2007 Annual Meeting and Conference

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American Vaulting Association 2007
2007 Annual Meeting
and Conference
March 1-4,
2007
Ft. Worth,
Texas
The purpose of the American Vaulting Association, Inc. (AVA) shall be:
1. To promote interest in vBulting • the Brt of gymnBstics/dBnce on the bBck of Bmoving horse
2. To educBte Bnd inform by publishing Bnewsletter, rule book Bnd other educBtionBI mBteriBI
3. To mBke Bnd provide films for study Bnd trBining
4. To sponsor clinics, forums Bnd workshops for the trBining ofvBulters, cOBches Bndjudges
S. To estBblish rules for recognized competitions
6. To license judges
7. To oversee the mBnBgement of the nBtionBI chBmpionships
8. To estBbHsh stBndBrds for Bchievement BWBrds
9. To mBintBin records ofthe sport for the use of its members
10. To perform other educBtionBI Bnd Bdministntive functions to Bssist in the promotion Bnd
development of the sport
The prolram of the AVA shall be educatIonal and shall be dIrected to providlnl any
servIces whIch will old Individuals In prolresslnl and furtherlnl the sport.
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Table of Contents
President's Message
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Schedule of Events
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Meeting Agendas and Training Descriptions
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Committee Reports
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Treasurer Report
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Board Minutes (11/06)
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Annual Meeting Minutes (3/06)
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Menus
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Local Eateries
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Directions to Star Gate Stables
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2007 Board of Directors
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Welcome to the AVA Annual Meeting 2007,..., Texas Style!
The origin of the word Texas is derived from the Caddoan Indian expression tavshas, meaning
"allies" or "friends." The Caddo people are some of the earliest native inhabitants of what is
now known as the Lone Star State. Today, Texas proudly declares Friendship as the state
motto, so it seems fitting that all of you avid friends of vaulting have gathered here for our first
ever conference in this celebrated part of the American West. With the Alltech FEI World
Equestrian Games only three years and three states away, this makes our 2007 Annual
Meeting, Texas Style, a crossroads in our own great and expanding history.
Bigger Than Ever!
Texans proudly maintain that everything is bigger and better in what is often called The Banner
State, and our meeting organizers, Region IV Supervisor Rosie Brown and V.P Membership
Sheri Benjamin, have done a banner job to live up to that claim. The jam-packed schedule of
meetings, along with numerous educational opportunities is the biggest program ever planned
for any AVA annual meeting! This conference schedule truly offers something for everyone to
contribute to and benefit from:
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Coach and Longeurs Discussion Group: Focus on Horse/Horse Score
Countdown to WEG Kentucky 2010: Horses, Horses, Horses!
Historical Overview of Dressage and Its Relationship to the Vaulting Horse
How to Market Your Vaulting Club: 25 Way to Grow Your Organization
Through the Eyes of the Vaulter: Panel Discussion on our Equine Partners
Vaulting Club Managers/Officers Discussion Group
* Intro to Vaulting Clinic for New/Prospective Coaches
* Therapeutic Vaulting Clinic
* Vaulter Clinics with Women's World Champion Megan Benjamin
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Cheers for Years Of Service
Our Awards Committee headed by talented artist Jeannie Beattie and coordinator extraordinaire
Carol Beutler, has important recognitions and honors in store for us. Recognizing those who
have served the vaulting world so well over the years, helps to connect us to our illustrious past
and insures that we can build on their legacy for even greater growth and excellence in our
future.
This potpourri of opportunities ensures that everyone attending will have a chance to share their
valuable experience and insights and then leave with fresh ideas and inspiration for the coming
years. As leaders and friends of our sport, we are here to share the rewarding and exciting work
of developing and expanding our horizons. So, thank you all for coming! Not only are the eyes
of Texas upon us, but more importantly the eyes of the entire vaulting world! Y'all have a good
time!
Vault On!
Nancy Stevens-Brown, President
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Schedule of Events
Meetings / Activities (Hotel)
SATURDAY
THURSDAY
8:30-10:30 AM
Vaulting Club Managers / Officers Discussion
GrouI'
10:30 AM ~ 3:30 PM
AVA Board Meeting
9 - 12 Noon
2007 and Beyond: AVA Strategy Think Tank
1 -2 PM
Membership Committees
2-3 PM
Executive Board Meeting
3-4:30 PM
Constitution and By-Laws Discussion
4:30-6 PM
Vaulting Rules Discussion
6-7 PM
Regional Meetings / Dinner
7-9 PM
Coaches and Longeurs Discussion Group
3:30-5:30 PM
Countdown to WEG Kentucky 2010
SUNDAY
8-9:30 AM
How to Market Your Vaulting Club
9:30-12 Noon
AVA Annual Meeting of the Membership
FRIDAY
8-10 AM
National Championships Discussion
10-12 Noon
Therapeutic Vaulting Discussion
12 -1 PM
Regional Supervisors Meeting / Lunch
1-2 PM
Development Committees
2-3 PM
Historical Overview of Dressage and Its
Relationship to the Vaulting Horse
3-5 PM
Through the Eyes of the Vaulter Seminar
Vaulting / Activities (Barn)
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
All Day
Vaulter Clinics with Women's World
Vaulting Champion Megan Benjamin
6-9 PM
Annual Recognition Banquet and Awards
9-11 PM
Meet the Board Members
1-4 PM
Introduction to Vaulting Clinic
6·10 PM
Benefit Event and Vaulting Demo
All Thur day and Friday committee
meeting the aturday Board me ting and
all unday me ling will take plac in The
Rio Grande Room. The Recognition Banqu t
will take place in the Trinity 1lI. aturday
committee meeting will take place in {he
an arco Room.
SUNDAY
All Day
Vaulter Clinics with Women's World
Vaulting Champion Megan Benjamin
1-5 PM
Therapeutic Vaulting Clinic
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Meeting Agenda's and Training Descriptions
2007 and Beyond: AVA Strategy Think Tank
Thursday; 9AM-12Noon
Facilitated by Sheri Benjamin
Work with the AVA Executive Board members to brainstorm key AVA strategies for 2007 and
beyond. This is your opportunity to help provide the future direction and goals of the AVA.
Membership Committee Meeting
Thursday; 1-2 PM
If you're interested in helping the AVA grow its membership, come to this meeting. All those
interested in making vaulting a mainstream sport will brainstorm new ways to grow vaulting
(both competitive and recreational) over the next five years and double the number of clubs in
the U.S.
Executive Board Meeting
Thursday; 2-3 PM
Facilitated by Nancy Stevens Brown
Agenda items to include updates from each
Vice President and a review of the budget.
That Breyer had a limited edition
Toby horse model named after
Woodside Vaulters wonderful paint
horse, Toby.
Constitution and By-Laws Discussion
Thursday; 3-4:30 PM
Facilitated by Charlie Bittenbring
If you're interested in learning more about pending changes to the
organization of the AVA, and want to have a voice on the pros and
cons of these possible changes, plan to attend this important session.
NOTE: These times
may vary slightly.
Due to the overlap
in nature, these two
meetings will run
back to back. As
soon as the first
discussion ends, the
second discussion
will start.
Vaulting Rules Discussion and Technical Committee
Thursday; 4:30-6 PM
Facilitated by Sue Detol
Rule changes to be discussed include (among others) new rules to bring the AVA in alignment
with the USEF (number placement on uniforms, use of vocal music, round II qualifications),
and the recognition of Bronze level as a USEF class.
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Regional Meetings / Dinner
Thursday; 6-8 PM
Each regions' meeting will be facilitated by their Regional Supervisor
Meeting with members of your region to network and brainstorm on regional activities during
this no-host dinner.
Coaches and Longeurs Discussion Group: Focus on the Horse & Horse Score
Thursday; 8-9:30 PM
Facilitated by Connie Geisler
Coaches and longeurs are encouraged to join in this lively discussion about the horse and the
horse score.
National Championships Meeting
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Friday; 8-10 AM
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Facilitated by Patty Littmann
Find out everything that is being planned for the
AVA's 2007 Nationals, what new changes will take
place, and what sites are being explored for future
years. Competition insurance, a new scoring
program, practice times at events, and awards will
all be discussed.
Therapeutic Vaulting meeting
Friday; 10-11:30 AM
Facilitated by Rick Hawthorne
This discussion will explore best practices in
therapeutic vaulting programs and determine the
ways for the AVA to continue expanding this
valuable vaulting tradition.
Regional Supervisors Meeting / Lunch
Did you know?
The first issues of vaulting news
and the AVA rule book were
written in Nancy Stevens-Brown's
closet? The founder of the AVA
Elizabeth Searle previously
owned the Browns home. Before
they remodeled their hall closet it
was the original office of the
AVA!
11 :30 AM-I PM
The six regional supervisors will meet to discuss
regional goals and best practices.
Development Meeting
Friday; 1-2 PM
Facilitated by Charlie Bittenbring
Committee chairs, members and new volunteers
will gather to identify development plans for
success in 2007 and beyond.
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Historical Overview of Dressage and Its Relationship to the Vaulting Horse
Friday; 2-3 PM
Facilitated by Noel & Yossi Martonovich
Classical dressage is an excellent training tool for vaulting horses. It teaches horses to be quiet,
supple and obedient. In this multimedia session, we'll look at the changing face of dressage: the
change in styles, change in horses and change in fashion. Through reviewing its 400 year
history of the classical training of horses, we will look at how this has become a dramatic sport
over the last 50 years.
Did you know?
That using a longe line to improve a riders seat, with or
without a saddle, is a very traditional way of schoolin .
Through the Eyes of a Vaulter: A Panel Discussion on Our Equine Partners
Friday; 3-5 PM
Facilitated by
Come hear our most experienced U.S. vaulters (all of them horse owners) as they explain what
they look for in a vaulting horse, and give you ideas and insights into working with your
vaulting horse. Panelists include:
• Megan Benjamin - current Women's World Champion, 2006 WEG team silver medalist, 3
time US Gold Women's National Champion
• Blake Dahlgren - 2006 WEG team silver medalist, former US Men's Gold National
Champion
• Julie Keville - former US Women's Gold National Champion
• Devon Maitozo - 2006 WEG team silver medalist, 1998 Men's World Champion, 6 time US
Men's Gold National Champion
• Eric Martonovich - current US Pas deDeux National Champion, former US Men's Gold
National Champion
Did you
know?
American
champion
Jeanette Boxall
was a silver
medal winner at
the first ever
World
Championships
in 1986 in
witzerland
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AVA Annual Recognition Banquet
Friday; 6-9 PM
Join us for an evening of great food,
fun, and recognition. Long-time
AVA members, High Point winners,
National Champions, and World
Champions will be honored, as well
as the AVA's Mentor of the Year.
You'll get a chance to network with
vaulting friends new and old, and
special tribute will be paid to our
important vaulting partner, the horse.
Don't miss this event!
Meet the AVA Board Members
Friday; 9-11 PM; Blue Moon Lounge
Haven't had enough vaulting talk yet? Join the AVA Board members for no-host drinks and
more 1:1 brainstorming and idea sharing. We'd love to know your thoughts!
Vaulting Club Managers/Officers Discussion Group
Saturday; 8:30-10:30 AM
Join vaulting club managers. and officers from around the nation as we brainstorm ideas to keep
our vaulting clubs running like well oiled machines.
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AVA Board Meeting
Saturday; 10:30-3:30 PM
Do you want to understand more about the AVA's growth strategy? Are you interested in
hearing what each of our committees is planning for the upcoming year, and how you might
be able to help? Our 28 member board plans the strstegy for upcoming years, sets policy and
reviews committee information in these three time a year meetings. If you truly want to
understand the inner workings of the AVA, you should plan to sit in on this important session.
Introduction to Vaulting Clinic for New Coaches
Saturday; 1-4 PM
Facilitated by Rosie Brown
If you are considering starting or have recently started a
vaulting program, come to this session and learn the
nuts and bolts of creating a successful vaulting program.
Perfect for those new to the vaulting world.
Countdown to WEG Kentucky 2010: Horses!
Horses! Horses!
Saturday; 3:30-5:30 PM
Facilitated by Yossi Martonovich
During this session we will discuss what the AVA and
its members need to do over the next three years to
provide our vaulters with the best horses for the World
Equestrian Games in Kentucky 2010. Everyone is
welcome to join in the planning.
Did you know?
Most cavalry's world wide
have used a fake horse
(forerunner to our modem
barrel) to train their recruits
on.
Texas State Bird:
Mockingbird
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AVA Benefit Event
Saturday; 6-10 PM
Join us at Stargate Stable for an evening of fun, celebration and shopping! Test your bull riding
and roping skills, shop the local tradesman booths, and sample the tastes of Texas while
enjoying dressage, vaulting, and therapeutic riding demonstrations. This showcase event is open
to the public and will serve as a joint fund raiser for the AVA and Equistar. Your AVA Annual
Meeting nametag will gain you free admission.
How to Market Your Vaulting Club: 25 Ways to Grow Your Vaulting Organization
Friday; 10-11 :30 AM
25 Ideas in 90 Minutes. Learn how to help your vaulting club grow through classic marketing
techniques that even a non-marketer can do.
AVA Annual Meeting of the Membership
Sunday; 9:30 AM-12 Noon
This is where the general membership votes on important changes for the association including constitution and by-law changes. This meeting is open to all, though only current
AVA adult members will be able to vote.
Therapeutic Vaulting Clinic
Sunday; 1-5 PM
Facilitated jointly by the AVA and NAHRA
A fantastic introduction to the the many benefits of therapeutic vaulting. This how-to session
will teach you how to bring therapeutic vaulting into your new or existing program.
Vaulter Clinics
Saturday and Sunday; all day (by appointment)
Facilitated by Megan Benjamin
Join Current Women's World Champion, Megan Benjamin, as she teaches group compulsories
clinics, and private and semi-private sessions on compulsories, freestyle, technical program, and
performance. This is an amazing opportunity for vaulters of all levels.
Did you know?
The AVA has had vaulting
demonstrations in both the Los
Angeles Olympics and the Atlanta
Olympic Games.
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Committee Reports
ALUMNI COMMITTEE (Circle of Friends)
Reports to VP Membership
Chair: Patti Reschar
Charter Members: Jane Garrod, Hope Scherf, Colette Garrison, Freda Radich, Betty Lou Hutton
Members: Naomi Takeamoto, Ann Bums, Laurie Brandt, Sydney Frankel, Joy Coburn, Sue
Scherf Smith, Honomi Dean-Thomas, Carol Beutler
Purpose: Continue to build relationships with vaulting alumni of all generations, and to grow
AVA membership in the alumni sector.
Annual Report: If each of our members (Board included) would hand in 5 or 6 past vaulter's
addresses we could get a source of alumni. We need name and address of past vaulters to see if
they are interested in becoming part of our Alumni Membership. We need to think of someway
to spread our alumni group, Circle of Friends, across the U.S.; now most are from the west
coast. Each Region can work as a gathering source. Any ideas are welcome. This year we had a
wine and cheese event at the Garrod Farms Spring Classic in Saratoga, California and we also
put on the Horse Schooling at Osierlea in San Juan Bautista, California. We get together often
and have some good times and/un.
ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE
Chair: Amy McCune
Members: Rosie Brown, Sheri Benjamin, Carol Beulter, Noel Martonovich
Purpose: To plan, organize and implement the AVA Annual Meeting and Conference.
A WARDS COMMITTEE
Reports to VP Competition
Chair: Carol Beutler
Members: Sue Detol, Jeannie Beattie, Toni Amoroso, Naomi Takeamoto, Sydney Frankel,
Shari Stapleton-Smith, Judy Toothacher
Purpose: To provide and track vaulting awards such as horse of the year, team of the year,
Osierlea, high point, zone, perpetUal trophies, and other competition awards.
Annual Report: Carol Beutler is taking over as chair of the committee from Jeannie Beattie who
has been the chair for about 20 years now. We thank Jeannie for her many years of service.
Jeannie will stay on as a member of the committee and be responsible for most of the same
activities as she has had in the past. Toni Amoroso has done an excellent job of compiling all of
the scores from recognized competitions to determine our High Point Award recipients. It is a
big job and I want to thank her for her continued service.
This is the second year that we have been giving individual plaques to those that receive
perpetual trophies. This year those plaques will be given out at the awards banquet at the
annual meeting. We still are in need of some cases from some of our perpetual trophies and
would appreciate anyone who knows of a source that will not be too expensive. We have retired
the former Silver Women's Champion trophy and have acquired a new one. Katie Haynie
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waited patiently until June to receive the trophy with her name already engraved on it. We will
be discussing the disposition of retired trophies and other procedures.
This year the USEF asked all of its affiliate organizations to participate in the USEF Sportsman
Charter Award and send in a nomination from the American Vaulting Association. We have
now formed the Youth Recognition Committee. Jan Weber is the chair of this committee and
currently has Stephanie Siemens, Rosie Brown, Kendall Edmunds, Jeannie Beattie, and Carol
Beutler serving on her committee.
BALLOT COMMITTEE
Reports to Secretary
Chair:
Members: (appointed annually, must be regionally diverse)
Purpose: This temporary committee meets during National Championships to count and certify
the vote of the membership for the AVA election.
CERTIFIED HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION
Reports to Vice President of Education
Liaison: Noel Martonovich
Annual Report: The goal of the Recreational Vaulting Coach (RVC) certification clinics are to
provide the vaulting community a certification process through which participants may be
evaluated in their skills as coaches to provide a safe, enjoyable and effective beginning vaulting
program.
Certification is available as an assistant coach or as a level one or level two coach. Certification
will qualify an individual to assist a certified coach, to coach vaulting at the walk/trot in a camp
setting, a recreational vaulting program for noncompetitive vaulting experiences or for a
program offering vaulting for riders with disabilities. A candidate desiring to attend a RVC
clinic for coach certification must hold current CHA certification and be a member in good
standing with the AV A.
The Recreational Vaulting Coach's clinic is two and a half days long and is held in conjunction
with a Standard, Combined or Disabilities clinic or may be held as a stand-alone clinic. During
the clinic a participant will be asked to teach a minimum of two lessons on the barrel and then
on the horse, longe and serve as spotters as well as attend lectures on safety, risk management,
selection, training and care of the vaulting horse.
The RVC is conducted by two CHA RVC Clinicians, whose job it is to evaluate the coaching
skills of each participant and offer constructive advice for a safe and effective vaulting program.
RVC clinics will be held at sites approved for hosting by the CHA program Director, Julie
Goodnight, and in addition to the regular host site requirements; the host site needs to offer safe
and suitable vaulting areas, equipment and horse, as stated in the American Vaulting
Association (AVA) Camps and Club Manual. For information on hosting a RVC clinic, call
(800) 980-1410 or email [email protected] .
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COMPETITIONS SECRETARY
Reports to Vice President of Competitions
Secretary: Sue Detol
Annual Report: The 2005-06 Competition Year was busy. We had 16 Recognized
Competitions, many of which were also USEF Recognized. Congratulations to all management
teams for the success of running so many competitions this year!
Date
9/10-11/05
9/17-18/05
10/22-23/05
12/3/05
4/22/06
4/22-23/06
4/29-30/06
5/13-14/06
5/13-14/06
5/20-21/06
5/27-28/06
6/4/06
6/24-25/06
7/1-2/06
7/6-9/06
7/26-30/06
2005-2006 AVA
COMPETITION YEAR
NATIONALS TO NATIONALS
Competition
REGION III Championships
GREAT FALLS/TOPAZ Fest
REGION IV October Fest
DEVONWOOD Holiday Fest
Southern Sunshine Fest (North Carolina)
FACE-OFF Vaulting Challenge
Vaulters of Northwest Spring Fest (Washington)
Mission Pacific Vaulting Trial
GREAT FALLS/TOPAZ Spring Fest
GARRODS Spring Classic
REGION IV Championships
WOODSIDE Spring Fest
REGION I Championships
REGION IX Championships
REGION II Championships
USEF/AVA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
COACHES COMMITTEE
Reports to VP Education
Chair: Connie Geisler
Members: open
Purpose: To educate and inspire coaches.
Hidden Hills Vaulter
Mike Hutchings was
the first vaulter in
America to do a
back flip in
competition.
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COLLEGIATE COMMITTEE
Reports to VP Development
Chair: Nancy MacIsaac
Members:
Purpose: To grow the collegiate vaulting program by providing those groups with support for
educational resources and competitions.
CONSTITUTION / BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Reports to Executive VP
Chair: Charlie Bittenbring
Members:
Purpose: To assure that AVA Board of Directors meetings and actions are in compliance with
the Association's Constitution, By-laws, Standing Rules, and Roberts Rules of Order; to review
and recommend revisions to the By-laws and Standing Rules as necessary to improve the
functioning of the Association.
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Chair: Noel Martonovich
Members: Tammy Denault, Katie Flannagan, Wendy Ware, Virginia Hawthorne, Pam Geisler,
Rita Hoster
Purpose: To educate coaches, longeurs, vaulters and their families. To demonstrate the process
of building effective vaulting clubs and organizations. To work with the other AVA committees
& USEF to promote the sport of vaulting. To provide support for training and care of the
vaulting horse and to interact with the equestrian community at large to develop horses that are
safe, calm, supple, & obedient.
Annual Report: 2006 education committee accomplishments:
1) AVA sponsored week long camp with Christoph Lensing and Nancy Stevens at Ft.
Robinson, NE 6/19 - 6/25
a) 20 girls & 6 boys from across the country & Brazil
b) horse care
c) horse training
Sister and brother Pam
d) lunging
and Kenny Geisler are
e) Vaulting
the
only siblings to both
2) 8 Through the Eyes of the Judge sessions at Nationals
win AVA Gold
3) Annual meeting education program
Individual
a) vaulter training - Christoph Lensing
Championships!
b) coach's & vaulter training - Nancy Stevens-Brown
c) vaulting horse training - Yossi Martonovich
d) Through the Eyes of the Judge, Trainer, Coach Panel chaired by Craig Coburn
4) continued support of the regional Spirit of Vaulting Conferences
5) horse subcommittee clinics & education programs
2007 education committee goals:
] . Annual Meeting - March ] - 4
a) introduction to vaulting clinics
b) Therapeutic vaulting workshops
c) Vaulter clinics
d) Vaulter panel
e) Historical overview of fashions & trends in dressage over the last 400 years
2. Ft. Robinson - June 18 - 24
a) vaulter training
b) horse care
c) horse training
d) longuer training
e) possible CHA coach's certification clinic
f) coach's training
3. Coach's training
a) provide coach's education clinics throughout the regions
b) regional Spirit of Vaulting conferences
c) promote CHA certification
d) develop AVA coach's certification
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4. Horse training & selection
a) promote training clinics in each region - horse committee
b) develop & promote horse care workshops
5. Longeur training clinics
a) Ft. Robinson
b) Spirit of Vaulting Conferences
6. Host CHA vaulting coach's certification
a) Garrod Farms
b) region IV
7. Nationals 2007
a) Introduction to Vaulting Clinics - dependent on grant
b) Through the Eyes of the Judge Clinics
c) Dr. Hilary Clayton - Equine Locomotion Workshop (possibly)
d) Horse care sessions
8. Grant Development
a) Daniel's Fund - Youth Sports development & competition
FRIENDSHIP TEAM CORDINATOR
Chair: Priscilla G. Faulkner
Purpose: To provide professional demonstrations and educational sessions at highly visible
trade shows and horse shows throughout the United States where local teams are not available
or able to fill the need. To increase brand recognition for the AVA while empowering upper
level vaulters to be ambassadors of the sport.
GRANTS COMMITTEE
Reports to Treasurer
Chair: Jan Garrod
Members: Rick Hawthorne, Jane Garrod, Sue Detol, Merry Cole, Stephanie Siemens, Karen
Rach (appointed annually, must be regionally diverse)
Purpose: To provide regions and clubs with financial assistance for clinics, competitions,
judge's travel, and other activities, that will help the growth and development ofthe sport of
vaulting. Annual deadlines are March 31 st and September 10th • Applications are available on the
AVA web site.
Annual Report: The Grants Committee awarded $2400 in Grants in 2006 The Grants monies
went to assist 3 competitions and 2 clinics. A fourth $800 grant awarded to new start-up club as
seed money. There are two grant periods - Spring and Fall. The due date for the grants are
March 31 st and September10th. Notice to everyone, help in passing the word, that small
amounts of money are available to individuals, clubs and regions that need a financial boast to
spark interest or fund a function to spread the word of vaulting.
Since the inception of this committee in 1995, $28100 of grants has been awarded. $2400 of
this was a special allotment by the AVA Board for barrels to Regions. In reviewing the past
awardees, the committee has performed its task of helping clinics, competitions, judge's travel
and needy clubs.
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GRlEVANCE COMMITTEE
Chair: Bill Brown
Members: Craig Coburn, Merry Cole, Sue Detol, Priscilla G. Faulkner
Purpose: To investigate filed grievances that arise within the AVA. This is accomplished by
studying our constitution, by-laws, and other related documents and advising the Board of
Directors as to the merit of the grievance and the recommended course of action. The
Grievance Committee may also help to mediate disputes.
Annual Report: No grievances filed.
Did you know?
That grooming and tum out
of the horse is the easiest
but often most often
overlooked part of vaulting
horsemanship! So when
preparing any horse for the
ring think halter class and
showmanship!
Did you know?
That old Roman military
books have whole sections
devoted to the value
and purpose of vaulting
training.
HORSE COMMITTEE
Chair: Yossi Martonovich
Members: Anja O'Toole, Francie Dogherty, Carolyn Bland, Ingrid Hamar
Purpose: To help facilitate clinics and seminars throughout the country which center on
training, lunging, and handling the vaulting horse while building bridges and working together
with various breed organizations to increase knowledge of vaulting as an activity appropriate to
that specific breed.
Annual Report: The committee helped to sponsor, plan, organize and conduct the following
events through the 2006 year:
1. February, 2006 , Salt Lake City, Utah - Horse training and longueing techniques clinic (7
horses, 10 participants, approx. 15 auditors)
2. March 2006, Philadelphia during Annual meeting - Horse training and longueing techniques
clinic (6 horses, 10 participants, approx.40 auditors)
3.0ctober 2006, Portland, Oregon - Horse training and longueing techniques clinic (11 horses,
16 participant, approx 25 auditors)
Plans for 2007 are to continue to support, sponsor, plan and implement horse training and
longueing clinics throughout the country. With the WEG 2010 on the horizon, the
subcommittee would like to help the vaulting community with assistance in selecting horses,
and training horses who could compete in the WEG 2010. We still have money in our grant
to assist as seed money in order to put on clinics across the country for interested clubs or
regions. For information contact Yossi Martonovich
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INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Chair: Jan Weber
Members: Bill Brown, Kelley Holly
Annual Report: The Committee has been hard at work. We successfully renegotiated insurance
coverage for the association with Specialty Program Insurers. We again can offer event day
coverage for educational and competition event days with our policy as the
umbrella. Competition day coverage is available for 195.00 per competition day with no
additional charge for set up and tear down days. This coverage will again cover AVA
recognized competitions and barrel fests for this fee. We also renegotiated our Board of
Directors Errors and Omissions policy, also with Specialty Program Insurers.
We have worked with a group Canadian Vaulting Advocates fighting legislation that would
classify vaulters and riders and require all vaulters to wear helmets. This would have
significant negative implications for their ability to continue to train world class athletes in our
sport. It would also result in the loss of many recreational vaulting programs just as the
numbers of programs in Canada have begun to grow. (This Canadians with meet with
legislators the week of February 2 - after this writing -, and we hope to have information on the
outcome for you at the meeting). Note that three years ago we also helped the Australians fight
similar legislation. The vaulters prevailed with an exclusion and we hope for the same outcome
for the Canadians.
We continue to try to educate underwriters about the safety of our sport. We hope continue to
have hope that our market opportunities will expand and be even more available for trainers and
clubs in the future. There is still much to accomplish, but we are pleased with our progress so
far. It is hard to be patient on such an important topic, but we must continue to accept the
responsibility to be proactive and to educating others with an accurate vision of the risk in our
sport. Leaving it to the imagination of underwriters has been a serious detriment to our
perception by the insurance community.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMITTEE
Reports to VP Competitions
Chair: Patti Littmann
Members: Jan Weber
Purpose: To plan, organize and implement an annual national championship event.
NATIONAL OFFICE MANAGER
Manager: Craig Coburn
NORTH AMERICAN HANDICAP RIDERS ASSOCIATION (NAHRA) LIAISON
Liaison: Rachel Markels-Webber
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Reports to Secretary
Chair:
Members: (appointed annually, must be
regionally diverse)
Purpose: To seek sufficient nominations each
spring to allow elections for the AVA Board of
Directors, Officers, and Regional Supervisors.
Did you know?
That three Phase events used to be a class at
Nationals with a ground routine as the 3rd
phase after horse and barrel.
PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR
Coordinator: Jan Weber
Annual Report: Our publications list continues to
offer diverse list of resources for vaulters and
coaches in our sport. All publications have been added to the vaulting store on the AVA
website thanks to Rosie Brown! The Education Committee has expanded our offerings this
year with a new resource developed by Anna Kahl de la Motte. It's a great activity kit to
"switch up" your usual vaulting practice and reinforce those vaulting musts! If you have a
publication or audio-visual material you think would be a great addition to the offerings that we
sell please contact: Noel Martonovich, Education Committee Chair
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
Chair: Lynn Stevens
Members: Sandy Nance, Star Hughes
Purpose: To promote the sport of vaulting, vaulting activities, and the AVA through media
relations including publicity to target specific audiences and annual events.
RECOGNITION COMMITTEE
Chair: Carol Beutler
Members: Shari Stpleton-Smith, Jeannie Beattie, Sue Detol, Nancy Stevens-Brown, Judy
Toothacher, Susan Frankel, Marge Oakes
Purpose: To promote, organize and present awards including volunteer of the year, lifetime
volunteer, mentor of the year, membership pins and other initiatives that support and recognize
volunteers and members.
Annual Report: The Volunteer Recognition Committee has two important jobs. They tally the
votes for the Volunteer of the Year and work together to select the Mentor of the Year from the
nominations that have been made received from the beginning for this award.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was initiated last year. Last year at the Annual Meeting,
Marianne Rose was the recipient and at Nationals, the award was given to Joy Coburn. This
award is selected by our President Nancy Stevens-Brown and she has done a magnificent job
with the selection of the award that is given and the individual who so deserves.
Congratulations to our newest members of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE
Chair: Joanne Crell
Members:
Purpose: To develop a library of ideas for recreational
vaulting programs as well as educational programs and
clinics.
Did you know?
That FEI Judge and co-founder
of the AVA Jeff Moore was the
first vaulter in the US to earn
his Gold Medal!
REGIONS COMMITTEE
Chair: Sheri Benjamin
Members: Connie Geisler, Teresa Keville, Penny
Maydak, Rosie Brown, Jan Weber, Karen Rach
Purpose: To provide a forum where regional supervisors
can exchange ideas, discuss challenges, share successes,
and support each other in their regional roles.
Region IV report
Submitted by Rosie Brown
2007 is a big year for Region IV. October 2006-June 2007 will be the first season in which we
will hold 3 AVA recognized events to count towards Zone Awards. We will be helping to hold
the Annual Meeting in the DFW area. Nationals will be in Denver in August so we sure do have
our hands full. And the vaulting camp in Nebraska will be held for the second year in a row.
Region IV is not quite as "in the now" as it would like to be, so for this year we will be getting
with the times. We will get our bylaws written and our website updated. We just added a
regional secretary to help the board get action items done.
Doubling as the voice of vaulting in Texas, I am hoping to continue to gain vaulting some
exposure. I will be working with dressage associations, 4-H groups and pony club chapters to
get their members involved in vaulting as a method of training better riders, or as a sport in
itself. I will be seeking out more venues for the AVA booth to be seen and man the booth. The
first run at this will be at the San Antonio Rodeo February 11 tho I hope to hit up more rodeos
and large jumper and dressage shows during the year.
Region IX Report
Submitted By Jan Weber
2006 was another great year in Region IX.
We held yet another Region IX Championships at Penn State University. Vaulters and their
families had a great opportunity to visit a great school with an AG tradition and equestrian
programming in our region. Our next Championships will be July 23-24, 2007 at Virginia
Horse Center, Lexington, VA We hosted three USEF competitions within the region and more
east coast vaulters continue to qualify on the USEF ranking list
We held our second annual Spirit of Vaulting conference in VA, with Katie Flannagan and her
crew taking on a lions share of the planning and implementation. It was well attended and
continues another proud tradition for our region. Our next Spirit of Vaulting will be October 519
7, at Advantage Ranch hosted by the Dyer family in Blacksburg, VA and without the help of
Kim Beisecker -- this program may not have happened in 2007.
We were able to re-establish the high points awards at the regional level, thanks to Charlie
Bittenbring! Each of our High Point Champions and Reserve Champions received an engraved
commemorative plaque. Congratulations to:
Region IX Trot High Point Champion: Katharyn Tupitza , Topaz
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Trot Reserve High Point Champion: Anna Thomas, Balance
Copper High Point Champion: Patricia Gallagher, Vaulting Visions
Copper Reserve High Point Champion: Amanda Minx, Vaulting Visions
Bronze High Point Champion: Liana Folger, Vaulting Visions
Silver High Point Champion: Lilly Wray-Davis, In Step
Gold High Point Champion: Elizabeth Brigham, Great Falls
The Region hosted the AVA Annual Meeting for the first time! This took many Region IX
folks to MAKE IT HAPPEN in REGION IX. Special thanks to Amy McCune and Allison
Gieschen and her Vaulting Visions crew and all the others too numerous to name! Our website
(www.avaregionix.org)looksgreatandhashadmanyupdatesthankstoSanfordPriceO·Brien
Our yahoo forum continues to be an effective way to share ideas and information thanks to Rick
VanVranken. Newly developed "Welcome Packet" for new clubs in Region IX thanks to
Sanford Price-O'Brien. Our success has enabled us to initiate a Region IX grants program
(Chair, Stephanie Siemens) and to continue grants for the support of Region IX members who
sit on the AVA Board of Directors.
Region IX is going strong and creating new traditions and sustaining others. With the energy
donated by so many from such a huge geographic challenges, we continue to find out how
much we can make happen for our Region IX vaulters. Creating opportunities for improvement
and success. I've been very lucky to be the Regional Supervisor in Region IX for the past four
years. I've made many new friends and have realized that the possibilities for our vaulters are
limited only by our imaginations and the number of dedicated volunteers that we can find to
MAKE IT HAPPEN!
SAFETY COORDINATOR
Reports to Vice President of Education
Coordinator: Kim Deaver
2004 Report
In 2003 the AVA changed the injury reporting period. In previous years the reporting period
was the calendar year. The reporting period now coincides with the AVA's fiscal year
running from October- September. The change in reporting periods was made in hopes of
getting more clubs to send in their reports with early club registration, which begins in the
fall. This created an overlap in reporting periods for the 2003-2004 year. Injuries and contact
hours that occurred between October 2003 and December 31, 2003 were included with the
2003 data. The data in this report only reflects the injuries and contact hours that occurred
between January 2004 and September 2004.
In the 2003-2004 reporting period fifty clubs reported 1107 vaulters (486 AVA registered &
621 unregistered) had 279946 contact hours of vaulting practice. This number does not include
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all competitions, demonstrations, clinics, camps, recreational vaulting, therapeutic vaulting, and
AVA affiliates.
There were 19 injuries and one incidence of heat illness reported in 2003-2004. Of these
injuries 85% (17) occurred while vaulting. Of the injuries that occurred while vaulting 70% (14)
occurred on the horse. The other 10 % (2) occurred on the barre1.l5% (3) occurred during
compulsories, 70% (14) during freestyle 65% (13) during individual freestyle and 5% (1)
during team freestyle .
. There were 6 sprains (2 ankles,2 knees, 2 shoulders), 2 strains (1 hamstring, 1 neck), 6
fractures (3 ankle, , 1 arm, 1 nose, 1 toe), no dislocations, 3 contusions (1 foot, 1facical, 1
thoracic), and 1 laceration (toe). There were no reported concussions in 2003-2004. Of the
injuries, 75% (15) were seen by a physician, 15% (3) resulted in the vaulter having surgery. For
10% (2) of the injuries no practice time was missed, 5% (1) resulted in the vaulter missing up to
1 week of practice, 25% (5) resulted in 2-3 weeks of missed practice, .5% (1) resulted in 4
weeks of missed practice, and 40% (8) resulted in more than 4 weeks of missed practice with
one injury resulting in the end of that vaulter's vaulting career.
Of the injured vaulters 15% (3) were gold medalists, 25% (5) were silver medalists, 25% (5)
were bronze medalists, 20% (4) were beginning canter or copper vaulters, 10% (2) were trot
medalists. None of the vaulters were 10 years old or younger, 20% (4) were 11-13 years old,
65 % (13) were 14-18 years old, and 10% (2) were over 18 years old.
In the 2003-2004 reporting period there was a slight increase (3) in the number of injuries
reported as compared to 2003. The types of injuries have remained similar over the past six
years, with ankle injuries being the most commonly reported injury.
2005 Report
In the 2004-2005 reporting period forty-nine clubs reported 1033 vaulters (525 AVA registered
& 508 unregistered) had 75570167 contact hours of vaulting practice. This number does not
include all competitions, demonstrations, clinics, camps, recreational vaulting, therapeutic
vaulting, and AVA affiliates.
There were 12 injuries reported in 2004-2005. Of these injuries 100% (12) occurred while
vaulting. 92% (11) occurred on the horse. The other 8% (1) occurred on the barre1.l7% (2)
occurred during compulsories, 83% (10) during freestyle 67% (8) during individual freestyle
and 17% (2) during team freestyle.
There were 1 sprain (ankle), 1 strain (neck), 7 fractures (2 ankle, 1 forearm,1 elbow, I foot, I
neck, 1 sacrum), no dislocations, 3 contusions ( 1 neck, I thoracic, 1 low back), and no
lacerations. There were no reported concussions in 2004-2005. Of the injuries, 83% (10) were
seen by a physician, 8% (1) resulted in the vaulter having surgery. For 8% (1) of the injuries no
practice time was missed, 8% (1) resulted in the vaulter missing up to 1 week of practice, 8%
(1) resulted in 2-3 weeks of missed practice, 8% (1) resulted in 4 weeks of missed practice, and
67% (8) resulted in more than 4 weeks of missed practice with one injury resulting in paralysis
of that vaulter.
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Of the injured vaulters 8% (I) were gold medalists, 17% (2) were silver medalists, 17% (2)
were bronze medalists, 42% (5) were beginning canter or copper vaulters, 17% (2) were trot
medalists. 17% (2) of the vaulters were 10 years old or younger, 17 % (2) were 11-13 years
old, 42% (5) were 14-18 years old, and 25% (3) were over 18 years old.
In the 2004-2005 reporting period there was a decrease (8) in the number of injuries reported as
compared to 2003-2004. During this reporting period fractures were the most commonly
reported injury. Over the past seven years ankle sprains were the most commonly reported
injury. This reporting period also marks the first reported catastrophic injury for the American
Vaulting Association. This injury was a cervical fracture that resulted in paralysis for that
vaulter.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Chair: Sue Detol
Members: Craig Coburn, Jennifer Williams, Lynne Owens, Jeff Moore, Emma Drinker, Toni
Amoroso, Deborah Harrison
Purpose: To train and license judges for the AVA and USEF. To keep AVA vaulting rules
updated and aligned with USEF and FE! rules when possible.
Annual Report: The AVA Technical Committee was quite active in 2006. We planned and
conducted five training sessions for judges and apprentice judges, including the Annual Judges
Forum, which was a two-day event open to the public. Our Annual Forum was held at Sydney
Frankel's home, and was well-attended by 34 participants. The Pacific Coast Club offered topnotch hospitality - Susan Frankel catered our lunches and snacks - Sydney opened her beautiful
home to us - and the entire group gave selflessly of their time and allowed us to "use" several
of their horses for the equestrian portion of our program. It was truly a wonderful show of
sportsmanship and support for our program
Our guest speaker was Tracey Lert, a nationally-known dressage competitor, trainer, instructor
and "s" dressage judge. Adrienne Stang (FEI "0") and Suzanne Detol (FE! "0") were the
organizers and directors of the Forum this year. The Forum included presentations by Ms.
Stang, Ms. Detol, Deborah P. Harrison, DVM (FEI "C") and Toni
Amoroso (AVA "R"). Megan Benjamin, 2006 Womens World
Champion, also gave us a brief presentation and a chance to ask her
questions about her fantastic accomplishments at WEG.
We attempted to conduct our training sessions in a variety of
locations this year.
Our first training session of the year was
conducted ringside at a barrel competition in Northern California
(Region II); the second was at Annual Meeting 2006 (Region IX);
one was held in southern California (Region I) and the final one for
Did you know?
The youngest vaulter to get a Gold Medal was Syndey Stang, (you
guessed it Adrienne's daughter) who earned her medal at the age of 12!
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the year was held in Oregon, (Region Ill). The Oregon training was conducted at DevonWood
Equestrian Centre by their chief trainer, Teri Emrich. Teri is a USDF associate instructor and
USDF silver medalist. Her students presented several different breeds of horses at different
stages of training, different canters, different abilities, different problems. Each horse had
different colored leg wraps on their diagonal pair of legs, which made the purity of their gaits
extremely easy to see.
We also participated in the "Through the Eyes of the Judge" program that was held at our
National Championships in 2006. This is a wonderful program that opens up communication
between the membership and the judges. I believe that all ofthe judges enjoy the time we can
spend in these sessions. I have received quite a bit of positive feedback from the membership
also, so hopefully this is a program that will continue to be offered by the AVA Education
Committee.
We welcomed one new apprentice judge last year, Kendel Edmunds, from Washington. Kendel
is a past U.S. Womens Gold Champion; has been an apprentice judge in the past, and is a very
welcome addition to our program. We have received four applications to enter the program in
2007. This interest definitely bodes well for our judging program in the future.
TRADE SHOWS / EXHIBITS COORDINATOR
Coordinator: Jan Weber
Purpose: To educate the general public on the benefits of vaulting.
Annual Report: We never know where most effective opportunities to increase the visibility of
our sport might be. The key is to find cost effective and high visibility opportunities! The
Friendship Team wouldn't exist without the generosity of our many silver + vaulters who pay
their way and our such incredible ambassadors for us. In April, The Friendship Vaulting Team
did great demos at Kentucky Horse Park, Parade of Breeds during the Rolex last year. Thank
you Katie Haynie, Cate Thomas, Jesse Cooper, Greta Shryock and the Mt. Tabor exchange
student from Germany,. Last but not least their incredible coach and longuer, Lucinda
Faulkner.
The team also did an very well received demonstration at the North American Young Riders
Championships in Lexington, VA. They performed for hundreds who were there for the
vaulting and the reining exhibitions. Reining will be the first non-olympic discipline to join the
Young Riders competition next year. The USEF High Performance Committee has developed a
subcommittee to set into place the development of procedures and standards so that vaulting
can also be added to this incredible event. Many special thanks to coach and longeur, Lucinda
Faulkner and her vaulters: Greta Shryock, Jesse Cooper, Rachel Rearick, Katie Gieschen, Katie
Haynie and Hannah Horsman. You guys are the best!
The booth traveled with the TEAM and was also seen at the AYHC annual symposium this
year. We are also grateful to the American Horse Publications for displaying our brochures in
their booth in exchange for some help in the booth! Several regions requested use of the booth
for their events. Please know that the booth is available to events that you might be
attending. For details contact: Jan Weber, janmweber(a;gmail.com or 978-448-4193 (EST - no
calls after 9:00 pm please.)
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THERAPUETIC COUNCIL / COMMITTEE
Chair: Rick Hawthorne
Members: Virginia Hawthorne, Rachel MarkelsWebber, Joanne Crell
Purpose: To build the therapeutic vaulting
membership through educational programs,
competitive events, and club mentoring.
USEF BOARD MEMBER (VAULTING)
Jan Weber
USEF BOARD MEMBER / ELECTED ATHLETE
(VAULTING)
Devon Maitozo
USEF DIRECTOR OF VAULTING ACTIVITIES
Sara Ike
USEF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR (VAULTING)
J. Ashton Moore
USEF VAULTING TECHNICAL COMMITTEE COCHAIRS
Craig Coburn and Sue Detol
VAULTING WORLD EDITOR
Marianne Rose
Did you know?
That John Hughes, a
special needs vaulter
from Great Falls
Vaulters won a National
trot championship, first
out of a class of 20 men
and boys
WEBSITE COMMITTEE
Chair: Sheri Benjamin
Members: Marianne Rose, Vicki Grove
Purpose: To continuously build and update the content and design of the AVA website - both
the general section and the members only section.
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTEE
Chair: Nancy MacIsaac
Members:
Purpose: To increase the publics knowledge, understanding, and utilization of vaulting
through developing relationships with other youth (equine and non) organizations.
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AVA Budget
2006-2007
2/7/200
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20.0.6
IExnenseslncome
Board of Directors
Expenses Income Exnenseslncome IExnenses .!.!!.£.!!.!:!:
300
150
327
President
President
U
ll8
950
Conference calls
1600
Theraputic Vaulting
1000
327
102
3486
102
941
118
100
80
-
43763
-86~
1678
867
19215
Vice -President
Vice-President
20.0.5
5340
37146
86
7772
Administration
National Office contract wages
National Office Expenses
28000
11000
26367
22167
7300
2348
7015
7410
4C
Grievance Com.
20
Technical Com.
200
Judges training
Metal Test Secretary
2200
680
Insurance
7800
Constitiution & By-Laws
40
2200
2900
Nationals
73 e
250
61 U
50
68
loe
1640
2200
669
3090
4357
445
469C
2942
2700
7877
39500
4500
316/
1462
Zone awards
350
5200
363
7386.~
225
7488
25253
25232
25
61 C
430
5014
10 U
41399
350
VP Education
Coaches
1079
155
334
5000
3541
60C
VP
Education
Publications
1775
4511
100
18500
5485q
532
13000
1300C
750
650C
155
2682
71S
2216
2106
5014
100
19022
684
16806
1368
750
1249
18836
2385U
3040
7169
15508
1823~
1116
116C
750
124 q
3293
5604
1924
565~
35
IC
Friendship Team
Vaulting World
43897
44E
Alumni
Promotion & Publicity
6448-
2900
275
VP Development
50137
622
46932 58611.3
225
225
696ll
51000
4500
Competitions Secretary
52049
50
Previous Nationals
VP Development
528
4870
120
National sponsors
travel reimbursements
430
197
120
VP Competition
VP Competition
75
40
horsemanship
25
35C
VP Membership
VP Membership
Annual Meeting
annual meeting 07
annual meeting auction
Membership
Memberahip 2005
Web site DevelopementlOOO
awards
Regions
General Secretary
General Secretary
Historian
NominationlElection Com.
Treasurer
Taxes/audit
Grants
Weg fund/donation
promotional grants
Totals
to balance
9120
20951
250
6513
3000
100
4500
650
720
8000
6150
4515
7930
3885
2716
541
o
585
69
3865
800
2200
100
20
550
4720
705
3500
2600
4015
2000
160590
-4690
200
15590
39397
9398
517
11643
4487
2100
4806
250
189344
1056
2/712007
Account Balances
Checking
Ace!. 2/23/06
2/6/2007
44,684.78
CD
12/2612006
52,951.75
Special Accounts
International Funds
744.04 V.P. Competitions
International Committee
4,435.79
Friendship Team
Special funds
14,020.00
Doris Dyer Memorial Fund CD
Marcia Sullivan Fund
1,301.00 Theraputic- President
4,200.00 V.P. Executive
Technical Committee
1,175.92V.P. Development
Youth/Athletic Council
6,575.33 V.P. Development
Development-Communication
3,200
Graphic display
3,375
Coaches video
2,486.70
Horse Grant
34,938.78
Total Special Accounts
62,697.75
Total Cash for operations
97,636.53
Total Cash on hand
Additions to specials accounts 2005 and 2006
$14,020.00 Doris dyer Memorial fund
$2,462 promo grant horse grant
withdrawals 2007 $4015.67 from horse video to Circle of Friends
Withdrawals 2006 $250 from horse grant
Withdrawals 2005 from special accounts
Theruputic vaulting
$867
Friendship Team
$2,016
Annual meeting auction 2003
$772.40 moved to awards 2006
Returned to special accounts waiting to be allocated or requested
Circle of Friends
$4,015.67 promised for a video
sponsor packets
$3,376.00 promised for a video
$7,391.00
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25406
5096
168
6123
10365
1566
2089
417
417
10295
947
1800
7548
155309
4756
American Vaulting Association
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
November 4, 2006
Conference Call
President Nancy Stevens-Brown called the meeting to order at 10:48 AM (EST).
Roll Call
Attending: Charles Bittenbring (VP Development), Carolyn Bland, Bill Brown, Priscilla G.
Faulkner, Jan Garrod, Connie Geisler (Reg. I Supervisor), Rick Hawthorne, Virginia
Hawthorne, Kelley Holly (Executive VP), Teresa Keville (Reg. II Supervisor), Patty Littmann
(VP Competitions), Devon Maitozo, Noel Martonovich (VP Education), Yossi Martonovich,
Penny Maydak (Reg. III Supervisor), Amy McCune (Secretary), Marianne Rose, Karen
Schmidt, Sue Smith, Nancy Stevens-Brown (President), Bob Weber, Jan Weber (Reg. IX
Supervisor).
Absent: Jessica Ballenger, Sheri Benjamin (VP Membership), Carol Beutler, Merry Cole, Blake
Dahlgren, Katie Flannagan, Susan Frankel, Sydney Frankel.
Approval of the Minutes
RESOLVED (Garrod/Holly): Approve the minutes for the AVA Board of Directors meeting of
July 28, 2006.
Approval of the Budget
RESOLVED (Faulkner / J. Weber): Approve the 2007 AVA Budget and Special Accounts as
presented.
Committee Reports
Annual Meeting: Tentative schedule reviewed and discussed.
Awards: Report reviewed. Committee is charged with developing an agreement form where as
winners will be given the chose to take perpetual trophies home for one year and accept the
expense for returning them or be allowed to leave the trophy with the next years competitions
committee. Suggestion made to consider refurbishing the Vaulter of the Year perpetual trophy.
RESOLVED (B. Weber / Littmann): The retired Women's Championship trophy is to be
returned to the original donor.
Constitution / By-laws: Tabled item from previous meeting reopened. (Faulkner / Holly)
RESOLVED (Bittenbring / Littmann): The proposed rule change to the Event Membership
process be referred to as an as hoc committee comprised of the Vice President of Membership,
the Vice President of Development, the Vice President for Competitions, the Competitions
Secretary, the Chair of the Constitution and By-laws Committee, and the National Office
Manager. This committee is tasked to complete their review and present their recommendations
at the Annual Meeting in March 2007 in order to be considered and acted upon during the next
Standing Rules update.
Education: Report reviewed and discussed. 2007 AVA will be held June 18-22 at Fort
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Robinson in Nebraska. Horse sub-committee still has seed money available for training events.
Committee is charged to partner with the VP Development and Treasurer to establish detailed
criteria and process for creating a Material Development Grant.
Insurance: Renewal date is being changed from February to November. Date will be determined
by Executive Committee. General liability policies and premiums from two companies were
presented. Committee is working on obtaining quotes for a Board Member insurance policy. An
insurance survey for clubs will be sent out shortly to help direct the committee in pursuing
options for club insurance.
RESOLVED (1. Weber I Faulkner): Authorization for the Executive Board to purchase general
liability insurance from SPI (Specialty Program Insurers).
Publications: Report reviewed and applauded.
Technical: Report reviewed.
Trade Show I Exhibits: Report reviewed and discussed. Photographs on the display can be
updated; send to Jan Weber for consideration. Regions are encouraged to borrow the display for
events; shipping expenses are around $150. Purchasing new displays (approximately $5000)
should be considered. Old display is heavy and bulky; selling it (estimated $1000 value) should
be considered.
USEF: Report reviewed. Note from Sara Ike mentioned that 70,000 was budgeted for Vaulting
High Performance last year and 90% went toward supporting the World Games.
Youth Recognition: Report reviewed. Analiese Van Vranken is the AVA winner and nominee
to USEF; Lindsay Anderson is the AVA Honorable Mention.
Other Business
Letter from Emma Sealy noted that she and Isabelle Parker will not be able to develop a
companion video to their curriculum as originally intended.
RESOLVED (Rose I J. Weber): The $4000 given to the AVA by the Circle of Friends for the
purpose of making a companion video is to be returned to the Circle of Friends.
Karen Schmidt will be traveling to Germany for an extended visit of several months. Anyone
wishing for her to visit any specific contacts or potential contacts needs to send her the
information.
Vaulting World can now be emailed (in full color) to foreign contacts. Send names and emails
to Marianne Rose.
Reminder from Rick Hawthorne that due to changes in IRS protocol, each club should have
their own non-profit status.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:38 PM (EST). (Bittenbring I Faulkner)
Submitted by Amy McCune, AVA General Secretary
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Minutes of the American Vaulting Association
Annual Meeting of Sustaining Members
March 5, 2006
Swedesboro NJ
President Nancy Stevens-Brown called the meeting to order at 9:30AM EST
RESOLVED (Rose/Bland) Approve the Minutes of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Sustaining
Members.
Ratification of the Nominating Committee
RESOLVED (Bittenbring/McCune) to ratify the following Nominating Committee:
Devon Maitozo (Region I, Board Member)
Penny Maydak (Region III, Board member)
Craig Coburn (Region I, Member)
Kate Dalby (Region IX, Member)
Marcy Grace (Region IV, Member)
Ratification of the Grievance Committee
RESOLVED (Bittenbring/Keville) to ratify the following Grievance Committee:
Merry Cole, Region IV
Priscilla G Faulkner, Region IX
Craig Coburn, Region I
Suzanne Detol, Region III
Bill Brown, Region II
Unanimously approved.
Ratification of the Grant Committee
RESOLVED (N. MartonovichlFaulkner) to ratify the following Grants Committee:
Merry Cole, Stephanie Siemens, Jane Garrod, Suzanne Detol, Karen Rach, Rick Hawthorne.
Unanimously approved.
Report of the Treasurer
The treasurer reports AVA in sound financial condition. The AVA will run a deficit of$3389 to
account for insurance expenses.
RESOLVED (Benjamin/Rose): approve the Balance Sheet as presented.
Report of Board Meeting Actions
Actions from the Board of Directors meeting were reviewed.
Report of Committee Actions
Presidential Committees:
Rick Hawthorne reported on the activities ofthe National Council for Therapeutic Vaulting.
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Executive VP Committees:
Kelley Holly reported on the Executive Committees.
The Grievance Committee has been ratified. Bill Brown will chair the Grievance Committee.
The Insurance and Ethics committees will continue their work.
Suzanne Detol will chair Technical. Rules change work continues. A new apprentice has been
accepted.
Treasurer Committees:
The Grants Committee has been ratified.
The Treasurer is working on language to help ensure compliance of subordinate clubs to the
AVA's SOI(c)3 status requirements.
Secretary Committees:
The Nominating Committee has been ratified.
VP Education Committees:
Noel Martonovich reported on Education Committee activities. Annual Meeting educational
programs were well-received this year. "Through the Eyes of the Judge" materials have been
developed. Equine Education is being emphasized; Rita Hoster is liaison with Pony Club.
Horse Development is a priority. Camps are being developed; this year's camp is at Fort
Robinson, Nebraska. The Certified Horsemanship Association coaches' certification
curriculum has been developed.
VP Membership Committees:
Youth Organizations liaison Nancy MacIsaac has worked with USpc. The USPC Vaulting
rulebook is being updated, and seeking to include vaulting as part of PC activities.
Awards chair Carol Beutler
Carol solicited votes for Volunteer of the Year, to be awarded at Nationals.
Chris Appel-Bucierka was this year's Mentor of the Year.
Marianne Rose was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award.
Regional Supervisors met at this Annual Meeting. They are working to increase cooperative
efforts between the Regions.
VP Competitions Committees:
Nationals rotation was established through 2012.
VP Development Committees:
The members-only website is fully functional and should be accessible to all members.
Members-only forums will be launched shortly. Vaulting World is available in color in the
members-only website.
Announcements
Region Announcements
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Region I:
Region I has new clubs this year, and is hosting two Selection Trials and the National
Championships.
Region II:
Region II Annual Meetings have included extensive clinic activities, both for vaulters and for
volunteer training. The Region will host two Selection Trials. The Regional Supervisor is
actively encouraging all clubs and vaulters to obtain insurance coverage.
Region III:
Spirit of Vaulting will be held next weekend with at least 100 participants. A barrel
competition has been held this year, which attracted three new teams. At least one competition
will be held, in October.
Region IV: .
Region IV is seeking to annex Kansas. Region IV held Regionals in Colorado; 2006 Regionals
will be over the Memorial Day weekend. A barrel competition has been held this year. Rosie
Brown is the new Regional Supervisor. Annual Meeting 2007 will be held in Texas. New
clubs are developing. Region IV teams perform much outreach through demonstrations.
Region IX:
Regionals will be held in July. Spirit of Vaulting conferences have been held twice.
Recognized competitions, including a Selection Trial, will be held this year.
Region X:
Region X is hosting a barrel competition in March, a recognized competition in June, and many
members attended this Annual Meeting. A long-time vaulting group (Cedar Lodge) has
registered as an AVA member club.
Carole Dwinell is retiring from writing for Chronicle of the Horse and Equestrian; she
encourages others to contribute to these publications. Annual Meeting and Nationals are
important to cover.
The meeting adjourned at 11 :25AM.
Did you know?
That Timberline vaulters took the
Bronze medal at the first World
Equestrian Games in Stockholm in 1990.
Since then American vaulters have stood
on the podium at every WEG!
Devon Maitozo was the first American
to win an individual Gold Medal
at the World Equestrian
Games in Italy!
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Meal Menus
AVA Board Meeting Luncheon (buffet)
Yellow and red tomato gazpacho
Salad bar
Fire roasted vegetable crudites
Mozzarella and tomato wrap
Roasted turkey and avocado wrap
Poached salmon with fennel cous cous
Penne pasta with smoked chicken
Granola bars, oatmeal cookies, assorted fruit
Coffee, iced tea
Recognition Banquet (plated)
Garden salad
Warm dinner rolls
Sauteed chicken breast with dried cherries
Seasonal vegetables
Potato
Specialty dessert
Coffee, iced tea
Texas Longhorn
Yum ....
Local Eateries
Near the Doral Hotel
Los Molcajetes
4320 Western Center Blvd.
817-306-9000
Near Stargate Stable
Roma Pasta & Pizza
4610 Western Center Blvd
817-281-8014
Palmero (Italian)
2652 FM 407 Ste 155
Bartonville
940-241-1414
Romano's Macaroni Grill
6300 North Freeway (I 35)
817-306-9722
Enrique's (Mexican)
2648 FM 407 Ste 150
Bartonville
940-241-1395
Saltgrass Steakhouse
5845 Sandshell Dr
817-306-7900
Andrew's Restaurant (home style)
2652 FM 407 Ste 100
Bartonville
940-455-2595
Joe's Crab Shack
3040 Western Center Blvd
682-286-1000
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Directions to Star Gate Stables
Distance
Directions
Total Est. Time: 17 minutes Total Est. Distance: 13.58 miles
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0.8 miles
3:
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0.8 miles
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4.4 miles
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6: Take the FM-407 exit- EXIT 76- toward ARGYLE /
JUSTIN.
0.2 miles
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Turn RIGHT onto FM 407 W.
4.9 miles
Turn RIGHT onto FM 407 E.
1.4 miles
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2007 AVA Board of Directors
Jessica Ballenger
Sheri Benjamin, Vice President of Membership
Carol Beutler
Charlie Bittenbring, Vice President of Development
Carolyn Bland
Bill Brown
Rosie Brown, Region IV Supervisor
Merry Cole
Blake Dahlgren
Priscilla G. Faulkner
Katie Flannagan
Susan Frankel
Sydney Frankel
Jan Garrod, Treasurer
Connie Geisler, Region I Supervisor
Rick Hawthorne
Virginia Hawthorne
Kelly Holly, Executive Vice President
Teresa Keville, Region II Supervisor
Patty Littmann, Vice President of Competitions
Devon Maitozo
Noel Martonovich, Vice President of Education
Yossi Martonovich
Penny Maydak, Region III Supervisor
Amy McCune, Secretary
Karen Rach, Region X Supervisor
Marianne Rose
Karen Schmidt
Sue Smith
Nancy Stevens-Brown, President
Bob Weber
Jan Weber, Region IX Supervisor
2007 Annual Meeting Committee
Awards: Carol Beutler
Benefit: Rosie Brown
Did You Know: Nancy Stevens Brown
Education: Noel Martonovich
Logistics: Rosie Brown
Photographs: Nancy Stevens Brown
Program: Amy McCune
Publicity: Sheri Benjamin
Registration: Craig Coburn & Marianne Rose
Scheduling: Amy McCune
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Did you know?
That our fantastic modern
freestyles carne about from
the basic need to take care of
a fallen comrade.
Did you know?
Our formal run-in-step and
bow comes directly from
military drills that allowed
soldiers to move very quickly
and efficiently from place
to place.

2007 Annual Meeting and Conference

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