United States Eventing Association

The wait is over! If you are a member of the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program or Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL), it is time to submit your entry for the first ever standalone USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships at Stable View in Aiken, SC on May 15-17, 2026. Years of impressive growth for both programs have finally led to a weekend that is entirely dedicated to our school-age teams, and Stable View is ready to help us celebrate the accomplishment!

The omnibus listing for the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships can be found here. Entries for the event opened today, Tuesday, March 31 and will close on Tuesday, April 28. This year’s event will be exclusively offered for three groups of USEA Members:

• Current Intercollegiate Members that are listed on their Intercollegiate affiliates’ roster,
• Current IEL Members that are listed on their IEL Club’s roster, and
• Alumni from Intercollegiate affiliate programs will be eligible for Stable View’s Alumni Cup.

Eligibility to participate based on these criteria will be checked as entries are received, and any entrants that are not in compliance with the requirements will be contacted and withdrawn if the issue cannot be resolved. The USEA anticipates significant interest in the Championships, so early entry is highly recommended to ensure your spot.

All Collegiate Teams and IEL Clubs are encouraged to compete. There are no competitive qualifications to enter, but teams represented must be registered affiliates of the USEA. Don’t forget to submit your Collegiate Team Application or IEL Application Form, including your annual rosters, to Jennifer Hardwick, USEA Senior Director of Membership Services, at [email protected] as soon as possible to fulfill this requirement. The USEA is accepting late submissions on a case-by-case basis.

Team Submissions

Tentative team rosters for the Championships will be due to our coordinators no later than closing date on April 28, and definite team rosters must be provided by 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 11. Teams may declare alternates with their tentative team rosters to serve as substitutes for any team riders in the event of a scratch or withdrawal prior to the naming of definite team rosters. Alternates will not be named to a scramble team until definite team rosters are declared. For more information, please review the Intercollegiate Eventing Handbook linked here or the IEL Guidelines linked here, which have been updated as of December 2025.

For the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship, please submit your team rosters to Leslie Threlkeld, Chair of the Intercollegiate Eventing Committee, at [email protected].

For the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League Championship, please submit your team rosters to Kate Boggan, Chair of the IEL Task Force, at [email protected].

The Stable View Alumni Cup will be open to any current Graduate students or alumni of USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program affiliates that would like to join in on the fun. For a list of the current Intercollegiate affiliates, click here. Alumni of former Intercollegiate affiliates that no longer participate in the program will be accepted as well. This challenge is separate from the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships. For more information, please contact Cyndy Olliff at [email protected].

Schedule of Events

Friday, May 15

• Dressage – Preliminary, Modified, & Training
• Show Jumping – Preliminary, Modified, & Training
• Opening Ceremony & Parade of Teams – On Friday evening, all teams will be welcomed into the main arena in alphabetical order by program to parade in front of the adoring crowd of family, friends, and supporters. Athletes are encouraged to dress in their most spirited garb and bring their loudest chants to help kick off the weekend of fun! Graduating Seniors of the Intercollegiate Eventing Program will also be honored during this ceremony.
• Graze & Gaze – Following the opening ceremony, everyone will be invited to The Bistro at Stable View in the Pavilion for appetizers, drinks, and mingling with fellow competitors.

Saturday, May 16

• Dressage – Novice, Beginner Novice, & Starter
• Cross-Country – Preliminary, Modified, Training & Novice
• Show Jumping – Beginner Novice & Starter
• College Fair – The College Fair will return to the Championships with a fresh new look. This year, a stall block in stabling will be dedicated to the College Fair allowing each team to fully decorate and staff their space, as well as make it easier for IEL competitors and their supporters to stop by to learn more about the schools. More information on the College Fair will be available soon.
• Hobby Horse Championship – The Hobby Horse Championship have become one of the most loved events of the weekend, and this year, the championship will be offered as a relay to get even more members involved. During Friday evening’s Graze & Gaze party, each Intercollegiate school and IEL Club will be asked to elect up to four (4) members to represent them in the Hobby Horse relay race, which will take place in the cross-country field behind the Pavilion on Saturday evening. There will be show jumps and mini cross-country fences incorporated into the course, which will be released in the weeks leading to the event.

Sunday, May 17

• Cross-Country – Beginner Novice & Starter
• Show Jumping - Novice
• Awards Ceremony – The top eight teams from each program, including the Alumni Cup, will be invited back to the main arena for an unmounted awards ceremony one hour following the completion of the event on Sunday afternoon. Teams must attend the ceremony to receive their ribbons and prizes. The Spirit Award will be presented for each program as well once the points are tabulated from all components of the competition.

*Please note that the competition schedule is subject to change based on entries. Changes to the schedule will be communicated to entered competitors as the event approaches.

Helpful Notes

Cross-country course decorator, Diane Bird, would like to remind competitors that all decorations are due to Stable View by Friday, May 1. Please ship decorations to directly to the venue at 117 Stable Dr, Aiken, SC 29801 and attention Diane on the label. Recommended decorations include felt pennants, cloth flags, stuffed mascots, plastic pom-poms or streamers, or vinyl banners. Due to varied weather conditions, no paper products are recommended (signs, cardboard, ribbons, etc.). Any Alumni Cup teams that would like to participate are more than welcome to send décor as well.

Stable View has limited accommodation available on-site, including multi-bedroom bungalows, apartments, and single bedroom Hunt Boxes. For those interested in booking housing on-site, please click here or contact the venue directly at [email protected]. Stable View also partners with local hotels like the Carriage House and the Fairfield Inn & Suites Aiken, which offer special rates for competitors. Information on redeeming the discounted rate can be found on the Omnibus listing.

Stay in the Know

If you are planning to compete in the 2026 USEA Intercollegiate and IEL Championships, sign up to join the Stable View WhatsApp group for the Championships. Click here or scan the QR code to the right to join the group. The team at Stable View will post regular updates and share news related to the championships in this group chat, so members will be first to know about all the exciting updates as the event takes shape.

Any questions regarding the Intercollegiate Eventing Program or Interscholastic Eventing League and the upcoming 2026 Championships can be directed to USEA Staff Liaison, Kaleigh Collett, at [email protected].

About the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program

The USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program was established in 2014 to provide a framework within which eventing teams and individual competitors could flourish at universities and colleges across the country. Many events across the country offer Intercollegiate Team Challenges where collegiate eventers can compete individually or in teams with their fellow students. In Intercollegiate Team Challenges, each rider’s score is multiplied by a coefficient appropriate for their level to account for differences in level difficulty, and then the individual scores are added together to determine the team score. The USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship is a capstone event for the program, which is held annually in the spring. The 2026 USEA Intercollegiate & IEL Championships will be held at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 15-17. Click here to learn more about the Intercollegiate Eventing Program.

The USEA would like to thank Bates Saddles, Gallagher’s Water, Horse & Country, Kerrits, PulseVet, Sidelines, U.S. Equestrian, WeRideTogether, World Equestrian Brands, Young Rider Magazine, and 100xEquine for sponsoring the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program.

About the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL)

In August 2020, the USEA Board of Governors approved the creation of the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) as an official program of the USEA. The mission of IEL is to unite junior riders who are in the 5th—12th grade and provide a supportive community through which students can continue to pursue their riding interests. A group of junior members in the 5th—12th grade who share a common bond, such as the same barn, school, Pony Club, or other connection, can register with the USEA as an IEL Club. The 2026 USEA Intercollegiate & IEL Championships will be held at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 15-17. Click here to learn more about the Interscholastic Eventing League.

The USEA would like to thank Bates Saddles, Gallagher’s Water, Horse & Country, Kerrits, PulseVet, Sidelines, U.S. Equestrian, WeRideTogether, World Equestrian Brands, Young Rider Magazine, and 100xEquine for sponsoring the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League.