Leesburg, VA – September 18, 2013 – The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Eventing Training Online, a provider of online video training. Eventing Training Online joins an exclusive group of corporate sponsors to become “Official Online Educational Partner” of the USEA. In addition, Eventing Training Online will head to Texas next week as a Bronze sponsor of the American Eventing Championships and they will also sponsor the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention in Cincinnati.
“We are so pleased to have Eventing Training Online come onboard as a new sponsor. Their support means that the USEA will be able to offer our members with education and training to help them become even more successful eventing riders,” said Jo Whitehouse, USEA CEO.
As the “Official Online Educational Partner” of the USEA, Eventing Training Online will create exclusive videos with some of the best instructors in the world that will be available on the USEA website. USEA members will also benefit from discounted subscriptions to Eventing Training Online, where they will have access to a complete video library of educational content suitable for beginner riders to professional trainers.
“I am very excited to partner with the USEA with the goal of sharing a wide variety of knowledge from world’s best instructors with as many people as possible,” states Brian Sabo, Founder and President of Eventing Training Online. “Our vision is to help people who are hungry for information get access to trainers that would be impossible in the real world.”
About Eventing Training Online
EventingTrainingOnline.com is an educational website designed to bring members relevant videos of top instructors working with students during actual lessons and clinics. Instructors are chosen from around the world based on their ability to communicate and their proven records of success. Professional videographers and editors create HD videos that deliver content in a clear and concise manner with new videos and instructors added regularly. Members can search the site to find all relevant videos on specific topics, and can even upload video of their own for review and instructional comment. EventingTrainingOnline.com enables riders to connect with top experts no matter where they are.
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The USEA office will close at 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and will reopen again on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. The USEA staff will return emails and phone calls when the office re-opens on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 or at their earliest convenience.