To those horsey bloggers everywhere, The 2011 show season is definitely underway and you know what that means… the Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships Presented By Bit of Britain (AEC) is not far off! Amateurs, juniors, and professional riders alike come to the AEC compete from Beginner Novice through Advanced to test their mettle against the best in the country, and vie for exciting prizes, cash, and the chance to be named the best in the nation at their respective levels. The AEC has been known to draw more than 600 entries and approximately 20,000 spectators from 42 different states. Bit of Britain and the USEA want to know one thing: how are you getting there? That’s right; we are opening up this blogging forum to hear from YOU about your road to the AEC! Oh, and there’s more. From May through August Bit of Britain will randomly choose one blogger per month to win a $50 gift card! In addition, the more you blog, the better the chances are for you to win. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from or what level you compete at, if you have something to say about your journey to compete at the AEC SAY IT! Well, blog it really. Get blogging now! Submit your photos and blog posts to [email protected]!
Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered!
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to offer the USEA Adult Team Championships (ATC) at the upcoming USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds. The AEC will take place at Galway Downs in Temecula, California, from Wednesday, Aug. 27, to Sunday, Aug. 31.
Seventeen-year-old Carolyn Rice, a high school junior from Johns Creek, Georgia, has spent the last 10 years riding at Willow South Riding School—the very place where she first sat on a horse. What started as a casual introduction quickly became a lifelong passion.
A field of top veteran riders is entered in this year’s Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, a US Equestrian Open Eventing Series Qualifier, at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, which returns to the Kentucky Horse Park, April 24-27.