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Area IV Horse & Rider of the Year
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The Top Ten Horses and Top Ten Riders at each level will receive ribbons at the Area IV Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet to be held March 19th in the Chicago area.
The provisional standings are listed below. Inquiries must be directed to John Clarke, Area IV Chairman (areachairman@usea4.org) no later than Saturday, January 15th. No changes will be made after January 15th.
2010 Provisional Horses of the Year
2010 Provisional Riders of the Year
Area IV uses the same point system as USEA. Points reflected on the USEA leaderboard will be same as Area IV Leaderboard points. Visit www.useventing.com for a description of USEA's Point System. USEA does not use a weighting system for Juniors, etc. for their Year-End awards, nor will Area IV. In 2010, awards will be presented at each level but will not be presented for Overall Horse/Rider of the Year as in the past.
To be eligible for Horse of the Year Awards, the owner of the horse must be a USEA member and his or her residence, as recorded with USEA, is in Area IV. To be eligible for Rider of the Year Awards, the rider must be a USEA member and his or her residence, as recorded with USEA, is in Area IV.
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Katie Lindsay Awarded Wofford Cup
| Congratulations to Area IV's own Katie Lindsay. Katie was the recipient of the prestigious Wofford Cup at the U.S. Eventing Association's Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, December 8 - 12, 2010. Presented by Jim Wofford, the Wofford Cup is presented each year to a USEA member for outstanding contributions to our sport.
Katie has a long and esteemed history with the equestrian community in Wayne, IL and has worked tirelessly officiating at events throughout the country. She has been a competitor, Wayne-DuPage Hunt MFH, a technical delegate, organizer and FEI Steward. She has served on numerous USEA committees, the USEA Board of Governors, and chair of the USEA Appreciation Awards, Competitions, and Organizers Committees. Katie is also a member of the Eventing Technical Committee and Ad Hoc Awards Committee for the USEF.
Katie was the driving force in organizing what was originally the Wayne Horse Trials. After securing sponsorship from Maui Jim Sunglasses, this event grew to include advanced and FEI competitions. The Maui Jim Horse Trials became a destination event in Area IV for riders throughout the country from novice through three-star level. Thank you, Katie for your dedication and contributions to the sport of eventing. Area IV looks forward to more from Katie in the future. |
Two Eventing Derbies Scheduled for 2011
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Mark your calendars. A really good date came up at Lamplight so I nabbed it for a second 2011 Eventing Derby. The good news is that we have two weekends confirmed - April 15-17 and July 1-3. We'll run Starter through Preliminary divisions at both competitions. This year, I am not conflicting with any recognized event in the Area so riders wont have to choose one or the other. April will be the first competition on the Area so it should be fun - and maybe a bit wild too! July will be a good time for a tune up as it falls mid season.
The tentative schedule calls for Friday - Ride a Test for a USEF judge for a nominal fee and "familiarization," partial schooling in the Grand Prix ring for no charge. All entries will be handled by evententries.com.
It is somewhat doubtful whether we'll have Maui Jim again so I'm planning on doing a bit of fund raising so we can again offer some cash prizes and keep it affordable. We will offer some prizes and of course the opportunity to ride at Lamplight with a "professional" organizing staff in place to make things run as smoothy as possible.
A prize list and entry blank will be developed in the next month and will be available on various websites and in several locations.
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Heritage Park N3D & T3D Qualifications
|  The Mid-America Combined Training Association is pleased to announce that the 2011 USEA recognized Heritage Park Horse Trials in Olathe, KS will offer both a Training Level 3-Day Event and Novice Level 3-Day Event at their August 27-28th event.
Training Three-Day Event (T3D): Per the USEA rules, T3D is open to competitors of any age, on horses four years of age or older. Both the competitor and the horse must have obtained NQR's at four horse trials at the Training Level or higher, one of which must be attained as a combination. A competitor established at the Preliminary level may compete on a horse which has obtained 2 NQR's at the Training Level or higher.
Novice Three-Day Event (N3D): At this time, the USEA does not recognize the Novice 3-Day event. The N3D will be run in conjunction with the USEA recognized Heritage Park Horse Trials, but is not USEA recognized and therefore competitors will not be able to earn USEA points or use placings for AEC qualifications. The Novice 3-Day at the Heritage Park Horse Trials will be open to competitors of any age, on horses 4 years of age or older. Both the competitor and the horse must have obtained NQRs at four horse trials at the Novice Level or higher, two of which must be attained as a combination. A competitor established at the Training level may compete on a horse which as obtained 2 NQRs at the Training Level or higher.
Qualifications Summary
Visit www.macta.info to read more about Heritage Park Horse Trials and the Mid-America Combined Training Event. |
Lucinda Green Clinic: June 12/13
| Lucinda Green, whose riding accomplishments include an unprecedented seven wins at Badminton Horse Trials, the only rider to do so, will be conducting a cross country clinic in Wayne, IL at the Pratt Wayne Woods Forest Preserve on Sun/Mon June 12-13, 2011. Lucinda conducts clinics in a small number of states and IL is fortunate to be among the chosen few! She receives rave reviews from both amateurs and professionals. She encourages riders to develop "an engine, line and balance" and allow their horses to "think for themselves". Spaces will be limited and details will be available in February on the Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. website.www.waynedupageht.com.
Inquiries:waynedupageht@sbcglobal.net |
John Staples Clinic: January 29/30 Ames, IA
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John Staples Clinic
January 29-30, 2011
CanterBrooke Equestrian Center
Ames, IA
John Staples is well known to Eventers in Area IV and V. He has competed through the Advanced Level including a 5th place finish at Rolex CCI*** in 1987. He was also selected to be an alternate for the 1988 Olympic Team and long listed for the 1992 and1996 teams. John has earned his Level III Instructors Certification from the USEA and
coaches riders from Beginner Novice through Intermediate levels.
John's training focuses on establishing rhythm, relaxation and straightness to develop a horse who is responsive to the aids, adjustable, balanced and confident. He uses these principles of dressage in all phases of developing the event horse.
Cost of the clinic:
$250.00 per horse/rider combination.
(Includes 1 private flat lesson and 2 group jump lessons with groups being kept to 2-3 riders.)
Clinic entry Deadline: ASAP! Limited Spots Left!
Contact: Laura Rietveld
641-780-7970
laura76@wildblue.net
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Brad Hall Clinics Scheduled at Geneva Equestrian
| Geneva Equestrian in Geneva Lakes, Wisconsin will host numerous clinics with Brad Hall this winter/spring season.
January 22nd and 23rd February 26th and 27th March 19th and 20th |
Ralph Hill Clinic: March 5/6
| March 5 & 6 RALPH HILL CLINIC
Brand new Feather Creek Equestrian Center, Campton Hills, IL
Space is limited.
Please see the Feather Creek Equestrian website for flier and entry: www.feathercreek.net Or e-mail Feather2404@yahoo.com for more details
Clinic Details/Form
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Leslie Law Clinic: March 19/20
| IDCTA Event Clinic with Leslie Law
March 19 & 20, 2011
Venue TBA
Returning for the 4th year will be Olympic Individual Gold and Team Silver Medalist Leslie Law. Leslie has been working with Chicagoland riders and IDCTA to start up the season early. Interested riders should contact Cynthia Zitko cynthiazitko@sbcglobal.net for more information. |
Jonathon Holling Clinic: March 19/20
| Jonathan Holling Clinic on March 19-20
At Versailles Equestrian, Virgil IL
Contact :Catherine Morauw, 630-802-5519
www.vequest.com
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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. Showbills/Entry Forms submitted without news-ready formatted text will not be included in the newsletter.
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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