In this episode of the USEA Podcast, veterinarian and FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip founder Jim Chiapetta joins the conversation to discuss the importance of equine respiratory health in performance horses. He shares the story behind the development of the nasal strips and explains the science of how...
Building behaviors that help us become bolder, braver, and brighter is a goal that all of us share. From creating courage and confidence to overcoming fears and failures, our performance and success is ultimately determined by our actions and intentions.
Great eventing partnerships don’t happen by chance. They’re built through patience, understanding, and through taking the time to listen to your horse. In our new video series, The Horse First, we look at the relationships, care, and understanding necessary which allows horses and riders to perfo...
USEA’s Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) is a vital program for the future of eventing in the U.S. The ECP strives to educate coaches to improve safety, horse welfare, and enjoyment in eventing.
As we all know riding is a sport of distances. We have 12' strides, 16-hand horses, 3' fences, and 450mpm, but when it comes to developing success and satisfaction in our sport we’d all be well-advised to remember that there are two additional distances that are even more important than all these...
Use this six-step process to go from filthy to fabulous, even when temperatures hit rock-bottom and winter hair is at its thickest.
The USEA is saddened to announce that the 2026 USEA Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) Symposium planned for Jan. 13-15 in Ocala, Florida, has been canceled due to lack of registrations.
This excerpt from "What to Do Until the Vet Arrives" by Nancy S. Loving, DVM, is reprinted with permission from Trafalgar Square Books.
This episode takes you inside one of the most ambitious equine-athlete research projects in the sport, as leading veterinary clinician Dr. Cris Navas and five-star rider Jennie Brannigan unpack six years of groundbreaking work on arrhythmias, fitness tracking and performance monitoring.
“Do not ride corners on circles.” “Use your touch points. ”These and a number of other comments I have heard repeatedly over the years as a scribe and have also used myself when judging. Though the difficulty many riders seem to have riding a 20-meter, or any size circle, has puzzled me, I never ...
