Keeping Up with Maryland’s Young Riders, continued
Trials will be donating a por- tion of its proceeds to Lil- lian to help her rebuild her eventing business. Nancy Jones, SVPC District Com- missioner, told the USEA, “We are all very proud of Lill’s actions on that horrible night. While the donations will not ease her emotional loss, we are hopeful that we can at least help in her eff orts to rebuild.”
Grant Money for High School Equestrians
SVPC grad Lillian Heard recently lost her horse Ariel (not pictured) in a barn fi re
In 2009, the U.S. Equestrian Federation start- ed the High School Equestrian Athlete pro- gram to recognize those at the high school level competing in all USEF disciplines. Students register for the program through the USEF and then keep track of their competition ex- periences throughout the school calendar year. Participants receive a varsity equestrian patch, yearly pins and certifi cates of completion. T e program has expanded exponentially over the past two years and this year, the USEF is awarding more than $20,000 in grants to eli- gible high school athletes and schools. To be eligible for a grant as an individual, the rider
must be a USEF member, be enrolled in the High School Equestrian Athlete program and have already completed at least one full year of competitions. On July 29, the USEF will randomly select one student from each af- fi liate association to receive a $1,000 grant. To apply for the grant, go to http://www.
usef.org/_IFrames/
Youth/highschool/
highschool.aspx. In addition, the USEF will award eight $500 grants to high school riding programs or clubs to help cover their day-to-day expenses. T ese grants will be awarded to the top eight schools/ clubs that have the most students enrolled in the High School Equestrian Athlete program.
International Talent Fund
In 2010, the U.S. Equestrian Team Founda- tion established the International Young Rider Talent Fund. T e fund was developed to support the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s High Perfor- mance International Young Rider and Develop-
Potomac Glen at Clarksburg Riding Lessons for adults & children who love horses!
Safe, pleasurable balance seat lessons in the ring or trail lessons in Little Bennett Park. Horsemanship is part of each lesson. Great for new riders and riders returning to riding.
Special 1½ hour Lessons for adults: Morning lessons are scheduled at 10am and at noon. Afternoon lessons scheduled from 3:30 to 6:30pm Lessons for children: ½ hour short stirrup lessons for children ages 4 to 9 years old given on Mondays & Wednesdays after school. 1 hour small group lessons for young riders age 10 to 12 years old after school.
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ing programs for the Olympic disciplines. Jane Forbes Clark, USET Foundation Presi- dent and CEO, said in March of 2010, “We feel that by establishing a separate fund and actively working with individuals to build this fund over time, we will have been instrumental in truly building for the future, and giving our rising talent the opportunities that are necessary for the United States to continue its leadership among the world’s top equestrian nations now and in the years to come.” An initial gift from the fund was made by the USET Foundation to be used for the 2010 In- ternational Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. Bonnie Jenkins, USET Foundation Executive Director, told T e Equiery that for this year, the majority of the donations to the fund have been specifi c to the show jumping team. “Donors can either give to the fund as ‘unre-
stricted’ with those monies going into a general fund, or they can specify which discipline they wish to donate to,” Jenkins explained. Although the majority of funds have been earmarked for show jumping, Jenkins reported that there has been a lot of interest in developing the dressage program from various dressage donors. Over the next few years, the program hopes
to have funds available for show jumping, dres- sage and eventing.
Attention Middle School & High School Equestrian Athletes in Montgomery County:
The Tulip Pond Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) team is looking to make their third year of IEA a bigger and stronger team, and you can play a part:
• Riders do NOT have to own a horse (We ALWAYS ride the other teams’ horses or Tulip Pond horses)
• Riders do NOT have to go to a certain school (everyone rides for the Tulip Pond team)
• Riders do NOT show against students bringing their OWN horses. (Everyone rides the host teams’ horses)
• You do NOT have to commit to training with us (but we do offer team practices before shows & since we put safety fi rst, we only take students to the shows that are actively riding with the trainer of their choice)
• Riders can choose to commit to the allowed MAXIMUM of FIVE shows a year & qualify for Regionals, Zones & National fi nals!
• Grades 6-12. September through May. Short stirrup through 3’6” show riders. • National fi nals in New York in 2012! • Qualify for scholarship money and sportsmanship awards.
Increase your confi dence and riding ability, and be part of a fun team!
PARENTS: **This looks really great on college applications, and is a great feeder into the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) program** Daphne Ross
240-687-3183 •
Tulippond@aol.com •
Tulippondfarm.org ~ A few boarding stalls currently available ~
fi rst Nationals appearance in Future Intermediate over fences, and Captain Gwen Shaw for going to Regionals for Varsity Intermediate Over fences.
Congratulations to Tulip Pond Players: Taylor Stewart on her fi rst year and
Thank you to our home Zone 3 for doing a wonderful job hosting Nationals. See you in September!
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