We have a preliminary Year End Awards points update.

See the 2019 Points to Date article. The points are counted as of MAY 15, 2019. We know May and June is an active event season and we need a Points Keeper so the next update will be posted in approximately 30 days.

All points are PENDING until your volunteer hours are confirmed! There is plenty of time left in the season to sign up (next registration deadline is August 30).

We are in need of a Points Keeper! You will need to have a lap top, tablet, or computer that has internet access, can use Excel, and have some math skills - and would like to update and check on points at the USEA website! It only takes a couple of hours a month of your time, all the hard work has already been done for you. We'd love to have you join our Area II team, please contact Holly, Area II Year End Awards Chairman at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Please be sure to read the Rules of Year End Awards here.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 1, 2019

Lexington, VA — The closing date is fast approaching for the May 23-26 VHT International and Horse Trials at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington. With two new divisions on offer this year, the 2019 spring edition of the Virginia Horse Trials may be the best yet.

We are ready to post profile pages for each candidate! See here for how they will be displayed.
 
Please send us your pictures, bios, and your personal fundraising links (ahtf, sces, GoFundMe, etc).
 
After March 1, the distribution list for NAYC will decrease to only those who have submitted an application. If you are still planning to attend the T3D, **, and/or *** at Rebecca Farms you have 2 weeks to submit an application. If you haven't already done so, please get us back the questionnaires.
 
Chris Donovan
(703) 261-3377
 

United States Eventing Association’s mid-Atlantic Area II is preparing its riders for the 2019 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North.

The NAYC takes place again this year in Kalispell, Montana, in conjunction with The Event At Rebecca Farms, July 24-28, 2019. The Area II nominated entries will be announced on June 23, 2019, and selected athletes will attend a mandatory Young Rider Training Camp, to be held at Loch Moy Farms, July 16-19, 2019. Following the camp, the riders and horses will travel to Montana to compete at the NAYC.

This year Area 2 will be sending teams and individuals for the Training 3-Day, CCI-L **, CCI-S ***. We are still accepting qualified entries for the Training 3-Day.

The current candidate list includes:

Year End Team Challenge: Young & the Rest of Us

This is a great opportunity for riders to come together as a team all season long. Remember you don't have to be at the same level or at the same competition! You will need one young rider on your team, if you don't know someone, Chris Donovan & Melissa will help you find one!

If you want to be on a team, simply email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Spring Plans

Cross Country Clinic with Patrick McGaughan
May 11
WinGreen Farm

Entry Form   Educational Activities Release Form

Know Your Speed Clinic with Bonnie Mosser
Dates TBA
MD & NC

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  • You know of an upcoming clinic in your area that is interested in giving a discount to the Adult Riders
  • You are planning a XC schooling day and want to invite other Adult Riders.
  • You live in PA, NJ and would like to plan a clinic.

The Area II Year End Awards program registration IS NOW OPEN. We have worked hard to make it easier to sign up this year with our ONLINE signup form! (There will also be a snail-mail sign up form too). We encourage everyone to also register (if you have not already done so) at EventingVolunteers.com, in order to easily track your volunteer hour requirement. The 8-hour requirement for Year End Award winners is still necessary.

Your USEA registration number and your horse's USEA number are REQUIRED, that is how our Points Chairman can access official results and tally your points.

You may sign up for more than one division and any level. However, you may only declare EITHER Amateur Rider or Junior/Young Rider, not both. You may enter the Open category in addition to either Amateur or Junior. There are special awards offered SO FAR to Registered Irish Draught Area II Event Horse, Thoroughbreds, Arab/Half-Arab Sporthorse and we anticipate more being offered so please include your horse's breed registration number.

At the end of the form, the funds will automatically be totalled. The cost is $20 per category by April 30. After that deadline the price goes up to $45 per category, so please sign up early! You will notice a small charge added to your total; that is the 4% convenience fee for paying online via PayPal to Area II. (PayPal allows you to use a credit card.)  You will receive an instant email confirmation. If you do not want to pay online, please fill out the printable registration form and send by snail mail with a check to the Points Chairman Mary Grace (instructions are on the form). Please be sure to read the Rules of Year End Awards here.

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Young and the Rest of Us ---- Season long edition

This is the first year we are trying this so please help us work out the bugs! Goal is to have fun and bring us all together. We will start registering teams now with a final dead line of June 15 (note scoring starts when you register…so the sooner you start your team the better!!!)

To register, please email (i) your list of team members (riders and horses), (ii) team name, and (iii) name of your team captain and their contact information for team captain to Melissa Stubenberg (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). If you do not get a responding email…..email again!!!!!!

• Teams of 3-5 horses (minimum 2 riders)

Here’s something new and exciting: Area II has over a dozen horse trials scheduled to hold the new “Modified” division this year! Modified has been on the books a few years, but it’s taken course builders and organizers a few years to ramp up new cross-country jumps for the courses, which are set in height between Training Level and Preliminary level. It looks like Area II will be offering the most Modified competitions in the nation this year!

Are you considering Modified this year? It’s a great fit for those who are competent at Training level, but perhaps don’t have the time to condition their horse for the increased speeds and distances of the Preliminary requirements, or have other reasons to keep to the 3’5” basic height parameters of the Modified division.

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