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Over the next few months the USEA will be releasing updates of the dashboard that will ultimately replace and expand our current online service offerings.

Some enhancements planned to be released over the next 3-4 weeks:

Horse Registration & Upgrades
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User Interface Changes
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Moving data to our new system will take time. If you don't see your old records in your new account, it is likely we haven't moved them over yet. Keep checking back for updates of your records.

We are running a test of our system with the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention Registration. If you haven't registered for the event yet give the new Dashboard a try. All users of the new system will need to create a Username and Password.

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Annual Meeting & Convention UPDATE

We ’re just a month away from the USEA’s Annual Meeting and Convention! Presented by Nutrena, the Convention will take place December 7-10th at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis, Missouri, and is proving to be so popular that our room block is full. The hotel will honor the USEA’s special room rate of $109/night through November 15, but there is a possibility that the hotel will sell out of rooms completely, so make your reservations soon. To do so on-line, visit the Hyatt website here.

Various forums will be held throughout the Convention, including the USEA Open Forum on Thursday, December 7 at 4 p.m. We’d like to know what’s on your mind, so please email topics you’d like to discuss to Convention Director, Jan Zwak, at Jzwak@aol.com. And don’t forget the other open forums, including the Organizers’ Open Forum and the USEF Active Athletes’ Open Forum, both on Thursday, the Rule Change, Land Conservation, Adult Riders’, and Area IV Adult Riders’ Open Forums on Friday; and Junior/Young Riders’, Area IV Junior Young Riders’ and Instructors’ Certification Program Open Forums on Sunday.

When you’re not voicing your opinion in those forums, there are a variety of seminars throughout the weekend that cover a long list of eventing-related topics. Track II of our Event College, sponsored by Practical Horseman, is for Riders and Trainers and includes the following: PH LOGO

The Move Up From Training to Preliminary
The Training Level Three-day
Position, Posture, Pain and Performance
Hands on Show Jumping Course Construction Presented by Hi-Tech Horse Jumps
Event Riders’ Association Open Forum
Training Solutions from Top Event Riders
USEF Active Athletes Committee
Drugs and Medications Rules for your Equine Partner
Understanding the Basics of Cross-Country Course Design
The Making of an Official: Roles, Responsibilities and Education
Rule Change Open Forum
Adult Riders’ Open Forum
JR/Young Riders’ Open Forum

For those of you with your eye on the preliminary level, you do not want to miss The Move Up from Training to Preliminary. There are a lot more things to consider than, “It’s just four more inches,” and panelists Robert Costello, Jim Graham, Mike Huber and Seema Sonnad will help you determine if now is the time for you to make the move up, and if not, what skills and experience you need under your belt before making the move, safely and successfully.

Another “can’t miss” is the Event Riders’ Association Open Forum. Current WEG individual silver and team bronze medallist, Clayton Fredericks (AUS), will lead this open forum. Check out www.eventridersassociation.com and www.teamfredericks.com for more information.

Saturday evening’s “Cocktails under the Stars,” sponsored by New Spring Farm, hosted by Area IV, and organized by Dr. Timothy Holekamp at the St. Louis Science Center and Planetarium, promises to be an evening to remember. Buses will carry us from the Convention hotel to the famous St. Louis Science Center and Planetarium starting at 6:15 p.m. Dinner will be catered by Wolfgang Puck, so expect a very special gastronomic delight. Tables will be set in the dome of the planetarium, where the ceiling will be lit with a show of the night sky. Between star displays, slide shows of the World Equestrian Games and World Cup will be projected onto the domed ceiling. A state-of-the-art surround sound system will provide larger-than-life music. The McDonnell Planetarium is considered one of the finest interactive museums in the world, with fascinating hands-on exhibits and is open for our exclusive fun. Have drinks next to an exact replica of the first private manned spacecraft, or fly a fighter jet in a flight simulator, all until 10:30 p.m. when the busses head back to Convention Central.

Tickets to the reception are $20/person, and can be purchased on the Convention registration form. Additional tickets, if space is available, can be purchased at the Convention registration area. Round-trip transportation will be provided at no charge.

Our thanks to our convention sponsors: Nutrena, Bit of Britain, Area IV, Maui Jim Sunglasses, Rebecca Farm, Lamplight Equestrian Center, Adequan, Amerigo, Broadstone Equine Insurance Agency, Stackhouse saddles, the FEI World Cup, Practical Horseman, SmartPak Equine, Wellpride Omega-3 for horses, and Hi-Tech Horse Jumps. Their generosity has made many of this weekend's programs possible.

For more information on the Convention, including a complete schedule and registration information, click on the Convention logo on the USEA website homepage.

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