The Board of Governors meet during the 2023 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention. Photo by USEA/Lindsay Berreth.
The 2023 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention comes to a close today, and we have all been watching and waiting patiently to hear news on the many proposed rule changes, USEA Board nominees, and end-of-year award recipients.
Yesterday’s schedule featured several highlight meetings, including the open forum regarding proposed rule changes and the keynote presentation by prolific animal welfare activist and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin.
Here are some numbers and statistics on and from this year-end convention!
Number of committee meetings that took place: 41
Number of educational seminars, sessions, and forums that took place: 40
Incoming Area Chairs:
New Board of Governors:
Current number of USEA members to date: 477,055
Number of active competing USEA members: 80,623
Number of USEF-licensed competitions in 2023: 2,128
USEA Governors’ Cup recipients: John Bourgoin, Rebecca Brown, Loris Henry, Kathy Kerns, Mark Andreason
Andrew H. Popiel Memorial Trophy recipients: Lena and Mark Warner
USEA President’s Lifetime Achievement Award: Sharon Gallagher
Find all awards recipients here, as well as the USEA CEO’s Report.
U.S. Weekend Action
USEA Annual Meeting and Convention (St. Louis, MO): [Information Hub] [Schedule] [Fast Facts]
Full Gallop Farm Jingle Bells H.T (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Links to Start Your Sunday:
EquiRatings Horse of the Year voting is on to the semi-finals! Vote here for one of the final four.
While you’re at it, don’t forget to send in a nomination for The One #Supergroom to Rule Them All!
Horse Community Controversy: The Future of Wellington
Meet Cascada: a smart auto-waterer that sends alerts to your phone
Just in time for the holidays: Hallmark Channel to release “A Blacksmith for Christmas” movie
Sponsor Corner: What are equine performance genetics? Etalon Equine Genetics can identify your horse’s strengths and weaknesses in the competition ring according to their DNA.
Morning Viewing: Everyone has their own ASMR genres — don’t deny it, I saw you watching those satisfying farrier videos. While my “in-the-background” choices lately may have included some very cool leatherworking close-ups (it’s also a ploy to get my husband to think it’s cool; homemade halters may be in my future), Horse Grooming ASMR might just be added into my playlists. All the satisfaction of watching a horse meticulously cleaned and none of the impending arthritis flares from doing it yourself? This may just bring balance to my life.
And yes, I’m that girl at the barn who uses two different stiff brushes and three soft brushes before every ride. I like shiny ponies, sue me.
