Nov 26, 2024

Celebrating the Champions of the 2024 USEA Classic Series

By Meagan DeLisle - USEA Staff
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The USEA is honored to carry forward the legacy of the traditional long-format, three-day event through the USEA Classic Series. These events celebrate the roots of our sport, offering riders a chance to step back in time and experience the original format that shaped the sport we enjoy today. From the excitement of steeplechase to the strategic demands of roads and tracks, endurance day serves as a true test of the preparation and partnership between horse and rider. In addition, horse inspections and educational opportunities add to the depth of these competitions, making them an unforgettable milestone, particularly for those experiencing the long-format for the first time.

In 2024, the USEA Classic Series continues to thrive, with 21 divisions offered from the Beginner Novice to Preliminary levels across seven events held from coast to coast. In celebration of a successful conclusion to the 2024 USEA Classic Series, we wanted to take a moment to recognize this year's champions once more.

Indiana Eventing Association (IEA) H.T. | May 31 – June 2, 2024 | Edinburgh, IN (Area VIII)

From left to right: Bonnie Coulter (Cory Coulter photo), Claire Rigney (Xpress Foto photo), and Josie Jacobs (photo courtesy of Josie Jacobs)

Bonnie Coulter rode her own 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Network News (Kitten’s Joy x Roja) to the win in the Training Three-Day division.

In the Novice Three-Day, Claire Rigney and her own 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Cobra King (Cobra x Highland Destiny) led the division from start to finish to bring home the win.

Young rider Josie Jacobs was victorious in the Beginner Novice Three-Day aboard her own 14-year-old Welsh/Hanoverian gelding Junior Mint.

Summer Coconino H.T. and Western Underground Inc. T, N, BN 3 Day Event | July 4-6, 2024 | Flagstaff, Arizona (Area X)

From left to right: Anastasia Keyser (Tina Fitch Photography photo), Brittney Caflisch (JJ Sillman photo), and Arianah Romero (JJ Sillman photo)

Area X sport horse veterinarian Anastasia Keyser got to take off her veterinarian cap and put on her helmet for the Training Three-Day division this year, coming home with a win alongside her homebred 7-year-old Appaloosa/Appendix cross mare, Bellatrix (Hands Of A Hero x Art I A Mover).

Brittney Caflisch acquired her third win in a row in the Classic Series competitions at Coconino this year. Caflisch returned to Coconino to compete in the Novice division aboard the 12-year-old Connemara gelding Benmore Westonhouse Boy (Westonhouse Straboe x Benmore Betty).

Winning the Beginner Novice Three-Day division was Arianha Romero and Flash of Gray, her 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Don’tsellmeshort x Olympic Funding).

The Event at Rebecca Farm | July 17-21, 2024 | Kalispell, MT (Area VII)

Erin Grandia and Riptide Rio (left) and Tori Traube and HSH Chase De Muze (right). Shannon Brinkman Photography photos

Erin Grandia rose to the top of the field in the Training Three-Day division at Rebecca Farm riding Adriane Jimenez’s 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (O.B.O.S. O Quality 004 x Thornhill Hazel) Riptide Rio.

Tori Traube led the Novice Three-Day from start to finish on Sheryl Ehrlich’s 5-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding HSH Chase De Muze (I’m Special De Muze x NLS Nikitas Cool Dancer).

Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event | October 16-20, 2024 | Lexington, KY (Area VIII)

Darci Burton (left) Xpress Foto photo, and Kathleen Fitzgerald (right), photo courtesy of Kathleen Fitzgerald

Topping the field in the Training Three-Day was Kathleen Fitzgerald riding the 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse/Oldenburg mare Global Pixie (OBOS Quality 004 x KEC Paddling Pixie).

Darci Burton competed in her second Classic Series event of the 2024 season in Kentucky with her own VS Correlli Surprise, an 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (FS Correlli Bravo x Coevers Surprise). After finishing in 10th in the Novice Three-Day at the IEA H.T. earlier in the year, the pair won the Novice Three-Day division at the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event.

Waredaca Classic Three-Day Event & H.T. | October 25-27, 2024 | Laytonsville, MD (Area II)

Top left, Megan Loughnane (Peter Loughnane photo). Top right, Danielle Downing (photo courtesy of Downing). Bottom left, Jamie Leuenberger (SDH Photography for Erin Gilmore Photography photo). Bottom right, Alissa Genovese (SDH Photography for Erin Gilmore Photography photo

Megan Loughnane and her own Flamenco Ping, a 13-year-old Selle Français/Hanoverian gelding (Je t’Aime Flamenco x Ping Pong) topped the Modified Three-Day division.

Danielle Downing took on the challenge of her third long-format event on Nancy Read’s Caribe PCH, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Con Capilot x Rhonda), and they topped the Training Three-Day on a score of 30.5—their second year in a row winning.

A flawless weekend finishing on their dressage score of 30.0 gave professional Jamie Leuenberger and her 6-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare N’Chantress (Toronto x Gremlin N’ Gold) the Novice Three-Day win.

Alissa Genovese had the honor of winning her first ever long-format with Jodie Potts’ 19-year-old Appaloosa gelding Island Fever (Jokers Measleyone x Tooyoungtohonkytonk) in the Beginner Novice Three-Day at Waredaca.

Ram Tap H.T. & Classic 3-Day | November 15-17, 2024 | Fresno, CA (Area VI)

Left to right: Gina Economou (Ride On Photo photo), Charlotte Boleda (Ride On Photo photo), and Kristin Terris (Tina Fitch Photography photo)

Professional Gina Economou rode her client Kristin Terris’ 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare Rathcash Olympia (Je T’aime Flamenco x Fortmill Olympia Clover) to the win in the Training Three-Day, finishing on their dressage score of 27.4.

Junior rider Charlotte Boleda took home top honors in the Novice Three-Day on a score of 24.7 on her own Bellechase, a 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Lancelot x Red Brigade).

Kristin Terris won the Beginner Novice Three-Day on a score of 24.9 with her own 4-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare Sportsfield Cool Lady (CoolKeeran x Warantha).

About the USEA Classic Series

The USEA Classic Series keeps the spirit of the classic long ­format three­-day events alive for Beginner Novice through the Preliminary levels. Competitors can experience the rush of endurance day, including roads and tracks, steeplechase, the vet box, and cross­-country, as well as participate in formal veterinary inspections and educational activities with experts on the ins and outs of competing in a long ­format three-­day event. Riders who compete in a USEA Classic Three-Day Event during the year will have the chance to win a variety of prizes at the events from USEA sponsors and earn leaderboard points. Click here to learn more about the USEA Classic Series.

The USEA would like to thank bronze sponsors SmartPak Equine and D.G. Stackhouse & Ellis Saddles, as well as contributing sponsors Bates Saddles and Parker Equine Insurance for supporting the USEA Classic Series.

Dec 09, 2024 Eventing News

RevitaVet Returns as Title Sponsor of 2024 USEA Young Rider of the Year Leaderboard

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the continued partnership with RevitaVet and Tom Neuman to provide the 2024 USEA Young Rider of the Year with one RevitaVet system and prize pack.

Dec 08, 2024 Interscholastic

Fall Season Crowns Over a Dozen New IEL Team Challenge Champions

As the curtains close on the 2024 competition season, the USEA is looking back at an incredibly busy fall season. With the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, two Dutta. Corp USEA Young Event Horse Championships, Area Championships in all 10 sections of the country, and more, there was no shortage of excitement, but the rise in IEL Team Challenges was certainly a highlight of the year for the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL). Since we last reported in October, 13 additional IEL Team Challenges were hosted at events across Areas II, III, IV, VI, and VIII, to bring the grand total for the year to 44 challenges.

Dec 07, 2024 Volunteers

Celebrating the Successes of The USEA's VIP Volunteers in 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we would be remiss not to recognize the many volunteers who dedicate countless hours of their free time to the success of our sport. There were 72,374 hours logged in the USEA’s Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) this year across the 171 events that utilized the eventingvolunteers.com platform to log volunteer time. This impressive amount of volunteer time was contributed by 4,378 amazing VIP volunteers.

Dec 06, 2024 News

Weekend Quick Links: December 7-8

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! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.

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