United States Eventing Association

Get Ready to Rumble at an Intercollegiate Team Challenge in 2024

The spring semester has officially begun at many colleges and universities across the U.S., which means it is time to kick off the 2024 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program’s competition season! As collegiate athletes start making plans for the 2024 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship, which will be hosted alongside the inaugural USEA Interscholastic Eventing League Championship at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 4-5, many will be venturing to their local horse trials to brush off the dust and prepare for this epic capstone event.

As the popularity of the program has grown, the number of event organizers that offer Intercollegiate Team Challenges at their venues has increased as well. This year, nearly 40 events have signed on to host team challenges, offering a fantastic opportunity for Intercollegiate members and their teammates to compete together throughout the year.

Since 2014, the Intercollegiate Eventing Program has provided a framework on which eventing teams and individual competitors can continue to pursue their aspirations within the sport while attending colleges and universities across the country. Collegiate athletic programs have been the training grounds for Olympians, professional athletes, and amateur athletes for generations. Enabling students to train in the Olympic sport of eventing is a natural addition.

View the list of Intercollegiate Team Challenges below, and start planning your competition season! Keep in mind that the calendar is a preliminary, tentative list of events hosting Intercollegiate Team Challenges, and it is subject to change. New challenges can be added regularly, so members are encouraged to reach out to their favorite local events to invite them to apply to host an Intercollegiate Team Challenge. Please continue to check here for any updates throughout the year.

2024 Intercollegiate Team Challenge Calendar:

EVENT	DATE
Sporting Days Farm January H.T. 1 (Area III)	January 6, 2024
Stable View Aiken Opener H.T. (Area III)	January 20-21, 2024
Sporting Days Farm February H.T. (Area III)	February 3-4, 2024
Twin Rivers Winter H.T. (Area VI)	February 29–March 3, 2024
Sporting Days Farm March H.T. II (Area III)	March 3, 2024
Southern Pines H.T. (Area II)	March 9-10, 2024
March Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (Area III)	March 22-24, 2024
Stable View Spring 2/3/4* and H.T. (Area III)	April 5-7, 2024
Spring Bay H.T. (Area VIII)	April 13-14, 2024
FENCE H.T. (Area III)	April 13-14, 2024
Poplar Place April H.T. (Area III)	April 13-14, 2024
Ocala International Festival of Eventing (Area III)	April 18-21, 2024
Sporting Days Farm April H.T. III (Area III)	April 22, 2024
Meadowcreek Park – The Spring Social Event (Area V)	April 20-21, 2024
USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship at Stable View (Area III)	May 4-5, 2024
Majestic Oaks Ocala H.T. (Area III)	May 11-12, 2024
Fair Hill International Recognized H.T (Area II)	May 18-19, 2024
IEA H.T. (Area VIII)	May 31 – June 2, 2024
Poplar Place June H.T. (Area III)	June 1-2, 2024
MCTA H.T. at Shawan Downs (Area II)	June 1-2, 2024
Cobblestone Farms H.T. I (Area VIII)	June 8-9, 2024
Stable View Summer H.T. (Area III)	June 21-23, 2024
Larkin Hill H.T. (Area I)	June 30, 2024
Course Brook Farm Summer H.T. (Area I)	July 20, 2024
Cobblestone Farms H.T. II (Area VIII)	August 2-4, 2024
Hoosier Horse Trials (Area VIII)	August 2-4, 2024
Fair Hill International Recognized H.T. (Area II)	August 10-11, 2024
Town Hill Farm H.T. (Area I)	August 25, 2024
Flying Cross Farm H.T. (Area VIII)	September 13-15, 2024
Marlborough H.T. (Area II)	September 14, 2024
Stable View Oktoberfest 2/3/4* and H.T. (Area III)	September 27-29, 2024
Jump Start H.T. (Area VIII)	September 27-29, 2024
Course Brook Farm Fall H.T. (Area I)	September 29, 2024
Pine Hill Fall H.T. (Area V)	October 12, 2024
Poplar Place Farm October H.T. (Area III)	October 12-13, 2024
Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event (Area VIII)	October 16-20, 2024
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club “Morris the Horse” Trials (Area III)	October 19-20, 2024
Virginia Horse Center Eventing Fall (Area II)	November 8-10, 2024
Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (Area III)	November 9, 2024

Are you interested in hosting an Intercollegiate Team Challenge? Learn more about hosting a team challenge in the Organizers Guide linked here, and contact USEA Staff Liaison Kaleigh Collett at [email protected] to sign up.

Don’t see an Intercollegiate Team Challenge near you? Contact your local USEA Horse Trial organizers to express interest and ask if they are willing to host an Intercollegiate Team Challenge at their event.

Intercollegiate team rosters are due to the USEA Senior Director of Membership Service, Jennifer Hardwick, at [email protected] by Feb. 15, 2024. Please list all members of your intercollegiate team on this roster to ensure they receive the Collegiate Member discount. Only members listed on an Intercollegiate roster that is submitted by Feb. 15 will be eligible for the discounted rate.

The countdown to the 2024 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship is on, and we can’t wait to see everyone at Stable View!

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. The USEA offers a discount of $25 on annual USEA memberships for current students at universities and colleges registered as Affiliates with the USEA. Many events across the country offer Intercollegiate Team Challenges where collegiate eventers can compete individually or on 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 2024 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship will be held at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, on May 4-5. Click here to learn more about the Intercollegiate Eventing Program.

The USEA would like to thank Bates Saddles, Horse & Country, Kerrits, U.S. Equestrian, WeRideTogether, and World Equestrian Brands for sponsoring the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program.