My name is Emily Daily and I recently joined the staff here at the USEA as Communications Assistant, so I'm constantly hearing all sorts of new comings and goings in the event community. Recently we ran a press release, though just about everyone in the eventing world already knew, about the retirement of the Radnor Hunt Three-Day Event. "The board of the Radnor Hunt Three-Day Event voted last night not to hold the Radnor Hunt Three-Day again due to lack of sponsorship and the difficulty in finding sufficient volunteers to put on the event. This is a very sad day for the sport but it is understandable that after more than 30 years of hosting one of the country's best competitions the organizing committee has decided to call it a day." It saddens me to think that one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in our country has to close its doors because of the lack of support and funding. What does that say about us as eventers that we cannot come up with enough volunteers to support this event? Some of us, including me, may not have known it was in trouble and though it's too late to "save Radnor" perhaps if we'd have known ahead of time would we have done something to help. I think we would have. Perhaps I don't know the whole story, but I know I, along with many many other people, have enjoyed the Radnor event and appreciated the hard work of everyone involved to help make it such a memorable event. Any thoughts on perhaps the future of eventing if we cannot come up with volunteers and sponsors? Should Radnor's retirement be a "wake-up call" to the rest of us? ~Emily Daily
The countdown to the 2024 United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds is getting shorter and the tentative schedule is officially set! For the second year in a row, the AEC returns to the iconic Kentucky Horse Park from August 27 through September 1 and will offer 26 divisions, including brand new Starter divisions and all levels of recognized evening up through the $60,000 Adequan USEA Advanced Final.
What’s a Hunter Pace? The Sherwood Forest Equestrian Center's Hunter Pace is a cross-country-style course around Sherwood Forest over various natural obstacles/terrain. The course ends with a final treat for riders to take in stunning views of Mt. Hood with a loop through the old Far Hill Farms field. The beginning of the course will first start with a warm-up loop around show jumping obstacles in the outdoor ring at Sherwood Forest and then riders will continue directly onto the course. Sign up as a solo rider, pair, or team.
Claire Allen remembers when she was 11 years old, having just made the switch from the hunter/jumper ring to three-day eventing. She told her new eventing trainer that her goal was to one day compete in the United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing Young Rider Championships.
As he was finishing tacking up his horse in preparation to navigate the cross-country course at the 2024 Twin Rivers Summer Horse Trials, James Alliston expressed concern about navigating the 101 Freeway. That’s because as soon as he crossed the finish line aboard Intermediate level winner Addyson (Ampere x Nickerbocker) at 10:38 a.m. on Saturday—his fifth cross-country round of the morning with three at Preliminary and two at Intermediate—the West Coast-based five-star rider had to drive 185 miles on the 101 Freeway from Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, California, to San Francisco International Airport to catch a 4:35 p.m. flight to Frankfurt, Germany.