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Pete Jorgensen, Fox Village Dressage Software
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ob title: Co-owner, Fox thought, “i can do this whole show in computer database.” Village Dressage SoftSo i taught myself how to use ware LLC, Federal Way, Microsoft Access, and it just WA (foxvillage.com). sort of grew from there. What I do: We have a Best thing about my job: show-management and scoring-software database i have friends all over the program. Since it’s only me country. and my business partner, Worst thing about my job: Ron nitzinger, we pretty When i hear secondhand much do everything. i focus that someone’s having a hard more on customer support, time with the software. updates, and R&D. Ron is My horses: not any more. the programming brain. Tip: Show managers: How I got started: Back HIGH-TECH DRESSAGE: Fox Village Dressage Software co-owners Ron Always back up your data. in the mid-nineties, my boss Nitzinger and Pete Jorgensen We can replace everything owned a dressage farm and except your data. Competmy frst wife was a dressage trainer. Being the numbers itors: Be patient. our ultimate goal is to get your scores up guy, i got wrangled into going to these horse shows every as fast as we can. summer and doing all the scoring. After sitting there for a couple of shows doing this tenkey [numeric keypad] stuf, i —Katherine Walcott
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Dressage Instructors Receive Scholarships
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hree US dressage instructors have received a total of $10,000 through the Major Anders Lindgren Scholarship program, funded through Te Dressage Foundation’s Carol Lavell Gifted Memorial Fund. Te fnancial support facilitates concentrated training opportunities so that instructors may improve their teaching, riding, and training skills. Stacey Hastings, Mooresville, nC, received the $6,000 Lindgren Scholarship. A USDF-certifed instructor through Fourth Level, she has been a dressage trainer for more than 25 years. Based at Full Circle Farms, Statesville, nC, Hastings has trained and Stacey Hastings competed
through the Fei levels and has had many successful students. Anne Aloi, Chesapeake, VA, received a $2,000 Lindgren Scholarship. A USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist, she has been instructing for more than 30 years. She has volunteered her time with the Anne Aloi Full Circle Pony Club in Statesville, nC, and she served as the chef d’équipe for the winning Fei youth team at the 2012 USDF Region 1 Youth team Competition. Donna Meyer, Bryan, tX, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. A dressage instructor for more than 29 years, she is a USDF associate
instructor, a USDF bronze and silver medalist, and a USeF “r” judge. Te Lindgren Scholarships honor the late Maj. Anders Lindgren of Sweden, who taught the USDF Violet Hopkins national Seminars for
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Dressage instructors (later the USDF national Dressage Symposium) for ten years. Scholarship applications are due September 30. For more information, call (402) 434-8585 or visit dressagefoundation.org.
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