United States Eventing Association

The #AEC2019 Daily: Tuesday

The 2019 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds has arrived! Horses and riders have traveled from all over the country to compete against the best at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Intermediate, Preliminary Amateur, Preliminary Horse, Preliminary Rider, and Junior/Young Rider Preliminary will perform their dressage tests today across four arenas, beginning at 8:16 a.m. and concluding with the last Intermediate rider at 7:05 p.m.

Following along from home? Here’s what you need to know:

All horses and riders at every level will perform their respective Test B for their level. Check out Intermediate Test B and Preliminary Test B.

All division today will be livestreamed on the USEA website. Click here to access the livestream and click here for more information on the livestream schedule.

Follow the live scores here.

Ride times are available here.

The USEA will be posting updates throughout the day on Instagram. Follow @useventing to keep up with the action on our story.

You can also follow along with updates on the USEA Facebook page and USEA Twitter.

On-site at the AEC? Don’t miss out on the USEA Event College presented by LandSafe!

All sessions take place at the LandSafe booth in the vendor village. For more details about the USEA Event College schedule for the week, click here.

• 10:00 a.m. - LandSafe live demonstrations
• 12:00 p.m. - Tamra Smith on dressage tactics
• 3:00 p.m. - Tony Sandoval on fitness for the equestrian athlete and basic posture/neck strengthening exercises to help reduce the risk of injury
• 5:00 p.m. - Tamra Smith on dressage tactics

There are also Training, Preliminary, and Intermediate cross-country course walks taking place today with USEA ICP certified instructors. Meet at the respective start boxes for the course walks.

Training

• Tuesday 5:00 p.m. - Susan Harris (ICP Level III)

Preliminary

• Tuesday 5:00 p.m. - Laura Backus (ICP Level III)

Intermediate

• Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - Bill Hoos (ICP Level IV)

Helpful Links

• USEA AEC Website
• Equestrian Events, Inc. Website
• 2019 USEA AEC Schedule
• Ride Times
• Stabling Assignments
• Facility Map
• Live Scores
• Livestream
• USEA's Coverage

Follow the USEA event coverage on social media!
#AEC2019 | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

About the USEA American Eventing Championships

The USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds is the pinnacle of the sport for the national levels. Held annually, the best junior, adult amateur, and professional competitors gather to vie for national championship titles at every level from Beginner Novice to Advanced. This ultimate test of horse and rider draws hundreds of horses and riders from around the country to compete for fabulous prizes, a piece of the substantial prize money, and the chance to be named the National Champion at their respective levels. This year, the AEC will be held August 27 – September 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Click here to learn more about the USEA American Eventing Championships.

The USEA would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the AEC: Presenting Sponsor: Nutrena; Advanced Final Title Sponsor: Adequan; Platinum Level Sponsors: Bates Saddles, Equistro; Gold Level Sponsors: Charles Owen, Standlee Hay, Parker Equine Insurance; Silver Level Sponsors: Mountain Horse; The Jockey Club, Park Equine; Bronze Level Sponsors: Arnall’s Naturals, State Line Tack, Black Petticoat, Devoucoux, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Horseware Ireland, LandSafe SmartPak, Dubarry, The Chronicle of the Horse, Stackhouse and Ellis Saddles, Auburn Laboratories, FITS Riding, Ovation, Lanier Sand and Soil, Event Cooling Solutions, Farm House Tack; Contributing Level Sponsors: Ariat, Meanwhile Back on the Farm, L.V. Harkness, Lexmark, GLC Direct, Georgetown Tourism, FarmVet, FLAIR Nasal Strips, Nunn Finer, RevitaVet, Resvantage Equine, CrossCountry App; Prize Level Sponsors: GumBits, Ride Heels Down, C4 Belts, I Love My Horse, Mare Modern Goods, Bluegrass Vibershield, Bluegrass Animal Products, Caracol, Active Interest Media, Astrid’s Oil, Baekgaard, On The Bit Horse Supplies, Luxe EQ, EQ AM Magazine, Jetti Spa, Great British Equinery, Foxden Equine, The Scoring Chix, Pure Form Equine; Competitor’s Party Sponsors:Jacqueline Mars, Kat and Roberto Cuca, United States Hunter Jumper Association, and United States Dressage Federation.