Wellpride American Eventing Championships
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| USEA Convention Updated 07/04/08 |
This n That Updated 07/02/08 |
Point Standings Updated 06/30/08 |
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| USEA News Updated 06/17/08 |
Area Newsletter Updated 07/02/08 |
Horse Trials Schedule Updates Updated 07/02/08 |
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| Area 3 Championships Updated 06/13/08 |
Area Financial Statement Updated 03/04/08 |
Debbie Atkinson's Web Site Updated 02/25/08 |
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| Instructors' Certification Program Updated 01/23/08 |
Area Championship Qualifications Updated 07/02/08 |
Email Subscriber List Updated 02/19/08 |
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| Concussion Safety Information Updated 12/13/07 |
AEC Updated 12/05/07 |
Unwritten Rules of Eventing Updated 12/01/06 |
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| Point Calculations Updated 11/29/07 |
Newletter Advertising Updated 11/29/07 |
Archives Updated 03/22/08 |
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Horse Trials Schedule Updates -
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USEA Convention -
The annual USEA Convention will be held in New Orleans, LA, December 11-14, 2008. As part of Area 3, your help is needed to make this convention a success for all.
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Area Financial Statement -
The Area III Consolidated Financial Statement is provided
HERE for your information.
Instructors' Certification Program (ICP)-
As of January, 2008, a small group of generous USEA members named "The ICP Boosters" have identified
Areas III, IV, and IX as USEA Areas where, as compared to the other USEA Areas, the number of ICP-certified
instructors per number of Area USEA members is very low.
The ICP Boosters have therefore supplied funding for the following: the first 20 Level I or II candidate instructors
living in Areas III, IV, and IX to complete successfully the Levels I/II Workshops Pair and Assessment will be
reimbursed at the time their ICP certificates are issued for the ICP Assessment fee of $500 by a Boosters grant of $500.
USEA Manager of Educational Programs Nancy Myers, who attends to the Assessment files of all ICP candidate instructors,
will keep a record of the dates of successful completion of the ICP Workshops and Assessment of all Area III, IV, and
IX Level I or II candidates for the purpose described above.
For Levels I/II Workshops dates and ICP Assessment dates, please check the ICP Workshops and Assessments Calendar
page of the USEA website,
www.useventing.com/education.php?section=instructors&id=127.
For information about all aspects of the ICP program, go to ICP's first page at
www.useventing.com/education.php?section=instructors.
Should you have any questions, please contact me Nancy Myers, Educational Programs Manager, U.S. Eventing Association,
525 Old Waterford Road, NW, Leesburg, VA 20176; 703-779-0440, Ext 3007; 703-779-0550 Fax
Concussion Safety Information -
Concussion is a brain injury caused by trauma to the head. The most common head injury in sport is concussion.
Learn more about concussion and safe riding in this brochure -
Wake Up to Concussion. Be Smart! Ride Safe!
Area 3 Championships - CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the 2008 Area 3 Championships -
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Debbie Atkinson's Website -
Debbie has compiled a bunch of useful information into an article "Things I Couldn't Get Along Without in the Barn". You
can read the article on her website.
Debbie's Website.
Unwritten Rules of Eventing -
Whether newcomer or veteran eventer, Denny Emerson reminds us of the eventers'
"ethic" in
My Guide To Some Unwritten Rules Of Eventing
that was recently published in the Chronicle of the Horse magazine. Please click on the link and
enjoy this enlightening article.
Area Email - Subscriber List
1) We offer Area 3 USEA members the opportunity to "subscribe" to an Area email list. The email subscription list is
used to send news and updates related to USEA Area 3 events and sponsored programs, such as Adult Riders and Young Riders.
Subscribing for this service is strictly voluntary. Information will
continue to be posted on the website.
There is no planned schedule of when emails will be sent, just on an "as needed" basis. Emails will
not be sent for advertising, such as the classifieds, and the subscriber list will not be provided to advertisers. You must have a
current USEA membership to remain on the email list. If you are using spam filtering, please add
mail@usea3.org to your safe list.
To subscribe/unsubscribe to the email list, please click
HERE. Comments and questions can be emailed to
areaiii@hotmail.com.
2) UPDATE 1/4/07 - News updates have been sent using the subscriber email list. If you have subscribed for this service and have
not received an update, please send an email to areaiii@hotmail.com.
3) UPDATE 2/24/07 - A few of you have reported getting a blank email. Email service providers can block certain types of mail
formatting. If you are receiving a blank email, please send a reply back or send a separate email to
areaiii@hotmail.com to report the problem. Future emails will be sent to you in
"plain text" format. With plain text most of the text formatting is removed, but you will be able to see the information.
Area Points -
Check your 2008 Point Standings. Questions can be emailed to Nancy Russell.
Congratulations to the 2007 High Point Winners. Awards and ribbons were given June 7th, at the Poplar Place Farm Horse Trials. Please enjoy the Photo Album of candid shots from the Awards presentation and competitors' party.
This 'n That -
7/2/08 - Expanded Use of Division Options- For the 2009 Area Calendar, several Organizers are taking advantage of split divisions. You will see more offering split divisions such as "I/P" or "P/T", especially during the early spring and early fall events. For example, a "P/T" division means the entries would do Preliminary level dressage and show jumping with a Training level cross-country. The division will count as a Training division for points and qualifications, but the division will be valuable in experience and preparation for the next level.
7/2/08 - Sharing Event Experiences- Area 3 covers several states and includes many different event venues. Some of us have our favorites and wonder why more people don't attend these shows. Some shows are new in the area and we don't know a lot about them - or we might want to venture outside our driving area and try a new event.
We are asking competitors to start writing about shows that they like and let others know about the facilities, organization, location, terrain, amenities, course (was it true to the level or not). This would allow all of us to get to know a little bit more about the various shows in our area and provide visibility for newer or lesser known shows. We don't want these writeups to sugar coat the events, but we do want to let people know what they may be missing or that this may be a show to put on your calendar to try. THESE ARE NOT EVENT EVALUATIONS - those are still valid but not what we are looking for here.
We are hoping to compile your input and
post on the website as a way of sharing information throughout our area. Send your input via email to
areaiii@hotmail.com. Include your name and contact information, the event name and date along with your thoughts and likes about the event and/or ammenities in the surrounding area.
Wellpride American Eventing Championships
2009 Area III Championships -
Qualifications for the 2009 Area 3 Championships are:
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Point Calculations -
The Area III year-end points are calculated when organizers send their final results to the Points Chair. Area III points
are only awarded to Area III members participating in Area III recognized events. Points are determined by the number of
competitors starting each division. Points are given for Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary, Jr/YR Preliminary,
Senior Training, Jr Training, Senior Novice, Jr Novice, Senior Beginner Novice and Junior Beginner Novice.
Leading Rider and Leading Young Rider of the Year are
determined at the end of the year by the number of total points accumulated by each rider on every horse ridden and at
every level (BN-A).
The points are awarded as follows:
| Horse Trials Placing | Combined Tests Placing | |||||||||
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| # of Starters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| 5 or less | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .5 |
| 6 - 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | .5 |
| 11 - 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 16 - 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 21 - 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 26 or more | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
Area Newsletter -
Submissions for the fall newsletter are due August 15th. If you have an article or ad for this edition, please email to kb3amf@comcast.net by August 15th. Suggestions/topics for articles that you would like to see in future newsletters can be sent to areaiii@hotmail.com. Your ideas are appreciated!
The Area Newsletter is published twice a year and distributed electronically to USEA Area 3 members. To electronically
receive a link to the Newsletter, please go to the "Email Subscriber List" and have your email added to the list.
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The current newsletter is below. Older editions are available by going to the Archives page.
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