United States Eventing Association

The U.S. Eventing Association caters to a wide variety of stakeholders, from young riders, amateurs, and professionals, to organizers, volunteers, and coaches.  The 21-member USEA Board of Governors meets routinely to discuss rule changes, budgets, safety, competitions, and more, in hopes of moving the sport forward and helping members and the programs USEA supports. 

Lizzie Hoff is about to be busy. In a few weeks, she’ll start her freshman year at Syracuse University in New York, and she’ll also be competing her string of four event horses this fall. Know what else the 19-year-old Gig Harbor, Washington, native will be doing?

I am heading to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds on my 8-year-old Connemara/Thoroughbred cross Ridgetop Pirate Blue.

Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.

The Bert Wood Novice Stakes at the Woodside Summer Horse Trials brought out what the Novice level of eventing is all about—showcasing promising new horses in the sport, providing young riders with an opportunity to gain foundational experience, and celebrating the adult amateur riders that are an integral part of hosting successful events.

Now that all of our U.S. horses and riders are home safe and sound from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, USEA Podcast Host Nicole Brown chatted with USEF Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d'Equipe Bobby Costello about the Team's preparation work, time in France, and outlook after this year's Games.

I’d like to preface my story by saying that I have been a 30-year hunter/jumper rider and trainer. I run a large training and lesson farm in Monroe, Georgia, and up until April of 2024, I would have considered myself a hunter/jumper through and through, and let me just say my world has been flipped upside down in the best way possible!

American rider Jenny Caras is holding her own on British soil. On July 24, she and Sommersby, who she owns with Jerry Hollis, won the Hambro Sport Horses CCI3*-S at Burgham Horse Trials in Northumberland, England. The pair finished on their dressage score of 28.2, their best finishing score yet. It hasn’t always been easy for this pair, but Caras feels as though Sommersby really stepped up to the plate.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is pleased to announce the Equine Network’s Horse Week has returned as a “Media Partner of the USEA,” as well as a “Contributing Sponsor for the USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships.”

Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.