June 2021 Saddle Up! Magazine by Saddle Up! Magazine

Saddle Up! Magazine News Briefs DUDLEY B. SMITH EQUITATION CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS, continued scoring riders will be asked to return to compete in the second round to determine the champion. Additionally, the trainers of the talented top four riders will be awarded Dudley B. Smith Trainer Awards, and each will receive a portion of the $10,000 trainer bonus purse. Smith was a proud philanthropist of multiple local charities that included the Cherryland Humane Society, Northwestern Michigan College’s Museum Center, generously donated to the Munson Medical Center, and helped fund the Smith Family Breast Health Center with his wife, Barbara. His love for the arts, animals and helping those in need made Smith a devout patron to his community. Smith was also a significant supporter of the equestrian industry and an avid spectator at many equestrian competitions as a support system for his beloved granddaughter, Paige Matthies. For more information, please visit us online: https://traversecityhorseshows.com/

USDF WELCOMES HORSE & COUNTRY AS NEWEST MEMBER PERKS PARTNER The United States Dressage Federation™ (USDF) is excited to welcome Horse & Country (H&C) as our newest USDF Member Perks Partner. Effective immediately, USDF members receive a 15% discount on annual membership of H&C’s streaming service, H&C+. As the leading international equestrian sports network for the passionate and active equestrian community, H&C’s programming lineup includes live coverage from leading sporting competitions in all equestrian disciplines, as well as training and learning shows, documentaries, and entertainment. Horse & Country is available on most platforms including iOS, Android, ROKU, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, and Amazon Prime Video, as well as through TVs and web browsers. “USDF is very excited to bring Horse & Country on as a Member Perks Partner, as they continue to grow their dressage and other quality equestrian content. We are

looking forward to working with H&C as we build and connect the dressage community,” stated USDF Executive Director Stephan Hienzsch. For H&C, Chairman and CEO Heather Killen commented, “We are delighted to partner with USDF and look forward to expanding coverage of US dressage events both domestically and to our growing international audience. And of course, USDF members will now be able to see live streams of the many top-level events we cover from Europe and elsewhere.” To access all USDF’s Member Perks Partners and discounts, visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org. Or, to see everything that Horse & Country has to offer, visit them directly: https://horseandcountry.tv/en-us/ About USDF: Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more info about USDF membership or programs, visit us at: www.usdf.org, or email us: usdressage@ usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277. About Horse & Country: Horse & Country is the leading international sports network for the passionate and active equestrian comm-unity. Headquartered in London, it is available globally via connected TVs, mobile and web and on leading digital and pay-TV platforms in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia. Horse & Country's programming line-up includes live coverage from leading sporting competitions in all equestrian disciplines, as well as training and learning shows, documentaries, and entertainment. Visit Horse & Country directly online at: https://horseandcountry.tv/en-us/

YEDA NATIONALS – JUNE 23-27, 2021 MCDONALD, TENNESSEE Nationals Schedule at a Glance: June 23: Royalty Interview/Testing, Horse Preview June 24: State Invitational June 25 & 26: Individual Competition June 26 & 27: Team Competition We are putting the final touches on what should prove to be the most exciting YEDA season in history. Student riders are coming from every corner of the U.S. to compete. Those riders that qualified during the regular show season had acquired the top ten highest point total in their individual category or are in the top 20% of all those in their individual category. Their complete body of work is considered, so students from the East Coast, the South, the Midwest, and the West Coast are considered together. The best of the best! ALL family and friends who are supporting our national qualifiers are invited as well, as anyone who is interested in finding out more about YEDA. Bleachers are provided for spectators, but feel free to bring additional folding chairs. A cooler with NA beverages is always a good idea, although concessions will be available. There are camping hookups on the Tri-State Exposition Center grounds, and information on how to reserve spots is coming soon. Additional camping is off site at the Chattanooga North/Cleveland KOA campground at 648 Pleasant Grove Rd. McDonald, TN 37353, call 423-472-8928. Find YEDA online at: http://showyeda.com/

6TH ANNUAL SADDLE UP! MAGAZINE SUMMER WRITING CONTEST Youth ages 6 – 16 residing in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana are welcome to enter our 6th Annual Summer Writing Contest. Enter for a chance to win a monetary gift card to be used at a retail location of choice. Gift cards range from $75.00 to $10.00 each depending on age and placing won. All 1st-3rd place winners will also receive a free one year subscription to Saddle Up! Magazine. Write your essay titled: “My favorite breed of horse is... , and It’s my favorite breed of horse because... ” The owners of Saddle Up! Magazine will choose three winners from each age group. All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place stories will be printed in the September 2021 edition of Saddle Up! Magazine. Look in this issue for entry form and full contest details. Entry deadline is July 31st, 2021.

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