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.

Yesterdays 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 Presidents Lifetime Achievement Award: Sharon Gallagher

Find all awards recipients here, as well as the USEA CEOs 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 youre at it, dont forget to send in a nomination for The One #Supergroom to Rule Them All!

Test the Best Without Hurting the Rest: Barnard and Donovan Lead Show Jumping Seminar at USEA Annual Meeting & Convention

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 horses strengths and weaknesses in the competition ring according to their DNA.

Morning Viewing: Everyone has their own ASMR genres dont 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 (its also a ploy to get my husband to think its 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, Im that girl at the barn who uses two different stiff brushes and three soft brushes before every ride. I like shiny ponies, sue me.

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Sunday Links from Etalon Equine Genetics - Eventing Nation