The USEA Competitions, Calendar, and Rules Committee, along with the USEA Areas and the USEF Eventing Sport Committee, have been working hard to assist events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with rescheduling. There were 259 USEA recognized events on the calendar for 2020 and of those 82 have been impacted by COVID-19 so far with 23 receiving rescheduled dates and five new events being added to the calendar. The calendar may continue to change as events have to follow state and local regulations, but all rescheduled dates for events who put in requests have now been decided. Please refer to the USEA Competition Calendar for the most up-to-date information.
The current USEF/USEA suspension period is set to expire on May 31, 2020 after which events can run if the suspension period is not extended, and they are able to follow all local, state, federal, and CDC guidelines as well as the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan.
*This list has been updated to reflect cancellations to events that had previously rescheduled.
Area I
August 30 (rescheduled from June 14)
Valinor Farm H.T.
Levels: M,T,N,BN,Starter
October 4 (rescheduled from June 7)
Genesee Valley Riding & Driving H.T.
Levels: TN,N,BN,Intro
Area II
June 13 (rescheduled from May 30-31)
Waredaca H.T.
Levels: I,P,M,T,TN,N,BN,FEH,YEH,NEH
June 14 (new event)
War Horse Series H.T.
Levels: P,M,T,N,BN
July 12 (new event)
War Horse Series H.T.
Levels: P,M,T,N,BN
July 21-24 (rescheduled from May 21-24)
VHT International & H.T.
Levels: CCI2L,CCI3/2S,AI,I,P,M,T,N,BN,Starter,YEH
August 8-9 (CCI3-S added)
Fair Hill International H.T. & CCIS
Levels: CCI3S,I,P,T,N
August 23 (new event)
War Horse Series H.T.
Levels: P,M,T,N,BN
October 11 (new event)
War Horse Series H.T.
Levels: P,M,T,N,BN
November 8 (new event)
War Horse Series Championship H.T.
Levels: P,M,T,N,BN
November 14-15 (rescheduled from March 28-29)
Morven Park Spring H.T.
Levels: I,P,T,N,BN
Area III
July 11-12 (rescheduled from March 21-22)
Poplar Place Farm May (July) H.T.
Levels: IP,P,PT,T,N,BN,Starter
July 18-19 (rescheduled from March 28-29)
Full Gallop Farm July H.T.
Levels: P,PT,T,N,BN,Starter,YEH,NEH
July 25-26 (rescheduled from April 11-12)
FENCE H.T.
Levels: P,T,N,BN,Starter
September 12-13 (rescheduled from May 30-31)
Ocala Summer H.T. I
Levels: I,P,M,T,N,BN
October 2-4 (rescheduled from May 29-31)
Poplar Place Farm H.T.
Levels: AI,I,IP,P,PT,T,N,BN,Starter
October 3-4 (rescheduled from March 21-22)
Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks
Levels: I,P,T,N,BN,Starter
December 5-6 (rescheduled from March 27-29)
Rocking Horse Spring H.T.
Levels: I,P,PT,T,N,BN
Area IV (no rescheduled events)
Area V
June 19-21 (rescheduled from March 27-29)
Texas Rose Horse Park H.T.
Levels: I,P,T,N,BN,Intro,FEH,YEH,NEH
Area VI (no rescheduled events)
Area VII (no rescheduled events)
Area VIII
July 3-5 (rescheduled from May 8-10)
Winona H.T.
Levels: P,PT,T,N,BN,Starter,FEH,YEH,NEH
August 8-9 (rescheduled from May 28-31)
IEA H.T., Classic Training/Novice 3-Day Event
Levels: IP,P,M,T,N,BN,Starter
Area IX
July 4-5 (rescheduled from May 16-17)
Spring Gulch H.T.
Levels: P,T,N,BN,Intro
Area X
September 12-13 (rescheduled from May 24-25)
Coconino Spring H.T
Levels: I,IP,P,T,N,BN,Intro
October 10-11 (rescheduled from April 18-19)
St. Johns H.T.
Levels: PT,T,N,BN,Derby,Pre-Comp
Watch the USEF/USEA Webinar on a safe return to eventing
What’s a Hunter Pace? The Sherwood Forest Equestrian Center's Hunter Pace is a cross-country-style course around Sherwood Forest over various natural obstacles/terrain. The course ends with a final treat for riders to take in stunning views of Mt. Hood with a loop through the old Far Hill Farms field. The beginning of the course will first start with a warm-up loop around show jumping obstacles in the outdoor ring at Sherwood Forest and then riders will continue directly onto the course. Sign up as a solo rider, pair, or team.
Claire Allen remembers when she was 11 years old, having just made the switch from the hunter/jumper ring to three-day eventing. She told her new eventing trainer that her goal was to one day compete in the United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing Young Rider Championships.
As he was finishing tacking up his horse in preparation to navigate the cross-country course at the 2024 Twin Rivers Summer Horse Trials, James Alliston expressed concern about navigating the 101 Freeway. That’s because as soon as he crossed the finish line aboard Intermediate level winner Addyson (Ampere x Nickerbocker) at 10:38 a.m. on Saturday—his fifth cross-country round of the morning with three at Preliminary and two at Intermediate—the West Coast-based five-star rider had to drive 185 miles on the 101 Freeway from Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, California, to San Francisco International Airport to catch a 4:35 p.m. flight to Frankfurt, Germany.
There is so much more to proper grooming than keeping your horse picture-perfect for the horse inspection. Good grooming practices are critical to proper horse management, no matter if you are planning for your next FEI appearance or your Starter level debut. To help you maximize your knowledge of grooming practices, we opened up the opportunity for USEA members to submit any questions they might have on our Instagram and Facebook stories. In this week's episode, Host Nicole Brown sits down with three of the highest-regarded grooms in this industry, Max Corcoran, Emma Ford, and Stephanie Simpson, and asks them all of your questions and more to help you perfect the art of grooming.