ADA Centerline February 2023

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Arizona Dressage Association

THE CENTERLINE I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in an area where I saw successful professionals that were great riders and also judges (Ellie Stine-Masek, Bev Rodgers, Julie Sodowsky, Dorie VlattenSchmitz). That made a big impression on me very early on. I wanted to be good at different aspects of the sport, not just riding.

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ADA Board President: Tania Radda 480.235.7654 t.radda@azdressage.org

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Show season is well underway in the southern part of our region and I hope everyone in our northern states are staying warm and getting a little horse time this winter while we get quite a bit more snow than usual!

We are accepting bids for the 2024 Great American/USDF Region 5 Championships through February 6th. If anyone is interesting is placing a bid for the Regional Championships or has any questions about the process, please contact myself or the USDF office and we’ll be happy to help! The final date for a Regional Championship to be held in 2024 will be October 13th in order to fit into the National Championship time frame, so please keep that in mind when looking at facilities and possible weekends. The Finals will be held in Lexington, Kentucky in 2024.

If you have an educational activity that your barn, group or organization is doing, please let me know so I can add it to the Region 5 educational activity calendar that is sent out with the monthly Regional updates by USDF. We would love to keep everyone as informed as possible. We can also post events on the Region 5 website. Please feel free to send me an email reminder for anything you’d like to see posted.

If you intend to qualify for Region 5 teams to the North American Youth Championships, then please make sure you take note of the application structure for 2023. The application and fee should be turned in to the USDF office by March 14, 2023 in order to avoid stiffer fees. If you apply by March 14th, the fee is only $50 per application. Applications submitted between March 15th and April 25th are $100 and the final application deadline is May 9th, but it will cost you $300 to apply between April 26th and May 9th. At this point in time, absolutely no applications will be accepted after May 9th. If you plan to compete for NAYC, please also be sure to contact Joan Clay, our Region Coordinator for the FEI Juniors and Young Riders and let her know your intent. Her email address is jnclay@comcast.net and her phone number is 970.420.0887. The 2023 NAYC will be held at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, Flintfields Horse Park, Traverse City, Michigan – August 7-13, 2023.

Till next month!

Heather Petersen Region 5 Director

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Interview with USEF ’S’ Judge Shirley Rector

A (Shirley Rector): Linda Woodward was starting a program in conjunction with the Pantano events. It sounded fun so why not? I never intended to take it to the S level for over 20 years but here I am.

Q: What was the USDF L Program experience like for you?

A: Never had to do it. It started after I got my large R. Q: Why did you decide to continue the judge training to become a USEF licensed judge?

A: I just like learning everything I can about dressage and I found I actually really enjoyed the judging part. It gave me a whole different perspective. To be a good knowledgeable judge takes a great deal of effort and concentration. Judges really are trying their best to help the rider whether they realize it or not.

Q: What was the USEF small r/large R or S program like?

A: Small r made me feel like a Las Vegas hustler trying to get enough shows in to meet requirements. Almost nobody really needs or wants a small r. The large R was more worthwhile, but I longed to do the FEI levels since I had ridden and shown them both in the US and Europe with several horses. I had experienced, at one time or another, most of the problems people face at those levels.

Q: Now that you are a USEF licensed judge, what next?

A: I have been a judge for over 30 years so I will most likely retire my license.

Q: What is the best part of being a judge?

A: The best part is meeting new people and visiting places you might otherwise not visit. The worst part is the travel. I think I have spent my last night in an airport sleeping with my head on my purse.

Q: What advice do you have to anyone thinking about becoming a judge?

A: It is a long hard road and lots of work. I detested the S program.

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Barn Tips

1. To keep the velcro clean, make sure you close the tabs together before you throw the wraps in the laundry. This makes it easier to untangle the knot of wraps as them come out of the dryer too.

2. If the Velcro does get full of fuzz, you can use a shedding dog brush or one end of a set of clipper blades to clean it.

3. Roll the wraps against your leg to keep enough tension on the wrap as you roll it. This works much better than a mechanical roller and makes the wrap have the right amount of tension through it so that it wraps properly.

4. After you’ve rolled the wrap up, prevent it from unrolling by tucking the ends in to the roll.

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2022 YEAR END STANDINGS FEI Riders of the Year

Criteria: 4 Scores | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism Adult Amateur FEI - A 68.787 57.132 FEI - GP 59.299 Open FEI - A 65.110

Tobie, Jennifer Ganem, Cynthia Hope-Reese, Theresa

Undabarrena, Miguel

Riders of the Year - Training through 4th Levels

Criteria: 4 Scores (1 Highest Test) | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism Adult Amateur Training Level 65.883

Evans, Shepherd Allison

First Level 70.972 62.847 62.842

Musina-Sallus, Kadriya Kolstad, Kimberley Robinson, Jaye

Second Level 61.042

Lipton, Mary

Third Level 65.907 64.171 62.875 59.344

Damiano, Ann Lepire, Michele Hitchcock, Cindy Cahill, Courtney

Fourth Level Volunteerism Yes

62.882 Radda, Tania

JR/YR First Level Volunteerism Yes

66.354 Valentine, Nicola

Open Training Level Volunteerism No Volunteerism No

68.526 Lindsten, Taylor 65.086 Bryan, Almgren Chelsey

First Level Volunteerism No Volunteerism No

73.889 Martin, Molly 72.635 Lindsten, Taylor

Third Level Volunteerism No Volunteerism No

66.969 Lindsten, Taylor 62.745 Dietzgen, Tasha

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Freestyle Rider / Horse Combination

Criteria: 3 Scores | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism Adult Amateur FS (TL- 4th) 73.222 69.300 66.572 65.589

Kadriya Musina-Sallus / Facetime Michele Lepire / Stonewall Good Deal Lady Wendy McLaughlin / Jordan WRF Stacey Lent, DVM / Galante Da Prata

Open FS (TL- 4th) 72.667

Molly Martin / R U 4 Me

FEI Horses

Criteria: 3 Scores | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism FEI 68.578 66.275 62.304 60.294 59.696 57.598

SRC Adriana Gunipre Hacal Casterly Rock Marbella Orive Yet Miguel Al Vida

Tobie, Jennifer Undabarrena, Miguel LaCroix, Ray LaCroix, Cindi Hope-Reese, Theresa Ganem, Cynthia

Tobie, Jennifer Undabarrena, Miguel LaCroix, Ray LaCroix, Cindi Hope-Reese, Theresa Ganem, Cynthia

Horses - Training through 4th Levels

Criteria: 3 Scores (1 Highest Test) | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism Training Level 66.901 65.402 63.997 First Level 4.306 70.741 6.759 62.685 Second Level 61.773 60.913 59.861 58.770 Third Level 67.431 63.792 63.017 62.667 59.417 Fourth Level 63.334

Nicodemus PA Vaquero Kid Violet's Rose

Evans, Shepherd Allison Bryan, Almgren Chelsey Coleman, Cynthia

Lindsten, Taylor Bryan, Almgren Chelsey Lindsten, Taylor

R U 4 Me Facetime Baryshnikov Quill GHA

Martin, Molly Musina-Sallus, Kadriya Valentine, Nicola Lindley, Deborah

Martin, Molly Musina-Sallus, Kadriya Valentine, Nicola Kolstad, Kimberley

Galante Da Prata Logan Sir Renity GHA Donna Bella

Lent, Stacey Lipton, Mary Lindley, Deborah Beall, Victoria Elena

Lent, Stacey Lipton, Mary Lindley, Deborah Beall, Victoria Elena

#Hashtag Riddell, Wendy Tango - S Parmentier, Mary Jane Stonewall Good Deal Lady Lepire, Michele Rubiana MSF Hitchcock, Cindy Khaleesi Cahill, Courtney Imperio Do Castanheiro

Radda, Tania

Riddell, Kali Dietzgen, Tasha Lepire, Michele Hitchcock, Cindy Cahill, Courtney Radda, Tania

Sandra Kale Criteria: 4 Scores | 3 Different Shows | 3 Different Judges | Volunteerism 59.423

Sir Renity GHA

Anglo Arabian

Lindley, Deborah

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NAC of ADA Officers/Board 2023

Sherry Nash, President, sherrynash2017@gmail.com Beth Mulcahy, Vice President, beth.rosekrans@gmail.com Diane Howey, Secretary, dmh@alliancecom.net Sue Crampton, Treasurer, susancrampton1@gmail.com Pat Albee, Member at Large, Social Media, Show Assistant Theresa Reese, Member at Large, Administration Nicole Howey, Member at Large, Education and Clinic Committee Chair, DrNHowey@gmail.com Sue Crampton, Show Manager Sherry Nash, Website and Newsletter

NAC of ADA 2023 Show Dates Saturday, June 3, American Ranch, L Judge, Krista Peek New Show Added: Saturday, July 29, New venue in PV, details to follow Saturday, September 16, American Ranch, R Judge Michelle Combs

NAC of ADA 2023 Clinics TBA ! Coming Soon !

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2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY 13-14: CARA Champagne I & II

SEPTEMBER 9: ADA Schooling Show 16: NAC of ADA Show, American Ranch, Prescott

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MARCH 12-13: TDC March Madness: Pima Country Fairgrounds, Tucson

29 - October 1: ADA Oktoberfest & USEF/USDF Regional Championships: WestWorld, Scottsdale OCTOBER 14: ADA Schooling Show NOVEMBER 4-5: ADA Fall Fiesta: WestWorld

APRIL 15-16: ADA Spring Celebration: WestWorld, Scottsdale

MAY

JUNE 3: NAC of ADA Show, American Ranch, Prescott 9-11: Roadrunner I: Pima Country Fairgrounds, Tucson 17-18: ADA Summer Heat: WestWorld, Scottsdale

JULY 29: NAC of ADA Show, Venue TBD, Prescott

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11: ADA Schooling Show 18-19: TDC Fall Festival I/II & AZ State Championships, Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson DECEMBER 2: ADA Schooling Show

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