An exciting show jumping finale in the rain brought the U.S. Equestrian Federation Eventing Young Rider National Championships to a close at Loch Moy Farm on Sunday morning. Read on to hear more from the champions!

As each rider galloped through the challenging combinations on Andrew Heffernan’s course at the USEF Eventing Young Rider National Championships today, cheers rang out from their teammates.

Eleven teams of juniors and young riders from across the U.S. and Canada have flocked to Loch Moy Farm this week for the U.S. Equestrian Federation Eventing Young Rider National Championships, held alongside the Maryland International.

When he was 11, Pace Deppa’s only goal with horses was to carry the flag at a rodeo. He’d been riding western, but a chance meeting between his grandmother and his current trainer Lauren New in Jasper, Georgia, three years ago introduced him to eventing, and he hasn’t looked back.

Last week, the USEA Eventing Athletes Under 21 (EA21) regional clinics kicked off with a bang. Clinics at Morven Park in Virginia, Chaps Equestrian Center in Kansas, and Twin Rivers Ranch in California.

After yesterday’s adjustability exercises on the flat, the 12 USEA Emerging Athlete Under 21 (EA21) riders got to feel the results over fences on Day 2 of the EA21 East I Clinic with coach Bec Braitling.

As you move through the levels of eventing, the need for an adjustable canter and control of your horse’s body increases, and that starts on the flat.

The USEA is saddened to learn of the passing of Marvin William Savage on April 21. He was 91. Born on July 8, 1934 on farm in Brock, Texas, Savage grew up in a family that lived off the land and ate what they raised. During World War II, he took over responsibilities on the farm while his brother...

Eventing couldn’t exist without volunteers, and according to Loch Moy Farm’s owner and organizer Carolyn Mackintosh, there’s a very simple answer to attracting and retaining them at her events—take an interest in the people.