EAP Regional Training Session Begins Today at Sonoma Valley Stables

Cynthia Hankins and Nanci Snyder Leading Session, Free Auditing Available

Sonoma Calif.—July 17, 2019—The Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Session begins today at Sonoma Valley Stables in California with 18 athletes learning from clinicians Cynthia Hankins and Nanci Snyder.  

The session includes a 3' section where riders are able to participate in all aspects of the program at a lower fence height.

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association congratulates the following participants: 

EAP Participants

  • Adele Bonomi, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Roxanne Culhane, Larkspur, Calif. 
  • Avery Glynn, Penngrove, Calif. 
  • Grace Hill, Anacortes, Wash. 
  • Joelle Hylton, Manteca, Calif. 
  • Mason Milo, Rocklin, Calif. 
  • Alexandra Silva, San Francisco, Calif. 

3’ Section Participants 

  • Clementine Berlin, St Helena, Calif. 
  • Greylin Booth, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Anna Brostrom, Berkeley, Calif. 
  • Austen Dollente, Menlo Park, Calif. 
  • Karsen Kadien, Medford, Ore. 
  • Lara Kammen, Oakland, Calif. 
  • Danielle Park, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Ava Pollioni, Woodside, Calif. 
  • Sydney Trainor, Carmel, Calif. 
  • Sara Tuck, Carmel, Calif. 
  • Vivienne Wood, Bellevue, Wash. 

Regional Training 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 of the session.

There are two Regional Training Sessions remaining this year to be held in 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 in Ohio. 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.

Applications are now open to host a 2020 EAP Regional Training Session. 

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.

Photo Credit: Alden Corrigan Media/USHJA