United States Eventing Association

The Adams Horse Supply USEA Adult Team Championships (ATC) is the capstone event for the USEA Adult Team Challenges hosted throughout the year in all 10 Areas. The ATC provides adults competing in the Beginner Novice through Preliminary levels with the chance to compete as a team and represent their Area in a friendly and fun environment. To add even more excitement to this year’s ATC, title sponsor Adams Horse Supply is challenging all ATC riders to an additional quest that will bring them and their teammates even closer—a photo scavenger hunt across the Kentucky Horse Park!

Catching riding was the theme of the first day of action at the 2024 USEA Emerging Athlete U21 (EA21) West Coast II Regional Clinic on Tuesday. And the 12 participants got a masterclass in assessing and working with an unfamiliar horse as Rebecca Brown, Advanced level eventer and EA21 coach, hopped on “Sur” during the second session of the morning at Aspen Farms, a 240-acre facility in Yelm, Washington, about 60 miles south of Seattle.

Sooner or later we’re all going to experience something that’ll leave us feeling a bit uncomfortable, doubtful or even afraid. High-velocity sports like riding often creates these kinds of emotions, but it’s the unpredictable nature of our horses that really fire the fear in many of us.

The Bert Wood Novice Stakes at the Woodside Summer Horse Trials brought out what the Novice level of eventing is all about—showcasing promising new horses in the sport, providing young riders with an opportunity to gain foundational experience, and celebrating the adult amateur riders that are an integral part of hosting successful events.