The March/April 2020 Area 1 Newsletter is now available! Please send feedback and ideas to USEAArea1Newsletter@gmail.com – we’ll be accepting submissions each month until the 15th. If you would like to be on the email list just let us know and we’ll add you!
News from Area 1 and USEA
The Science of Better Riding Part III – COVID-19 edition
For the past two months we have talked about using the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning and how to utilize those ideas in Eventing. Please click here if you missed the first installment, and click here for the second. Given the seismic shift in all our lives with the outbreak of the Corona Virus everyone’s… Read More>
Walk It Out
Walk It Out! So with our season on hold and the pressure to train and compete off, it might be time to take a look at how you are incorporating walking into you and your horse’s fitness routine. Walking, alone or with a buddy (six feet away, please! And not just for the mares), is… Read More>
Area 1 Newsletter – February Edition
The February 2020 Area 1 Newsletter is now available! Please send feedback and ideas to USEAArea1Newsletter@gmail.com – we’ll be accepting submissions each month until the 15th. If you would like to be on the email list just let us know and we’ll add you!
Aiken Envy
Hillori Connors is an amateur adult from Topsfield, MA who enjoys competing at the lower levels of eventing in Area 1. Her horse is Chantilly All Quality (aka Fig), an 8 year old, 17 hh ISH gelding that she has had for almost 1 year. Shortly after Fig’s arrival, he had several back-to-back minor injuries,… Read More>
Ocala Opportunities
Rachel Kiczuk is from Amherst NH and works in Groton, MA at Scarlet Hill Farm. Her horse Africa is a 15.3 TB/Irish Sport Horse by Formula One, and they compete at the preliminary level. Rachel is looking forward to creating good memories with her co-workers down in Ocala this winter. Next Wednesday will mark one… Read More>
Riding Corner – February 2020
For those of us without very many jumps, this exercise gives you tons of options using minimal jump standards, and keeps the outside of the arena open. Poles on the ground work great for this exercise as well! The three jumps in the middle can be any type, I chose a skinny and an oxer… Read More>
The Science of Better Riding- Part II
Last month we talked about the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning and how to utilize those ideas in Eventing. Please click here if you missed it. This month I would like to highlight a key principle and discuss how we can apply it when in the tack. External Focus of Attention How many riders have… Read More>
Beach Riding in New England
So while some of us are lucky enough to decamp to warmer climes for the winter, many of us in Area 1 are stuck at home for the winter, circling around and around the indoor. For intrepid eventers, however, the off season is a great time to hit the beach with our horses. I really… Read More>
Area 1 Newsletter
The January edition of the Area 1 USEA Newsletter is now available! Please send feedback and ideas to USEAArea1Newsletter@gmail.com – we’ll be accepting submissions each month until the 15th. If you would like to be on the email list just let us know and we will add you!
Area 1 2020 Organizers Meeting Recap
Having never attended an organizer meeting, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I sat in on this session at the 2020 Area 1 annual meeting. I had visions of organizers fighting tooth and nail for dates and debating every proposed change. I was pleasantly surprised to find a very supportive environment focused on… Read More>
The Science of Better Riding
At this year’s annual meeting, Sorcha Martin, an Area I competitor and physical therapist, gave a terrific talk about applying the science of motor learning to improving our riding. This talk was so helpful (and validating – did you know all the time you spend coordinating your tack actually helps you to be a better… Read More>
