United States Eventing Association

Learning Guide: USEA Classic Series Events

There is still time to experience the long format of three-day eventing this year, by competing in a fall USEA Classic Series Event! The USEA Classic Series offers long-format eventing at the Beginner Novice, Novice, Training, Modified, and Preliminary levels, and there are still a few left on the fall calendar in various Areas.

Before heading to a USEA Classic Series event, be sure to familiarize with the USEA Classic Series Guidelines, and study up on what the experience will be like for horses and riders competing at a long-format event. The USEA has compiled many helpful documents, videos, podcasts and articles about the Series, to help members get ready for their next Classic Series competition.

Learning Guide For USEA Classic Series Events:

• Article: Top Questions Answered on the USEA Classic Series, by the USEA
• Article: Experience the Thrill of the ‘Chase: A Guide to Your First USEA Classic Series Event, by Mary Fike
• Article: Dorothy Crowell’s Tips to Taking on the USEA Classic Series, by RideIQ
• Video: What to Expect at a Classic Series Event, from Michael Willham
• Archived Magazine Article: How To Present For Horse Inspections at Classic Three-Day Events, by Courtney Young
• Podcast: Preparing for a Long Format Event
• Article: What To Pack For a Classic Three-Day Event, by Mary Fike
• Archived Magazine Article: It’s All About The Small Stuff: Preparing For Your First Three-Day Event, by Cindy Collier Rawson
• Article: Why Professionals Should Compete in a USEA Classic Series Event, by the USEA
• Archived Magazine Article: The ABCs of Cross-Country Day at a Classic Format Event, by Max Corcoran and Anastasia Curwood
• Archived Magazine Article: The Long and Short of The Classic Three-Day, by Allison Springer
• USEA Page: Veterinary Guidelines for Classic Series Events
• Article: Steeplechase Riding with Frederic Bouland, by the USEA
• Article: The Classic Series Conditioning Schedule, with Jim Wofford
• Article: The 10 Minutes on Endurance Day, by the USEA
• Article: The Dos and Don’ts of a Classic Three-Day, by the USEA
• Article: Horse Recovery at a Classic Series Event, by the USEA
• Video: The USEA Classic Series Three-Day Event, by the USEA

For more information about the USEA Classic Series, contact [email protected]

About the USEA Classic Series

The USEA Classic Series keeps the spirit of the classic long ­format three­-day events alive for Beginner Novice through the Preliminary levels, now including the Modified level too. Competitors can experience the rush of endurance day, including roads and tracks, steeplechase, the vet box, and cross­-country, as well as participate in formal veterinary inspections and educational activities with experts on the ins and outs of competing in a long ­format three-­day event. Riders who compete in a USEA Classic Series event during the year will have the chance to win a variety of prizes at the events from USEA sponsors. Click here to learn more about the USEA Classic Series.

The USEA would like to thank Bates Saddles, FITS, SmartPak Equine, Parker Equine Insurance, and Stackhouse & Ellis Saddles for sponsoring the USEA Classic Series.