United States Eventing Association

The USEA Virtual Convention Daily: Thursday

It's time for day three of the USEA Virtual Convention, with more interactive live webinars and on demand educational content on its way to your computer.

The Convention Daily will be released every morning and will serve as your handy-dandy guide to that day's Convention schedule and other important information. Keep it locked on the USEA website and social media to stay in the loop!

Live Webinars

We have a jam-packed schedule of live content for you today! First up at 10:00 a.m. EST is a session on Equestrian Sport Psychology from Coach Daniel Stewart. Based on Coach Stewart’s book, Pressure Proof Your Riding, this wonderfully upbeat, motivating, and humorous seminar teaches a series of surprising tools that improve focus, confidence, optimism, and willpower by teaching riders how to control fears, pressure, nerves, show jitters, negative memories, doubt, and more. Click here to access Coach Daniel Stewart's Zoom Webinar.

Coming to you live today at 12:00 p.m. EST is 5 Strategies to Implement During Your Off-Season Training with Coach Tony Sandoval. This presentation from Coach Sandoval aims to help educate riders on a more holistic approach to improving their performance so they can ride at a high level. Click here to access Coach Tony Sandoval's Zoom Webinar.

At 2:00 p.m. the USEA Eventing Licensed Officials Committee will host the ELOC Open Forum. This meeting will be led by ELOC Chair Cindy DePorter and Assistant Chair Tim Murray. Click here to access the Eventing Licensed Officials Committee Zoom Webinar.

Can't watch the sessions today? All three will be available on demand later today on the USEA website.

Closed committee meetings will also take place for the Classic Series Task Force (4:00 p.m. EST). The full convention schedule can be viewed here.

On Demand Content

With a busy day of live webinars ahead, we have just one on demand video for you from the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Dr. Stephen Reed, a veterinarian with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital as well as an Emeritus Professor at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kentucky, discusses equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) and cervical vertebral malformation (CVM), also known as Wobbler's Syndrome.

Virtual Annual Meeting

The 2020 USEA Annual Meeting & Keynote Address will be held virtually this year on Saturday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The event is free to attend, but you must be a current 2021 USEA Member. Invitations to register for the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting will be sent out today, Thursday, December 10. More information about registering for the Annual Meeting is available here.

Following the Annual Meeting of Members, we have an exciting keynote address featuring the 2020 World Equestrian Brands USEA Rider of the Year Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and British five-star eventer Piggy March. Moderated by Nicole Brown of the EquiRatings Eventing Podcast and USEA Official Podcast, Halliday-Sharp and March will speak about their respective successes and what it has taken to reach them. Start preparing your questions now and learn more about our keynote speakers here.

Voting

In addition to attending the 2020 USEA Annual Meeting, members should participate by exercising their right to vote! If you are attending the Annual Meeting, voting will be done ahead of the meeting through an online ballot system and votes will be tabulated just before the Annual Meeting. Members should enter their USEA member login to access the online ballot and all ballots should be submitted by tomorrow, Friday, December 11. Click here to submit your online ballot.

You should only vote using the online ballot if you will be in attendance at the Annual Meeting. If you will not be attending the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote by proxy. Log in to Online Services and select the "Member Proxy Form" link from the Membership section and follow the instructions to submit your proxy electronically.

Zoom

You will need to have the Zoom app installed on your computer in order to participate in any of our interactive live sessions and the Annual Meeting. The app will begin downloading automatically when you click to join your first Zoom Webinar, or you can click here to download the app in advance.

Helpful Links

• USEA Website
• Convention Page
• USEA’s Convention Coverage
• Annual Meeting Registration
• Convention Schedule
• 2020 Financials
• 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes

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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! Click here to learn more about the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention.

The USEA would like to thank the USEA Corporate Partners and Annual Meeting Sponsors for making this year's virtual meeting possible: Nutrena Feeds, Standlee Hay, SmartPak Equine, Mountain Horse, Bates Saddles, Parker Equine Insurance, Adequan, and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.