ESDCTA Collective Remarks March 2019

ESDCTA MAGAZINE

COLLECTIVE REMARKS

WWW.ESDCTA.ORG March 2019

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Taking Advantage of Every Opportunity

Volunteer Requirements Rule Change!

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Calling Everyone!

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New ESDCTA Membership portal is here!!

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Horse Treats

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The Amateur Dilemma

Announcement: Renew Your Membership A new competition year began in November. You probably have already renewed your memberships to US Equestrian, USDF, and USEA. It’s also time to renew your ESDCTA membership. Please go to: www.ESDCTA.org. It’s easy and can be done online. If you are not a member at the time you show, those scores will not count towards year-end awards or for qualifying for Championships.

We are always looking for people to help with shows. Not only will you receive volunteer hours for year-end awards, but we feed you and provide gas money. It’s also great way to learn more about what you can do to help yourself when it’s your turn enter the ring. Plus, you’ll meet a whole new crew of horsey friends! We need volunteers for both dressage and eventing shows throughout the year.

Please contact dressage@esdcta.com (dressage) or janmpel@msn.com (eventing) for more information.

No experience necessary.

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President’s Message Spring is here (almost)… along with all the mud that we never really got a break from.

We had a wonderful Awards Luncheon on February 24. Debra Tomajko did an outstanding job planning and organizing. Thank you to all the generous sponsors of our awards luncheon: Red Tail Farm; Karin Worm and Jersey Palms, Cesar Parra and Piaffe Performance; Amelie McAndrews, DVM; and an anonymous sponsor who donated in the memory of “Landon.”

One of the best parts of my tenure being President (though I hate public speaking), is that I get the job of honoring our special awards recipients at the Awards Luncheon (I even get to hand pick the awards they receive!) Although next month you will see the pictures in the newsletter, our special awards winners were: • • • • •

Eventing Volunteers of the Year: Jen and Jeff Morris Dressage Volunteer of the Year: Lisa Mauriello Sportsmanship Award: Paula Zimmerli “True Grit”: Ann Schneider Lifetime Achievement: Catherine (Cathy) Brogan

I know a lot of you are interested in the results of the Volunteer Competitor Survey.

The results are published in this newsletter, along with the Board’s decisions based on your input. I can only speak for myself (I can tell you the entire Board was impressed with your thoughts and input), but I am so thankful to all of you who responded. You gave us, your representatives on the Board, real answers, real solutions and a way to move forward in meeting the needs of the GMO and the needs of our members.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy spring,

Heidi Lemack President

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Board of Trustees OFFICERS 609 306-8221

President

Heidi Lemack

president@esdcta.org

Vice President

Holly Cornell

vicepresident@esdcta.org

Secretary

Ruth McCormick

secretary@esdcta.org

Treasurer

Betty Audduci 260 Betty Lane Gilbert, Pa 18331

treasurer@esdcta

Dressage at Large

Eliza Banks

MAL@esdcta.org

Eventing at Large

Miina Rafinski

MAL@esdcta.org

Dressage Competitions

Dr. Lisa Toaldo

dressage@esdcta.org

Eventing Competitions

Janice Pellegrino

eventing@esdcta.org

Marketing

Erin Gale

marketing@esdcta.org

Membership

Tamara Purdy

membership@esdcta.org

Finance

Gary Maholic

finance@esdcta.org

Education

Victoria Shilton

education@esdcta.org

Youth

Jill Kuc

youth@esdcta.org

570.977.1406

Ellen Brindle-Clark

youth@esdcta.org

609.351.1054

Executive Board

NJEAB Representative

Could this be you?

Awards

Debra Tomajko

awards@esdcta.org

Calendars/Activities

Could this be you?

esdcta.org

Grants

Debra Tomajko

grants@esdcta.org

Equipment

Wilma Pfeffer

dressage@esdcta.org

Newsletter

Meredith Rogers

newsletter@esdcta.org

Nominating

Susan Lax

chivalryhillfarm@aol.com

Omnibus

Lynette McMoran

Show Results

Jean Goetz

201.874.0373

215.489.1557

OFF BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS

609.466.4178 732.449.5322

results@esdcta.org

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CROSS COUNTRY...

News Across Our Region COMMUNITY NEWS

Milestone

If you’re reading this, you are probably a member of ESDCTA, but I’m sure you know of someone who rides dressage or events who is not a member. You know all about the wonderful things offered like educational programs, clinics with big name trainers, horse shows, year-end awards, and not least, that sense of being part of a community of likeminded people. The more members ESDCTA has, the better the programs we can offer. Our membership numbers are also important considerations when state and local governments decide on legislature that affects us (like open space), and we advocate for our sports (we’re working on better footing at the HPNJ). Please reach out to your equestrian buddies and tell them about all of the benefits of membership and have them sign up. The more the merrier!

Please Contact Linda Marciante if you know any ESDCTA members who have achieved any Milestones e-mail: lindalbbf@gmail.com

WHAT’S YOUR TALENT??

Let us know what you would like to help us with in 2019. All skills and interests wanted. Have an idea? We want to hear about it. Remember, this club is what YOU make it. Contact president@esdcta.org if you are interested.

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE

Have a great article that you would like to share?

Please send article to: Meredith Rogers: newsletter@esdcta.org All submissions are due by the 15th of the month. Due to space considerations, the editor reserves the right to edit submitted articles.

If necessary, articles will be edited and returned for your review.

AND YOU GET VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR EACH STORY!

MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS For membership questions including updating physical or e-mail addresses please contact: Tamara Purdy membership@esdcta.org

2019 ADVERTISING RATES

MEMBER NON-MEMBER FULL PAGE $100 $130 HALF PAGE $65 $85 QUARTER PAGE $40 $60 BUSINESS CARD $20 $30 CARD FOR 3 MONTHS $45 $65 CLASSIFIEDS $10 $15 Deadline: 15th of prior month Email: newsletter@esdcta.org Please have electronic ads in Adobe PDF or .jpg format

You will receive an invoice for ad via email.

Send Payment to: Betty Adduci 266 Betty Lane Gilbert, PA 18331 Email: treasurer@esdcta.org

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS • Eventing at Large • Calendar

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Volunteer Requirements Rule Change!

Volunteer Requirements Rule Change!

As many of you are aware, our Board has been discussing a change to the volunteer hour requirement for year end awards. We sent a survey out to the membership on January 7, 2019 asking for feedback to help us make this decision. We received strong feedback from everyone and really appreciated the number of responses we got! Based on the feedback and further internal discuss, the Board has reached a decision. Below are the new rules for volunteer requirements for the year end awards. Also, below are the results from the survey so that you can also see all of the feedback and understand how the decision was made. We are very excited for this change and are looking forward to seeing everyone at the wonderful events we have scheduled. You can expect to see lots of publications about all of our upcoming events and open volunteer positions throughout the year.

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS FOR DRESSAGE YEAR-END AWARDS Eight (8) hours of volunteering are required for each award applied for. Six (6) hours must be at ESDCTA organized shows and activities per award. There are many activities during the year. If you need to find something, reach out to one of the Members At Large for assistance. After the first 6 hours, the remaining 2 hours and any hours required for additional awards can be earned at an ESDCTA organized show, or an ESDCTA registered show (eg, any show in the omnibus).

Volunteer time must be from the current show season (eg, November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019) for which you are applying for a Year-End Award, unless you participated in an activity with designated carryover status in 2019 and did not use them in 2019. These are: ESDCTA Dressage Championships, NJ Horse Trials/ESDCTA Eventing championships, Turkey Trot.

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Volunteer hours are cumulative throughout the show season and need not be earned at one show or while performing one activity.

Volunteer time already being applied to High Score Awards cannot be applied towards Dressage Medals or to fulfill volunteer requirements for Teams, Grants, or Scholarships.

Volunteer hours are transferable. Volunteer hours can be earned by people who are not ESDCTA members and can be transferred to an ESDCTA member.

Volunteer forms must be signed by the activity or show’s organizer and include the activity name and date, volunteer’s name, and the hours worked.

Each Year End Award requires the eight (8) hours of volunteer time: • High Score Award –8 hours per award • Dressage Medal – 8 hours per medal • Dressage Seat Award- 8 hours per award • Achievement Ribbon – 8 hours per ribbon Exception – If you are applying for a High-Score Award and are eligible for a Masters Recognition Award, you do not need an additional eight (8) hours of volunteer time.

If for some reason, you are unable to fulfil your volunteer requirement, ESDCTA offers a “buyout” program. For each hour needed to fulfill the requirement, you may buy the additional hour(s) at a rate of $15/hour (payable to ESDCTA, Inc.), Payment must be received by the awards Chairperson within the volunteer requirement window (by October 31).

Volunteer Requirements – Eventing Year End Awards

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Volunteer Requirements – Eventing Year End Awards •

Applicants for an Eventing Year End Award must have completed volunteer time for each award they apply for, except for the Masters Recognition Award.

Eight (8) hours of volunteering are required for each award applied for. Six (6) hours must be at ESDCTA organized shows and activities per award. These are all the shows and activities listed in the 2019 ESDCTA calendar. There are many activities during the year. If you need to find something, reach out to one of the Members At Large for assistance. After the first 6 hours, the remaining 2 hours and any hours required for additional awards can be earned at an ESDCTA organized show, or an ESDCTA registered show (eg, any show in the omnibus).

Volunteer time must be from the current show season (eg, November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019) for which you are applying for a Year-End Award, unless you participated in an activity with designated carryover status in 2019 and did not use them in 2019. These are: ESDCTA Dressage Championships, NJ Horse Trials/ESDCTA Eventing championships, Turkey Trot.

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Volunteer time can be earned at: ESDCTA registered shows, horse trials, ESDCTA sponsored clinics, lectures, or special projects/events and committee work.

Volunteer hours are cumulative throughout the show season and need not be earned at one show or while performing one activity.

Volunteer time being applied to Eventing Year-End Awards cannot be applied toward ESDCTA Medals, Dressage Year-End High Score Awards, or to fulfill volunteer requirements for Team, Grants, or Scholarships.

Volunteer hours are transferable.

Volunteer hours can be earned by people who are not ESDCTA members and can be transferred to an ESDCTA member.

Volunteer forms must be signed by the show manager and include your name, ESDCTA number, show or activity name and date.

If for some reason, you are unable to fulfil your volunteer requirement, ESDCTA offers a “buyout” program. For each hour needed to fulfill the requirement, you may buy the additional hour(s) at a rate of $15/hour (payable to ESDCTA, Inc.), Payment must be received by the awards chairperson within the volunteer requirement window (by October 31).

Requirements/Qualifications for an ESDCTA Educational Grant

A minimum of 20 hours of volunteer service within a 2 year period is required. Volunteer hours used for year end awards are excluded. Volunteer hours must be the applicant’s own volunteer time.

Transferred hours from friends or relatives are not accepted for this program.

Eight of the 20 volunteer hours must be at an ESDCTA-run and organized competition/activity.

There are many activities during the year. If you need to find something, reach out to one of the Members At Large for assistance.

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Volunteer and Competitor Survey Results Thank you to all who responded to the survey the Board sent out. We sent 481 invitations to take the survey and received 130 responses. Besides just picking an answer, many of the respondents wrote comments. The comments were well thought out and packed with great ideas for us to implement. If you are interested in reading the comments that were sent in detail, please reach out to president@esdcta.org to request a copy of the results.

Below are the results for the multiple choice questions:

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Calling Everyone!

Come join ESDCTA and volunteer at our premier dressage and breed show on Memorial Weekend May 25 and 26, 2019 – Our shows are a success because of you, our dedicated Volunteers!

Open Positions •

Scribe for either the Competition or the Breed Ring. o Job description: A scribe is like a secretary for the judge. You sit in the judge’s box and write what the judge tells you for comments and scores. Once you have become experienced, you can scribe for the upper levels of the show.

Some experience is necessary and it is helpful to have good handwriting and be familiar with Dressage.

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Ring Steward for the Competition or Breed Ring We need 5 stewards for each show day. Job can be ran in 4-hour shifts. o Job description: A Ring Steward checks competitors into the ring, making sure the ring stays on time and checks equipment after the competitor leaves the ring. There are equipment rules for USEF Licensed competition and a chart will be with you at your ring for reference. The Technical Delegate for the show will help with any questions you may have. This job also requires you to put on gloves and check the bit, whip, spurs, etc. on 1/3 of the horses in each class. You will work closely with the warm-up steward via the radio.

No experience is necessary, but it is helpful.

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Warm-up steward for the Competition Ring We need 2 stewards per show day. This job can be in 4-hour shifts. o Job Description: A warm up steward checks the competitors in and out of the warm-up ring. You will communicate with the ring steward and help to keep the rings going on time. No experience is necessary, but it is helpful.

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Scoring Assistant We need 1 per day. This job can be performed in 4-hour shifts. o

Job Description: A scoring assistant will help the scorer to calculate test

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scores, post scores, and hand out ribbons. You will need to have the ability to use a calculator and be good with numbers.

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Runner for Tests We need as many people as possible for this position. Whatever availability you have is needed.

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Job Description: A runner picks up tests from the competition rings at different intervals and brings them to the scorer in the office. No experience is necessary.

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Set Up or Break Down Help We need as many people as possible on May 24 and/or May 26

o Job Description: Help setup or break down for the show. No experience necessary.

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Stable Manager for the show We need one person for each show day.

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Job Description: A Stable Manager keeps track of shavings, horse stalls, and changes in stabling. They are under the direction of the Show Manager. It is usually busy in the morning on the first day as horses are moving in. No experience necessary. Must be able to work both days for about 6 hours per day.

WHAT YOU GET: Volunteer bucks or hours, food, gas money, and other goodies…. you have to come to find out!

Why not come as a barn? Split jobs among your barn mates in-between each of your rides. Wear your barn shirts or jackets, and advertise your facility and trainer while supporting your friends! We will even name a ring for your barn for the day if as a barn you put in a total of 8 hours (full day) and put your barn banner up at the show.

As an example, Ring 1 could be renamed after you! What a great way to advertise your barn and business for FREE. There’s also a special prize for the barn that brings the MOST VOLUNTEERS for the most hours per day. Must sign up ahead of show.

Volunteering with friends as a barn is fun, but even if you come alone, you’ll quickly make new friends. We all love horses and dressage – instant connection!

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great rides, fulfilling volunteer hours if required for year-end awards, supporting your GMO, and most of all, being with those beautiful four-legged animals that enrich our lives‌Priceless!

Although it is important to sign up before the show for most positions, you can stop in the office in the morning if you know you will have some time in between or after your rides to help.

Contact Dressage@esdcta.org or text Lisa Toaldo at 201-874-0373 with any questions or to sign up.

To all the wonderful Volunteers and Sponsors for the awards luncheon:

Thank you! The year end awards lunch and silent auction is a huge undertaking and without your help and hard work, the event would not have come together.

Thank you to Lily Milulski and her parents, and Dr. Lisa Toaldo, for your many hours of reviewing the awards and giving up their weekend to help setup the awards and silent auction.

Thank you to Mia and Paige Zimmerman, Lily Milulski, Melinda Pesci and Janice Pellegrino for all your help during the awards lunch.

Thank you to Erin Laurent for confirming scores, placings and for the booklet.

And a very special THANK YOU to Jill and Ed Kuc, for being the best Master of Ceremonies

Thank you to our sponsors Linda Dietz and Red Tail Farm Cesar Parra and Piaffe Performance Dover Saddlery Amelie McAndrews DVM In Memory of Landon

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Horse Treats By, Meredith Rogers

As we play in our sandbox or gallop through our green pastures, we sometimes forget that not everyone rides in the same saddles that we do, wears the same clothes, or has the same goals. Horse people come in all varieties, but the love of the equine binds us all, as the story below illustrates.

A group of 30 nuns of the Franciscan Poor Clares order fled Cuba in 1959 when Fidel Castro took over and landed in Corpus Christi, Texas, speaking no English. As part of their show of faith they vowed a life of poverty and sought to be self-supporting. To make ends meet at their monastery, they made communion wafers and raised birds and Persian cats. Due to their reputation as animal lovers, someone made a donation in the form of two miniature horses.

Those two horses inspired the nuns to expand, and until recently, they had a herd of approximately 80-100 miniature horses on a 98-acre ranch in Washington County, Texas, where they gave tours around their rigid prayer schedule. Many of the horses had been competitive at American Miniature Horse Association shows throughout the Southwest. In 2011 the farm was sold to the Pax Christi Sisters who are carrying on their legacy, taking care of the horses.

Picture courtesy of: https://www.experiencebcs.com/listing/monastery-of-st-clare-miniature-horsefarm/137/

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The Amateur Dilemma By, Meredith Rogers

This month’s article is more of a public service announcement. I don’t need to tell you that horses are expensive, but sometimes we forget how expensive. To solve this problem, I’ve signed up for a FREE service called Mint (https://www.mint.com/).

Mint is a finance tracking tool that you link to your bank and/or brokerage accounts and credit cards and it shows you all in one place how much you are bringing in and how much is going out. That’s all well and good, but the true beauty of this program is that you can categorize all of your expenses and income. And you guessed it, I have a category for Horse (for me it’s under the blanket category Pets). You could get even more granular and break down categories into specific types of expenses, for example into Horse Shows, Horse Veterinary, Horse Room and Board, Horse Blankets, etc, or by horse if you have more than one. That’s just a bit too complicated for me, but I do tag each expense with the vendor. For example, if I pay the farrier in cash, I mark it “farrier” under the Horse category.

Another value in the program is that you can run reports. I can see how much I spend on each category over time or as a percentage of my overall spending. I found these tools especially useful when I was trying to figure out how much to charge the person leasing PJ each month. I was able to use Mint to calculate my yearly expenses and then divided by 12.

There are a number of other such services on the Internet, but I just happened to come across Mint first and I really find it useful and easy. Below are the overview figures for two of the reports that I frequently run. As with any tool, it’s only as good as you make it. I do spend a little bit of time on a regular basis manually categorizing certain expenses, particularly any related to cash, but the program is pretty good about remembering how you’ve categorized certain expenses in the past. For example, it automatically categorizes my SmartPak purchases under Horse. Of course, maybe it’s better not knowing…

Spending by Category (if you roll over each category, you can see the details)

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Net Income Over Time (this can be for 1 week or a year or other custom time frame)

THE EDGAR HOTZ MEMORIAL JUDGES ROUNDTABLE WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 16, 2018, IN THE LIBRARY OF THE USET HEADQUARTERS IN GLADSTONE, NJ. ONCE AGAIN IT IS USDF CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVED AND WILL COUNT TOWARDS 'L' GRADUATES' YEARLY CE REQUIREMENTS. OPEN TO ALL LISENCED DRESSAGE AND EVENTING JUDGES, 'L' PROGRAM GRADUATES AND CANDIDATES, AND EVENTING JUDGES IN TRAINING. REVIEW THE NEW DRESSAGE TESTS WITH MARILYN PAYNE AND A PANEL OF 'S' JUDGES. WE OFFER THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO OUR LOCAL JUDGES FREE OF CHARGE AND ASK ONLY FOR A CONTRIBUTION TO THE POT-LUCK LUNCH. FOR INFORMATION OR TO BE ADDED TO THE CONTACT LIST PLEASE CONTACT JAKE STAPEL AT jastapel14@embarqmail.com.

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Taking Advantage of Every Opportunity

By Paige Zimmerman

While his owner, Brenda Curnin, is away for about two months, which started early February, I have the wonderful opportunity to ride an incredible horse named Ducati.

He is a very handsome, kind, and talented 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding. While she has had him, Brenda and our coach Olivia Steidle have brought him 180 degrees in both physical condition and confidence. It’s been exciting to watch and I’m so thankful for the opportunity to be part of the Ducati team even for a short time.

During these two months, my other job is to take care of and exercise Tendre, a 28-year-old FEI level schoolmaster stallion also owned by Brenda. Working with a stallion, even an older one who is well trained, is a completely new experience. You have to always be careful around mares and even some geldings. He requires basic care and a little bit of exercise, and boy is he fun! He can still move well even at his age. His responses to my half halts are instantaneous and feel amazing. And, he loves to work and to get attention. You can see it in his eyes.

I just adore working with him.

As for Ducati, he and I are learning to collaborate with each other under saddle. He has a longer back and neck than I’m used to. In some recent developments, I have learned how to encourage and allow him to be straighter and more consistent in the contact. I’ve discovered that if I’m patient, ride a bit more confidently, and stop trying to find the contact myself, he pushes forward into it on his own. By using my leg aids and very subtle rein aids (while not being too passive), we have a much better “conversation”. This epiphany has helped me in all my riding. I have to admit it took me years for that to really click. Thank you, Ducati!

Also, he has a very big stride. When he’s really moving, it looks like he is barely touching the ground. While his big gaits are lovely and very comfortable and fun to ride, he often “suckers me into” passenger mode and I just end up riding him too slowly. In this respect, I’ve been learning from him to gently take more risks in my

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riding. While he may look really pretty in his slow, big trot, he’s not really working optimally. So, I have become better at asking for more by using a little bit more leg and seat aids and moving with him, without being pushy or shoving, and encouraging him to go forward from behind and over his back.

Overall, I think both of us have been gaining a lot of confidence. I have become much more consistent and purposeful with my attitude and aids, and he has starting to become more responsive to what I am asking for (both of us making step-by-step improvements thanks to Olivia’s constant support and clear, consistent instruction).

Riding a horse like Ducati is a completely new and exciting feeling, but I also have discovered that the foundation and basic principles of riding dressage are all the same no matter the horse. Having two very nice horses to yourself for any length of time is more than enough to become ecstatic about, especially if they are both very agreeable and can teach you a lot in a short period of time. Whether it’s Buddy, Ducati, or Tendre, or any other horse for that matter, it’s so interesting how similar they all are while being so different! And that’s one of the things I really love about this sport.

I have also, once again, come to realize that it really does take a village to become a good rider and horse person. You have to be part of a community of people who support and help each other, and every horse teaches you something new. Individual goals are great, but the community around you is what gets you there, and I am so grateful for mine. That’s another thing I really love about this sport!

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New ESDCTA Membership Portal Is Here!!

By Erin Gale

The membership portion of our website has been problematic over the last several years (many of you are aware of this). ESDCTA is proud to announce that we’ve made a change and contracted with a new company, Wild Apricot, to manage our membership accounts! This system is very user friendly and has been tested with all our membership levels.

Here are some things to know about the new membership system: • All current members’ and recent members’ information has been transferred to the new system.

• You need to login with your email address instead of a username • Logging in and password and account/profile management is much easier. In addition to a traditional password, if you have a Google or Facebook account associated with the email address in our system, you can now login using your Google or Facebook password by entering your email address and clicking on the appropriate link (Login with Google, Login with Facebook).

• All passwords have been reset, so you will need to select “forgot password” to set a new password, or login with your Google or Facebook credentials.

• Family memberships (now called bundles) have been revamped. The bundle administrator (the primary family account) adds the family member(s) to the bundle, but each family member gets a (linked) account and can login and manage their account profile. This is much easier than the old system.

• Your ESDCTA number is changing. We’ve saved your old number in your member profile for reference, but you will be using your USDF number as your identifier, as all members have USDF memberships. You can find, edit or add your USDF number in your profile after you login.

We think that this change will make managing your ESDCTA membership much easier!

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Please take a moment to review the below guide on how the new login system works!

Also, take a few minutes to login to the new system, and review/update your profile, so that we have current information for you, and please renew, if you have not already done so!

Please feel free to contact the membership chair Tammy Purdy or the webmaster Gary Maholic if you have any problems managing your account with the new system.

How to Sign In: 1.

Open https://www.esdcta.org/ and select the “Renew Membership” button at the top right-hand portion of your screen.

2. Once you are redirected to the ESDCTA Membership portal, you will be prompted to sign in. You will need to sign in using your email address. If this is your first time logging in, your password will need to be reset. You can reset, by simply entering your email address and selecting “reset password”. Note: If you do not want to sign in using your email address, you may also log in with your Facebook or Google account. The email address associated to your ESDCTA account needs to be the same one you use for Facebook or Google for it to be successful.

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Once you have requested a password reset, you will receive and email with a link to reset your password. Click on the link and you will be directed to the ESDCTA Membership portal where you can enter your desired password. After it is reset, you will need to select “Log In� at the top right-hand portion of your screen and you can enter your log in credentials

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Log in with your new credentials and you will not have access to view your current membership, renew membership and view our membership directory

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DRESSAGE TRAINING SYMPOSIUM WITH LILO FORE HOSTED BY ESDCTA April 6 and 7th 2019 Horse Park of New Jersey, Allentown Nj Join us at the Horse Park of NJ, April 6th and 7th for Dressage Training ABOUT OUR CLINICIAN: Symposium with Lilo Fore. This seminar is a wonderful opportunity Lilo Fore is a for all dressage riders, trainers and FEI 5 Star judges to be exposed to top quality Dressage training at a cost-effective price.

Judge (Ret), US Equestrian We will be seeking top quality demo “S” Judge, riders for the seminar. Interested “R” Dressage riders will be asked to send in videos Sport Horse for consideration. Additional Judge, USDF information will follow. certification Attendee Pricing

ESDCTA, Horse Park of NJ & Pony Club Members - $100 for both days Non-Members - $150 for both days ESDCTA, Horse Park of NJ & Pony Club Members - $50 for 1 day

instructor/examiner, and trainer of numerous Grand Prix horses. She is an accomplished competitor and former USET short listed rider

Non-Members - $75 for 1 day Lunch is included for preregistered attendees. Walk-ins can purchase lunch.

For more information, please contact Kem Barbosa kembarbosa@aol.com PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE HORSE PARK OF NJ AND ESDCTA

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News from Outside the Ring Dorothy Maxfield RIP If you’ve lived in this area for any length of time, you’ve heard of Dorothy Knocke Maxfield, who at 76 years of age, passed away on February 17, 2019 in Mobile, AL. She was an “R” USEF Dressage judge, “r” eventing judge, an USEF Technical Delegate for both dressage and eventing, and an FEI Dressage Steward. But to those of us in NJ, she was so much more, serving as an advocate, a teacher, and a friend. She grew up on her family’s Hobby Horse Hill farm in Readington Township, NJ, where she fell in love with all things equestrian. She trained horses to Grand Prix, earning a USDF Gold Medal, and was dedicated to teaching young riders through Pony Club, being awarded a USPC Jubilee Legend award in 2005. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The United States Pony Clubs, Inc., 4041 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Ky. 40511 ATTN: in memory of Dorothy Maxfield. Or a donation can be made online at https://www.ponyclub.org/secure/Forms/MakeAGift.aspx . In the note section, include in memory of Dorothy Maxfield.

Dressage at Devon The Board of Directors of Dressage at Devon has a new member. Anne Gribbons, whose reputation precedes her as a rider, breeder, judge, and past USEF technical advisor, among other positions, joined the Board in February. Her experience will be invaluable in charting the future of Dressage at Devon, one of the most prestigious dressage events in North America since 1975. Besides being a fabulous breed and performance show, Dressage at Devon is a 501(c) (3) PA nonprofit organization, which benefits equine education.

Horses Helping Humans Finally, some proof that horses are good for us. A study at Storm Harbor Equestrian Center at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, has proven that therapeutic horseback riding benefits adolescents/young adults with autism. In their study, 27 people (13-22 years) with autism spectrum disorder were entered into a therapeutic riding program and compared with a control group of the same age with the same disorder who did not participate in the program. The study showed that the therapeutic riding protocol was equally effective to a proven method of stress management in decreasing salivary cortisol, an objective measure of stress. So, the next time you’re feeling the pressures of work, escape to the barn and you’ll feel better.

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