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Vol. 21, Issue 12
December 2021
My Obstacles In Dressage By Virginia K Williams
Another injury… another surgery… an unexpected life event. Sometimes it feels as though this sport is more like approaching an obstacle course than just entering at A. I took on this sport because I felt it was the closest discipline to riding a horse with the human’s natural aids, the way I rode bareback as a young rider. My husband said to start looking for a horse, I found two! That was nine years ago (2012). I am an Adult Amateur rider, I really felt I’d take on this sport like a duck to water. Boy, was I wrong. My original goal was to work for my bronze medal in five years, on a younger horse. My first horse was a four-year-old, Oldenburg gelding. A Black Beauty! Three months after purchasing him, I competed in my first dressage show! I told my trainer at the time, “Just teach me what I need to do and I’ll go do it.” The first day we showed a Training Level Test. The second and third day we showed our First Level Tests. Just like that, we obtained qualifying scores for that Level!!! We even placed Reserve Champion in the Rocky Mountain Region. I thought at the time, I should shorten my time-line for that Bronze. As of this time I still do not have my medal. Yes, 9 years later I still need two scores. Obstacle #1, my Black Beauty equine companion acquired an injury that eventually required him to be euthanized. He had injured his suspensory tendon kicking through fence panels. We spent years trying to defy the odds and make him comfortable, we just couldn’t. I did have that second horse to consider riding, so I took on the challenge. He was above my skill sets, so he had no problem with moving me on. I took on second level training process. Then, Obstacle #2 showed up! I had to have two partial knee replacements (2013). After my recovery and rehab, I was back in the saddle (2014). Obstacle #3, we had a couple of set-backs with boarding facilities in 2014 and 2015 due to sales of the facilities or changes in management. It also required us to seek out a new trainer. I felt like we were starting over. Each trainer has their process. This one took over my upper level horse! So I eventually moved my horses home. Yes, I said “horses”. I had purchased a Holsteiner Mare, we had her bred and were able to produce our first and only foal. Obstacle #4, 2016. We decided we’d move south to AZ. So I packed up the horses, 2 dogs and a cat and headed South. We settled into a trianing facility and I immediately Continued on page 3
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attended two shows within 1 month of arriving and received my Second Level scores. Four months later that barn sold, Obstacle #5! We were moving our horses again… In May of 2017 we found out forever training facility. Ha, is there such a thing? My foal was 2 years old, my upper level horse and I were gaining strides in our training, we were tackling Third Level! Then, Obstacle #6 happened! Mid-year I had to go back under the knife. Not one, but two shoulder reconstructions. Bye, bye most of 2018 and most of 2019! WOW! Then 2020! We all know what happen next, COVID! Obstacle #7. Shows pretty much came to a halt. During my surgeries, I asked my trainer to take on my upper level horse, because he did not need to wait on me to heal. I focused on my six-year-old and Obstacle #8 occurred. July of 2021 a total knee replacement! Today, November, 2021, I rode for the first time in 10 months. It was just at a walk but feeling that horse under me was like riding a bike. My body may not have taken to this sport like that duck did to water, but it is bionic now and I have not lost my love for dressage despite all the obstacles we have had to overcome. I am planning to get my Third Level scores with my 6 year over the next 18 months. So, nine years and 3 horses later I’m still chasing that 5 year goal of getting my Bronze Medal. The hardest thing I had to face was the loss. The loss of a vision. The loss of a horse. The loss of being on my horse. Having to watch from the sidelines. Having my horse ridden by someone else. Seeing everyone else excel. Wondering if I’d be able to ride again with confidence? Dressage is a process. It’s a process for both horse and rider. I know I’m not the only one who has had obstacles placed in their way of achieving goals. Mine may be different from yours. I’m pretty sure there will be more to come on this journey I’ve chosen, but I love “The Ride”. The Horse is my partner on this adventure. The rhythm of each gait takes me to a different place. My favorite gait of all is the full gallop! Feeling the power of the stride. There is nothing else like it! I will not put my bionic body in that situation today, but I can still feel the wind in my face and the power of the horses’ stride. I’m so fortunate I have felt that in my lifetime. “Every experience on a horse is meant to remind me of living.” Virginia K Williams
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ADA Volunteer Hours 2021* Almgren, Alanna 10 Aricella, Kimberly 20 Barcus, Debbie 4 Barro, Christa 4 Bill, Laura 4 Borghesani, Laura 16 Brinkman-Ayers, Jennifer 4 Brookhart, Kendall 12 Brusnighan, Christopher 24 Burnet, Amy 3.5 Bruening, Rebecca 16 Coates, Renae 4 Cohn, Jenny 3 Combs, Michell 11 Cooper, Susan 4 Corieri, Diane 4 Course, Cindy 11.5 Crampton, Susan 8 Crinnian, Susan 4 Crookham, Ann Marie 4 Damiano, Ann 16 Dickinson, Sherry May 4 Dickenson, Misa 4 Duzan, Barbara 16 Earl, Kate 4 Eikel-Baughman, Nathalie 4 Erickson, Terry 4 Finke, Marie 8 Fisher-Skiba, Catherine 4 Fortin, Jesse 4
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Frisch, Alisia 7.5 Ganem, Cynthia 13 Gasperak, Joan 12 Glenn, Norma 4 Hammond, Lauren 4 Hanes, Lorinda 45 Haney, Carole 4 Helton, Heidi 4 Hentges, Laurie 4 Harrold, Lori 4 Hitchcock, Cindy 14 Hoffman, Joy 7.5 Hunt, Theresa 4 Jackson, Amy 8 Janisko, Kristine 4 Jones-Popour, Christie 4 Kalchik, Allen 16 Kelsey, Kari 4 Kessler, Carol 4 Kolstad, Kimberley 4 Krajenke, Tracey 12 Kurbat, Margaret 4 L’Heureux, Laura 4 La Croix, Cindi 8 La Croix, Ray 8 Lane, Leesa 86 Lent, Stacey 4 Lepire, Michele 4 Lindley, Debbie 4 Lindsten, Taylor 7
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Continuing Education With Heather Blitz: My ADA Scholarship By Rebecca Lindy
Over the last 3-4 years, I have had the opportunity to work with International Grand Prix Dressage competitor, trainer and clinician Heather Blitz. She was the United States alternate for the 2012 Olympic Games with her gelding, Paragon. In 2011, the pair won team gold and individual silver medals at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Heather also holds a B.S. in equine science from Colorado State University and lives in Wellington, Florida. I was fortunate to be granted a education scholarship by the Arizona Dressage Association, and chose to continue my learning with Heather Blitz. I have been able to train with Heather 2-3 times per year, and have appreciated that my trainer Missy Gilliland, not only trains often with Heather, but also watches her clients’ rides with Heather. The combination of my direct experience with Heather and Missy’s ability to use her own observations from my time with Heather have greatly helped me to progress on my equine partner Quintana Roo CR. Throughout the years, the key areas Heather and I have focused on have been my biomechanics and Roo’s submission and focus. Many of you may have seen Roo and I at a show where Roo spooked while cantering on the rail and we ended up on center line in two sideways strides ( yes we have the ability to half pass with reach!) …or that time he saw a golf cart pass by while under the West world Ring 5A tent and took it upon himself to transition our extended trot to a full gallop straight out of the arena (my friends remember this well and still laugh at the fact that the judge rang the bell, just in case I thought I could go back into the arena and finish my test)… or that time at the State Championships where I couldn’t complete my test, after scoring in the 70’s all year, and had to excuse myself, losing the opportunity for placing in First Level championships…beyond frustrating! My 2-day training session in April with Heather started out with Roo’s attention everywhere but on me and my goals. One the first day, I warmed up Roo as usual, but it was clear we needed to change strategy- he was spooking and non-productive. Heather decided to long-line him, to work on his submission and take the pressure off of me physically. Her expert technique still took a while to get him focused on her , respecting her space , moving forward with power, squaring up forward into a halt. We did this again the second day ensuring her learned from the first session the submission , respect and powerful movement. The work she did reminded me of one of my first sessions with Heather: I conservatively warmed him up, hoping nothing adverse caught his attention. I felt I was successful (he was seemingly focused!), and Heather stated: ‘ He’s going around nicely. It’s pleasant, but it’s boring.’ Contrast that to today’s lesson with Heather, Roo’s time on the long-line with Heather was anything but boring. He was powerful, beautiful and learned that reacting externally and not paying attention to his human was not the best answer. Being on the Continued on page 10 6 | THE CENTERLINE | DECEMBER 2021
ARIZONA DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION HORSE NOMINATION FORM 2022 Arizona State Dressage Championships November 2022 – WestWorld of Scottsdale, AZ
Qualifying period for 2022 State Championships: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022
v $25 Nomination fee must be received before qualifying scores are earned. v Once the horse has been nominated it is not necessary to pay additional qualifying fees on entries. Qualifying refers to Regional Championship qualifying, not to State Championships. Scores are tracked for State Championships, once the horse has been nominated. v You must be a member of an Arizona GMO by August 31, 2022 to ride in the Arizona State Championship Show. Horse Name: Horse USDF Number Horse USEF Number Owner Name Owner Address Owner Email/Phone # Owner USDF number Owner USEF number The Arizona State Championships will be held at the Arizona Dressage Association (ADA) Fall Fiesta, November 2022 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, AZ. For scores to count toward qualification for the State Championships, a $25 nomination fee must be paid for each horse. This fee must be paid before any rides will count toward qualifying. Since only one horse/rider combination can compete at State Championships, the fee goes toward the horse. Multiple riders may qualify on the same horse if the nomination fee has been paid for that horse. If multiple riders qualify on the same horse, one rider only may compete in the State Championship classes and the concurrent Fall Festival show. See State Championship Rule 5. There are two ways to file your Nomination Form: 1. Send the nomination with a $25 check, payable to Arizona Dressage Association (ADA) to the address listed below. 2. Include the nomination and check, payable to ADA, with your show entry to any Recognized show in Arizona-ADA, Tucson Dressage Club (TDC) or any ADA/TDC Recognized shows. Check the 2022 Arizona Dressage Omnibus or ADA and TDC websites for complete State Championship rules. Updates will also be posted on these websites, if required: ADA, www.azdressage.org; TDC, www.tucsondressageclub.org.
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December Region 5 Message We are currently in the midst of the 2021 USDF Virtual Convention as I write this. I hope that we have good attendance for the various meetings, especially the USDF Region 5 meeting! Fingers crossed that we are able to go back to an in-person convention next year. The 2022 USDF Convention is set to be in Lexington, Kentucky and in 2023 we will head to Omaha, Nebraska, home of the upcoming 2023 FEI World Cup. The 2021 USDF/USEF Dressage Finals in Kentucky was our most well attended year and a great competition. We saw the addition of the Jr/YR divisions through 4th level and competitors who qualified for the AA and Open divisions in both 2020 and 2021. It was fantastic to see our large contingent of Region 5 competitors in attendance and quite a few of them were in the ribbons or were Champions in their classes. Congratulations to all who competed, supported competitors, owned horses, trained riders – we’re so proud of everyone. You represented us well and we look forward to even more of our Region 5 folks competing next year. Please don’t forget there is travel grant money available for the competition! The 2022 FEI North American Youth Championships will be returning to Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Michigan for 2022 and the USEF Festival of Champions will be returning to Lamplight Equestrian Center in Illinois as well for 2022 shortly after NAYC. The Festival will also feature the addition of the FEI 7 Year Olds in the Championship divisions and also the USEF Para Equestrian Championships. All of our Level 3 qualifying competitions will now feature Para Equestrian qualifying classes, so please help support these riders in this new qualification system. It will be exciting to hopefully increase their participation levels throughout the US. Bids will be opening soon for hosting the 2023 Great American USDF Region 5 Championships. I’d love to hear from any interested parties as soon as possible so I can get you a list of the information we’re going to need for those bids. All Regional Championships will continue to be held by early October since the Champions and Reserve Champions of the Jr/YR (Training-Fourth Level), Adult Amateur and Open divisions will feed into the Nationals Championships through the nomination process. There are also wild card spots for those who obtain high enough scores in the Championship classes. I hope everyone has a great Holiday Season! Till next month! Heather Petersen Region 5 Director
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ground made it easier to push the power envelope without the rider getting completely worn down. A short while into this second long -lining session, it was my turn to get in the saddle. The biomechanics work Heather and I have done over the years came into play and I was able to actually focus on my aids and get the appropriate responses from Roo. The trot Roo was now exhibiting was powerful and pushing. First we posted the trot to keep the power and me pushing him into the bridle when he lost the contact or his focus. Heather’s direction was to get the engine pushing before going into a collect trot. Heather had me kick (to the level necessary to get his attention) him every few strides to get him reacting appropriately: more power, staying in the frame and not reacting negatively. He was moving bigger and more powerfully - I decided to sit the trot. Heather coached me to not be so ‘buoyant’, but instead ‘sit deeper into him.’ Combining this with past feedback from Heather and Missy about my biomechanics: • • • • • • • • •
Widen the lats (lattisimus dorsi) armpits and shoulders down (‘bear down’) press the sternum down strengthen the core (both abs and back) to push into the power sit into the sit bones keep weight evenly distributed on right and left the legs and arms act as chutes- the horse stays between them weight 60% in the inner thighs, 30% on the seat and 10% on ball of feet, pushing down into stirrups forward tension pushing the horse from behind into the contact of your hands
The results in that session were amazing! I had never sat so much power in partnership with my horse! We continued this same process in the canter. For me, the canter has been more difficult to organize with this process, but we got a very forward-into-the bridle canter and then worked on collection. The ‘get the engine moving’ process ensures he’s focused on me and pushing into the bridle, engaging his hind end. The biomechanics allow me to control that power into collection.
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Over the next few months, Missy and I worked on the lunging technique. We added the long whip (tapping the saddle, tapping behind him, waving it in front of him, cracking sound) and loud noises, around trucks and tractors, to create potential distractions. Roo’s initial overreaction of speeding up or trying to get away from the source became replaced by halting and waiting for my next direction. From there, we were able to move his response to keep doing what I asked until I ask for something else. I became more comfortable translating this technique to my riding: if he overreacts, I sit deep and give him a kick until he responds with power in the frame and not ‘running’ or out of balance. Outlast him! It’s not easy. But with the correct biomechanics , persistence and giving him consistent feedback, we have found the recipe to get on the same page in various settings. Basically, my strategy in the past had been to not do too much to cause reaction from my horse and to stop when he started to run away. But that doesn’t give you the powerful partner you know is possible! My work with Heather in April enabled me to develop exercises to get my equine partner’s attention, and the culmination of work with her over the years has empowered me to use his energy in the right ways. Thank you to Heather, Missy, Lyssa O’Riley for offering these clinics and to the Arizona Dressage Association for this great opportunity !
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Clinic With Beth Baumert by Pam Polydoros
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n Thanksgiving Weekend, at Sage Mountain Equestrian Center, 8 Arizona dressage riders and about 30 auditors enjoyed the golden opportunity of a clinic with Beth Baumert, author of the outstanding books, “When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics” and “How Two Minds Meet”. As well as being the initial editor for Dressage Today magazine, and later serving as its technical editor for nearly 25 years, Beth is a USDF-Certified Instructor since nearly the inception of the program, an “L” graduate with distinction, and is President and CEO of The Dressage Foundation. At the clinic, she shared her lifetime of knowledge and tips from some of the best dressage riders in the world that she has closely worked with over the years as Technical Editor. In addition to the above credentials, Beth is a gifted teacher, and I believe that each of the 8 riders and all of the auditors went home after the clinic with a toolbox full of ideas and images to help improve their riding. I rode my 4 year old Saddlebred mare on Saturday, and my 11 year old Saddlebred mare on Sunday. The other riders were: Paula Paglia riding her 5 year old Oldenburg mare, Jaye Robinson riding her 17 year old Hanoverian, Katie Nayak riding her 10 year old Lusitano, Sondra Powers riding her 21 year old Arab/Trakehner, Kadriya Musina-Sallus riding her 5 year old Oldenburg, Cecilia Ross riding her 19 year old Canadian Warmblood and Sarah Smith riding her 11 year old Thoroughbred. The clinic began with a 45-minute intimate lecture in which riders and auditors were given a workbook to follow, and we sat in a circle around Beth and listened intently as she spoke. Beth is a soft-spoken person who speaks carefully and with great purpose. I, for one, hung onto every word, and I think that everyone else did, too. She draws the audience into the lecture with questions. Her first question of the day was, “What do judges value?” The answer: “Freedom and Regularity.” According to Beth, the principles of good riding are scientifically based: Balance, weight, energy, and rhythm. Elusive fundamentals became logical as Beth explained how all of these components come together to eventually create a horse who feels free and harmonious with his rider. There were two more lectures conducted over the course of the weekend, and plenty of time for questions and answers. I wrote pages of notes, not only from the lectures, but also from auditing the rides. Here’s some of them: l. Use a metronome when you ride to establish rhythm. Beth used a metronome during a portion of Katie Nayak’s ride, and it was fascinating how it helped her gelding’s rhythm. 2. It is critical to ride on the “Line of Travel”; this makes it easier to put the horse on the bit. 3. The working trot will help improve the walk and canter (this was advice directed to me). 4. Keep your nose over the crest of the horse. 5. Sit in the middle. 6. Outside aids turn the horse. 7. “Long the Leg” (lengthen your leg) so the horse knows where to step from behind. 8. “Ground” yourself. “Stand” on the ground. 9. Ride your horse in the box that YOU determine, not him. 10. Don’t chase the horse forward; you want to 12 | THE CENTERLINE | DECEMBER 2021
put the horse beneath you. 11. Make the horse “short” (longitudinally). 12. Keep the same percentage of your body on each side of the horse. Anchor both legs. Don’t lean back; stay on top of your seat. 13. Let gravity do it for you. 14. The horse will learn to reach if you close your legs and then soften your contact one-quarter of an inch. At halt to walk, “push” the nose toward the bit. 15. Pushing with the seat only makes the horse hollow his back. 16. Always ride something with a name. Don’t meander aimlessly. Every stride should have a purpose. 17. Take the time to go to the underlying problem and be super clear about what it is you want. Go back to the basics! 18. Ride with heavy elbows and heavy feet. 19. It MATTERS to get to the letter straight. 20. The very best riders in the world spend most of their training on the Basics. I want to give special thanks to my daughter, Alix Polydoros, for her superb management of the clinic on Saturday and Sunday, thereby enabling me to be able to ride on both days, volunteer Lisa Eldracher, and Erika Reyes, Dorie Vlatten Schmitz, and Kasey Reeder for lending their sound systems. Thank you, also, to Janet Ryan for driving Beth. Thank you, Sage Mountain Equestrian Center for the use of your facility for this clinic.
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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/
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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
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2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JANUARY
OCTOBER
14-16: Champagne Dressage Show. Contact Central Arizona Riding Academy for more information. FEBRUARY
NOVEMBER 2021 6-7: ADA Fall Fiesta, Location: WestWorld, Scottsdale, AZ with use of the Equidome
MARCH
20-21: Arizona State Dressage Championships: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ
12-13: Tuscon March Madness I/II: Location: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ. Judges:
27-28: Beth Baumert Clinic: Sage Mountain. Contact Pam Polydoros for more information: icycliwwpper@aol.com
APRIL 16-17: ADA Spring Celebration: WestWorld, Scottsdale, Judges: Sandy Hotz & Paula Lacy MAY 7: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ , Judge:
JUNE 3-5: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show I: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ
JULY 8-10: TDC Road Runner Dressage Show II: Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ
AUGUST 21-22: ADA Summer Heat Dressage Show, Location: WestWorld, Scottsdale, AZ in the Equidome with indoor stabling
SEPTEMBER 17: NAC Dressage Schooling Show: American Ranch, Prescott, AZ , Judge:
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