Congratulations to the East Coast Eventers for winning the first IE challenge in Area II. If you are a high school student and not on a team, please reach out to Chris Donovan, so we can figure out how to get you on one. The National IEL leaderboard is updated at the end of each week. You can find the 2023 leaderboards on USeventing.com. For a link to the results: https://evententries.com/#
Please see the article 12/9 on the front page about Chris' report from the 2022 USEA Convention for IEL Teams.
Here is the Year Area 2 Leaderboard Results for IEL. We will recognize these teams at the Area 2 Annual Meeting. I want to encourage you to renew for 2023 as a great way to promote your training program.
| Ranking | Team Name Event |
Sum Top 6 Points | Seasonal Average Team Score |
| 1 | Full Moon Farm | 560 | 106.1 |
| 2 | A2 DR Program - Declared | 560 | 109.0 |
| 3 | Good Council | 340 | |
| 4 | Cooraclare | 260 | 114.2 |
| 5 | Jill Thomas Eventing | 260 | 137.3 |
| 6 | Wilmerding Equestrian | 220 | |
| 7 | Fylicia Barr Eventing | 200 | |
| 8 | ASGO | 180 | |
| 9 | Flying Potatoes | 60 | |
| 10 | Kat Chadderton Eventing | 10 |
We had a great discussion about three main topics at the USEA Annual Meeting in Savannah today. We covered:1. 2024 IEL Championships 2. Creation of a National IEL Team Leaderboard 3. How to promote and grow the program
NOW is the time to register your Team! For 2023 the cost to register your IEL is $75.00; there is no additional fees to your team riders to participate on your IEL team. These funds will be used by the National Office to automate IEL administration, create a leaderboard, and fund awards for the IEL championships. Please see the following documents - the 2023 IEL application and the team roster template. Please use this template when submitting your team (affiliate) member list. Your application can be sent via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Cindy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Either will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have. -- Chris Donovan, Area 2 IEL Coordinator (by the way if there is anyone in Area 2 wishing to assist with this program, please contact Chris to help.)
From Carly Eddahri, Adult Rider Coordinator:
1. Tik Maynard and Andrea Waldo Clinic - August 14, 15 and 16; location, TuckerBerry Farm (Radiant, VA) and WinGreen (Rhoadesville, VA). Kate Rakowski has almost finalized all the details on this amazing clinic, you can now enter and read all the details here. **There will be a discount for Adult Riders to enter - more details to follow once we finalize the amount but we are hoping for around $75 off 3 ride option, $50 off 2 ride and $25 off 1 ride.
2. Adult Team Challenge Championships at American Eventing Championships August 31-Sept 5 are happening! So if you are qualified and planning to enter, I will send a separate email in about a month for you to send me your info. If you want to form a team with some friends, starting thinking of fun Team names!
2022 Year End Champions