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.
On this week's edition of the USEA Podcast, interim podcast host Rosie Russell touches base with this year's Defender/USEF CCI5*-L National Champion Lauren Nicholson who was the highest-placed U.S. rider in the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Rosie talks with Lauren about her history with her longtime partner Vermiculus, their preparations for Kentucky, their outstanding performance at the five-star event, and so much more!
After an action packed Saturday at Stable View on the opening day of the 8th Annual USEA Intercollegiate Eventing National Championship, the podium was up for grabs heading into the final day of competition. The stage was set for an unforgettable showdown between the 18 university and college teams who were entered.
Coach Halliea Milner loved that the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) gave her riders the opportunity to compete together as a team in a normally individual sport. But, when it came down to it, her riders acted no differently this weekend at the inaugural USEA Interscholastic Eventing Championship than they do at home.
Saturday at the 8th annual USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship saw a record number of entries trot down centerline at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina. Riders from eighteen colleges and universities gave it their all in the dressage test before heading into either their show jumping or cross-country phase depending on their division. From Starter up through Intermediate, riders were decked out in team colors and the energy across the facility was electric with cheers.