Area IV Young Riders: Important Announcement!
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Athletes wishing to be considered for the 2011 Area IV Junior or Young Rider Eventing Team MUST complete the USEF online application.
Goto www.usef.org . click user login at the top right hand side of screen. Once in your USEF account, look under 2011 Competition Year and click on Eventing Championship Applications.
There are two forms, one for Junior and one for Young Rider. Click on the appropriate one and complete form.
This is due NOW
This is not an Entry but a required application that the USEF will use to monitor qualifications of athletes during the NAJYRC selection process.
2011 NAJYRC Qualification Requirements
For the 2011North American Junior and Young Rider Eventing Competition, a horse and rider must achieve a qualifying score as a combination as follows:
CH* - CCI* or 2 CIC*
CH** - CCI** or 2 CIC** or CH* and CIC**
A qualifying result is obtained by completing the following:
Qualifying result for FEI Dressage tests:
Not more than 75 penalty points.
Qualifying result for Cross-Country, FEI competitions:
Not more than 20 penalties at obstacles.
Not more than 90 seconds exceeding the optimum time. (36 penalties)
Qualifying result for Show Jumping, FEI competitions:
Not more than 16 jumping penalties.
PLEASE NOTE: When qualifying results attained at CIC's are being used they must be clear on cross-country (no xc obstacle penalties)
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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
April 23-24.
Weather related notices will be available on the Mill Creek Pony Club website and the USEA Area IV Facebook page.
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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Queeny Park XC Schooling & Schooling Dressage Show
|  Queeny Park Equestrian Events is pleased to announce we will be hosting a Cross Country Schooling and Schooling Dressage Show on May 7th 2011. The Cross Country Schooling will offer all levels beginning with Starter Novice and going through Preliminary and will offer water, ditches, banks, and all portable fences. The cost for Cross Country Schooling is $30.00 or $50.00 for a rider who wishes to school two horses. Riders who enter the Dressage Show will get a $5.00 discount on the Cross Country Schooling per horse. The Dressage Show will run the Eventing Dressage Tests first, so there is ample time to school over cross country fences later in the day. The Cross Country course will close on Monday May 9th in preparation for our June 11-12th USEA Horse Trials. Also, on May 8th QPEE will be hosting the annual Mother's Day Hunter Pace. Please visit www.qpee.org for more information. |
Catalpa Corner Spring Tune-Up Weekend
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Make plans to ride in Iowa on Memorial day weekend. There will be something for everyone - open cross country schooling, clinic availability, a schooling horse trial and a schooling dressage show. This is one of three opportunities to ride at Catalpa Corner Horse Park this year. Mark your calendars for a similar schooling show weekend on September 10th and 11th and an open xc schooling weekend held on July 30th and 31st. All proceeds from the shows and schoolings go to the park.
Schedule of Events for Memorial Day weekend:
Saturday May 28: Open XC School, XC clinic with Camie Stockhausen,
Ride-A-Test clinic and Ride-A-Showjumping Course Clinic
Sunday May 29: Schooling Horse Trial
Monday May 30: Open XC School
Details or contact Camie Stockhausen at fielddayhorses@gmail.com
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Jonathon Holling Clinic: May 27/28
|  Versailles Equestrian welcomes Jonathon Holling May 27th-28th, 2011.
Jonathan Holling has competed through the advanced CCI**** level on many horses. He has ridden at such world famous events as The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, Burghley Horse Trials, and the World Cup Eventing Finals in Malmo Sweden. His partners at these events include Prairie Schooner, Lion King, Tell You Why, and Direct Merger. Jon has been given the honor of being considered by the U.S. team numerous times. Additionally, Jon is the coach of the Area IV Young Rider team. During his coaching of this team at three championships, they have won two team gold medals.
Clinic Details/Registration Form
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Lucinda Green Clinic: June 12/13
| Don't miss this opportunity to ride with an equestrian legend! Lucinda Green will be returning to the Pratts Wayne Woods Forest Preserve in Wayne, IL for a XC clinic Sunday/Monday JUNE 12-13, 2011. She began riding at age four, and is most known for winning the Badminton Horse Trials a record six times, on six different horses. To date, Green is the only rider to have done so. She has also won the Tony Collins Trophy-given to the British rider with the most points in eventing in a season, a record seven times.
Green first represented Britain at the 1973 European Championships at Kiev. She competed in the European Championships a total of 7 times, and was European Champion in both 1975, on Be Fair, and in 1977, on George.
The entry form and clinic information for the Lucinda Green clinic are now available on the Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. website, www.waynedupageht.com. Those of you e-mailed to request a flier may print one from the website or e-mail again to request a flier. We regret any inconvenience, but the waynedupageht@sbcglobal.net folder containing those e-mails was "compromised".
Inquiries: waynedupageht@sbcglobal.net |
Wayne DuPage XC and SJ Schooling June 19th
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Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. will offer a unique schooling opportunity in the Pratts Wayne Woods Forest Preserve, site of the Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, on SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011, the week before the Fox River Valley HT!
All three water jumps will be filled, there will be multiple XC fences in both water jump fields and a SJ course will be set up for use as well.
Details will be available later on the Wayne DuPage Horse Trials, Inc. webpage, www.waynedupageht.com and will be sent to the Area Newsletter for posting.
E-mail: waynedupageht@sbcglobal.net |
Novice 3-Day & Training 3-Day offered in Area IV
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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.
Summary of Qualifications for Novice 3-Day & Training 3-Day
Please Note:
3-day entry open and close date are different from regular horse trial. Please check omnibus. 3day open date is June 28, 2011 and closing date is July 26, 2011. Horse trial open date is July 12, 2011 and closing date is August 9, 2011. If we do not have 15 riders entered in the 3day (Training and Novice) by July 26, 2011 then we will not hold the 3day.
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