As 2021 draws to a close, the USEA will begin looking back on highlights throughout the year. Today, we are reflecting on some of the year's biggest moments in eventing with a look at our top 10 highest performing posts on Instagram from 2021. Which of these memories was your favorite?
10) Champagne showers with Boyd Martin after the Maryland 5 Star
9) Mai Baum was ready for cross-country after dressage
8) Horses of all varieties were on show at the 2021 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds
7) We do love a good save!
6) The world was ready to see Team USA ride at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
5) The USEA highlighted the grooms of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in this Instagram post and an edition of the USEA Podcast!
4) The world celebrated a $500 Thoroughbred at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event
3) One horse always has to show off a little extra in the jog
2) Boyd Martin made history at the Maryland 5 Star
1) Horses? Kites? Both! Our FEH East Coast Yearling Division brought a little extra spice to the FEH East Coast Championships this year.
Let the fun and games begin! This morning kicks off the official start of competition at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE). The hefty four-star field is the first to set foot in the Rolex Stadium starting at 8:00 a.m. Last year we saw 49 four-star pairs in this division, but this year there are 63 pairs in the field.
Thirty-five five-star horses presented today under sunny skies at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event.
If all goes according to plan in the first part of the extended weekend, we will see 36 horses galloping across Derek di Grazia's CCI5*-L cross-country course at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (DK3DE). We partnered up with the team at CrossCountry App to bring you a preview of both the five-star and CCI4*-s tracks this year.
Lights, cameras, action! The first formal horse inspection (which some might informally refer to as "the jog") at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) takes place this afternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. While this part of the event is a fan-favorite historically based on the impeccable turnout of the horses and the stylish and forward fashion choices of the riders (we are looking at you Boyd Martin in hopes that you bring back the American flag suit circa 2022), it serves a very important purpose: ensuring that each horse is fit, sound, and ready to compete at the five-star level.