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1993-2022 Sum Are Royalty (aka Summertime) Summertime came to the home of Phil & Michell Combs as a barely broke 5-yearold. Michell had intended to take her into the jumper world but Summertime had other ideas. After a friend gave her a lesson in Dressage, the two were hooked! Summertime and Michell learned Dressage together and progressed through the levels under the tutelage of Cyndi Jackson for many years. Summertime earned the scores needed for Michell obtain her USDF bronze rider medal and all but one score for her silver medal. They competed through Prix St. Georges but schooled up further, they even played with one-tempis. In semiretirement Summertime allowed Kara Finnegan and Peggy Farmer to enjoy the Dressage moves she enjoyed. The love and bond of Michell & Summertime are well known throughout the Phoenix Dressage groups. For the last 15 years she wound down her career and eventually retired at the home of Rick and Karen Gould. Her two best friends, Bella and Sandy have kept her entertained and protected. Summertime will be sorely missed by all. She had a communicative personality and loved her life.
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ADA Futurity Call out for Nominations Please see https://azdressage.org/ada-futuritycompetition/ to nominate and show your 4, 5 or 6year old at the Spring Celebration 2023 at West World in Scottsdale. The rst/early deadline is Oct 1st Call Susan at 315.558.2938 with any questions
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Summer is here, shows are in full swing for our Region and lots of clinics are in the books as well! I hope that everyone is enjoying their time with their families and their animals this summer and staying healthy. We are very close to finalizing the sites for the 2023 USDF Region 5 Regional Championships and hopefully USDF will be announcing those soon. Some other small reminders regarding Regional Championships include making sure that to perform score checks with USDF to ensure your qualifying scores have been properly recorded, check to make sure the horse owner matches between USDF and USEF, and if you are planning to change regions for Regional Championships, please pay attention to the deadlines posted on the USDF website for accomplishing those changes. Be sure to declare your intentions for the US Dressage Finals in you have plans to join us in Kentucky this year! The 2022 USDF Convention will be November 30th - December 1st in Lexington, Kentucky! Coming visit Region 2 and be a part of the governance process and attend some fabulous educational sessions. The host hotel is right in downtown Lexington and there are many great restaurants and things to do within walking distance. Enjoy the ice skating rink in the park right behind the hotel, or several fabulous whiskey distilleries within a short drive. As of when I write this, our potential candidates for the 2022 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships August 8-14 in Traverse City, Michigan are going strong and making great qualifying efforts. We have quite a few declared young adults and we should hopefully be fielding two teams this year! If you would like to contribute or help with their fundraising efforts, please contact Joan Clay, our Region 5 Jr/YR FEI coordinator at jnclay@comcast.net or 970-420-0877. This competition is a reasonable distance for us to travel by trailer, which makes things much more feasible, but we still need your help in order to be able to attend. Please be sure to read the emails that come out from USDF and USEF on a regular basis. USDF is putting out a lot of information on educational programs, Regional Championships, awards and many other things. USEF will keep you posted on rules and regulation changes, educational offerings, fun shows being broadcasted on the USEF Network, and updates to program qualifications and deadlines. If you do have intentions of competing this year or next, make sure you stay on top of things. If you have news you’d like to share, please let me know, we’re happy to get it out and about for you. Till next month! Heather Petersen Region 5 Director
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NAC of ADA 2022 Board Members PRESIDENT: Kirsten Kuzmanic 951-440-4615 Kirstenk38@gmail.com V. PRESIDENT: Kay Laake 217-549-1186 Klaake08@gmail.com TREASURER: Virginia Parker 303-921-6654 vp@sleepingmule.org SECRETARY: Sherry Nash 513-505-8419 Sherrynash2017@gmail.com COMMITTEES: SHOW MANGER: Kirsten Kuzmanic CLINICS/EDUCATION: Sue Crampton 928-925-6043 Susancrampton1@gmail.com WESTERN DRESSAGE LAISON: Sharon Petrone 319-325-7094 timberline@netins.net FACEBOOK, WEB: Kay Laake NEWSLETTER: Sherry Nash SHOW ASSISTANT: Pat Albee 928-778-0516 albeepat97@gmail.com
2022 Show & Clinic Dates May 7th - Spring Schooling Show, Judge - Cynthia Ganem September 17th - Fall Schooling Show, Judge - Michell Combs June 25th - “Ride a Test” with Lois Wittington at Randi Wagner’s Ranch, Prescott October 22-23rd - Amelia Newcomb at American Ranch
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2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 6-8: Clinic with Claes Bierenbroodspot, Location TBD Contact Jill Loskill jklarabians@gmail.com 7: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ , Judge: Cynthia Ganem JUNE 18-19: ADA Summer Heat & Some More Heat Dressage Show, Location: WestWorld, Scottsdale, AZ in the Equidome with indoor stabling JULY 8-10: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show II: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ AUGUST 26-28: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show I: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ SEPTEMBER 17: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ , Judge: Michell Combs OCTOBER 22-23: Amelia Newcomb Clinic: American Ranch, Prescott, Contact Susan Crampton 928-925-6043 for more info NOVEMBER 5-6: ADA Fall Fiesta: WestWorld, Scottsdale, Judges: 19-20: Fall Festival I & II: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ. Judges:
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