Intermediate, Preliminary and Training show jumped on Saturday, the third day of competition at the 2013 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, held at the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas. The Advanced division was delayed due to a thunderstorm and rode stadium early Sunday morning.
Video highlights feature the winners in the Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary and Training divisions: Laine Ashker on Anthony Patch in the Advanced division / Adequan Gold Cup Final, Bonner Carpenter on Basco in the Intermediate division, Kimberly Keeton on Accolade in the Senior Preliminary Amateur division, Elizabeth New on Uppercrust D in the Jr/YR Preliminary division, Leslie Law on Tout de Suite in the Preliminary Horse division, Beth Weisberger on R. Hocus Pocus in the Senior Training division, Madeline Backus on P.S. King of Hearts in the Junior Training division and Tamra Smith on Sunsprite Syrius in the Training Horse division. Interviews conducted by Caroline Culbertson.
Thank you to our sponsors: Nutrena, VTO Saddlery, Adequan, Merial, Broadstone Equine Insurance Company, Wise Equestrian, Charles Owen, World Equestrian Brands, Fleeceworks, Point Two Air Jackets, Weatherbeeta, Resource Natural Spring Water, Dubarry of Ireland, Stackhouse Saddles, FITS, , The Chronicle of the Horse, Omega Alpha, Auburn Laboratories, East Texas Medical Center, Professional's Choice, SmartPak, Flair, Theraplate, Dever, Grand Meadows, Southern Stars Saddlery, Back on Track, Eventing Training Online, Equine Art by Julie, Ovation, Animals to Wear, the City of Lindale, Texas, Sunsprite Warmbloods and the North Texas Eventing Association.
And thank you to RNS Video for the competition footage.
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.