United States Eventing Association

Topic of the Week: How did you Discover Eventing?

We all know that three-day eventing is not the most common of sports. Every kid plays soccer, goes to ballet class, and is on at least one t-ball team. So, how in the world did we end up competing in a sport that only has approximately 11,000 participants in this country?

Did your mom and dad event and you grew up going to horse trials on the weekends? Did you see a clip of eventing during late night coverage of the Olympics? Did you have pony rides for your fourth birthday and your parents had to drag you kicking and screaming off of the pony at 5:00 at night? Did your own children leave the nest and you were looking for a new hobby to fill up the hours?

Do you love the exclusivity of eventing, or do you wish that you didn’t have to go into a 30 minute explanation of your weekend plans to every Tom, Dick, and Harry that asks? How do you explain the sport of eventing to your friends and family? What do you think is the best way to draw more people into eventing? There is strength in numbers and in this uncertain economic climate, this very expensive hobby needs all the help it can get to survive.

Whether you were born into the sport or discovered eventing at the age of 53, we want to hear from you! Leave a comment and let us know your story.