USEA Area 2 Eventing

T3D On-Line AUCTION Begins Sept. 9

The 2nd Annual USEA Area II Adult Riders Training 3-Day On-Line Auction items are now ready for you to browse at www.usea2.net/auction!

Be sure to bookmark the site and mark your calendars! You can begin to place your bids on September 9th @ 8:00am ... and remember to check back often, as all bids are active until the auction closes @ 9pm September 13th.

Some of the great items up for bid:
•    Books signed by the authors
•    Brand-name and hand-painted Tote Bags
•    Quality Tack
•    Private Lessons and Clinics with renowned instructors
•    Entries and Schooling Passes
•    Stallion Breeding
•    Press Release

Important 2010 T3D Dates and info:

Flora Lea Fall Horse Trials September 26, 2010

Flora Lea has hosted a horse trails every year since 1975 and this year's promises to be one of the best ever.

• New organizing committee
• Training, Novice, Prelim/Training, and now Beginner Novice
• Totally redesigned galloping cross-country courses
• Enlarged and improved water complex

We are looking for volunteers to help paint, decorate, and prepare for the September 26th horse trial... contact us if you are interested!

Kelly Adams Volunteer Coordinator 609-923-7847
Debbie Adams Event Director 609-876-4826

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Website:  http://www.floraleafarmllc.com

Hosted by BREA
www.breventing.org
September 19, 2010
Green Hill Park Equestrian Center, Salem, VA
Closing Date:  September 10, 2010

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.  Bonnie is a formidable competitor and is regularly a champion or a top placer at every competition that she attends!

Four of us from New Jersey (Carey Williams, Anne Seline, Jorgen & Nick Olijslager) set off to GMHA in Vermont to participate in the Classic Format Training & Novice Three Day this past week. What an amazing adventure! Let me first say eventers are a really fun bunch of people!!! We cheer each other on all day-long, yes, us New Jersey folks are maybe a little louder than the New Englanders! Another example of the camaraderie; Anne was practicing her jog in the parking lot and her hat goes flying (dressed for a “garden party”!)... looked at me and asks if I have any bobbypins... sure I have those in my pocket.. NOT! A random lady walks by... here I have a few! How cool is that!!!

How can I describe NAJYRC camp and championship weeks in 2010?? HOT! As much of you have been experiencing up and down the east coast we hosted our clinic in Vass, NC at David and Lauren O'briens farm in 100+ degree temperatures.  The horses and riders handled the heat well and the coaches made sure that the rides were scheduled early to ensure that they were out of the heat as soon as possible. We did have one casualty at camp, Colleen McKitrick's horse Connor II began to show some soundness issues towards the end of camp and Colleen made the decision to withdraw from contention. Colleen was a member of our 2009 gold medal CCI * team. We were very sad to lose such a horsewoman and competitor! The Junior team consisted of Allison Smith, Chase Beach, Jamie Doolittle, Alex Macleod and our individual was Jordan Litter. Laura Roberts was our CCI ** representative and she was on a combined team with Lauren Lambert from Area VIII and Lexi Scovil from Area IV.

Eric Smiley “walking clinic” at Waredaca Farm
October 22 and 23, 2010

Eric Smiley is a world renowned eventer, FEI judge and trainer from Ireland. (See www.ericsmiley.com)

The Adult Rider Training Three Day at Waredaca has brought Eric to the US to help in the educational portion of the T3D and Area II has arranged for him to stay over for two days and provide that educational benefit to all members of Area II. This “clinic” is open to all Area II members!

This clinic is open to all, Adults, Young Riders, Juniors, Parents and Trainers.  It is designed to be a “walking” clinic where the participants will be outfitted with radios with headsets so that everyone can hear Eric and benefit from his valuable knowledge and insight into Eventing.  It is a unique opportunity to hear and see what a Judge is looking for in the Dressage Phase, then there will be the opportunity to go out on Cross Country on two separate days and walk courses, watch horses go cross country, and watch and walk Show Jumping courses.  There will be evening lectures and lots of opportunities for one on one with Eric.

The clinic is being sponsored by your Area II Council in conjunction with the Area II Adult Rider Sponsored T3D.  It is a unique opportunity to spend important educational time with a top FEI Judge, Clinician and Competitor on site at an event.

Please fill out the registration form (click here) and forward it to me right away. Space is limited so don’t delay!

Questions? Please feel free to contact me at:
Cindy Deporter  919 612 1230
Cindy.deporter@dhhs.ncgov

The Maryland Horse Trials is adding to their unrec/schooling events. Now you can choose whether you want to do a Short Course Event (Derby), a Combined Test, Show Jumping Rounds, or Dressage Tests.

Dates are Sept. 12, Oct. 31, and Nov. 14, 2010, with a starter Horse Trial on Oct. 17.