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| Star Studded Field Slated to Run at Maui Jim Horse Trials |
 Two time World Eventing Champion, Bruce Davidson, heads a star studded field
of horses and riders heading for the Maui Jim Horse Trials, July 9-12 in Wayne, Illinois. Davidson from Pennsylvania and Florida, has entered three horses, one of which being his appealing home bred mare Jam. ³We named her Jam because her motherıs name was Honey,² Davidson said in a recent conversation. Davidson, in his fourth decade of eventing, is a legend in the sport. In addition to his World Championship wins, he has represented the United States in several Olympic games, and in 2008, he was honored when a bronze representation of himself was unveiled at the Kentucky Horse Park,
site of the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games.
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| Maui Jim Horse Trials Closes Novice Entries |
| Effective 6/11/09 at noon, the Novice Divisions at the 2009 Maui Jim Horse Trials are closed. No more Novice entries will be accepted. A wait list for Novice has been established at Evententries.com. Scratches in these divisions will be filled from this list. |
| Catalpa Corner Horse Trial Offers Prize Money |
 Catalpa Corner Charity Horse Trial, August 1-2 opened June 16th.
Catalpa Corner offers safe, well-built obstacles on varied terrain to provide a forward-riding course thatbuilds horses' and riders' confidence along the way. This year we are offering an inaugural Preliminary division which is forward, educational with options. Prize money at all divisions.
The atmosphere of the park and organizational staff is friendly and supportive, the competitor's party street dance is not to be missed.
Show jumping is always challenging enough to guarantee some movement in the final standings. We welcome Area IV riders!.
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| Jim Wofford Clinic: August 29-30 |
| Baythorne Farms in Sugar Grove, IL will host eventing legend Jim Wofford August 29-30. The clinic is open to riders from Novice Level and up.
For entry forms and additional details contact: Vicky Prince at woffordclinic@uchicago.edu 773 405 1163 or Diane Venneri at DVenneri@geneva304.org 630 365-2895 More Information |
| Mill Creek PC Offers New XC Schooling Date |
 Mill Creek Pony Club Presents
What: Cross Country open schooling from 7 am to 1pm.
When: July 11th
Where: Longview Horse Park, KC, MO
EMT will be available
Cost $35
Releases available at http://millcreek.ponyclub.org/index.htm |
| XC Schooling at Heritage Park |
| Only two more chances to school the cross-country courses at Heritage Park before the Heritage Park Horse Trials.
MACTA will hold cross-country schooling the weekend of July 18-19, 2009 and again on August 22nd. MACTA will offer a schooling d/ct/ht on August 23rd.
A Brad Hall clinic has been organized and will run during the July schooling days. If you are interested in participating in the clinic, please contact Nancy Miller (anemiller@gmail.com).
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| Brad Hall Clinic: July 17-19 |
| A clinic with Brad Hall has been organized in the Kansas City area! Brad will be available for instruction July 17th at Settler's Acres in Greenwood, MO and July 18th and 19th at Heritage Park in Olathe, KS
Brad is a Level II USEA Certified Instructor and has evented through Intermediate. With over 20 years of experience teaching and training horses and riders of varying levels, Brad provides the tools, skills, and exercises to improve the partnership and communication between horse and rider. Operating out of Galena, IL Brad regularly works with young and experienced horses that have developed problems.
Brad will provide an accurate assessment of what you need to work on with your horse. A true horseman, Brad has an exceptional eye for evaluating what a horse and rider need to be successful. He is down to earth in a way that makes all riders feel comfortable and ready to learn. He has great methods for developing balance in the rider and quality of movement from the horse.
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| Heritage Park HT Offers New Divisions for Competitors |
| The 2009 Heritage Park Horse Trials will be held October 2-4, 2009. This year we will once again be offering the normal divisions of Beginner Novice, Novice, Training and Preliminary. In addition to suit competitor's varying needs, we will be offering a Preliminary/Training (P/T) division and an Intermediate/Preliminary (I/P) division.
In addition to the above levels of horse trials, Combined Tests (dressage and stadium) will be offered at the Beginner Novice through Intermediate levels. Participants that choose to do the combined test will complete both phases on Saturday.
The Training 3-day is scheduled to run for its second year! Qualifications for the Training 3-day have been listed on the MACTA website (www.macta.info). The USEA has obtained an excellent Sponsorship package for the Training 3-days being held in
2009:
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| Hi-Tech Horse Jumps & Fiebings Provide Sponsorship to YR |
Area IV Young Riders is proud to announce that Hi-Tech Horse Jumps,
Inc. and Fiebings Horse and Leather Care Products have joined as
corporate sponsors for 2009. High-Tech Horse Jumps is the sole United
States distributor of Jump 4 Joy Joy , maker of the safest, most user-
friendly, and durable equestrian show jumps. Fiebings have been
producing high quality leather care and horse care products since
1895. Fiebings Saddle soap was the exclusive saddle soap of the
United States Cavalry, and we welcome them to the sport which found
its historic origins in the Cavalry. We welcome them on board, and
thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their support this year.
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| Illinois Equine Humane Center |
As you may recall, a group of Illinois horse enthusiasts started a new horse rescue and adoption organization called Illinois Equine Humane Center, NFP. Since we opened our doors in October 2008, we are proud to say that we have helped to rehome numerous horses, including thoroughbreds, warmbloods and quarterhorses. In December 2008, ILEHC was able to spread the word about a horse dispersal auction where the meat men were standing by to purchase as many horses as possible to take to slaughter. With help from many of you,ILEHC raised significant funds to purchase several of those horses and the meat
men went home empty handed.
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| Submission Policy for Inclusion in Area IV Newsletter |
| Information for inclusion in the Area IV Newsletter must be submitted to submitnews@usea4.org. The articles must be in news-ready format and attached to the email message in either pdf (preferred) or Word. Items submitted as text within the email message will not be accepted.
Submission Deadlines are the 15th and the 1st of every month.
Articles will run once unless re-submitted. Articles will be available on the Area IV website and will be included on the Archives page for additional viewing.
Newsletters will be published 1-2x per month dependent upon the volume of news received.
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