A big thank you to everyone for joining us for the 2021 Area IX Annual Meeting / Talk by Sharon White / Year End Awards Banquet this last weekend!It was great to see so many of you either in person or on zoom.
Did you miss it?If so, don’t be sad! Here is the link to the zoom meeting where you can see all the fun and presentations that were given to include Sharon White’s talk, the Area Meeting/Updates, and the Year End Awards presentations. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tq7hNJ1m5HmG4WM7vFY2ASoElVbnbz4T/view?usp=sharing
We also had a WONDERFUL tribute to Abbe Ranch put together by Dr. Erin Contino. While the stories are not included, Erin did put all the pictures together into a slideshow that can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/SequJpRotnk
Definitely worth the watch! Thanks Erin for your countless hours of hard work on this!
And last but not least…..One more Big Congratulations to all of our Area IX Award Winners! 2021 was another hard year and these fine riders managed to make the best of it!We will be doing a tribute on FB and you can see this list posted on the Area IX Website, but let’s all give a big shout out to these wonderful horses and riders!
2021 Area IX
Leaderboard Year End Awards
(Points from all USEA recognized events count for these awards)
High Point 3-Day Horse
3rd Place
RF Ace High (Lauren Hill)
Reserve Champion
MoonLight Crush (Ryleigh Leavitt)
Champion
Jos Bravio (Dani Sussman )
High Point Advanced Horse
Reserve Champion
MoonLight Crush (Ryleigh Leavitt)
Champion
Happily Twisted (Kim Wendel)
High Point Intermediate Horse
3rd Place
Prince Eric (Lyneea Woody)
Reserve Champion
Don Darco (Travis Atkinson)
Champion
Jos Bravio (Dani Sussman )
Bassinger Bowl (High Point Preliminary Rider)
3rd Place
Julie Bryer
Reserve Champion
Eileen Galoostian
Champion
Travis Atkinson
Area IX High Point Junior Rider
3rd Place
Emma Sletten
Reserve Champion
Olivia Keye
Champion
Kara Miller
Area IX High Point Young Rider
3rd Place
Emmy Williams
Reserve Champion
Payton Robinson
Champion
Anneka Williams
High Point Senior Rider
3rd Place
Anna Cummings
Reserve Champion
Ghislaine Homan-Taylor
Champion
Dani Sussman
2021 Area IX
Divisional Year End Awards
(Only points from USEA recognized events held in AREA IX count for these awards)
High Point Beginner Novice Horse
3rd Place
P.S. Etoile De Nord (Abby Williams)
Reserve Champion
Lismore (Avery Calder)
Champion
Fortunate Rebel (Emmy Williams)
High Point Novice Horse
3rd Place
Hidden Assets (Dani Sussman)
Reserve Champion
Chesterland’s Knockout (Kara Miller)
Champion
Baratheon (Madeline Backus)
High Point Training Horse
3rd Place
Acording to Morgan (Rose Schild)
Reserve Champion
Ash B’dash (Kris Greenway)
Champion
Starlingh (Victoria Poulton)
High Point Preliminary Horse
3rd Place
Lothario II (Tatiana Larson)
Reserve Champion
Seamus (Rosie Smith)
Champion
Snifters Spirit (Taylor Timmerman)
High Point Horse at Two Levels
3rd Place
Juneaux (Anneka Williams)
Reserve Champion
Starlingh (Victoria Poulton)
Champion
Baratheon (Madeline Backus)
High Point Adult Amateur Owned Horse
3rd Place
O’Meara (Lindsay Condon)
Reserve Champion
Juneaux (Anneka Williams)
Champion
Starlingh (Victoria Poulton)
Area IX Adult Rider Awards
( Only points from USEA recognized events held in AREA IX count for these awards & you must be a member of the Area IX adult rider program to earn one)
Beginner Novice:
3rd:
Elizabeth Grandos
Reserve Champion
Madeline Backus
Champion
Vicki Baker
Novice:
3rd:
Victoria Poulton
Reserve Champion
Mindy Groth-Hussey
Champion–
Madeline Backus
Training:
3rd:
Ashley Horowitz
Reserve Champion
Victoria Poulton
Champion
Kris Greenway
Preliminary:
Reserve Champion
Travis Atkinson
Champion
Rebecca Mortensen
Area IX Young Rider Awards
(Only points from USEA recognized events held in AREA IX count for these awards & you must be a member of the Area IX young rider program to earn one)
Beginner Novice:
3rd:
Alden Wyatt
Reserve Champion
Cameron Brown
Champion
Johanna Anderson
Novice:
3rd:
Payton Robinson
Reserve Champion
Kara Miller
Champion
Emma Sletten
Training:
3rd:
Emma Reed
Reserve Champion
Eva Herbert
Champion–
Payton Robinson
Preliminary:
Reserve Champion
Tatiana Larson
Champion–
Rosie Smith