Area declarations for the 2025 USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships (YRC) and Area 1 Groom Applications are now open. Athletes MUST complete a USEF Area Declaration by May 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The USEF Area Declaration can be submitted in your USEF Athlete Dashboard, along with the application fee of $75.00. Athletes MUST… Read More>
General News from Area 1
Area 1 Annual Meeting – We want YOUR Feedback
Thank you to everyone who joined us last month on January 4-5 for the Area 1 Clinic & Annual Meeting. We had a great turnout at both and hope everyone gained some valuable skills and enjoyed themselves. We are already looking forward to our next annual meeting including looking at a few different dates for… Read More>
Applications now open for the Young Rider Youth Council
The Area 1 Young Rider Program is seeking to fill two (2) seats on the Youth Council. Applications are now open and will close on March 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Apply Here Council Purpose To be the voice of the Area 1 Young Rider membership to lend insight and ideas for programming for the… Read More>
2025 USEA Emerging Athlete 21 Program Applications are Open
Applications for the USEA Emerging Athlete U21 Program in 2025 are now available for those who meet the requirements to apply. The purpose of the USEA Emerging Athletes U21 program (EA21) is to identify and provide consistent quality instruction to the next generation of elite event riders. The aim is to create a pipeline for… Read More>
Change of Venue for Jan 4 Area 1 Be Ready Eventing Clinic
Eventers do know how to pivot! Early this week, Mount Holyoke informed us that their arena has to undergo important repairs that cannot wait. They need to close the arena, making Mount Holyoke’s Equestrian Center unavailable for us on January 4th. Now the good news! The Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield, MA has graciously stepped in… Read More>
2025 YRC Interest Form
The 2025 USEF Young Rider Championships (YRC) will again be held in conjunction with The Maryland International + Horse Trials in Adamstown, MD July 3-6, 2025. If you are interested in representing Area 1 at YRC, please fill out the form below. The ONLY purpose of this form is for our team organizers to get… Read More>
YEAR END AWARDS
Congratulations to all of this years winners. Please look over the point standings and reach out to Joan Fleser (jmfleser@gmail.com) if there are any problems. Scores will become final 11/29/2024 so don’t delay! Adult Amateur Rider Adult Master Amateur Rider Junior/Young Rider Senior Rider
Save the Date: 2025 Area 1 Annual Meeting
Area 1 Annual Meeting & Eventing Clinic – Be Eventing Ready! Saturday, January 4 – mount holyoke equestrian center Sunday, January 5 – Willets-hallowell center What could be better than a winter eventing clinic open to all!! Late morning through lunch, an unmounted discussion with a panel of experts to help us gear up for… Read More>
Area 1 Young Rider Program seeks YOUR feedback!
The Area 1 Young Rider Program is back in planning mode for 2025. To help ensure all voices, ideas, thoughts, and opinions are heard we invite you to complete the survey below (which applies to you) to help improve the program. This anonymous survey is open to program members, parents/guardians, and trainers. The deadline for… Read More>
Area 1 Young Rider Program launches The Young Rider Cup presented by North Bridge Equine
To recognize our members’ accomplishments throughout the Eventing season, the Area 1 Young Rider Program is thrilled to announce the launch of the Area 1 Young Rider Cup in Memory of Jessica Halliday presented by North Bridge Equine. A perpetual trophy will be awarded to a Young Rider who has received the singular best final… Read More>
2024 Area 1 Competitor Survey
2024 Area 1 Competitor Survey Results Are In We are happy to share the results of the 2024 Area 1 Competitor Survey, with enormous thanks to the over 200 Area 1 members that responded (see pdf below). The purpose of the survey was to find out what competitors value most when they choose to enter… Read More>
Young Riders Monthly Wrap-Up: June
It’s the thick of the summer season and June was jam-packed! As of the end of June, the Young Rider Program has 171 members, 98 of which rode down the centerline across nine different events between Area 1 and Area 2 venues. At the start of June, we held our first team challenge of the… Read More>
