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
Hannah Sue Hollberg of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, was on a winning streak at the Essex Horse Trials on Sunday, claiming victory in both the $10,000 Open Intermediate and Open Preliminary divisions with two horses that are fairly new to her. Some difficulty on cross-country did not stop her mount Hachi from claiming victory in the Open Intermediate with a score of 101.6, while Open Preliminary partner Rockster finished on his dressage score of 27.3.
The great football coach Vince Lombardi said, “We win our games in practice.” With the goal of having the most effective practices possible for horses, their riders, and their coaches, Cathy Wieschhoff explains some signs that can indicate when horse and rider should repeat an exercise, switch it up, or be done with that activity. Wieschhoff brings perspective as a five-star rider that has competed at the Kentucky Three-Day Event and Burghley Horse Trials, a USEF “R” Course Designer for eventing cross-country and show jumping, a former Area VIII chair and member of the USEA Board of Governors, and a Level V USEA ECP Certified Coach based out of Carriage Station Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Poland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Strzegom Horse Trials (Poland) from June 21-25, 2023. The team will be under the direction of USEF Eventing Emerging and Development Coach Leslie Law.
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is excited to announce the launch of the USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) New Judge Education Program. Qualifying candidates, who are no longer required to hold a USEF judge’s license, will be encouraged to sign up to participate in the YEH New Judge Education Program to receive certification to judge the Jumping and Galloping phases of Young Event Horse competitions.