Road to the AEC: Jeanne Carley Hopes the Third Time is the Charm with Shannondale Fionn
The first time I planned on competing at the AEC was in 2018. I had just completed a Novice Three-Day at Rebecca Farm (Kalispell, Montana) on my 7-year-old Belgian Warmblood Shannondale Fionn, or “Dale.”
Road to the AEC: Payton Bridges and Her Rescue Quarter Horse Are Heading to the AEC
It all started when I was about 2 years old. My horse-crazy mom finally got me on the back of a lesson horse at the therapeutic riding stable where she volunteers. While I can’t say I necessarily remember it, I have certainly seen the videos! From what she tells me, I was nervous at first, but as s...
Road to the AEC: Nicholas' and Alliston's Belief in HMR Rolan Has Brought Him to the AEC
I bought HMR Rolan off a video in the middle of the night. Impressed by his bloodlines, I thought he should be able to jump!
Road to the AEC: Adriane Brownlee's Returned to Eventing with a Special Paint Mare
“Thanks, but we’re not looking for another horse right now.” Every horse owner knows exactly where those words will lead…to purchasing another horse! My horse purchase happened on my 21st birthday after looking for a hay supplier in January because we had run out. (The perfect time to ...
Road to the AEC: All That Glitters' Pony Power Brings Jenny McCann Back to Eventing
“I don’t know what to do with this pony!” I lamented, to my husband. It was October 2024, and I was frustrated, with no plan nor direction. “I have tried to sell her, but she’s not what people want for their kids right now.” She was just supposed to be a quick training project while I searched fo...
Road to the AEC: I’m Not Giving Up on My Dream, Just Changing the Path
My road to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds looks a bit different this year than it has in previous years. My name is Diana Craven, and I am a 21-year-old three-day event rider.
Road to the AEC: Margo Goldfarb Balances Graduate School and Intermediate Eventing With Her Connemara Cross
I am heading to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds on my 8-year-old Connemara/Thoroughbred cross Ridgetop Pirate Blue.
Road to the AEC: Eden Miller Makes the Switch to Eventing with a Special Partner
I’d like to preface my story by saying that I have been a 30-year hunter/jumper rider and trainer. I run a large training and lesson farm in Monroe, Georgia, and up until April of 2024, I would have considered myself a hunter/jumper through and through, and let me just say my world has been flipp...
Road to the AEC: Becky Crocket Reunites with a Special Homebred
My story began in July of 1995 when my parents bought my dream horse, B.B. Babauska, “Babs,” from Bruce Davidson when I was 17 years old. She was part of Bruce’s homebred program and related to the great JJ Babu.
Road to the AEC: An Intercollegiate Championship Triumph Sets Katie Mendes Up for AEC Success
Until this past May, qualifying for the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds let alone actually making plans to compete, seemed like a far-off dream. Going into this show season the AEC was a goal I had set in the back of my mind but maybe only said out loud a few times...
