The 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Team Challenge Season is Here
Collegiate eventers can officially start gearing up for the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Team Challenge season. Teams across the country are preparing to head to their local horse trials to sharpen their skills and build team spirit ahead of the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships on Ma...
The 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Team Challenge Season is Here
Collegiate eventers can officially start gearing up for the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Team Challenge season. Teams across the country are preparing to head to their local horse trials to sharpen their skills and build team spirit ahead of the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships on Ma...
2026 New Year’s Resolution - Get Horse Insurance!
For many of us, 2025 was a wild ride. So, after taking a collective sigh of relief, let’s plan for 2026! And while no one wants to kick off this year pondering all the ways our horses could rack up high dollar vet bills, or find themselves in a life-threatening situation, if the last several ...
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.
Chasing Two Dreams: How Ruth Rosendaul Manages Full-Time Grooming and Full-Time School
Many eventers feel like they have to make a choice upon graduating high school: take time off to be a working student and pursue their love of the sport, or press pause on their eventing goals to further their education. But University of Louisville (Kentucky) student Ruth Rosendaul has found a w...
Thank You to the Sponsors of the 2025 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
It was another great week celebrating the sport in the Big Easy! From the USEA Board of Governors Meetings that helped set the Association’s agenda for the next year to lessons learned at open forums and fun had at the year-end awards dinner, the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in New Orleans wa...
