United States Eventing Association

Bonjour! The sport of eventing kicks off equestrian competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games tomorrow. We have rounded up everything you need to know from schedules (and time conversions!), competitor information, livestream details, and so much more in this week’s very special edition of Fast Facts.

For many eventers, competing in a long-format three-day is on their bucket list—and with offerings across the country at the lower levels, the goal is much more attainable than it’s ever been.

Last fall while competing at the Virginia Horse Center Eventing Fall Horse Trials, Mandolin Whitten and her Virginia Tech teammates won the intercollegiate challenge and started to get some exciting ideas. It had been nearly three years since the school had fielded a team at the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship, and this time, they had enough riders to form a team and a half.

A super day of FEI cross-country at The Event at Rebecca Farm saw two leaders retain their places going into show jumping, while the standings in three divisions got shaken and stirred.

FEI dressage wrapped on Friday at The Event at Rebecca Farm leaving most of the standings tight at the top. In fact, there's a tie atop the CCI4*-L between two pairs with many similarities. Karen O'Neal and Clooney 14 and Jennie Brannigan and Pascal share the lead on a 33.8. Both have been bringing these horses along for several years and both horses are debuting at this level.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is happy to announce Ride iQ as an official “USEA Educational Collaborator,” as well as “Sponsor of the USEA Adult Team Championships (ATC)” held at the 20th Anniversary USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC), and an “Official Contributing Sponsor of the USEA Emerging Athlete U21 Program (EA21).”

Tommy Greengard and That's Me Z sit atop the CCI3*-S, the first of The Event at Rebecca Farm's five FEI divisions to conclude the dressage phase. The second half of the 34-horse CCI2*-L field will be staged Friday, along with dressage for CCI4*-L and CCI4*-S, and the CCI3*-L.

As the Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) Championships approach this fall at the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill (East) and Twin Rivers Ranch (West), the USEA is connecting with eventers that have their sights set on competing with their 4- or 5-year-old prospects. This month, Kaitlin Hartford checks in from Callahan, Florida, to talk about her journey with her own and Elly Schobel’s 4-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion, Tak For Farven (Tempest WT x Ostentatious).

Following the United States Equestrian Federation's (USEF) summer meeting, 11 new rules changes for the 2025 eventing season were approved to go into effect starting Dec. 1, 2024. Now is a great time to begin familiarizing yourself with these upcoming adjustments to make sure you are in compliance come the 2025 season.

The Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, is special in so many ways. Nestled between the Swan and Salish mount ranges, the event’s stunning backdrop paired with its top-notch competition and latest and greatest spectator activities has earned it the moniker of “eventing’s western wonderland.” This year, the event has just over 600 competitors competing across a whopping 29 divisions from Beginner Novice all the way up to the international CCI4*-L. In addition to its CCI2*-L, CCI3*-S, CCI3*-L, CCI4*-S, and CCI4*-L divisions, all eyes will also be on the two USEA Classic Series divisions that the event hosts at both the Novice and Training levels.