“God intended for all of us to thrive but not everyone has equal access to a bright future. By experiencing individual, family or social trauma our girls have the odds stacked against them. This is
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Detroit Horse Power (@detroithorsepower) Several organizations within the equestrian world have been working hard to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within our sport. These
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Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports, to be held Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021! This year’s seminar will be presented via Zoom webinar beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
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US Equestrian is pleased to announce the USEF Community Outreach Organizations initiative, a new program dedicated to supporting equestrian centers and equine-based organizations. Its mission is to increase under-represented and/or under-served communities’ access to
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Strides for Equality Equestrians and the United States Eventing Association Foundation are proud to announce the first recipient of the Ever So Sweet Scholarship. The scholarship, which is the first of its kind, provides a
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Strides for Equality Equestrians (SEE) and the United States Eventing Association Foundation are proud to announce the formation of the Ever So Sweet Scholarship. The scholarship, which is the first of its kind, provides a
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Strides for Equality Equestrians (SEE) and the United States Eventing Association Foundation are proud to announce the formation of the Ever So Sweet Scholarship. The scholarship, which is the first of its kind, provides a
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US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the next DEI Community Conversation, “Harnessing Accessibility and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities,” will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET.
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US Equestrian will offer a new Community Conversations series dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These DEI Community Conversations will serve as a forum for raising awareness about the various experiences and issues affecting
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If your web-browsing habits are anything like mine, you probably spend a lot of time checking in on the flurry of social media posts from the Leicestershire-based Urban Equestrian Academy, an inner-city riding school dedicated to
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The horse world is not diverse. You likely can name 10 or more professional riders who are white, but probably not more than one or two who are people of color. Last year Nation Media
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Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the equestrian industry remains a focal point for many organizations as we head into this new year. Dr. Veronica Lac, PhD, LPC, founder of The HERD Institute, is
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The US Equestrian Board of Directors met virtually via Zoom on Sunday, January 17, the final day of the 2021 US Equestrian Annual Meeting. During this meeting, elections occurred for the office of Secretary/Treasurer and
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We’re thrilled that the team behind the Optimum Youth Equestrian Scholarship have allowed Eventing Nation to share some of the applicant essays from the first round. Applications for the next funding round are open through
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Thought leaders representing a large variety of backgrounds and experiences came together this past weekend for the 2nd Annual Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sport. Hosted by SportsQuest International and Melvin Cox, the
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Running alongside Tryon International 3-Day Event this weekend is the 2nd annual Tom Bass Seminar, featuring a four-hour series of panels exploring issues of race in equestrian sport. The year’s seminar, hosted by Tryon International Equestrian
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Running alongside Tryon International 3-Day Event this weekend is the 2nd annual Tom Bass Seminar, featuring a four-hour series of panels exploring issues of race in equestrian sport. The year’s seminar, hosted by Tryon International Equestrian
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The United States is an increasingly diverse country, but equestrian sports do not reflect that reality. This can and should change. The “moonshot” idea conceptualized by five-star eventer and trainer Heather Gillette and historian Dr.
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We recently featured the Optimum Youth Equestrian Scholarship, a new fund established to provide opportunity and mentorship to young riders from diverse backgrounds get a leg up with their riding. The first winner of the
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The 2nd annual Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports will be held on on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, following cross country at Tryon International Three-Day Event. Eventing Nation is proud to once again partner
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US Equestrian is pleased to announce that it has published a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan outlining 10 strategies to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in equestrian sport. These strategies seek to ensure
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Whether or not she realizes it, Lisa Takada has left a trail of positive impact wherever she goes. A friend, student, rider, and an accidental role model – you could find many ways in which
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As America’s reckoning with its racial history continues, the topic of equal access and opportunity within the equestrian industry has spun off several innovative nonprofits and scholarship funds aimed at closing this divide. Many business
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