The American Eventing Championships is no ordinary event. There’s no hierarchy of prestige here: Every last competitor earned his or her place on the entry list, and nobody’s journey was easy. At the AEC, Beginner
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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, is a video worth 1,000 pictures? Mmmmm. However that measures out, cross country is much too dynamic
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Move over Burghley, it’s time for Jr. Beginner Novice cross country at the American Eventing Championships! This is the division to watch, as the country’s most formidable junior riders face off over the toughest yellow
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Nobody looked more thrilled to leave a cross country startbox this morning than Mai Baum. With Tamie Smith in the pilot seat, he tackled every obstacle with air to spare and the expression of a
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The last sound you want to hear in the middle of your dressage test is the judge urgently ringing a bell, but in the case of Jr. Beginner Novice rider Ava Cunningham, it wasn’t because
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You know that saying, “I could see it coming from a mile away?” Well, you could see this storm coming from maybe the next state over. Ominous clouds, dramatic lightning, booming thunder … it was
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I woke up this morning to Tilly Berendt’s dressage headline from Burghley, “Guess Who’s Back, Back Again – Townend’s Back, to Defend,” and while I don’t even know how to compete with that
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Training through Advanced divisions were our trailblazers today here at the 2018 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena, with 10 championship divisions taking their turns in the rectangle.
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The American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds is off and running here in Parker, Colorado. Well, hopefully not actually “running,” as that speed doesn’t score too terribly well with dressage judges. The sandboxes were
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The American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds has made its way as far west as it’s ever been and the eventing population west of the Mississippi has responded with enthusiasm. With competition well underway
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The eventers have landed at Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colorado! Many made lengthy, even days-long treks to get here, all for their hard-earned chance to contest the 2018 American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena
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Move over, Advanced, with your fancy dressage tailcoats and show-boaty jumps. For one glorious week each year, we shove the Big Name Riders out of the limelight and focus instead on the cutthroat ranks of
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This article is brought to you by Athletux Equine. For more Athletux articles, please click here. So, you’ve gotten your qualifications, entered the American Eventing Championships, and bubble wrapped your horse … now what? The AEC is
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Closing date for the 2018 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC), presented by Nutrena Feeds, is today! Still hemming and hawing about whether to enter the event, to be held Aug. 29-Sept. 2 in Parker, Colorado? I’ve attended
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After two years at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, The 15th Annual USEA American Eventing Championships, is packing up and hitting the road again. This time headed west to the Colorado Horse Park! With every new
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Area IX has rallied to fill the 2018 USEA calendar following the Colorado Horse Park’s announcement that the venue is canceling three horse trials this year
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The USEA has named the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky as the host site for the 2019 and 2020 American Eventing Championships. “It will be an honor to have the AEC hosted by one
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Helmet cams were out and about at all levels on the American Eventing Championships cross country course! Take a vicarious spin around each track via these helmet cam videos: Doug Payne and Vandiver – 2nd place
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That’s a wrap for the 2017 American Eventing Championships! A final round of winners were crowned on Sunday. Check out our Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced Final recap here; for Intermediate and Beginner Novice, you’ve
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First order of business: a shout-out to the final round of national champions crowned on Sunday at the American Eventing Championships! Adequan Gold Cup Advanced Final: Matt Brown and BCF Belicoso (33.5) Meet your new
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Matt Brown and BCF Belicoso have been steadily stalking their way up the USEA Adequan Gold Cup Advanced Final leaderboard here at the AEC throughout the week. They sat eighth after dressage on a score
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What’s in Your Arena? is an EN series sponsored by Attwood Equestrian Surfaces in which riders share their favorite jumping exercises. It’s easy to get stuck in a training rut, and we hope this will inspire you
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The action continued Saturday at TIEC, with another round of 2017 American Eventing Championship crowns distributed among deserving athletes. Saturday saw the coronation of Novice and Prelim Horse divisions
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