The final day of the 2019 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention has arrived! Today is just a half day, with sessions running from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The final Board of Governors meeting of Convention takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. Or, if you haven’t already, consider taking a break from the sessions for a bit of Tai Chi with five-star eventer Matt Brown from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Take a break from meetings and unwind with film. The USEA has created a dedicated film room (Liberty C, Second Floor) that will play archived event footage and equestrian-inspired blockbuster films each day during Convention. Take a look at today's schedule for the film room.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday Morning playlist [3h 31m]:
This year, the USEA will be rolling out selected sessions from the USEA Convention on demand for your viewing enjoyment. Take a look at this session from yesterday on feeding strategies and sportsmassage for the performance horse.
The Rule Change Open Forum reviewed the proposed rule changes for 2021. Click here to read more about the different rule changes.
Read up on what went down at the USEA Annual Meeting of Members yesterday by clicking here.
Click here to read all of the USEA’s Convention Coverage. For important updates throughout the day, keep an eye on the Noteworthy News.
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About the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
The USEA Annual Meeting & Convention takes place each December and brings together a large group of dedicated USEA members and supporters to discuss, learn, and enjoy being surrounded by other eventing enthusiasts. The USEA organizes multiple seminars in addition to committee meetings, open forums, and tons of fun! The 2019 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention is taking place at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, December 12-15, 2019. Click here to learn more about the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention.
Tomorrow, the first of five regional clinics for the USEA Emerging Athletes U21 (EA21) Program kicks off in the central region of the country in Benton, Louisiana, at Holly Hill Farm. Throughout the summer, the remaining clinics on the East and West Coast will follow. At each clinic, 12 hand-selected riders will participate in a two-day clinic led by USEA Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) coaches. The purpose of the EA21 program is to create a pipeline for potential team riders by identifying and developing young talent, improving horsemanship and riding skills, and training and improving skills and consistency. The intention is to provide young athletes with access to an added level of horsemanship and riding skills to further their training and skill development with greater consistency.
After the first day of competition, Canadian Olympian Colleen Loach and her horse FE Golden Eye lead an international field in the CCI4*-L division of the MARS Bromont CCI.
Stone Gate Farm Horse Trials, located in Hanoverton, Ohio, announced they would cancel their fall horse trials, which were scheduled for Sept. 23-24.
Morgan Rowsell had just wrapped up organizing a successful Essex H.T. in Far Hills, New Jersey, on June 4, but as he turned his attention to his next show two weeks later, he was faced with challenges presented by the effects that wildfires from Canada are now having on equestrian sports in the Northeast. “The very next day, the smoke came in,” he said. “It looks like a warm, humid, hazy day, but it’s not humid, it’s not warm, it’s actually quite cool. There’s no air. There’s very little breeze. There’s a northeast wind coming out of Canada that is bringing all the Novia Scotia and Quebec smoke to us, and it smells like smoke.”