USHJA Clinics for Emerging Riders
By Staff Report May 29, 2013
Joe Fargis gives a clinic at the Glastonbury Hunt Club.
Up-and-coming Los Angeles riders have the opportunity of a lifetime courtesy of the United States Hunter Jumper Association — a clinic with Joe Fargis.
Fargis, who won the Individual Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles for his ride aboard Touch of Class, returns to the city of angels Aug. 1-4 (details below).
The application deadline is extended to midnight of Monday, June 3 for the July/August USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Clinics, presented by Dover Saddlery. If you’ve been considering the EAP and thought time had run out, USHJA is giving you one more week to jump in!
Fargis is just one of the noted clinicians and Los Angeles only only one of the cities playing host to an intensive four-day clinic, so check out the complete list.
Riders interested in participating in the EAP must submit the EAP Application and required documents to USHJA no later than the newly extended deadline of Monday, June 3, 2013. Applicants are also required to pass the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Level One Quiz, with a score of 80% or higher, to be considered for participation in a Regional Clinic. Don’t forget to first submit your registration for the quiz at least one business day before planning on taking it!
2012 EAP Nationals winner Stephen Foran had this to say about his EAP experience, “I’m so thankful and so excited. I think about horses 24/7, and I came here dedicated to learn as much as I could and to be as successful as I could and work as hard as I could. And I feel like it paid off in the end.”
Log in to your USHJA account and click “EAP Regional Clinic Application” under the Emerging Athletes Program section to complete your online application.
Joe Fargis and Abdullah at the 1987 Hamptons Classic. (Photo by Phyllis Pennington)
July/August Regional Clinics with June 3 Application Deadline:
July 8-11 EAP Regional Clinic
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Clinician: Karen Healey
Stable Manager: Nanci Snyder
July 10-13 EAP Regional Clinic
Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, OK
Clinician: Julie Winkel
Stable Manager: Colleen Reed
July 15-18 EAP Regional Clinic
Sonoma Valley Stables
Clinician: Candice King
Stable Manager: Anne Thornbury
July 16-19 EAP Regional Clinic
Andrews Osborne Academy
Clinician: Cynthia Hankins
Stable Manager: Nanci Snyder
August 1-4 EAP Regional Clinic
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
Clinician: Joe Fargis
Stable Manager: Anne Thornbury
Please check the EAP Calendar for the Regional Clinic in your area.
Additional questions or request for information may be directed to Carrie Vaught at (859) 225-6703.
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