May 2025 Area VI Newsletter

[Area VI Eventing]

Email from Area VI Eventing New AEC Qualifications & the Convention is coming to New Orleans Add the Area VI USEA Calendar to your calendar! Google Calendar | iCal Follow us on Facebook and Instagram   News and Updates   Qualification Updates for 2025 AECs The AECs are at Galway Downs - are you qualified? USEA/Atalya Boytner photo The USEA Executive Committee has approved an important update to the qualification criteria for the 2025 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC), presented by Nutrena Feeds. This update expands the placing qualifications across the Starter through Preliminary levels.  Under the revised criteria, riders may now earn qualifying placings by finishing 1st through 5th place in all Starter - Preliminary divisions, including Rider and Amateur divisions. Intermediate and Advanced qualifications remain the same as in previous years. “For the qualification period that began on May 20, 2024, and extends through August 12, 2025, we recognized that there have been limited qualification opportunities, especially in the western U.S., for a variety of reasons,” said USEA CEO Rob Burk. “Our hope is that this expansion will provide more of our members and their qualified horses with the opportunity to compete at the spectacular Galway Downs facility in Temecula, California. The goal of the AEC is to offer a national championship experience at every level of our sport. We want to increase access while maintaining the highest safety standards, which is why only the placing criteria have been adjusted.” Competitors are encouraged to double-check their individual qualifications to ensure compliance with the updated guidelines. To review the full qualification criteria for the 2025 AEC, visit the AEC qualifications webpage. The updated qualified riders list for 2025 may be found here. The updated qualified horse list for 2025 may be found here. This temporary change applies only to the 2025 AEC. A dedicated Task Force is currently reviewing the broader qualification framework for the 2026 AEC, with updated standards anticipated before May 20, 2025. Reprinted from useventing.com. Read the full article for more details. The 2025 USEA Convention is heading to the Big Easy Join eventers from around the nation at this year's Convention, December 11-14 in New Orleans. Let's get a strong delegation from Area VI and represent West Coast eventing! Learn more about the Convention schedule and details.   Adult Rider Program Update Upcoming Events August 15-19 Adult Rider Camp South, Twin Rivers Registration opens June 1 Contact Sharl Talan August 26-31 Adult Team Championships at Galway Downs Area VI USEA Calendar *Please confirm all dates with the Official USEA Calendar* May June 6 Woodside Spring Horse Trials closes 10 Twin Rivers Summer H.T. closes 9-11 Galway Downs Spring Horse Trials and Preliminary Challenge 13-15 Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. I 13 Twin Rivers Summer H.T. opens 17 Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. II opens 23-25 Woodside Spring Horse Trials 26-29 Twin Rivers Summer H.T 27 Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. I closes Add the Area VI USEA Calendar to your calendar! Google Calendar | iCal Don't forget to Volunteer! Our events need your help to keep running! Whether you can help for a few hours or the whole weekend, our organizers would love your help. You can sign up to volunteer via the Eventing Volunteers website or download the app for iOS and Android. To learn more about volunteering, visit the USEA website.   Upcoming Clinics and Events in Area VI Please share your updated schooling shows and clinics that you'd like to have featured in the newsletter with area6eventing at gmail.com May 1-2 Jonelle Price at Cellar Farm - contact Amber Birtcil May 17-18 Ram Tap Schooling Horse Trials - Closes April 22 May 18 Twin Rivers One Day Schooling Horse Trials and Combined Test May 30 - June 1 Woodside Schooling Show Summer Festival June 5-6 Mark Todd at Cellar Farm - contact Amber Birtcil June 8 Twin Rivers One Day Schooling Horse Trials and Combined Test June 14 Derby Days at Dragonfire Farms June 22 Schooling Rounds at Cellar Farm - contact Amber Birtcil Thanks to our Sponsors Area VI would like to thank all of the division sponsors for their very generous support. Don't Miss Out Add info at area6eventing.ccsend.com to your contacts and never miss an important update. Sharing is Caring! Do you have events, photos or news that you would like to see in the Area VI newsletter? Share them with us at areaVIeventing at gmail.com   Contact Us (707)484-5698 area6eventing at gmail.com www.areavieventing.org Contact     Area VI Eventing | 191 Lohrman Ln | Petaluma, CA 94952 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice
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