The VAP Series: Dressage Bit Check
Before the first horse heads down the centerline and the first dressage score is awarded, one group of volunteers helps ensure every competitor enters the ring on a level playing field: the dressage bit checkers.
USEA Foundation Sponsors New Emergency Response Training Video Series for the Equestrian Community
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) Foundation is excited to share that The Game Plan: Emergency Response in Equestrian Sports, a new free educational video series designed to improve emergency preparedness and response in both eventing and throughout the equestrian community, ...
More Than a Team: How Randolph-Macon College Built a Home for Eventers
When students arrive at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, they're joining more than just a USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Team. They're stepping into a community that begins welcoming riders before classes even start and continues supporting them long after graduation.
Atkinson, Liberda, and McFall Bring Home USEA Classic Series Wins at Rebecca Farm
The USEA Classic Series once again challenged riders to experience eventing in its traditional long-format during The Event at Rebecca Farm, which took place July 15-19, in Kalispell, Montana. Read on to learn more about the three Classic Series Champions from this spectacular event!
Understanding Air Quality Decisions at US Equestrian-Licensed Competitions
As wildfire smoke and other environmental conditions continue to impact air quality in parts of the country, competitors may find themselves wondering how decisions are made regarding whether an equestrian competition proceeds as scheduled, is modified, or is canceled.
Young Eventer Elena McRae is Cleaning Tack at Rebecca Farm to Chase Her Breyerfest Dream
If you’re at The Event at Rebecca Farm (Kalispell, Montana) this week, you may have noticed a little handwritten sign pasted on the door of some of the porta potties that displayed 10-year-old Elena McRae’s tack cleaning service.
Balancing Medicine, Horses, and Homebreds with Lucinda Romero
For decades, Dr. Lucinda Romero spent her days as a general and vascular surgeon caring for patients, but before dawn and after long shifts, she was raising Irish Draught horses, riding, and quietly building a breeding program at her home base in California.
The Race to Le Lion Continues: Darwinn Becomes First Fully Qualified Horse in the Running
The race to Le Lion continues, as the 2026 FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses draw closer on Oct. 15-18 in Le Lion d'Angers, France. Featuring the prestigious 6-year-old CCI2*-L and 7-year-old CCI3*-L Championships, Mondial du Lion remains one of the world's premier ...
Fast Facts: 2026 USEA EA21 Regional Clinics
The USEA Emerging Athletes U21 Program (EA21) is set to return for another exciting season of regional clinics this summer. Five clinics will take place across the United States, with each location hosting 12 hand-selected riders for a two-day immersive educational opportunity led by ECP-certifie...





















