USEA Convention Program

41 convention highlights EVENTERS TRACK USEA INTERCOLLEGIATE PROGRAM Thursday, December 7, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Moderator: Kate Lokey Join the USEA for an informative session about the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program. Listen to representatives from the USEA Committee that have helped form eventing teams at various colleges and universities and discuss ideas for how to grow the program in the future. PROFESSIONAL HORSEMAN'S COUNCIL Thursday, December 7, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Moderator: Tamra Smith The Professional Horseman's Council is comprised of active members of the USEA who are professionals in all aspects of the sport. The Council's purpose is to facilitate communications between professionals and the eventing community, including governing bodies, officials, organizers and competitors to facilitate further development, growth, and safety of the sport. USEF EVENTING HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETES Thursday, December 7, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. This is a general meeting covering information on the program structure and administrative USEF ideas. WAKE-UP, WARM-UP, WORKOUT Friday, December 8, 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Speaker: Daniel Stewart Start your day off right with a refreshing jog and invigorating work-out! INTRODUCTION TO EQUIRATINGS IN AMERICA Friday, December 8, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Speakers: Jenni Autry, Diarm Byrne & Robert Winter EquiRatings is an Equestrian Data and Technology company working with major federations around the world. They spoke at the 2016 USEA Convention on the role of data in equestrian sports. Since that date, they have agreed to a contract with the USEA to provide the ERQI (EquiRatings Quality Index) ser vice, which uses predictive analysis to reduce cross- countr y falls. This presentation will center on the early steps of this relationship and the practical steps around implementation over the coming years. 2018 DRESSAGE TEST PREVIEW Friday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Speakers: Marilyn Payne & Matt Brown This presentation will be a panel discussion led by members of the Test Writing Committee, Marilyn Payne and Matt Brown, highlighting changes in the dressage tests for 2018. There will be videos to explain how to ride the new movements as well as comment-writing for the tests. There will be a variety of videos from Beginner Novice to Advanced with lots of time for questions! MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Friday, December 8, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Speakers: Dawn Robbins, Janet Gunn and Liz Hoskinson By looking ahead down the road, tracking trends and by listening to the concerns and ideas of the USEA membership, the Membership Development Committee endeavors to keep the

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