United States Eventing Association

Two Months Until the 2022 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships!

The 2022 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships are less than two months away! This year, the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships will take place on May 21 - 22, 2022 at Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials in Fairburn, Georgia.

What can you expect in 2022?

All schools including junior colleges and online universities are encouraged to participate and send as many competitors as possible. The event offers Beginner Novice through Advanced level and will run Saturday and Sunday. Like previous years, there will be an opening ceremony, a college town, a spirit award, and an awards ceremony on Sunday.

Who is eligible to compete?

There are no qualifications necessary to compete in these Championships, but there are two requirements. First, the student must be registered as a USEA Collegiate Member and enrolled as an undergraduate student. Undergraduate students may compete in the Championships up to six months after graduating, allowing December graduates to compete in the May Championships. Second, the school must be an affiliate of the USEA. Every school has to renew each year, click here to renew for 2022.

If an undergraduate student is not on the official team roster, please update the team roster before the Championships. Send all updated team rosters to Jennifer Hardwick at [email protected].

The USEA will offer a Graduate division at Championships which will allow current graduate students to compete in their own division. In addition to graduate students, the 2021 seniors who were unable to compete in the 2021 Championships due to their school’s COVID-19 restrictions will be allowed to compete in the graduate division as well.

Ribbons, Prizes, and Awards

This year, Championship ribbons will be awarded to the top eight teams (instead of the top six teams). Ribbons will also be awarded to the top two teams in the Graduate division.

Each team member on the Champion and Reserve Champion teams will receive a custom engraved award tray. Additionally, the top three teams of the Championship (undergraduate division) will be awarded a lovely array of prizes including engraved leather leads from U.S. Equestrian, $100 FITS gift certificates, Kerrits prizes, and more.

The coveted Spirit Award will return for 2022! Stay tuned for more details on judging requirements.

The Senior plaques will be awarded to every Senior student attending the 2022 Championships. These plaques will be presented during the opening ceremony. Please email Leslie Threlkeld at [email protected] to let her know how many Seniors from your school will be attending.

Mark the calendar as entries open on Tuesday, April 5!

Refresh on the rules of the Intercollegiate Eventing Program by reviewing the Intercollegiate Handbook.

About the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program

The USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program was established in 2014 to provide a framework within which eventing teams and individual competitors could flourish at universities and colleges across the country. The USEA offers a discount of $25 on annual USEA memberships for current students of universities and colleges registered as Affiliates with the USEA. Many events across the country now offer Intercollegiate Team Challenges where collegiate eventers can compete individually as well as on teams with their fellow students. In Intercollegiate Team Challenges, each rider’s score is multiplied by a coefficient appropriate for their level to account for differences in level difficulty, and then the individual scores are added together to determine the team score. Click here to learn more about the Intercollegiate Eventing Program.

The USEA would like to thank Bates Saddles, EQuine AMerica Magazine, FITS, Kerrits, USEF, World Equestrian Brands, and Saratoga Horseworks for sponsoring the Intercollegiate Eventing Program.