By Lindsay Berreth – USEA Staff | December 8, 2025
As we close out 2025, the USEA would like to recognize the many volunteers who dedicated their time to our sport this year.
The USEA’s Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) tracks hours logged by volunteers at USEA recognized events, and we’ve put together some stats!
In 2025, 4,346 volunteers logged a total of 70,886 hours at 189 events who used the eventingvolunteers.com platform.
The VIP Program was created in 2015 to recognize the USEA’s dedicated volunteers through national and area leaderboards which award year-end awards and prizes. You can read some about some of our incredible volunteers at this link, and as always, if you know of a volunteer who you think deserves recognition on the USEA’s website, email Lindsay at lberreth@useventing.com for a chance to have them featured in our monthly VIP series.
The top-10 volunteers on the national volunteer leaderboard have all received their VIP medals. The VIP Medal Program has been recognizing volunteers who consistently serve the sport since 2020, and there are now more than 80 volunteers who have been recognized for receiving their Bronze (500+ hours), Silver (1,000+ hours), or Gold (2,000+ hours) medals through the program.
This year’s USEA Volunteer of the Year is Jim Moyer, of Gig Harbor, Washington, who was also champion in 2023. He logged just under 500 hours of volunteer work in 2025 and earned his gold medal as a result.
Since the VIP Program’s inception, Moyer has logged 2,195 hours, giving him second place on the all-time leaderboard. Susan Hart, last year’s Volunteer of the Year, is leading the standings with 2,735 hours.