In this special Q&A episode of the USEA Podcast, five-star eventer Meghan O'Donoghue and upper-level rider Kelty O'Donoghue answer USEA member questions about all things off-the-track Thoroughbreds. From what they look for in an OTTB prospect to conformation, retraining, soundness, hoof care, and...
Arielle Aharoni had a quiet confidence about show jumping today at the Millbrook Horse Trials, despite jumping last as the overnight leader in the Advanced division with no rails in hand aboard her own, Christina Aharoni, and Filly’s Hope LLC’s Cooley Baltic Sea.
If you’re at Millbrook Horse Trials this week, you may have noticed the smallest competitor trotting by—Holly Go Lucky, a 12.2-hand Welsh mare ridden by 12-year-old Thayer Mudge. “Holly” and Mudge are a multi-talented pair—they both compete in eventing and pony racing and go foxhunting in their h...
There was a lot of work to do on Morgan Rowsell’s Advanced cross-country track at the Millbrook Horse Trials today, but it was no problem for Arielle Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea.
Lauren Nicholson wasn’t intending for How Easy GG to be her ride when she sat on him at Mike and Emma Winter’s barn in England two years ago. He’d been produced to the CCI3*-S level by Spain’s Antonio Cejudo Caro, and Nicholson thought he’d make a suitable horse for one of her owners, Christa Sch...
If you've been on Facebook lately, you've probably had this happen. Someone shares a Starter Trial in your Area's Facebook group with a link to the entry page. A friend comments that they're going. Your trainer tags a few students. Before long, you've clicked the link, looked over the details, an...
US Equestrian is pleased to announce additions to the 2026 USEF High Performance Eventing Programs for both the Elite and Pre-Elite lists. Membership is reviewed twice annually for the Eventing Elite and Pre-Elite Program Lists. For more information about the Pre-Elite and Elite Programs, to view...
Members of the U.S Eventing Team heading to the upcoming FEI Eventing World Championships in Aachen, Germany from Aug. 10-23 selected the Horse Park of New Jersey and the Tryon International Equestrian Center as their final destinations for the finishing touches ahead of travel overseas last week...
Few diagnoses strike fear into a horse owner's heart like laminitis. This painful and often devastating disease damages the sensitive tissues that connect the hoof wall to the underlying coffin bone. Laminitis not only threatens a horse's athletic career but remains one of the leading causes of p...
As wildfire smoke and other environmental conditions continue to impact air quality in parts of the country, competitors may find themselves wondering how decisions are made regarding whether an equestrian competition proceeds as scheduled, is modified, or is canceled.
What began as a big idea of Rebecca Broussard’s marked 25 years of having an even bigger impact on hundreds of riders, horses, and the American eventing community.