USEA Convention Program

13 AREA VIII - MORLEY THOMPSON, JR. (TREASURER AND V.P. OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE) Morley Thompson, Jr. is an amateur rider from Cincinnati, Ohio. Morley has been riding all his life and at an early age was introduced to eventing through the Pony Club. As a Young Rider, he competed through the Preliminar y level before his education and career triggered a break from consistent riding. He returned to fox hunting and eventing in the 1990s, rising back up to the Preliminar y level including completing a long format CCI*. Morley has competed at four USEA American Eventing Championships and represented Area VIII at several Adult Team Championships. Morley is a frequent volunteer at events, enjoys fox hunting as Master of Foxhounds at Camargo Hunt in Cincinnati and is currently riding a Belgian/Thoroughbred cross and an Irish Sport Horse. Holding a B.A. and an M.B.A in Finance and Operations, Morley is General Manger of an automotive-related manufacturing company. He enjoys combining his love for eventing with his business skills to help on the Administrative and Finance side of USEA. AREA IX - ROBERT STEVENSON Robert was born and raised in Wyoming. After graduating from the University of Wyoming with an accounting degree, he went to work for the Federal Reser ve Bank in Denver, Colorado where he remained for eight years. Twenty plus years ago, Robert made the move east to Southern Pines, North Carolina where he turned his love of horses and the sport into a career running a thriving eventing barn. In 2012 Robert decided to move back to Big Horn, Wyoming and now splits his time there in the summer and Southern Pines, North Carolina in the winter. Robert holds a USEF "S" Technical Delegate License, a USEF "S" Eventing Judges License, a FEI 1/2 Star Technical Delegate License, a 1/2 Star Judges License, as well as a FEI Eventing Stewards License. AREA X - ALICE SARNO Alice started the love affair with eventing in the late 1960s and has been teaching, competing and training ever since. She has brought up generations of riders into eventing and maintains relationships with them. In her own competitive career, Alice rode through the Advanced level and had many successes including being the Area X Senior Rider of the year in 1987 and having the USCTA Appaloosa Sport Horse of the Year in 1992 and 1993. She has worn many hats in the eventing world including being the organizer of the Coconino Horse Trials since 1991, Level III ICP Certified Instructor, Area X Adult Rider Coordinator, Area X Organizer Representative since 2014, as well as currently running numerous schooling shows, unrecognized horse trials and derbies at Carefree Farms, where she teaches, trains and rides in Phoenix, Arizona. Alice has a true love and passion of the sport and she is looking for ward to the opportunity to utilize her vast experience to support the eventing community on a national level by ser ving on the Board of Governors. AT-LARGE - MARY COLDREN (V.P. OF SAFETY) Mar y grew up with horses and had her first pony at age four. Her parents operated a boarding and lesson facility that catered to all disciplines. Mar y grew up primarily showing in western equitation, but was exposed to ever y style of riding, including a season of showing a saddle seat horse for an injured rider. She obtained a degree in Equine Breeding and Business Management from Harcum College in Br yn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It was there that she became addicted to eventing while working for Judy Thayer and living at the Radnor Hunt Club. That was in 1984, and she has been involved with eventing ever since as a competitor, volunteer, organizer, treasurer, entr y secretar y, and is a licensed official, holding a "R" TD license. Currently she is the Director of Plantation Field Equestrian Events in Unionville, Pa. which each year hosts three USEA usea board of governors

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