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Southeast Virginia Dressage Association
September 2010
Volume 25, Issue 9
2010
Board of Directors
Southeast Virginia Dressage Association
President
Kathy Rowse
757.617.9505
[email protected]
SVDA FALL FUNDRAISER IS IN FULL SWING
Vice President
Robyn Nunnally
757.284.1106
[email protected]
Secretary
Amanda St. John
[email protected]
Treasurer
Shawn Owen
Quick Links...
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Schooling Shows
Sarah Miller
[email protected]
Scholarships
Sandy Johnson
[email protected]
Newsletter
Carol Jordan
SVDA Website
VADA Website
United States Dressage Fed
SVDA Schooling Show Entry
Recognized Show Entry
[email protected]
Membership
Reeta Edmundson
5139 Westerly Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
[email protected]
Ways and Means
Julie Spencer
[email protected]
Awards
Carol Gonyo
[email protected]
Clinics and Programs
Renee Hall
804.399.5452
[email protected]
SVDA is a Non-Profit Organization, Member of the Virginia Dressage Association and Group
Member of the United States Dressage Federation.
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A Note From Our President
SVDA Recognized Shows
It’s hard to express my gratitude to the SVDA Board & Members for your continued hard work and extra
efforts to make both our SVDA Recognized shows a success this year. So many people helped in so
many ways that I can’t even list everyone here. But a special Thank –You to Donna who has been an
incredible Show Chairman and makes everything look like it runs smoothly almost on its own (we know
better). Donna - you have put in so many extra touches to make everyone feel welcome and to make
the show special!
Sandy - you did a unprecedented job of coordinating the ads and sponsorships
and really made a difference in our bottom line. Mike Winchell was instrumental this year in all the
setup, take down and storage. The whole Rombs family comes to set up the rings every year at both
shows!
Every board member as well as myriads of general members contributed to making these 2
shows successful!
Throughout the day – I was very impressed with the dedication and kindness of all our volunteers. We
even have several people volunteering who are not even SVDA members! How awesome is that?
The Lemonade Lady and the Zero’s Subs people told me how much they enjoyed coming and how
appreciative and kind everyone was! I think it says a lot for the quality of our club and how our
members represent themselves. In spite of being “Dressage Queens”, we are a very charming
group!
Kathy
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New Fee Schedules
The new 2011 USDF Membership Dues and Fees
are as follows:
Participating Membership (Effective for the 2011
membership year which begins 12/1/2010):
1-Year Participating - $75
Youth Participating - $60
5-Year Participating - $300
Life Participating - $1500
Business Membership - $200
Non-Member:
A $25 fee per competition will take effect with the
start of the 2011 competition year, October 1,
2010
Horse Registration (Effective for the 2011
membership year which begins 12/1/2010):
Horse Identification Number - $25
Lifetime Horse Registration - $95
http://www.usdf.org/docs/ShowFlash/web/index.
html
Only 2011 Membership, Horse Registration and
Non-Member/Affidavit forms may be used at your
competition when the new fees take effect.
Please note that Competition Management will
be held responsible if the correct 2011 dues/fees
are not collected at the competition.
The 2011 forms will be available on the
competition management flash drive located at
the link above very soon.
We thank you for hosting a USEF-licensed/USDFrecognized dressage competition. If you have any
questions regarding this information please feel
free to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
In order to reduce the confusion associated with
the new 2011 fees, effective immediately, 2010
online applications for USDF Participating and
Business memberships will no longer be available
via the USDF Web site.
Therefore if a competitor wants to apply for a
2010 membership at a competition they must
either use the hard copy form (available to show
management on the competition management
flash drive – see link below) or they may
telephone the office during normal business hours
and we would be happy to process their
membership via the telephone.
Krystina Firth
Senior Competitions Coordinator
United States Dressage Federation
4051 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
Direct Line: (859) 271-7895
Fax: (859) 971-7722
http://www.usdf.org
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Helpful tip from a master saddler from England:
A good reason for using a mounting block when mounting.
Constant mounting from the ground can cause the tree to twist as the rider
grasps the pommel and cantle when they mount and pulling up their weight in
that manner can cause damage to the tree over time.
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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!!
Once again we’re asking the VADA membership to take a few moments and
think about those VADA members who have gone out of their way to help
their fellow competitors, their clubs, and the sport of Dressage in general. If
you know someone who embodies the spirit of good sportsmanship, please
take the time to nominate that person for the 2010 Shel Gafford Award for Excellence in
Sportsmanship.
By showcasing and rewarding good sportsmanship, we hope to encourage that quality in
all our members, and in turn make the Dressage experience more enjoyable for
everyone.
The information about the award is on pages 24 & 25 in the 2010 VADA “Purple Book”.
Nominations should be 200 words long (give or take a couple), and must be submitted no
later than October 15, 2010. The slate of nominations will appear in each of the VADA
chapter newsletters in November. Each chapter must decide how they will collect
their chapter’s votes, and then submit their chapter’s total votes for each
nominee by December 15, 2010. Send nominations by email or snail mail (email
is better) to: [email protected] or Louise West, 29400
Secretariat Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546-4128
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The September 19th Show is at Mike and Mary
Winchell’s Farm Bridlewood in Waverly, Virginia.
The address for Mike and Mary Winchell's is
35560 Old Wakefield Rd.
Waverly, VA 23890
Head up Route 460 to Wakefield.
Go through Wakefield and go about three more miles until you see a little yellow store on the right side of
the road. This will be Adams, They sell peanuts and real smoked hams there is also a mini storage there,
Adam's Mini Storage. Adam's sit on the corner of Owen's Grove Rd.,
Turn right on to Owen's Grove Rd., go about 3/4 of a mile and take the next right on to Old Wakefield Rd,
Bridlewood is down on the right.
Mike added these comments
GPS directions are
sometimes wrong as they might send you to Georgetown road. Don't know why but they
The directions are correct. We will post "SVDA Schooling Show" signs to help.
do. It is best to use the directions you gave. They can also call the house or my cell, 804-731-5927.
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Volunteers
Date: September 19th
Johnson
Location: Bridlewood,
Wakefield
Scribe P.M. (1): Stacey
Johnson
Ring Steward A.M. (1):
Ellen Bouchard
Entry Secretary (1): Sarah
Miller
Show Secretary A.M. (1):
Catherine Spanka (for
Allison)
Ring Steward P.M. (1):
Runner A.M. (1): Rita
Bouchard
Show Secretary P.M. (1):
Runner P. M. (1): Allison
Spanka
Ring Transportation to (1):
Not needed
Ring Take Down (4): Not
needed
Ring Set up: (4) Not needed
Ring Transportation from
(1): Not needed
Lunches & snacks (1):
Allison Spanka
Scribe A.M. (1): Stacey
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Schooling Show Scores
Elfenridge @ Bridlewood Estates, Suffolk, VA 23434
Judge: Janice Mumford "L"
Time
No.
Class 1
Rider
Manager: Carol Gonyo
Horse
Score
%
Place
First 3
9:00
303
Tristin Hardy Butler
Cordial Affair +
224
64
1
9:07
301
Robyn Nunnally
Maykel
213
60.857
2
Class 2
First 4 Division 1
9:14
303
Tristin Hardy Butler
Cordial Affair +
246
67.736
1
9:21
301
Robyn Nunnally
Maykel
208
54.736
2
Alexander The Great
223
57.179
1
Belle
315
258
61.428
1
252
58.8
2
Class 3
9:28
Third 2
309
Class 4
9:35
Sarah Miller
Walk/Trot Suitability
315
Class 5
Brittany Routh
1
Second 4
9:45
309
Sarah Miller
Alexander The Great
9:52
310
Anita Rees
Merlin
11:31
207
Sarah Miller
The Highlander
Class 6
scratch
Intro A Division 1
9:59
311
Veronica Gregory
Sedona
10:06
315
Brittany Routh
Belle
121
60.5
4
10:13
312
Louise Murray
Judge
123
61.5
3
10:20
313
Allison Spanka
Renowned Special
119
59.5
5
10:27
314
Grace Willians
Lili
138
69
1
202
Jennifer Torres
Witchita II
126
63
2
Class 7
Intro B Division 1
10:34
311
Veronica Gregory
Sedona
10:41
312
Louise Murray
Judge
125
62.5
2
10:48
313
Allison Spanka
Renowned Special
122
61
4
10:55
314
Grace Willians
Lili
134
67
1
202
Jennifer Torres
Witchita II
125
62.5
2
Class 8
Second 3
11:02
310
Anita Rees
Merlin
11:09
207
Sarah Miller
The Highlander
252
58.604
1
Class 9
scratch
First 4 Division 2
11:38
316
Ellen Bouchard
Magi
243
63.947
2
11:45
317
Marylyn Leonard
Femesole
251
66.052
1
155.4
64.75
1
Class 10
11:52
Class 11
MFS Training Level
318
Stacey Johnson
MFS 1st Level
Olivia
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12:02
316
Ellen Bouchard
Magi
Class 12
12:12
12:19
12:26
317
319
320
First 1
Marylyn Leonard
Toni Meranda
Susan Aiken
Femesole
Strehla
Melody
12:33
321
Hillary Stark
Class 13
12:40
12:47
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172
71.667
202
190
scratch
67.333
63.333
Done Dun It Again
177
59
322
Training 3
Nancy Pettet
Whirlwind
164
65.6
1
318
Stacey Johnson
Olivia
161
64.4
2
319
First 2
Toni Meranda
Strehla
Class 15
1:01
322
Training 4
Nancy Pettet
Whirlwind
166
66.64
1
1:08
318
Stacey Johnson
Olivia
161
64.4
2
2:00
320
Susan Aiken
Melody
2:07
321
Hillary Stark
Done Dun It Again
63.6
3
2:14
323
Tristin Hardy Butler
Aerothena
326
Third 1
Sandy Johnson
Davignair
248
63.589
1
Class 17
2:28
323
Training 1
Tristin Hardy Butler
Aerothena
145
63.043
2
2:35
327
Katharine Owens
Tardy CD
141
61.304
3
2:42
328
Julie Shilling
Kings Ransom
scratch
2:49
329
Diana Rombs
Broadway
scratch
2:56
307
Jennifer Rombs
LA Dakota
scratch
3:03
205
Sacha Ingram
Liam
scratch
3:10
308
Janelle Gregory
Silver Ghost
152
66.086
1
326
Third 3
Sandy Johnson
Davignair
266
61.86
1
Class 19
3:39
205
Training 2
Sacha Ingram
Liam
3:46
308
Janelle Gregory
Silver Ghost
186
66.428
1
3:53
327
Katharine Owens
Tardy CD
174
62.142
2
4:00
328
Julie Shilling
Kings Ransom
scratch
4:07
329
Diana Rombs
Broadway
scratch
305
Intro A Division 2
Tristin Hardy Butler
Patron Viho
Class 21
4:21
307
Intro B Division 2
Jennifer Rombs
LA Dakota
4:28
305
Tristin Hardy Butler
Patron Viho
Class 14
12:54
Class 16
2:21
Class 18
3:17
Class 20
4:14
1
scratch
scratch
159
scratch
scratch
128
64
HC
65
HC
Scratch
130
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Member News
Tristin Hardy Butler and Elfenkonig
FEI Musical Freestyle Champions
Ellen Bouchard and Magi
USDF Musical Freestyle Champions
Congratulations on a Successful Mare Inspection!
SVDA member Robin Jones took her Canadian Warmblood Mare “Aerothena” (Teena) to the ISR/Oldenburg NA inspection Aug 26-27th at
Hilltop Farm in Maryland. Trainer Tristin Hardy Butler accompanied them to ride in the performance under saddle and assist in the free
jumping portion of the testing.
Teena easily made the Main Mare Book earning a 69.9 in her inspection with a 7.5 for breed, mare type. She also did well in the
Performance Testing scoring a 69.5 in the performance evaluation with a 7.5 in jumping and 7.3 in ridability – which was awesome
considering another mare in her under saddle group bucked her rider off right in front of Teena and Tristin, and then went into a second
bucking fit as they passed them at the canter a few minutes later. It was a little extra excitement but Tristin and Teena kept their cool and
stayed safe.
Tristin has been showing Teena in the SVDA shows this summer to prepare her for the riding portion of the testing. They won their
Training 3 and 4 classes with 66% in both at the Happy Valley show in August. All in all, the three make a great team and all the hard work
and preparation paid off! Thank you to everyone who helped in so many ways big and small.
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Attention: All SVDA Junior and Young Riders (and “Big Kids” too!)
1. Busch Gardens field trip! October 10th, 2010
Everyone welcome, not just for the 2010 team members! Come and hang out with other
SVDA young riders. Caravan from Bridlewood Estates in Suffolk at 9:00 am or meet up at
Busch Gardens at 10:30 near the Courtesy Booth inside the gates but before the turnstiles.
Come anytime; stay as long as you want. Call or text Tristin through out the day to find out
where people are in the park. Contact Tristin to RSVP and for more details.
This is not an SVDA sponsored event. This is a fun get together and participants attend
under their own cost and risk. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a
responsible adult. Those wishing to attend but do not have a parent or adult family member
who can attend may contact Tristin for other arrangements.
“Big Kids” (members over the age of 21) are welcome to join the fun!
2. Contact Tristin to be included on the SVDA Junior and Young Rider email list to keep
informed about upcoming events in more detail. You do not have to attend the Team
Championships to participate in other youth activities.
3. Contact Tristin with your interest in the 2011 SVDA Region 1 Junior and Young Rider
championship Team information. Everyone 21 and under in the calendar year of 2011 is
eligible.
4. It’s never too early to start fundraising for the 2011 Junior and Young Rider Team
Championships! We will likely be doing a fundraiser this fall – suggestions welcome (Joe
Corbi’s pizza and deserts are always a favorite!)
Ideas, questions and suggestions welcome!
Tristin Hardy Butler / SVDA Youth Coordinator
[email protected]
757-615-4975
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Youth Member Spotlight
Ashley Drum
Member of the 2010 SVDA Youth Championship
Team
Ashley competed at the Region 1 Youth Team Championships
with the SVDA team in 2010 on “Chippy Zip” affectionately known
as “Reggie”. Ashley’s team The SVDA Incredibles were the
Champions for their division! Her team members were Brooke
DeCant and Louise Murray. And not just members of the
Champion Team, Ashley and Reggie earned the highest score in their division!
Ashley has always loved horses and for her 8th birthday she finally got to start taking riding lessons with Tristin
Hardy. For Christmas that year her parents surprised her with a lease on “Wavy” an adorable black Fell Pony. In
2009 Ashley and Wavy had the distinction of being on the cover of Discover Suffolk Magazine which featured
Bridlewood Estates and Elfenridge Dressage.
After her lease with Wavy was finished, the Drums purchased a handsome Haflinger pony named Ziggy. Ashley
had fun on Ziggy and learned a lot, however Ziggy decided he would much rather be a trail horse then an all
around horse, so he now has a happy life giving beach rides in North Carolina. Ashley and her family have been
able to go on beach rides with Ziggy at his new home, and had a blast!
In the spring of 2010, Ashley started riding Reggie, a much loved school horse at Bridlewood Estates, and they
really clicked. At their first show in June they got a first at Intro B with a 66% and they continued their success
with 67-68%’s at the Junior Team Championships in July.
Ashley enjoys all aspects of horses. She has fun at the shows, but also enjoys light trail riding and helping in the
barn with chores and grooming. She is a hard worker and fun to have around with a smile always ready. Ashley’s
mom Kristy grew up with a pony and Ashley’s younger sisters Rachael and Stevie are both looking forward to
more riding in their futures.
Thank you Ashley and the Drum Family for participating in the SVDA and for your help volunteering. We are
happy to have you as active members!
If you have a youth member you would like to see in the spotlight, please contact Tristin Hardy Butler
[email protected] for more information.
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www.lighthorsefarm.com [email protected]
2605 Badger Road Suffolk, VA 23434
757-923-9374
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Calendar of Events
Date
Event
Location
Judge/Contact
September 5
SVDA Schooling Show
Bridlewood, Wakefield
Judge: Tristin Hardy
Butler
September TBD
Patti Pierucci
TBD
Kathy Rowse
October 3
SVDA Schooling Show
Sterling Meadows, Va.
Beach
Judge: Margaret Little
October 16
Kris Montgomery
Wellington
Renee Hall
October 30/31
Patrick & Lani
Tigchelaar
Silverleaf Farm
Kathy Rowse
November 7
SVDA Schooling Show
Maturia Farm,
Chesapeake
Judge: Deri Jeffers
November 28
Kathy Rowse
Silverleaf Farm, Suffolk
Kathy Rowse
December 4
Patti Pierucci
Silverleaf Farm, Suffolk
Renee Hall
December 5
Patti Pierucci
Princess Anne Farm,
Virginia Beach
Renee Hall
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