Area II Championship Horse Trials

Held at: The Maryland Horse Trials III at Loch Moy Farm(Oct 9-11, 2020)

Updates from MDHT, 9/24/20:

"POTENTIAL SCHEDULE CHANGE: Depending on entries, we may move Open Modified to Friday afternoon, and/or add a division of Open Novice on Saturday afternoon. Please keep this in mind when entering and let us know if you have scheduling constraints by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will make every effort to develop an accommodating schedule."

Area II: The Championship Division Schedule will be posted when MDHT has confirmed their schedule. Championship divisions will show jump in reverse order and placings determined immediately following the conclusion of show jumping, with awards made in the ring. That is the current plan, please be aware that weather, Covid-19 restrictions, etc. may change that.

Special prizes, ribbons and awards for participants in the Area II Championships. As of 9/23/20 there are 144 entered championship competitors in all divisions.

Please check MDHT/Omnibus listing for further details.

PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK ALL COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. OUR COMPETITION DEPENDS ON THE ADHERENCE OF ALL TO THESE RULES. See the Omnibus listing here.

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The Maryland Horse Trials, Adamstown MD, Oct. 9 - 11
Open Date: Aug 25 Close Date: Sep 22

https://useventing.com/events-competitions/calendar/event?event=17485

Qualifying Period:  10/4/2019-9/22/2020  In Area: BN, N, T, P  Any Area: A,I

Area II Patrick McGaughan Memorial Excellence Awards - Updated automatically

As soon as we enter your scores this page will update with most current results. Our new scoring system averages your score and makes note of your best results for an average, rather than points for placings. For more information please see the Competitions/Year End Awards page. Scores are updated periodically, when our volunteers can do it!

 

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TO ALL AREA II COMPETITORS – IMPORTANT CHANGE TO YEAR END AWARD PROGRAM

First, the bad news:

  • The Area II Council has suspended the traditional Year End Awards Program, which is based on points gained for placings at USEA Area II recognized horse trials, for the 2020 competition year. The council felt that in all fairness it was not appropriate to encourage point-chasing given the circumstances of the shortened season; not all competitors were able to compete at their local events this year; and some events have had to restrict entry numbers due to local or state regulations. These circumstances make open and fair competition for the traditional high point awards impossible.

Only 8 events have been completed by the middle of our Area II season; normally, there would have been 30. And we cannot predict what may happen going forward. It is reasonable to expect a very shortened season. For that reason, the memorial and perpetual trophies (with a few exceptions, those awarded not based on points) will not be calculated for this year only, and high points will not be counted in the traditional format at this time.

In addition, with the national association freezing funds, and our budget being affected, we also had to take in mind the costs of this program as well, and to date, registration totals are not near what we would need for a full year end awards offering.

Now, the good news!

  • However, in an effort to reward those who are supporting Area II events by entering and competing, and to fulfill the objective of the awards program to assist organizers in filling events and encouraging good Area wide competition, the council has allowed the Awards Committee to create new awards based on other criteria than points and placings.

 The committee has requested that these be called the “Patrick McGaughan Memorial Area II Awards of Excellence”*, or the “Packy Awards!”

(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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As of March 16, 2020, the following Area II Spring events (I will include unrecognized that I’m informed about) have cancelled:

Carolina International
Morven Park
The Fork at TIEC
CDCTA
Loch Moy starter trial (March 21-22)
Hunt Club starter trial (April 19)
Fair Hill (fully canceled)

If you hear of other cancellations, please let me know so that I may update this list. Any refund policy for events depends on each event.

https://www.usef.org/media/coronavirus-resources

Photo created by prostooleh - www.freepik.comThe 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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Maggie Proffitt riding Gretel Mangigian’s horse Jib(Beth’s Moonsail). This is his first time over a skinny brush. This horse is 100% heart. He gave it a try even though he was very unsure.

 

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