United States Eventing Association

The Richard Picken Memorial Grant was established in memory of the late Richard Picken by his loved ones to support intensive training in the show jumping phase of eventing. The grant is aimed at riders aged 25 and under who are competing at the FEI CCI2* level or higher.

The USEA Poggio Horsemanship Fund is a USEA Foundation program designed to fund educational programming to improve horsemanship and horse’s lives. Poggio II, for whom the Fund is named, lived to age 29 after a storied career that took him, his devoted rider Amy Tryon, and an army of other members...

For the last 10 years, the Seema Sonnad Junior Rider Grant, facilitated by the USEA Foundation, has kept alive the memory of Seema Sonnad, an extraordinary person who the eventing community was lucky to have in our midst. Seema was a dedicated rider, volunteer, ‘r’ technical delegate, and leader ...

The Organizer’s Relief and Competition Assistance Program (ORCA) was announced at the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in Seattle, Washington, last December. The program is designed to assist organizers who have experienced a disaster or catastrophe that has impacted their ability to run their co...

The USEA Foundation has announced an extension to the application deadline for this year’s Going Forward Grants supported by the Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust. There are three types of grants available: for those seeking an “r” eventing judge or “r” eventing technical delegate license; fo...

Everyone in the sport is aware that eventing is a high-risk activity. We partner with 1200 lb prey animals and ask them to fancy prance, jump fixed obstacles at high speed, and stay quick-footed over colored poles. What could possibly go wrong?

The USEA Foundation is pleased to announce a new initiative, the Janet Briggs Fund for the Continuing Education of Licensed Officials. Established in memory of Janet Briggs, this fund honors her lifelong dedication to the sport of eventing by supporting the ongoing education and development of ev...

The U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF), in collaboration with the United States Eventing Association (USEA), has announced a new national review process for innovative frangible cross-country jump designs. This initiative aims to support and streamline the evaluation and potential use of novel fra...

Since 2006, the Broussard Family Charitable Trust has supported the sport of eventing in the U.S. and the careers of countless U.S. event riders through multiple grants including the Rebecca Broussard Developing Rider Grant (2011), Le Samurai Fund (2008), Cindy Burge Memorial ECP Grant (2006), Br...