEH
• Now on Course: Amber Luce Comes Back from the Brink 
• Weekend Quick Links: November 28-29, 2020 
• US Equestrian Announces 2021 USEF Eventing High Performance Winter Training Lists 
• Shop Black Friday Deals from the USEA Sponsors!
• Report of the FEI Eventing Committee 
• ICP Spotlight: Area X 
• Katie Lindsay (1935-2020) 
• Surefire Farm Announces Discontinuation of Recognized Horse Trials 
• Recipients of the Broussard Going Forward Grants Have Been Selected 
• Ava Hingson (2001-2020)

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

USEA Podcast #265: Down the Centerline

Ride Down Memory Lane with Past AEC Champions

Not Today, Apocalypse: Today, We Ride!

Staying Sharp in the Saddle with Lisa Barry

"Exercise out of the saddle is very important because our bodies can get used to doing the same simple things in the tack," explained five-star eventer Lisa Barry. "Horses and our sport are unpredictable, so the more fit and strong you can be out of the saddle the better off you'll be to perform at your best when things are going well, not to mention when they're not." Continue Reading

More USEA News

• Now on Course: Seeing Double with the Curtis Twins
• Weekend Quick Links: August 29-30, 2020
• Tokyo Talk: USEF Releases Updated Selection Procedures 
• Through The Lens: 2020 MARS Great Meadow International 
• Feeding the Performance Horse 
• Facts and Figures from Every AEC
• The USEA's AEC Merchandise Booth is Now Online

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

How Strong is Your Training Game?

An Eventer's Path to Safety During the West Coast Wildfires

Featured Clinician: Tamie Smith

2020 Area VI Championships Round-Up

This year, the Area VI Championships took place on a sweltering weekend in Ramona, California at the Copper Meadows Horse Trials. In order to qualify to compete in the Area VI Championships in 2020, riders had to earn two MERs at the level at an event in Area VI during the qualifying period from August 1, 2019 to August 18, 2020. Continue Reading

More USEA News

• The USEA Annual Meeting is Going Virtual! Take the Survey
• Smith Wins CCI4*-S, CCI3*-S; Turner Takes CCI2*-S at Twin Rivers Fall International
• Foregut or Hindgut? That''s The Question!
• Statement About Plantation Field International CCI-S
• Fast Facts: 2020 Twin Rivers Fall International
• The Rider Experience with EMS
• Discover the Bates Artiste
• USEF Competitions Update: Wildfires and Air Quality Impacting the West Coast
• The Volunteers at Morven Park: Loudoun Hunt Pony Club

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

USEA Podcast #264: Preview the 2020 MARS Great Meadow International

Arthur (1999-2020)

Featured Clinicians: Emily Hamel and Tyler Held

"Health and happiness through our love of horses, that's our mission." Four-star event rider Emily Hamel and FEI groom Tyler Held are committed to comprehensive enhancements for the equestrian community through their shared passion for learning, positive mindset, fitness, nutrition, and, of course, horses. Continue Reading

The Weather is Heating Up; Keep Your Horse''s Temperature Down

Leading equine researcher and scientist Dr. David Marlin has been studying thermoregulation and cooling of horses for over 20 years. Marlin shares his advice to keep you and your horse safe if you are training and competing in warm or hot weather. Continue Reading

More USEA News

• Conformation Critique with Chris Ryan: LF Sweet Temptation
• USEA Board of Governors Summer Meeting Report
• Weekend Quick Links: August 15-16, 2020
• USEA Events A-Z: The Complete Collection
• Horse & Country TV to Provide Live and On Demand Coverage of the 2020 MARS Great Meadow International
• ICP Spotlight: Area VII
• What is EMS? 
• Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill off to a Great Start with Test Event

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

Why Not Both? The Complementary Roles Played by Recognized and Schooling Competitions

USEA Announces Virtual Adult Team Challenge

The United States Eventing Association is pleased to announce a virtual Adult Team Challenge to take place this fall. Following the cancellation of the 2020 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds, including the Adult Team Championships, the Adult Rider Coordinators came together to develop an opportunity for their peers. Continue Reading

Now on Course: Lynn Klisavage, an Inspiration to Area IX Eventers

2020 Area IX Championships Round-Up

More USEA News

• Now on Course: The Galloping Grandma!
• Horse Collapses on Course at Morven Park International Equestrian Center
• Conformation Critique with Chris Ryan: Hero Quest
• United States Eventing Association Partners with Brooke USA to Help Working Equines Across the Globe
• Air Quality and Horse Care During Wildfires with Flying Tail Farms
• Weekend Quick Links: October 3-4, 2020
• Jeffrey Lesitsky: USEA's Volunteer of the Month
• The YEH Yearbook: Class of 2008
• ICP Spotlight: Area VIII

USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

Dear USEA Members and Supporters,

By this time I am sure that you have received the news that the 2020 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) has been canceled. I sincerely apologize for the difficulty this has caused everyone involved. I want to commend the USEA Board of Governors for making an extremely hard decision.

We also would like to thank our partners at Equestrian Events Inc. (EEI), as well as Mary Fike, all the contractors, our sponsors, officials, and volunteers of the AEC. This is heartbreaking for all of us.

I also want to give a special thank you to the Kentucky Horse Park for their support. I want the public to know that we have been assured by the leadership of the Park that it remains open for business. The geographic pull and large starter numbers of the AEC were the major factors in the decision to cancel. We urge those who are able to please continue to support the Kentucky Horse Park and all of our amazing eventing competitions across the country. They need your support now more than ever!

As our President Max Corcoran stated last night "not hosting the AEC will be a financial hit for both the USEA and EEI, but in the end, it is the right decision ethically for the staff, volunteers, officials, and competitors." Refunds to entrants who have paid for their entries and are due those refunds will be made shortly by the organizers (EEI). Once those refunds are made, our Association, and all other businesses, will continue to be faced with some incredibly hard decisions to ensure that our sport remains viable through the impact of this pandemic on our global economy.

Thank you for being a USEA member or eventing fan. Your support during these trying times means a lot. I look forward to seeing all of you back at the Kentucky Horse Park for the 2021 AEC!

Sincerely,

Rob Burk
USEA CEO

Schedule for the 2020 USEA Virtual Annual Meeting & Convention

The 2020 USEA Virtual Annual Meeting & Convention is next week and the schedule is now available! The centerpiece of this week will be the USEA Annual Meeting & Keynote Address, taking place on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time via a Zoom Webinar. In addition to this year's Annual Meeting, the USEA will also offer educational content and interactive webinars on the USEA website from Tuesday, December 8 through Friday, December 11.

*All meetings will be held through Zoom unless otherwise noted. This is a tentative schedule and subject to change.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Rules Open Forum | 12:00 p.m. EST

The Rules Open Forum will discuss changes to the USEF Rules for Eventing for the upcoming competition season. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear which changes are coming and why they are in place. This session will be led by Malcolm Hook, a member of the USEA Competitions, Calendar, and Rules Committee.

Access the Rules Open Forum Zoom Webinar

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

USEF High Performance | 3:00 p.m. EST

USEF Managing Director of Eventing Jenni Autry and USEF Eventing High Performance Director Erik Duvander will discuss this past year and their future goals as they look forward to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Access the USEF High Performance Zoom Webinar

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Equestrian Sport Psychology with Coach Daniel Stewart | 10:00 a.m. EST

Based on Coach Daniel Stewart's book, Pressure Proof Your Riding, this wonderfully upbeat, motivating, and humorous seminar teaches a series of surprising tools that improve focus, confidence, optimism, and willpower by teaching riders how to control fears, pressure, nerves, show jitters, negative memories, doubt, and more.

Access Coach Daniel Stewart''s Zoom Webinar

5 To-Dos that will Prepare you for your Off-Season Training with Coach Tony Sandoval | 12:00 p.m. EST

This presentation from Coach Tony Sandoval aims to help educate riders on a more holistic approach to improving their performance so they can ride at a high level.

Access Coach Tony Sandoval''s Zoom Webinar

Eventing Licensed Officials Committee Open Forum | 2:00 p.m. EST

The USEA Eventing Licensed Officials Committee (ELOC) invites you to attend their year-end committee open forum. This meeting will be led by ELOC Chair Cindy DePorter and Assistant Chair Tim Murray.

Access the Eventing Licensed Officials Committee Zoom Webinar

Friday, December 11, 2020

Engineering Success - From Personal Milestones to Team Gold Medals with EquiRatings | 12:00 p.m. EST

Diarm Byrne and Sam Watson of EquiRatings will be discussing setting goals and targets and ways to measure progress to meet them. Examples will include riders at any level and also show how the same targets are used to guide Olympic success. The process is the same at any level - set a goal and then measure progress to that goal.

Access the Equiratings Zoom Webinar

Volunteer Committee Meeting | 4:30 p.m. EST

The USEA Volunteer Committee invites you to attend their year-end committee meeting. This meeting will be led by Volunteer Committee Chair Bonnie Kibbie. The mission of this committee is to promote and support Eventing volunteers, to develop and maintain a national volunteer database, and to provide comprehensive educational resources and networking opportunities for volunteers, organizers, and area chairs.

Access the Volunteer Committee Zoom Webinar

Saturday, December 12, 2020

USEA Annual Meeting of Members & Keynote Address | 2:00 p.m. EST

Every year, the USEA hosts its Annual Meeting to celebrate the sport and bring together its members. This Annual Meeting will review the past year in eventing and future goals for 2021. In addition, the keynote presentation will have an exciting lineup featuring powerful female event riders.

You must be a current 2021 USEA Member to access the Annual Meeting. Members who have renewed for 2021 will receive an email invitation to the Annual Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, December 10. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2021 and would like to participate in the Annual Meeting, please join or renew your membership by Wednesday, December 9.

The full schedule for the 2020 USEA Virtual Annual Meeting & Convention, including both open session and closed meetings, can be viewed here.

The USEA will also offer multiple on-demand educational videos on the USEA website during the week of December 8-12. These videos will include topics covering cross-country riding, horse health, young horse training, and more.

How to Show Jump Clear at a Long Format Event with Doug Payne

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Fitness for Healing with Dana Cooke

Ride Between the Flags with Jennie Brannigan

After a spring season of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventers were finally able to gallop out of the start box once again at the beginning of June, and the Plantation Field Horse Trials was one of the first events to take place after the suspension of competition was lifted. Continue Reading

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USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg TSF Win the
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USEA Adult Riders: What the ATC Virtual Challenge Means to Me

The USEA Adult Team Championships (ATC) is a goal that Adult Riders across the country spend their whole year working towards, training hard and competing alongside their fellow Adult Riders for the chance to represent their Area on the national stage at the ATC, held in conjunction with the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC). Following the unfortunate cancellation of the AEC and the ATC along with it earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adult Rider Coordinators came together to develop an opportunity for their peers. Continue Reading

With All the Talk About Safety Lately, Everyone Wants to Know,
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USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

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Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

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A Two-Star Turning Question

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USEA Events Open For Entries

Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Safeguard Eventing''s Future by Supporting the USEA 

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.

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Upcoming USEA Educational Activities

Association Reminders

• Competing? Make sure you and your horse and properly registered - visit USEA Online Services, email us, or call us at (703) 779-0440 (Ext. 2) to renew your membership. USEA mandates that all riders must have a valid membership with the USEA. Horses must also be registered, and you may choose to have a full or limited registration.
• You can make an amateur declaration at any time during the year. Not sure if you qualify as an amateur or professional? Email amateurinquiry@usef.org.
• Change of ownership is free! Complete a Horse Life Application Form and email it to memberservices@useventing.com with required signatures and a copy of the Bill of Sale. We request you please black out purchase amount or any other private information.
• Please be sure to enter your horse in competition under their USEA registered name to ensure correct record keeping and leaderboard tracking. If you would like to change your horse's registered name, you can do so through your USEA Online Services account or you can call or email us. A $25.00 name change fee still applies.
• The USEA is now providing one permanent Membership Card. These will not be replaced annually.
• Please make sure your contact information, including address, phone number, and email address, is accurate with the USEA! You can update this info through your USEA Online Services account.
• USEA Member Rewards Program offers unique cost savings from a variety of businesses exclusively for USEA members. Click here for more information and to learn what you can save big on!
• Please do not open any emails purporting to be from the USEA that appear suspicious. For more information about how to report spam or phishing emails to the USEA, please view our Spam & Phishing Policy FAQs.
• USEA Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Need to contact the USEA office? Call us at (703) 779-0440, email us at memberservices@useventing.com, or fax us at (703) 779-0550.