United States Eventing Association

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) New Judge Education Program. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for the opportunity to become certified to judge the Jumping and Galloping phases...

The road to the 2026 FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses at Mondial du Lion in Le Lion d’Angers, France, is officially underway. Each fall, the world's most promising young event horses converge on France to compete in the prestigious 6-year-old CCI2*-L and 7-year-old...

A few weeks ago at the Tryon International Horse Trials (Mill Spring, North Carolina), Moriah Orms headed out on Clayton Fredericks’ influential CCI4*-L cross-country course knowing it would demand accuracy and confidence. Riding Shanaclough Quality Clover—her 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse geldin...

This USEA Podcast episode celebrates sport horse breeding in the U.S. USEA Podcast host Nicole Brown sits down with U.S. breeder DiDi Callahan to talk about everything from selecting a sire, perfecting upon your mare, developing young horses, and more. If you have ever thought about giving sport ...

Learning footwork is a key concept when teaching a young horse to jump. Using grids in the arena over show jumps will set them up for success as they start to learn about cross-country questions like banks and ditches and will help them learn rhythm and relaxation.

Jennie Jarnstrom-Dennis has devoted her life to the sport of eventing, competing six times at the Kentucky Three-Day Event and serving as an alternate for Team Sweden at both the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Games. But desp...

It was a full-circle moment for Addison Borton when she competed in the CCI1*-S at The Event at TerraNova, held March 26-29 in Myakka City, Florida. Just 11 years old, Borton rode Way Too Marvelous BSR to fourth-place finish in her first international event—three years after her first ever USEA-r...

HITS Ocala played host to the evening session of the 2026 Ocala Horse Properties USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) Symposium on Feb. 16. Five-star Canadian rider Lesley Grant-Law introduced the four demo riders to over 160 attendees and discussed the importance of taking time and care in developing a ...

Now heading into its 21^st year, the USEA’s Young Event Horse Program aims to spot 4- and 5-year-old horses that have the talent and temperament to excel at the upper levels.