The Famous Area II Fundraising Auction is now live!

USEA Area II announces its annual fundraising auction online is open for bidding! This fundraiser is over 20 years old and now well-known as the "Black Friday" for entries to ALL your favorite events! In typical years, the auction is held as a silent auction at the Annual Area Meeting, but because of Covid-19 restrictions, no inperson meeting will be held, so we're bringing the auction to everyone online this year. CLICK TO GO TO AUCTION

Over 20 donated horse trial entries are available for auction, including a stall at Tryon, an all-fees included entry to Windridge and many more from horse trials and events from New Jersey to North Carolina and lots of events in between.

A featured high-dollar donation is a $500 emergency medical assistance/CPR class for 10 riders - taught at your farm - by Fair Hill's favorite Safety Coordinator, Tom Coulter, specifically designed for equestrians. A great idea for any barn!

Much more is included, almost 100 donated items makes this one of the most comprehensive and active eventing-related auctions in the country.

• New bestselling book, "Crossing The Line" by Kareem Rosser - HALF of the winning bid amount will be donated back to Work To Ride from Area II
• More 5* Riders have donated lessons than anywhere in the world!
• An overnight stay in Virginia horse country for 2 horses and 2 riders
• TWO $300 Prestige Saddlery Gift Certificates
• NEW Uvex Exxential helmet with MIPS AND a free fitting from Fair Hill Saddlery
• Jim Wofford donated a signed copy of his "Training The Three-Day Horse and Rider"

The auction will stay open until Sunday, March 14 at 9 pm. Go to the usea2.net website, register with a current email address, and bid today! All winners can pay by credit card via PayPal. Auction proceeds benefit the Area Programs, including the Young Riders and Young Riders Advancement Program and is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.

Winter Webinar

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
7:00 pm

Hosted by USEA Area II

Turning 2020 Setbacks into 2021 Comebacks
with Coach Daniel Stewart

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Free Stadium Clinic

Area 3 Volunteers is hosting a clinic March 13, 2021, 8:30 - 3:30 pm

Barnstaple South
10210 NW 145th Ave, Morriston, FL

Volunteer 10 hours at two rated events in Area 3 and the clinic is FREE!

Learn how to...

• Walk a course with Joachim Englert
• Warm-up for the stadium round with Hilda Donahue
• Ride your course with a USEA judge Carol Ogden

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Area II AUCTION! What can you give?

Looking for a few bargains? Help Area II fund the LARGEST young rider/youth eventing program in the nation, as well as help out our great Area programs. Our annual fundraising auction has been known as the "Black Friday" sale for entries! We are all online this year instead of in person, as our annual meeting has been cancelled. We'd love to have your donation! Please consider something with a retail value of at least $100 and no hard goods please, gift certificates are best) If your lesson or service is less than $100, consider offering a package of two.

Click HERE to donate. (The form is completely secure, no one sees your personal information.) The Auction starts SOON! Watch this space for the link! For info - email Auction Coordinator Holly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - please put Auction in subject line!

2020 Packy Awards FINAL POSTING

Area II Patrick McGaughan Memorial Excellence Awards 

FINAL Scores posted as of 1/31/21

Averaged completed events: 3 - BN; 4 - N; 4 - T; 2 - M; 2 - P; 2 - I.  A qualified horse/rider has the minimum number of completed events at the level. If more scores were completed, the best scores were used. Remember, our new Area II scoring system averages your score and makes note of your best results for an average, rather than points for placings. Our system was changed this year to make a more level playing field after almost half of the season was cancelled, and the Area Council  authorized changes to keep the program viable in 2020. It is different from the newly announced USEA year end award system. We anticipate the area either keeping our new averaged system or transferring to the USEA system in 2021.

To all Champion and Reserve Champion award winners: Please look for an email requesting a photo and announcement information. Your ribbons will be mailed; your prizes will be finalized following the Area II Council meeting next week (Feb. 1-5). To all placing third through eighth place: please look for an important email - you will be given a selection for your year-end prize and we need you to return the email with your choice as soon as possible. (We are placing first through 8th only.)

The following Special Awards have been determined for 2020. Note ribbons for the Arabian/Part Arabian Event Horse Year End Award will be supplied by the Arab Sporthorse Association; Ribbons for the Irish RID Event Horse have been sponsored by Tully Cross Farm, Charles and Susan Yates. The Area II Thoroughbred awards and Master Rider awards have been supplied by the Area II Awards Committee and did not have a sponsor this year for more than one overall set of placings.

SPECIAL AWARDS - Irish, Arab, Thoroughbred, Master Rider for 2020

Our Volunteer Awards will be given to the top ten Area II volunteers in 2020. They will receive a ribbon, and personalized gift.Thanks to ALL our volunteers! And congratulations to James Newman, who was also the top volunteer in the nation this year.

1. James Newman 292.51 2. Angie Leihy 267.01 3. Leah Flemming 150.52 4. Joan Harper 144  5. Susan Hart 143.41 6. Mike Smallwood 137.11 7. Joan Hilsman 102 8. Jan Solovey 90.18 9. Fancy Butler 83.35 10. Denise Humphries 65.44

YEA Registered Riders Who Also Volunteered at least 4.0 Hours in 2020:

Juniors: High Hours goes to Jackson Dillard with 14.33 hours. These Juniors have more than 4.0 hours and will receive CREDIT for Volunteer Hours for Area II Year End Awards registration in 2021: Stephanie Cordell, Ainsley Colgan, Kaylyn Cunningham, Jackson Dillard, Gretel Frew, Jillian Dean, Will Rowland and Emma Keahon.

Adults: High Hours goes to Beth Zielinski with 20.06 hours. The following adults have more than 4.0 hours and will receive CREDIT for Volunteer Hours for Area II Year End Awards registration in 2021: Luba Abrams, Merrilyn Ratliff, Lindsay Berreth, Cindy Moravec, Lisa Pragg, Coree Reuter-McNamara, Rachel Grice and Kathleen Cannon.

THANK YOU to our organizers, our Area Council, our Awards volunteers (Monica Fiss and Seanna Miller)  and our Chair Melissa Stubenberg --who have worked so hard for you to have a real season this year!

See Points Results to Date

New Young Rider Team Challenge Set

While there is no longer a North American Young Rider three day event championship, in its place the governing bodies have developed a new Youth Team Challenge, with finals to be held at existing horse trials on both the east and west coasts. The news about this was posted at both the USEF and USEA this fall.  

Top 10 Tips for Staying Positive During the Pandemic with Melissa Stubenberg

(shared with permission from useventing.com)

The following is personal anecdotal advice, not professional medical advice. For official recommendations on COVID-19, please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

In these challenging times, I was asked to share my tips on how to stay mentally and emotionally positive when things are uncertain as well as tips for keeping our farms safe in this age of COVID-19. Who am I? I’m the current Area II Chair, a volunteer position that a few of us older eventers who demonstrate a certain skill at herding cats get asked to fill and are not quite clever enough to say no. I’m a transactional attorney at a large Delaware law firm, a farm owner, and an owner of too many horses, dogs, and yeah, a lot of cats too. I’m also a former show groom, professional stall mucker and farm hand, and I've started a lot of young horses. And like you, I am an eventer. What I am not is an expert in really anything - this is just what I do!

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May your dreams and goals come true with the Going Forward USEA Members Grant!

The Broussard family, through the Broussard Charitable Foundation Trust, has announced that for 2020 only, several special educational grants will be available to USEA members.

The Trust has made a very generous gift of $25,000 to the USEA Foundation to be awarded to deserving candidates 18-years-old and above who are passionate about moving their commitment to the sport forward.

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