Area IV's 2011 Season
| The good news is that we will have no less than four new HTs and two new venues in 2011. Both new venues will be in the Twin Cities area, west of Minneapolis. Roebke's Run will hold two HTs in Hector, MN, one in mid-July and one in October. These should be a couple of great events organized by that well-known eventing family, the Schweiss. The other "new" event is Steepleview. The venue is new but many of the organizers and even some of the jumps will be familiar as they take over from Trott Brook, which provided a much-loved day out for many years. There is also the possibility of yet another event in the Minneapolis area. The Eventing group of the Central States Dressage & Eventing Association (CSDEA) is in negotiations to hold a CT in conjunction with their Recognized dressage show in July.
Established Area IV venues are not being left behind. Fox River Valley will hold a CIC* in 2011 while Intermediate riders will have three HTs to compete in at Otter Creek this year. Otter Creek will also hold the Area IV Championships this year. Wayne DuPage will run only one HT this year but will also host a clinic by one of the foremost Cross country instructors in the world, Lucinda Green.
In the southern part of our Area, MACTA will celebrate the complete reconstruction of the water complex at Heritage Park with both a Novice and a Training Three Day event. Longview Horse Park will see the first joint USPC Eventing Rally for many years when both Mid-West and Cimarron Regions get together. Further south again, Briar Fox Farm will be holding a series of eventing clinics including a schooling T3D. They will also be part of the Greater Wichita Area Championships (GWAC) of schooling CTs & HTs in conjunction with the Eventing group of the Kansas Dressage & Eventing Association (KDEA).
Finally one of the first events of our 2011 season will be an enjoyable look back at 2010. Our Area IV Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held in Saint Charles, Illinois on Saturday, March 19th. We hope to see you there!
John Clarke
Area IV Chairman
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Free USEA Classifieds
| The official USEA Classifieds at http://www.3-day-eventing.com/ are now FREE. Everything is free, ads, auctions, photos, video. We are also offering Barn pages where members can create a barn page and all the ads that they post are collected together in one place for potential buyers. The site integrates, twitter and Facebook and offers a widget that allows users to log on from a remote location to update their horses profile, then print an updated flyer in color with the updated information.
If you have any questions or need help please contact Robin Kelly directly rkelly@thedigitalhorse.com
Robin Kelly
www.-3-Day-Eventing.com
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Mill Creek PC Horse Trials & XC Schooling Dates
|  Mill Creek Pony Club is proud to announce the 2011 Mill Creek Pony Club Horse Trials at Longview Horse Park May 14-15 2011.
Our Spring cross country school dates are March 26-27, April 9-10 April 23-24.
Please find more information at: http://millcreek.ponyclub.org/horse%20trial.htm
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MACTA 2011 Schooling Opportunities at Heritage Park
|  The Mid-America Combined Training Association is pleased to announce the MACTA Schooling D/CT/HT & XC Schooling dates for the 2011 season.
Please join us at Heritage Park in Olathe, KS for cross-country schooling:
April 30th, June 18, July 16th.
Make a weekend of it and stay to compete at the MACTA Schooling D/CT/HT:
May 1st, June 19th, July 17th
Details available on the MACTA website, http://www.macta.info
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Briar Fox Schedules Eventing Clinics for 2011
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Briar Fox Farm is offering an Eventing Clinic Series for 2011. The Clinic Series will be geared towards a progressive and systematic plan to help you expand and develop your eventing skills.Each of the 4 scheduled clinics will include dressage, stadium jumping and cross-country. One of the sessions will also be geared towards classic 3-day skills.
The dates for the clinics are as follows:
Clinic I - March 26-27
Clinic II - May 1 (T3day skills)
Clinic III - June 6-7
Clinic IV - August 13-14
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Second Eventing Derby Added
| In response to the high praise earned by the two Eventing Derbies in Wayne last year, a second Derby has been added to the Lamplight Equestrian Center 2011 schedule. The originally announced April 15-17 dates will be joined by a second Derby competition on July 1-3. The first of the series in April is timed as a kick off for the Midwestern eventing season while the second will serve as a tune up opportunity that falls half way through the summer. Nominal cash prizes
will be awarded at both events.
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Stone Ridge Offers Schooling Opportunities in SW MO
|  Stone Ridge in Southwest Missouri offers several opportunities to prepare your horse and riders for the 2011 eventing season! The facility 30 minutes east of Springfield, MO offers a 200ftx120ft lighted arena, full show jumping course and several BN & Novice XC fences.
The February 6th Open Schooling has been canceled due to snow coverage. It will be rescheduled when the snow clears and footing is safe. Please check the Stone Ridge Eventing Facebook page and website for details.
March 5/6: John Staples Clinic
May 20/21: SMHJA Approved H/J Show
Visit www.stoneridgeeventing.com for information on the facility and the events scheduled for 2011.
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Bonnie Mosser Clinic: February 19/20
| Bonnie Mosser is one of the country's pre-eminent riders, trainers & coaches in the internationally recognized Olympic sport of Three Day Eventing.
Bonnie, her horses, and her students, boast years of national and international competitive success that is a result of Bonnie's unique approach to the physical and mental rigors of training sport horses. She aims to provide her horses and students with the best possible opportunity to excel in both local and international arenas.
Most recently, Bonnie competed at Rolex CCI**** and was selected as an alternate to the 2008 Olympic Three Day Eventing Team. Bonnie is a formidable competitor and is regularly a champion or a top placer at every competition that she attends!
Date: February 19-20
Location: Hunters Pointe Farms, 3211 Seminole Valley Road, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Moray Nicholson Clinic: April 7-10
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Moray Nicholson is a BHSI and British Eventing Accredited Coach now working from his base in North Yorkshire, Moray has been an advanced instructor for many years. He has worked and trained with top trainers including Jane and Christopher Bartle, Richard Meade and Graham Fletcher
The clinic will be held at Stonewall Farms. Stonewall Farm is located at 17201 NE 128th St in Kearney, Missouri 64040. Private lessons are $95 (40 minutes). Semi-private lessons are available if you have a partner to ride with at $50/rider. Please contact Beth Stoker at 785-766-4563, or email stokerbeth@hotmail.com if you are interested as soon as possible. Ride times usually fill quickly. One-week notification of cancellation requested. If you could RSVP so we can verify that the cost of his plane ticket is justified we would appreciate it.
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John Staples Clinic: April 16/17 Iowa City
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Winds Reach Farm in Iowa City, IA announces the return of USEA Level III Certified instructor John Staples April 16/17,2011.
John Staples is an Advanced level competitor and USEA Level II certified riding instructor based out of Wichita, KS.
The clinic will be held in a two day format that focuses on cross country one day and
stadium/grid work the other day. John will work on teaching proper galloping techniques and how to handle cross country fences at different speeds including jumping out of the gallop.
Clinic Details
Contact: Laura Rietveld laura76@wildblue.net 641-780-7970
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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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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 |
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