United States Eventing Association

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) is the annual national championship for every level of the Olympic equestrian sport of eventing. The USEA is officially accepting bids for the following service providers at the 2026 USE...

“Do not ride corners on circles.” “Use your touch points. ”These and a number of other comments I have heard repeatedly over the years as a scribe and have also used myself when judging. Though the difficulty many riders seem to have riding a 20-meter, or any size circle, has puzzled me, I never ...

Doing hard stuff is hard. It requires energy and time and dedication and a willingness to fail or come-up short. Perhaps that’s why so many of us struggle taking-on additional challenges in our already challenging-enough lives. Not only that, our brains have been designed to seek smooth; to conse...

Happy National Coaches Day! Did you know that the USEA has a program dedicated to the education and certification of eventing coaches? The USEA Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) was designed to ensure that the sport of eventing continues to be taught at the highest standard. Whether you’re a rider l...

With a natural break in competitions coming up throughout many USEA Areas, autumn clinic season is heating up. Whether you’re riding with a local legend or a visiting Olympian, a bit of preparation can help you make the most of your experience. The team at STRIDER has some tips to help you and yo...

As surprising as it might seem, imagination is considered one of the strongest of all mental coaching skills. For example, is it possible to lose but still imagine we’re winners? Can we fail but still imagine we're not failures?

My journey to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds wasn’t really in my plans this year. After giving birth to my daughter in November 2024 I had just started showing again in the last months. My plan was to get out showing at Novice and have fun. Well, maybe it was ...

At the end of August, I got to live out one of those “pinch me” dreams. I competed in my very first USEA American Eventing Championships with my 6-year-old horse Excel Star Everglow, better known as “Finley.” I’m an amateur rider. Most of the time I’m a nonprofit director and mom to two teenage b...

Jody Bender has been volunteering in the sport for a decade. She's traveled around the country and the world to volunteer, and she headed West to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) from Aug. 27-31 in Temecula, California. Here she takes us along on her w...