MAY 2024 THE RIDER /25 Section 2


MARS Bromont Rising U25 Grant


Program Returns to MARS Bromont CCI for 2024 Applications are Now Open


BROMONT, QC - April 16, 2024 - The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship pro- gram, administered by the USEA Foundation,


is


pleased to announce that up to 10 grants of up to $2,500 each will once again be available for talented young riders aged 25 and under aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont (Quebec, Canada) U25 CCI’s in June, 2024. Highlighting this year’s program is the return of


three-time German


Olympic team member Bet- tina Hoy, as a guest coach for 2024. The brainchild of


Bromont organizer Sue Ockendon and the late Steve Blauner; the scholarship program was first offered in 2019 for riders competing at Bromont and at the time Ocala, and was expanded to include Galway Downs in 2022 and 2023. Event horse owner Blauner had the vi- sion of supporting young eventers from the US and Canada who were not yet under the radar of national U25 training programs. Ockendon had long had the dream of offering financial support the youth of the sport, who are the future of Eventing in North America. A complete training


program was devised to help the riders prepare them- selves and their horses for competition. The grants as- sist with travel and entry ex- penses, but the program also includes classroom sessions with course designers, high performance riders and a dressage test analysis by an 5* FEI judge. Coaching and course walks during the events are also available, in conjunction with riders own coaches. Program director,


Olympian and FEI judge, Peter Gray acts as a clini- cian at the event, including his “centreline workshop” on how to make the most of your warm-up and exactly what the judges are looking for movement by move- ment. “I’m thrilled


the


MARS Bromont Rising grants will be offered once again at Bromont this year,” he remarked. “Bromont is such a unique destination with its challenging terrain and world-class courses de- signed by renowned Derek DiGrazia, and having guest coaches like Bettina Hoy back on board is an incredi-


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MARS Bromont Rising Grant Recipients with guest coach Bettina Hoy on the cross-country course at Bromont June, 2023


ble opportunity for the ath- letes.” Three-time German


Olympian and former inter- national coach for Holland, Hoy speaks extremely highly of the program. “Programs


Bromont Rising, the USEF and USEA’s Developing Rider Programs, Australia’s


like


way beyond riding instruc- tion. In future workshops, I would like to add seminars on horse management – how to plan your season, how to structure your fitness program, and proper after- care to really complete the cycle of looking at the big picture. And of course we need to discuss social li-


“I was very, very im-


pressed by Bromont, full stop. Everyone has put a huge effort into fantastic courses. You know where you are fitness wise, as well as in the education of horse and rider. I think it’s very important that this event stays up to height so we can educate riders about that as


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MARS Bromont Rising grant recipient Sara Schulman (USA) topped the 2023 CCIU252*-L with Cooley Chromatic at June’s MARS Bromont CCI © Michelle Dunn


Next GEN squads, and in Germany the Stiftung Deutscher Spitzensport-sup- ported mentorship program are very valuable, particu- larly if students are willing to take them on in an im- mersive way,” Hoy re- marked. “Education goes


cense and the use of social media today.” Following last year’s


event, Hoy gave her impres- sions on the week and in particular the strength of the facility as a preparation ground for the next genera- tion of serious young riders.


well as fitness and techni- cality.” American young rider


Maya Clarkson (23, of Mid- dleburg, VA) received a grant in 2023 and benefited tremendously from the ex-


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