This year the USEA is offering a plethora of shopping options at the Annual Meeting and Convention in Colorado Springs, CO. The Convention will be a great opportunity to cross some gifts off your holiday shopping list.
The shopping opportunities will kick off Thursday evening with a Live Auction at the Board of Governors Reception. The auction features a variety of items generously donated. The items include:
- Horse Transportation from Sutton Forwarding
- Dubarry boots
- Mountain Horse jacket
- Wise Equestrian Saddle autographed by Phillip Dutton
- Weatherbeeta Turnout Blanket
- Entry to the 2013 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships
Thanks to all of the donors who made this live auction possible.
The USEA will also be bringing a selection of its fabulous line of logo wear including Mountain Horse jackets and fleeces. These will be available to purchase at the Registration desk.
In addition to the USEA logo wear there will be a wide range of vendors selling items that will surely have something for everyone! The vendors at this year’s trade fair include: Advantage Bioscience, Auburn Labs, Equipment of Culture, Broadstone Equine Insurance, Charles Owen, Equestrian Events Inc., High Tech Horse Jumps/Jumps For 4-Joy, Kan Taq Ltd., Mountain Horse /English Riding Supply, Nutrena, Point Two Air Jackets, ProChaps, Professional Choice Sports Medicine Products, Inc., RevitaVet,
So. California Equestrian Sports, SpeedCheck, The Parker Financial Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC., World Equestrian Brands, and Wise Equestrian.
The final opportunities to get your shopping done will include the USEA Area IX silent auction which will be held every day in the trade fair.
The CCI5*-L field was narrowed by one this afternoon following the first horse inspection on High Hope Inspection Lane at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Horse and rider pairs were looking their best, with a few horses demonstrating their readiness for the upcoming competition through their flamboyant behavior (we're looking at you Bronte Beach Z and Dyri).
The man, the myth, the legend himself, Derek di Grazia is back in his typical fashion at this year's Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event and he has designed some beautiful tracks for both the CCI5*-L and CCI4*-S competitions this year. You can get a first look at these amazing courses as well as some insider interviews with di Grazia himself thanks to our friends at the CrossCountry App!
It's the most wonderful time of the year—and we aren't talking about the holiday season. Welcome to 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) week! This week the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, will be crawling with eventing lovers from all across the globe for the first five-star of the 2025 season and the USEA is excited to once again be onsite for all of the action.
The USEA is saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Dr. Timothy “Tim” Holekamp on April 19. He was 79.