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Sep 25, 2022
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.
Mar 23, 2023
Sponsor
Sidelines Magazine Increases Support for the USEA in 2023
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is thrilled to announce that Sidelines Magazine will not only be returning as a “Media Partner of U.S. Eventing,” but they will also be supporting the Association as a “Contributing Level Sponsor of the USEA Emerging Athletes U21 Program” and a “Prize Level Sponsor of the USEA American Eventing Championships.” Sidelines Magazine will give the USEA additional promotion and exposure through their printed and digital media products, while also providing prizes for participants at the AEC and EA21 clinics.
Mar 22, 2023
Competitions
Weekend Quick Links: March 24-26
Are you following along with the action from home this weekend? Or maybe you're competing at an event and need information fast. Either way, we’ve got you covered! Check out the USEA’s Weekend Quick Links for links to information including the prize list, ride times, live scores, and more for all the events running this weekend.
Mar 22, 2023
Classic Series
Memories from the Vet Box with Max Corcoran
When super groom Max Corcoran mentioned in 2005 that it would be fun to participate in a USEA Classic Series event, her employer and eventing legend Karen O’Connor took that to heart. “I did a lot of grooming for the classic format when Kentucky and all those other competitions were proper long format,” Corcoran shared. “When Gretchen [Butts] started offering the Classic Series at Waredaca [Gaithersburg, Maryland,] she asked if I would come up and do some lectures to help people understand what the 10-minute box was and how to pack for it. I did that a few times and said to Karen, ‘Man, it would be so fun to do one of these.’ And so Karen's like, 'You want to do one? Yeah, you're gonna do one next year.'”
Mar 21, 2023
Education
Conformation Critique with Chris Ryan: Stella
Has this horse quality? The answer is definitely yes. This first impression is so important. As a selector for the Goresbridge Go for Gold Event horse sale, I have an abbreviation ‘GPO’ which stands for "Good Pull Out." It means that the first look prompts the potential client the need to bring the horse out of his box for a further look.
