Volume 14, Issue 5
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Charlotte Dujardin Symposium By Kim Pribble On March 8-9, 2014, Ann Damiano, (who trains with Cyndi Jackson), Jill Graf, (who trains with Juan Lopez Torres), and myself, Kim Pribble,(I train with Beverly Rogers), all travelled to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center to attend the first ever Dressage Symposium put on by Charlotte Dujardin. As I am sure everyone in the dressage world knows, Charlotte Dujardin currently holds every World dressage record, along with winning Team and Individual Olympic gold on the charismatic Dutch Warmblood gelding “Valegro.” Along with Charlotte came her former trainer, Judy Harvey, an accomplished international Grand Prix rider; Judy is also an FEI 4* judge and serves as a selector for the British Olympic Dressage team. Charlotte also brought along her Ann Damiano, Kim Pribble and Jill Graf best friend Ian Cast.
Charlotte, Judy and Ian
I am an avid note taker when I attend clinics and this clinic was no exception. I went armed with a fresh notebook in which to memorialize all my “nuggets” of training wisdom and I am happily sharing them with all of you! I wrote down pages and pages of notes so this article is going to be a small series, as it would be way too long for just one article. I am an Adult Amateur rider and I am sure the nuggets I focused on most likely are ones that resonated with me personally. I hope you enjoy them and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, I would HATE for any of my nuggets to be taken out of context. In this series, I am going to organize all the nuggets into categories, regardless of the horse and rider pair it was specifically applied to. I feel this will help the reader to understand Charlotte’s view on say, young horses, training flying changes, her training routine, etc.
The entire event was FIRST CLASS! We did all splurge on buying the Premium Gold seats, which gave us box seats right in the front and center, including catered gourmet lunches each day, along with a cocktail hour of even more fabulous food and drinks, and the opportunity to meet Charlotte, Judy and Ian all personally! It was a highlight for me to have the opportunity to meet Charlotte and she couldn’t have been more gracious and sweet, posing for countless pictures with us and looking at photos of our horses. It was so refreshing to see that even with all her remarkable success, she is such a down-to-earth, darling young lady. Continued on Page 7
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Hope everyone is enjoying their spring and looking forward to a fun filled summer! There are many educational events around our Region so if you’re not spending a weekend with family or showing, consider supporting one of our well-organized and great educational opportunities sponsored by the local GMOs (Group Member Organizations) such as Arizona Dressage, Utah Dressage, New Mexico Dressage, Rocky Mountain Dressage and so forth. I’m currently on hiatus from riding after having rotator cuff surgery. I thankful for this beneficial fix but I’m definitely chopping at the bit wanting to get back on my horses. It’s a lot of fun though to just spend time out in the barn with our wonderful soul mates and to spend time helping my girls ride their ponies and watch their lessons. I’m blessed with two children who currently still want to ride! It may not last but I’m definitely enjoying it while it does. As of April 30th, our potential candidates for the 2014 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships will be finalized. As I write this in mid-April, we have 5 declared Juniors and 4 declared Young Riders. I hope we have enough folks to field two full teams to Kentucky in July. It’s the experience of a lifetime for our Youth and 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 or Julie Barringer-Richers, our fundraising coordinator at jabr57@gmail.com or 720-341-5033. Tomorrow I head off to the USEF Spring Executive Board meeting. I look forward to sharing with you the great things going on in our organization in my next monthly update. These meetings are always rewarding and productive and remind me of why we have such a neat organization. Please don’t forget that there are several new rule changes that went into effect April 1! Read through your USEF rulebook and make sure you know the rules before you go out and show. If you have news you’d like to share, please let me know; we’re happy to get it out and about for you. Happy Spring! Till next month! Heather Petersen Region 5 Director
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Charlotte Dujardin Symposium By Kim Pribble Continued from Page 1 On Saturday, as the Symposium kicked-off, Charlotte came into the Equidome along with Judy and at first, Charlotte seemed quite a bit nervous. This was her first time ever doing a clinic/symposium type event so, as they were both introduced, it was mentioned that Charlotte is a very “instinctive” rider, who has difficulty at times putting into words, what exactly she is feeling, or doing, so Judy was there to help Charlotte articulate her thoughts, and actions, and express what she was seeing, and also add in additional commentary. It was obvious the two of them are close friends and the exchange and interaction between them was a pleasure to witness. Charlotte pretty quickly settled into her own and with her quick British whit, always delivered with a smile on her face, soon had won over the crowd and we laughed for more! And more we got! The horse and rider combinations were Kristina Harrison-Antell and Arlo; Vicki Rea and W.H. Roux; Leslie Reid and Kobal; Sheryl Ross and Lancaster; Mette Rosencrantz and Cenna; and the crowd favorite was Hilda Gurney and Wintersnow.
HERE COME THE NUGGETS!!! Carl Hester & Charlotte: Charlotte’s nickname given by Carl is “Edwina.” It is for “Edward” from the movie “Edward Scissorhands.” When Charlotte first came to Carl’s yard (the Brits call a barn/stable a “Yard”), Carl said she was too strong in her hands, so that was the FIRST thing that he fixed. Charlotte’s nickname for Carl is “Granddad”. She calls him Granddad because he is so concerned about his age.
(Kim’s note: it was very obvious that Charlotte is incredibly fond of Carl and they have a wonderful relationship.) Typical Horse Schooling Schedule: Monday & Tuesday are schooling days; Wednesday is a “hacking” day; Thursday & Friday are schooling days; Saturday is a hacking day; and Sunday the horses are completely off.
Hacking days are similar to what Americans “might” call trail rides but much more intense and forward. Not a leisurely walk. In the winter, they are hacked out on the “Roads” (side of the actual road) for an HOUR, with a lot of the work in canter. In the summer, they are hacked out in the fields. Charlotte humorously added that is typically when Carl is on a seasoned Grand Prix horse while she is on a 4-year old and then Carl with a grin on his face likes to “let loose”! Each schooling session consists of first a 20 minute hack, then a 15 minute stretching session; then 40-45 minutes of the actual training/schooling work. For young horses, the training/ schooling work is only 20 minutes. All of their horses “go in the field” i.e., are turned out and get “turn off” time to be horses. Carl is prepared to take risks with his horses and let them be horses. Charlotte’s Typical Schedule: She rides 9 horses a day. In the past she rode up to 12 in a day but she found that was just too many. Hacking days are their teaching days (days Charlotte and Carl give lessons) the barn staff take the horses out hacking and it doesn’t matter the weather…they go out hacking if it is cold, gale force winds, torrential rain, they go out, and they get wet; all of them, Grand Prix horses, Valegro included! They ride whenever; only time they won’t go out is if there is ice. She goes to the gym 5 days a week and does lots of cardio and strength work. Continued on Page 8
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Judy added that horses that do really well in the 4/5/6 year old classes are freak horses; that most that develop into Olympic horses are not developed at 4/5/6 years old. Charlotte said that Valegro was a freak horse but that his regular (working) trot was quite normal and that his BIG trot came when she taught him Passage.
Young Horses: What Charlotte looks for in a young horse is: Temperament; Paces (gaits) …they must have a good walk and canter, because you can’t really change those; but you can always improve the trot; Trainability and a Willingness and Desire to want to work. It is not always a horse with big paces; because you have to make sure the horses can last. You can put the suspension in! She also stated that when looking at 2 or 3 year olds; not to allow anyone to chase them around with a plastic bag to get them to move big. Any horse will move big when scared! You want to see their “natural” paces. She also looks at their back end (haunches) first; it is very important that they have a good backend so they can move over their backs.
Training Young Horses: Charlotte said when training young horses she keeps things Black & White; and as simple and easy and clear as possible: Leg is for go ~ Rein is for stop. She never uses the two together. She doesn’t ride them in in an uphill balance for too long…allow them to stretch. She never “picks them up” at the walk; she ALWAYS walks young horses on a long rein.
Judy adds that Charlotte likes HOT, feisty horses ~but they MUST have the will to please you and want to work for you. These horses will fight “for” you. Big “freaky” movers are harder to keep sound and the bigger the mistakes. Dressage is about developing expression! Charlotte then told the story of herself and her parents being at a horse show when she was young, and a horse went bolting off across the show grounds and her parents said; “Now there is one for Charlotte!”
She never does sitting trot on a 4/5/6 year old horse. She works on getting their back strong enough and that they remain going forward. She believes that the sitting trot “closes” them down and they lose the forward. She works both reins equally for development and works on suppleness in both reins. She doesn’t do more than 20 minutes of actual “work” on a young horse. She gives them lots of walk breaks on a loose rein.
(Kim’s note: Typically, what an Adult Amateur thinks of when a horse is said to have a good temperament, it is one that is safe, reliable, and relatively bombproof; not hot, feisty horses, so it is important to understand and keep in mind that she does not discount those horses nor think they have bad temperaments, to the contrary. The key factors stressed here were the willingness and desire to work!)
She keeps the angles of the beginning lateral work easy angles; ex, ¾ line to the wall, then Centerline to wall. She uses a lot of her voice when riding a young horse; especially on really hot, young horses. She said she has a really hot young horse at home right now that she is petrified of every day to get on…so she uses a lot of her voice and talks to him.
Charlotte said that she would never buy a trained horse; she needs to build and develop the trust. Charlotte said not to get obsessed with the Young Horse classes. It is very depressing for a person to know that you have a horse with great potential and leave feeling terrible when they don’t do well. The horses are judged on what they see “that” day and the horses that win in young horse classes don’t typically go on to the top. And that you can have the best moving young horse but he won’t go on to Grand Prix. She added that if you buy a horse from this situation, they have a lot of miles on them already, then you need to turn them out for a while (months) and give them time to be a horse.
Charlotte also takes her young horses out into a big field and trots them out faster and faster and faster to develop suspension, strength, reach and push. She said it is no big deal at all if they break into canter because it is easier for them at their stage of development and strength. TO BE CONTINUED……
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Nuggets Does your trainer or clinician have some quotes or pearls of wisdom that he or she repeats that crystallize a concept for your riding? If so, please email them to kaylorenzen@cox.net and they will be considered for publication. From Carl Hester If horse isn’t even in both reins don’t keep pulling the heavy one – work to put the weight in the empty rein If horse is stiff on outside rein, use renvers to soften them up and add weight to other rein
Use lots of forwards and back transitions within the canter to spice up the hind leg If horse is strong, don’t go in straight lines, circle & circle until he’s not pulling & is balancing himself For lateral work always remember to sit on your inside seat bone. If you carry a whip just to make your horse go, you shouldn’t carry one. They are just for small corrections
It doesn’t matter what type of horse you have, you can teach it square halts – they’re ‘free’ marks.
Horses in self-carriage will get tired esp if not used to holding themselves so intersperse with stretching
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HELP NEEDED FOR HORSES INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT Some of you may have already heard about the horse-related tragedy that occurred Friday morning, 03/28/14 in Santa Barbara County, California. A horse transport company with a 7-horse rig had 8 horses on board and was attempting to navigate a mountain road posted for no trailers. The driver hung up on a hairpin curve tipping the trailer and causing one horse to die at the scene, a second horse to sustain injuries requiring euthanasia, and hospitalization of all but one of the remaining horses. The 8th horse on the trailer was relatively uninjured and was hand-walked to his destination barely a mile from the accident scene. The other seven horses involved belonged to Shan De Wey, my trainer’s mother. My trainer, Paige Pierce, recently moved here from California and was in the process that weekend of moving her mother’s household from Northern California to here in Phoenix intending to build her training and breeding business. They had shipped her breeding stock mares and her favorite gelding by what they thought was a reliable and safe Arizona based transport company. The mare who died at the scene was her foundation broodmare and the euthanized horse was her favorite gelding. There are many issues of negligence involved in this case and the insurance companies and attorneys will be dealing with that in time. However, until then, the five horses still in a California veterinary hospital are incurring massive treatment costs which need to be paid immediately. A fund has been set up to assist Shan with these costs at GiveForward.com, search for Shan De Wey. Once the horses are released to travel, she will need to find a facility here in the Phoenix area where care and therapy can be continued until all the horses fully recover from their injuries. If you can help in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. To donate, please go to Giveforward.com directly. If you have any other resources to help in this situation or want to extend your thoughts of sympathy, please contact me, Heather Bilodeau, at 602-4997417 or tattingconnection@cox.net and I will put you in touch with Paige and Shan. Thank you in advance! Website links:
A tense horse’s lateral suppleness can be improved by very forward canter leg yields Half-halts are invisible – or should be – that’s why they’re so hard to explain. It’s what works for you.
Giveforward.com Horses Make Progress After Deadly Trailer Crash | News - KEYT Overturned Horse Trailer - Traffic - Santa Barbara Edhat Trailer Crash Leaves Two Horses Dead, Several Other Horses Injured | News - KEYT
Excerpts from Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) November 24, 2012
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Git’er Done By Susan Downs Parrish, Ph.D. In 2013, the Tucson Dressage Club sponsored a Charles de Kunffy Symposium, and I was one of the demo riders. Charles placed his hand on my hands as I sat on my mare, in more or less correct position. He told me to push up against his hand. I did and Maronda, without hesitation, executed an obedient rein back worthy of an eight or higher. Nothing more than an upward push was required to deliver the request to step back. Keep this image in mind. In the horseshow world, judges look for collection beginning at Second level. Of course, some of us sneak by even at Third level with nothing more than a hint of the celebrated sit-and-carry capacity. In any activity where one skill builds on another, feigning mastery at any point comes with a price. Big girl collection kicks in at Fourth level. If you want to suffer, try doing Fourth level, Test 3, with pretend collection. The experience is Sisyphean. Forgotten more Greek mythology than you remember? Let me help. King Sisyphus was crafty and deceitful, so he was sent to Hades, where he spent his days rolling a boulder up a hill. The goal—push the rock over the crest. Every time success seemed within the Monarch’s grasp, gravity prevailed: the recalcitrant stone crashed over him and rumbled to the bottom. I’ve been working on Fourth level, Test 3, for nine months with not-good-enough collection. I’m well acquainted with the daily ordeal of Sisyphus. Randomness favored me, as I sorted through old magazines, and stumbled across a February 2009 Dressage Today. An article by Beth Baumert caught my attention: the subject, a USDF symposium featuring Kyra Kyrklund. This piece is available online, and is worth reading. Kyrklund focused on position in the saddle and told a participant to keep her elbows close to her side and “imagine that I am pushing on the back of your arm.” An isometric exercise. I thought of Charles and continued reading. Continued on Page 11 10
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Git’er Done By Susan Downs Parrish, Ph.D. Continued from Page 10 Kyrklund invoked the imagination again. She described an invisible rein around the horse’s breast. This imaginary piece of tack allows a rider to stop the horse’s chest from “running away” when the legs activate the horse. Another isometric exercise. I finished the article, put on my riding pants, and marched down to the barn. (I’ve been told I have a “git’er done” personality.) Charles showed me how to invoke the isometric force with the hands. My memory served well enough to ride as though Kyra were “pushing” on the back of my arms at the walk. How about at canter, with the invisible rein added? Expectations were high, but still the result surprised me. Maronda didn’t just shorten and elevate her steps, her whole forehand lightened and lifted while her back continued to swing—the stuff of collection. Elevation by means other than pulling on the reins—I was onto something. More thoughts came. Charles suggested riding the rings of the snaffle instead of the bit, and he certainly wasn’t urging riders to tug on the rings. He had the isometric in mind. Colleen Clement of Dressage in the Desert is one of Charles’s long time students. She told me to ride a twenty-meter circle, in shoulder-in, while posting. Try it sometime. The whole body exerts an isometric force as you turn your shoulders to the center of the figure, let the elbows hang loosely but resist the imaginary push on the back of the arm, and use Kyrklund’s invisible rein. Your inside leg will stretch and the vertical thrust of posting will amaze you. Now try the position on a ten-meter circle. Get someone to video the ride so you can see the remarkable engagement of the horse’s inside hind leg. Now we’re talking real collection and the elusive self-carriage. I can do no more than attest to the power of the isometric and the god-awful experience of trying to collect a horse without it. For a thorough explanation, you might want to attend the May 17-18, 2014, Science Meets Art: the Biomechanics of Classical Dressage Symposium presented by Dr. Gerd Heuschmann and Charles de Kunffy, sponsored by the Tucson Dressage Club. Charles believes in the power of the isometric, and he will be happy to explain the magic of this force as it relates to collection and self-carriage.
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If You Can Build It You Can Change It! A Clinic with Henrik Johansen Susan Staniewicz McAlpine, M.Ed Two days before I began loading up my horse trailer, an email came from ADA Scholarship Chair Ann Damiano letting me know that I had received an ADA scholarship to participate in a Positive Riding clinic with Henrik Johansen from March 22 to 24th. I’m sure you can imagine that traveling to Scottsdale from Kingman for 4 days with horse in tow is no inexpensive experience and the news was gratefully received. Thank you ADA! I’m not sure how more years I have left in the saddle- although my role model just retired from riding in her 80’s. With help from Henrik and his very positive approach to training, I may have a few more years than I thought possible. I’ve given a lot of thought to what type of article I would write to fulfill my obligation to the ADA Scholarship Board, should it be funny, educational, self-depreciating? This morning while mounted on my mare Feleciana I decided that my article should be encouraging rather than detail oriented. Dressage is such a time consuming and technical sport. We are never happy with our horses, performance or accomplishments. Riding with Henrik has helped me rebuild a positive relationship with a sensitive mare and build a new one with a kind but suspicious gelding. But first things first: What is an ADA Scholarship and how do you get one? Arizona Dressage Association annually sponsors a Junior/Young Rider Scholarship, an Open Scholarship and up to three (3) Adult Amateur Scholarships of up to $500 to promote the educational advancement of local dressage riders. Great free cash! How do I get some? You must have been an ADA member for at least 3 years, (young riders: 2 years). The educational opportunity must be a specific activity that promotes dressage education and dressage principle including clinics, USDF and USEF programs. YES! Cash Please! Not so fast friends- there are some requirements to meet. Open and Adult applicants have to document that they have provided a minimum of 8 hours volunteer service over the past/current year. Oh no, they want my time- I’m way to busy! First, let me confirm that my volunteer activities with ADA have been some of the most valuable educational experiences I’ve had. I’m a Scribing junkie! This year, I had back to back weekends, 3 days with Henrik and 2 days as a scribe at our ADA show. Let me tell you that by the end of the show, my mind was whirling. On one side of my brain were 9 pages of notes I had taken at Henrik’s clinic, on the other side were all of the comments I had written on dressage tests from introductory levels to PSG. As I made the 4 hour trek back to Kingman I mulled over what I had really learned, from Henrik and auditing every lesson he gave, and then from scribing. First Henrik. The group of participants in this clinic could not have been more exceptional for learning than this group. We had very green young horses, tense horses, backward thinking horses and Paula Paglia’s exceptional horse Wraven. Despite their wide range of body types, attitudes and training, Henrik had a plan! He went over each rider’s goals, observed the horse and rider and then talked over his goals for the lesson. As I said earlier I came away with 9 typewritten pages of notes! What I noticed after typing and organizing them was that these goals were pretty consistent across the group: Henrik’s Goals: 1. Develop an understanding of the rider’s seat aids in the horse 2. Develop an understanding of the rider’s leg aids when applied after the horse quickens 3. Communication of aids: confirm with horse and rider that “every exercise has its own position” 4. Build trust and confidence 5. Respond to riders light aids 6. Develop steady forward activity from behind with the horse increasing ability to stretch forward. 7. Create relaxation and thus a longer neck and back and rounder topline thru correct use of aids 8. Straightness is a prime goal 9. Increase the quality of horse’s movement
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Understand horse and rider balance and center of gravity: the theory of balance Understand the concept of leg yielding and coordinate rider’s aids Increase the size of rider’s toolbox. Allow horse to sit deeper, sit down and have his back legs swing forward from the rider’s seat. This allows the back to stretch and the front legs extend out to make room for the hind legs that more move under the horse. Keep horse between the aids and keeping his back up coming from the inside hind leg.
Henrik made some very important points: 1. Focus on your warm up, it is extremely important that the horse is ready to “receive” your instructions Warm your horse up correctly first so that his muscles want to stretch then you can test to see that the horse is on the aids and on the bit. 2. You need a big toolbox when training a horse to move correctly. Varying the speed and length of frame helps achieve this. 3. You want your horse to show you what’s inside him. Your position is the most important aid. Good communication is the key. If you want your horse to turn, you turn in that direction! Run? You run by swinging your pelvis in the saddle! 4. Exercises turn out exactly as we prepare for them! 5. You and your horse are “one”. The horse is the one with contact with the ground so he needs to do the balancing. Help your horse organize his body so that his center of gravity is underneath yours. The key to good riding is that you and your horse have a common sense of gravity! 6. Before bending, driving aids must go through and the horses back must come up. The horse must give to the leg first. Rather than trying to get horse to work on his stiffer side first, work on the softer side first! 7. Rebalancing every step is the key. Let the horse use his head and neck for a balancing tool. Henrik repeated over and over that our driving aids must get a number of answers: 1. The horse pushes from behind 2. The horse works thru the back which swings freely 3. The horse’s neck gets longer 4. The hind legs step thru further under the horses body 5. His front feet move out further to make room for the back feet which have come under further 6. Every muscle in the horse is working 7. The more you bring the inside hind leg under and out, the more the horse stretches and brings up his back muscles. According to Henrik, driving aids mean go forward, they also mean to collect when a resisting aid is used in conjunction with it. A resisting aid is not a backwards aid or pull of the rein. A resisting rein is simply not a giving rein. Sadly, we just haven’t gotten this fact thru our human skulls in general. The not so positive riding trend demonstrated time after time during our Spring Show was either driving a horse into restrictive aids or pulling a horse into collection. I cannot tell you how many times I wrote: “restrictive aids prevent horse from coming thru the back” or some similar terminology. We all need to work on our toolboxes and begin asking ourselves some of Henrik’s training questions: 1. Is this exercise easy for the horse? 2. Does my horse completely understand what I am asking? You always want to continue an exercise until the horse understands what you want. You never want to send him home with questions…. only answers. 3. Is my horse completely “with me every step of the way” 4. Do I feel these 3 things: A. My handkerchief is coming up (the horses back is up) B. My seesaw is balanced C. My horse is in front of my legs When all 3 pieces are in place the horse and rider are balanced. 6. Does this exercise help my horse lower his neck by himself?
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If You Can Build It You Can Change It! A Clinic with Henrik Johansen Susan Staniewicz McAlpine, M.Ed 6. Is my horse bending only in the neck or thru his entire body (front to back and side to side) 7. Is it time to trot so that he can STRETCH? Is his left side more active? Is his right side tighter than usual? 8. What tools do I have in my toolbox to create more? Because as Henrik says, “Once you create something, you can then build on it to create something else!” Forty years after I first mounted a horse, I’ve learned that I can never learn enough. I don’t want to be the person who gets on a horse and simply follows it. I want to be the leader. I need to ride each horse I get on with compassion and understanding for their needs. I need to be aware of what each corner of the horse is doing and what exercise I can choose from my Toolbox to create something more. With practice, patience and enough Motrin perhaps I can create a horse and rider team like Paula Paglia’s and Wraven’s. The lessons I learned from Henrik will help me exclaim as Paula did: “This is the best ride I ever had on him!”
Photo: Henrik had me working on really stretching the outside of Weltwunder’s body!
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Photo: Paula Paglia works to polish Wraven’s expression
Photo: Henrik works with an Idocus mare to develop softness and give in her back
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Photo: Amy Roth and Henrik: Henrik demonstrates the concept of rider balance and center of gravity to Amy Roth.
Photo: Susan McAlpine on Weltwunder, Wendy McLaughlin with Sterling and Henrik Johansen end three days of intensive lessons with smiles on their faces.
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A Blue Ribbon Thank You goes out to all of these generous sponsors who helped make the ADA Spring Celebration a success. Again, all our Thanks!!
Class Sponsors Jennifer Parker - Agape Dressage Robin Biehl Bobbie Lynn McKee - BL Dressage Bryan Buchanan DVM Teri Patton-Rich - Carefree Dressage Cinnamon Creek Bakery Sue Crampton Ann Damiano Kathleen Birmingham Downie Betty Drake Dressage Mafia FirstBank High Mountain Dressage Cindy Hitchcock Sue Leutwyler Wendy McLaughlin Barbara & Michael McLean Barbara Middleton Sue & Duncan Plasman Kim Pribble Tania Radda at Radda Studio Kendall Brookhart - Radstarr Stables Michael Riegger, DVM, DABVP Wendy Riddell - Rock-N-Ride Ranch Juan Lopez Torres Meredith & Jeff Watters Lynn Simpson - Windy Ridge Farm
Silver Sponsor FirstBank Silver Star Sponsor Barbara & Michael McLean Bronze Sponsor Michael Riegger DVM, DABVP Donation Sponsors Cavalor Equine Arnica Gel - Tristan Jade Equus Dressage - Competitor's Party Gems 4 Paws Greenway Saddlery-Futurity Coolers Health Food Basket - Lauren Cox Tack Et Cetera Ring Sponsors Cave Creek Equine Surgical Center - Ross Rich, DVM Kemah Farms-Kristy Doty Luxury Motor Sports Special Events Table Linens Tami George Agency
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1. Grind the medication in a coffee grinder with peppermint starlight mints, then feed or mix with grain. 2. Dose your horse every day with a syringe of applesauce mixed with molasses. Then when you need to add medication your horse will think a syringe is good instead of always bad.
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3. Mix the medication with powdered Kool-Aid and a little water, then feed or mix with grain. 4. Use a Stud Muffin treat (or other soft horse treat) and push the pill into the middle. 5. If your horse likes bananas push a pill into the middle of a banana bite or stir pill powder into a banana mash. 6. Mix powder medication with flavored instant oatmeal and enough water to make a paste, feed or mix with grain.
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7. Draw up the medication into a syringe and then draw up some peppermint syrup used to flavor coffee drinks. As you push the plunger into your horse’s mouth, the first taste is a treat. 8. Hollow out a large carrot, fill it with pill powder and then cover with vanilla frosting. 9. Mix the medication with enough pancake syrup to make a paste and then feed or mix with grain. Tip? watters4@cox.net
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Central Arizona Riding Academy Congratulations to all the riders who participated in the March schooling show at CARA, and thank you to all the volunteers who made it successful! The next schooling is scheduled for May with the exact date to be determined. Please contact Dorie VlattenSchmitz for more details. CARA wishes Lisa Nickerson success with her lease of Emily Dolan’s horse, Jurisdiction. Congratulations to CARA riders Carole Haney and Amber Miles on their scores at the ADA Spring Celebration. Carole rode Intermediate I with a score of 63.68%, and Amber rode Second Level Test 3 with a score of 68.45%. Melonie Kessler returns on April 26 for a clinic.
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To The Max Dressage had much to celebrate at the ADA Spring Celebration and ADA Year End Awards Banquet. First the Spring show: Allen Kalchik and his Lippizan mare Arcola (Lola) competed at Training Level in their first recognized show together, earning scores in the 60s. Great job, Allen! Dallas Jackson rode Ramsgate D (Ramsey) at Intermediare II scoring a 61%. Kay Lorenzen scored 65% on Wendo both days at Fourth Level. Cyndi Jackson rode Risky Business at PSG with a score of 68.9%. Cyndi also rode Ann Damiano’s Don Angelo at Intermediare I for High Point of 71% To The Max welcomes Adrienne Murray Xagoraris and her Friesian mare, Zoetsje (Zoe), and Jodi Reynolds and Cja Debbonheir (Tango) to Cabrillas Ranch. The following people and horses were celebrated at the Awards Banquet: Marie Finke’s StarStruck HF, ridden by Cyndi Jackson, won Third Level Horse of the Year with 70.416%. Cyndi also won Third Level Open Rider of the Year with 71.362% on StarStruck HF. Kay Lorenzen’s Wendo was Reserve Third Level Horse of the Year with 68.438%. Kay was also AA Third Level Rider of the Year with scores averaging 66.921%. Ann Damiano’s Don Angelo, ridden by Cyndi Jackson won FEI Horse of the Year with 71.272%. Ann rode Don Angelo winning Fourth Level Rider of the Year at 63.406%. Cyndi rode Don Angelo and was FEI Open rider of the Year with 71.250%. Don Angelo also won the Cameo Award with 71.359% Michell Combs won AA FEI Rider of the Year on Illion, owned by Cyndi Jackson, with scores averaging 64.168% Congratulations to all for their great results and performances. 20
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Facebook Fun Cyndi Jackson invited me to write about the horse that was most influential in my riding career. That would be Specialty, a race track reject that became my first FEI horse after many trials and tribulations. Specialty was a 4 year old TB who had been ruled off the track for flipping over in the starting gate. Since he was headed to the "killers," I bought him for $200, hoping I could rehabilitate him. Gaining his trust and providing security through dressage training was a daunting task since he had a very athletic buck when frightened. His airs above the ground in the early days provided much excitement for my barn buddies! Special taught me patience, persistence, and subtlety with my aids. His training progressed and we had much success as we moved up the levels. Unfortunately, after we moved to Arizona in 1981, he was kicked in the head through a corral fence. The severe blow severed his optic nerve and he lost the vision in his left eye. There was a USEF rule against showing a vision impaired horse in dressage, so I decided to take him back to the race track. I didn't intend to let anyone else ride him or choose his training program, so I got an exercise rider's license and trainer's license. I galloped him, breezed him AND got him okayed out of the starting gate! He was so well behaved, thanks to his dressage training, even though he was half blind. He raced successfully for one year before the USEF rule was changed and he was allowed to compete in dressage again.
His dressage training allowed him to fulfill his potential on the track and in the dressage arena. He was a well known PSG/Int.1 competitor, winning USDF Horse of the Year Awards and qualifying for the Gladstone Selection Trails at show in California. Special taught me more than I taught him. I learned the importance of patience, understanding and tact which allowed us to have an awesome partnership. We had an amazing and fulfilling journey that I'll never forget!
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The horse that influenced my riding the most was Just Incredible. He was an FEI Thoroughbred who wouldn't stop passaging the first time I rode him. "Justin" also loved to do one tempi changes and you had to ride him forward in a semi-medium canter to get him to stop changing! I had the privilege of riding and showing him at Fourth Level and Prix St. Georges in Arizona and California and received my USDF Silver Medal scores on him. I can thank "Justin" for teaching me patience and to give precise, yet light aids. If I was too tight with my leg he would passage forever! I was lucky to learn flying changes on a horse that loved to do them and the one tempi's were his idea of fun! Justin was an INCREDIBLE horse because he loved his job and I certainly enjoyed our partnership.
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The Horse's Breath by Hector Carmona Every type of horse, regardless of breed and confirmation needs to be allowed to find itself through the richness and depth of its deepest breath. The conscientious rider needs to be seeking, searching and achieving this kind of deep breath. Without this breath, the foundation of training will always be lacking both physically and mentally. The arrival of this breath occurs when the horse is able to accomplish the full and complete stretch. The proper tempo becomes obviously evident, and the musculature well lubricated in its movement of all body parts. There are no restrictions or limitations. It is a state of all resistance and tension of body and mind releasing and letting go. There is no denying when this state is achieved. The horse will breathe in, inhaling at its deepest and fullest lung capacity and then breathe out letting out a clearly audible long exhale from its mouth and nose. And this will repeat itself until the horse has completely released any and all holding back from prisons of the mind and body that may have existed. This letting go needs to be learned and understood by the horse in order to achieve a state of completeness within itself of no holding back. This breath enables the horse to be stress free, all tension is released, and the horse becomes serene in the harmony within itself. There are other types of breaths but without the ability to achieve the deepest breath the others will also be lacking as well as all other aspects of training. This is not an esoteric concept as all horses regardless of breed and confirmation are able to achieve this state and all riders are more than capable of guiding the horse to this breath if you follow the horse's lead. In having retrained more than enough Thoroughbreds straight off the track with the bolting deep in their psyche in a split second as well as the panic stricken warmbloods who have learned to fight for their own preservation, the horse's guided and steered me to finding and actualizing this type of breath. While trying to stay alive and in survival mode, I came across this process during the rides, then afterwards with an anatomical eye understanding the horse's vertebrae. It is not mysterious or complicated at all. If this breath settled the most disturbed and troubled of minds into relaxation and focus while moving actively it is then the basis of all training for all horses. The horse expels with it and through it lets you know it’s ready to move on. Without this breath, the riding has not yet begun. Picture the horse loose becoming totally captivated by external stimuli, after its run it looks and takes its deepest breath. Energy remains, but there is a level of composure within him. In training, it’s the same. All dressage movements are based on the horse at play and with its breathing it needs to be thought of in the same way. The Deep Breath is the basis from which the real training begins as
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Open Champion Gina Rehberg Sparks and In D’Aire 70.480 %
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Open Reserve Champion Kailee Surplus riding PS Rudy Valentino 64.974%
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2014 Futurity NOT PICTURED: Lia Falco Maland and Sophina LS Adult Amateur-Junior/Young Rider Champion 69.315 % Emily Dolan and Jurisdiction Adult Amateur/Junior Young Rider Reserve Champion 66.745%
Kelly Horton on Roxstar WF Adult Amateur-Junior/Young Rider Division 65.801% Third Place
Cindy Hitchcock on Daralinde Adult amateur-Junior/Young Rider Division 63.227% Fourth Place
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Show Results ADA Spring Celebration Results March 29-30, 2014 TRAINING LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Savage, 1 Catherine Carlson 1 Alexandra Super 2 Kylie Ridley 1 Laura Borghesani 2 Tania Radda 3 Leesa Lane 3 Alissa Gilcreest 4 Michael Riegger 5 Meredith McCall-Wykoff 4 Ashley Wickham 6 Francine Garrigus David De Voe
TRAINING LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE Reminiscence Raynyday Final Salute Raphaela Pacific Eclipse Teodoro III Oziwon Finnegan Black Reilly Rainieri Silly Willy Mc Nilly Vezerre Kalahari
66.250% 64.583% 63.542% 63.125% 63.125% 57.917% 57.500% 57.500% 57.292% 57.083% 53.333% 51.250%
Romulus Sophina Ls Pacific Eclipse Primero Mac Myst of Elysium Bronte Shiloh's Unforgettable E Tango! Reminiscence Raynyday Final Salute Raphaela I Wont Kiss N Tell Habian Finnegan Black Arcola Damiani TL Katrina Dm Khember Star Oziwon Kalahari Silly Willy Mc Nilly Cailean Mor Sir Raleigh - Riley
77.500% 75.714% 70.893% 67.143% 66.786% 65.893% 65.179% 64.464% 64.464% 63.571% 63.571% 61.786% 61.607% 60.179% 60.000% 59.107% 57.857% 57.679% 57.500% 57.143% 56.786% 56.071% 55.714%
Romulus Prince Caspian Ps Rudy Valentino In D'Aire Primero Mac SR Ssavant Teodoro III I Wont Kiss N Tell Myst of Elysium Habian Dm Khember Star Damiani U-Tango New Yorks Finest Baltic Viking Dalmiro Arcola Rainieri Duende LAR Riomez TL Katrina Devina LAR
78.000% 73.000% 70.000% 70.000% 69.200% 68.400% 67.200% 66.800% 66.400% 66.200% 63.200% 63.200% 63.000% 62.800% 62.400% 60.400% 60.000% 59.000% 59.000% 57.000% 54.200% 47.800%
TRAINING LEVEL TEST 2 (C) Savage, 1 Beverly Rogers 1 Lia Falco Maland 2 Laura Borghesani 3 Beverly Rogers 2 Ann-Marie Crookham 3 Cynthia Coleman 4 Nathalie Eikel-Baughman 4 Michael Riegger 5 Catherine Carlson 1 Alexandra Super 2 Kylie Ridley 6 Jaime Pollack Jane Beebe 3 Alissa Gilcreest Allen Kalchik Tammy Webb Mary Lou Houge Linda Denbrock Leesa Lane David De Voe 4 Ashley Wickham Jan Markham Elizabeth Drake
TRAINING LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Wysocki, 1 Beverly Rogers 1 Melisa Sannes 2 Kailee Surplus 3 Ulrike Rehberg-Sparks 4 Beverly Rogers 1 Megan Manning 2 Tania Radda 3 Jaime Pollack 4 Ann-Marie Crookham 5 Jane Beebe Linda Denbrock 6 Tammy Webb Eva Ruiz 2 Ivana Gilcreest Kathleen Downie Amy Roth Allen Kalchik Meredith McCall-Wykoff 5 Krissy Randolph 6 Kristy Doty Hector Sierra Krissy Randolph
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Rolando My-T Jurisdiction Dorci Finders Keepers Razmitaz Roy-Els Belle of the Ball Baltic Viking Counsel Decked with Chrome Daralinde Aul Amira Metal Marble Featuring Abigail
69.483% 69.310% 68.448% 67.241% 65.690% 65.172% 64.483% 63.793% 61.724% 61.552% 60.517% 57.414% 55.000% 52.586%
El Tigre D Oro Razmitaz Mr Z Peter Pan Aegyptian Gold Piper's Stewart Titan Dona Valentina Bronte Finders Keepers Cosmopolitan Roy-Els Belle of the Ball
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FIRST LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Wysocki, 1 Teri Patton-Rich 1 Meredith Peabody 2 EMILY Dolan 3 Jeanette Lundgren 1 Rachel Lehman 4 Catalina Sherwood 5 Lindsay Naas 6 Kathleen Downie 2 Wendy Riddell 3 Nathalie Eikel-Baughman Cindy Hitchcock Marcy Blacker 2 Molly Brantingham Kim Pribble
FIRST LEVEL TEST 2 (C) Wysocki, 1 Barbara Duzan 2 Catalina Sherwood 1 Laura Borghesani 2 Kristy Doty 3 Sondra Powers 3 Juan Lopez Torres 4 Susan Crinnian 5 Jayne Shelly 6 Cynthia Coleman 1 Rachel Lehman Patrice Hightower Lindsay Naas
FIRST LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Savage, 1 Anne Buchanan 1 Beverly Rogers 2 Paula Paglia 1 Megan Manning 2 Sondra Powers 3 Wendy Riddell 3 Meredith Peabody 4 Laura Borghesani 4 Jeanette Lundgren 2 Ivana Gilcreest 5 Patricia "Tabitha" Muller 5 Melisa Sannes 6 Susan Crinnian Kim Pribble 6 Juliet Baysa Mark Gasperak Danielle Werstler
FIRST LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Savage, 1 Jayne Shelly 1 Juan Lopez Torres 2 Marcy Blacker 2 Patricia "Tabitha" Muller
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SECOND LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Wysocki, 1 Marji McFadden 1 Patricia "Tabitha" Muller 2 Angela Carmitchel 2 Lyn Tyler 3 Carol Kessler
Bacioni Rohan Remaliah Princess Czarina Weltesse
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SECOND LEVEL TEST 2 (C) Yukins, 1 Beverly Rogers 1 Elizabeth Eggers 1 Marji McFadden
SECOND LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Yukins, 1 Kailee Surplus 1 Bobbi Berry 1 Amber Miles 2 Amy Ayres 2 Caroline Lassetter 3 Jodi Reynolds 4 Valerie Denno 5 Kate Earl 6 Carol Kessler Elizabeth Eggers
SECOND LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Savage, 1 Amy Ayres
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Don Angelo Flash Rave Review Reilly Lenz
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DRESSAGE SEAT EQUITATION (C) Wysocki, 1 Caroline Lassetter 2 Molly Brantingham 3 Kenzie Riddell 1 Laine Sklar 4 Megan Manning
Rustiano Metal Marble Angel Paladin Sf SR Ssavant
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FOURTH LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Yukins, 1 Susan Leutwyler 2 Anne Buchanan 3 Lynn McKinney
Risky Business Verelay Alabama Affen-Keefer
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FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Yukins, 1 Susan Leutwyler 2 Mary Ann Miller 3 Kay Lorenzen 1 Gillian Slayter-Voigtlander 4 Sarah Lindsten
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FIRST LEVEL TEST 2 Romulus Habian Reminiscence Myst of Elysium Raphaela Reilly Oziwon Arcola I Wont Kiss N Tell Damiani Piper's Stewart Silly Willy Mc Nilly Rainieri Finnegan Black Sir Raleigh - Riley Cailean Mor
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TRAINING LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Savage, 1 Beverly Rogers 2 Beverly Rogers 1 Kenzie Riddell 1 Cynthia Coleman 2 Megan Manning 3 Laura Borghesani 2 Jane Beebe 3 Michael Riegger 3 Ivana Gilcreest 4 Amy Roth 5 Tania Radda 6 Jaime Pollack Ann-Marie Crookham 4 Molly Brantingham 5 Alexandra Super Eva Ruiz Meredith McCall-Wykoff Tammy Webb Kathleen Downie Elizabeth Drake 4 Krissy Randolph 5 Krissy Randolph
TRAINING LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Yukins, 1 Laura Borghesani 1 Jill Graf 2 Eva Ruiz
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FIRST LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Savage, 1 Beverly Rogers 1 Jeanette Lundgren 2 Nathalie Eikel-Baughman 2 Lindsay Naas 3 Meredith Peabody 4 Melisa Sannes 3 Nathalie Eikel-Baughman 1 Rachel Lehman 5 Emilia Bergamasco 6 Marcy Blacker
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(C) Yukins, 1 Sondra Powers 1 Teri Patton-Rich 2 Catalina Sherwood 3 Jayne Shelly 4 Barbara Duzan 5 Patrice Hightower 6 EMILY Dolan Susan Crinnian Lindsay Naas 1 Rachel Lehman Cynthia Coleman
Aegyptian Gold Rolando Razmitaz Dona Valentina El Tigre D Oro Cosmopolitan Jurisdiction Titan Roy-Els Belle of the Ball Finders Keepers Bronte
70.135% 68.514% 68.514% 65.135% 64.189% 63.649% 62.838% 59.324% 58.378% 58.378% 51.757%
Dalmiro Rustiano Razmitaz Aegyptian Gold SR Ssavant Ps Rudy Valentino Featuring Abigail New Yorks Finest My-T Counsel Oliver Rocky William Elegancz Cailean Mor Mr Z
71.290% 69.839% 68.065% 67.419% 66.774% 63.710% 61.452% 61.129% 59.677% 59.194% 58.065% 57.581% 56.935% 53.871% 53.710%
FIRST LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Yukins, 1 Paula Paglia 1 Caroline Lassetter 1 Catalina Sherwood 2 Sondra Powers 2 Megan Manning 2 Kailee Surplus 3 Kim Pribble 3 Ivana Gilcreest 4 Meredith Peabody 3 Wendy Riddell 4 Patricia "Tabitha" Muller 5 Mark Gasperak 6 Danielle Werstler 5 Juliet Baysa 6 Laura Borghesani
FIRST LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Savage, 1 Jayne Shelly 1 Laura Borghesani
Dona Valentina Mr Z
67.703% 59.189%
Princess Czarina
55.571%
Redhawk's Florencianna Spotify Rianna El Da Vinci Digimon Rustiano Windstarr Cja Debbonheir
69.167% 68.452% 64.405% 62.738% 62.381% 62.143% 59.762% 58.929%
SECOND LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Yukins, 1 Lyn Tyler
SECOND LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Wysocki, 1 Bobbi Berry 1 Amber Miles 1 Beverly Rogers 2 Kailee Surplus 2 Valerie Denno 2 Caroline Lassetter 3 Elizabeth Eggers 4 Jodi Reynolds
SECOND LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Savage, 1 Marji McFadden 2 Jodi Reynolds
Bacioni Cja Debbonheir
65.429% 59.524%
Ripley Rubi La Belle Digimon Fuerstin Fenora Sig the Flying Dutchman Remaliah Gunsmoke Pflickaa Talara
69.868% 67.895% 62.763% 62.368% 61.316% 61.053% 60.395% 58.026% 57.763%
THIRD LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Wysocki, 1 Teri Patton-Rich 1 Taylor Langley 1 Valerie Denno 2 COLTER Baysa 2 Reagan Leach 2 Angela Carmitchel 3 Patricia "Tabitha" Muller 4 Shari Patterson-Blaylock 2 Kara Finnegan
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Show Results ADA Spring Celebration Results March 29-30, 2014 THIRD LEVEL TEST 2 (C) Savage, 1 Michele Lepire
USEF 2011 Developing PSG Nakai
57.927%
Revenue Fameus El Da Vinci Nakai
64.872% 63.077% 59.231% 57.179%
THIRD LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Savage, 1 Dee Dee Estes 1 Lara Bowles 2 Kailee Surplus 2 Michele Lepire
Pflickaa
67.714% 65.429% 57.429%
Kriptonita Af Venta Da Broga
62.703% 60.811%
Aragorn Plato En Rouge Martini Desert Moon Champignon Vermeer
64.000% 61.375% 61.000% 56.750% 53.875%
Risky Business Affen-Keefer Flash Verelay Li'o Li'o Alabama MA Sign of the Times
64.737% 63.947% 63.947% 63.684% 60.395% 56.053% 55.921%
Don Angelo Lenz Reilly Rave Review
71.053% 63.684% 61.842% 60.000%
Ramsgate D
57.895%
Midtway Fashion
62.700% 53.700%
Sylvano
56.905%
FOURTH LEVEL TEST 3 (C) Wysocki, 1 Susan Leutwyler 2 Lynn McKinney 3 Anne Buchanan 1 SHERRY Wolpert 4 Lynn Boice
PRIX ST GEORGES (C) Wysocki, 1 Cyndi Jackson 1 Michell Combs 2 Wendy Riddell 3 Gillian Slayter-Voigtlander 4 COLTER Baysa 2 Friederike Butler 3 Tami George
INTERMEDIARE I (C) Wysocki, 1 Cyndi Jackson 1 Carole J Haney 2 Beverly Rogers 3 Dee Dee Estes
FEI TOC (C) Wysocki, 1 Lucy Ziurys
Bailando
61.974%
Quiet Storm
(C) Yukins, 1 Sue Crampton
61.875%
Quiet Storm
62.500%
(C) Savage, 1 Megan Manning
SR Ssavant
69.100%
FIRST LEVEL TEST1 FUTURITY (C) Wysocki, (B) Yukins Ulrike Rehberg-Sparks EMILY Dolan Lia Falco Maland Kelly Horton Kailee Surplus Cindy Hitchcock
In D'Aire Jurisdiction Sophina Ls Roxstar WF Ps Rudy Valentino Daralinde
70.690% 68.017% 67.414% 64.914% 64.138% 61.724%
FIRST LEVEL TEST 2 FUTURITY (C) Yukins, (B) Wysocki Lia Falco Maland Ulrike Rehberg-Sparks Kelly Horton Kailee Surplus EMILY Dolan Cindy Hitchcock
Sophina Ls In D'Aire Roxstar WF Ps Rudy Valentino Jurisdiction Daralinde
71.216% 70.270% 66.689% 65.811% 65.473% 64.730%
HIGH POINT ADA SPRING 2014 Open Bev Rogers -Romulus 78.000 and 77.500 AA Sondra Powers- Aegyptian Gold 70.135 and 67.419 Jr/Yr Megan Manning - SR Saavant 68.400 and 66.935 Open Teri Patton Rich - Ripley 72.763 and 69.868 AA Sue Leutwyler - Aragorn 70.875 and 68.286 Jr/Yr Taylor Langley - Rubi La Belle 67.895 and 66.184
FEI
Bev Rogers-Rianna 70.333
Futurity
Rianna Plato En Rouge Consolata
70.333% 65.667% 57.500%
Rave Review
67.750%
FEI FREESTYLE TOC (C) Wysocki, 1 Dee Dee Estes
(C) Yukins, 1 Sue Crampton
Freestyle
USDF MUSICAL FREESTYLE (C) Wysocki, 1 Beverly Rogers 1 Lynn McKinney 2 Dee Putty
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEST A
Cyndi Jackson/Don Angelo 71.053
FEI Y/R INDIV NAJYRC & Massey Fertguson/USEF (C) Yukins, (B) Wysocki 1 Erin McHenry
72.000%
3rd - 4th level
GRAND PRIX (C) Wysocki, 1 Amanda Southerly 1 Laura Tillman
Sky Hit
Training - 2nd
Intermediare II (C) Yukins, 1 Dallas Jackson
(C) Yukins, (B) Wysocki 1 Anne Buchanan
Dressage Seat Equitation Raoul Wendo Venta Da Broga
FOURTH LEVEL TEST 2 (C) Yukins, 1 Linda Roth 1 Gillian Slayter-Voigtlander
68.529%
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEST B 61.053%
FOURTH LEVEL TEST 1 (C) Wysocki, 1 Sarah Lindsten 2 Kay Lorenzen 1 Gillian Slayter-Voigtlander
Dona Rosa
Young Horse FEI 5 Yr Old
THIRD LEVEL TEST OF CHOICE (C) Yukins, 1 Shari Patterson-Blaylock
(C) Yukins, (B) Wysocki 1 Kim Yacobucci
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Open Gina Rehberg Sparks-In D'Aire 70.480 AA Lia Falco Maland - Sofina LS 69.315
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Prevent Injury...Wear an ASTM-SEI Approved Riding Helmet Every Ride, Every Time
Injuries sustained as a result of horse riding are common‌.. Head injuries outnumber spinal injuries by five to one.
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RELAX THE RIDER RELAX THE HORSE Horses can sense nervousness and tension and it will affect their performance. Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands to reduce tension and induce deep relaxation sending signals that balance the nervous system and release endorphins, reducing pain and stress.
Sessions available in home or at the show Point of Interest Therapy Certified Reflexologist Diana Seaton, C.R. 785-567-3357 dseatoncr@gmail.com http://pointofinterest.massageplanet.com
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Calendar of Events 10: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 22-23: TDC Fall Festival I and II and State Championships, Location Pima County Fairgrounds, Judges Charlote Bredahl “S”, Charlotte Trentelman “S”, TBA, Manager Jay Chabucos 623 221 0707 JayChabucos@gmail.com, Secretary Dian Seabury dfseabury@gmail.com 23: CFF Schooling Days, Location Carefree Farms, Judge TBD, Contact Laura Borghesani laura.borghesani@gmail.com http://carefreefarms.net/ clinicsschoolingevents.html TBA: Henrik Johanson “Positive Riding” Clinic Equus Dressage, Scottsdale, AZ, Auditors and Riders of all levels welcome. Check out Henrik’s Webpage at www.positiveriding.com for excellent tips for trainers and riders alike. Contact Tami George 1-800-231-0670 jeta@northlink.com December 2014 8: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 14: CFF Schooling Days, Location Carefree Farms, Judge TBD, Contact Laura Borghesani laura.borghesani@gmail.com http://carefreefarms.net/ clinicsschoolingevents.html 8: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 18-21: USDF Region 5 Championships Location Colorado Horse Park, Parker, CO, Judges TBD 28: NAC Schooling Show Series, New Location American Ranch Equestrian Center, Prescott, Secretary Lynn Simpson jlsmes48@gmail.com January 2015 4: CFF Schooling Days, Location Carefree Farms, Judge TBD, Contact Laura Borghesani laura.borghesani@gmail.com http://carefreefarms.net/ clinicsschoolingevents.html TBD: TDC Winter Heat I & II February2015 15: CFF Schooling Days, Location Carefree Farms, Judge TBD, Contact Laura Borghesani laura.borghesani@gmail.com http://carefreefarms.net/ clinicsschoolingevents.html TBD:ADA Fun in February March 2015 TBD: TDC March Madness I & II April 2015 TBD: ADA Spring Celebration 15-19: FEI World Cup Finals, Las Vegas May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 TBD: ADA Mountain Air Dressage and ADA Dressage in the Pines September 2015
May 2014 12: ADA Meeting, Location Home of Cynthia Ganem 17-18: Gerd Hueschmann & Charles de Kunffy Symposium, Hosted by TDC, contact Laura DeCesariNormandeau Laura@LandLdressage.org (520) 907-1927 18: NAC Schooling Show Series, New Location American Ranch Equestrian Center, Prescott, Secretary Lynn Simpson jlsmes48@gmail.com 24-25: Coconino Dressage Show, Location Coconino County Fairgrounds Racetrack (Fort Tuthill), Judges David Schmutz “S”, Shirley Rector “S”, Manager Alice Sarno 602 501 4697 www.coconinohorsetrials.com , Secretary Sue Plasman 602 463 2505 splasman@comcast.net 31: Tracey Lert Clinic, riders and auditors welcome, contact Jenny at 623 935 3267 June 2014 9: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 30: Tracey Lert Clinic, riders and auditors welcome, contact Jenny at 623 935 3267 July 2014 14: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 27: NAC Schooling Show Series, New Location American Ranch Equestrian Center, Prescott, Secretary Lynn Simpson jlsmes48@gmail.com August 2014 11: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 16-17: ADA Mountain Air Dressage and ADA Dressage in the Pines, Location Coconino County Fairgrounds Racetrack (Fort Tuthill) Judges Dinah Babcock “S” and Fran Dearing-Kerr “S”, Manager Jay Chabucos 623 221 0707 JayChabucos@gmail.com, Secretary Sue Plasman 602 463 2505 splasman@comcast.net September 2014 8: ADA Meeting, Location TBD 18-21: USDF Region 5 Championships Location Colorado Horse Park, Parker, CO, Judges TBD 28: NAC Schooling Show Series, New Location American Ranch Equestrian Center, Prescott, Secretary Lynn Simpson jlsmes48@gmail.com October 2014 10-12: Members Only Schooling Show and Open Schooling Show, WestWorld, Contact Nathalie EikelBaughman 480-231-4587 12: CFF Schooling Days, Location Carefree Farms, Judge TBD, Contact Laura Borghesani laura.borghesani@gmail.com http://carefreefarms.net/clinicsschoolingevents.html 13: ADA Meeting, Location TBD November 2014 1-2: ADA Fall Fiesta, Location WestWorld, Judges Dolly Hannon “S”, Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez “S”, Sue Kolstad “S”, Manager Jay Chabucos 623 221 0707 JayChabucos@gmail.com, Secretary Sue Plasman 602 463 2505 splasman@comcast.net
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