United States Eventing Association

The world-renowned Derek di Grazia returns this year as the cross-country course designer for the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian. Di Grazia has been a staple in the success of the Kentucky Three-Day Event over the years and has designed cross-country courses at some of the top events around the globe, including the recent Tokyo Olympics. This year’s riders have shared their thoughts on the course before they leave the start box, and multiple riders stated that the course demands instinctual riding.

The 2022 United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds are just months away! The AEC will be moving to the beautiful Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana this year, and the surrounding area has endless offerings of sightseeing and entertainment, to turn your AEC trip into a wonderful vacation.

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is excited to announce that coach applications are now being accepted for the 2022 USEA Emerging Athlete 21 (EA21) program. Three coaches will be selected for the EA21 program for the regional clinics, one coach per region. The coaches should be able to instruct Young Riders competing at the Modified through Intermediate levels of eventing.

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) proudly offers three regional Future Event Horse (FEH) Championships and two regional Young Event Horse (YEH) Championships annually. Together, the FEH and YEH programs have created a pipeline for young horses to showcase their talent, while judges identify horses that will be successful at the four-star and five-star levels of eventing.

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) will be hosting the Emerging Athletes 21 (EA21) program which will consist of three regional clinics in the summer, leading to a national camp in the winter. The aim is for the regional clinics to be open to USEA Young Rider program members aged 21 and under, and then selections will be made from the regional clinics and Young Riders will be chosen to attend the national camp in the winter.

The USEA established the Young Event Horse (YEH) program in 2004 to identify young horses that possess the talent and disposition to, with proper training, excel at the uppermost levels of the sport. While the goal of the YEH program is to identify horses that will be successful at the four- and five-star levels, horses with the potential for lower-level success are also showcased by the program.

The USEA Future Event Horse Program (FEH) was introduced in 2007 to evaluate yearlings, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and 4-year-olds for their suitability for the sport of eventing based on conformation and type. The FEH program also created a pipeline for horses to gain experience competing before attending USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) competitions.

This year’s USEA Annual Meeting & Convention was a special week in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was several days of celebration and education and none of it would have been possible without the support of the many loyal partners of the USEA and the Convention.

The USEA would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season! Some of our wonderful partners and sponsors are providing USEA members and followers special discounts for Cyber Monday, so please check out the offers listed below and support these great companies that support eventing.

The 2022 USEA Instructors’ Certification Program (ICP) Symposium will return to Florida this winter in just a few short months. Held at Barnstaple South, the USEA’s partner winter training facility in the Ocala, Florida area, the ICP Symposium will run February 8-9, 2022.