United States Eventing Association

When Team SmartPak Rider Silva Martin saddles up, it’s always with a helmet. Silva’s riding career has taken her from Germany all across the world before she settled in the United States in 2007—well before helmets were popular in dressage. When the traditional top hat ruled the dressage ring, riders often schooled in baseball caps or nothing at all.

St. Louis is calling! Registration for the 2023 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention opens on Oct. 1, and USEA Members won’t want to miss this jam-packed week of social gatherings and educational activities. This year’s convention will be held on Dec. 7-10, 2023 at the Marriott St. Louis Grand hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

“People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it,” says leadership expert and author Simon Sinek. As the equestrian industry is a passion-driven one, there is perhaps no quote better suited to eventing professionals. Driven by love for the horse and for the sport, finances can seem more of a necessary evil than a motivating factor for business owners and operators in the equestrian space.

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is ready to set our sights on the 2023 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in St. Louis, Missouri! On December 6-10, USEA members will come together at the “Gateway to the West” at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel to discuss, learn, and enjoy being surrounded by fellow eventing enthusiasts.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA,) Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI,) and co-organizer Mary Fike are pleased to welcome Rood & Riddle as the exclusive veterinarian for the USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC,) returning to the Kentucky Horse Park on Aug. 29 – Sept. 3, 2023.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is excited to announce that long-time partner, Dubarry of Ireland, will return as an “Official Bronze Level Sponsor of the AEC” in 2023. Not only will Dubarry be on-site as a vendor in the USEA Sponsor Village at this year’s American Eventing Championships, presented by Nutrena Feeds, but they will also be providing two pairs of iconic Dubarry boots as prizes for competitors. The 2023 AEC will take place from Aug. 29 through Sept. 3 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) and the Retired Racehorse Project are united in support of the organizations two major championships approaching in the coming months. The Retired Racehorse Project joins the USEA as an “Official Bronze Level Sponsor of the 2023 American Eventing Championships,” which will be hosted at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, this Aug. 29 through Sept. 3. In return, the USEA will be supporting the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover, which takes place this October 11-14 in Lexington, as a “Starting Gate Sponsor.”

The mere mention of the word “equitation” in eventing circles is often met with rolled eyes and raised hackles. No doubt for many eventers the word conjures up images of expensively clothed stick-people with overly arched backs posing as riders on their overly prepped mounts. Those images do not represent what the word describes, nor do those images represent how the discipline of correct and effective equitation has served the great icons of equestrian sports in all three disciplines (Think William Steinkraus, Reiner Klimke, and our own Jim Wofford).

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) gladly welcomes back longtime partner D.G. Stackhouse & Ellis as an “Official Bronze Sponsor of the 2023 USEA American Eventing Championships” and an “Official Bronze Sponsor of the USEA Classic Series Training Level Three-Day.” As part of their partnership, D.G. Stackhouse & Ellis will provide two saddles for the winners of the 2023 Novice and Training Level Three-Day Program drawings at the 2023 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention and gift certificates for custom belts as prizes for the AEC. The 2023 USEA AEC, presented by Nutrena Feeds, will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on Aug. 29 through Sept. 3.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is pleased to welcome Devoucoux back as an “Official Bronze Level Sponsor of the AEC.” This Aug. 29 through Sept. 3, Devoucoux will be at the 2023 USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Nutrena Feeds, in the USEA Sponsor Village displaying their line of luxury saddles and accessories at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Devoucoux will also provide gift certificates as prizes for the reserve champions in all 24 AEC divisions.