N E D A’ S A W A R D W I N N I N G N E W S L E T T E R
A Tip of the Hat August 2019
A Tip of the Hat
Contents:
NEDA 2019 OFFICERS
President:
Phyllis LeBlanc 978-807-3378 president@neda.org
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President’s Page
Vice President-Activities:
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Fall Festival VIP Info
Vice President-Services:
Spring Show Review 2019
Board Secretary:
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Update NEDA Fall Symposium: Dorothee Schneider HITS on the Hudson Grounds 2019 Layout
12 Obituary: Major General Jonathan R. Burton (1919 - 2019) 13 NEDA Calendar 2019
15 Partners in Education: Dressage4Kids Team Clinic Recap 17 Partners in Education: Vera Kessels June Clinic 19 USDF “L” Program 20 Region 8 News
21 Stallion Paddock
26 2019 Dressage Shows A Tip of the Hat is a publication of The New England Dressage Association, Inc., a non-profit, tax exempt corporation. MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS AND CHANGES OF ADDRESS Please contact: Tammy Paparella 6 Pratt’s Junction Rd. Sterling, MA 01564 978-422-2324 memberentry@neda.org
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Treasurer:
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COORDINATORS and MANAGERS
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Education Coordinator: J. Stanley Edwards 617-293-8209 education@neda.org Judge Education: Sally Davenport 781-378-1881 judgeed@neda.org Symposium Organizer: Beth Beukema 508-320-6549 fallsym@neda.org Scholarships: Samantha Williams 413-297-2384 scholarships@neda.org
Membership Services Coordinator: Jennifer Dillon 508-641-3121 membership@neda.org Nominations: Jennifer Englund 917-330-2462 volunteer@neda.org Ombudsman: Alexandra Dane 978-356-0682 ombudsman@neda.org Member-at-Large: Helen van der Voort 917-834-2635 memberatlarge@neda.org
Competitions Coordinator: Beth Jenkins 508-655-6490 shows@neda.org Spring Show: Paul Cormier 508-995-5988 springshow@neda.org Fall Show: Beth Jenkins 508-655-6490 shows@neda.org Sport Horse/Breed Shows: Kathy Hickerson 603-673-4344 sporthorse@neda.org Year-End Awards: yea@neda.org
Public Relations Coordinator: Krista Nordgren 207-749-6643 pr@neda.org Communications/Social Media: Krista Nordgren 207-749-6643 communications@neda.org Advertising - Outbound: advertising@neda.org Photography: Carole MacDonald 508-366-7886 photo@neda.org Technology Coordinator: Donna Winters 508-947-6982 technology@neda.org
Sponsorship Coordinator: Vincent Flores 832-205-2285 sponsorship@neda.org Sponsor Facilitator: Kari Cincotta 781-654-7694 cincottak@neda.org Sponsor Development: Sam Yonika 508-277-6090 yonikas@neda.org
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COMPETITION COMMITTEE
SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
NEWSLETTER STAFF
USDF REGION 8
Region 8 Director: Debra Reinhardt region8dir@usdf.org Youth Coordinator: Jennifer Dillon 508-641-3121 jen@dilloneq.com
Cover: Spring Show 2019: Tessa Holloran and Reve Noir. Reve Noir (registered name is Cramique Kerguelen) is a 7-year-old Selle Français imported from France this year by his owner Vincent Flores. He’s the half-brother of Vinz’s first Grand Prix horse and former FEI mare. Tessa wasn’t able to compete her previous horse this year, so Vinz gave her the opportunity to qualify for Region 8 Junior NAYC since he is a good match for her. Reve Noir is very sweet and safe, of good quality and sufficiently trained to be presented at that level. Photo: Carole MacDonald
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
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he summer goes by so quickly! It’s hard to believe it is August and we are thinking about the Fall Festival and USDF Region 8 Championships already.
But NEDA Fall Festival Committee has been thinking about this year’s show beginning during the show last year. You will find many, many changes to the layout of the show grounds. We are very excited to bring about changes in response to your suggestions over the past years.
I think you will find the Fall Festival, which has always been a premier show, is now even better. The goal was to make the layout more user friendly for competitors, spectators, vendors, horses and volunteers. Huge kudos to the Fall Festival Show Committee for their willingness to leap into such significant changes with a vision to the future. Knowing we may need to tweak the layout after the show we will look forward to your feedback on what worked well and what might need to be reviewed.
Another significant change this September is that the Great American USDF/New England Breed Show Series and Championships has struck out on their own. The NEDA Breed Show USDF New England Breeders Championships Series Qualifier and Finals will now be held at UMass Hadley Equine Center on September 7th & 8th. This change will allow the focus to be completely on the Breed Show. In addition, there will be a longer window between the Championships and the breed show at Dressage at Devon. The close time frame in recent years was especially hard on the very young horses who just could not show at their best when the shows were so close together.
The NEDA Fall Symposium featuring Dorothee Schneider is fast approaching. If you haven’t made your hotel reservations yet we strongly recommend you do so quickly. It is a busy time of year for the colleges in the area and the hotels fill quickly! It promises to be another stellar event and we’re all eager to learn from Dorothee, especially after watching her add to her already long string of accomplishments over the summer. You don’t want to miss this event! Enjoy the summer! Phyllis
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SYMPOSIUM n October 19 & 20, 2019 n Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center n South Hadley, MA
NUMEROUS WINS IN THE COMPETITION RING! INCLUDING THE GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP ON “SHOWTIME!”
Dorothee Schneider continues her accomplishments in the competition ring with numerous wins this season including the German Championship on “Showtime” and receives the prestigious Riding Master award. At the 2019 German Dressage Championships in Balve, Germany, Dorothee Schneider was bestowed with the title of Riding Master. She is the 35th German dressage rider that has received this prestigious title based on her lifetime achievements as a rider and trainer.
The 50-year old Framersheim based rider received the title from the commission of members from the German Professional Riders Association (BBR) and the German Equestrian Federation.
NEDA will host the acclaimed Fall Symposium at Mount Holyoke College on October 19 &20 with a weekend packed with education, camaraderie and shopping. Dorothee Schneider will lead the auditors and demonstration riders in the training of a variety of horses from 4-year-old to Grand Prix. Dorothee is an acclaimed Olympic equestrian with team silver and gold medals to her name and has dominated the Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses with unprecedented consecutive victories by winning the 5-year-old, 6year-old and 7-year-old titles with the stallion, Sezuan 2.
Ticket sales: Ticket sales are currently open to both members and non-members. Lunch is included in all ticket purchases with options of regular, gluten free or vegetarian. A limited number of patron tickets are available and allow access to exclusive benefits and support the symposium. A commemorative T-shirt is availble for pre-purchase online only, with pick up at the
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DOROTHEE
JUST RECEIVED tHE prEStigiOuS RIDING MASTER AWARD!
SCHNEIDER THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS KEEP STACKING UP!
event. For ticket pricing and details go to www.neda.org. Ticket sales will be limited in number so order yours today.
The Dressage Today Online - Wine and Cheese Reception will be held Friday afternoon at the Willet Center on the Mount Holyoke College. Your patron ticket allows access to this exclusive event to mingle with Dorothee, sponsors and the riders. Thank you to Dressage Today Online for their continuing support of Fall Symposium.
Veterinary Speakers: We will welcome Atlantic Equine Services and Miller and Associates veterinary groups as they present pertinent sport horse topics on Saturday and Sunday. Topics will soon be published, and the lectures will be held during registration, in the morning, and at the lunch breaks.
Youth Reception: Dressage 4- Kids Meet and Greet with Dorothee Schneider will held Saturday afternoon after the last ride. This event will be open to auditor ticket holders, 21 years and under at no additional charge, thanks to our sponsor Dressage 4 - Kids. Dorothee teaches many young riders in Germany and will speak briefly to the youth auditors.
Sponsorship: NEDA is pleased to welcome Equiline America as a Grand Prix sponsor. Equiline is a premier tack and apparel line with products from saddles to tailcoats and sponsors Dorothee. Reiten Right footing company has signed on as an Intermediare sponsor and will be availble for arena consultation.
Vendor Village: A wide array of goods and services will be on display for early holiday shopping. At the time of this publication we anticipate the following vendors: Sew You (Custom Embroidery) 15 Hands Horsewear In the Stirrup Trafalgar Books Adequan Maine Horse and Rider Seaside Design Simple Equine NEDA Boutique
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BY SARA BRADLEY
he New England Dressage season officially opened the first weekend in June, with the NEDA Spring competition. Once again, the show was held at the Marshfield Fairgrounds, in Marshfield MA. Just a short distance from Boston, this location offers ample space for several competition arenas, spacious warm up, and secure stabling. Several improvements were made for this year’s competition, including a much-improved lunging area, and designated space for “on deck” warm up. These amenities made this a perfect early season show choice for those of us who were ready to get back in the ring after a brutal winter!
I believe every dressage rider here in the Northeast was impacted by the nasty, rugged winter that Mother Nature threw at us. Personally, I was totally buried under hip deep snow well into May (absurd!) It seems that all of us came out of hibernation in good form, as the show was well subscribed with good turnout in all classes, from Training Level to Grand Prix.
Rose Keller on Dievittorio O. Photo: Carole MacDonald
The weather over the show weekend was nothing short of perfect, something that all competitors were thankful for! The timing of the show seems to be ideal to snag the first warm days of the season, before the humidity and bugs become an issue. It was really a splendid weekend to enjoy competing, spectating, or (if you are a good little NEDA member) volunteering.
The atmosphere at the NEDA Spring show is relaxed and organized. I almost always end up taking a young horse to this show, and did so again this year (and managed not to clear out warm up/take down an arena fence/break the letter C. Have I done these things in the past? Just ask Paul Cormier….) All kidding aside, my young horse thrived in the calm environment and had a very positive weekend. Other competitors who I spoke with felt the same way and mentioned that their mounts gained valuable confidence and experience over the weekend.
Caitlin Puller on Albert ISF. Photo: Diane Holston
Of course, the other bonus to attending the Spring show is that it offers up two separate competition days. What does this mean? That you can qualify for Regional Championships in ONE weekend! My budget minded self likes this very much, as horse showing is basically the most expensive thing you can do (and I like to get a lot of bang for my buck!) Continued → August 2019 NEDA.ORG
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In addition to enjoying the weekend riding, coaching and volunteering, I was also reminded that NEDA Spring is the social event of the spring for dressage riders. After being cooped up, frozen, and stuck in the ice all winter it was great to get out and see all the wonderful Region 8 horse people again!
NEDA Spring is a show that I have enjoyed attending for many years. The timing of the show is perfect to get the season started off strong, the location is ideal and convenient, and the show staff and volunteers are helpful and positive. After this great season opener, I know I speak for many when I express my excitement looking forward the other excellent NEDA competitions this year. Hope to see many of you at the Summer Show and Fall Festival!
Top right: Jessica O'Donnell on Peter. Photo: Carole MacDonald Left: Kenley Buchannon on It's A Joke. Photo: Diane Holston Middle: Abigail Lambrecht on Anything But Ordinary. Photo: Carole MacDonald Bottom right: Catherine Petersen on Expect The Unexpected. Photo: Carole MacDonald 10
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OBITUARY
Major general Jonathan r. Burton (1919-2019)
General Burton, always a horse lover, was born in 1919 and began his equestrian career galloping racehorses as a young boy. He enrolled in the ROTC Horse Cavalry Division while at Michigan State University and upon graduation headed to Fort Riley, Kansas, headquarters of the U.S. Cavalry School. Enrolled as a second lieutenant in the Ninth Basic Horsemanship Class, he studied weapons administration, riding, shoeing, veterinary procedures, conditioning, marching, planning maneuvers, pathfinding, night compass courses, and stable management. When the U.S. entered World War II, Burton and his regiment were shipped to Australia to prepare to fight as infantry under General MacArthur and from there he was shipped to New Guinea.
At the close of the war, Burton headed back to Fort Riley to teach Advanced Horsemanship. For the 1948 London Olympic Games, Burton was selected for both the show jumping and three-day eventing teams, then ultimately competed on the show jumping team. Eight years later at the 1956 Stockholm Olympic Games he rode for the U.S. Equestrian Team on the threeday eventing team. In 1953, Burton helped organize the first continuous horse trials in the U.S. along with Margaret Lindsley Warden and William Haggard. He also had the honor of writing the first rulebook for combined training.
General Burton served two and a half years in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division as a brigade commander and as an assistant division commander. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit (1st OLC), 12 TIP OF THE HAT
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Photo: Carole MacDonald
Major General Jonathan “Jack” Burton (ret.), died on May 29 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 99. Burton was predeceased by his wife, Joan. He is survived by his son, Jonathan “Jock” Rowell Burton, Jr. (Pace) of Chesterfield, Virginia, and daughter Judith “Judy” Lewis (Don) of Tucson, Arizona.
Distinguished Flying Cross (2nd OLC), Air Medal (V Device & 54 OLC), Purple Heart, and Army Commendation Ribbon.
After 33 years in the U.S. Army, Burton retired as a Major General, last as commander of the 3rd Armored Division in 1975. Jack served as Executive Vice President for the U.S. Equestrian Team for 10 years and as President of the U.S. Combined Training Association (now United States Eventing Association) from 1985-1987. He was inducted into the USEA and the US Dressage Federation Halls of Fame. He was also a member of the group that established the North American Young Rider Championships in the 1980s. He worked as a FEI judge, technical delegate, and steward until the age of 92.
A lifetime's commitment, not only to eventing but to other equestrian disciplines as well, has resulted in a sport that is strong and viable and substantially better because of Burton's guardianship.
Burton will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery later this year.
Beth Jenkins comments about General Burton’s involvement with NEDA in the early days:
“Jack was part of the group of friends that organized NEDA in the early 1970s. He was on the Board forever and judged for us a lot. He was the friendly and calm voice amongst us. We used to have Board meetings at his house in Hamilton (or was it Wenham?) and his wife Joan had a sit down dinner for us with the silver polished, the crystal sparkling, beautiful china, dimmed lighting and candles and a wonderful huge ceramic centerpiece on the dining room table of wild galloping horses. A sure looonnnnggggg way from pizza that we have been known to have in recent years.
Last time I saw him was about five years ago. He was judging at GMHA. And still his wonderful self. He was one of a kind.”
NEDA CALENDAR 2019
Be sure to check the NEDA CALENDAR website page for full calendar listings including prize lists, updated and additional information.
DATE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10 - 11
▲ Michael Barisone Clinic*
Fox Run Dressage, East Aurora, NY
24 - 25
▲ Christine Stuckelberger Clinic*
Upper Creek Farm, Stockton, NJ
AUG. 24 - 25
30 - Sept. 1
31 - Sept. 1
31 - Sept. 1
SEPT. 7-8
▲ Gwyneth McPherson Clinic Series*
LOCATION
Carbery Fields Farm, Lebanon, CT
▲ Janet Foy Clinic*
Rosebrook Farm, Georgetown, MA
▲ Christine Stuckelberger Clinic*
Carbery Fields Farm, Lebanon, CT
▲ JJ Tate Clinic*
Puckerbrush Farm, Newburgh, ME
▲ Vera Kessels Clinic*
**Partners in Education Program events offer special discounts to NEDA members** (Highlighted in yellow)
Stony Brook Farm, Norfolk, MA
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Dressage4Kids
Team Clinic Recap BY PHOEBE KELLEHER
Phoebe Keliher on Scooby. Photo: Jennifer Mitchell
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cooby and I went to our fourth Dressage4kids TEAM clinic, third with Lendon Gray these past couple of days; the 25th and 26th. We had two great rides and I learned so much during the lessons and lectures. I was very pleased to have finally gotten my polo wraps ‘Lendon approved’! I wrote a little about what I learned from the lectures and rides.
Lectures:
Tuesday morning started out with the usual welcoming lecture at 7:30 AM. Lendon gave the one person who’s first TEAM clinic it was the folder of handouts, and then talked to us all about the tests: parts of the horse, parts of the tack, and the test on the handouts. Our lunchtime lecture that day was about body condition scoring, topline evaluation, and weight taping. Dream Acres who kindly hosted the clinic let us put our hands on a few of their horses to look for any fat pockets while body scoring. We learned about the five places on the horse where to look and feel to score the horses 1-9, one being extremely
thin, nine being extremely fat. The five places you look when body scoring a horse are: the crest, ribs, behind the shoulder, withers, and tail head. You don’t want to see the ribs but be able to lightly bring your hands over them to feel them, and you don’t want to feel any spongy fat pockets at the other four points. We then learned about the grades of the top line evaluation and how to weight tape a horse. The formula that's most accurate for weight taping is the length of our horse from point of shoulder to point of buttocks x girth length all the way around x girth length again, divided by 330. Our final lecture of the day Tuesday was a yoga lesson. I came a little late as I was the last rider of the day, but we learned how important it was to have flexible hip flexors as a rider, and to think in the “attic” not the “basement. The “attic” being a place for positive thoughts and the “basement” a place of negative thoughts. We were challenged to have our thoughts in the “attic” while holding a two-minute plank.
Our final lectures on Wednesday were about a proper warm up and rider
alignment. Lendon started off with a lecture on warming up properly bright and early at 7:00 AM. Warm up isn't just your walking around the arena when you first get on. Warming up starts in the stall, while grooming. Lendon told us to always have both hands on the horse, one hand grooming, the other feeling for lumps, bumps, swelling, or heat. And after we're done walking out horses for about ten minutes, when we first pick up the trot, we should always do a soundness check. To check if the front legs are sound, turn a corner and do a diagonal, into your other corner, making sure you change your posting diagonal, to be sure you’re on the correct diagonal the whole time. Then, to see if the hindlegs are sound, go onto a long side and change your posting diagonal a few strides, then switch it back. Things should feel the same on each diagonal.
Our lunch lecture was done by Jennifer Mitchell on rider alignment. Jennifer is a Continued → August 2019 NEDA.ORG
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physical therapist and worked on a few of us students, showing stretches and how to feel if our hips our aligned. She also talked about hip flexors, and to have better movability in our pelvis they need to be loose, which will help riders better sit the trot and the horse in general.
Rides:
I was the last rider of the day Tuesday, so I was able to watch every ride except the one before mine. Lendon had many of the riders doing turns on the haunches or walk pirouette, which I did not know there was a difference between until my lesson. A walk pirouette has that touch more of collection, where the hind legs are really being picked up and set down in place, whereas the turn on the haunches will be a little bit larger. In my lesson, Lendon asked what I had been doing for shows. I told her I had been getting upper 60’s at second level. The first thing she asked was “Why not FEI ponies?” We then jumped right into going through the movements in the pony tests. We started out doing half-passes where she gave me
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the exercise of starting the half pass and ending it in more of a leg yield and then going directly into a shoulder in once I was on the track. This exercise was done so when we did the half-pass zigzag, when I switched bends and half-passed the other way, I could straighten in between and start my next one shoulder leading. We then worked a bit on our walk pirouettes. We also worked on a five-step rein back that goes directly into a canter. The FEI pony tests are the only dressage tests that have that move, which was fairly tricky. A fun movement we went onto next was a short diagonal in the canter and letting the reins go three strides. Scooby was very nice at that and stayed steady. We went through the rest of the movements including a fourloop canter serpentine with a simple change at X, which meant going from counter canter to counter canter. I was very pleased with the ride, as was Lendon. The Scoobert had been a very good boy!
The next day (Wednesday), after my warmup Lendon read the FEI Pony Team
test and had us ride it. It was fairly messy as things came up very quickly, but we got through it and gave us things to work on more, including the half pass, as those were fairly lousy. Lendon had me start a half pass and then switch to a bad leg yield, and back to half pass. Her reaction to one of the leg yields was, “That’s terrible, I love it!” which made me laugh. The point of the exercise was to be able to maintain more bend in the half pass. We also worked on the canter centerline X halt, which Scooby and I had never done. Most of them were crooked or had a walk step, but some were okay, and they can only get better, right?
Overall the TEAM clinic experience was -once again- amazing. Every time I ride with Lendon, I learn so much from my rides, the lectures, and watching the other riders. Thanks to everyone who makes the clinics happen; they are such wonderful learning opportunities.
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i l n C i c e n u J s l e s s e K a r e V era Kessels gives clinics several times a year at host Jodi Pearson-Keating Dressage located at Stony Brook Farm in Norfolk, MA. Vera is a Dutch-born rider and trainer who started out riding young horses and jumpers then transitioned over to classical dressage in her twenties. She has accomplished much in her dressage career including several CDI wins and being part of the coaching team that has seen riders in every international competition in the dressage world.
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Jodi Pearson-Keating Dressage's clinic hosts an array of horses and riders from training level through FEI, both professionals and adult amateurs. Everyone receives a great lesson!
The themes of the lessons range from “use your corners", "how can you set up that next movement if you let your horse fall through the corner” “elbows in and hands in front”, “the horse must be sharp and in front of your leg before you can ask for more sitting and collection”.
Laci Keating on George
Vera's exercises and her consistently positive approach has a great way of getting the best out of each horse and rider.
"This season," said Jodi, "I am fortunate to be riding and showing 2 great horses…. RV, owned by Michelle Lamoureux, who I am showing PSG, and Ben, owned by Nan Hermanns, who us a 5-year old just starting in his career. Vera helps me keep my training focused and on track. Many of the other riders are my students. It's so great to see and hear what Vera has them do and work on. I believe it's such a great asset to my training program to have Vera come and give us these clinics. We all leave the weekend feeling inspired and riding better for her teaching!"
Jodi Keating on Rendezvous
Left: Jennifer Hurley and Xanel
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WINTER BOARDING-
Dressage Barn, Ocala, FL.
Min. 4 mo; full care; all day turnout, large grass paddocks; 12x12 stalls; tack closets; full size covered arena w/ fiber footing.
Whippet Run Farm is 5 minutes from the new WEC, opening 2020. Multiple recognized shows w/i 1 hour during winter.
Cost $1,000/mo; lessons available with "R" dressage judge; Silver medalist; Silver Bar FS; 4* rider; Dee Loveless. http://www.whippetrunfarm.com Deeloveless2@yahoo.com
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hinking of participating in the USDF L program, hosted by NEDA and sponsored by Horse of Course? This is a reminder that Part I starts in October. Currently, there are only a few places open for Part I. It is necessary to complete the Part I as a Participant in order to be accepted into the Part II, Evaluation and Testing sessions. The 2020 Part II is already full, but there is a list started of those who have the qualifying scores and wish to be Candidates in the 2021 Part II, hosted by NEDA. Those who want to be added to this list must submit an application to the clinic organizer. No payment is necessary to be on the Wait List for Part II.
NEDA will not be hosting another Part I session until 2022 or 2023 at the earliest so don’t be left out if you have been considering the “L” program.
Applications for both Part I and Part II are available on the NEDA website, www.neda.org. Click on “Learn” and follow the link to the “L” page. Auditor places are still available. Applications are also on the “L” page.
Questions may be directed to the clinic organizer, Sally Davenport, davenports@neda.org or 781-378-1881.
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REGION 8 NEWS
i think... i only think...
summer has finally arrived!
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e have actually had 3 days in a row without rain! Is mud season finally over?
We are a month away from the North American Youth Championships which are being held at Old Salem Farm in Old Salem, NY, July 31 thru August 4, 2019. Jen Dillon, our Regional Coordinator, and Meagan Davis and myself, our Chef d’equipes, have been busy getting the entries done and in to the FEI. The top four riders in each division will be members of the team. If a rider/horse is unable to compete, the next ranked rider/horse is allowed to step in. As it is not official yet who will be on the teams, I will not put them in this newsletter but watch for the announcement from USDF! Good luck to our teams!
Is this really impossible? We just get out of spring and finally get some summer weather and NEDA Fall Festival opens this month on July 29th. Unbelievable! NEDA Show Committee along with Sue McKeown, the show manager, has been hard at work
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for this year’s show. The breed show is no longer with this show which opens up the entire show grounds. So watch for the changes in the grounds layout, where the show office will be, etc. It is all very exciting.
Of course, if you are Champion and/or Reserve Champion in the Regional Championship AND you have declared or you have reached a certain score call wild card (information on the USDF Website), you will be invited to the US Dressage Finals in Lexington, KY, November 7-10, 2019. This is a head to head competition with the other regional champions. I always hope for a big showing from Region 8.
Speaking of which….DECLARATIONS are open now for the US Dressage Finals. Please remember you will have to declare that you are willing to go to the ‘finals’ if invited. This declaration must be done by the day before our Regional Championships start or September 17, 2019. The USDF website will have more information. By declaring, you are only saying you would consider going, and it costs nothing to declare.
If you are one of the invited, you will need to commit by nominating and pay the nonrefundable class fee within 72 hours after the NEDA Fall Festival.
Attention GMOs: newsletter, website, photography, and volunteer of the year nominations close August 30th. So before your summer gets under way, please submit them! It is a great way to get recognition for your GMO or an outstanding volunteer plus for Region 8! Here is the link with all the information. https://www.usdf.org/awards/service/gm o.asp
Remember we will hold our next regional meeting will be in October, but I am waiting for the PM Delegate election results to get input on picking a date. I would like to try to do conference call again as it was a huge success! I should have more information in the next newsletter. See you on the Centerline… Debra Reinhardt USDF Region 8 Director
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SHOW NEWS SHOW DATE LOCATION
2019 Dressage Schooling Shows LEVELS OFFERED
JUDGE(S)
8/10/2019
TriState Horsemen Assoc. Oneco, CT
Intro-Second Western Dressage
TBA
8/11/2019
TriState Horsemen Assoc. Oneco, CT
Intro-Second Western Dressage
TBA
8/11/2019
Independence Stable Belchertown, MA
TBA
8/11/2019
Oak Rise Farm Goffstown, NH
Intro-Training First and above TOC Western Dressage
8/11/2019
Beland Stables Lakeville, MA
Intro-First Second-FEI TOC
8/11/2019
State of Maine Dressage Association Hollis, ME
Intro-FEI
Intro-Third Gaited and Western Dressage
8/18/2019
Heritage Dressage Briggs Stables Hanover, MA
8/18/2019
MRF Dressage at Harvest Moon Farm Hopkinton, NH
8/18/2019 8/18/2019
Intro-First Second and above TOC Freestyle TOC Western Dressage
Intro and above Western Dressage
Merrimack Valley Dressage Bradford Equestrian Center Bradford, MA
Intro-Fourth FEI TOC, Eventing, Western Dressage
Eddy Farm School for Horse and Rider Middlebury, VT
TBA
CONTACT INFO
www.tristatehorsemen.com/dressage Dressage@tristatehorsemen.com
www.tristatehorsemen.com/dressage Dressage@tristatehorsemen.com
Dottie Brittingham www.independencestablellc.com 413-284-0371 independencestable@yahoo.com
www.oakrisefarm.com secretary@oakrisehorsefarm.com
Sue Buchanan (S) PJ Archambault 508-428-1526 Leslie de Grandmaison (r) secretary@belandstables.com www.BelandStables.com
TBA
Kristine Brassard 207-252-8353 kristie.brassard@maine.edu
TBA
Michele Schurman 603-490-8958 mrfdressage@aol.com www.mrfdressage.com
Crystal Taylor (L) www.heritage-dressage.org Rachel Markels Webber (L)
TBA
Intro- FEI Western Dressage
TBA TBA
Lynda Angstadt leangst@comcast.net Diana Lane dqlane@msn.com 978-374-0008
Margaret Bojanowski margaretbojanowski@gmail.com www.champlaindressagevt.net
8/31/2019
East Hill Farm Plainfield, VT
Intro- FEI Western Dressage
8/31/2019
Randy May Memorial Dressage Show Little Divide Farm Mansfield Center, CT
Donna Dunbar donnadunbar498@gmail.com
8/31/2019
Little Divide Farm Mansfield Center, CT
Leadline Intro - First Second TBA and above TOC Freestyle Thoroughbred Incentive Program
Sandra Beaulieu (L)
Donna Dunbar donnadunbar498@gmail.com
9/1/2019
Life's a Ride Schooling Show (SMDA, WMDA, and MDS Affiliate) Saco, ME
Intro-FEI
TBA
Cassi Martin 207-890-2606 cassandrajmartin@yahoo.com
Puckerbrush Farm Schooling Show Newburgh, ME
Intro-Second Third and above TOC
Chris Joost (L)
https://puckerbrushfarm.net/clinics--shows.html
Intro-FEI
TBA
Alicia Peters-Torrey 207-322-6282 scarletdayfarm@gmail.com
Xenophon Farm Montague, MA
Intro-Fourth Western Dressage
Krystal Wilt (L)
Suzanne Mente 413-367-9828 xenophonshows@gmail.com
9/1/2019 9/8/2019 9/8/2019
Scarlet Day Farm Schooling Show (SMDA Affiliate) Gray, ME
Intro- First, Second and Above TOC, Western Dressage
Kathie Moulton kathiemoulton@aol.com www.champlaindressagevt.net
9/8/2019
Independence Stable Belchertown, MA
Intro-Training First and above TOC Western Dressage
Karen Roberts (L)
9/8/2019
CVDA Dressage Show South Woodstock, VT
Intro-FEI
Jamin Gelder jaminp84@yahoo.com www.cvda.org
9/8/2019
Oak Rise Farm Goffstown, NH
TBA
www.oakrisefarm.com secretary@oakrisehorsefarm.com
9/8/2019
Middlebrook Friesian Farm New Haven, VT
Intro-Third Gaited and Western Dressage
Katie Rocco (L) Cindi Rose Wylie (R)
Intro- FEI Western Dressage
TBA
9/15/2019
MRF Dressage at Harvest Moon Farm Hopkinton, NH
Intro and above Western Dressage
TBA
Annemarie deBoer annemariedeboer@yahoo.com www.champlaindressagevt.net
Intro-FEI
Laura Mitchell (L)
9/22/2019
Cutter Farm Dracut, MA
Intro-Training PreElem-Prelim
TBA
9/22/2019
Hilltop Equestrian Center Somersworth, NH
Intro-Second
Pam Walker
9/28/2019
Maple Valley Stables Westford, VT
Intro-FEI Western Dressage
TBA
9/29/2019
CRDA Schooling Show Apple Knoll Farm, Millis, MA
Intro-FEI
TBA
9/15/2019
State of Maine Dressage Association Hollis, ME
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Dottie Brittingham 413-284-0371 independencestable@yahoo.com www.independencestablellc.com
Michele Schurman 603-490-8958 mrfdressage@aol.com www.mrfdressage.com Ashley Ireland and Maggie Roy 207-400-4629 maggie.s.roy@gmail.com Marina Burliss (978) 697-7858 Kristin Wesson/Secretary (603)440-3564 info@cutterfarm.com www.cutterfarm.com Mary Ann Davis 603-692-6313 www.Hilltopequestriancenter.com
Lori Bernard Loribarnarddressage@gmail.com www.champlaindressagevt.net
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