May 26, Woodstock, VT—The GMHA Cross-Country Upgrade committee is pleased to announce several opportunities to learn more about the just-launched project. In conjunction with Denny Emerson’s book signing at the June Horse Trials on Saturday, June 4, committee members will be on-hand to provide an overview of the project and answer questions, including how to donate. The informational session will take place at the Youth Center following the book signing party, which begins around 5:30 at the conclusion of stadium.
Another opportunity to learn about this exciting project and how money raised will be allocated is on Saturday night, August 13 at the August Horse Trials. We know Eventers love a good time, so to get you in a giving mood (and tell you a bit about upgrade plans) we’re hosting a competitor’s party including extensive hors d’oeuvre, wine and beer. More details about the party will be posted on the GMHA and Area I websites as we get closer to the event.
Current information about the project can be found here:
http://www.gmahinc.org/assets/files/Eventing/Crosscountryupgradeproject.pdf
GMHA Cross-Country Upgrade Committee Wants Your Photos!
If you got your start, learned the ropes, made your mark or just plain love competing at the GMHA Horse Trials, we want your picture! We’re putting together a slideshow for this August’s event as part of our Cross-Country Upgrade competitor’s party and are looking for pictures of GMHA’s cross-country, past and present. Please submit photographs or digital images along with your name, address (physical for photographs, e-mail for digital) and phone number to Molly Hutchins at GMHA, [email protected], P.O. Box 8, S. Woodstock, VT 05071. Images should include photo credit if known and permission for use from photographer.
After a very successful inaugural year, the 2025 USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) Championship is quickly approaching. Grab your fellow barn mates, classmates, Pony Club members, and friends in grades 5th through 12th to create an IEL Club today. The best way for members to prepare for this exciting event is to participate in IEL Team Challenges held at venues across eight different USEA Areas throughout the year.
Due to the response at the 2024 USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, the decision has been made to add an extra day of competition to the 2025 event schedule. The new dates for the 2025 USEA Intercollegiate & IEL Championships are Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. Click here to view the event omnibus now.
And just like that—2025 is upon us! Thinking about the year ahead can be exciting and a little overwhelming. You are not alone! Let’s talk through a few strategies I use this time of year to mentally and physically prepare for making the most out of the upcoming year.
Spectators could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing double during the victory gallop in the Novice Junior 15 & Under division at the 2024 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds. Two identical flea-bitten ponies were galloping around, second- and third-place ribbons streaming in the breeze, under the command of 13-year-old Kendal Fansler of Clarksville, Maryland.