‘Everything’s More Fun in a Team’: Class Act Farm Riders Embrace the IEL Experience
For riders at Class Act Farm in Apopka, Florida, eventing in a team environment is something they enjoy every day. Trainer Jennie Jarnstrom-Dennis has built an inclusive, fun, and educational environment for young riders with aspirations from Starter to FEI.
Rhya Bowles Goes Behind the Scenes of the 2025 AEC with the USEA Youth Mentorship Program
The Mentorship Program was definitely the best opportunity I have gotten in the young rider program so far. The program was well organized and definitely has helped expand my knowledge and experience in eventing.
How the UK Eventing Team Launched Isabel McSwain’s Multimedia Career
Isabel McSwain knew that the University of Kentucky was for her the first time she attended the Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Lexi Young Represents Area I at USEA Mentorship Program at Loch Moy
This year, during the 2025 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships at Loch Moy Farm, I was granted the immense honor of being a part of the USEA Mentorship Program. The program allows young riders from all over the country to go behind the scenes and follow FEI officials at the event.
Vet Student Audra Alland Enjoys the Immersion at the USEA Youth Mentorship Program
As a current veterinary student who grew up eventing, I was honored to participate in an immersive internship experience at the FEI North American Youth Championships at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland, this July.
Stepping Behind the Curtain with the USEA Youth Mentorship Program
The USEA Youth Mentorship Program gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run and officiate an international event, helps Young Riders and Intercollegiate athletes experience competition from the inside as a part of the officiating and management teams, encourages furthering sport educ...
Transylvania University’s Intercollegiate Eventing Team Finds Strength in Small Numbers
“Team Transy” may be one of the smaller rosters in the U.S. Eventing Association’s Intercollegiate Program, but the Lexington, Kentucky–based squad delivers far more than its size suggests. Tucked in the heart of Bluegrass horse country, Transylvania University recognizes eventing as an athletic ...
Tryon Collective: How One New Team Made Interscholastic Eventing Feel Like Family
When Sarah Lawrence announced in late-January that she was launching an Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) team in the Tryon, North Carolina, area, she hoped three riders might raise their hands. Two weeks later—just in time to submit her roster—she had a dozen.
At River Mist Equestrian, the IEL Highlights What’s Already There
Tucked into the rolling green hills of Alpharetta, Georgia, River Mist Equestrian isn’t just a training farm—it’s a thriving community. Under the direction of longtime horsewoman Jen Scherrens, the program has become a home base for riders of all ages and levels, from ambitious teenagers tackling...
























