The VAP Series: Dressage Score Runner
While riders are focused on putting their best foot forward in the dressage arena, another important part of the competition is happening just outside the ring. Behind every promptly posted dressage score is a team of dedicated volunteers helping ensure that completed tests make their way from th...
The VAP Series: Show Jumping In-Gate
There is a lot happening at the show jumping in-gate. Riders are putting the finishing touches on their warm-up, horses are coming and going from the arena, officials are communicating over the radio, and the order of go needs to keep moving. At the center of it all is the Show Jumping In-Gate St...
The VAP Series: Dressage Bit Check
Before the first horse heads down the centerline and the first dressage score is awarded, one group of volunteers helps ensure every competitor enters the ring on a level playing field: the dressage bit checkers.
Celebrating the Heart of Eventing with a Mid-Year Volunteer Update
The 2026 eventing season has reached the halfway point, and the sports strongest supporters, its volunteers, have been out in full force already. As of June 25, 38,049 hours have been recorded through EventingVolunteers.com at 147 events across th...
The VAP Series: Cross-Country Finish Timers
Every second counts in eventing, and no one knows that better than the Cross-Country Finish Timer. As part of the USEA Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP), the Cross-Country Finish Timer badge recognizes volunteers who have demonstrated competency in one of the most important positions on cross-c...
Tips From Your Event Organizer: The Importance of Volunteers with Loch Moy Farm’s Carolyn Mackintosh
Eventing couldn’t exist without volunteers, and according to Loch Moy Farm’s owner and organizer Carolyn Mackintosh, there’s a very simple answer to attracting and retaining them at her events—take an interest in the people.
The VAP Series – Dressage Scribes
The USEA Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP) was created by the Volunteer Committee in 2025 to recognize the sport’s volunteers for their education, experience, responsibility, and commitment in dif...
The VAP Series – Show Jumping Warm-Up Stewards
The USEA Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP) was created by the USEA Volunteer Committee to recognize volunteers for their education, experience, responsibility, and c...
The VAP Series – Learn About Cross-Country Jump Judging
Last month, the United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) announced an exciting new program to recognize the sports’ most dedicated volunteers, coined the Volunteer ...
Eventing Q&A with Two-Time USEA Volunteer of the Year Jim Moyer
For decades, Jim Moyer has been one of the most familiar, and most valued, faces in the eventing volunteer community, supporting horse trials across the country with tireless dedication. After being named the 2023 USEA Volunteer of the Year, he’s done it again, becoming the first-ever t...
