Why the Future of Eventing Depends on Self Mastery
There is a moment many people in this sport know well. You are prepared. The plan is clear. The training is there. And yet, as pressure enters the picture, something shifts. Breathing becomes shallow. Focus narrows. Communication tightens. What should feel fluid suddenly feels strained....
Why the Future of Eventing Depends on Self Mastery
There is a moment many people in this sport know well. You are prepared. The plan is clear. The training is there. And yet, as pressure enters the picture, something shifts. Breathing becomes shallow. Focus narrows. Communication tightens. What should feel fluid suddenly feels strained....
Here’s How to Recognize the Signs of Poor Saddle Balance
In our last article together with Bates Saddles, the Official Saddle of the United States Eventing Association, we showed you how to correctly position your saddle within the optimal saddle platform behind the shoulder blade and in front of the last rib. But even with your saddle in the right pla...
Is Your Saddle in the Right Place? Here’s How to Check
In our last article, together with Bates Saddles, the Official Saddle of the United States Eventing Association, we walked you through how to perform a routine health and safety check on your saddle because a well-maintained saddle is essential for both performance and comfort. Once your saddle i...
Q&A with Dr. Mathieu Spriet on Equine PET Scans
Dr. Mathieu Spriet is an Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California- Davis. In 2015, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation funded the first research project that performed positron emission tomography (PET) scans on equine ...
USEA Office Closure for the Holidays
The USEA office will close at 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, and will reopen again on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The USEA staff will return emails and phone calls when the office re-opens on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 or at their earliest convenience.
The YEH Yearbook: Class of 2020
There were 70 young horses who contested the 2020 USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) 5-year-old Championships between the East and West Coast Championships which were held in Elkton, Maryland, and Paso Robles, California, respectively. Following 2020’s YEH finale, many of the graduating class of the 20...
Everything You Need to Know from the USEA Board of Governors Meetings at the 2025 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
The USEA Board of Governors (BOG) met twice during the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention, held Dec. 11-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The BOG works year-round virtually and once in August for an in-person mid-year meeting to tackle everything from the budget to rule changes to issues facing the spo...
News and Notes from the USEA Annual Meeting of Members
The USEA Annual Meeting & Convention is always full of educational seminars and interesting conversations, but one of the most pivotal staples on the Convention schedule each year is the Annual Meeting of Members where members receive important updates on the Association.
Rule Changes to Know from the Rule Change Open Forum at the 2025 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
Most eventers across the country are preparing for the holidays, hunkering down in the cold weather, and not thinking about the competition season quite yet, but now is the perfect time to brush up on rule change proposals for the 2026 season and beyond!
