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Area VII Young Riders Newsletter – January 16th, 2012
Hello 2012! Here is a quick update on some of the Area VII activities that we are planning for 2012. I am working on updating the web page and will hopefully have that completed by the end of the month. NAJYRC candidate hopefuls please read the section on NAJYRC at the end of this newsletter!
Area VII Annual Meeting – January 21st, 2012
The annual meeting will be held in Oregon this year and we are looking forward to welcoming new area chairman, Melissa Beardsley. The annual awards banquet will feature Young Rider competitor and volunteer awards.
Please congratulate the following Young Riders who will be receiving awards at the meeting:
Mara Campbell
Ellen Chandler
Olivia Chandler
Katherine Cole
Florence Miller
Ashlynn Meuchel
Olivia Schatz
Mackenna Shea
Ryley Sinclair
Lizzie Snow
More information on the annual meeting may be found on the Area VII website,
www.areavii.org
Annual Spring Camp at Tulipsprings – April 7th and 8th
Mark your calendars for the annual clinic at Tulipsprings in Kennewick, WA. This has turned out to be a very fun weekend and a good way to start your eventing season. Area VII Young Rider coach, Jonathan Elliott, will be one of the instructors and additional instructors will be announced soon. Watch for registration materials and information to be up on the web site by the beginning of February.
Developing Rider Team Awards
Our second year of the Developing Rider team awards proved to be very successful and we will once again have the program in place for 2012. Shows chosen for this year’s team awards are Inavale, Whidbey and the YRBHT. Riders wishing to be considered for a team must be members with the Area VII Young Rider program by April 1st. No application is necessary. Riders will be chosen based on their competition record and notified by “stall mail” at the above listed events.
Any questions concerning this program should be directed to Jay Benge, bird1234@fairpoint.net.
Area VII Young Rider Camp – June 26-29th
This year’s camp will once again be held at Aspen Farms on June 26 -29th. More details on instructors will come in February.
Area VII Young Rider Representative- Brynn Meuchel
The 2012 YR representative will be Brynn Meuchel. Please feel free to contact Brynn with any questions, concerns or ideas for the Young Rider program.
Area VII Young Rider Benefit Horse Trials –August 3-5 at Lincoln Creek
Mark your calendars for the major Young Rider fundraiser at Lincoln Creek this summer. We need ALL hands on deck to make this a successful fundraiser. Please also note that the weekend prior to the event, July 28th and 29th, will be the prep weekend and we need many hands to get the site ready for the show. All YR’s are expected to contribute a minimum of 10 hours each year.
Area VII Young Rider Facebook
The Area VII Young Rider page has a facebook page. This is a fun way to communicate with other Area VII Young Riders and see what is going on within our area. This is a closed page and only members accepted by myself will be allowed to join the page.
This will not be the sole form of communication for the membership so joining is optional. To join look up the Area VII Young Rider page on facebook and send a request to become a friend. All “friends” will be accepted (or rejected, if not a member or friend of the organization) by the YR coordinator.
North American Junior/Young Rider Championships – July 18-22nd , Lexington, Kentucky
We are pleased to announce that Jessica Heidemann will be joining Jonathan Elliott as co- coach for 2012. Jessica is an ICP level 3 coach, a 4 Star competitor, an Area VII YR alumnae and past competitor at NAJYRC. Jessica will be working with Jonathan this year and will be the sole coach for our program in 2013 and 2014. We are excited about having Jessica work with our members and welcome her to the program!
All members interested in becoming a candidate for 2012 NAJYRC at either the One Star or Two Star Level must be members of the USEA and the Area VII Young Rider program by February 1st. Once your membership is completed on line with the USEA please notify me so that I may send you the “letter of intent” and code of conduct forms. These forms must be back to me by February 15th.
We are excited about the Area VII Young Rider program for 2012. Please send any comments, questions or suggestions to Piper Cheney, Area VII YR Coordinator, pipercheney@comcast.net or 253-549-4130.
Piper Cheney
Area VII Coordinator
253-549-4130 – phone
253-459-3805 - cell
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