2026 Area 1 Annual Meeting – Be Eventing Ready!
Annual Meeting – Sunday, November 16, 2025 – Inn on Boltwood, Amherst, MA
Rob Burk, CEO of USEA as Keynote Speaker
Missed the fun?
Rob Burk’s Presentation
The Area 1 Annual Meeting offers an opportunity for all competitors, organizers, and volunteers and those who wish to learn more about Area 1 opportunities to come together to celebrate the season’s achievements and learn more about upcoming opportunities leading into the next Eventing season. Each year consists of updates from both the Adult Rider Program, and Young Rider Program with morning breakout sessions, followed by a luncheon with a Keynote Speaker and silent auction, and concluding with Year-End Awards and the announcement of the host venue for the Area 1 Championships.
Agenda
- 9:00 am – Registration; Silent Auction opens
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm — Breakout sessions (Adult Riders, Young Riders, Organizers, Pros)
- 12:00 – 3:30 pm
- Lunch; Keynote speaker Rob Burk
- Annual Business Meeting
- Award celebration
New 2026 Dressage Tests! Join us at a clinic to see and learn the new tests!
Nanny Hope* Sponsored Dressage Demo Clinic
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Stoneleigh Burnham School Equestrian Center, Greenfield, MA
Nanny Hope Dressage Demo Clinic – Riders will demo new 2026 Dressage tests in front of a licensed judge for a ride & critique.
Here’s your chance to find out what the judges look for & expect:
- Timing: Approximately 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
- Riders will demonstrate six 2026 tests from Starter to Preliminary
- Carol Kozlowski will be our Judge & Commentator
- Lunch with a Q&A with Carol
What are the Costs?
- Area Annual Meeting — $40.00
- Saturday Dressage Clinic — $20.00
Register for one or both:
- Register for the Annual Meeting – Please Register Early! We really do need to know how many of you are likely to come, so please help us and register early!
- Register for the Dressage Demo Clinic – Again, please let us know if you’re planning on coming so we can accommodate everyone.
- Register here.
Accommodations in Amherst:
- Inn on Boltwood, 30 Boltwood Ave, Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 256-8200 or check online for availability & cost. https://www.innonboltwood.com/
- UMass Hotel: 10 minutes from the Inn on UMass Amherst Campus. 1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01003, (413) 549-6000 https://hotelumass.com/
- Courtyard by Marriott Hadley Amherst: 10 min or less from the Inn. 423 Russell St, Hadley, MA, 01035 413-256-5454 Marriott Courtyard Hadley Amherst
- Comfort Inn & Suites Hadley: 10 min or less from the Inn. 400 Russell St, Hadley, MA, 01035, US, +1-413-225 2841 Comfort Inn/Suites Hadley
Donate to the Auction! Always a fun & competitive event!
Let us know what you’re bringing!
Please send an email to either Judy Rossi (rossijr1@gmail.com) or Laurie Hudson (laurie@hitchingpost.com) by November 1 st with what you’re bringing or if you have questions – really helps us set up the auction to know in advance!
Hope to see you at both events! Please register early so we can make plans to accommodate everyone.
*Nanny Hope Dressage Demo Clinic We are immensely grateful for the generous contribution from Laurian Pope and the Nanny Hope fund to support this Clinic. Hope Stearns Anderson was Laurian’s Grandmother who passed at age 94, although she always proclaimed herself to be “younger than springtime.” Hope was a gifted singer, performing as a church soloist and at family recitals until she was 90. A devoted spiritual seeker and healer, she spent much of her life learning, studying and in contemplation. Hope also had a deep love for animals and was a staunch supporter of all the activities her granddaughters participated in and loved watching Laurian compete in eventing. Never wanting to miss out, she rode a horse for the first time in her late seventies on a family vacation at a Dude Ranch.
If you have any questions about the Area 1 Annual Meeting please contact Area 1 Chairman, Judy Rossi (rossijr1@gmail.com)
