Mar 07, 2016

Ride Between the Flags with Elisa Wallace: A Preliminary Water Complex

Water Combination to a Bank Bounce. Trudy Pulley Photo.

In this series, the pros walk through their approach to riding questions, fences and combinations on cross-country. This Ride Between the Flags is given by Elisa Wallace. She walks us through two Preliminary combinations at the Flying Cross Horse Trials. Photos by Trudy Pulley. Video is of Trudy Pulley and her horse, Mega Tsunami. Video captured by Lani Zabor and produced by Wallace Eventing.

About Elisa

Elisa found a passion for horses at a very young age. With the guidance of her father, Rick Wallace, Elisa climbed quickly up the levels of Eventing. She has competed through the CCI4* level and currently campaigns Simply Priceless, an Australian Thoroughbred owned by the Simply Priceless Syndicate. Elisa has also found a passion in Mustangs. She has taken many of these special horses through the Mustang Makeover and onto a career in Eventing. Elisa prides herself in her customized approach in training each individual horse and rider incorporating the skills and theories from a variety of sources. To learn more about Elisa Wallace and her program, please visit her website www.wallaceeventing.com

May 19, 2025 Eventing News

MARS Bromont Rising U25 Grant Recipients Announced for 2025 MARS Bromont CCI

The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by the USEA Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s grant funding for riders aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec, Canada) taking place June 5-8.

May 19, 2025 Interscholastic

USEA Podcast #387: Flashbacks to the USEA Intercollegiate & IEL Eventing Championships

Were you one of the competitors at this year's USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) Eventing Championships? Or do you dream of the day that you can participate yourself? Are you just a huge eventing superfan and love seeing young riders of all ages enjoying the sport? No matter where you fall, you will love this week's episode of the USEA Podcast where we chat with a member of the USEA IEL champion team and the president of this year's Intercollegiate Spirit Award winners, the University of Georgia. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it feels like to participate in one of these championships from Olive Dumais and Katlyn Parker.

May 18, 2025 Education

How to Ride the Horse You Thought You Bought

In this excerpt, trainer and educator Anne Buchannan explains bit contact connection and why it matters for true collection and healthy movement.

May 17, 2025 Education

Eventing 101: The Show Secretary is Your New Best Friend. Here’s How to Keep Them Happy

Familiarizing yourself with the key players at each horse trial is an important step to your success at your next competition. One of those important figures is the show secretary. Think of the show secretary as the mastermind behind most of the organizational efforts related to each horse trial. They manage entries, the show schedule, ride times, stabling, and so much more. Without the hard work of the show secretary and their office staff, a horse trial simply would not be able to operate.

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