YEDA-Indiana Elite Equestrians

🏆Results Are In!!!!!!!🏆
🐴YEDA NATIONALS 2023🐴
4 National Champions, 1 Reserve Champion, Multiple Top 5's and Top 10's
👏Congratulations IEE🎉

Drum roll🥁please...... Congratulations Andrew Hunt National Champion Sapphire Alumni Horsemanship!!!! And Congratulations Olivia Williams Sixth place Sapphire Alumni Horsemanship!!! What a successful show y'all had, each of you going home with a National Championship Buckle! Way to share the wealth you two, that's what I call teamwork!

Congratulations to our Emerald Alumni riders Journie Pope 3rd and Lauren Ehrlicher National Qualifier in their rail class!!! Y'all had great rides to finish out our show, great job ladies!

Congratulations Jayci Halsema, another top eight in Senior Sapphire Horsemanship at YEDA Nationals!!! What a year you have had finishing in the top 2 in the nation for the 2022-2023 YEDA season!

Drum roll 🥁 please.........
Congratulations Andrew Hunt, National Champion Sapphire Alumni Horsemanship!!!!
And Olivia Williams Sixth place Sapphire Alumni Horsemanship!!!What a fantastic weekend with both of you taking home a National Championship Buckle! Way to share the wealth you two, that's what I call teamwork!

Guess what folks, introducing yet another National Champion here at YEDA Nationals! Congratulations to Hannah Freitag, 1st place Jr. Opal Horsemanship, WOW what an amazing pattern she had today!

Congratulations Jayci Halsema, Top Eight Sapphire Senior Ranch Riding, awesome job, great class of riders!

Congratulations to Hannah Freitag, YEDA Nationals Qualifier Opal Rail!!! Tomorrow Horsemanship! Go get'em Hannah!

Well what a day it has been! Another Champion today in Sapphire Ranch Riding, Congratulations Olivia Williams!!! And congratulations Andrew Hunt, National Qualifier!!!

Congratulations Jayci Halsema, just made the Finals tomorrow in Sapphire Horsemanship at YEDA Nationals!!! Way to go!!!

Congratulations Teagen Curtis Top Five YEDA Nationals State Invitational! Awesome job!

Not sure how you could possibly start the day off any better here at YEDA Nationals! Congratulations to Lauren Ehrlicher, Reserve Champion Emerald Horsemanship and Journie Pope, Champion Emerald Horsemanship, way to go IEE!!! So proud of you two!

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Let's cheer on Teagen Curtis today competing in the Invitational at the YEDA Nationals today, McDonald Tennessee!!! Go Teagen! 👏🐴

🇺🇸 Remember and Honor❤️

Let's go IEE! Nationals bound!
June 1-4 McDonald Tennessee

To ALL of our youth equestrians...

📢The Indiana Elite Equestrian Team would like to give a BIG Shout Out to our very own Olivia Williams, who will be competing this weekend at the IHSA Nationals in Lexington Kentucky, representing Purdue University! We wish you the very Best and pray for a winning draw🙏🐴 Go get'em cowgirl, we love you ❣️🤗

🎉Congratulations YEDA-Indiana Elite Equestrians !!! 😁👏👏👏
Tennessee here we come, YEDA National Championships! 🏆

Congratulations to all of the Qualifiers for our National Championship Show!

2023 Nationals Team Qualifiers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JMwvw4S3VJn6futE7z6UnOjg_J-YTVvrIjSKd_HjJ_U/edit

2023 Nationals Individual Qualifiers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VdQGBj0AprhwY0TXh4q5IW3uTiwD-F5cLVtEcXmhago/edit

2023 Invitational Qualifiers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yq0O9i6KIWcW1-h38JGMKSokBnG890uT8N_HOYYYA8U/edit

Thank you to Midway University Equestrian Team for hosting a great YEDA show! Good luck at IHSA Nationals! And congratulations Hank on winning groomed horse of the day, he is so handsome 🥰

There is so much fun happening at Nationals! Start planning now so you'll have everything you need. For a full list of activities happening at Nationals, visit our website and click on the "Nationals" tab!

https://showyeda.com/national-show/

PRE-SALE for 2023 YEDA National Championship Jackets is happening now! Orders placed by May 3rd will be able to be picked up at Nationals. Any orders after May 3rd will be shipped to buyer.

Please note, anyone ordering a PRE-SALE jacket will not have the option to add to the back AFTER the show. You will be responsible for adding your class ranking at the embroiderer of your choice. However, all jackets ordered AT Nationals can be customized.

Order online AND check out the selection of YEDA Nationals apparel that will be available on site for purchase by following the link below.

https://showyeda.com/official-apparel/nationals-apparel-2/

Don't forget to purchase your tickets for the YEDA Scholarship Incentive Fund (SIF) Raffle! Click on the link below, or scan the QR Code to buy your tickets today! You could win custom chaps from Paradise Leather Company , a hat from Shorty's Caboy Hattery , or a 50/50 split!
http://go.rallyup.com/yeda

✝️ Happy Easter from IEE!🐴

Wanted to give a big shout out to the IEE team on a job well done at the last two shows! Lots of points and ribbons and YEDA prizes and big smiles😁 congratulations team! Thank you to all our sponsors, parents, and coaches and to the Youth Equestrian Development Association for helping make IEE a success!

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The showbill for the 2023 National Championship Weekend in McDonald, Tennessee is live on the ShowYEDA webpage! Find out everything you need to know including registration, schedule of events, and more by visiting https://showyeda.com/national-show/

We’re just about THREE MONTHS away!

Do you remember that girl you used to envy way back when? All those years ago when you were a teen and showing horses? The one you thought was so skinny and had the perfect body for hunt seat equitation?

Even though you might not have thought so, your body weight was just fine.

And you do remember that rider who had the perfect equitation? You thought you could never be like her.

Your equitation was pretty stellar, too.

Do you remember wishing you had an unlimited budget to buy the best horse in the world so you could compete at the top levels?

A million-dollar horse doesn't equate to instant success.

And do you remember feeling like an outsider, wondering if you would ever fit in? Maybe your clothes weren't quite right, or your tack wasn't new enough, or you didn't pull up in a fancy truck and trailer.

Those other girls felt like misfits, too. But trust me when I say this, you were all wrong.

Dear younger me, when you look back at those days and remember that you never felt pretty enough or good enough or had a horse that could compete at the top levels, you will realize that you were always where you needed to be. Those days of working hard and making the best out of what you had would serve you well in life. They would teach you what it meant to set goals and to work toward your dreams. They would teach you not to quit.

Older me recognizes there will always be times when you feel like you're the odd man, er, woman out. And that is all those times you forced yourself to be friendly at horse shows or talk to someone on the rail, you were learning how to get out of your comfort zone, something that would serve you well.

Sometimes it's not that people are unfriendly. Sometimes they're just as introverted as you are. They don't return a smile because your smile makes them uncomfortable. Because they're shy. It's easy to judge from a distance. Far harder to give someone grace until you truly get to know them.

Remember, you are always enough. Speak kindly to yourself (because those inner monologues can be brutal sometimes.) And on the days when comparisons threaten to steal your joy, remind yourself of your success. Got a tough problem? That's OK; you've conquered many challenges before. You can do this.

Don't lose faith in yourself. Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is the confidence you exude. Hold your head just a little higher than your competition. That spark in your eyes tells the judges you're someone to be reckoned with. Always walk with confidence, because people notice.

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚, 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙. 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚-𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮.

Pamela Britton-Baer's humor column focuses on the ups and downs of horse ownership. To get a message to her, write to [email protected].