United States Eventing Association

It was new talent on display today in the CCI4*-L at the Eventing Championships at Galway Downs with debutants filling the top of the leaderboard.

The field of competitors at the Eventing Championships at Galway Downs CCI4*-L bring together a wealth of experience to contest the final FEI competition on the West Coast calendar.

Competition at Twin Rivers Ranch did not disappoint today for the Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) West Coast Championships. With a friendly galloping course and lots of options for riders to take, each combination was set up for success. Judges Christian Schact (GER) and Sally Ike (USA) had their work cut out for themselves to pick the winners.

The lesson plans for jumping day of the EA21 Regional Clinic West I proved to be just as consistent as day one. The moral of the day? Ride the line.

The goal versus the art was the theme of the day for the 2024 USEA Emerging Athletes U21 (EA21) West Coast I Regional Clinic. From green bean young horses to FEI veterans, the goal was the same for every rider: working the way up the pyramid of the German training scale. The art of riding was how they got there.

The last day of the EA21 National Camp held at Kingsway Farm put the top of the pyramid into place with its focus on cross-country day. After four days of arena work, theory, and a solid foundation, it was time to see how training in the ring translated to out of the ring.

Day four of the EA21 National Camp held at Kingsway Farm in Temecula, California, dawned frosty and started with a bit of reflection. “I've just been thinking about all week, how [David O’Connor] used to always say to me to be a student of the sport,” Caitlin O’Roark said candidly. “I've always wanted to do this as a career. [The camp has] just made me want to even more.”

Back to the flatwork and back to the classroom for the third day of the EA21 National Camp held at Kingsway Farm. Having combined the study of the aids with the German training scale and the rider responsibility scale, participants returned to one of the first concepts discussed on day 1: training to compete.

Horsemanship and show jumping fundamentals were on the docket of day 2 of the USEA Emerging Athlete U21 National Camp at Kingsway Farm. From grooming to farrier techniques to course design questions to the concept of “next,” no stone was left unturned.

The second day of the new year dawned on the beginning of the USEA’s Emerging Athlete U21 National Camp at Kingsway Farm. Eighteen athletes were selected for the 2024 edition, and they all arrived ready for five days of intense training, in and out of the saddle.