Thirty-Two Athletes Attending EAP Regional Training Sessions in New Jersey and California This Week

Featuring Clinicians Karen Healey, Nanci Snyder, Jim Wofford and Anne Thornbury

Lexington, Ky.—June 24, 2019—Thirty-two athletes are set to participate in Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Sessions in New Jersey and California this week.

The session at Centenary University in Long Valley, New Jersey, is June 24-28 with clinicians Karen Healey and Nanci Snyder leading the session. The session at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, California, runs June 26-30, featuring clinicians Jim Wofford and Anne Thornbury.

Both sessions include 3' sections where riders are able to participate in all aspects of the program at a lower fence height.

Photo: Tricia Booker/USHJA

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association congratulates the following athletes who have been accepted to participate in these sessions.

Centenary University EAP Participants:

  • Gabrielle Adams, Chardon, Ohio
  • Julianna Empie, Chester Springs, Pa.
  • Rachel Long, Middletown, N.Y.
  • Mary Pahides, Media, Pa.
  • Mara Picciochi, Morristown, N.J.
  • Evelyn Smith, Morristown, N.J.
  • Rachel Vandemark, South Brunswick, N.J.
  • Alicia H. Weismann, Southampton, N.J.

3’ Section Participant:

  • Lotus Chang, Lambertville, N.J.

 

Los Angeles Equestrian Center EAP Participants:

  • Alexa Appelbaum, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
  • Lyric Breitengross, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Hannah Cowdrey, Camarillo, Calif.
  • Cordelia Jane Edwards, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
  • Margaret Franke, Porter Ranch, Calif.
  • Marin Gilliland, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Nicole Gonzalez, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.
  • Leah Gunn, Oak Park, Calif.
  • Ella Johannes, Lake View Terrace, Calif.
  • Mia Jones, Cypress, Calif.
  • Lauren Kaltenbach, San Clemente, Calif.
  • Rose Kauffman-Skloff, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Tess Kersey, Long Beach, Calif.
  • Mia Park, San Marino, Calif.
  • Naomi Wegner, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Skylar Wireman, Bonsall, Calif.

3’ Section Participants:

  • Julia Agahee, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
  • Caroline Bellamy, Henderson, Nev.
  • Zoie Brogdon, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Veronica Cruz, Lake View Terrace, Calif.
  • Cleo Eyquem, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • Katherine Hettwer, Newbury Park, Calif.
  • Piper Janus, Loomis, Calif.

Sessions are held over five days with athletes participating in mounted flatwork, gymnastics exercises and coursework as well as intensive stable management lessons. Athletes also spend time auditing each other and hearing from guest speakers at the sessions. 

Auditing is available to the public free of charge for the riding portions at both sessions.

There will be four other Regional Training Sessions held across the country this year in California, Illinois, North Carolina and Massachusetts. A full calendar of sessions with auditing information can be found here. 

Following the Regional Training Sessions, 16 of the Regional Training Session participants and a select number of stable managers will be invited to attend the National Training Session November 7-10 at University of Findlay. Riders participating in the 3' section are not eligible to participate in the National Training Session. 

The USHJA extends its gratitude to 2019 EAP Regional Training Session hosts Centenary University, Fox Lea Farm, Great Southwest Equestrian Center, HITS Balmoral Park, Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Mount Holyoke College, Sonoma Valley Stables, Tryon International Equestrian Center, University of Findlay and Virginia Horse Center.

Special thanks to the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund for their title sponsorship of the Emerging Athletes Program. The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund was founded by Lindsay Maxwell in 2016 as a means to formalize her commitment to charitable giving. The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund supports events, organizations and programs that align with Maxwell's philanthropic priorities and values including improving the lives of children with special needs, enabling access to educational opportunities and providing care, compassion and protection to animals.

The Emerging Athletes Program is also supported in part by a generous grant from US Equestrian, as well as individual donors through the USHJA Foundation. For more information, please visit www.ushja.org/EAP.