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Please join us for the
2022 YEAR END AWARDS CEREMONY
& DINNER WITH A GREAT GUEST SPEAKER
AND BRINGING BACK THE MSEA AWARDS!
February 4th, 2023
5:30 pm social and cash bar
6:00 pm dinner and guest speaker followed by awards presentations
Located at:
The Ranch Country Club
11887 Tejon Street Westminster, CO 80234
$43 per person for full 3 course dinner and non-alcoholic drinks
(cash bar will be available for adult drinks)
Please RSVP NO LATER than 1/23/23
Please see attached flyer and RSVP form and send in your completed registration form with payment:
Via mail to Kelly Walsh – 15520 Herring Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(checks payable to USEA Area IX)
OR
Via email to kwalsh.v2@gmail.com and pay Kelly Walsh via Venmo
If you have any questions email kwalsh.v2@gmail.com
Hope to see you all there!
2022 Year End Points
Please check your 2022 Year End Points!
Contact Kelly Walsh at kwalsh.v2@gmail.com with any questions or corrections.
Congratulations riders!
New Area IX Young Rider Coordinator
We are excited to introduce our incoming 2023 Area IX Young Rider Coordinator, Hannah Louis! Many thanks to our outgoing coordinator, Andrea Anderson, for all of her hard work and dedication to continuing this program.
About Hannah:
My name is Hannah and I’m super excited for the opportunity to get involved with the Area IX Young Rider Program! I grew up in Dallas, TX where I was lucky enough to land in a great eventing program. While there, I was part of the Area V Young Rider program, riding up through the CCI2L level, and I also got to attend two NAJYR Championships with the Area V team as groom. I then took several years away from horses while getting my marketing degree from the University of Texas at Austin and starting my career in digital marketing in Chicago. Since moving to Colorado Springs this past April, I got connected with the PSEC team and have started to get back to riding (and hopefully eventing at some point!). Through my time as a Young Rider, I was able to make amazing friendships and grow as a horse person, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to help other young riders make the most of an awesome program.
MEMBER SURVEY
AREA IX ECP JUMPING WORKSHOP
Area IX Level I/II/III ECP Jumping workshop with Mary D’Arcy
Workshop dates: October 28-30, 2022
Opening date: Sept 22, 2022
Closing date: Sept 28, 2022
Participant Instructors, Demo riders and waitlists will be announced October 5, 2022
Hosted by:
Ashley Carr & Vicki Baker Eventing LLC
7141 CR 100, Wellington, CO 80549
Funded by:
Area IX general funds, raised in part by the previous two years of fundraising clinics, pending USEA approval.
Cost:
$400 for instructors (8 spots available) and $50/day for auditors (25 spots available). Spots will be filled on a first-come first -serve basis and all others will be waitlisted. Area IX member costs may be covered by Area IX, pending USEA approval.
Demo Riders:
Submit the registration form and release noting DEMO RIDER and provide a short letter detailing your level of experience, your horse’s level of experience, and your learning style (visual, auditory, unknown etc). A committee will select the most appropriate demo riders for the registered clinical instructors. Please note that demo riders must be current USEA Area IX members.
Send registration to:
Vickibakereventing@gmail.com
-OR-
Vicki Baker
Area IX Education Chair
7141 CR 100
Wellington, CO 80549
Questions:
Contact Vicki @ 303-815-7587 -OR- vickibakereventing@gmail.com
Feeling left out?
Area IX funding opportunities abound for those that are willing to spearhead workshops, clinics, events and more. If you would like to learn more about hosting an ECP workshop, please reach out to Nancy Knight at USEA.
Help Area IX give back to its membership!
Have an idea? Bring it forward to the Area IX council and we will help you secure funding and provide support to make your idea become reality!
Area IX 2022 Championships
Area IX Championships are now open to entries! So get signed up as we would love to see you there!
Just as a refresher, here are the Area IX requirements for championships and time/location info:
Area IX Championships at The Event at Archer
Held August 18 – 21, 2022
Opening Date July 5 2022
Closing Day August 2, 2022
Area IX 2022 Championships – Qualifying criteria:
1. Qualification Period: August 26, 2021 – August 7, 2022
** All entries must be submitted by the posted closing date of the show (Aug 2nd)! However, late entries will be accepted only for those riders who obtain their qualification during the August 6-7, 2022Spring Gulch horse trials.
2. Intro through Modified Level Qualifications: 1st through 5th at one USEA recognized event with a minimum of 5 starters
3. Preliminary Level Qualifications: One placing 1st through 5th at a USEA recognized event with a minimum of 5 starters OR Two 1st through 5th placings with MER qualified finishes at USEA recognized events if there are less than 5 starters.
4. Completion at any level must meet the USEA definition of a MER to qualify for championships.
5 Area IX Members may qualify in any area but they must have competed in at least one USEA recognized event within Area IX during the qualifying time period on any horse.
6. Open to members of other Areas but non- Area IX riders must qualify within Area IX.
7. Rider and Horse must qualify as a pair
2022 Area IX FUNdraiser Clinic
May 13-14, 2022 @ The Archer Event Complex – Guest Clinician Cathy Wieschoff!
2022 Area IX Championships
We are pleased to announce the 2022 Area IX Championships will be at lovely Archer this year.
They will be offering Championship classes from Intro/Starter through Preliminary, to include Modified! Yes! You read that right. This year we are proud to offer our first Modified Championships.
We have also adjusted some of the qualifications for area championships this year so be sure to check them out.
Hope to see you all there! Have great rides until then 😉
Area IX Championships at The Event at Archer
Held August 18 – 21, 2022
Opening Date July 5 2022
Closing Day August 2, 2022
Area IX 2022 Championships – Qualifying criteria:
1. Qualification Period: August 26, 2021 – August 7, 2022
** All entries must be submitted by the posted closing date of the show (Aug 2nd)! However, late entries will be accepted only for those riders who obtain their qualification during the August 6-7, 2022 Spring Gulch horse trials.
2. Intro through Modified Level Qualifications: 1st through 5th at one USEA recognized event with a minimum of 5 starters
3. Preliminary Level Qualifications: One placing 1st through 5th at a USEA recognized event with a minimum of 5 starters OR Two 1st through 5th placings with MER qualified finishes at USEA recognized events if there are less than 5 starters.
4. Completion at any level must meet the USEA definition of a MER to qualify for championships.
5 Area IX Members may qualify in any area but they must have competed in at least one USEA recognized event within Area IX during the qualifying time period on any horse.
6. Open to members of other Areas but non- Area IX riders must qualify at USEA recognized events held within Area IX.
7. Rider and Horse must qualify as a pair.
8. All Area Championship competitors must be current USEA Members.
9. All qualifying competitions must be USEA registered horse trials, three-day events, or CCIs
10. No horse may compete in more than one championship in a calendar year. This restriction does not include the AEC or any national championship.
11. List the qualifying competitions on the entry form.
NOTE: Whips are not permitted to be carried in the Dressage Test at USEF/USEA Championships or USEA Area Championship divisions.
Area IX Volunteer Hours and Awards!
As we think about the upcoming season I would like to approach the subject of Volunteering at this years events. There are two amazing opportunities for volunteers to be recognized this year.
Our Volunteer Recognition Progam (VIP):
Without Volunteers there is NO Eventing. Volunteers come in many forms….Riders, Friends of riders, Trainers and their Students, people who would love to learn more about the sport, or those who just love this sport.
A Program has been developed within Area IX to incentivize Volunteering, and to recognize Volunteers and their hard work.
* YEAR END AWARDS*
~Area IX Volunteer of the Year
~Reserve Area IX Volunteer of the year
* RECOGNITION MILESTONES *
~5, 10, 15+ hours annually.
~ The more the merrier – Large Cumulative Awards.
You can use the USEA Volunteer Portal Tracking System https://www.eventingvolunteers.com or you can record hours with me. As I round up volunteers for several events in Area IX so I will also keep track of hours, but if you volunteer at an event I’m not involved with please make sure I get your hours if you don’t use the USEA VIP Portal. You can always check in with me any time to see where you’re at with hours.
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MSEA AWARDS PROGRAM:
~Open to ALL Area IX Members.
~REQUIRES 6 Volunteer hours (separate from the 4 hours required by MSEA/CCC for their Yesr End Awards).
~ANY clinic/activity/event within Area IX Sanctioned /Insured through USEA. Check with organizer for Schooling Events.
~Can have “Surrogate” perform hours on your behalf.
~ As with all volunteer hours, you can report them to me, Carol Jones, or track at https://www.eventingvolunteers.com.
Thank you all so much for your continued support, and please……do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns. I am here to help.
Happy and Safe Riding,
Carol Jones
(720) 346 4478 (cell)
Area IX Eventing 