On the night of Friday, December 10th a tornado three-fourths of a mile wide ripped across 220 miles of the Midwest, causing devastation across Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky. In the town of Mayfield, Kentucky, over 80 lives have been lost and many are left without homes, power, and water. The Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA) has spearheaded efforts to bring assistance and relief to animals impacted by the natural disaster. The KVMA has outlined different ways in which people can help, listed below:
Please do not go to visit the affected areas at this time. Emergency response officials need your cooperation to stay out of the areas until rescue operations and assessments are complete; many roads are still closed and most impacted areas are without power and water. While Mayfield was among the hardest hit, the storm raged over 200 miles in Kentucky. There is significant damage in eighteen (18) counties, with some of the worst destruction in Caldwell Co., Graves Co., Hopkins Co., Marshall Co., Muhlenberg Co., Taylor Co., and Warren Co. If you wish to help, there are some ways listed below. Please note that recovery from this event is going to be a long process with need for continued community support in the coming months.
Immediate Needs:
Supply and Equipment Donations. Please check with the following organizations for supply drop-offs:
Current supply needs:
Important links from the KVMA and AVMA:
Important announcements from the Kentucky Governor’s Office:
Hannah Warner wears many hats: student at the University of Kentucky, UK Eventing Team President, competitor, and head groom for Alexa Ehlers. Fitting in all of her roles and responsibilities into her day-to-day life can be a challenge, but it is a challenge that Warner finds rewarding. The college senior is working towards a business degree through UK's online business program, so Warner is able to get creative with her schedule to pursue all of her academic and eventing related goals.
The Area III Championships kicked off the 2022 USEA Area Championship season June 24-26 at the Stable View Summer H.T. in Aiken, South Carolina. Offering 12 different championship divisions from Intermediate to Beginner Novice, the championships were highly contested as riders from all across Area III put in a gallant effort in hopes of being deemed division champion. The USEA caught up with many of the individual champions to look back on their performances in Aiken that helped them bring home the top prize.
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the athletes selected for the 2022 USEA Emerging Athlete 21 (EA21) Program. USEA Young Rider program members aged 21 and under are eligible for the program, which aims to creates a pipeline for potential U.S. team riders by identifying and developing young talent, improving horsemanship and riding skills, and training and improving skills and consistency.
The USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds are just two months away. The AEC moves to the mountains this year, taking place at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana across a long Labor Day weekend.