Tamie Smith has won four-star eventing competitions around the United States in2026 to be at the top of the US Equestrian Open standings, and she added a victory in her home state aboard Danito—plus placed second on Spiro P—in the first FEI competition she’s done this year in California at the Tw...
You asked, and five-star eventer Ariel Grald answered! This week on the USEA Official Podcast, Grald sits down to tackle listener questions about the horses, experiences, and lessons that have shaped her career. Fresh off a win in the USEA Open Intermediate Championship at the USEA American Event...
Walk into a dark room without any light, and you’ll probably trip over any number of things that can hurt you, simply because you can’t see them. Turn the lights on, however, and you’ll be able to easily avoid all those things that previously tripped you up.
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is hiring a Marketing and Communications Coordinator or Manager. Title dependent on experience. Please read on for details of the job.
The USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds entered a new era in 2026 by using the USEA’s innovative event management system, ShowConnect. The AEC, which ...
The USEA office will be closed on Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. USEA staff will return emails and phone calls when the office reopens on Tuesday, September 7, or at their earliest convenience.
The United States Eventing Association and US Equestrian Federation are pleased to announce a status change to USEF Endorsed levels of competition which is designed to make the sport more financially accessible for new participants. Beginning in the 2027 competition year, current Endorsed levels ...
US Equestrian is pleased to announce seven-time Olympian Phillip Dutton has been appointed the USEF Eventing Development Program Advisor. Dutton will join in the advisory role under the continued leadership of USEF Eventing High Performance Manager and Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, and report to US E...
I started riding at the age of 3 and grew up doing hunter/jumpers. Like so many little girls, I was living the dream. It consumed my entire life; I went to school talking about the barn until I came home and begged to go to the barn. Until one day when I fell at just barely a walk, just going on ...
At 17 years old, Ava Applebaum had been thinking about moving up to Intermediate for a while. Winning her first start at the level? That was more of a daydream. “I had the thought, ‘It’d be cool to win your first Intermediate,’” she said. “But it would just be exciting to be there, you ...
In eventing, sponsorships rarely begin with a check. More often, they start with a supply of products you already trust, an ambassador opportunity, or a few show prize items that help keep horses—and riders—going.