USEA Edition: Meet the Tryon Collective IEL team, catch up up Aspen Farms and The Fork at Tryon International, & a day in the life of an AEC volunteer

Mon Sep 15 06:42:03 PDT 2025

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** Tryon Collective: How One New Team Made Interscholastic Eventing Feel Like Family
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https://useventing.com/news-media/news/tryon-collective-how-one-new-team-made-interscholastic-eventing-feel-like-family

When Sarah Lawrence announced in late-January that she was launching an Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) team in the Tryon, North Carolina, area, she hoped three riders might raise their hands. Two weeks later—just in time to submit her roster—she had a dozen.
Read More (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/tryon-collective-how-one-new-team-made-interscholastic-eventing-feel-like-family)

** Meet the 2025 Area VIII Championship Winners
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https://useventing.com/news-media/news/meet-the-2025-area-viii-championship-winners

The USEA Area VIII Championships took place alongside the Kentucky Classique Horse Trials in Lexington, Kentucky, from Aug. 29-31. We caught up with some of the winners!
Read More (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/meet-the-2025-area-viii-championship-winners)

** Meet the Inaugural Five Points Horse Trials Classic Series Winners
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https://useventing.com/news-media/news/meet-the-inaugural-five-points-horse-trials-classic-series-winners

Five Points Horse Trials held their inaugural Classic Series event from Sept. 5-7 in Raeford, North Carolina. Nineteen pairs contested the Beginner Novice Three-Day, while another 19 competed in the Novice Three-Day. We caught up with the winners to find out more!

Read More (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/meet-the-inaugural-five-points-horse-trials-classic-series-winners)

** A Day in the Life of an AEC Volunteer
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https://useventing.com/news-media/news/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-aec-volunteer

Jody Bender has been volunteering in the sport for a decade. She's traveled around the country and the world to volunteer, and she headed West to the USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds (AEC) from Aug. 27-31 in Temecula, California. Here she takes us along on her week at the AEC.

Read More (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-aec-volunteer)

** Other USEA News
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** Catch Up on Aspen Farms and Area VII Championship Results! (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/tag/Aspen%20Farms)
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* The Fork at Tryon International Wraps Up (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/tag/Tryon)
* The Reddens: Riding and a Reality Show (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/the-reddens-riding-and-a-reality-show)
* Picture Perfect: The Galloping Goddesses Win the 2025 Adams Horse Supply ATC Scavenger Hunt (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/picture-perfect-the-galloping-goddesses-win-the-2025-adams-horse-supply-atc-scavenger-hunt)
* Pressure Proof Tip with Daniel Stewart: Replicate, Rotate and Eliminate (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/pressure-proof-tip-with-daniel-stewart-replicate-rotate-and-eliminate)
* Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Continues Partnership with the USEA (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/grayson-jockey-club-research-foundation-continues-partnership-with-the-usea)
* Mental Health and Burnout in the Equestrian World: USEA Grooms Program Roundtable (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/mental-health-and-burnout-in-the-equestrian-world-usea-grooms-program-roundtable)
* Manton Foundation Announces Second $250,000 Grant for Frangible Technology (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/manton-foundation-announces-second-250-000-grant-for-frangible-technology)
* SmartEquine Introduces EasyPouches: A Simpler, More Accurate, and Sustainable Solution for Daily Equine Supplementation (https://useventing.com/news-media/news/smartequine-introduces-easypouches-a-simpler-more-accurate-and-sustainable-solution-for-daily-equine-supplementation)

** USEA Events Currently Open For Entries
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All USEA recognized competitions must follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as federal, state, and local guidelines. Find the entire calendar of USEA Recognized Events here (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar) .

Opened August 12 • Closes September 9 • Runs Weekend of September 27-28
Spokane Sport Horse 10th Annual Fall H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18843)  (WA, A-VII), Stable View Oktoberfest (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18845)  (SC, A-III), Sundance Farm H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18846)  (WI, A-IV), Jump Start H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18844)  (KY, A-VIII), ESDCTA New Jersey H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18848)  (NJ, A-II), Course Brook Farm Fall H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18850)  (MA, A-I), Old Tavern Horse Trials (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18849)  (VA, A-II), Tomora Horse Trials (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18847)  (CO, A-IX)

Opened August 19 • Closes September 16 • Runs Weekend of October 4-5
The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18852)  (MD, A-II), Woodside Fall International (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18853)  (CA, A-VI), Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18854)  (MA, A-I), WindRidge Farm Fall H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18857)  (NC, A-II), Ocala Fall Horse Trials (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18856)  (FL, A-II), Middle Tennessee Pony Club H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18858)  (TN, A-III)

Opened September 2 • Closes September 23 • Runs Weekend of October 11-12
Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18859)  (VA, A-II), Poplar Place Farm October H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18865)  (GA, A-III), Pine Hill Fall H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18861)  (TX, A-V), Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18860)  (CO, A-IX), The Event at Isaacks Ranch (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18863)  (NM, A-X)

Opened August 26 • Closes September 30 • Runs Weekend of October 18-19
MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18867)  (MD, A-II), Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18866)  (KY, A-VIII), Ram Tap National H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18868)  (CA, A-VI), Willow Draw Charity Show (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18870)  (TX, A-V)

Opened September 9 • Closes October 7 • Runs Weekend of October 25-26
YEH West Coast Championships & Last Chance Qualifier (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18892)  (CA, A-VI), Waredaca Classic Three Day Event & H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18872)  (MD, A-II), Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. International (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18871)  (GA, A-III), Windermere Run H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18869)  (MO, A-IV), Hitching Post Farm H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18873)  (VT, A-I)

Opens September 16 • Closes October 14 • Runs Weekend of November 1-2
The Eventing Championships at Galway Downs (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18874)  (CA, A-VI), Virginia Horse Center Eventing Fall (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18877)  (VA, A-II), Rocking Horse Fall H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18875)  (FL, A-III), Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. (https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=18876)  (TX, A-V)

** Educational Activities
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All USEA educational activities must follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as federal, state, and local guidelines.

9/20-9/21 Marlborough Horse Trials unrecognized Event and Schooling Show (MD, A-II)
10/2/10/5 "r", "R" & "S" Eventing Officials Final Exam (FL, A-III)
10/4 Just Jump It (KY, A-VIII)
10/4 Crossgate Equestrian Center Schooling Horse Trials (TX, A-V)
10/12-10/13 Lucinda Green Masterclass Cross-Country Clinic (VA, A-II)
10/14-10/15 Dressage Session I Training Program (MD, A-II)
10/7-10/10 Lucinda Green Clinic 2 shows (WA, A-VII)
10/19 BREA Schooling Show (VA, A-II)
10/31-11/2 Kentucky Oktoberfest Horse Trials (KY, A-VIII)
11/4-11/7 Jumping & Cross Country- ECP Workshop (CO, A-IX)

Visit the Educational Activities page (https://useventing.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d07afbf7e3df030bdd8a7c510&id=c879a6bddf&e=f04f422504)  on the USEA website for a full calendar and additional information.

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