NODA News Issue 4, 2015

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Issue 4, 2015

NODA News Northern Ohio Dressage Association

Inside:

Important Schooling Show Prize List Information, page 2.

Please Support the 4th Annual Dusty Boots Kentucky Derby Benefit, page 7.

Preventing Soundness Issues in the Dressage Horse. By April Woodward, page 11.

Cover: Linda Cooley and KnightHawke at the 2012 Lake Erie College Prix de Villes. Photo by Dee Liebenthal.

Send us your photos from the 2015 event for the chance to be featured on the cover of Issue 5!

Greetings from the President

The Northern Ohio Dressage Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit 2014 NODA Executive Board President Dee Liebenthal 330-562-8455 president@nodarider.org Vice President Niki Sackman vp@nodarider.org Treasurer Nancy Danielson 440-759-2117 (Text only) treasurer@nodarider.org

Secretary Patti Valencic secretary@nodarider.org Parliamentarian Dale Lappert 330-527-4683

Please also note: The date of the Rocky River Schooling Show is July 12th. It is incorrect in your printed prize list but correct on the website.

If you are planning to show and apply for year-end awards, please be sure you know and understand everything in the prize list this year. There are changes to eligibility requirements for both the championship show and year-end awards. We will always do our absolute best to make sure that all information is available. As a competitor, it is your responsibility to know and understand the rules. If you Dee Liebenthal and Rens don’t understand something in the prize list or have a question about anything, ear Noda Members, please contact your member liaison, Kathy Kirchner, memberrep@nodarider.org, or I know that it is officially Spring and the snow has melted, but 24 Kara Maruszak, Schooling Manager and degrees on March 28th? Come on, now! I Chair, schoolingshow@nodarider.org, or am very grateful however, for the warmth Janeen Langowski-Grava, yearendawards@nodarider.org. There is also an and sunshine we have had this past extensive contact list in this newsletter month. There is hope -- as we choke on and on our website. hair from shedding horses, we smile and enjoy the dawn of the long awaited new Our first schooling show of the series is season. less than six weeks away at Chagrin Valley

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NODA committees have been crazy busy getting everything put together for the parliamentarian@nodarider.org upcoming show season. You should have received your copy of the 2015 Schooling Prize List by the time you get this Directors at Large Show NODA News. But…Ooops! There is some Mary Lou Gallagher very important information that was 216-251-7469 inadvertently left out of your printed MaryLou-DAL@nodarider.org copy of the prize list.

Barb Soukup Barb-DAL@nodarider.org Kathy Kirchner 330-995-6010 Kathy-DAL@nodarider.org Gail Patton 440-442-5256 Mary Dana Prescott 440-942-1008

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Farms. The opening date is April 22nd and closing date is May 6th. Remember that we now have a Professional division for both the Championship Show and yearend awards. After this tough winter, what better way to get your horse(s) back in the swing of things than by attending NODA schooling Shows?

I hope you are as excited as I am about the Recognized Shows this year. We have a Missing subjects under the heading lot of work to do and some of us have had “NODA SCHOOLING SHOW RULES our noses to the grindstone since we  About half of the Entry requirements, made the official announcement last Scratches & Refunds, Ring Size and month. Our goal is to host quality shows Awards. now and into the future, shows that will  Prize list date error: The date of the provide an enjoyable experience for all Rocky River Schooling Show is July competitors and spectators. Toward 12th. accomplishing that goal, we have hired Kevin Bradbury to manage the shows, but The correct information is in the online there is a lot of work still to do, including version, and there is a single sheet that everything necessary to get the show you can download and print to keep in grounds set up and ready. We have to your hard copy. procure and organize the volunteers,

2015 Committees Communications Correspondence Secretary: Rosemary Rufo 330-527-7836 correspondence@nodarider.org Newsletter Editors: Layout/Content: Elizabeth Bross 814-881-2786 Elizabeth-editor@nodarider.org Layout/Content: April Woodward April-editor@nodarider.org Advertising/Corral: Mosie Welch 330-618-5838 Mosie-editor@nodarider.org Classifieds: Jill Voigt 216-346-2811 Classifieds@nodarider.org Reporting: Regina Sacha-Ujczo Regina-reporter@nodarider.org Webmaster and Facebook: Linda Cooley 440-941-6269 webmaster@nodarider.org External Relations: Lisa Gorretta 440-543-8682 ext-relations@nodarider.org

Educational Programs Co-chairs: Marcia Doyle 330-562-8456 Marcia-Edu@nodarider.org Berni Moauro 330-467-0619 Berni-Edu@nodarider.org

Membership & Handbook Chair: Fran Cverna 440-834-1774 membership@nodarider.org Junior & Young Rider Liaison: Lauren Hunter 812-655-0375 jr-yr@nodarider.org Member Liaison: Kathy Kirchner 330-995-6010 memberrep@nodarider.org Professional Liaison: Mary Dana Prescott

Historical Historian: Lora Burgess 440-554-6736 historian@nodarider.org

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Competitions Recognized Show Chair: Niki Sackman rs-chair@nodarider.org Manager: Kevin Bradbury 734-426-2111 Ext 111 info@horseshowoffice.com Show Secretary: Mary Lou Gallagher 216-251-7469 rs-secretary@nodarider.org Volunteer Coordinator: Karen Eisenhauer 330-220-4705 rs-vol-coord@nodarider.org Sponsors/Advertising: OPEN Program Coordinator: Sara Justice 908-240-6949 program@nodarider.org Silent Auction Coordinator: OPEN

Newsletter and Website Advertisers Big Dee’s Buckeye Horse Park Dream On Farm Equestrian Pursuits JP Dressage Lake Erie College

Schooling Show Chair: Kara Maruszak 440-655-9376 schoolingshow@nodarider.org Show Secretary: Jennifer Tulleners 440-213-6685 ss-secretary@nodarider.org Volunteer Coordinator: Gail Patton 440-442-5256

Year-End Banquet Chair: Shannon O'Hara 440-781-4557 Banquet@nodarider.org

Awards Chair: Janeen Langowski-Grava 440-666-6182 yearend-awards@nodarider.org

NODA’s Board welcomes all comments and opinions regarding NODA activities, shows and policies. Please contact member liaison Kathy Kirchner.

Monthly board meetings are held the second Monday of each month from 7 to 9 pm at Panera Bread, 6130 Kruse Drive in Solon.

Members are welcome to attend. See meeting page at www.nodarider.org for details as on occasion the location of the meeting may change.

North Crest Equestrian Center Poulin Dressage Rivendel Farm Rob Stone Certified Farrier Saddles 101 Schneider Saddlery The Visiting Vet Topline Stables United States Dressage Federation Please support NODA’s advertisers with your business!

entice sponsors and advertisers, prepare the program and information for the prize list, and a great many other little things that make a show successful. If you can help in anyway, please contact Niki Sackman, VP@nodarider.org or me, Dee Liebenthal, President@nodarider.org. Let’s put meaning back in the word “community” and come together as a supportive dressage community and help make this the best darn event there is. I know we can do it. We have the members; we just need a little of your support.

We are really in need of a person to help with Sponsorships and Advertisers, someone who will keep track of the data and do follow-up. After consulting with experts, we think that our members will contact their friends and families and ask them to support us with their advertising and sponsorships. If we are correct, then we just need someone who is organized and has good computer skills to keep everything organized.

Soon, those who were lucky enough to escape the winter weather will be coming home from Florida, South Carolina, and other warmer states. Maybe you lucky NODA members with the tans would like to tell us about the highlights of your time away, and/or share your pictures and stories of a good lesson or clinic you participated in with a particular trainer. Those of us who had to tough it out this particularly harsh winter could use the good news of your southern experiences. We are always on the lookout for good cover photos for the NODA News, so keep that in mind when sharing. We need an 8.5 x 11 format in a photo type file.

Ok, let’s all come together and work to make all of NODA’s shows shine this year and into the future. I am certain we can do it.

Thank you, and Happy Spring!

Dee Liebenthal, President $ NODA Professional Member Grant Opportunities $ Professionals — Trainers, Instructors Need help financially for continuing education in riding, training and theory of dressage and related subjects?

NODA’s Professional Grant Funding can help make this possible.

50% of event cost is reimbursable (up to $200). Symposiums, certification clinics, judging seminars and other educational seminars are all permissible (only riding clinics are not permissible).

Just apply to NODA’s board in writing — Tell why you should receive a grant, what function you plan, where it is located, and the cost of the event. Also include how you currently support NODA and how you will give back the content of the program that you attended to NODA. Will you offer a lecture, clinic, or write an article for NODA News?

You can receive 50% (up to $200) of the cost of the event. The only requirement — you must be a “Professional” horseperson as defined by the current USEF rule book and be a member in good standing with NODA.

Mail your application to:

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NODA Board c/o Mary Dana Prescott 38905 Gardenside Drive Willoughby, OH 44094

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Please Support the 4th Annual Dusty Boots Kentucky Derby Benefit

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ear NODA Members,

We are at the starting gate...preparing to celebrate a truly iconic American experience for horse riders, horse lovers and horse racing enthusiasts...The 141st Run for the Roses! For those of us who cannot or will not be in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, Valley Riding offers a fun and exciting alternative at: The Around the Corner Saloon & Cafe 18616 Detroit Road, Lakewood, Ohio Saturday, May 2nd, from 4-7 p.m.

Tickets are $40 per person, $l5.00 is tax deductible. Only 300 tickets available. Call (216)267-2525 for ticket information. *Please note the event is NOT at the stable this year. The Around the Corner is located "around the corner" as you travel west from Lakewood on Detroit and before you cross the bridge into Rocky River.

Valley Riding is active and committed to producing young riders for the NODA community. We are pleased to offer two NODA schooling shows this summer. And, Valley Riding enjoys the friendship, commitment, and generosity from the Northern Ohio Dressage community in return. I hope we can count on each of you to continue to support our efforts.

It promises to be fun. We will start with cocktails, bluegrass music, watch the race on Around the Corner's many big screen TV's, live auction prizes for each horse in the race, Chinese auction, raffle prizes, and a hat parade and contest. There will be horse-related prizes as well as prizes for restaurants and activities (when you can get away from the barn or for the unfortunate non-horse person in your life.) Every single dollar raised directly benefits Valley Riding's horseback riding programs and scholarship funds.

Please visit us on Facebook or call (216) 267-2525 for information on how to become a sponsor, donate an auction prize, advertise in Valley Riding's Racing Form, and Our mission statement reads: Valley Riding, Inc. is a compassionate horse community, committed to educating purchase tickets. With your help and that of others like you, we are confident that Valley Riding and its horses and and empowering children and adults by providing ponies will remain in Cleveland Metroparks to serve future enriching opportunities to engage with horses in a generations of horse lovers and riders. metropolitan setting.

For over 25 years, Valley Riding has lived up to that mission through its therapeutic riding program, urban youth outreach program for economically disadvantaged families, group English horseback riding lessons, dressage instruction, jumping clinics, educational tours, scouting programs, summer pony and horse camps. A unique and valuable community resource, Valley Riding is located in the heart of west side neighborhoods. As NODA members, you are well aware that keeping horses within easy reach of an urban population is both challenging and expensive and each passing year brings more obstacles to overcome.

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So...put on a hat, bring your friends, family and fellow riders and come to the Around The Corner and join 300 racing enthusiasts to hear those THREE WORDS...And They're Off!!!

SEE YOU AT THE DERBY!!!

Margaret McElhany and Valley Riding's Board of Trustees

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Preventing Soundness Issues in the Dressage Horse

By April Woodward

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n last month’s article, “Identifying Common Soundness Issues in the Dressage Horse” I talked about soundness issues frequently affecting dressage horses and symptoms, diagnoses and possible courses of treatment for those issues. Of course, prevention is always preferable to treatment, so this month I wanted to talk about some possible ways to prevent injury to your horse.

Turnout and R&R

What type of turnout routine, if any, does your horse have? I frequently hear that many show barns, particularly those with high value horses, opt for very limited to no turnout. Many show horses are also traveling week after week and showing multiple times per month. This can take both a mental and physical toll on your horse. Turnout is the horse’s natural way of keeping Fitness, fitness, fitness himself fit. When turned out, most horses spend some of their time running and playing with friends, or at the very One of the best ways to prevent injury to your horse is least, walking almost constantly while eating grass. This probably one of the most obvious. Make sure he’s fit to gives their joints a chance to keep working, instead of do the job you’re asking him to do. Use common sense standing stagnant in a stall. This can often make a big when training a horse, whether it’s a younger green horse, difference in horses who suffer from arthritis and stiffness or an old schoolmaster stepping back into the show ring. in the joints. Mentally, it’s the horse’s way of blowing off Take it back to a basic level – your horse is an athlete, just steam and reducing stress, thus reducing fatigue. Every like you are, and his workouts require the same elements horse is different, and admittedly, some horses don’t enjoy as your own balanced fitness routine would. Adequate turnout time. However, if you’re able to find a good, warm up and cool down time is essential, his muscles, stable turnout routine that works for your horse, he will tendons, ligament and joints all need time to warm up almost surely benefit from it. Even if you’re not big on before he’s really asked to exert himself, and he needs to turnout, make sure you’re giving your horse enough R&R cool down gradually in order to prevent soreness and time in between shows. Constant travel and the stress of muscle damage. Ten to fifteen minutes of both warm-up new environments can also take a toll on your horse over and cool down time should be part of your daily riding time, and it’s important to recognize the benefit of resting routine. Put some thought into your riding routine, know comfortably at home. your horse’s limitations, and stay within them. If the horse has been out of work, or is stepping up to a new level, Proper Care and Nutrition increase your workouts gradually in both length and intensity. Generally, a lower level show horse will require If you’re sensing a theme here, it’s that soundness and at least 4 days per week of consistent work in order to stay injury prevention are best achieved by looking at the fit. “whole horse.” This means that not only should your horse be fit for his purpose, but you also need to make Incorporate some gymnastic exercises to help your horse sure his care and nutrition are matched to his purpose as use different muscle groups and learn to carry himself well. A horse showing at the grand prix level is going to correctly. Keeping your horse balanced, supple, off the have much different needs that my training level dressage forehand, and using himself as correctly as possible will horse. A horse who lacks proper nutrition may not have help to prevent undue stress on his joints. As far as fitness the adequate muscle strength or energy to perform at his is concerned, one of the easiest things to do to when best, while a horse who is overweight may put undue you’re in a crunch for time, or when the horse is fresh, is stress on his joints. Both of these issues create a higher lunging. However, studies have shown that lunging can chance of injury. Some factors to consider when thinking have adverse effects on horses. This is mostly because of about the nutritional needs of your horse include his the fact that most lunging is done with the horse on a breed, his level of competition, his training routine, and his relatively small circle. Excessive work on a small circle can environment. A really interesting site to visit, if you’d like cause undue stress on your horse’s joints, as well as a custom analysis done on your horse’s feed program causing muscle soreness and fatigue, and possibly injury. based on your individual training and care routine is Consider free lunging in a larger area, or even ground www.feedxl.com. driving as an alternative to the small, repetitive, tight circles involved with traditional lunging.

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In addition to proper feed, and equally as important is proper farrier care. It’s important to realize that when it comes to shoeing – not all horses are created equal, and what works for one, may not work for another. The general recommendation is that horses should be re-shod every 6-8 weeks. However, for many horses that cycle can be too long, or occasionally too short, depending on the conformation of the horse and his individual needs. Work with your farrier to find a routine that works best for your horse, monitor his progress throughout his shoeing cycle, and make adjustments where needed. Always make sure that your horse’s hoof is balanced from left to right, with the inside and outside hoof walls as close to equal length as possible. You should also ideally be able to see an unbroken line from the pastern to the hoof without a forward or backward break to it. Appropriate heel support is also necessary, and the shoe should always be large enough to fully support the horse’s hoof walls.

Know Your Horse Lastly, and simply, know your horse. Be familiar with his routine and his care – and pay attention to how it’s working for him. What is his body condition? How much

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is he sweating after a ride, and how hard is he breathing?

Does the workload seem too heavy for him, or is it easy?

Learn what is “normal” for him and observe changes. Is he suddenly cranky about picking up the canter, when he didn’t used to be? Is he refusing or failing to perform movements that he can normally do easily? Often a change in your horse’s behavior is the first sign that and injury could be brewing somewhere, and catching it as early as possible and preventing damage can be very important.

Conclusion The bottom line is that injury prevention has to do with more than just your horse’s joints and tendons. It’s about realizing that your horse is an athlete, and treating him like you would any other athlete, making sure that you look at the big picture, including fitness, nutrition, stable management/routine and other factors. Thanks for reading – and I wish you all a very happy, healthy and successful show season with your horse!

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All NODA Schooling Show Series Competitors: Please refer to the NODA website for official Prize List updates! www.nodarider.org May 17th at Chagrin Valley Farms Open: April 22nd Close: May 6th Contact Gail Patton to volunteer!

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Member News NODA Welcomes New Members!

Next NODA Board Meeting:

Welcome (or Welcome Back) to the following who were not members in 2014: Janet C. Boyle Michele Haskinson Jill Himes Lynnette Jacobs Stephani A. Kame Brenda Livengood Reagan McClellan Brooke Miller Iris Paterson Victoria L. Patterson-Pirko

Jennifer Pompeani Alexis Renaud Corinne Livengood Schnur Cindy Sladek Joan Sladek Kristin Stein Rose Watt Julie Weitzel Joanne White

Thank you for additional donation with membership: Joan Sladek Thank You to all 2014 NODA members who have renewed your membership for 2015!

Current membership as of March 30 is 256 members.

The online membership roster at www.nodarider.org is used as verification of membership for NODA activities.

April 13, 2015 Panera Bread - Solon, 6130 Kruse Drive Minutes are available at www.nodarider.org NODA’s Board welcomes all comments and opinions regarding NODA activities, shows and policies. Please contact member liaison Kathy Kirchner.

Monthly board meetings are held the second Monday of each month from 7 to 9 pm at Panera Bread in Solon.

Members are always welcome to attend. See the meeting page at www.nodarider.org for details as on occasion the location of the meeting may change.

Your membership, time, and talents make NODA a better GMO!

USDF News USDF Announces New FEI B Level Certified Instructors Lexington, KY (April 2, 2015) - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) held its first FEI B Level Instructor Certification exam. The exam was held March 24 -25, 2015 at Sporthorse America in Santa Rosa, CA, with examiners Lilo Fore, Kathy Connelly, and Hilda Gurney. USDF is pleased to congratulate Volker Brommann, CA, Jennifer Baumert, NC, Stacey Hastings, NC, and Rachel Saavedra, CA, as the first instructors to be certified at this new level. Instructors who are certified at this level are tested in their riding and teaching skills, along with training theory at the Prix St. Georges and Intermediate I levels.

"With the successful completion of the first FEI B Level testing, the USDF Instructor Certification program has reached another milestone. This is an exciting, major step forward in our efforts to certify dressage instructors at NODA News 2015 page 15

the FEI levels. I want to congratulate the four individuals who took and passed the exam, and thank all of those who have worked so hard to bring this program to fruition,� stated George Williams, USDF President.

For more information on the USDF FEI Level Workshop and Certification Program, the USDF Instructor/ Trainer Program, to view a calendar of workshop or testing dates, or to obtain details on hosting a workshop or testing session, please visit the USDF website at www.usdf.org or contact the USDF education programs department at instructorcertification@usdf.org.

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Classified Editor: Jill Voigt Phone: 216-346-2811 Check payable to NODA: Jill Voigt Rosewood Stables 10021 Station Road Columbia Station, OH 44028 Email ad to: Classifieds@nodarider.org Horse for Sale or Lease HALF LEASE ON-SITE: LUSITANO

FOR SALE OR PLACEMENT: Due to owner illness, the following mares are available for sale or placement. 1) ’96 ATA Reg. GOV approved 16.3+ hh Grey Sarandipity by Schonfeld. 2) ’01 Reg. GOV 15.3+ hh Grey, Tour Jete by Tantris/Amiego. 3) ’02 Reg. GOV “Premium”, 15.1+ hh Grey Rag Doll by Routinier/ Amiego. 4) ’02 Reg. GOV “Premium” 16.2 hh Grey Feine Lillie by Feiner Stern/Schonfeld.

5) ’03 Reg. GOV “Premium” 16.3+ hh Grey De Va Bona by DeNiro/ Schonfeld. (ATA is American Trakehner Association and GOV is Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society of North America.) Please contact Nancy at Windiknoll@gmail.com or (330) 666-3991. ($$I-6)

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(I-6).

FOR SALE: Ariat Volant chaps.

Never used, still in package. Black, Style # 10007921. Size Medium Height 18.5”, calf 14.5-15.5”. $25 plus shipping, or can be picked up (located near Olmsted Falls).

7 y.o. grey gelding 16HH located Please contact Jill at at Scenic Run in Novelty. Training rosewoodstables@windstream.ne with Nancy Lewist or 216/346-2811. (I-6).

Stanton. Talented, smart and willing with sweet personality and excellent ground manners. Fun and forward-going; rider must be light with aids and an advanced rider is preferred. Training Level with lots of potential. $400/ month. Patti at mcspls@att.net ($I-6)

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Equipment/Vehicles HORSE TRAILER FOR SALE: 2006 Equispirit, XL two horse bumper pull. Fiberglass roof, aluminum cover, steel frame, two inside lights. Weight distribution package. Diamond plate on fenders. New tires. Dressing room, two adjustable saddle racks, two feed backs, four bridle hooks, three cargo hooks on bulkhead wall. Padded butt and breast bars, padded sides/middle partitions. All partitions removable. Sliding window between dressing room and stalls.

Pictures available. Like new.

Price $8,000 Contact Kathy at 412/576-0420 or sting122@comcast.net. (I-5$$) 2001 ELITE ALUMINUM 3-HORSE SLANT GOOSENECK TRAILER Rubber side walls and stall mats. Camera inside stall area for monitoring. 30 gallon water tank with exterior faucet. Collapsible side-awning.

Single leg hydraulic jack. 8.5 foot short-wall dressing room with walk through to stalls. Blanket bars, bridle hooks, saddle racks and more! Pictures available.

Asking $19,900. Contact margecromwell@sbcglobal.net. (I -5)

STABLE LISTINGS Bridlewood Dressage Farm Medina, Ohio Cheryl Slawter 330-239-1997 CBridlewood@aol.com Board from $300 (may be reduced for barn work), 2 indoor and 1 outdoor.

Excellent care, friendly.

Candle Light Farms Noell Sivertsen-Edgell Chesterland, OH 44026 440-376-2117 Sivertsenedgell@att.net Boarding, lessons, sales, training, leases, indoor/outdoor

STABLE LISTINGS Dream On Farm Janet and Mike Boyle Columbia Station, OH 440-376-9298 www.dreamonfarm.com Shows, lessons, boarding, grass pastures, turnout, indoor arena, outdoor arenas; hunter and dressage arenas Fair Weather Farm Kate Poulin Chagrin Falls, OH 386-624-3968 katepoulin@yahoo.com Heated barn/indoor, Grass /all season T/O, stalls cleaned 2X/day. Two outdoors, trails, security.

Kirgis Farm Mantua, OH 330-554-1716 www.kirgisfarm.com Dressage barn, all day turnout, competent staff, large stalls, pastures, safe fencing,, indoor.

KKM Stables Karen Stephens Bellville, OH 419-688-1331 KKMStables@aol.com www.KKMStables.com Full-Service quality dressage training thru the Levels. Improve balance, strength of horse & rider.

Grand Prix Farm Kelli Flanagan Valley City, OH 44280 330-483-9055 www.grandprixfarm.com Boarding, lessons, schoolmasters available, indoor & outdoor arena, heated observation room Ledge Hollow Stable Jeanne & Terry Fashempour 330-239-2587 Medina, OH 44256 www.LedgeHollowStable.com Full care, co-op, turn-out, Instruction, NE corner of Medina county.

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STABLE LISTINGS Mithra Training Stable Wendy Gruskiewicz Jefferson, OH 440-213-0509 www.mithrastable.com Specializing in Arabian Sport Horses, dressage training, sales & lessons North Crest Equestrian Center Julie Taylor Avon Lake, OH 44012 (440) 933-4654 www.northcrestequestrian.com Dressage training & lessons, summer horse camps, birthday parties.

Pleasant Valley Farm Kris Lanphear Willoughby Hills, OH 440-942-9034 References. Board, grass T/O, trails, lessons, care of special need horses. Natural training.

Princeton Ridge Farms Huntsburg, OH 440-463-2428 www.princetonridge.net Quality horse care, boarding, retirement and sport horse sales in Geauga County.

Rivendel Farm Bonnie Gray Dale Lappert , R Dressage Judge Garrettsville, OH (330) 527-4683 evening (440) 813-4009 days Board, dressage/eventing. Small, experienced care, 7 day T/O . Indoor/ outdoor, trails, jumps.

Rhythmic Ridge Ranch Debi Smith Lorrain County 440-315-2660 Full care, indoor and lighted outdoor, matted stalls and heated water

Rocky River Stables Cleveland Metro Parks Rocky River. OH (216) 267-2525 www.valleyriding.org Boarding, lessons, pony /horse camps, therapeutic riding, indoor & outdoor arena, trails.

Scenic Run Equestrian Center Novelty, OH www.scenicrun.com Nancy Lewis-Stanton 440 - 567-3057 rhavel97@gmail.com Large airy stalls, fed 4X daily, indoor and outdoor arenas, trails and much more. Ask about boarding discounts.

Shade Tree Farm Betsy Rebar-Sell 330-351-1124 brsell@aol.com Full care, indoor & outdoor arenas, trails, turnout, lessons, and training.

Shadow Facs Farm 814-796-6161 www.shadowfacsfarm.com Dressage and combined training, instruction, and sales.

Topline Stables at Walden Janeen Langowski-Grava Aurora, OH 44202 330-995-0039 440-666-6182 www.topline-stables.com Boarding, lessons, clinics, sales, training, kids camp. Full care, indoor/outdoor, grass pastures.

Xhalt Equestrian Center Phyllis Setter Columbia Station, OH (216) 299-3096 www.Xhalteqcenter.com Adult boarding /training. Lorain county close to I-480/Cuyahoga County. Indoor/ outdoor, pasture.

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Calendar of Events Complete Calendar on NODA website: www.nodarider.org. E-mail Webmaster@nodarider.org to have your event added! ** Schooling Show Scores eligible for NODA Year-end Awards 4/9-12 Equine Affaire Columbus, OH 4/11-12 Clinic with Will Faerber Sand Hill Stables, Mantua, OH www.SandHillStableOH.com Cindy 440-227-8834 (voice/ text) or CindyIntu7@gmail.com Will Faerber: www.Art2Ride. com 4/18-19 Lake Erie College Dressage Prix de Villes (USDF/USEF ) Lake Erie Equestrian Center Concord, OH www.LEC.edu/ equestrian/events 4/18-23 Dressage Clinic with Miguel Tavora Woods Edge Stables, Burton, OH. www.migueltavora.com

4/19 Basic Dressage & Balanced Seat Clinic with Ann Belth www.HalfHaltFarm.com Bloomington, IN 4/25-26 NODA Classical and Western Dressage Clinic with Sarah Martin. Sand Hill Stable, Mantua OH Details at www.nodarider.org 4/26 USEF 2015 Tests Clinic

with Sue Madden “S” Judge Stealaway Farm, Johnstown, OH Hosted by Mid-Ohio Dressage 5/2 Joanne White Clinic at Dream on Farm Equestrian Centre, Columbia Station, OH. Contact Niki Sackman: (440) 454-4709 or Niki@dreamonfarm.com ** 5/2 Dressage Schooling Show & Dressage Test Clinic www.StoneGateFarm.org Judge Jackie Smith (r)

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5/8-10 Dressage Training Camp with Douglas Puterbaugh Author of "The Seven Deadly Sins of Dressage" www.puterbaughdressage.co m Puterbaugh Dressage Sport, Howell MI Tamara at (707) 975-6847cell or dputerbau@aol.com 5/9-10 Winona Horse Trials www.StoneGateFarm.org Hanoverton, OH 5/15-17 Dressage Clinic with Charles de Kunffy Topline Stables, Aurora OH Contact Janeen at 440-6666182 or Janeen@toplinestables.com **5/16 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Ridgewood Stables, Medina OH www.CADSdressage.org ** 5/17 NODA Schooling Show at Chagrin Valley Farms Bainbridge, OH ** 5/23 Keystone Saddle Club Dressage Schooling Show www.KeystoneSaddleClub.com Keystone Saddle Club Arena, Uhrichsville, OH 5/24 Basic Dressage & Balanced Seat Clinic with Ann Belth 5/25 Spring Hunter Pace www.StoneGateFarm.org Hanoverton, OH 5/29-31 Dressage at Waterloo Spring Classic I & II (USEF/USDF Recognized) www.HorseShowOffice.com Waterloo Hunt Club Grass Lake, MI **5/30 Summit County Schooling Dressage Show Summit County Fairgrounds Tallmadge, OH www.summitcountysaddlehor se.org/dressage.html

** 6/6 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Ridgewood Stables, Medina, OH www.CADSdressage.org

** 7/26 Dream on Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Columbia Station, OH Judge: Barbara Soukup “L” www.dreamonfarm.com

** 6/7 NODA Schooling Show at Ridgewood Stables Medina, OH

** 8/2 NODA Schooling Show at South Farm Middlefield, OH

** 6/14 Dressage Schooling Show, Combined Test & Jumper Rounds, XC Schooling www.StoneGateFarm.org Hanoverton, OH ** 6/14 Dream on Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Columbia Station, OH Judge: Joanne White “L” 6/20 & 21 Lake Erie College Dressage Derby I and II Shows (USDF/USEF Recognized) Lake Erie Equestrian Center, Concord, OH www.LEC.edu/ equestrian/events ** 6/28 Stone Gate farm MiniTrials & Dressage Schooling Show www.StoneGateFarm.org Hanoverton, OH ** 7/12 NODA Schooling Show at Rocky River Stables Rocky River, OH ** 7/18 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Ridgewood Stables, Medina, OH 7/18 NODA Dressage 2015 (USDF/USEF) New Venue: Chagrin Valley Farms, Chagrin Falls, OH www.nodarider.org 7/19 NODA Dressage 2015 Encore (USDF/USEF ) New Venue: Chagrin Valley Farms, Chagrin Falls, OH www.nodarider.org

** 8/2 Stone Gate Farm MiniTrials & Dressage Schooling Show www.StoneGateFarm.org Hanoverton, OH ** 8/15 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Ridgewood Stables, Medina OH www.CADSdressage.org ** 8/23 Dream on Farm Dressage Schooling Show, Columbia Station, OH Judge: Lynn Hamler “L” www.dreamonfarm.com ** 9/6 NODA Schooling Show at Rocky River Stables Rocky River, OH ** 9/19 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Ridgewood Stables, Medina OH www.CADSdressage.org ** 9/27 Dream on Farm Dressage Schooling Show Championship Columbia Station, OH Judge: Dale Lappert “R” ** 9/20 CADS Dressage Schooling Show Championship Ridgewood Stables, Medina OH www.CADSdressage.org ** 10/3 NODA Schooling Show at Chagrin Valley Farms Bainbridge, OH **10/4 NODA Schooling Show Championships at Chagrin Valley Farms Bainbridge, OH

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