As of today, March 17, a total of 22 USEA-recognized events in March, April and May have been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can view those events here.
Ten events remain on the USEA calendar for April and, being outside the mandatory USEA two-week suspension window, they are taking a wait-and-see approach. With those opening dates already upon us or fast approaching some events have issued statements regarding their game plans and refund policies for those who may be considering entering.
April 8-12: Ocala International 3-Day Festival of Eventing
Released March 16
Thank you for your patience.
We are closely monitoring the situation and the CDC recommendations. At this time, the Florida Horse Park gates will be closed until April 1 and all events are canceled.
We have not yet made a final decision on the Ocala International Festival of Eventing held April 11-13.
Look for an announcement to be coming by next Monday, March 23.
Stay safe, wash your hands, and ride your ponies at home!
April 18-19: River Glen Spring H.T.
Released March 14
In light of the recent announcement by USEF to not issue points from March 16 to April 16, and keeping the health and safety of our competitors, families, and staff in mind, we are at this point planning on holding our April 18-19 Spring Horse Trials. We are closely monitoring the situation and will post updates as needed.
These are very uncertain times right now. I think we will have a better understanding of where things are headed over the next 2 weeks. Hopefully the measures we are all taking now will curb the spread of Covid-19, and in a few weeks we can all start to cautiously return to normal activities.
April 18-19: Plantation Field Horse Trials
Released March 17
These are very uncertain times right now. I think we will have a better understanding of where things are headed over the next two weeks. Hopefully the measures we are all taking now will curb the spread of COVID-19, and in a few weeks we can all start to cautiously return to normal activities.
As of now, the April 18-19 Plantation Field Horse Trials lies outside the current recommended USEF and USEA event cancellation policies. We all know that could change, but we are hoping to be able to run the event. There will be significant steps taken to be sure we are following all recommended guidelines to keep everyone safe. The welfare of our volunteers, competitors, and support staff is of utmost concern.
We want to assure competitors that if you enter, and we are unable to run due to federal, state, local, or federation directives, refunds will be issued. If in fact things settle down and the competition is held, it may fill quickly as it will occur the first weekend after the suspension period ends. I encourage you to enter without fear of losing your entry fee.
Please be conscientious over the next few weeks and do your part in stomping down the spread of this nasty virus. Fingers crossed we will see you in April.
Other events taking place in April that haven’t yet canceled or issued statements at the time of this publication:
- Fresno County Horse Park H.T. (April 17-19)
- Sporting Days Farm April H.T. III (April 18)
- St. Johns H.T. (April 18-19)
- Holly Hill H.T. (April 18-19)
- Longleaf Pine H.T. (April 18-19)
- University of New Hampshire Spring H.T. (April 25-26)
- Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Spring H.T. (April 25-26)
We’ll keep you posted on all the latest. Go Eventing.
