United States Eventing Association

The USEA is saddened to hear of the passing of our 2022 Ironmaster Award recipient Sandra McDonald (Aiken, South Carolina). She was 63.

Leslie Law’s life forever changed in 2004. As a member of the British eventing team, Leslie won the individual gold medal and team silver at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics aboard Shear L’Eau. That fall, he met Canadian eventer Lesley Grant when he traveled to Toronto, where he participated in a ...

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.

2025 marked another incredible year of growth for ShowConnect, the innovative event management system for equestrian events powered by the United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA). The USEA IT Department dedicated countless hours to not only hosting 36 events throughout the year, but also ...

The USEA Office will be closing at 12:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 27, and will be closed Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The USEA staff will return to the office on Monday, December 2.

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To mark 400 episodes of the USEA Official Podcast, we are shining a light on the heart of the sport. The voices, stories and experiences that make eventing in the United States what it is.

In March 2024, after more than 15 years without a horse of her own and after decades in the hunter/jumper world, Alex Carbonaro purchased a young Thoroughbred mare named Mystic Radar (“Rayna”).

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 USEA Freelance Groom Award, a new honor created to celebrate the outstanding contributions of freelance grooms within the sport of eventing.

Dr. Katie Sisk, DVM, is no stranger to working for what she has got. All through undergrad, she would train and sell ponies for spending money. In her first year of vet school, her grandmother gave her a loan for $4,000 to help her purchase her first “big horse,” a Thoroughbred/Hanoverian mare na...