In 2024, there will be a series of team challenges available to ALL Young Rider members. Team Challenges take place at GMHA June Horse Trials, Millbrook Horse Trials, GMHA Festival of Eventing, and GMHA September Horse Trials. Members will automatically be placed in teams and notified of their team members one 1 week before the event. At each event, team members will have the opportunity to have lunch or dinner with their fellow teammates on the venue grounds and get to know each other the Friday night before the event starts.

If you do NOT want to take part in the Team Challenges please fill out this form. 

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Thank You To Our team challenge Sponsors

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Team Rules:

• Must be a member of the Area 1 Young Rider Program before the event closing date. Enrollment in the YR program can be done through USEA’s online services. Click here for a tutorial on how to sign up.
• If a team member does not complete a phase (elimination of any kind or withdrawal) a penalty score of 100 will be added to the rider’s score. (Note: since this rider would now have the highest score of their teammates, this would be the drop score).

Team Composition:

•  Teams will be selected by the YR coordinator and done so to promote maximum socialization of YRs (ex. those stabled with each other might not be placed on the same team)
• Similar to a championship team, each team will consist of 4 team members. In the event we are not able to fill all teams with 4 riders, there will be teams of 3 and teams with 4 riders will have a drop score. 
• For GMHA Festival and Millbrook, one professional will be added to each team 
• Teams will be published and emailed 1 week before the event. It is up to team members how they communicate leading up to the event.  

Scoring:

• Rider’s scores will be added up for a team score.
• If the distribution of YR members is not possible to allow all teams to have an even number of participants, then the highest score will be dropped. 
• If a rider’s score is dropped, they are still considered part of the team and will receive the same ribbon and prize as the rest of their teammates.

Team Spirit Award:

• Who has the most team spirit? Each team will have the opportunity to earn points throughout the competition (not to be added to their competition score) The team with the most points accumulated wins.
  • Name your team
  • Wear your YR patch
  • Come to the pizza party
  • Tag @area1youngriders in a team photo
  • Say thank you to our sponsors by tagging them in your weekend post
• 10 points if all team members participate or 1 point per team member

Below are resources for Young Riders including helpful links, forms, scholarship and grant information along with internship opportunities and recent news.

 

FEI Team Challenges

Different Areas will be hosting a series of FEI Team Challenges at select events. These Team Challenges are for Young Riders competing at the CCI1*, CC2*, CCI3*, and CCI4* level. In 2024, there will be 8 FEI Team Challenges hosted primarily by Area 2, with one in Area 7. Please contact the Areas YR Coordinator for more information.

March 13 – 16: Carolina International CCI & Horse Trial

April 19 – 20: Fair Hill International April HT & CCI-S

May 8 – 12: Tryon International Three-Day Event

May 23 – 26: Virginia Horse Center Eventing

July 17 – 21: The Event at Rebecca Farm

September 19 – 22: Plantation Field International HT

October 31 – November 3: Tryon International & HT

November 8 – 10: Virginia Horse Center Eventing

PREVIOUS FEI TEAM CHALLENGE RESULTS

Carolina International CCI & Horse Trial

mixed level

2024: Lea Adams-Blackmore, Annabelle Sprague, Cassie Sanger (Area 2), Carlin Keefe (Area 2) — 1st Place

Plantation Field International HT

CCI1*-S

2023: Kate Servais, Kimberley Bégin (Canada), Kimberley Bégin (Canada) — 2nd Place

CCI2*-S

2023: Madison Haney, Audrey Littlefield, Lizzie Hoff (Area 7), Lucine Claudel (Canada) — 2nd Place

CCI3*-S

2023: Lea Adams-Blackmore, Kimberley Bégin (Canada), Olivia Miller (Area 7), Madison Temkin (Area 8) — 3rd Place