USEA Office Will Be Closed in Observance of Juneteenth
The USEA office will be closed on Friday, May 19 in observance of Juneteenth. USEA staff will return emails and phone calls when the office re-opens on Monday, June, 22 or at their earliest convenience.
New Features and Updates to ShowConnect Made with Event Staff in Mind
The United State Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is excited to share the latest quarterly updates to ShowConnect. This release focused on helping event organizing committees work more efficiently, manage schedules with greater confidence, i...
Moriah Orms and the Power of Patience
A few weeks ago at the Tryon International Horse Trials (Mill Spring, North Carolina), Moriah Orms headed out on Clayton Fredericks’ influential CCI4*-L cross-country course knowing it would demand accuracy and confidence. Riding Shanaclough Quality Clover—her 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse geldin...
USEA Office Will Be Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
The USEA office will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. USEA staff will return emails and phone calls when the office re-opens on Tuesday, May 26, or at their earliest convenience.
Borton Comes Full Circle at The Event at TerraNova CCI1*-S
It was a full-circle moment for Addison Borton when she competed in the CCI1*-S at The Event at TerraNova, held March 26-29 in Myakka City, Florida. Just 11 years old, Borton rode Way Too Marvelous BSR to fourth-place finish in her first international event—three years after her first ever USEA-r...
ShowConnect is Ready for 2026
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) IT team has been working diligently since the end of the 2025 competition season to bring a multitude of updates to the Association’s event management system, ShowConnect. The...
Alec Lochore and the Art of Building an Olympic Cross-Country Course
When Alec Lochore first walked the grounds of Santa Anita Park as a prospective Olympic venue, he wasn’t imagining himself as the designer of the 2028 Olympic cross-country course. “I’d been to the venue before,” Lochore said. “I understood the challenges the course designer was going to face, bu...
Moving Forward Together: An Update on USEA Online Services
In August of 2025, we introduced HorseConnect as a new membership platform with the goal of improving your experience and modernizing how members interact with USEA. Since its launch, many of you have taken the time to share thoughtful, candid feedback about the system.
























