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REMINDER
ELECTION OF BD CHAIR, BD JUDGES DIRECTOR AND BD INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
As published in BD Magazine Issue 2, there are three Director positions eligible for election this year – the roles of BD Chair, BD Judges Director and BD International Director. Applications are open until midday on Tuesday 3 May 2022 so there’s still time to apply for any of these roles, which are fantastic opportunities to get more involved in shaping and developing future strategy in key technical areas.
Please see page 55 of Issue 2 to fi nd out more about the application processes.
Details of the specifi ed knowledge, experience and competencies required for a Board Director, along with the role descriptions, are available on the BD website: britishdressage.
co.uk/our-sport/British-dressage /structure-and-governance
To request a nomination form and further information, please contact Ben Waterhouse, Chief Operating Offi cer, on ceo@britishdressage.co.uk or call 02477 087805.
BD YOUTH FOUNDATION ACADEMIES 2022
Applications for the 2022 Foundation Academies will be opening in the spring. If you’re a B, B+ or A Squad rider, competing consistently at a minimum of 66% at Elementary (or equivalent at age-appropriate levels on young horses aged seven years or under), this could be for you! Selected riders will receive coaching and performance development sessions, both mounted and unmounted, over two two-day camps running through autumn/winter.
We will announce when applications open via the BD website news and across our social media channels, so watch this space! All information can be found on britishdressage.co.uk/
get-involved/bd-youth/youth-
academies and more information about 2022 applications will be available in the spring. If you have any questions about the 2022 entry criteria, please contact Hannah James, Youth Development Offi cer at hannah. james@britishdressage.co.uk
JUDGES’ UPGRADES
Congratulations to the recently upgraded judges listed below.
LIST 2A
Sarah Kingwells (North & West)
LIST 4
Lyndsey Adamson (North & West), Tanya Bridgeman (North & East), Karen Dance (South & West), Emma Forsyth (North & West), Pip Frankish (South & West), Christine Gay (South & East), Joanne Glover (North & West), Martine Harbour (South & West), Elizabeth Jones (Wales), Andrew Keane (North & East), Adrienne Lanigan (North & West), David Lannon (North & East), Sam McEwan (South & West), Rebekah Middleton (South & East), Jade Paterson (Scotland), Alison Pepper (North & East), Mette Peterson (South & West), Susan Price (North & West), Laura Vandervleit (South & East), Val Walkden (South & West), Kathryn Woolgar (North & West).
LIST 5
David Andrew (Scotland), Catriona Armstrong (Scotland), Enid Baines (North & West), Ruth Baxter (North & East), Bernadette Briggenshaw (South & East), Emma Butler (South & East), Michaela Butt (South & East), Edward Chitty (South & East), Heather Clark (West North & West), Claire Cowley (South & East), Marcia Cundy (South & West), Laima Davies (South & West), Zandra Forder (South & West), Vicky Fry (South & East), Diana Glassett (South & East), Jane Harries (Wales), Liz Hole (South & West), Deborah Howson (North & East), Philippa Inskip (North & West), Julie Jerome (South & West), Patricia Lawton (North & West), Rachael Liddle (North & East), Sarah McClarron (North & East), Dominique Mills (South & West), Helen Moore (South & West), Kate Ness (North & West), Jane Ratcliffe (North & West), Victoria Russell (South & West), Ellie Samwell (South & West), Sharon Spenser-Mullins (North & East), Keeley Squires (North & East), Heather Stickley (South & West), Tiffany Tasney (South & East), Frances Trundle (North & East), Louise Wakeham (North & West), Frances Wilson (South & West), Deborah Winchester (South & East), Susan Winstanley (North & West), Carol Wood (Scotland).
LIST 6
Katherine Pier (Scotland), Zoe Golding (South & East).
MAJOR DATES
06 – 10 Apr FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, Leipzig (GER) 09 – 10 Apr Combined Training Championships, Onley Grounds, Warwickshire 13 – 17 Apr NAF Five Star Winter Championships, Hartpury, Gloucestershire 13 – 17 Apr Petplan Equine Winter Area Festival Championships, Hartpury, Gloucestershire 29 Apr – 1 May Keysoe Premier League, Bedfordshire 07 – 08 May Para Home International, Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire 07 – 08 May Senior Inter Regionals, Bishop Burton, East Yorkshire 11 – 15 May Windsor CDI4*, Berkshire 13 – 15 May Hickstead Premier League, West Sussex 27 – 29 May Somerford Premier League, Cheshire 08 – 12 Jun Wellington Premier League, Hampshire 08 – 12 Jun Festival of Para Dressage, Wellington Riding, Hampshire 09 - 12 Jun Wellington CDI3*/CDIU25/CDIYJP, Hampshire 24 – 26 Jun Bolesworth CDI3*, Cheshire 25 – 26 Jun BD Youth Inter Regionals, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire A comprehensive list of all major dates including the Petplan Equine Area Festivals can be found online at britishdressage.co.uk/competitions/
