>> GREAT VISTA HT Incentive!!! Free schooling for competitors on Monday, Aug 25th, to include free dry stall on Sunday night and dinner cookout. Also, those that volunteer to jump judge are welcome to school on Monday as well. Additional pluses ~ awesome new training course and new water complex for all levels. XC and stadium will be open on Tuesday, Aug 26th for anyone to school, $40 per horse/rider. We are still taking entries for the Aug. 24th event, all levels! Help break-in the new water jump all the while taking a very visually breathtaking landscape.

>> King Oak HT is still accepting entries in all divisions for its Sept. 6-7 event.

>> Bryant Gumbel/CBS reviews eventing in a video. (As Bryant calls it, "horse" eventing ...) The video may not be displayed via the internet, but if you're interested in seeing it, email the webmaster and the link will be sent to you. Caution: there are some nasty falls in the video.

>> Attention: King Oak HT - no electronic entries. EventEntries may have a wrong price, but the Omnibus states to send in paper entries only, anyway.

>> Photographers at events: Only official photographers are listed on the Area I site - these are professionals who have secured permission from the hosting organizer to shoot at the event. For liability and safety reasons, and other concerns, those who do not have permission from the event to photograph are not listed. If you want to know who unofficially photographed at an event, you need to contact the organizer directly.

>> Worth the Trust Scholarship: The applications are open till 17 OCT. See the Adult Riders page for details.

>> Interview with Darren Chiacchia and video of his accident.

>> Get your Young Riders merchandise here!

>> If you're seeking temporary boarding for/at an event, check out the Classifieds section, where people are advertising nearby boarding.

>> USEA Safety Summit summary.

>> Summary of ideas from the North East Safety Meeting held on May 26 in Manchester, NH.

>> Jimmy Wofford's views on the eventing crisis.

>> New Rider Representative initiative for Area I events running Preliminary and below.

>> Beginner novice riders please note: Although it is not necessary to register your horse with USEA to compete at the beginner novice level, USEA horse registration IS required if you wish to be considered for either 2008 Area I year-end awards or the USEA leaderboard. You can register on line at www.useventing.com. Awards committee

>> Membership / Horse Registration Requirements

>> If you know an Area I location which offers XC jumps/courses on which to practice, please email and we'll create a section on the site which lists them.

>> Young and Adult Riders: When writing checks to join or participate, please make them out to "Area I USEA," not anybody's name or the group to which you're affiliated.

>> Young Riders: the official word from the USEF is that the NAJYRC qualifications will remain the same as they were last year. Candidates for the NAJYRC can go to the Young Rider web site to get more info about the championship: www.youngriders.org

>> If you don't wear your own medical armband while competing (XC and stadium), you will be fined $100, payable to the organizer of the event you're attending (USEF rule).

>> Effective 2008, the Area I Newsletter will be distributed (available) online only. No paper copies will be mailed, a savings of $7000 for Area I members.

>> The Area I Council and its duties are defined.

>> Please read what happened at the 2008 Area I Annual Meeting.

>> As a reminder, Area I Championship information is located on the Events page, the first menu item listed across the top of every page on the site. Additional links are also at the TOP of the Times / Results page, and the on Competitions page, at the top of the USEA SANCTIONED EVENTS section.

>> Introducing the Provisional ICP Certificate Option

>> Please read these unwritten event rules!