Only One Week Until Convention!
The countdown is on! Just 7 days until the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention! Join us in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Fla. December 7-11 at the Diplomat Resort and Spa for our yearly gathering of members -education, discussion and fun awaits!
We will kick off the week with Richard Jeffery, who is hosting a comprehensive show jumping clinic focusing on the art of course design. Then on Thursday the schedule fills will the first open forums and educational seminars, and the day ends right on the beach as the USEA Board of Governors invite all attendees to a Welcome Reception just steps from the sand.
On Friday you can start your day off right with a continental breakfast provided by Rebecca Farm. Explore the trade fair where you can knock off some more holiday shopping before settling in at your first meetings. On this day you can discuss pressing issues at the Adult Amateur Open Forum, evaluate safety in eventing with Dr. Rob Stevenson, learn the safest way to fall off with Danny Warrington and much more. Find your way back outside by the evening for a Warm Southern Welcome Reception from Area III and the Florida Horse Trials Association.
On Saturday morning swing by the Silent Auction to make sure you haven’t been outbid on any of the incredible prizes offered and then hit up a few seminars before the Annual Meeting of Members. Make sure you have tickets handy to hear from our keynote speaker William Fox-Pitt during this luncheon! Immediately after, join individual bronze medalist Phillip Dutton as he shares tales from Rio. The day concludes with the USEA Year-End Awards Banquet. Cheer on the many accomplishments of the year before celebrating at the South Beach After Glow Party.
About The USEA Annual Meeting and Convention
The USEA Annual Meeting and Convention takes place each December and brings together a large group of dedicated USEA members and supporters to discuss, learn, and enjoy being surrounded by eventing enthusiasts. The 2016 Annual Meeting and Convention will take place at the Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. December 7-11, 2016. Rooms are filling fast, so make sure to book today! Click here for booking or use the reservation line (855) 689-2911 – and use the Group Code GUSEA.
Click here for Convention Registration Form, or sign up via Online Services.
Thank you to our amazing lineup of sponsors that make this event possible: Merck Animal Health, Standlee Hay Forage, Nutrena, Adequan, Devoucoux, Charles Owen, SmartPak, Rebecca Farm, Mountain Horse, Auburn Laboratories Inc., Broadstone Equine Insurance Agency, Eventing Training Online, Stackhouse Saddles, Point Two Air Jackets, Gallops Saddlery, Professional’s Choice, World Equestrian Brands, Bit of Britain, CWD, H.E. Tex Sutton Forwarding Company, Jump 4 Joy, The Fork at TIEC and more!
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