Susan Perellis and her Spring Run Farm in Prospect, Kentucky, have been a staple in USEA’s Area VIII since she began teaching in the early 1970s. Over the decades, Perellis has poured her energy into Spring Run, transforming her family’s former cattle farm into a five-barn eventing facility where...

The USEA sends our heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of former USEA Board of Governors member Roger Secrist. Secrist played a pivotal role in founding of the Carolina Horse Park (Raeford, North Carolina) and spearheaded several influential initiatives for the USEA during his terms o...

Volunteers are the backbone of the sport of eventing and behind every successful competition is a dedicated volunteer coordinator making it all happen. For Melissa Rundt, that role has grown into a full-time career built on relationships, organization, and a passion for the sport. From recruiting...

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce that we will once again be partnering with Horse & Country (H&C), the leading international equestrian sports network, and Equireel to provide exclusive streaming and video coverage of the 2026 USEA American Eventing Championshi...

Great eventing partnerships don’t happen by chance. They’re built through patience, understanding, and through taking the time to listen to your horse. In our new video series, The Horse First, we look at the relationships, care, and understanding necessary which allows horses and riders to perfo...

When Jesslyn Woodall’s Intermediate horse started showing signs of tendonitis a few years ago, she made the decision to let him enjoy a lighter career for a longer future. “He had done all he needed to,” she recalled.

In her earlier eventing years, Molly Smith competed up to the Intermediate level primarily on off-the-track Thoroughbreds. These days, however, you can find her competing at the Beginner Novice level on a very different mount— Kimberlake Jophiel, a 12-year-old Fell Pony gelding (by Kimberlake Gab...

Fifth generation horse breeder Charlotte Schickedanz (Toronto, Ontario) has been involved in the breeding of Trakehners since she was born and has seen many of her family’s homebreds go on to successful careers in various disciplines in her lifetime.

The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) received several highly qualified bids for the role of Official Photographer at the 2026 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds. Careful consideration for the overall competitor experience was taken into account wh...