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| Area VI makes a good showing at the National Convention
The National meeting in Charlotte NC was a well planned educational meeting. Area II did a great job hosting the meeting on short notice and treated all the attendees to a grand time. Area VI made a great showing at the Awards luncheon hosted as usual by the articulate and amusing Jim Wofford. With a total of twenty eight high point awards to win AreaVI brought home ten of them. This is an outstanding accomplishment and just might send the USEA scrambling to wonder about the way they assign the points. With her Holsteiner stallion,Cimarron, Debbie Davis of Clovis Ca had a remarkable year. Out of fifteen competitions the pair achieved seven victories and never placed below fifth. Their consistency earned them the 2005 Master Training Rider of the year and 2005 Training horse of the year. After sixteen starts for the competitive year 15 year old, Kelly Pugh of Tres Pinos, Ca. won the 2005 Junior Preliminary Rider of the year. With her two mounts For Kicks and George Jacob she represented Area VI in the NAYRC and finished the season by placing 3rd and 4th at the Galway Downs CCI* Robyn Fisher is no stranger to the competitors in Area VI. With 6 victories out of nine starts Robyn rode the nine year old Holsteiner mare Lady Calido to win the 2005 Preliminary Horse of the Year. She topped the season with a win at the Galway Downs CCI* Tiana Coudry had a list of triumphs. There is no doubt that Tiana will conquer the next level of competition but in 2005 she won the Galway Downs CIC** and placed second at the Galway Downs CCI** making her the 2005 Intermediate Young Rider of the Year. The 2005 Intermediate Horse of the Year went to her 10 year old Irish Sport horse by Master Imp. King Street is the other half of the team that has been so successful that Tiana was the leading USEA Young Rider of the Year. With only six starts in the 2005 season this young rider held on to her lead for this title. With her talented partner Kipling, she placed 2nd at the CICW*** at Galway Downs, qualifying her to compete at the FEI world Cup in Malmo, Sweden . |
To end the year, she won the advanced division at Twin Rivers Horse Trials. Lauren Whitlock won the 2005 Advanced Young Rider of the Year. The 2005 Intermediate Gold Cup Champion was presented to Debbie Rosen of Calabasas. Starting the series off with a second place finish at the Galway Downs CIC**, followed by a victory in the advanced division at the Woodside Horse Trials she sealed her place with a sixth place finish at the Twin Rivers CIC** for a total of 430 points. Along with the trophy Debbie received a purse of $4,000. and an Amerigo saddle. The 2005 Intermediate Gold Cup Reserve Champion was Tiana Coudry adding another year end award to bring home four year end awards for Area VI. Newly established by Helen Ayer, in memory of her late husband Neil Ayer, The Neil Ayer Course Designer Award commemorates Neil's passion for cross-country design and is presented to a cross-country designer in recognition of their innovation and vision. Derek di Grazia, a native of Pebble Beach, California, began his eventing career at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center riding with Richard Collins at age 12. At 19 Derek left California to attend Georgetown University, where he spent several years training with Jim Wofford while at school. In 1977 he rode Thriller II at the Ledyard Three-day Event, his first international three-day. In 1980 he competed at the Luhmulen CCI*** in Germany, where he placed fourth individually and helped the U.S. Team to a first place finish. Then, in 1982, he began training with the USET and Jack Le Goff. Two years later he was long listed for the Olympic team with Thriller II and Sasquatch. The following year he won the Rolex Kentucky CCI*** with Sasquatch and subsequently competed at the 1986 World Championships at Gawler, Australia. In 1989 Derek won the Luhmuhlen CCI*** with Our Busby, and two years later the pair won the Fair Hill CCI***. We want to congratulate all of these Area VI members on their successful year. They have shown the rest of the country we are a force to be reckoned with. |
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