News from Area 1 and USEA

The Area 1 Young Rider Program is excited to welcome Tack Attic as a sponsor for the Spring Symposium. The Spring Symposium will occur on Saturday, April 5 at UNH Equine Center in Durham, New Hampshire. Tack Attic is a Consignment Store selling quality used tack and apparel for horse and rider. Betsy Coburn-Porter began working… Read More>

The Area 1 Council is pleased to announce updates to the Area 1 Year End Awards. Going into effect for the 2025 season, five (5) volunteer hours will now be a requirement to be eligible for awards across all levels from Starter through Advanced. These volunteer hours must be performed in service of a USEA-sanctioned… Read More>

Returning for another year is the Bromont Rising U25 Grant Program. This grant is awarded to riders under 25 years old competing in the U25CCI2*L, U25*CCI3*-L and/or the CCI4*-S or CCI4*-L at the MARS Bromont CCI horse trials June 5-8 in Quebec, CAN. Repost from bromonthorsetrials.com: “The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by… Read More>

The Area 1 Young Rider Program is excited to welcome Poulin Grain as a sponsor for the Spring Symposium. The Spring Symposium will occur on Saturday, April 5 at UNH Equine Center in Durham, New Hampshire. It is the mission of Poulin Grain, Inc. to be the leaders in the feed and agricultural field by… Read More>

The Area 1 Young Rider Program is excited to welcome Great Bay Equine as a sponsor for the Spring Symposium. The Spring Symposium will occur on Saturday, April 5 at UNH Equine Center in Durham, New Hampshire. Founded by Dr. A. Rachel Roemer in 2016, Great Bay Equine is rooted in the local equine community… Read More>

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>

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 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>