The
Centerline
Arizona Dressage Association
www.azdressage.org
Vol. 21, Issue 8
August 2021
Join Us at Summer Heat!
We
are very excited about our Summer Shows next weekend, August 21 & 22. We received many entries for the show and have filled it to capacity!
We are sorry that some of you missed the opportunity this time, but we are working with Westworld for an even bigger show next year. Next year we will have the show inside again, and with three competition rings, two warm up arenas, and indoor stabling. The Summer Heat Show (08/21) starts at 7 a.m. and our last rider goes in at 7:37 p.m. The Some More Heat Show (08/22) starts at 7:00 a.m. and the last rider goes in at 6:51 p.m. If you are not showing this time, come by to cheer on your friends and check out our new Indoor Show venue! We will be inside chilling in the cool AC and not have a worry about the weather. We will also have several new vendors for this show and it is open to the public! Stop by to check it out!
BOARD
President:---------------------------- TaniaRadda, 480.235.7654 ------------------------ t.radda@azdressage.org 1st VP: -------------------------------- Kathy Smith --------------------------------- ksmith@azdressage.org 2nd VP: ------------------------------- Michell Combs --------------------------------- m.combs@azdressage.org Secretary: ---------------------------- Nicole Zoet-Oostermyer ---------------------------- ozranch3@aol.com Treasurer & Trustee of Records: Cynthia Ganem -------------------------------- cganem@azdressage.org Maeike Zoet ------------------------ m-zoet@yahoo.com Susan Skipric ----------------------Jane Brown ------------------------Heather Lynch --------------------Michelle Scarzone ---------------Amy Burnett -----------------------
Committees
Awards: ------------------------------ Maeike Zoet-Javins -------------------------------- m-zoet@yahoo.com Centerline Editor: ----------------- Beth Martinec --------------------------------- centerline@azdressage.org Webmaster: ------------------------- Sue Leutwyler -----------------------------webmaster@azdressage.org Education:--------------------------- Jane Brown Finance: ------------------------------ Cynthia Ganem Fundraising: ------------------------ Kay Lorenzen Futurity: ----------------------------- Susan Skripac Juniors/Young Riders:------------- Heather Lynch Membership: ----------------------- Michell Combs Scholarship: ------------------------ Ann Damiano -------------------------------- a.damiano@azdressage.org Recognized Shows: --------------- Kathy Smith Scores Compilation:--------------- Sue Leuwyler Vendors: ---------------------------- Michelle Scarzone ADA Board Attorney:
Wendy Riddell ---------------------w.riddell@azdressage.org
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NAC President: --------------------------- Kirsten Kuzmanic, 951-440-4615, --------------------------------- kirstenk38@gmail.com Vice President: --------------------- Kay Laake, 217-549-1186, --------------------------------- klaake08@gmail.com Treasurer: ---------------------------- Traci Zenner, 612-616-9956 Secretary: --------------------------- Angelique Levell, 720-600-8717, --------------------------------- levell9angelique@yahoo.com Facebook, Web, Newsletter: --- Kay Laake Show Manager: Kirsten Kuzmanic, Anne Callahan, Angelique Levell Clinics/Education: ----------------- Lavonne Jacobsen, 405-509-4667, --------------------------------- l.jakemcm@yaho.com
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As a reminder, The Dressage Foundation has three upcoming grants for youth, amateurs, and instructors due in September. If you can help us spread the word to members in your Region, we would really appreciate it! Here are the September grants, plus I am attaching some photos that can be used on social media. These can be shared or forwarded. Thank you so much! Cynthia Aspden Youth and Young Adult Development Fund: Due September 1st The Cynthia Aspden Youth and Young Adult Development Fund provides financial assistance to youth and young adult riders (age 25 and under) to aid in their development in dressage. Grants awarded will typically be $1,000, to be used for educational experiences that are not within the horse and rider's typical training plan. These may include events such as USDF's youth outreach clinics or Dressage4Kids Emerging Dressage Athlete Program or Winter Intensive Training Program. Gifted Fund for Adult Amateurs: Due September 15th The Gifted Fund should be used to give permission to adult amateur riders to set aside quality time, in concentrated training, away from the daily pressures of job and family. The recipients will be able to spend time bonding with their horses; grooming them, giving them a spa bath, grazing them, as well as receiving lessons that they normally wouldn't be able to have. Volunteerism is an important requirement for these grants; preference is given to applicants who have strong volunteer history with their GMOs. The best applications include a training program of 5-7 consecutive days with the same trainer. However, it is not required that you travel away from home. Training plans must have reasonable, attainable goals. Up to nine $1,500 grants are available each year (one in each USDF Region), plus two additional $1,500 wild card grants (which can be awarded in any Region). Major Lindgren Instructor Education Grants: Due September 30th Three $4,000 grants will be awarded each year to dressage instructors to train in a concentrated amount of time of at least one week. Applicants are not required to be USDF Certified Instructors, however, preference will be given to USDF Certified Instructors.
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Arizona Dressage Association Presents
Judging & Showing Skills Clinic
Lilo Fore
USEF “S” Judge in an educational clinic
October 2-3, 2021 now to be hosted at
WestWorld of Scottsdale Originally from Germany, outside Dusseldorf, Liselotte (Lilo) Fore is the owner of "Sporthorse America" in Santa Rosa, California for which she has been honored for her major role in raising the quality of dressage training and horses to an international level. She served as an FEI 5 Star judge; in that capacity she has been a member of the Ground Jury for numerous international competitions such as the World Cup final in Las Vegas, Olympics, Pan American Games, and World Equestrian Games including the recent WEG in Normandy. She is among the founders and served as chair of the USDF Instructor-Trainer Certification Program. She is continuously involved in many educational programs for Dressage trainers, teachers and judges throughout the United States. Among countless other accolades and awards, in 2017, Lilo was inducted into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame for her contribution to the sport of dressage in the United States. Rider Fee: $350 (2-day commitment) Auditor Fee (1 day only): $40 for ADA Members; $60 for non-ADA members Auditor Fee (both days): $60 for ADA Members; $90 for non-ADA members Registration OPEN! Video applications due August 20, 2021. Register online today at https://azdressage.org/2021-ada-lilo-fore-judging-showing-skills-clinic/ Riders and horses accepted at all training levels. Riders must commit to riding both days and be a current member of ADA. If interested in participating, please start working on your video submission. Applications will be submitted online and your video link will be requested at that time (details coming soon). All applications will be due mid-August. 8 rider applicants, along with 3 alternates will be selected to participate. Interested in sponsoring? Contact: Amy Burnett at acb.aburnett@gmail.com or 602.696.5307 WestWorld of Scottsdale 16601 N. Pima Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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Futurity Nominations
NOMINA TE NO W Do you h ! a ve a y ou ng horse that is ju itching t st o get to t he show Nomina ring? te that fu ture star AD A F u t n ow f or urity to b the e held at Celebrat t h e S pring ion 2022 https://a . Link to zdressag : e.org/ad a f u turitycompeti tion/
If you have any questions about nomination, qualification, or the classes to be entered next spring, call Susan Skripac @ 315-558-2938
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Our Mission: The Arizona Dressage Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to promote the advancement of classical dressage through educational opportunities and programs, and the rigorous evaluations received at recognized and schooling dressage shows.
USDF Recommended Reading List USDF Training Manual (Classical Training of the Horse) – USDF The Principles of Riding – German National Equestrian Federation Advanced Techniques of Dressage – German National Equestrian Federation USDF Pyramid of Training – USDF The Gymnasium of the Horse – Gustav Steinbrecht The New Basic Training of the Young Horse – Ingrid & Reiner Klimke Cavalletti for Dressage and Jumping – Ingrid & Reiner Klimke When Two Spines Align – Beth Baumert Balance in Movement: The Seat of the Rider – Suzanne von Dietz Thinking Riding – Books 1 & 2 – Molly Sivewright The Complete Training of Horse and Rider – Alois Podhajsky The Riding Teacher – Alois Podhajsky An Anatomy of Riding – Drs. H. & V. Schusdziarra (Reprinted as Anatomy of Dressage with USDF as the co-publisher) Rider & Horse Back to Back – Susanne von Dietze Practical Dressage Manual – Bengt Ljungquist Dressage with Kyra – Kyra Kyrklund Dressage: A Guidebook for the Road to Success – Alfred Knopfhart The Competitive Edge II – Dr. Max Gahwyler Riding Logic – Wilhelm Müseler 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse & Rider – Jec Aristotle Ballou Equine Locomotion – Dr. Willem Back and Dr. Hilary Clayton
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NAC of ADA 2021 Board Members PRESIDENT: KIRSTEN KUZMANIC 951-440-4615 Kirstenk38@gmail.com V. PRESIDENT: KAY LAAKE 217-549-1186 Klaake08@gmail.com TREASURER: TRACI ZENNER 612-616-9956 Taz32406@aol.com SECRETARY: ANGELIQUE LEVELL 720-600-8717 Levell9angelique@yahoo.com FACEBOOK, WEB, NEWSLETTER: KAY LAAKE 217-549-1186 Klaake08@gmail.com COMMITTEES SHOW MANGER: KIRSTEN KUZMANIC, ANNE CALLAHAN, ANGELIQUE LEVELL CLINICS/EDUCATION: LAVONNE JACOBSEN, 405-509-4667, ljakemcm@yahoo.com
2021 Show Dates MAY 09 OCT. 02
AMERICAN RANCH, PRESCOTT AMERICAN RANCH, PRESCOTT
CLINICS: JUNE 26 NED LEIGH: HORSEMANSHIP & SAFE TRAILER LOADING OCT. 16 & 17 CYNTHIA COLLINS "LUNA TUNES" FREESTYLE CLINIC: RANDI WAGNER'S RANCH, PRESCOTT
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2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY 22-24: Champagne Dressage Show. Contact Central Arizona Riding Academy for more information.
JULY 9-11: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show II: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ
FEBRUARY 7: ADA Fun in February: Dale Creek Equestrian Village MARCH 13-14: Tuscon March Madness I/II: Location: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ. Judges: Cheryl Holekamp, Ocala, FL and Joan Williams, Watsonville, CA
TD: Carolyn Vandenberg, TX
Entries close: Feb 25
Show secretary; Paula Madden cactusdresage@outlook.com 20: ADA Schooling Show: Dale Creek Equestrian Village, Judge: Sarah Lindsten APRIL 2: Western Dressage in The Desert: WestWorld, Scottsdale, Judge: Cynthia Ganem WD ‘R’ 3-4: ADA Spring Celebration: WestWorld, Scottsdale, Judges: Sandy Hotz & Paula Lacy MAY
AUGUST 21-22: ADA Summer Heat Dressage Show, Location: WestWorld, Scottsdale, AZ in the Equidome with indoor stabling 26-27: NAC Working Equitation Clinic & Dressage Schooling Show, Location: Callahan Ranch, Paulden, AZ SEPTEMBER 12: ADA Members Only Schooling Show: WestWorld, Scottsdale, Judge: Cynthia Ganem 'R-WD & L' OCTOBER 2: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ, Judge: Michell Combs 'r' western 'r' 16-17: NAC Cynthia Collins "Luna Tunes" Freestyle Clinic, Randy Wagner's Ranch, Prescott
NOVEMBER 6-7: ADA Fall Fiesta, Location: WestWorld, Scottsdale, AZ with use of the Equidome
1: ADA Dressage Schooling Show: Dale Creek Equestrian Village, Judge: Lynn McKinney 'L'
20-21: Arizona State Dressage Championships: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ
8: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ , Judge: Lynn Brinkley 'L'
27-28: Beth Baumert Clinic: Sage Mountain. Details and sign up forms pending.
8-9: Freestyle Clinic with Terry Ciotti Gallo, Central Arizona Riding Academy 29-30: Janet Foy Symposium, Location: Hipico, Santa Fe, 100 S. Polo Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Contact: Kathleen Martin for more information kmartin05@msn.com
DECEMBER
JUNE 4-6: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show I: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ 7: NAC Working Equitation Clinic: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ
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