United States Eventing Association

Next weekend will be a busy time for the Spalding Labs/USEA Young Event Horse program with four competitions taking place over two days.

On Saturday Stony Brook Farm is hosting a Future Event Horse competition along with the Young Event Horse. They are also offering a “New” Event Horse division for all those who wish to have their horse evaluated by a professional or to just get a taste of what a horse trials is all about. Right now they have 31 total entries. If you wish to enter please contact Denise Lahey at (603) 924-3940 ext. 110 or [email protected].

The other big event taking place on Saturday is at Goose Downs Farm. It is the perfect opportunity for all you West Coasters to get your second qualifier before the Championships at Twin Rivers on September 23rd. Please contact Jeffray Ryding at (505) 466-8771 or [email protected], there is still plenty of room in the divisions!

For all those West Coast people that are not within driving distance to Goose Downs Farm, you are in luck because on Sunday September 5th Lone Tree Farm is offering not only a Future Event Horse competition but they have now added Spalding Labs/USEA Young Event Horse divisions to help out anyone wishing to get a qualifying score for the West Coast Championships. Lone Tree Farm is also hosting a Derby for all older horses or first time riders to get some experience under their belt. For more information on this competition, contact Connie Arthur at (209) 985-3354 or [email protected].

If there are any East Coast YEH horses looking to get a second qualifying score or even your first, along with some cash to go into your pocket, be sure to make it down to the Cedar Ridge Farm Spalding Labs/USEA Young Event Horse competition. They will also be hosting the Future Event Horse Classes. The owners of Cedar Ridge Farm, Carolyn & Thomas Cadier, have gone to great efforts to acquire cash prizes from local businesses for their event. For the YEH classes there will be a cash prize of $250 for each first place winner along with cash prizes through 3rd place. Let’s show the Cadier’s how much we appreciate their hard work by entering their event! For more details on entering the Cedar Ridge Farm competition please contact Carolyn Cadier at (706) 354-6882 or at [email protected].

Be sure not to miss out on these final YEH and FEH competitions of the year! They are great opportunities to get your qualifiers for the Championships. The West Coast Championships will be held at the Twin Rivers Horse Trial on September 23rd, contact Brett Christensen, (805) 239-3930 for more details. The East Coast YEH Championships will again be held at the Fair Hill International CCI**/*** event on October 14th and 15th. Contact CCI Secretary at Fair Hill International (410) 398-6911 or [email protected].

For more information on the Spalding Labs/USEA Young Event Horse series or the USEA Future Event Horse series, please contact Wendy Weinstein at (703) 669-9996 or [email protected], or go to the calendar pages for more updates on new venues and upcoming competitions.