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Annual page 4 Meeting CLUB REPORTS Update Page 20 CLINICS The Spirit of Vaulting Conference Page 22

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Top: A Free Spirit vaulter practices the mill. Photo: courtesy Free Spirit

Left: Mattias Lang clinics a Region IV vaulter. Photo: Martine Tunby

Right: Oak Hills vaulters get together at Region II Cahamponships Photo: courtesy Oak Hills

Bottom: A Starlite tiny tot performs on Pacific Coast’s Chico at Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest. COMPETITIONS Photo: Eric Jewett Alan Balch Selection Trials Thanks to USET A True USET Announces What a Difference Friend Vaulting World Two Years Can Make of Vaulting Championship Jan Weber About two years ago, the United States Selection Procedures Equestrian Team (USET) adopted our won- The United States Equestrian Team derful sport. Since that time they have in- Alan Balch (USET) has announced the schedule of se- vested tens of thousands of dollars into pro- Photo: Carole Dwinell lection trials for team competition at the grams and assistance for our athletes. Vault- Marianne Rose 2004 Vaulting World Championships to be ing has never before seen such support. I For the past seven years Alan Balch held in Stadl-Paura, Austria, August 5-8, think it’s time we let them know that we has led the American Horse Shows Asso- 2004. noticed. ciation which became the United States of The selection trials for the World I ask that each and every one of you write a brief Thank You note today! I also America Equestrian Federation which has Championships’ team competition are: encourage you to include a check for finally become The US Equestrian Federa- • April 17, 2004 $10.00. USET allows us to earmark all do- tion. He has seen the organization through DG Bar - Visalia, CA nations so that they can only be used for a steeplechase of obstacles which have • May 1-2, 2004 our vaulters and vaulting programs. Just made the AVA’s problems seem insignifi- Woodside Vaulters Spring Fest write “Vaulting” on the memo line! If each cant. But he always acknowledged our Woodside, CA of us were to send $10.00 — what a differ- sport and treated vaulting as a discipline • May 15, 2004 ence we can make! equal to the other recognized partners of Garrod’s Spring Classic This is a World Championship year and the USEF. He attended some of our annual Saratoga, CA our vaulters need our support. Donations meetings and came to Nationals. • May 29-30, 2004 to the USET Foundation let the USET know He helped us step on to the big, inter- F.A.C.E. Off Vaulting Challenge how much all vaulting enthusiasts appreci- national stage. He encouraged and pushed Moorpark, CA ate their contributions to our vaulters. You us. As an association we grew up when we Selection for individual competition at also let them know that the vaulting com- had to play with the big boys. Others have the World Championships will be based on munity is grateful for their support. since come to see vaulting as internation- scores from one or more of the following Mail your note to: USET Foundation, ally important but Alan was with us well competitions: Pottersville Road, PO Box 355 Gladstone, before we brought home medals. His fo- • Any USEF recognized competitions NJ 07934. I hope you will include a check cus was at the grass roots level — building held between March 1 and June made payable to the USET Foundation (re- the membership, making the rules fair for 1, 2004; member: write “Vaulting” on the memo all, and keeping it safe. • 2003 USEF Nationals; line). For more information about the Alan always looked beyond the win. • And/or a score from any FEI recog- USET, please visit www.uset.org He said, “The essence of sportsmanship, it nized CVI held between March 1 Please note that, even though the USET and seems to me, is not just or mainly admira- and June 1, 2004. US Equestrian Federation are now operating tion for success, but a sincere wish that a For further information on the 2004 together, a donation or even membership in the fellow athlete succeed. If every competi- Vaulting World Championships or any of USET does not take the place of a US Eques- tor sincerely admires success, not only for the USET’s vaulting programs, please con- trian Federation membership. If you wish to become a member or have not renewed your oneself but also for others, isn’t that the es- tact Mrs. Sally Ike, USET Director of Vault- membership, please do so as soon as possible. sence of good will.” He has stepped down ing, at 908-234-1251 or [email protected]. For more information about the US Equestrian as President and we will miss him. Alan, Visit www.uset.org and/or www.usef.org Federation and membership forms, please visit thanks for all your good will. for more information. www.usef.org. CLUB REPORTS The clubs’ data in this issue was derived from the information in the AVA data base at the National Office. If your club submitted complete membership forms with the correct payment before January 15, 2004, that information has been included, otherwise your club’s data is the 2003 information on record. Rmember that if you have not made corrections or changes to the National Office, the information may not be in the data base. Just because something is noted in an article in Vaulting World, or is “well known” in the vaulting community, that does not automatically get put in the data base. Team managers or coaches are responsible for getting the data about their club to the National Office. AVA DIRECTORY Please note that the information you put on your 2004 AVA Membership Form (and send with appropriate fees before the 1st of March 2004) is the data which will be used for the 2003 - 2004 AVA Directory. If no information is sent to the AVA National office - either as a renwed membership or a change to an existing membership, the information we have on file will be used. The Directory will be mailed to the clubs for distribution to their members approximately April 15th, 2004.

Vaulting World 2 February 2004 Back to The Future Table of Contents American Vaulting Turns 35 Alan Balch Marianne Rose ...... 2 Nancy Stevens-Brown Selection Trials ...... 2 It was only thirty-five years ago that AVA founder Thanks to USET Jan Weber ...... 2 Elizabeth Searle discovered equestrian vaulting in Germany President’s Message Nancy Stevens-Brown3 and decided that it would be a super import for her US 2003 AVA Club Reports Pony Club group. Since then this competitive, recreational Region I ...... 4 and therapeutic sport has taken root all over the United Region II ...... 6 States, while experiencing growth and acceptance world- Region III ...... 10 wide. Today the equestrian community recognizes vault- Region IV ...... 11 ing as an FEI discipline, and vaulters continue to raise the Region IX ...... 13 bar on what is possibly the world’s oldest equestrian sport, Region X...... 17 next to the horse race. Foreign...... 19 Although modern vaulting is now an art, in the begin- More News from Abroad ...... 19 ning it was a necessity. When there were no saddles any- one who dared to ride needed to vault on — bareback. The most primitive bridle AVA Annual Meeting Update ...... 20 was merely a rope over the horse’s muzzle. Registration Form ...... 21 Alexander the Great earned his reputation as a skilled horseman when he Discover Equestrian Vaulting leapt upon a spirited young stallion, Bucephalus. As Alexander gained fame as a Noel Martonovich ...... 22 horseman and leader he assembled his Macedonian army and trained them by Meet the Education Committee ...... 24 using a wooden horse which, like our barrel, helped insure that his men could The Effective Trainer Jen Williams ...... 25 mount and dismount with ease. His cavalry met success until they encountered AVA Medal Tests the Parthians who were capable of turning around on their horses and shooting July 1-December 31, 2003...... 26 their bows and arrows backwards (the Mill was perhaps a Parthian invention). Devon Wood Harvest Fest and Results Eventually these early riders began to throw hides or cloth over their mounts Suzanne Detol ...... 27 and the primitive surcingle was born to hold these loose pads in place. The first Utah Clinic with Devon Maitozo surcingles were mere strips of leather or cloth. From this humble beginning the Kristy Fleming ...... 27 saddle evolved, with a cinch or surcingle becoming an integral part of the design. A Performer in the Making When the stirrup was invented the history of riding and mounted warfare Alethea Shelton ...... 28 took a giant leap forward. Men now could not so easily be unseated from their Kid’s Fun Pages ...... 29-30 horses and they could carry larger and heavier weapons. These riders needed to 10 Exercises to become a be strong, supple, agile and balanced on and off their mounts. To meet these in- Better Horseowner Marianne Rose . 31 creased demands the cavalry incorporated gymnastics, conditioning and vaulting AVA Staff and Volunteer Directory ...... 31 into their programs. Calendar of Vaulting Events ...... 32 The earliest books on military training include etchings and descriptions of vaulting techniques. 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Besides Mozart, Marshal and Shakespeare, we thin from twenty to four (we’re back to being the Region I have added two horses to our vaulting program to “Grissom Women” team — the biological vaulters Arizona, Southern California, Southern make quite a handsome group. Thanks to Sydney can’t quit!). Nevada, Utah. Regional Supervisor: Frankel we have been lucky enough to train and vault We also said a fond goodbye to our dear horse, on a quite large and beautiful warmblood named Jake in July. He was the 19 hand Clydesdale we res- Connie Geisler 909/861-1464 DeVinci. He has been a grand addition to our troop cued five years ago. He was our backyard vaulting [email protected] and we have high hopes for his future. We have also horse — never quite sound enough to go beyond the purchased a beautiful ten year old Holsteiner named occasional trail ride or walk vaulters but we loved him CLASSICAL EQUUS ROYAL LoCarno. His talent and training in dressage is pay- dearly. When the kids stood on him, they felt as if VAULTERS ing off with his security and confidence as a vaulting they were in the clouds. We called their needles “sky 11070 SHELDON ST., SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 horse. He made his competition debut at Region I needles.” He will forever be in our hearts. Our little Phone: 818/767-5996 Championships. We can’t wait to test his further po- Halflinger, Mackaroni, is stepping up to the plate and Email:[email protected] tential. F.A.C.E. was also proud to provide our facil- our Minette, a lovely blonde five year old Belgian is Horses:VALADIMIR (Shire/Thoroughbred/Suffolk), ity to the second High Performance Training Camp in foal and working under saddle as she awaits her SIERRA’S GOLD (Quarter Horse/Mustang) held by USET in the early fall. It was exciting to turn in the circle. Happy Vaulting! Coach:ANN WALBERT, First Year Registered: have most of the top vaulters in the nation training 2003, Colors: WHITE, ROYAL BLUE and learning together. JONI FITT’S SCHOOL OF With some new vaulters, some new horses, and HORSEMANSHIP (Affiliate Club) DIAMOND BAR COUNTRY VAULTERS some new goals, F.A.C.E. is ready for an exciting year BOX 1765, CAVE CREEK, AZ 85327-1765 2132 INDIAN CREEK ROAD, DIAMOND BAR in 2004. Basic team development and top class indi- Phone: 480/488-9680 CA 91765-3345, Phone: 909/861-1564 vidual achievement at home and internationally is the Horses: BOBBI MCGEE WAFFLE (Belgian) Email: [email protected] mission for 2004. Coach: JONI FITTS, First Year Registered: 2001 Horses: GOLIATH (Belgian/Quarter Horse), SNICKERS (Belgian); MISS BABS (Belgian), LOMPOC VAULTERS SUGAR (Welsh/Arab), IZA SAL (Thoroughbred), 3765 SAN MIGUELITO RD. WYATT (Quarter Horse), Coach: CONNIE LOMPOC, CA 93436-9743, Phone: 805/736-4420 GEISLER, First Year Registered: 1989 Email: [email protected] Colors: RED, GOLD, BLACK Horses: APPLE (Quarter Horse/Paint), O.H. ERIN TURA (Connemara/Thoroughbred), Coach: JEANNIE BEATTIE, First Year Registered: 1976 Colors: BLACK, GREEN, TEAL M.A.R.E. (Mastering Abilities Riding Equine) 18200 JOHNSON RD. BAKERSFIELD, CA 93312, Phone: 661/589-1877 Email: [email protected] Horses: PENNY (Quarter Horse), MRS. BEEZLEE (Percheron/Morgan), CHARLIE (American Cream) Coach: DEBORAH FRENCH DURKAN First Year Registered: 2001 Colors: BLUE, RED, WHITE OAK HILLS VAULTERS 830 N 250 W., PROVO, UT 84604 Phone: 801/356-1012 Email: [email protected] Horses:CHARLIE (Quarter Horse), PEDRO Pam Geisler of Diamond Bar competed at (Warmblood), MUCHACHO (Andalusion), KD, CVI*Saratoga. Photo: Eric Jewett RONI (Thoroughbred), SUNCHASER (Arab/Paint), Blake Dahlgren and Tricia Thompson LILLY, Coach: KRISTY FLEMING, First Year F.A.C.E. (Free Artists Creative performed a Pas de Deux at CVI*Saratoga. Registered: 1996, Colors: BLUE, GOLD, WHITE Equestrians) Photo: Eric Jewett Kristy Fleming 2182 TIERRA REJADA RD. We grew in leaps and bounds in 2003. We at- MOORPARK, CA 93021 HAPPY HEARTS VAULTERS tended three competitions, acquired new vaulting Phone: 805/529-4266, Email: [email protected] 4003 ACTON AVE., ACTON, CA 93510-1919 horses, competed as a C-team, competed as a Trot Horses: MOZART (Warmblood), SHAKESPEARE Phone: 661/269-8363, Email:[email protected] team, borrowed horses at competitions, and made lots (Irish Draft), MARSHAL (Thoroughbred/ Horses: MACKARONI (Halflinger/Belgian), of friends along the way! Our first competition was Percheron), BALANCHINE (Oldenberg), Coach: JAKE (Clydesdale), MINETTE (Belgian) DEVON MAITOZO, First Year Registered: 1994 Coach: SUZY GRISSOM, our Region I Championships in June. We had a very Colors: SILVER, BLACK, RED First Year Registered: 1998, Colors: PURPLE, RED talented C-team, but had no horse to perform our free Devon Maitozo Suzanne Grissom style on. We used our brand new trot horse, Lilly, a In 2003 F.A.C.E. had a year of recovery and grass A turbulent 2003 began as we hosted our third 17hh Clydesdale. She did great at canter and trot con- roots development. After the whirlwind year of 2002 competition in a windstorm (thanks to all who braved sidering her size, stamina, and build. But we found and the World Equestrian Games madness, we had the elements). It was a reminder that we can work that we definitely would need a different horse for our first year without an A-team since 1999. Finally hard and plan until we’re blue in the face but only the future competitions. She has the BEST personality! that C-team group got some much deserved attention. Good Lord can control the weather! We fell in love She loves vaulting. The little four-year-old vaulters A young group of eager vaulters enjoyed their first with a place in the Tehachapi mountains. We packed like taking her for walks. She’s a keeper. team experience, and the rest of the crew got to spend up the kids and the horses and said a fond goodbye to Region I Championships was most of these vault- some extra time focusing on individual vaulting. the town of Acton in July. That move saw our ranks ers’ and horses’ first competition. It was great to see

Vaulting World 4 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports all my friends grown up and doing so well. We also times a week in dressage and jumps every once in a designed and sold the Region I t- shirts. while. Silver and Gold vaulters are helping him be- Leslie Hamar talked me into competing at CVI* come a expert at vaulting. He is also going to carry Saratoga a couple of weeks later. I had never com- the B-team free style (and/or C-team free style) this peted before at a CVI and it was definitely one of my year. He loves to be brushed and will nuzzle for treats. best competitions of the year. Showtime’s Falcon was Pedro is another new competition horse. He is wonderful, of course, and I was able to focus on my doing very well with individual vaulters and possibly routines instead of being worried about my coaching one of the C-team free styles. Pedro is a beautiful duties. It was a great experience to compete with sil- 16.2hh bay and trains in dressage. He will be shown ver and gold level vaulters. This was an extremely in dressage the weekends he is not vaulting. Pedro is special competition because my wonderful husband quickly becoming one of the team’s favorite canter and best friend Chad was able to attend. We laughed horses as he never bucks and is extremely sweet. We and played with friends from Pinto Ranch and are very blessed with new horses this year! Thank Showtime. Although our car broke down numerous you to our sponsors and parents for your help. times, it was an awesome experience. Thank you to Lilly had to go back to her owner for the winter, the Bors and Williams families for your hospitality. but two weeks ago she was purchased by one of our We had a wonderful clinic with Devon Maitozo. vaulting families! She will be back this year to carry With an AVA grant we were able to host Devon and the Trot team and look for those handsome geldings learn from his expertise and experience. We had a she loves to flirt with. Thank you Karen Carsen for great two-day clinic and worked all levels on vault- your help with Lilly. ing. We added the finishing touches to our C-team Pepper is a trot/canter horse this year. She is a free style. Thanks Devon for all your help and espe- very attractive Shire/Percheron mare with lots of en- cially to the AVA for helping us learn and grow! ergy and spirit. She started trot classes, but has a very Growing up as a vaulter (Showtime Vaulters of smooth canter as well. She has improved so much in DG Bar Ranch made me realize how important the a year! We have great hopes for Pepper! Thank you horses’ gait is in vaulting), I was blessed to be able to Oak Hills vaulters at Region II Championships Anna for your contribution and support! work with Ingrid Hamar and horses like Falcon. Photo: Eric Jewett Well, we are finally in 2004! We may get new Oak Hills Vaulters’ next competition was Region Woodside Vaulters. He was awesome. Todd did the uniforms for our canter teams and we are making plans II Championships in Grass Valley. I called my “other best I’d seen. Thank you Susie Bors and Woodside for three competitions this year. Nationals are a long vaulting family” to see if Falcon could support our C- for your generosity. We hope Moonlight enjoyed his ways away, but it’s in our view! We have a great op- team freestyle. We arrived two days early and prac- treats! portunity to share vaulting with all of Utah at the Utah ticed on Falcon twice before the competition started. I decided to perform a Silver free style I had never Horse Expo this year. We will be doing numerous We didn’t go through the whole routine; only the parts done during competition to get some comments and demonstrations over three days for thousands of people growth. Nerves erupted for some our vaulters at this that we thought needed a little practice. What would during the first weekend of March. competition, but our trot team did well. I’m so proud this sport be like without the friendships and sports- Thank you to everyone who has helped me along of them! manship that surround us? Vaulting is definitely a the way. Forgetting deadlines, borrowing horses, and At every competition I find it’s the friends, par- family sport. Thank you Ingrid and Falcon for your trying to compete and coach are sometimes stressful. ties, swimming pools, hospitality and smiles that make Being a young coach, it is very overwhelming, but help. Lilly was wonderful for the Trot team and the all the practice and stress worth it. After Nationals the joys far exceed the worries. I watch so many other vaulters had a great time. This competition was defi- we took a two week break and then started again with coaches and wonder how they do it. Thank you for nitely the highlight of the year. We loved the Region B-team, C-team, and Trot team tryouts in October. We your example, advice, and encouragement. You are II Championships! might have two C-teams next year. We are growing in all my heroes. We were home about three weeks before heading leaps and bounds! to Nationals in Colorado. We were a little worried We also have the new addition of our own very, SHOWTIME VAULTERS OF because we didn’t think we could do much better than very, very wonderful canter horse! Rony is a beauti- DG BAR RANCH our performance at Region II. Then our team com- ful dappled gray 17.2 hh Thoroughbred donated by 4597 AVE 272, VISALIA, CA 93277 pulsory horse was a little off and didn’t pass vet check. Kris McClellen of Lindon, Utah. He is eight years Phone: 559/684-8568 The vaulters were very worried and upset. I went on old and started out as a racehorse, but was too cuddly Email: [email protected] the search to find a horse and once again my prayers and slow. Kris showed him as a jumper, but three Horses: FALCON (Dutch Warmblood), were answered. Showtime offered Falcon once again years ago he got cancer. The good news is that it has GUCCI(Dutch Warmblood), PARADOX (Dutch to save the day. We already were using him for our not spread. The bad news is he has a bump on the side Warmblood), Coach: LESLIE HAMAR free style, but now he was carrying us for the whole of his face. When you see him, just pretend the bump First Year Registered: 1996 competition. Tears came down my cheek. Falcon is not there. He loves vaulting! He is ridden three Colors: PURPLE, GOLD, BLACK has always been my favorite but now he is my hero. Our little flyers had never mounted a horse as tall as Falcon but he took care of them as usual. Smiles lit up as they all mounted the first time. We weren’t at our best, but experience and learning are always bet- ter than winning. Our team free style was a different experience as Falcon was ready for a break. The sur- cingle slipped a little about 20 seconds into the rou- tine and that bugged him the rest of the time. We got through the free style with a few bucks, but we were used to surprises on Lilly. Thank you Lilly! Thank you Falcon for hanging in there with us! Falcon also had to perform for our Bronze compulsories and our Bronze free styles went better than they ever had. It was wonderful! Todd Griffiths and I competed at Silver. We bor- Showtime vaulters demonstrate vaulting — and dancing. Photo: Leslie Hamar rowed the very talented horse Moonlight from (Continued)

Vaulting World 5 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports Showtime Vaulters of DG Bar (Continued) at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center such as Festival Region II Catrina DeHoop of the Spanish Horse and Celebration of the Animals are a few of the ones in which we participated. Our team has had a great year, and we are very Northern California, Northern Nevada. Valley View enjoyed many competitions in Re- excited about the new year. We have accomplished Regional Supervisor: Teresa Keville gion I and Region II. We also put on our own recog- many goals — some the original goals, other revised nized competition Vaulting in the Park near home in 707/795-2822, [email protected]. goals. Our team has once again grown and I am one Lake View Terrace. We really enjoyed our vaulting Website: http://home.att.net/~regiontwo of the new members. I started back in April and I love friends from Utah and Germany who vaulted with us vaulting. during the year and at Nationals. CANYON VIEW VAULTERS We are training a new horse named Patricia. We PO BOX 127, DURHAM, CA 95938 call her Pattygirl. She has not quite caught the hang Phone: 530/345-3787, Email: [email protected] of cantering for a long periods of time, but she will Horses: PICASSO (Paint), LILLY (Percheron/ put up with anything. She is a carriage horse just like Appaloosa), Coach: MEGAN GROVE, First Year Falcon used to be. We have high hopes for her. Falcon Registered: 2000 Colors: PURPLE, RED is the sweetest horse you could ever know. Paradox (Perry) is also a very sweet horse. He is almost as COAST LINE VAULTERS good as Falcon. Perry and Falcon are best friends. They 134 FRANKLIN ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 are so cute together. Phone: 831/427-1349, Email: [email protected] Sometimes for fun our team goes to a local gym Horses: HUNTER (Dutch Warmblood), to take aerobics classes and to go on the machines. DESIGNER SOCKS (Hannovarian), JULIET We really enjoyed the Salsa aerobics class. It was a (Percheron), Coach: KATARIINA ALONGI blast. We also took a dance class from a private in- First Year Registered: 1999 structor. That too was a lot of fun. The teacher was Colors: ROYAL BLUE, TEAL, WHITE impressed at our balance skills. This year was accident free. I was the only one who had to stop vaulting for a month and a half so that I could heal from knee surgery thanks to a skiing accident earlier this year. Ingrid gave me vaulting books and videos to look at while I was healing. I was soon back on the horse and better then ever. Valley View vaulters competed at Region II Championships. Photo: Eric Jewett During my first year of vaulting I did a lot of dem- onstrations with the team. They were fun. My favor- Valley View took 18 vaulters to Nationals, nov- ites were the ones at the DG Bar Dressage show and ice through Bronze and came home with lots of great M.A.R.E fundraiser. For the first time ever our team ribbons, including many firsts. We’re so proud of all has been able to do a team move without the basing our vaulters. Rick and Virginia really enjoyed work- help of Leslie, Sophia, or Marisa. We are very excited ing with lots of vaulters and horse people at Nationals about this — especially because I am one of the bases. and at clinics in California. THE PINTO RANCH VAULTING TEAM At Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest competition in Northern California, Rick had a heart attack and 33780 BRIGGS RD., MENIFEE, CA 92584 through the help of many wonderful friends, a great Phone: 909/909-926-1634, Email: [email protected] hospital and heart specialist and a very successful Horses: VANCOUVER (Hannoverian), operation, he came through it all and now is doing HENRIETTA (Morgan/Quarter Horse), MISTY great! He eats differently now — No more junk food (Paint), ANNIE (Quarter Horse), DREAMER and fast food. (Appaloosa), WEASO (Quarter Horse Pony) We want to thank all that helped: Especially Mike Coach: MARTINA S. DYER, First Year Yelavich, who drew a great map to get us to the hos- Registered: 1998, Colors: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE pital in the quickest way possible, all at Garrod’s who VALLEY VIEW VAULTERS took care of our horses, Marianne who was kind enough to take care of both of us and fed us some 11295 ORCAS AVE. really great food, all of our Valley View Vaulters fami- LAKE VIEW TERRACE lies who carried on without us for the balance of the CA 91342 competition day and clean-up, and Connie from Dia- Coast Line vaulters performed their team Phone: 818/302-0153 mond Bar, who drove our horses home for us and all free style at Region II Championships. Email: [email protected], of you who said prayers, called, faxed and e-mailed Photo: Eric Jewett Website: www.valleyviewvaulters.com your good wishes. Again we THANK YOU! Horses: DAN (Percheron), BABE (Belgian), ELLE Today we have a whole new barn of wonderful EVERGREEN VAULTERS (Andalusian), TINA (Andalusian), vaulting horses. Three horses: Dan, Elle and 9844 PIBROCK LANE, WILTON, CA 95693-9648 WALDMEISTER (Hannovarian), MR. WHO Waldmeister went to Nationals this year and you will Phone: 916/687-8996, Email: [email protected] (Swedish Warmblood), Coach: RICK be seeing our newest vaulting horse, Mr. Who, at com- Horses: PEARL (Percheron), SELBY LANE HAWTHORNE, First Year Registered: 1981 petitions in ’04. Babe and Tina love working mostly (Belgian), TO THE MAX (Thoroughbred/ Colors: MAROON, WHITE, BLACK with our novice/beginner vaulters. Percheron), DANNY BOY (Belgian Cross), Coach: Virginia Hawthorne All of us at Valley View are looking forward to, SABINE MATAR, First Year Registered: 1992 We’ve had a very busy year with wonderful and wish for all of you, a healthy and happy 2004. Colors: JADE, BLACK, GOLD, WHITE fundraisers, demonstrations, parades, and competi- tions. A big thank you to Day in the Country spon- WIND DANCE VAULTERS HALF MOON BAY VAULTERS sored by Rancho Rio Verde and the Gift of Love spon- PO BOX 148, TOQUERVILLE, UT 84774 2780 GOODWIN AVE, sored by Sista’z Diva for two wonderful fundraisers. Phone: 435/.635-3006, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061 Demonstrations are a special joy for all our vault- Email: [email protected] Phone: 650/366-7527 ers. Day of the Horse in Lake View Terrace, a Day Horse: ROSIE (Morgan), Coach: KEM VESTAL Email: [email protected] with the Horses in Malibu, a Pierce College demon- First Year Registered: 1998, Colors: Horses: PIXIE (Percheron), stration at their ground breaking and demonstrations TOURQUOISE, TEAL, SILVER THUNDER (Draft Cross),

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Coach: JULIE BEUTLER very hard and earned their wins. Our second Trot 2- Morning Star Vaulters went though some major First Year Registered: 1999 Phase group teamed up with Pacific Coast. The girls changes this year. Part of the team broke off with Colors: ROYAL BLUE, TEAL, YELLOW enjoyed working together and making new friends. Julie Keville to form a new club, Silver Bay, just after Carol Beutler The new vaulting season is bringing new chal- Regionals. Now Novato has two vaulting teams! Early this last year, we changed our name from lenges as some vaulters move up to canter and we Morning Star has many new vaulters now who had Kings Mountain Vaulters to Half Moon Bay Vaulters continue to look at new ways to raise funds to help been waiting patiently for an opening on the team. to tie us closer to the Half Moon Bay community. Our the program. Jodi Howard is now helping with some Our new assistant coaches are Ian and Eric Garcia. goals this year were to raise funds so we could help of the individual coaching to give Julie a break. Jodi Ian already has a reputation for his strict warm-up and more with the costs of the horses and to put in a vault- will help out after Julie has her baby in April. stretching routines that start each class and Eric as- ing arena. As soon as we got the dimensions to Kevin We ended the year 2003 with two more sists in horse warm-ups and longeing. Palmer, he was busy with his tractors, leveling the fundraisers. We sold ribs and french bread at the Half area, laying in the sand and finishing with fibar. The Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival for two days and wrapped arena was ready just in time for our fest and practic- books at Borders Books for Christmas. ing for Regionals and Nationals. LONE OAK VAULTERS 8538 BIRUTA AVENUE ORANGEVALE, CA 95662 Phone: 916/723-1517 Email: [email protected] Coach: VICKI CLEARY, First Year Registered: 2003, Colors: BLACK, GREEN, GOLD Vicki Cleary Lone Oak Vaulters is a small club still in its in- fancy near Sacramento. This past year we performed at local carnivals and parades and did demonstrations at the local public arena. We were pleased to welcome back two veteran vaulters: sisters Shannon and Megan McPartland. They joined our club after Regionals and competed in a great four-man freestyle. We’re thrilled they’ve cho- sen to become part of our team! We’ve got a few younger vaulters who are learning to stretch their ca- Morning Star vaulters demonstrate on Daisy pabilities and imaginations. at their Fall Fundraiser. Photo: courtesy Morning Star Some of us went to Denver for Nationals and had Morning Star’s horses had their ups and downs. a fantastic time there! We were lucky enough to use Sparticus had a bout with colic in July and required Mile High’s horse, Peaches. Our thanks go out to Mile surgery for an impaction. He is now back to work High vaulters and their coach Jodi for all the help and and is good as new. Kelly had several abscesses and Pixie supports the Half Moon Bay vaulters encouragement. The road to Nationals was a long a kick injury from Daisy. Kelly will be bred in Febru- Photo: courtesy Half Moon Bay one, both literally and figuratively. My daughters, ary to a Quarter Paint/Arab stud for an early 2005 foal. Our first big fundraiser was our fest in June. It Jenny and Sara, were plagued with injuries, making We are very excited to see what she produces! Daisy surpassed our expectations with 125 vaulters from all training difficult. The drive to Denver itself was carried both trot and canter vaulters this year. She the major clubs in the area and a group from NCEFT fraught with peril, including flash floods and fatal traf- carried two Trot team free styles at Regionals after (National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy). We fic accidents. We were happy to arrive in one piece! Kelly came up lame and carried the novice canter team created a new class for our special needs vaulters, the We’re looking forward to a busy year, working and many individuals. Bronson carried Pacific “California Diamond” class. Our thanks to our judges, with our Percheron, Baby Huey, who loves getting in Coast’s B-team for Regionals and continues to live in John Alongi and Pam Geisler who kept things mov- the trailer and going for a ride. My son, Dillan, is Woodside for now. ing on time. We sold program ads to local commu- looking forward to advancing further in the novice Morning Star Farm erected a covered arena in nity businesses and held a raffle of donations from trot men’s division, and to performing doubles with the spring and recently installed lighting. We are so businesses in the area. The weather was great with his teammates. happy that we’ll be able to vault all winter on dry the fog breaking by midday. We all enjoyed a day at It should be a great year for Lone Oak Vaulters! ground! We also have our own vaulting arena. If all the Palmer Ranch. MORNING STAR VAULTERS goes well, we may be able to hold a fest in 2004. We continued to fundraise with a cookie dough 95 SAN MIGUEL WAY, NOVATO, CA 94947 sale and a fundraiser at Chevy’s restaurant. With the MT. EDEN VAULTING CLUB money raised, we were able to pay all the horses’ and Phone: 415/897-8486 11845 SKYLINE BLVD. coach’s expenses for both Regionals and Nationals. Email: [email protected] LOS GATOS, CA 95033 Regionals were a big success and a wonderful Horses: BRONSON (Belgian), DAISY (Belgian/ Phone: 408/868-9476, experience as always for our vaulters. As soon as we Quarter Horse), KELLY (Belgian/Halflinger), Email: [email protected], returned from Regionals it was time to get ready for SPARTICUS (Percheron) Website: http://home.att.net/~mtedenclub Nationals. We took six vaulters, our longeur, coach, Coach: CAROLYN CONNER Horses: PEGASUS, (Quarter Horse), FARONIA and their families to Denver. Two siblings of our vault- First Year Registered: 1999 (Dutch Warmblood) DIPLOMAT (Cleveland Bay), ers and our coach’s daughter participated in the Fun Colors: BLUE, WHITE RUSTY (Percheron Cross), AMADEUS Fest. This was our second Nationals but quite a dif- Carolyn Conner (Hannovarian Cross), JACK (Dutch Warmblood), ferent experience from the first because we had to 2003 was a busy year for our team. We partici- ANDERS (Warmblood), ROSIE (Percheron Cross), travel so far. Our thanks to Rick and Virginia pated in many fests including the Tambourine Barrel CHAPPY (Danish Warmblood), Coach: EMMA Hawthorne for getting Pixie there safe and sound. Our fest, Garrod’s May Fest, Woodside Spring Fest, Half DRINKER, First Year Registered: 1979, Colors: thanks also to Julie Keville who stepped in at the last Moon Bay Fest, Region II Championships and Na- BLACK, MAROON, WHITE, BLUE, GOLD minute to longe Pixie for the team free style when our tionals. Phew! We also had a clinic with Adrian Marianne Rose coach was too sick. That is part of what we love about Matsumoto in the spring and a clinic with Matthias The season ended on an incredible high note, with vaulting — the attitude of helping each other so that Lang in the fall. We are planning a barrel clinic with both the A- and B-teams (coached by Emma Drinker, all have a chance to do their best. The girls worked Nancy Stevens-Brown before the end of the year. (Continued)

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(Mt. Eden Vaulters continued) Huntington’s Disease Society (HDSA). Ashley our team and are eager to see them enhance the sport assisted by Jessica Ballenger) taking home their re- Fenbury, one of our Gold vaulters, has this illness. of vaulting. In April we held a medal test for some of spective National Championships in Denver, and the We enjoyed supporting the HDSA Triathlon, Hoop-a- our seasoned vaulters. They all moved up. In July C-team (coached by Jande Kyes) winning their Re- thon, banquets and more. AFG also collected items twenty-five team members and their families attended gion II Championships, despite a plethora of charac- for Nicaraguan children. Leti and Krystal went to the Region II Championships in Grass Valley. It was ter-building vaulting trials and tribulations. Managua, Nicaragua and worked in burn units, can- our biggest attendance for an AVA recognized com- cer wards and schools. They also worked with the petition. As always there was a lot of awesome vault- Ambassador’s horse and introduced vaulting. Believe ing to watch. it or not, they owned a surcingle but did not know We moved on to Denver for Nationals. One af- what it was.

Mt. Eden vaulters perform on Rusty at Region II Championships.

Photo: Eric Jewett

Pacific Coast vaulters present Letti Solorzano helps out in Nicaragua. their free style Photo: courtesy Nu Balance at Region II Our second growth this year was the expansion Championships. of our Elequltrix Entertainment Club. This is a group that focuses on vaulting as entertainment. We have a Photo: Eric Jewett repertoire of many productions: Grease, Chicago, Hollywood Nights, Super Heroes, and Proud to be an American. For the 13th year we traveled to and enter- tained at the California State Fair, Draft Horse Clas- sic, Tri County Rodeo, and the communities of Para- dise and Winters. Our competitors were busy as well. We had a blast at Garrod’s Spring Classic and May Fest with our new horse from Georgia (thank you, Priscilla Faulkner). Colonel Mustard was a perfect gentleman When B-team horse, Loreander, hurt himself (in for our Gold medalists. He supported our B-team ternoon an instantaneous storm arrived at the stables. his stall!) early in the season, the C-team lent a hand freestyle at Regionals. Our newest horse, Montage of Our vaulters have never seen such a thunder, lighten- with their horse, Rusty, who ended up carrying both Malmo came from Sweden. He is in training to be ing and rain storm hit so hard and so fast. They were the C- and B-teams. Jacky, the A-team horse, also ready for the 2004 season. found outside dancing in the rain. I was thrilled to be came up lame days before Regionals, and Showtime Several Nu Balance vaulters enjoyed traveling able to observe so many clubs come together and Vaulters came to the rescue with Paradox, enabling with the AVA Friendship team to Houston, Georgia, watch such a spectacular show unfold. At Mt. Eden’s the team to compete in (and win) the compulsories. the Devon Horse Show and more. Priscilla is a won- Halloween Fest in October thirty-four children from Jacky recovered just in time for a single warm-up be- derful mentor — not to mention wise! tiny tots to Silver medalists from our club competed. fore his (and the team’s!) National Championship per- I miss the huge Sundance club’s talent and our Everyone had a great time. The Halloween Fest is a formance. The trot team (coached by Marianne Rose, friends. Mrs. Cooke, you are truly amazing. Know- fun and special way to end the season and, in a way, assisted by Allegra Swan) was in rebuilding mode this ing all the Sundance staff was an honor. We were begin the new vaulting year! year. blessed by you so much, I cannot possibly make the Coaches and Longeurs Circle AVA understand, but Nu Balance will proudly have Our devoted coaches Odette Riegman, Sue Smith, NU BALANCE VAULTERS Rapier and Imperial in the ring in the coming season. 7668 COOK AVENUE Samantha Smith, and longeur Jennifer Murphy have CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA 95610-2940 PACIFIC COAST VAULTERS bestowed on us a shining 2003 year. Phone: 916/725-3001 230 JOSSELYN LN., WOODSIDE, CA 94062 The Horse Barn Horses: PROMISE ME (Thoroughbred); Phone: 650/851-8825 We were saddened by the loss of our horse Frankie CHAUNCY (Draft Cross), ROMEO (Shire), Email: [email protected] who served the vaulters well for so many years. We also retired Heroic this year. IMPERIAL (Dutch Warmblood), RAPIER (Polish Horses: EDGAR (Dutch Warmblood), CAMBRIA May the New Year bring to all of our vaulting Warmblood), MONTAGE OF MALMO (Swedish (Draft Cross), VINNIE (Quarter Horse), GUCCI, friends and families happiness with their lives, togeth- Warmblood), COLONEL MUSTARD (Belgian), VAN DYKE (Thoroughbred/Shire), PICASSO erness in peace, and another fun vaulting year. Coach: MICHELLE SOLORZANO, First Year (Dutch Warmblood), DA VINCI (Irish Thorough- Registered: 1992, Colors: SCARLET, WHITE, bred), CHEVAL (Percheron), DONATELLO (Dutch PEGASUS VAULTERS Warmblood), CHICO, OLEANDER NAVY 2643 OLD SAN JOSE ROAD Coach: SUE SMITH, First Year Registered: 1998, Michelle Solorzano SOQUEL, CA 95073-9770 Colors: BLUE, TEAL, WHITE This was a real growth year for us. We have ex- Phone: 831/251-4479, Email: [email protected] Susan Frankel panded and this is good. Nu Balance branched out to Horse: BILLY (Clydesdale/Quarter Horse), Coach: Vaulter’s Arena open a community service club called Athletes for God ROSIE BROWN, First Year Registered: 1980 (AFG). Nu Balance vaulters go into the community It was another great fun, adventuresome and edu- Colors: BLUE, RED, YELLOW and make a difference. AFG worked closely with the cational year for our vaulters. Many new members joined the Pacific Coast Club. We welcome them to Vaulting World 8 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports

Rosie Brown we found Gryffindor, and he is becoming an exellent During June and July we hosted a vaulting camp This year has picked back up a bit for us and vaulting horse. Gryffindor is a Belgian paint cross who for Kids Inc. Summer Program sponsored by the brought the end to one of our programs. Jessica is great to look at and has the personality and attitude People’s Church. Three sessions brought 20 new McKim, former vaulter of Mt. Eden and Sundance, to make a fantastic vaulting horse. Our trot horse is vaulters each for a week of morning classes on horse joined us in the spring with a few kids from the San Gus, who is a Belgian, and he has to be the easiest care and vaulting. Jessica Mesple and Kristina Lorenzo Valley area who wanted to vault. We warmly horse I have ever worked with. After being a vaulting Tarango helped coach half the group while Lisa Rogers welcomed the vaulters and their new coach to fill the horse for only one month, he went to the Mt. Eden and I coached the other half. About 100 family mem- void that was once my Wednesday competitive class. Halloween Fest and performed like he had been do- bers attended the final performance each week. The kids have all progressed over the year and made ing it his entire life, and that was what he was meant In July at Regionals we camped in tents, cars and their first appearance as Pegasus Vaulters in competi- to do, and we couldn’t have been more proud of him. a very large and fancy trailer. We enjoyed a refresh- tion during Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest. Good job The competition was the first with the entire team ing swim in the cool, sparkling river nearby. I sur- gang, I hope to see you excel in the show ring in 2004! present, and they did a wonderful job. prised the vaulters by jumping in with all my clothes Our therapeutic vaulting program started back up With the hardest part behind us, there is one thing on. We also enjoyed team dinners, bike rides, flash- in the spring after a winter break with a small group left to do, and that is to move forward and accomplish light tag and other great times. We were fortunate to and never really got going again. We retired the pro- the goals that we have set for ourselves as a team. We be able to vault on Pacific Coast’s Chico and Oak Hill’s gram after the summer. plan to go to all of the local competitions, regionals, Charlie. Thanks for your generosity Sue and Kristy. Our parks and recreation classes were filled to demonstrations, and possibly Nationals. We have also October found us bonding in a hotel’s swimming the brim as usual. Between afternoon classes and sum- started a line of vaulting wear as a fundraiser for the pool and jacuzzi before participating at Mt. Eden’s mer day camp sessions we saw about 180 to 200 kids! club. We are selling through a catalog and at all of the Halloween Fest. We vaulted on Pegasus and Chico Our rec coach Emily O’Toole, formerly of Alhambra competitions. Please contact us if you would like to again. The nice thing about competitions is that we Vaulters, held up well. Thanks Em! receive a catalog. get to go to great places and bond with our vaulting Silver Bay would like to thank everyone who has friends and families. The Halloween Fest was the most SILVER BAY VAULTERS made the team possible and we wish good luck to all relaxing and enjoyable of the season. Thank you, 8601 OAK CIRCLE, COTATI, CA 94931 in the upcoming competition season. Marianne for all your hard work in the vaulting com- Phone: 707/707-795-2822 munity and support of our club. Email: [email protected] STARLITE VAULTERS We returned home to begin selling Benefit Day Horses: GRYFFINDOR (Belgian/Paint), GUS 5220 N. GREENWOOD AVE. tickets for Macy’s. Our parents worked at Macy’s for (Belgian), Coach: JULIE ANNE KEVILLE, CLOVIS, CA 93611, Phone: 559/323-8550 a day to earn more money for our club barn. It was First Year Registered: 2003 Horses: NATASHA (Bashkir Curly), STARLITE’S great to see Starlite Vaulters mentioned in the full page Colors: NAVY, SILVER, WHITE PORTIA (Belgian), Coach: ALETHEA TRASKIN, Macy’s newspaper ad in the Fresno Bee. Julie Keville First Year Registered: 2000 One of our team moms made a dozen red vests Silver Bay Vaulters was started in August of 2003. Colors: FUSCHIA, BLACK, SILVER, WHITE for our performances in the annual Clovis Christmas After being a club for only three short days, we took Alethea Traskin Light Parade and the Sanger Christmas Toy Parade. three of our vaulters to Nationals in Colorado. We This has been an exciting year for Starlite. We During the holidays we held our Christmas party with would not have been able to pull it off without the have gone from a teenage vaulting group to a club of gift exchanges and a sleep over. imense support from the AVA. The help that we tiny tots. We have nine AVA registered vaulters be- Starlite’s success is greatly due to the wonderful recieved far exceeds what any one could have asked tween the ages of 2-1/2 to 13 years with the majority support of our major sponsors. They made our team for. I would like to thank Marianne Rose for her help around 5 years old. Don’t let our youth fool you, we barn a reality. Thank you Starlite parents and spon- in guiding me through the course of all of the paper are a competitive club. My youngest vaulters are the sors for putting the sparkle in Starlite. work and dramatic changes on very short notice. Also most dedicated — coming twice a week for regular I would like to thank everyone that lent the new club practice and often asking for extra practices to im- horses so willingly. Jill Palmer was great in allowing prove their free styles. us the use of Pixie, Rick and Virginia Hawthorne, In mid-May we vaulted at Garrod’s May Fest on along with Ingrid Hamar as the longeur, let us use Mt. Eden’s Pegasus. Later that month we vaulted Dan for trot, and Waltdemeister for canter. Finally, I before 10,000 spectators and a television audience on Matthias Lang would like to thank Kelley Holly and Teresa Keville our own horses at the annual Clovis Rodeo parade. for their great support — not only in lending us horses Also our vaulters sparkled and showed off on our bar- will be available for but also in helping the club get started. We could not rel, We passed out vaulting flyers. have done it without them. In early June we purchased a trampoline to help stay in condition. At our Starlite Father’s Workday, clinics in the US we gained a brand new workout gymnasium. Our vaulters are now able to climb ropes, work the rings, March 18 to April 1, and twirl on the trapeze bar while waiting their turns on the horses. No more down time at practice! 2004.

If you are interested reply as soon as possible to Nicole d' Auriol Silver Bay vaulters and Gus by e-mail at Photo: courtesy Silver Bay [email protected] After Nationals, there was a lot of work to be done. We purchased a vaulting horse for the trot team, or phone 757 621 6442 but of course our next biggest task was to find a suit- able canter horse. I searched for quite some time and looked at many possibilities. It takes a special horse Starlite vaulters practice at the beach. to become a vaulting horse. I am pleased to say that Photo: Alethea Traskin

Vaulting World 9 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports TAMBOURINE VAULTERS Region III Wendy Ware 1 LIBERTY RD., PETALUMA, CA 94952 Northwind Vaulters had a year filled with fun, Phone: 707/665-9281 Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, adventure and tragedy. The fun was developing our Email: [email protected] Wyoming. Regional Supervisor: team freestyle in its various mutations since March. Horses: TANK, RIO, MOOSE, RUBY, MONTY, Wendy Ware 503/628-0918 Shannon Balkema from Redwing joined us to fill out MAUDE, JEWEL, MAGGIE, SNICKERS, our six person composite C-team. The team worked CAMPER, Coach: KELLEY HOLLY, First Year [email protected]. hard and pulled together with coach, Emily Gleason Registered: 1983, Colors: GREEN, BLUE, WHITE and her Northwind vaulters. Unfortunately, one tore Kelley Holly BATTLE POINT VAULTING CLUB her ACL ligament at Garrod’s Fest in May. We fran- We had a fun filled year with many successes and 5115 NE NORTH TOLO RD., tically e-mailed clubs and received two replies. Misty challenges along the way. We are very proud of each BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110-3464 Mourning of Albuquerque Vaulters joined us and of our vaulters and horses and their accomplishments Phone: 206/780-8184, Email: [email protected] Regina Thompson from Leading Edge in Spokane, this year. Sean Keville’s National Championship, the Horse: MURDOCK (Percheron) Washington, became our alternate. We all came to- rafting trip, the camaraderie of the team made Na- Coach: JUDY BALOGHY, First Year Registered: gether for a week at Tammy Denault’s vaulting camp tionals this year an exceptional experience. In addi- 2000, Colors: NAVY, TEAL, BURGANDY tion to competitive vaulting, we shined in several dem- with Nancy Stevens-Brown in June. onstrations ranging from birthday parties to a semi- EMERALD CITY VAULTERS nar with Denis Reis and Ty Murray. 5821 KEY PENINSULA HWY N. We are fortunate to have a strong, healthy team LAKEBAY, WA 98349-9664 with wonderful parent support and horses to carry us Phone: 253/884-5212, Email: [email protected] forward. We have six competitive horses and three Website: www.oz.net/~tdenault horses in training. The future looks bright with medal tests to be taken, two barrel competitions to be hosted Horses: BUDDAH (Morgan Cross), COPPER BILL Vaulting at during the winter and a full season of competition. (Bashkir Curly), YELLOW STORM (Bashkir 11,000 feet on Curly), THUNDER (Percheron/Lippizan), Aspen PEACHES (Percheron), LADY MAE (Quarter Mountain, Horse/Clydesdale), JACKIE (Percheron), Colorado. MORNING DOVE (Bashkir Curly), Coach: TAMEA C. DENAULT, First Year Registered: 1992 Photo: courtesy North Wind Colors: BLACK, TEAL LEADING EDGE VAULTING TEAM W 1810 PARADISE RD, SPOKANE, WA 99224 Phone: 509/448-3475, Email: [email protected] Coach: JULIE STEPHENS First Year Registered: 2001, Colors: TEAL, GREY

MT. RAINIER VAULTERS The adventure was traveling across country with 9412 258th AVENUE E, BUCKLEY, WA 98321 two horses to Colorado for the National competition. Phone: 360/829-4298 We spent two beautiful, fantastic weeks in the Rocky Email: [email protected] Mountains vaulting together as well as hiking, rafting Horses: BONNIE (Percheron), SMOKEY (Draft and swimming. It was a magical time for all of us. Cross), CORY (Dutch Warmblood) The tragedy was this October when we lost our Coach: BONNIE KUKI, fellow teammate, Shannon Balkema to a sudden ill- First Year Registered: 2002, ness. We have memories of her enthusiasm, devotion Colors: BLACK, WHITE and competitive spirit. We’ll never forget her bright Tabourine’s A-team competed at Region II Bonnie Kuki smile and sparkling eyes, with a touch of mischie- Championships. Photo: Eric Jewett The past year has been one of firsts for Mt. Rainier vousness. She was a delight — a hard worker who Vaulters. We just celebrated our first year as an AVA loved the horses. We all miss her so much. Her death WOODSIDE VAULTERS club. We competed in our first team event and we sent is a wake-up call to how precious life is. We feel privi- 250 LA QUESTA WAY, our first representatives to Nationals. Next, we’re leged to have had this wonderful summer together and WOODSIDE, CA 94062 going to bring home some first place ribbons! that Shannon was there with us. Phone: 650/851-0250 or 473-9906 Our team has grown in size and ability and 2004 Email: [email protected] will see our first canter competitors. The backbone REDWING VAULTERS Horses: BEN (American Cream), MOONLIGHT of Mt. Rainier Vaulters: our parents and horses con- 5524 258TH AVE NE (Dutch Warmblood), HOLLY (Percheron/Quarter tinue to amaze us. Their tireless efforts on behalf of REDMOND, WA 98053-2515 Horse), Coach: ALETA KOTECKI, First Year our vaulters are nothing short of phenomenal. They Phone: 425/836-0693 Registered: 1991, Colors: PURPLE, TEAL held fund raisers, conducted clinics, participated in Email: [email protected] parades and got us from point A to point B throughout Horses: DERVISH (Shire/Thoroughbred), TEDDY the year with hardly a complaint. To them, we say a (Belgian), Coach: KATY VENTERS collective “Thank You!” First Year Registered: 1996 Colors: BLACK, RED, YELLOW NORTHWIND VAULTERS 16355 SW 319TH PLACE, SON RISE RANCH VAULTERS HILLSBORO, OR 97123 2400 NE 44TH ST., Phone: 503/628-0918, VANCOUVER, WA 98682-9605 Email: [email protected] Phone: 360/360-834-9103, Horses: CHARADE (Clydesdale/Thoroughbred), Email: [email protected] LADY (Belgian), Coach: EMILY GLEASON Horses: CISCO KID (Paint), GINGER (Belgian), Woodside Vaulters earned their medals. First Year Registered: 1996 Coach: PAMILA CRONKHITE, First Year Photo: ©2003 Mark Muntean www.mm-photography.com Colors: NAVY, TURQUOISE Registered: 2003, Colors: GREEN, YELLOW

Vaulting World 10 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports Region IV Albuquerque Vaulters also joined forces with the FREE SPIRIT VAULTERS Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA). The group 32 TWO HORSE TRAIL, SANTA FE, NM 87508 Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New performs scenarios from medieval times. Our Cly- Phone: 505/505-983-5871 Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas desdale Max certainly felt at home with knight in Email: [email protected] shining armor: dressage rider, James Riedeman and Regional Supervisor: Noel Martonovich Horse: JEZEBELLE (Lusitano/Belgian/Quarter damsel (though hardly in distress): Silver medalist horse), Coach: MARCY GRACE 303/277-0356, [email protected] Karen Kitterman. Special Images made all of our First Year Registered: 2003, Colors: NAVY, RED costumes and we thank Rainbow Touraine for her Marcy Grace ACORN VAULTERS contribution. Free Spirit Vaulters joined the AVA in the sum- 53 GUEST COURT, EDGEWOOD, NM 87015 We are pleased to welcome a new spin-off club mer of 2003. The club was founded by Marcy Grace Phone: 505/505-286-0540, Email:[email protected] located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Free Spirit Vault- and her daughter Isobel Rippel, a Bronze level Albu- Horse: FOR PETE’S SAKE ers is led by Marcy Grace and is already a very active querque vaulter. Marcy, a former ballet professional Coach: SUSAN CASKEY, First Year Registered: club. We look forward to working together. is the club’s primary coach and Anna Schulte is the 1992, Colors: BLACK, SILVER Lazy River Pony Riding Center in Corrales, New assistant coach. The club horse is Jezabelle, a Susan Caskey Mexico has joined with the Albuquerque Vaulters Lusitano/Belgian/Quarter Horse cross, trained by Noel The team has grown and shrunk as all teams have, Club. Owner Lee Thomas specializes in under-age- and Yossi Martonovich. She is extremely tolerant of but all the vaulters are talented and ambitious and each six vaulters and is starting a therapeutic program for beginning vaulters of all ages and sizes. She provided Albuquerque Vaulters in 2004. Besides her ponies one brings a unique personality to the team making a mount for Isobel this year at Nationals. Lee has been given the use of two beautiful black each practice an adventure. This year our club par- We recently hosted a Matthias Lang clinic at the Percherons, King Arthur and Merlin. Both are cur- ticipated in local events including clinics and demon- Las Campanas Equestrian Center in Santa Fe. Matthias rently being trained in dressage, roman riding and strations. We took second place in the 4th of July made it very clear how hard vaulters have to work to vaulting. improve on all levels. parade, as well as competing at Regionals in Albu- Albuquerque has a wonderful crop of new vault- querque, Nationals in Colorado and finally finishing We are a small club with big dreams. Our coach- ers and a plethora of experienced vaulters, both of ing style requires a strong commitment to show up by up the season at the ever-festive Region IV Hallow- which are anxious to continue their growth in the up- een Fest. If you have seen the Acorns at any events, the vaulters. We focus on ballet conditioning and coming year. gymnastics to strengthen and tighten the vaulters’ you will have to admit these are a fun group of kids. bodies before they get on the horse at each practice. They really express what the true passion of this crazy BEE CREEK VAULTERS Although we function with a high degree of structure, sport is really all about. 3713 BEE CREEK RD., SPICEWOOD, TX 78669 we also manage to have a great deal of fun. Phone: 512/264-9969 ALBUQUERQUE VAULTERS Email: [email protected] 117 CAMINO ALTO, CORRALES Horse: CALYPSO (Quarter Horse) NM 87048-7573 Coach: PAULA JARAMILLO de RAHAL Phone: 505/898-6185, First Year Registered: 2002 Email: [email protected] Colors: RED, WHITE, BLUE Horses: BLUEBERRY (Percheron), MAX (Thoroughbred/Clydesdale), BRAVO (Thorough- CAPRIOLE VAULTERS bred/Percheron), Coach: MERRY COLE, First Year 9521 RIO GRANDE BLVD. NW. Registered: 1983, Colors: TURQUOISE, BLACK ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114 Merry Cole Phone: 505/890-4338 This year has been one of growth for the Albu- Email: [email protected] querque Vaulters in more ways than one. Albuquer- Horses: GALLOWAY (Oldenberg), SIR GEORGE (Percheron), Coach: MELANIE OMER que formed an alliance with the United States Pony First Year Registered: 2001 Clubs when USPC Chief Management Judge Nancy Free Spirit Vaulters practice on Jezebelle. Colors: BLACK, GREEN, SILVER Photo: courtesy Free Spirit McIsaac found our club. Formerly an east coast vault- ing mom — now our longeur, Nancy keeps our horse CHERABLE VAULTERS GOLDEN GATE VAULTERS and vaulters in line. She has brought us new ideas 225 COUNTRY ROAD 516 5016 CRAWFORD GULCH RD. and energy. IGNACIO, CO 81137-9728, Phone: 970/563-6517 GOLDEN, CO 80403-8112 We were privileged to have clinicians Toni Email: [email protected] Phone: 303/277-0356 Amoroso and Erik Martonovich come to Albuquer- Horses: CHER (Halflinger), CRAYON (Halflinger), Email: [email protected] que to help develop our vaulting skills and inspire us Coach: KATHERINE DARLAND, First Year Horse: DOC (Belgian), SARGEANT to reach for the stars. Registered: 1995, Colors: BLACK, BLUE (Belgian/Quarter Horse), COMET (Belgian), SPANISH BAYONET DOUGLAS MOUNTAIN VAULTERS (Thoroughbred), Coach: ERIK MARTONOVICH. 3915 DOUGLAS MOUNTAIN DR. First Year Registered: 1994, Colors: BLACK, RED GOLDEN, CO 80403, Phone: 303/277-0299 Noel Martonovich Email: [email protected] Our year started out with an incredible perfor- Horse: JAX (Warmblood), Coach: TERRI mance at the Denver Stock Show. We were fortunate HOFFMAN, First Year Registered: 1999 to have the opportunity to work this year with live Colors: BLACK, SILVER musicians. Lee Thomas and her husband Noel Paz brought their drums, their musical skills, and their EQUESTARZ drumming friends to help us put on a dramatic vault- 40495 COUNTY RD., 13 ing production based on the movie Crouching Tiger. ELIZABETH, CO 80107 That performance was attended by Norman Lautrell Phone: 720/851-4925, Website: www.equest.com who was so impressed he signed Erik and Alethea to Horses: RED RIBBON (Percheron/Belgian), a contract with Cavalia, an Equestrian Fantasy. In ETERNAL SAN (Quarter Horse), FALCOR June Erik, Alethea, and Comet left for Montreal and (Quarter Horse), Coach: STAR HUGHES three months of practice with the show before open- Albuquerque vaulters and Max perform in First Year Registered: 2001 ing in Toronto on Sept. 15, 2003. costume. Photo: Lee Thomas Colors: GOLD, GREEN, BLUE (Continued)

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(Golden Gate Vaulters continued) Horses: FRED (Quarter Horse),Coach: RENU THE URBAN FARM VAULTERS That left Mathew Martonovich to take on the big PODUVAL, First Year Registered: 2004, Colors: 10200 SMITH RD., DENVER, CO 80239 job of being our head coach. Everyone had to make RED, BLACK Phone: 303/307-9332 Email: [email protected] some adjustments and thanks to the great attitude of Horse: DAN (Belgian), Coach: RENU PODUVAL all the vaulters, we came through it with flying col- MILE-HIGH VAULTERS First Year Registered:2004, Colors: GREEN, GOLD ors. Four of our vaulters along with Doc participated 2252 WELD COUNTY RD. 21 in CVI* Saratoga in California. Most of our upper FORT LUPTON, CO 80621, Phone: 303/931-7072 WELSH RABBIT VAULTING CLUB level vaulters have had the opportunity to participate Email: [email protected] 3721 COUNTRY VISTA DR. in at least one of the USET High Performance Camps Horses: PEACHES (Percheron), AMIDALA BURLESON, TX 76028, Phone: 817/561-9947 and Nicole Czyzewski has been fortunate enough to (Percheron/Paint), XENA (Percheron/Oldenburg), Email: [email protected] attend all of them so far. We are grateful that she has LAPIS LAZULI (Belgian), LORELEI LEE Horse: NITA (Belgian), Coach:MEG FLETCHER been able to bring back what she has learned and share (Belgian), Coach: JODI RINARD, First Year First Year Registered:1998, Colors:BLACK, PURPLE it with the rest of us. Registered: 2002, Colors: GREEN, GOLD Chris Pratt With Alethea leaving, we lost our team coach and 2003 was a year of many firsts for our club. It a member of the team. Since we no longer had enough was the first year we competed at Nationals, it was vaulters to make a competitive team, we decided to the first year that we had enough members to enter a put an exhibition team together. This team does all of team class, and it was the first year we were able to our performances and we are putting together a bring a horse to a competition. children’s theater, using vaulting to entertain children Not only was it easier for our own vaulters to use with various stories and fairy tales. a horse on which they had practiced, we were more Our successful Regionals included three clinics. than happy to loan Nita to Agape and Woodside vault- We were very lucky to have Sue Detol do a “Through ing clubs. How wonderful it was to work with other the Eyes of the Judge” clinic for vaulters, parents, vaulters and their coaches! coaches and longeurs. The upper level vaulters espe- There were changes and challenges for our team cially were amazed at how much they learned. Nancy this past year. Our newest vaulter had never com- Stevens-Brown did a wonderful clinic on “Musical peted before going to Nationals. That might have Expression in Your Free Style” and Noel and Yossi given some people cold feet, but she worked hard and Martonovich did a “Bring Your Horse to the Next performed like she had been vaulting for years. Na- Level” horse and longeur training clinic. tionals also sadly marked one of our older vaulter’s In August, we had the privilege of hosting Na- last competition with our team, because she was off tionals in Denver. Many thanks to all the parents and to college soon after. We also started working with vaulters who worked so hard to make it a success. Nita to train her to be a canter horse so our vaulters Mike Czyzewski did a great job again making sure will be able to move up to the next level. the rings were ready and the footing just right. As our Our other highlights for 2003 included having vaulters get older and start driving we see less and Anna Schulte work with our vaulters (she and Greta less of their parents so it is wonderful that they all Shyrock did a vaulting demonstration at the Trinity come out to help with Nationals. Our new young River Horse Trials in March) and traveling to Colo- vaulters have brought us a whole batch of incredibly Mile High vaulters perform their team free rado for a clinic with Mathias Lang in November. active parents who have helped make our program style at Nationals. Photo: courtesy Mile High even better. Kery Madden We also want to thank Nicole D’Auriol for mak- The year has gone really well. Our club began ing it possible to bring Matthias Lang here for a won- the year with five vaulters and we have grown to 13 derful two days of clinics with the clubs in our area. vaulters. In May we moved from Bomar Farms to our It is the hard work and sacrifice of people like Nicole permanent home at Atlantis Farms. Six of our vault- that make vaulting such a great sport. ers competed at the Region IV Championships. Our On a sad note for everyone on our team from the team borrowed Pete from Acorn Vaulters because oldest vaulters to the youngest, we will dearly miss Peaches was lame. our great vaulting horse Boone, the most honest and Just before Nationals we hosted vaulting clubs kind of vaulting horses. He is retired and although he from all over the USA and one of our team members will be enjoying himself out in his mountain pasture, was an exchange student from Germany. Ten Mile we will still miss him — especially me. We have two High trot vaulters went to Nationals. At Nationals we new horse in training that will take over some of his borrowed horses from Emerald City Vaulters. duties. Spanish Bayonet (Red), a Thoroughbred, will We competed at the fun shows at Urban Farm, take over as our upper level compulsory horse and and at the October Fest at the Jefferson County Fair- Sergeant, a Belgian/Quarter Horse will double as an grounds. At the October Fest, eleven Mile High vault- upper level compulsory horse and young vaulters’ all ers competed. Four of our vaulters received their Trot around horse. medals at the end of that competition. In September we were invited to the Niwot Pa- HIGHLAND MEADOW VAULTERS rade. We took Peaches and did some routines in the HC 77 BOX 27, LAGUNA, NM 87026-9701 parade. Afterwards, we gave a demonstration and let Phone: 505/831-2423, the public try vaulting. We have been working with Email: [email protected] Golden Gate Vaulters to help improve each other’s Horses: SPICE GIRL (Paint), HOTFUDGE vaulting and teaching skills. SUNDAE (Paint), LONE RANGER (Percheron Cross), Coach: LYNDA LAURSEN, First Year ROLLING CLOVER VAULTERS Welsh Rabbit vaulters competed at Nationals. Registered: 2000, Colors: PURPLE, BLACK, 1004 S. EATON STREET, Photo: Ricky Allen FOREST GREEN, SILVER LAKEWOOD, CO 80226, Phone: 303/987-5993 WIND SONG VAULTERS Email: [email protected] P O BOX 1574, WIMBERLEY, TX 78676 HOOFS ‘N PAWS VAULTERS Horses: GYPSY (Belgian/Morgan), ROCKY Phone: 512/847-0642, Email: [email protected] P.O. BOX 740278, ARVADA, CO 80006 (Belgian Cross), Coach: ANGELA TURNER Horses: BUBBA (Thoroughbred Cross), DAKOTA Phone: 720/581-3485 First Year Registered: 2001 (Appaloosa), Coach: TINA PATLYEK Email: [email protected] Colors: GREEN, WHITE, BLACK First Year Registered: 2003

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CAVALIER VAULTERS Persons’ Pony Club” adult riding group take a lesson Region IX 193 DUCK POND DR, GROTON, MA 01450 in vaulting (which they enjoyed immensely) and to Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Phone: 978/448-4193, Email: [email protected] continue training our new horses which had been in- Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachu- Horses: DAN (Thoroughbred) terrupted last winter. July and August were consumed with practice, setts,Mississippi, New Hampshire, New First Year Registered: 1996 Colors: HUNTER GREEN, NAVY BLUE, WHITE preparation and Nationals — thanks to the organizers Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Penn- and judges for their work over these very long, busy sylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, DARE TO DREAM HI-FLYERS days! It’s always a pleasure to visit Colorado during Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia. Regional 16 DANIEL SHAYS HWY., ORANGE, MA 1364 its beautiful summer months, and most of us were able Phone: 978/575-0341 to slip away from Nationals for some sightseeing. Supervisor: Jan Weber 978/448-4193 Email: [email protected] We had been eagerly looking forward to our an- [email protected] Horses: WF’S FLASHDANCE (Appaloosa), nual Fall Fest in September, but Hurricane Isabelle MOLLY (Percheron), CURLY (Belgian/Quarter chose that weekend to blow through. When our facil- BALANCE VAULTERS Horse), MURRAY (Halflinger) ity shut down we had to cancel. We missed seeing all 1867 SPRUCE LANE, MAIDENS, VA 23102 Coach: SANDRA WHITMORE, First Year our friends! We still had a few last activities for the Phone: 804/556-6376 Registered: 1997, Colors: RED, WHITE, BLUE year. In November, J. Ashton Moore gave a fabulously Email: [email protected] informative equestrian education session in Horses: ORION (Canadian Sporthorse), KURT DURHAM CREEK VAULTERS Blacksburg, Virginia, attended by our coach and horse (Belgian), MAX (Belgian Cross), Coach: KATIE (Affiliate Club) trainer. The following week, the whole canter team FLANNAGAN, First Year Registered: 1996 Colors: 1820 ELM STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA 18017 road-tripped down to Virginia Beach for the Kerith GREEN, WHITE, PURPLE Phone: 610/867-5040, Email: [email protected] Lemon/Matthias Lang clinic. What a full and pro- Kate Flannagan Horses: JAKE (Percheron/Arabian), BUD ductive weekend! Thanks to Nicole d’Auriol for or- ganizing that clinic. Finally in December, despite a Balance Vaulters had an exciting year. Our en- (Clydesdale), CHICKORY (Appaloosa), Coach: snowy weekend, Emma Drinker gave us medal tests ergy this year focused on developing a solid vaulting CLOTILDE PETERS, First Year Registered: 1997 and a clinic. program, preparation for Nationals and securing an Color: ROYAL BLUE Our winter will consist of gymnastics and barrel additional horse for our vaulters. practices, but we’ll be back on the horses as early in We hosted renowned clinicians Kerith Lemon, FALCONWOOD VAULTERS 1187 FLOYD STREET, COVINGTON, GA 30014 spring as possible, because we have a lot to do before Matthias Lang, and Nancy Stevens-Brown. We held a we welcome the AVA to the 2004 National Champi- one week residential Nationals vaulting camp for our Phone: 770/786-7283, Email: [email protected] Horses: ANGUS (Quarter Horse), OLANO (Dutch onships in Lexington, Virginia next summer! With members, with guest vaulters from Blue Star, Silver Nationals in the East, our horse training activities take Star and Mount Tabor. Balance Vaulters also offered Warmblood), DENNIS (Belgian/Quarter Horse), GARETH (Belgian), SCOTTIE (Belgian Cross) on even more importance as we attempt to return some a one week vaulting day camp for children in our com- Coach: PRISCILLA B. FAULKNER, First Year of the horse lending hospitality we have experienced munity. We finished our year with a one-day winter Registered: 1989, Colors: BLUE, BLACK, RED over the years. We look forward to seeing you all there! vaulting camp with coach/clinician Anna Kahl. Priscilla Faulkner We are proud of our successful year! Our parents HIGH VAULTAGE This year Falconwood vaulters performed dem- 114 MASON RD., VALATIE, NY 12184 raised enough money to take eight vaulters to Denver onstrations at the Salute to the Troops at the Interna- Phone: 518/392-7682, Email: [email protected] for the National Championships, where our trot team tional Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia for July 4th. and canter vaulters demonstrated great spirit. We now There were many other exhibitions as well as food Horses: WILLIAM (Hannovarian) have eight canter vaulters and a new trot vaulter. Four and “how to” sessions. Coach: ANJA O’TOOLE, First Year Registered: coaches are working in our program. We were also pleased to participate in three clin- 1999, Colors: ROYAL BLUE, BLACK Our horses are the backbone of our program. Kurt, ics with Matthias Lang. First we traveled to Tennes- Dianne Spoto our small Belgian, performed consistently and to our see to be with Mary McCormick and the Silver Star The Old Chatham Pony Club Vaulting Team had highest expectations. Orion, a Canadian sporthorse group. Next it was on to Virginia for the clinic with a successful and productive year. Winter 2003 was gelding, has agreed after three years of training that Matthias and Kerith Lemon, coordinated by Nicole spent working on honing skills, gaining flexibility and vaulting can be fun. He now supports eight or more d’Auriol. Then we went to the clinic with Carol Land strength despite the frigid temperatures. The efforts vaulters at the canter. Max, our newest addition, is a and Shea Rose. The clinics were a real opportunity paid off when April came with two Bronze medals Belgian/Saddlebred cross. Max makes progress daily for us because we feel very isolated down here. and high scores. in his training and shows a great willingness to try With ten vaulters planning to medal test in the May found our vaulters on the Saratoga Race late fall, we wanted to really be honed. Apparently what we ask of him. Track doing demonstrations for two days and at the we were well polished because all our vaulters passed. Balance Vaulters go into the new year with a Dressage At Saratoga Show, performing in front of hundreds of appreciative spectators. sound, working canter horse and one in training, a GREAT FALLS VAULTERS In July the vaulters were off to Germany for the well-established trot horse and enthusiastic coaches, 1015 BROAD BRANCH CT. second year in a row. They started their German visit vaulters and parents. McCLEAN, VA 22101, Phone: 703/903-2496 by competing on the day of their arrival with very Email: [email protected] little sleep on a strange horse and a strange longeur. BLUE STAR VAULTERS Horses: MURPHY (Belgian Cross), GOLDIE Again their hard work paid off as they made a very 832 COPELAND ROAD, SUFFOLK, VA 23434 (Belgian), Coach: JENNIFER WILLIAMS respectable showing in representing their club, them- Phone: 757/539-0507 First Year Registered: 1978 selves and their coach. They vaulted six days a week, Email:[email protected] Colors: DEEP GREEN, MAROON, ROYAL BLUE three to four hours a day. Horse: PRINCE (Percheron/Thoroughbred), DUKE Jennifer Williams On their return from Germany they continued to (Warmblood), Coach: NICOLE D’AURIOL This year the Great Falls vaulters seemed to whirl work on their vaulting skills. More demonstrations First Year Registered: 2003 from one activity to the next with the culmination came up with a wonderful showing at the Columbia Colors: DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE, SILVER being Nationals in Denver — all the while bringing County Fair Grounds for the Farm Festival Weekend. new members into the vaulting fold. We started with In October they had the privilege of working with CATOCTIN VAULTING CLUB the annual Catoctin Barrel Fest in March, and shortly Kerith Lemon. She enhanced the girls’ artistic inter- PO BOX 169, LINCOLN, VA 20160 afterward were able to start our outdoor vaulting sea- pretations adding some wonderful aspects to their free Phone: 540/338-0059, Email: [email protected] son. A clinic with Kerith Lemon, our annual Spring styles and improved their basic skills. They gave a Horse: SOCKS (Quarter Horse), Coach: Fest judged by Naomi Takemoto, and the annual demo at the Old Chatham Hunt Club Youth Show, VIRGINIA GELLER, First Year Registered: 1994 Blacksburg Vaulting Extravaganza followed in quick wowing the crowds with their artistry and skills. In Colors: TEAL, PURPLE, BLACK succession. We also found time to have an “Older (Continued)

Vaulting World 13 February 2004 2003 AVA Club Reports (High Vaultage continued) Percheron mare, develop as a canter horse. We per- regional fests, putting on local demonstrations, and November the vaulters attended a clinic with Matthias formed at Celebrity Freestyle in Charlottesville and earning medals. Unfortunately by late spring our club Lang, coming away with new abilities. This fall and for a local fraternal organization. Many of our vault- had dwindled down. At the Great Falls/Topaz Mother’s winter’s goals are Silver medals in the spring and pro- ers earned medals and competed successfully. We en- Day Fest, we received an offer to form a composite moting and teaching the new junior vaulting team. joyed our trip to the mountains of Colorado and team with Balance Vaulters for Nationals in Denver. Our coach Anja O’Toole has been the driving proudly display sportsmanship medals designed es- We gladly accepted. force behind all these activities and clinics. Working pecially for our C-team containing gold dollars minted Through riding camps in summer we recruited diligently with the girls in a consistent manner, she in Denver. The team continues to treasure Doris and new members and a few vaulters have returned from has been an incredible asset. Her lovely horse Will- Del Dyer’s devotion to the sport of vaulting. a break increasing our numbers. We were also pleased iam remains the star and mainstay of our team. Anja The team also felt the heart wrenching loss of to welcome back our gymnastics coach, Cassi is in the process training our new lower level horse, Lordy, followed three weeks later by the death of Jack. Castleberry. One of our vaulters, Courtney, attended Fergie. He is quite kind and cooperative. We look for- Lordy had faithfully carried many generations of vault- clinics with Kerith Lemon and Nancy Stevens-Brown ward to an active and productive year. ers. He had endured the pulls and tugs of vaulters with the Balance Vaulters to prepare for Nationals. struggling to mount and the digging toes of many first Through all of the laughs and hard work they formed stands. Jack loved to carry compulsories and partner a close, solid composite team and were successful at with King at AVA Friendship Team demonstrations. Nationals. We hoped to continue the friendship in the He patiently carried the trials of B- and C-teams learn- future. However after Nationals Courtney left for Ire- ing a team free style. He was always willing to stretch land where she is attending jockey school. We are all for a peppermint. proud of her and anticipate her return in June. As Nationals move to the Appalachians, Mt Ta- Our Belgian mare, Bonnie Bell, has become very bor vaulters look forward to increasing their skills and steady and reliable at a trot and is improving at the developing friendships around the world. canter. She also has become a favorite in our thera- peutic riding program. We are also pleased with the NEW ENGLAND VALKYRIES late addition of Ben to our vaulting horses. Ben was a P.O. BOX 404, LITTLETON, MA 01460 rescue case and was close to death when we picked Phone: 978/952-6787, Email: [email protected] him up. Even though he was out of shape he has proved Horses: GENERAL ORESZAK (Belgian/Quarter to wonderful horse at the trot and canter. Horse/Appaloosa), DEVON (Percheron/Thorough- Despite all of the down points of the year we have bred), NORMAN (Dutch Warmblood), come out on top and hope to continue our success in High Vaultage vaulters with William the coming year. We also have plans to attend Nation- Photo: courtesy High Vaultage MOLLIERE, Coach: RACHAEL E. MARKELS- WEBBER, First Year Registered: 1994 als with a full team. HUDSON VALLEY VAULTING 172 BURNT MEADOWS, GARDINER, NY 12525 OLYMPUS VAULTERS SHEA-ROSE VAULTERS Phone: 845/895-8803 20 HALF MOON HILL, ACTON, MA 01720 2411 WAXHAW-MARVIN RD., Email: [email protected] Phone: 978/263-6098, Email: [email protected] WAXHAW, NC 28173, Phone: 704/843-4306 Horses: FANNY MAE (Morgan/Draft), Coach: Coach: CLAIRE ROSENFELD Email: [email protected] CLYDE COTTINGHAM, First Year Registered: First Year Registered: 2003 Horses: PETALBROOK ELECTRA (Morgan), 2004, Colors: BLACK, BLUE BASIC DOC (Quarter Horse), MOSES (Percheron) PARKER ESSENTIAL VAULTERS MARE WILLOW VAULTERS Coach: CAROL LAND, First Year Registered: P.O. BOX 652, GROTON, MA 01450 168 BEAVER DAM RD., PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 1993, Colors: RED, BLACK, WHITE Phone: 508/224-9559, Email: [email protected] Phone: 978/448-6364, Carol Land Horses: SAMPSON BUCK (Quarter Horse), Email: [email protected] We have seen quite a bit of activity this year in DAGOBERT (Canadian), Coach: MARTHA Horses: RAOUL (Percheron), ANABELLE our team — coming and going. Our first vaulter, Sa- CANTRILL, First Year Registered: 2002 (Percheron), Coach: CAITLIN OWEN rah Wheeler Butts, retired after competing at Denver First Year Registered: 2004, Colors: GREEN, to start her family. She’s due in May and that will make MATRIX VAULTING PROGRAMS BLACK, SILVER me, the coach, a grandmother. Anita Kelso, our sec- ond oldest vaulter, came back to the team after gradu- 5C-9 MARC DRIVE, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 PREMIER’S RIDING SCHOOL Phone: 508/830-0448, ating from Wheaton College and went to Nationals Email:[email protected] 1675 BLUEBIRD DR., SUMTER, SC 29153 with us. Anita is changing horses midstream. She’s Horse: SAMPSON BUCK (Quarter Horse) Phone: 803/469-3099, Email: [email protected] studying to become a Therapeutic Riding Instructor Coach: AMY McCUNE Horse: BONNIE BELL (Belgian), Coach: and wants also to be a vaulting coach. Thankfully, First Year Registered: 1996, Colors: BLUE, WHITE PAMELA SHEAF, First Year Registered: 2000 Anita just couldn’t get horses out of her system! One Colors: HUNTER GREEN, NAVY BLUE of our Bronze medalists, Zachary Pitzer, delighted us MID-ATLANTIC VOLTIGEURS Pamela Sheaf with second at Nationals with his free style in the 7 MEADOWVIEW, ANNANDALE, NJ 08801-3357 Last year our season was full of ups and downs. Bronze division but he has also decided to retire on Phone: 908/735-2570, Email: [email protected] It began on a high note with our team competing at that note and will probably be moving to Florida soon. Coach: ALICE OLDFORD First Year Registered: 1991, Colors: BLACK, RED MT. TABOR VAULTERS 620 DEERCROFT DR., BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-8910 Phone: 540/951-4816, Email: [email protected] Horses: KING (Percheron), ASHLEA (Percheron), HIGH HAT ANDY (Appaloosa) Coach: KIM BEISECKER, First Year Registered: 1990, Colors: PURPLE, JADE GREEN, BLACK Kim Beisecker Mt Tabor Vaulting Club has seen both joy and sorrow during the 2003 vaulting year. Vaulters and longeurs enjoyed learning from Nancy Stevens- Brown, Sue Detol, Jen Williams, Kaitlyn Beisecker, What do Shea Rose vaulting horse do for their vacation? They go to the beach to frolic in the and J. Ashton Moore. We saw Ashlea, our 13 year old waves. Photo: Mrs. Barwick

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Our club continues to grow. One special division humidity in the summer to make our dreams come of five-year-olds has been dubbed “The Mighty Midg- true – and we did it! ets.” We sure could use another coach. Anyone want Having a new team with new vaulters, new horses, to relocate to the sunny south? We moved our expand- and a new coach is definitely a challenge. We all had ing annual Southern Sunshine Fest to an indoor facil- very valuable learning experiences and managed to ity because of the heat as well as the potential for liq- make our first year as a team a great one. It was over- uid sunshine! whelming to receive so much help from other clubs, especially the Tambourine Vaulters and the Mt. Tabor Kerith Lemon came to clinic our team. It’s great Vaulters. Their generosity and willingness to lend us having her on the East Coast. In the summer, Shea their awesome horses is what helped make our team a Rose hosted 30 vaulting visitors from Theirs, France success this year. Silver Star improved not only as and put on several awesome exhibitions that were very vaulters, but as people too. We made friendships that well attended by the community. We enjoyed taking will last a lifetime. We have our goals set high for our visitors to their first baseball game and fishing Shooting Stars vaulters demonstrate vaulting 2004 and plan on coming back as a B-team and com- camp. Matthias Lang will be here in a couple of weeks at a gala fund raiser in the Hamptons. peting with Mt. Tabor again. Photo: Rick Van Vranken to continue to work on our French and vaulting skills. I have watched these young ladies turn into con- The Thiers team inspired us to work more with team. for four of our vaulters. All the preparation, practic- fident, strong, and proud individuals who constantly We pulled Dusti Hausman back into our fold. She left ing, planning comes down to a few minutes of perfor- exhibit excellent teamwork skills in and outside the to form her own club, but felt drawn back to the team mance when you hope everything goes as planned. A arena. The Silver Star Team truly blossomed this past concept. We are planning a trip to France this sum- few technical difficulties, a serious injury, and play- year. I am proud to coach a group of extremely moti- mer to continue our French connection. Shea Rose ing musical horses dashed hopes of better perfor- vated girls and to have the privilege of working with vaulters did lots of coming and going but had no short- mances, but provided great experiences for the whole our wonderful horses! age of fun, enthusiasm or entertainment! team to be better prepared for the next competition. We returned from Denver to graduate a couple of SHOOTING STARS VAULTING CLUB our vaulters and to welcome a few new members. Sara 6903 HARDING HWY, headed to UConn. When she recuperates from knee MAYS LANDING, NJ 08330, Phone: 609/476-4266 surgery, she’ll become a UConn vaulter, though she Email: [email protected] promised she’ll always be a Shooting Star at heart. Horses: SCOTTY (Belgian/Quarter Horse), Dana is now studying at Rutgers University, is riding KRAMER (Percheron), BEN (Belgian), Coach: on the mounted patrol, and is recruiting potential vault- DANA VAN VRANKEN, First Year Registered: ers to start a new collegiate team. She’s close enough 1998, Colors: PURPLE, SILVER, BLACK to come home many weekends to practice and make Rick VanVranken sure we’re taking care of her Scottie. And, in six short Following frequent trips between New Jersey and weeks, Annalise and Helene coached three new vault- Connecticut to put together a composite team, we can ers in compulsories and individual free style well tell you that traveling at 4 a.m. Saturday mornings enough to put on a mini-Fall Fun Fest. will let you cross the Big Apple nonstop. On the other Shooting Stars continues to grow with more new hand, we learned the hard way, never try to cross the vaulters, competitions and demos than ever before. George Washington Bridge on a Friday afternoon be- We can’t wait for next season. Now to dig out the fore a holiday weekend! parkas to get ready for cold-weather vaulting again! Thinking northern New Jersey would be a good halfway point to meet with our University of Con- SILVER STAR VAULTERS necticut teammates and an easy commute for Kerith 4234 ARMSTRONG ROAD Lemon to come from New York City to conduct a SPRINGFIELD, TN 37172, Phone: 615/384-4112 clinic for us, we booked the arena and carriage house Email:[email protected] guest quarters at the USET’s Gladstone facility, for Horses: STAR (Quarter Horse), GRACE January fourth and fifth. Turns out that last winter was (Percheron), WINCHESTER (Haflinger), one of the coldest winters in recent times. Ever vault CAPTAIN (Quarter Horse/Belgian), ANDY Silver Star vaulters practice on the barrel. in a refrigerator? Freezing rain greeted us, and the (Appaloosa), KING (Percheron) Photo: courtesy Silver Star arena never warmed above 40 degrees. Forget Coach: MARY McCORMICK, First Year SLEEPY HOLLOW VAULTERS Registered: 2002, Colors: TEAL, SILVER, WHITE unitards! Try vaulting in parkas and three or four lay- #7 WOOD HOLLOW TRAIL Mary McCormick ers of sweats. That will test your flexibility. OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438, Phone: 973/697-3386 2003 was an awesome and exciting year for the Come to think of it, most of our composite team Email: [email protected] Silver Star Vaulters. We traveled over 10,000 miles to practices were pretty chilly, but we had all but forgot- Coach: NINA PERRUCCIO various competitions, demonstrations, and clinics – ten the cold weather when we had a chance to intro- First Year Registered: 2004 duce vaulting to Long Island’s equestrian elite in July. and we had a blast doing it all! Some of the year’s The Shooting Stars joined Olympic dressage competi- highlights include performances at the Volunteer Horse SMALL WONDER PONY CLUB Fair and Equifair in Tennessee; competing success- tors in the Hamptons to entertain at a gala fund-raiser fully at the Southern Sunshine Fest in North Caro- VAULTING TEAM for Equus Equestrian Sport Foundation. Following an lina; competing at the Mother’s Day Fest in Virginia; 421 KINGS HWY., MILFORD, DE 19963 exciting performance, the vaulters were guests of personally representing the club for the first time in Phone: 302/422-4171, Email: [email protected] honor for a delicious surf and turf dinner. international competition at CVI* Saratoga in Cali- Horses: DIESEL (Clydesdale Cross), BUBBA It was just as rewarding the following day. We fornia; capturing the C-team National Championship (Belgian/Clydesdale), Coach: GLENDA ADKINS stopped in Stony Brook on the north side of the island and the Open Pairs National Championship in Den- First Year Registered: 2000 to conduct a clinic for ten enthusiastic young riders at ver, Colorado; going on a river rafting adventure with Colors: RED, BLACK, WHITE their Pony Club summer camp. All these activities, the Tambourine vaulters during our Nationals trip; and a couple more demos earlier in the year, were clinics with Nancy Stevens-Brown and Matthias Lang; SMALL WORLD VAULTING TEAM preparation for the big trip. We had our sights on Den- being shown on our local news Inside Sports segment; 937 WEST EVANS ROAD, VIOLA, DE 19979 ver. Four vaulters had worked all season with UConn and all our fundraising activities which included teach- Phone: 302/284-9898 and were ready for the trip. We also teamed up with ing local Pony Clubs and Horse Camps how to vault Email: [email protected] Small Wonder from Delaware who graciously let our and having a club garage sale. We practiced hard in Horse: SUNDAE (Paint), Coach: JOWANA horse Scottie trailer with Diesel for the ride west. below freezing temperatures during the winter, in con- LAMB, First Year Registered: 2001 Vaulting at the AVA Nationals was the pinnacle stant rain in the spring, and in the staggering heat and Colors: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE, BLACK

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SMOOTH MOVES VAULTING TEAM UCONN VAULTING TEAM in age from our seven year old daughter, Lucie to 2507 MILL RD., POWHATAN, VA 23139 3636 HORSEBARN HILL RD. EXT UNIT 4040 members who are in their fifties. Of course most of Phone: 804/598-2780 STORRS, CT 06269-4040, Phone: 401/481-6439 the team members are university students but the point Horses:PERSONAL KEEPSAKE(Cob/Welsh), Email: [email protected] is that the team is diverse in backgrounds, age and HUNTERS CHELSEA (Welsh), SNICKERS Horses: UC BUCKINGHAM (Morgan), RIO skill. That’s another great aspect of the sport. (Appaloosa), CHEYENNE (Appaloosa), BUCK- BRAVO (Quarter Horse/Draft), ABIGAIL (Belgian The University of Connecticut has been very sup- SHOT (Mini), TINKERBELL (Shetland), TRACK Cross), SANDSTORM (Belgian), MISTY portive by opening the vaulting club to the commu- (Thoroughbred), Coach: KATHY PITT Coach: ADELE DAWLEY, First Year Registered: nity. We are grateful that we can participate in the sport First Year Registered: 2001, Colors: GREEN, TAN 2000, Colors: ROYAL BLUE, BLACK and look forward to many years of vaulting. STERLING VAULTING CLUB One Family’s Great Adventure with the University of Connecticut Vaulting Club 9615 SIMPSON RD., WAXHAW, NC 28173 Phone: 704/843-9412 Diane and Clas Jacobson Email: [email protected] Getting into the Sport Coach: DUSTI HAUSMAN, First Year Registered: We started our adventure with vaulting over two 2003, Colors: BLUE, SILVER, WHITE years ago. We live in Tolland, Connecticut near the University of Connecticut and we were “introduced” TOPAZ VAULTERS to vaulting when we stopped by the new barn to watch 3912 CHANTILLY ROAD a women’s polo match. Our daughter, Lucie, is fasci- CHANTILLY, VA 20151, Phone: 703/378-5987 nated by horses and rides with Mom. Well, it turned Email: [email protected] out that we got there early before the polo match and Horses: DUKE (Percheron Cross), ANDROMEDA the vaulting team was just finishing up practice. This (Shire), GINGER (Belgian), SAVOR (Percheron) definitely was different – we had seen pictures of vault- Coach: CHRIS APPEL-BUCIERKA, First Year ing in some of our horse books - but we had no idea Registered: 1981, Colors: BLACK, MAGENTA, that there was a team nearby. Lucie (and Mom!) ended PURPLE up talking to the team and to the coach, Adele Dawley. Christine Appel-Bucierka Lucie was invited to come to the practices held every 2003 was a challenging year for the Topaz club. Monday evening. One thing led to another and now On May sixth, Topaz, the old mare, was put down due Lucie is a member of the UConn Vaulting Team! It’s to a broke hip. Duke, our Percheron gelding mourned been exciting and fun for the entire family ever since! and wouldn’t eat. Winter had been very cold and What it is to Us as a Family snowy so all the horses lost weight. Putting weight Vaulting has been a wonderful hobby and adven- back on Duke became our highest priority. Numer- ture for the entire family. “Hanging out” at UConn ous vet visits, emergency dental appointments and has been great. The team members are friendly and moving him to one of our vaulting family’s homes very supportive. The discipline of the compulsories, still did not help. The vet and I determined that most the artistry of the free style, the responsibility of tak- Buckingham patiently supports Lucie likely the melanomas diagnosed in 1996 were affect- ing care of the horses, the team and preparations in- Jacobson of UConn vaulters. Photo: courtesy UConn ing his digestion. volved in the competitions – it all adds up to a fulfill- ing experience for everyone. My Vaulting Demo with UConn on Halloween Plans had been made for the club to go to Na- Lucie Jacobson (age 7) tionals in Colorado but the vet said Duke could not Lucie has certainly learned a lot. She has been challenged, coached and has experienced the thrill of Vaulting is gymnastics on a horse and we have travel. That meant that Andromeda would have to demos to show people what it is. Since it was so close handle all our trot classes. Drommie was green and success and the disappointments that accompany any type of learning experience. As parents we have to Halloween we dressed up and it was really funny! only expected to be the back-up horse — not the one We did each other’s faces so we looked like what we learned from the team, the horses, and from helping and only! Drommie stepped up to the job and we all were. We even got tattoos and spider rings too! When out with fests, clinics and workshops. had a great time. the demo was over we were a very happy bunch! In September Hurricane Isabel canceled the Great The Sport That We Have Seen When we were running in and out me and an- Falls/Topaz Fall Vaulting Fest. We were still strug- We meet weekly at UConn to practice. The prac- other little girl gave candy to the audience and you gling with Duke’s health until he moved to the Dalby’s tices are on the barrels and the horses and involve in- bet it was fun! But we had to go back in because we house and, with Kate’s wonderful care, he has gained dividual as well as pairs and team workouts. In addi- didn’t give enough. When we gave enough we still weight. tion to all of this, Adele keeps the team busy with had a lot of candy. But I guess a lot of candy for us! We are looking forward to Nationals in Virginia. clinics, competitions, fests and demonstrations. Hey! Look it’s my turn for my free style. I hope UConn has held a number of clinics with vaulting I can make it. They’re clapping — I reached my goal. experts such as Erik Martonovich, Nancy Stevens- Now I’m happy I can do it! Brown and Matthais Lang. It is fantastic for Lucie to meet these representatives of the best of the sport. V.I.P. (Vaulters of Ice Pond) We traveled to Nationals in Denver in August, 94 HOPE VALLEY RD., AMSTON, CT 06231 and cheered the team on. Lucie competed in the Fun Phone: 860/228-1827, Email: [email protected] Fest. She had a ball! We participated in our regional Horses: MiRABELLA (Percheron), BUNKY competition hosted by VIP, and last year UConn held (Welsh/Thoroughbred), Coach: VICKI its first annual Winter Warmups Barrel Fest. The team SHERRADEN, First Year Registered: 1993 organized numerous vaulting demonstrations at uni- Colors: NAVY, SILVER versity sponsored horse shows. All of these activities give Lucie the opportunity to work with great athletes, super horses, knowledge- able coaches and supportive team members. Then she gets the chance to demonstrate what she has learned. We could ask for no more from any sport. Indeed, this entire adventure has been very positive. The University of Connecticut Vaulting Club Topaz trot vaulter practices on Duke. The Vaulting Club at the University of Connecti- VIP vaulters, Mirabella and Bunky Photo: Patrice Smith cut is coached by Adele Dawley. The members range Photo: courtesy VIP

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WELLINGTON VAULTING ACADEMY 13522 FOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD. WELLINGTON, FL 33414 Phone: 561/792-9418, Email: [email protected] Horses: BOBY, CINAMMON, GYPSY, Coach: LUIS BERNAL, First Year Registered: 1999 Colors: BLUE, RED, WHITE WAVE (Woodstock Acres Vaulting Equestrians) 353 ROCKY HILL RD., WOODSTOCK, CT 06281 Vaulting Visions vaulters Photo: courtesy Vaulting Visions Phone: 860/860-974-1224 VAULTING VISIONS Four handstand pushups, Email: [email protected] 282 ASBURY STATION RD. Three stalls to clean, Horses: MR. BROWN (Quarter Horse/Draft), SWEDESBORO, NJ 08085, Phone: 856/467-4511 Two David Longs DIABLO CASH (Quarter Horse), Coach: JOLENE Email: [email protected] And a new drill on Jannie. RIDENOURE, First Year Registered: 2003 Horses: DUCHESS TESSIE (Quarter Horse/Draft), Colors: BLUE, SILVER, WHITE JANYCK (Belgian/Thoroughbred), CORONADO VIRGINIA VAULTERS (Quarter Horse), Coach: ALISON GIESCHEN 4937 EDGE ROCK DR., CHANTILLY, VA 20151 Region X First Year Registered: 1993 Phone: 703/703-266-1596 Colors: BLACK, TEAL, WHITE Email: [email protected] Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Alison Gieschen Horse: CRYSTAL (Palomino) Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, 2003 was a memorable year for our club in many Coach: KATHERINE HAYNIE N. Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. respects. The year didn’t start off very well when our First Year Registered: 2001 horse Janyck had to be rescued from a frozen lake in Colors: ROYAL BLUE, GOLD, WHITE Regional Supervisor: Laurie DeLalla February. Two days after his rescue the barn in which Tom Haynie 925/376-9629, [email protected] he was recovering collapsed from a heavy snowstorm This has been a busy year for Virginia Vaulters. and 30 horses had to be rescued from the devastating We participated in a great composite team at Nation- AGAPE VAULTERS event. We kept our hopes up and looked forward to als, helped promote international friendship, and 5329 OLD PIPESTONE ROAD warmer weather and the summer. wished our coach the best as she headed off to Nash- EAU CLAIRE, MI 49111, Phone: 269/269-782-3206 Our visit with the French vaulters of Theirs was ville to pursue a singing career. Email: [email protected] exceptional and there was much bonding between the Virginia vaulters participated in a number of re- Horses: SAHARA (Percheron Cross), LADY two groups. We shared vaulting and many fun out- gional fests this year, including the Catoctin Barrel GUINEVERE GWEN (Percheron), PEBBLES ings designed to introduce our guests to our great coun- Fest in March, the Shea Rose Sunshine Fest in April (Paint), DIAMOND JUBILEE (Percheron) try. As soon as the French team departed it was time and the Great Falls/Topaz Mother’s Day Fest in May. Coach: JANE EGGER, First Year Registered: 1986, Colors: BLACK, RED, WHITE to plan for Nationals in Colorado. Once again, we During these fests, all our team members participated had a wonderful experience in Denver and exceeded in a combination of individual and team events. Jane Egger our goals. We left quite an impression with the white Three of our team members participated in de- The Agape vaulters worked energetically through water rafting guides as our vaulters exhibited shoul- 2003 to move up a level and prepare for medal tests veloping a composite C-team with the Vaulting Vi- der stands and many team free style moves while raft- and competitions. We started by attending the Uni- sions Club from Swedesboro, New Jersey. This meant ing down a river. versity of Findlay’s first fest in March. Three of our long rides to work together on Saturdays. In July a Our summer was also packed with many exhibi- canter vaulters tested in front of Judge Toni Amoroso tions. Our team had the opportunity to exhibit at Dres- visit by the vaulting team from Thiers in the south of at that fest and earned their Bronze medals. The team sage at Devon and several other large events in our France helped prepare the composite team free style. journeyed to Virginia on Mother’s Day weekend to area. The team always eagerly displays this awesome Since the Thiers team included a French National compete at the Topaz/Great Falls Spring Fest. Two sport to horse enthusiasts and appreciative audiences. Champion, they had some great ideas to share. We more vaulters passed their tests in front of Judge We have so much fun incorporating new music and helped Great Falls host the 21 French vaulters and Naomi Takemoto. The team began preparing for their creative nuances into the more traditional aspects of accompanying nine adults for a three day visit in Wash- trip to Denver for Nationals. They received help from vaulting. ington, DC. clinician Nancy Stevens-Brown with a two day clinic As this vaulting year comes to a close we once Nationals in Denver was a special time. Every- stressing the compulsories. By the end of the clinic again look back with appreciation at the opportuni- one enjoyed the special bonds that developed from improvement in the vaulters was evident. All that was ties and personal growth this sport has provided us. working and competing together. A highlight was a needed was practice time. We are truly excited about all the new clinics and com- white water rafting trip. The C-team had the best raft petitions that are developing on the East Coast. We guide ever. She let the team perform side hangs off hope to take advantage of all these events. the edge of the raft between rapids! Our season finale will be our annual Christmas Things didn’t slow down after Nationals. De- party where vaulters and horses dress in their Christ- spite an injury to our beloved horse Glory (Legacy), mas decorations and go caroling through the “neigh” our vaulters diligently prepared for their Medals test. borhood. Everyone earned a medal that afternoon. We even came up with our own carol: The team was ready to perform at the Great Falls/ On the twelve days of Christmas, Topaz Fall Fest. Unfortunately Hurricane Isabel came My coach gave to me: twekve tired vaulters, Eleven sets of crunches, through and forced cancellation of the Fest at the last Ten new free style moves, moment. One of our vaulters represented the club at Nine ways to stand, the VIP Fall Fest in October. Several team members Eight hollow body holds, will go to the Great Falls Fun Day in November. Seven horses to groom, All of this could not have happened without the Agape vaulters with Lady Guinevere. Six wraps to roll, dedication and guidance of our coach, Lara Borson. Photo: Laura Hart Five laps around the ring, We miss you Lara and wish you the best in Nashville. (Continued)

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(Agape Vaulters continued) team performance before the year was over: the Novi Nationals was quite a learning experience for the Horse Expo. We had a huge booth and brought two whole team. We were expecting to take our own barrels. We were joined by five other vaulting clubs horses, but had to borrow horses when ours came up and over 20 kids showing how big and fast vaulting is lame two weeks prior to Nationals. Thankfully, we growing. secured horse time on the Welsh Rabbits Vaulting Two of our vaulters got jobs working at the Michi- Team’s Nita and Acorn Vaulters’ Pete. In addition, gan Renaissance Festival. Every weekend they per- Deb and Del Dyer came to the rescue with High Hat formed three shows a day plus a parade every morn- Andy when the judges excused our trot vaulters’ horse. ing. Matt was a squire who did sword fighting acts. Everything turned out fine and the team left Denver Kat demonstrated on her 19.2 hand percheron/ feeling good and enthused. Watching the higher level saddlebred and amazed the audience with her vault- vaulters inspired everyone. ing and jousting. Since Nationals most of our team The team also performed in demonstrations has graduated from high school and moved on to col- throughout the state including the Michigan Expo, a lege but Kat and Emily still come every week for prac- driving show, the Eau Claire Fourth of July Parade, tices. and, on October 29, a Reward Day for a local school Blue Moon vaulters would like to thank every- district. The Reward Day demonstration gave us an one who has gotten us to where we are. Victory Vault- audience of more than 450 students and teachers. Four ers: thank you for letting us share horses and practice vaulters skipped school to perform in the demo and times, friendships, and much much more. Debbie from received many “oohs” and “aahs”. One of the larger Oakleaf Farms: thank you for letting us use your fa- regional newspapers printed three pictures of the vault- cilities and your amazing horse, and for being so sup- ers. A highlight for the vaulters was when some stu- portive. Karen Rach, our coach: thank you for being dents asked them for their autographs! It was a re- an awesome coach, and always keeping vaulting fun. warding experience. It means a lot to have a coach that is always there for The vaulters gained valuable help from our two us and willing to help and teach us. Thank you to Mile Blue Moon vaulter demonstrates on Sir High Vaulters and Emerald City Vaulters for letting Silver medalists who agreed to coach the team while Lance A Lot. Photo: courtesy Blue Moon they were home from college. Amy and Missy Deja us use your horses, and for letting us be part of your teams at Nationals. A special thank you to all the par- stepped into coaching duties easily and confidently, Our next competition was the GreatFalls/Topaz polishing freestyle routines. Thankfully, Amy con- ents and family members of our vaulters who come to Fest in Herndon, Virginia. Three vaulters competed practices, competitions and support their kids in so tinues to coach the beginners class. With Amy’s and and one vaulter attended for support and extra coach- Missy’s help the vaulters progressed rapidly. many ways. ing: Matt Stenson. Matt is our gymnastics coach. At NOTE: The vaulters’ success was due in large part to their 16 years old, he is an amazing gymnast. He has no parents’ support and help at the practices, competi- Michigan State University now has a vaulting desire to compete. His motivation comes in coaching, team of University, and non-University vaulters of all tions, demonstrations, and meetings. Their ideas and at which he excels. He has been Kat Metzgers’ per- willingness to work took the load of responsibility off ages. Thanks go out to Karen Rach and Kat Metzger sonal’ gymnastics coach (and friend) for three years. for getting it started, and the AVA for the grant that we the coaches. That is what makes the Agape Vaulters a Blue Moon decided that while in Washington D.C. to great team! received. We are on our way to making vaulting a col- do some sight seeing. Kat introduced us to a tradition legiate sport. from her old club, Agape. We all did shoulder stands Good luck to vaulters in their adventures in life. BLACK RIVER FARM AND RANCH on the metro — while it was moving! (Affiliate Club) Fund-raisers were on our minds with Nationals HOPE VAULTERS (Affiliate Club) 5040 SHERIDAN LINE, CROSWELL, MI 48422 coming up. Some of our kids got together and did sev- 6968 SE 20TH, BAXTER SPRINGS, KS 66713 Phone: 810/679-2505 eral pop can drives going door to door and passing Phone: 620/620-674-3458, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] out flyers. You name it, we tried it. In July we sold Horse: DOLLY (Percheron Cross) Horses: CALVIN (Shire), HOBBES (Shire), candy at the 4th of July parade. With the help of The Coach: VALLERIE SWEETON, First Year DELVERT (Percheron), ZEB (Belgian) Print Shop and many friends of our vaulters we Registered: 2001, Colors: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN First Year Registered: 1996 brought in most of our money from a huge car wash. Our next step was to ask to receive a percentage of PEGASUS FARM BLUE MOON VAULTERS the money that the Print Shop brought in. We did per- 7490 EDISON AVENUE 10460 ALLEN ROAD, CLARKSTON, MI 48348 formances in Kensington Park as and at children’s HARTVILLE, OH 44632-9328 Phone: 248/437-3578 summer camps. Phone: 330/935-2300 Horse: SIR LANCE A LOT (Percheron) Once we got enough money for Nationals, we Email: [email protected] Coach: KAREN RACH, First Year Registered: 2003 booked all our flights, hotel rooms and car rentals. Horse: MICAH (Percheron) Colors: BLUE, SILVER We figured out whose horses we were going to bor- Coach: TAMMI GAINER Kat Metzger row. We said good bye to our friends and families. First Year Registered: 1996, Colors: GRAY, BLACK Blue Moon Vaulters of Clarkston, Michigan is After practicing night and day, dreaming of our free just over a year old now and moving fast in the vault- styles, and having our vaulting music run through our THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY ing world. Our first competition this year — a first head all day long, we were ready for Nationals. VAULTERS competition for most of our vaulters was the Findlay Once we got to Denver we went straight to prac- 11178 CO RD 201, FINDLAY, OH 45840 Fest, put on by the University of Findlay. Our kids tice. We borrowed horses from Emerald City and Mile Phone: 419/424-4859, Email: [email protected] performed very well, and had a blast. Most of them High. They very generously let us practice, use their did their free style and compulsories at the beginning horses, and share their barrel time. We practiced for Horse: EMPIRE (Dutch Warmblood) walk level, a barrel free style and the team barrel free two days before competition. Coach: LORI CRAMER, First Year Registered: style. Blue Moon has started doing small fund-raisers This was the first Nationals for everyone on our 2001, Colors: ORANGE, BLACK to make these competitions more affordable. team. We met a lot of wonderful people and learned a Blue moon headed off to Michigan State to per- lot about vaulting. Our team loved the experience. TRANSITIONS VAULTING TEAM form at their yearly stallion expo in March. We did an Watching the Gold free styles had to be the best. The (Affiliate Club) arena performance joining several clubs: Blue Moon, Night of the Stars performance was awesome. 260 W HWY 34, PHILLIPS, NE 68865 Victory and Agape. We brought a barrel. Our two After Nationals we were excited to get back home Phone: 402/886-2354, Email: [email protected] horses participated at their first vaulting performances and tell other vaulters and our families how we did. Coach: JANELLE STELK, First Year Registered: ever with over 15 vaulters! They were just as excited for us. We still had one more 2003, Colors: TEAL, ROYAL, PURPLE

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ESCUELA de EQUITACION SAN SKY VAULTERS THE KRISTENSEN FAMILY JORGE (Affiliate Club) 17811 96TH AVE., Lasse Kristensen APARTADO AEREO 80713, ENVIGADO, SURREY BC, CANADA V4N 4A9 2003 has been a very busy year for us with a lot ANTIOQUIA, COLUMBIA Phone: 604 588-0377 of changes. We started the year by moving into our Phone: 574-3138786, Email: [email protected] new house. It is a very nice house and a lot bigger Email: [email protected] Horses: SKY WALKER, SKY’S SILHOUETTE than before. In May Kirsa had to go back to work — a Horses: SIRENITA, NUBECITA, PENELOPE, Coach: SUSAN BARRON big change after almost three years at home. But it QUO VADIS, PALOMA, Coach: ANGELIKA Colors: PURPLE, BLACK, WHITE was nice to get out and do something. The girls had to KOPPEL, First Year Registered: 2001 Susan Barron start day care. The kids love the day care mom and Our club has kept busy all year with many pa- her family. We had a visit from Mount Eden vaulters. rades and demonstrations to highlight our fabulous CANADA It was so good to see ev- sport. MT. ARROWSMITH VAULTERS erybody again. In June Mira had her (Affiliate Club) first vaulting show on a 860 EAST ISLAND HWY.PARKSVILLE B.C., little pony. She was very CANADA V9P1R6 Sky vaulters Phone: 250/248-4949, Email: [email protected] competed at excited about it and she did Horses: GENTLEMEN JIM (Percheron) , TINY several fests. a great job. We have an- (Clydesdale/Quarterhorse), BODHRAN (Bashkir other show tomorrow with Curly), Coach: DEBBIE BENTZEN, First Year Photo: Chris Graham an audience of 300 people. Registered: 2000, Colors: BLACK, GOLD She can hardly wait. Debbie Bentzen Lasse has spent a lot of The Mt. Arrowsmith Vaulters have had a very time at the sports center this exciting year! The club has grown to 35 active mem- year and more in the years bers and three wonderful horses. Jym is our 18.2 hand to come. Percheron gelding, Tiny is our 16.3 hand Clydesdale Mira was supposed to cross and Bohdran is our 14.3 hand Bashkir Curly. start kindergarten but there We were thrilled to be asked to do eight demonstra- is no room for here before tions this past summer. They were each great oppor- May so she will have to tunities to expose people to the sport of vaulting. On a competitive level we are finally breaking It is incredible to see what demonstrating does play with the little ones for a while. Fie is growing, into the canter world, and all our members continue for the vaulters when the audience is so appreciative. — walking and talking. She has a very strong person- to be very enthusiastic . We hope to host a competi- Our more advanced vaulters traveled to CVI*Saratoga ality. They and Kirsa are on a mom-kids team in gym- tion of our own in May 2004 — it will be the first of in the early summer. Thanks once again to Marianne nastics which is a lot of fun. it’s kind on Vancouver Island. We promise a fun filled, Rose who set our vaulters up with Golden Gate, FACE Lasse has been down on his knee and he made a rewarding weekend for all who attend! Next year we and Morning Star. Without all your generosity, com- real proposal so we are planning our wedding! Hope hope to find another canter horse so that our club can peting at this level would be extremely difficult. Our to see you all in 2004. You are always welcome here continue to grow! kids had an incredible time with your kids. in Denmark.

The American Vaulting Association presents an exciting interactive horsemanship program for vaulters & coaches. Designed to stimulate, educate, enhance our relationship with our most important teammate: the horse. For your opportunity to participate in this motivational program, request an application and guidebook from: Marge Oakes, 732 Camino Del Bosque NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114, Email: [email protected]

Vaulting World 19 February 2004 AVA Annual Meeting Update For more information about the 2004 Annual Meeting, USET please see the October 2003 issue of Vaulting World, pages 16-18, There will be a USET Open Forum the December 2003 issue of Vaulting World pages 12-13, conducted by Sally Ike of USET on Friday (some information has been changed since those issues were published) or morning, March 5 from 10:30 – 11:30 am. visit http://home.att. net/~avafest/annmtg2004.html (most updates) or contact Naomi Takemoto at [email protected] or 831/462-6783. Gala Reunion Auction The Alumni Circle of Friends have The Alumni Circle of Friends contin- been making final plans for the 2004 AVA ues to gather auction item donations from Gala Banquet. Over 100 packets with 1200 various businesses. The Banquet and Auc- invitations have been sent out to all current tion Committee seeks donations of any and AVA registered clubs and Alumni Club all types of theme baskets from clubs or Representatives from many former clubs. individuals. The baskets were extremely Off-Site Clinics Please contact any and all your vaulting desirable auction items in 2002. Five per- Off-site clinics by Christoph Lensing friends and make a special effort to find and cent of the net proceeds from the 2004 Auc- will be held at American Sport Horse Fa- contact vaulting alumni — especially those tion will go to the AVA Region with the cility at 1177 Buena Vista Dr., Watsonville. people who made a difference in your life. highest percentage of clubs donating bas- Reservations must be received by kets for the auction. An additional five Directions: from Hwy 17 take hwy 1 south towards Watsonville. Exit west on Buena Februuary 20. percent of the net proceeds will be divided Vista Drive to right. The facility is about 1/2 The 35th Anniversary Gala Banquet amongst the other participating regions. mile on left hand side. will begin at 6:00 pm with a no-host cock- Many clubs have members and sup- Clinics are limited to 15 for each clinic. tail bar and silent auction. The dinner will porters who are very creative. Their art- The Beginning Canter/Bronze Vaulters’ begin at 7:30 pm. work, handcrafted items and especially any Clinic with Christoph Lensing will include equine or vaulting themed objects always instruction on horses and barrel. Horses NEW Club/Regional heat up the auction. Donations of clothing will be provided for participants coming with vaulting images would be very much without a horse. Advanced Vaulters’ Clinic Publicity Workshop appreciated. with Christoph will include instruction on Another workshop has been added to Donations and baskets or boxes may horses and barrel. Participants should plan the schedule on Thursday, March 4. The be brought to the Annual Meeting, mailed to come with a horse. Please indicate your Whips and Reins Workshop with J. Ashton to the Best Western Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old horse(s) on the registration form. There is Moore will run from 3:00 – 4:00 pm and Dominion Court, Aptos, CA 95003 (label: no overnight stabling available. be followed by a Publicity Workshop with “Attention: AVA Annual Meeting”) or On Sunday the off-site clinic will be AVA Development VP, Sheri Benjamin mailed to Patti Reschar, 112 Calfhill Court, held at Garrod Farms, 22600 Mt. Eden from 4:00 – 5:30 pm. This workshop will Los Gatos, CA. 95032. Basket contents Road, Saratoga.from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. teach clubs and regions how to maximize without a basket can be mailed in a box, publicity opportunities. will be assembled into a Directions: from 280 take De Anza Blvd exit basket or decorative box. towards Saratoga. Make right turn on Pierce Program and right turn on Mt. Eden. You will see signs Please review the for Cooper-Garrod Estate Vinyards and Clubs are requested to December issue of Vault- Garrod Farms on your right). submit brief historical in- ing World, page 13 for an formation and photos (the extensive list of dona- older, the better) for our tions or visit http://home.att.net/ Hotel Reservations AVA 35th Anniversary Cav- ~avafest/annmtg2004.html for the Make your hotel reservations directly alcade of Stars program. most updated listing. with the Best Western Seacliff Inn at: (800) We would like to feature 367-2003 or Fax (831) 685-8016. The pictures of individuals, Seacliff Inn is located at 7500 Old Domin- teams, and horses who have Awards ion Court, Aptos, CA. 95003. Room rates won championships, volun- High Point Awards will be given at the are $79.00 single or double occupancy (in- teers, parents and supporters. The dead- Saturday evening Gala. We hope that High cludes a full breakfast). Ask for AVA room line for the information and pictures is Feb- Point winners will attend this event and block. The rooms will be held until Febru- ruary 20th. Please mail the material to receive their award. Five, ten, twenty and ary 20. Marianne Rose, 11845 Skyline Blvd. Los twenty-five year pins will be given out at All Annual Meeting Activities on Gatos, CA. 95030 or email to the Meeting of Sustaining Members on Thursday and Friday will be held at the [email protected]. Saturday morning, March 6. Seacliff Inn.

Vaulting World 20 February 2004 AVA Annual Meeting Update Preliminary Schedule Red Cross Training THURSDAY, March 4 The fee for Red Cross CPR Training will be $50.00 for 2 4-hour sessions.. The Seacliff Inn The trainer will be Beth Leonard of Mt. Eden. Participants will earn certification. 7:30-10:00 Registration/Hospitality Standard First Aid & AED 8:00-9:30 Membership Committee Mtg. This class meets many companies' CalOSHA requirements. This comprehen- 9:30-11:00 Nationals/Competitons Mtg. sive course trains individuals to prevent, prepare for and respond to any type of 11:00-12:30 Education Committee Mtg. emergency. Participants will learn and practice Adult CPR, rescue breathing, chok- 12:30-1:30 Catered Lunch ing rescue and the following first aid skills: bleeding control, treatment of burns, 1:30-3:00 Competition Rules Meeting fractures, sprains, seizures, poisoning, heat/cold related injuries, preventing disease 3:00-4:00 Coaches’ Workshop transmission, and in-line stabilization. Students will be given information about the (Whips & Reins - J. Ashton Moore) importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). 4:00-5:30 Publicity Workshop Certificates 5:30-7:00 Dinner Break Adult CPR (valid 1 yr) and Standard First Aid (valid 3 yrs). CPR re-certification 6:00-10:00 Red Cross Training should be taken annually. 7:00- 8:30 Development Committee Mtg.

REGISTRATION - Complete one form for each registrant FRIDAY, March 5 Seacliff Inn Name:______Phone: ______7:30 Continental Breakfast Address:______8:00-9:30 Constitution & ByLaws Meeting 9:30-10:30 Open USET Meeting City: ______State: ____ Zip: ______10:30-11:30 Open USET Forum Club: ______Email: ______11:30-12:30 Catered Lunch Full Meeting Registration Package (hotel guests) - $150 ______12:00-2:00 AVA Executive Board Meeting Includes all meetings, Thursday morning hospitality, Friday continental breakfast, Thursday and 2:00-5:00 AVA Board of Directors Mtg. Friday lunch and Thursday workshop, Saturday brunch and Saturday and Sunday education clin- ics. Does not include CPR training and Saturday banquet. Current AVA membership required. 5:00-6:00 Dinner Break Full Meeting Registration Package (non-hotel guests) - $165 ______6:00-10:00 Red Cross Training Includes all meetings, Thurday. morning hospitality, Thursday and Friday lunch and Thursday workshop, Saturday brunch and Saturday and Sunday clinics.Does not include Friday continental SATURDAY, March 6 breakfast, CPR training and Saturday banquet. Current AVA membership required. Seacliff Inn Annual Meeting Registration without Clinics - $100 ______8:30-11:30 AVA Annual Meeting Includes all meetings, Thursday morning hospitality, Friday continental breakfast, Thursday work- shop and lunches and Saturday brunch. Does not include Saturday and Sunday clinics, CPR train- of Sustaining Members with Brunch ing and Saturday banquet. Current AVA membership required. 11:45-1:00 Therapeutic Committee Mtg. Friday Board of Directors Meeting Only - No Charge ______American Sport Horse Current AVA membership required. 8:00-12:00 Beg. Canter/Bronze Vaulters Saturday Meeting of Sustaining Members Only - $25 ______Clinic with Christoph Lensing Current AVA membership required. 12:00-1:30 Forum moderated by Thurs/Fri. CPR Trainings (not included in registration fee) - $50 ______Nancy Stevens-Brown Saturday AM Begining Canter/Bronze Vaulter’s Clinic Only - $30 ______1:30-4:00 Coaches/Advanced Vaulters (included in full meeting packages) Clinic with Christoph Lensing Saturday PM Coaches and Advanced Vaulter’s Clinic Only - $30 ______Coconut Grove Grand Ballroom (included in full meeting packages) 6:0-7:00 No Host Coctails, Silent Auction Please indicate how many horses you will be bringing. ______7:00-10:00 Dinner, Live Auction Saturday 35th Anniversary Gala Banquet - $50/person, $100/couple ______35th Anniversary Program Children 3 and under free, Children 4-12 - $25/Child ______AVA High Point Awards Alumni Reunion Dinner and Auction Mentor of the Year Award All Day Sunday Clinic Only - $50 ______Please indicate how many horses you will be bringing. ______Membership Pins 10:00-12:00 Dancing DEADLINE: February 20. All registrations faxed or postmarked after February 20 must pay an additional Late Fee - $25 ______SUNDAY, March 7 TOTAL ______Garrod Farms Mail payments and forms to AVA, 5620 Vineta Court, Martinez, CA 94553. You may fax 9:30-4:00 Clinic by Christoph Lensing (925/229-5344) your registration forms with the following credit card information: Surcingle Design/Fitting [ ] Visa [ ] MasterCard Card # ______Vaulter Fittness Expiration Date: ______Signature: ______Coaching Techniques Address if different than above: ______Timing for Optimal Performance

Vaulting World 21 February 2004 Discover Equestrian Vaulting

Jan Weber Midge Leitch, VMD will present “Sound- their current riding programs, as well as The American Vaulting Association ness and Fitness in the Performance Horse.” trainers with active vaulting programs who will conduct an educational conference, Dr. Leitch, is a Diplomate of the American what to expand their expertise. Spirit of Vaulting, March 12-14 at the College of Veterinary Surgeons. She has For more information visit http:// United States Equestrian Team Facility in served as Team Veterinarian at recent home.att.net/~avafest/clinics.html. Gladstone, New Jersey. Olympic and World Equestrian Games and For complete details and registration The featured clinician is Christoph is a member of the USEF Veterinary Com- information, please contact: Katie Lensing, who was three time World Vault- mittee. This conference is open to all train- Flannagan, American Vaulting Association ing Champion, and twice the reserve World ers and coaches who want to explore the Education Committee at (804) 556-6376 or Vaulting Champion. Featured speaker, Dr. possibility of adding equestrian vaulting to email [email protected]

American Vaulting Association Education Conference The Spirit of Vaulting March 12 - March 14, 2004 United States Equestrian Team Facility, Gladstone, New Jersey, 9:00 am - 4 pm daily COMPLETE ONE FORM FOR EACH REGISTRANT

Name:______Phone:______Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______Club/Affiliation:______Email:______[ ] Vaulter [ ] Coach [ ] Longeur [ ] Riding Instructor [ ] Exhibitor** [ ] Other______** There is no charge for non-profit exhibitors, but you must provide your own table and chairs.

FULL CONFERENCE Members $100.00 (*$85.00); Non-Members $120.00 (*$100.00); Family (3+) $225.00 (*$200.00) ______*Early Bird Registration - Deadline February 14. Registrations postmarked after March 1 must pay an additional $25 late fee. ______Covers all concurrent sessions, Friday through Sunday; audit conference clinics; Friday and Saturday lunch.

SATURDAY ONLY $60.00 ______Covers all concurrent sessions and clinic audits for Saturday. Lunch included.

LENSING CLINIC (Full registration is required to participate in this clinic.) $30.00 per session ______The conference committee will make all efforts to place participants in their choice session(s). However, session preferences can not be guaranteed. Please mark sessions below in order of preference. [ ] Beginning Canter [ ] Intermediate Vaulters (Bronze/beginning Silver) [ ] Advanced Vaulters (Silver/Gold) [ ] Conditioning and Performance (all levels) [ ] Coaches Clinic Total Registration ______

Mail payment and form to AVA 5016 Crawford Gulch Road, Golden, CO 80403-8112 Questions: Noel Martonovich, V.P. of Education, at 303/277-0356 or [email protected].

Vaulting World 22 February 2004 Discover Equestrian Vaulting Conference Sessions an individual style that complements the Rick will speak on media attention for your other to make them an effective and fun equestrian program. Three Day Vaulting Clinic clinician team. A lifetime of searching for Katie Flannagan (Manager of the with Christoph Lensing the best way, hard work, and experience have given them a wealth of knowledge on Spirit of Vaulting Conference, master’s de- Christoph Lensing is one of the most re- gree in education, professional educator for nowned vaulters of our times and a well classical training that makes them a great resource to the vaulting community. 25 years and coach of Balance Vaulters) known designer of innovative surcingles. Kate will manage the kids corner. He won the World Championship for indi- Concurrent Sessions vidual men three times and the European There will also be an exhibitors hall Championship three times. Christoph Mary McCormick (Gold level vaulter and an AVA Region IX business meeting. coached the Swedish team to a Bronze & coach of Silver Star Vaulters) medal in the last World Equestrian Games As a young coach and vaulter she has real- Directions and is one of the most sought-after clini- ized how important it is to keep vaulters The conference will take place in cians in the world. He will offer five three confidence high and to keep vaulting fun. Gladstone, New Jersey at the headquar- hour vaulting sessions and a session on the Deb Dyer (founder and director of the ters and training facility of the United design and fit of the surcingle. States Equestrian Team. The site is lo- Advantage Ranch Center for Equine Inter- cated at Pottersville Road, Gladstone, NJ Keeping Your Horse Sound active Concepts, longeur for Mt. Tabor and 07934. Phone: 908/234-1251. with Midge Leitch, DVM Silver Star Vaulters) From New York City Dr. Leitch, is a Diplomate of the American Deb will focus on the four factors in se- I-78 west to I-287 north to exit 22B (Rte College of Veterinary Surgeons. She has lecting a vaulting horse: temperament, 206 north). Proceed north to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/Pottersville Rd). Turn left. served as Team Veterinarian at recent physical characteristics (size, conformation, way of going), suitability for purpose and USET Headquarters is on the left. Olympic and World Equestrian Games and From Connecticut I-80 west to I-287 is a member of the USEF Veterinary Com- training. She will also present a seminar on south to exit 22 (Rte 206 north). Pro- mittee. competition longeing focusing on warming ceed north to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/ up your horse, how much time is enough Pottersville Rd). Turn left. USET Head- Therapeutic Vaulting in the warm up arena and conveying a win- quarters is on the left. Workshop with Rick and ning attitude to the judges (professional From Southern NJ Turnpike I-287 Virginia Hawthorne turnout of horse, team and longeur). north to exit 22B (Rte 206 North). Pro- ceed north to 5th traffic light (Rte 512/ Rick and Virginia Hawthorne are the Carol Land (BS in Human Nutrition and Pottersville Rd). Turn left. USET Head- founders of Valley View Vaulters, the larg- Foods from Cornell University, MS from quarters is on the left. est vaulting club in the United States with Winthrop University in Human Nutrition) From Western I-80 Take I-80 east to Rte over 150 vaulters, one third of which are Carol has worked in the field of nutrition 206 south. Go approximately 6 miles handicapped vaulters. past Chester to Rte 512. Turn right im- for over 30 years with clinical, community mediately after sign for USET. Lunch Forums Moderated by and educational experience. She has also Nancy Stevens-Brown been a vaulting coach for 12 years, teaches Nancy Stevens-Brown is president of the riding lessons to 70 students a week and is American Vaulting Association and a top a clinic instructor with the Certified Horse- Housing manship Association. Carol will teach per- level clinician. Nancy is the former coach Embassy Suites Hotel Piscataway- formance nutrition. of Timberline Vaulters. From 1972 to 1996 Somerset (Phone: 732/980-0500, Fax: 732/ the Timberline A-teams won the National Adele Dawley (University of Connecti- 980-9473) has a special conference rate of Championships seven times. Nancy’s pre- cut Vaulting Team coach, longeur, and $105 per suite if booked by March 1, 2004. sentation will explore methods of creating vaulter; master’s degree and teacher certi- The Embassy Suites Hotel in Piscataway strong, balanced, and interesting contours fication in Special Education) is located 30 minutes from the conference when developing a freestyle program. She Adele will address the particulars of how site. It is a full service, all suites hotel fea- will examine the 1-2-3’s of building per- to start a university vaulting program. turing a five floor tropical atrium. sonal styles of performance designed to Jan Weber, Amy McCune and The hotel is set in a corporate park in stand out from the pack. central New Jersey. Suite rates include a Rachel Markels Webber will present complimentary breakfast and manager’s re- Classical Training of the a seminar on starting a beginning level ception. Also available are indoor pool, hot vaulting team. Vaulting Horse Clinic with tub and exercise room. Yossi and Noel Martonovich Rick Van Vranken (Agricultural The address is 121 Centennial Avenue, Trainers and longeurs for Golden Gate Agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension Piscataway, NJ 08854. Many other hotels Vaulters at Little Spring Ranch in Golden, of Atlantic County, New Jersey and vault- are available within 30 minutes of the con- Colorado, Yossi and Noel each possesses ing dad for five years) ference site.

Vaulting World 23 February 2004 Meet the Education Committee

Noel Martonovich the founder and director of the Advantage my love of horses into my work as a teacher The AVA’s new Education Committee Ranch Center for Equine Interactive Con- working with at risk youth in alternative is off and running with lots of ideas about cepts, which develops, tests and implements settings since 1988. how to promote vaulting throughout the systems whereby horses help people expe- Virginia Hawthorne equestrian community as well as provide rience authentic growth in relationships, I co-founded the Valley View Vaulters AVA members with continued educational communication skills, and develop greater with my husband Rick Hawthorne in 1980. opportunities. The committee has five understanding of themselves and conse- Besides managing Valley View Vaulters, I members who are working really hard to quently live a more balanced life. am one of the longeurs for the team. I’m make this coming year a success. I head the faculty for a national train- also the Financial Officer on the Board of Adele Dawley ing and certification program in Equine Directors of Valley View Vaulters. I’ve been I am 24 years old and finishing my Interactive Counseling™ and help people involved in vaulting since 1979 when my master’s degree and teacher certification in build community based therapeutic riding daughters first discovered the sport. I have Special Education. I first became involved programs. I am a horse trainer, riding been a member of the AVA since 1980. I’m with vaulting in 1990 with the Vaulters of coach, clinician, and lecturer who provides a Board Member of the AVA, Charter Mem- Ice Pond. As a Silver Medalist I vaulted short courses and motivational seminars ber of Region I and past Treasurer of Re- with the Friendship Team at the 1996 throughout the country. Through my work gion I, Cochairman for the National Cham- Equitana and Olympic Games. I started at Advantage ReSource, the support ser- pionships in 1985, held at Cal Poly Uni- coaching the Frequent Flyers in 1997 and vices branch of Advantage Ranch, I pro- versity in Pomona and in 1989 and 1993 vide consulting services to horse businesses the University of Connecticut Vaulting held in Ventura and in 1998 and 2000 held and therapeutic riding centers nationwide. Team in 1999. I am currently the coach at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in I also head the development of train- and longeur for the UConn Vaulting Team Burbank, and charter member of the AVA ing and teaching tools, produce video and National Council for Therapeutic Vaulters. and a member of Region IX’s Events and audio tape series and am the author of sev- I’ve attended all but one AVA Annual Meet- Regional Championships Committees. eral books,including Every Child’s Dream, ing since 1980. Suzanne Detol written to help parent’s understand the ben- With pride I state I’m the mother of I have been an AVA member for 20+ efits of horse activities for kids. two daughters who vaulted: Shannon (a years and am also an FEI Official Vaulting Katie Flannagan Gold medalist) and Carolyn (a Silver med- judge, which is the highest ranking attain- I have a master’s degree in education alist). Both girls earned their medals with able. I was a judge at the World Equestrian and have worked professionally as an edu- honors. And I’m a very proud grandmother Games in Jerez, Spain, 2002. I have been cator for the past 25 years. During the past of four grandchildren: two young vaulting a National judge for 15 years and am a thirteen years I have developed a wide granddaughters and two young grandsons. member of the USET Vaulting Education range of environmental education programs I’m a graduate of Woodbury Univer- Committee and a member of USAE Vault- and curricula, developed and facilitated lo- sity with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in ing Committee. I have been involved with cal, regional, and national environmental Graphic Arts. I worked for seven years in AVA Board of Directors since 1986. I education workshops, and coordinated started my first vaulting club in 1982 and the Advertising Dept. for the J. C. Penney community action projects. I am the coach have coached vaulters up to Gold level. I Company. I designed ads in the official of Balance Vaulters in Maidens, Virginia have started two horses from ground level 1984 Olympic Equestrian Program and I and was recently elected to the AVA Board to Championship C-team horse in 1986. designed the AVA brochure that was dis- of Directors. Currently I am working with a new club in tributed at the ’84 Olympics. I designed five Oregon: starting the club, training the horse Noel Martonovich National T-shirts, one which is still being and teaching new vaulters the sport. My husband, Yossi and I have worked used on AVA ribbons, today. I currently Deb Dyer professionally training riders and horses for teach art, and freelance for T.V. Guide, the last 20 years at Little Spring Academy National Computer, sports magazines and I have been a horse industry profes- of Equestrian Arts in Golden, Colorado. In design all the brochures and advertising for sional for more than two and a half decades 1991, we started a vaulting program which the Valley View Vaulters. and I wear several hats in the vaulting Vaulting! What a great sport. I am so world. I am the daughter of Del and Doris became the Golden Gate Vaulters. My and also mom to Cassie and Morgan background in dance and Yossi’s back- pleased that I found vaulting and all the Stoevener (Bronze Medalists and National ground in music has helped our vaulters go wonderful people who are a part of this Champion team vaulters). I hope to share beyond simple gymnastic exercises on the unique sport. I have been a part of many my expertise in organizational manage- horse. Our vaulters have won four National activities as I grew up and then again when ment, curriculum development, and instruc- Gold level titles as well as having the privi- my girls grew up, and now again, as my tion with the AVA Education Committee. I lege of representing the United States at the grandchildren are growing up. In all these am a longeur for Mt. Tabor and Silver Star World Equestrian Games. Our horse, Doc activities I never was a part of anything that Vaulters, and help train vaulting horses and also represented the United States at WEG taught so much to so many: teamwork, self- longeurs for other clubs through clinics and in Jerez, Spain. I also have a master’s de- esteem, and much more. These are lessons private instruction.In my business life, I am gree in special education and have brought that will last a lifetime.

Vaulting World 24 February 2004 The Effective Trainer

Jen Williams longe line skills are necessary for commu- times, with time in between for the trainers J. Ashton Moore (AVA Technical Ad- nication at a distance. All the participants to practice and reflect, proved a very suc- visor, FEI O Vaulting Judge, USET Vice- practiced accurate use of the whip and send- cessful formula. All participants were able President of Vaulting) must surely be the ing a loop along the longe line. Participants to see the horses progress over the course AVA’s most long standing and diligent ad- also practiced training each other using only of the weekend. The horse handlers were vocate for the vaulting horse, educating simple stimulus-response reactions and particularly pleased. “I knew it would be countless trainers to better handling of their came to appreciate the comparatively re- productive, but it far exceeded my expec- charges. One of Jeff’s latest efforts included markable learning abilities shown by tations” said one handler. “Jeff was posi- traveling to Southwest Virginia to lead an horses! tive and helpful” said another, while an AVA Educational Seminar on Training Each horse and trainer began with a exchange student observing the proceed- Techniques for the Vaulting Horse. series of ground exercises designed to em- ings said that Jeff was the “greatest horse phasize simple stimulus/response patterns: This two-day seminar was held on clinician” she had ever seen. She noted he first a few variations of moving away from was much more understanding and patient November 8-9, 2003 at Advantage Ranch a tap from the whip butt, then moving away than anyone she had seen in Germany. at Dori-Del Hills in Blacksburg, Virginia. from a purposeful, aggressive approach Jeff once again proved himself a most This beautiful indoor facility with attached from the longeur. The exercises served to remarkably effective trainer, communicat- stabling was made available by Advantage clarify the handlers signals to the horse and ing with each of six horses, their trainers, Ranch Director Deb Dyer. The Dyer fam- illustrated the overarching training prin- and participants from widely varying eques- ily (Del, Doris, Deb and David) all went ciples Jeff had outlined for the class. trian backgrounds. AVA members are for- out of their way to make participants feel * Separate the issues that are contrib- tunate that Jeff continues to contribute to at home. Kim Beisecker and other Mount uting to the problem. educational opportunities across the coun- Tabor Vaulters parents provided superb sit- * Prioritize the issues and address try and we are particularly grateful that he down lunches and welcome hot drinks both them separately. would take the considerable time and ef- days of the seminar. This hospitality pro- * Have reasonable, clear expectations. fort to come all the way to the east coast vided participants with a wonderful colle- * Know what behavior you are seek- for this seminar. gial atmosphere for learning. ing. And learn we did! The seminar started * Know the appropriate steps to take with a simple, clear statement, “The effec- to lead to the eventual desired result. Lang Clinic tive trainer will capitalize on horses meth- * Know what the most likely natural reaction of the horse will be. This Marge Shake ods of learning, because they cannot adapt helps the trainer prepare for common On November 28th, 2003, the reign- to us.” Exploring the ramifications of that reactions and can help him avoid, for ing Men’s World Champion Vaulter, statement when applied to six live horses example, inadvertently punishing Matthias Lang gave a clinic in Santa Fe, and their trainers occupied the remainder the horse with a restrictive rein for a New Mexico at the Las Campanas Eques- of two full and fascinating days. too-large initial motion. trian Center. He expounded on his vault- In the brief introduction to equine re- *Make clear patterns (minimize irrel- ing ideas and training concepts to 11 eager sponses and learning, Jeff explained the lin- evant elements that will confuse the vaulters from New Mexico and Colorado ear, experimental and retrospective nature matter). ranging from 10 to 30 years old. of the horses learning process. The trainer * Separate the cue from any necessary The morning session combined exer- has many ways to influence the horse. The correction. For example, if the whip cises on the barrels and floor. In the after- skill comes in knowing which influence to is needed to reinforce the cue to can- noon the vaulters worked on Jezebelle of exert at which moment and in what man- ter, the training must continue until Free Spirit Farm and Max of Albuquerque ner to provide the horse with the best chance the canter is taken from the cue, not Vaulters. Each came away from the day of achieving the desired response. The the whip. with revitalized ideas of what is possible trainer must first break himself of influ- * Finally and most importantly, do not within the sport. The vaulters, their fami- ences which are counterproductive (i.e. put vaulters on the horse until the lies and auditors all felt privileged to share habitually and ineffectually clucking to the training is at a satisfactory level. the day learning from a spectacular inter- horse, waving the whip about for no pur- Unexpected (and sometimes vigor- national star. pose, or backing away from the horse to ous) responses can occur. The trainer keep the longe line tight.) “Easier said than must separate new training activities done,” responded the six trainers in turn. from vaulting activities. Gradually, the chattering of clucks dimin- Jeff worked with each of the six horses ished and gestures became more purpose- and their handlers three times, some under ful and clear, but each of the trainers ob- saddle as well as on the line and offered served that breaking their own bad habits specific suggestions and exercises tailored would take time and conscious practice. to the needs and abilities of each horse and handler. Seeing each of the horses three It became clear that certain whip and Matthias and the vaulters Photo: Martine Tunby

Vaulting World 25 February 2004 AVA Medal Tests - July 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003 Suzanne Detol November 1, 2003 December 20, 2003 September 14, 2003 Saratoga, California Hebron, Connecticut Catharpin, Virginia Judges: Adrienne Stang (FEI O), Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Suzanne Detol (FEI O) Univiersity of Connecticut Vaulters Virginia Vaulters Mt. Eden Vaulters Lucie Jacobson .....Novice (Trot) .. 4.900 Christine Beauchene Bronze ...... 5.790 Jaylyn Babitch ...... Trot ...... 5.300 Carley Sauvageau .Bronze Comm. 6.230 Alissa Feudo ...... Novice (Trot) .. 5.100 Mari Cooley ...... Trot ...... 5.183 Lisa deFriesse ...... Bronze ...... 5.810 Alissa Feudo ...... Trot ...... 5.267 Brittany Dutra ...... Silver Comm. . 7.450 Jennifer Rego Silver (Rt) Comm.7.333 Katie Haynie Bronze (Rt) Comm. 6.710 Samantha Smith ....Gold Comm. ... 8.508 December 21, 2003 Ashley Jewell...... Bronze Comm. 6.030 Laura Yelavich ...... Trot ...... 5.150 Covington, Georgia October 4, 2003 November 8, 2003 Judge: Stephanie Siemens (AVA R) Woodside, California Sherwood, Oregon Falconwood Vaulters Judge: John Alongi (AVA r) Judge: John Alongi (AVA r) Kelsey Cohen...... Novice ...... 5.016 Half Moon Bay Vaulters Devon Wood Vaulting Club Kelsey Cohen...... Trot ...... 5.316 Kelsey Brownell ...Trot ...... 5.633 Gabe Aniello ...... Novice (Trot) .. 4.430 Elizabeth Ehrig .....Silver Comm. . 7.283 Kelsey Brownell ...Trot (Right) .... 5.483 Stephanie Caldwell Novice (Trot) . 4.716 Mark Ehrig...... Novice ...... 5.066 Courtney Latter .....Novice ...... 5.150 Devin Mohr ...... Novice (Walk) 4.900 Mark Ehrig...... Trot ...... 5.433 Courtney Latter .....Trot ...... 5.116 Mt. Rainier Vaulters Ellie Ginn...... Bronze ...... 5.650 Cassidy Palmer Novice (Canter) 5.333 Stasie Henson ...... Trot ...... 4.950 Megan Glenn ...... Novice ...... 5.200 Cassidy Palmer .....Trot ...... 5.450 Lauren James ...... Novice (Trot) .. 3.516 Megan Glenn ...... Trot ...... 5.450 Cassidy Palmer .....Trot (Right) .... 5.350 Jennifer Larimore .Novice (Trot) .. 3.566 Summer Glenn ...... Novice ...... 4.516 Kayla Palmer ...... Trot ...... 5.267 Danielle Rynning ..Trot ...... 5.250 Jennifer Harper .....Silver Comm. . 7.091 Kayla Palmer ...... Trot (Right) .... 5.216 November 9, 2003 Mark Yancey ...... Novice ...... 4.983 Kimberly Palmer ..Trot ...... 5.450 Mark Yancey ...... Trot ...... 5.266 Sherwood, Oregon Lisa Zielenske ...... Bronze ...... 5.840 Kimberly Palmer ..Trot (Right) .... 5.166 Judge: John Alongi (AVA r) Anna Robertson ....Novice ...... 5.283 Michael Zielenske Novice ...... 5.283 Northwind Vaulters Michael Zielenske Trot ...... 5.516 Anna Robertson ....Trot ...... 5.233 Erin Tinney ...... Bronze (Right) 5.400 Talia Robertson .....Novice ...... 4.616 Redwing Vaulters Mt. Eden Vaulters Michelle Reading..Novice (Trot) .. 4.516 Corrections/Changes Jo Pearson ...... Bronze ...... 5.260 The phone numbers for the Gladstone, Bethany Vavra...... Trot ...... 4.950 New Jersey offices of the US Equestrian Fed- Woodside Vaulters Sandy Rogers ...... Trot ...... 4.916 Alyssa Bonora ...... Trot ...... 5.333 eration and USET Foundation were changed. Natacha Concordel Trot ...... 5.433 November 22, 2003 The new number for the US Equestrian Fed- Ali Divita ...... Bronze Comm. 6.240 Petaluma, California eration (USEF) is 908/234-0848. The follow- Judge: Emma Drinker (AVA r) ing people can be reached at the USEF num- Christine Flock .....Novice (Trot) .. 4.400 ber: Marilyn Adams, Christy Baxter, Wendy Katharine Gifford .Trot ...... 5.267 Tambourine Vaulters Hannah Andre ...... Bronze Comm. 6.330 Wares-Cook, Pam Demuth, Ray Harper, Sally Molly Gould ...... Novice (Trot) .. 4.733 Ike, Sara Ike, Bonnie Jenkins, Lynn Lopez, Yvonne Greenen ...Novice (Trot) .. 4.683 Silas Andre...... Bronze Comm.6.140 Julia Bell ...... Trot ...... 5.350 Mary Lutz, Mary Ellen Milesnick, Maureen Kathryn Jaggers ....Trot ...... 5.066 Pethick, Jamie Saults, Cindy Stys, Jim Wolf Anke Knauth ...... Novice (Trot) .. 4.733 Rebekah Davis ...... Bronze Comm.6.360 and Laureen Zanzonico. Anne Lewis Novice (Canter) 5.433 Shawna Ezell ...... Trot ...... 5.333 The phone number for the USET Foun- Katrina Magowen .Novice ...... 5.133 Lystra Hobby ...... Trot ...... 5.133 dation is 908/243-1251. The following people Minda Newhouse ..Trot ...... 5.150 Shannon Hoke ...... Silver Comm. 7.216 can be reached at this number: Mark Piwowar, Elizabeth Osborn ..Bronze Comm. 6.190 Cambry Kaylor .....Silver Comm. 7.058 Cathy Pane, Kim Rippard, Michele Julia Plungy ...... Trot ...... 5.033 Lindsay Neurerburg Brnze Comm.6.120 Zanzonico, Patrick Lynch, Joni Moloney, and Zoe West ...... Novice (Canter)5.266 December 13, 2003 Lizzy Staller. Katharine Wick .....Trot ...... 5.367 Poolsville, Maryland Both the USEF and the USET Founda- Katherine Wick .....Bronze ...... 5.530 Judge: Emma Drinker (AVA r) tion may be faxed at 908/234-9417. Great Falls Vaulters Please note that the email addresses for October 12, 2003 USEF staff members has been changed from Hope Valley, Rhode Island Elizabeth Brigham Silver Comm. . 7.341 “[email protected]” to “[email protected].” Also Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Chelsi Slotten...... Trot Right ...... 5.483 be aware that there are some USET members Vaulters of Ice Pond Shootng Stars who still use “[email protected].” It is hard to see Diandra Davis Silver (Rt) Comm.7.267 Helene Terry ...... Silver ...... 6.775 the difference between the “t” and the “f” in Annalise VanVranken Brnze Com. 6.710 some directories. The website for the USEF October 12, 2003 Dana VanVranken .Silver Comm. . 7.166 is now www.usef.org. Golden, Colorado Topaz Vaulters Judge: Kitchy Burdette (AVA r) Jessica Ayivorh .....Trot Right ...... 5.400 New Contact Information: Golden Gate Vaulters Lindy Deal ...... Bronze Comm. 6.140 Gail Ostendorf Hannah Feuerstein Silver Comm. . 7.525 Shannon Fasing ....Novice (Trot) .. 3.650 Mile High Vaulters Madison Lee ...... Novice (Trot) .. 4.666 371 View St., Mountain View, Ca 94041 Chelsea Dodson ....Trot ...... 5.200 Madison Lee ...... Trot ...... 5.083 Phone: 650/428-1020 (email same) Leah Flink ...... Trot ...... 5.166 Evelyn Smith ...... Trot Right ...... 5.333 Patty Littmann Courtney Madden .Trot ...... 5.083 Rachel Sykes ...... Trot ...... 5.316 Email: [email protected] Kery Madden ...... Trot ...... 5.316 Rachel Sykes ...... Trot Right ...... 5.233 Patti Reschar Roling Clover Vaulters Vaulters of Ice Pond Richard Jesse Bruno Bronze ...... 5.900 Claire Rosenfeld ...Silver Comm. . 7.500 Email: [email protected]

Vaulting World 26 February 2004 Devon Wood Harvest Fest

Suzanne Detol Devon Wood Harvest Trot Compulsories (5) Fest 1. Jessica Berman, Mt. Ranr 4.850 DevonWood Equestrian Centre, the nationally-recognized dressage facil- Unrecognized 2. Kara Drake, Mt. Rainier 4.800 ity in Sherwood, Oregon, was the site of the first annual Devon Wood Vaulting November 9, 2003 3. Stasie Henson, Mt. Rainier 4.800 Sherwood, Oregon Trot Free Style (9) Harvest Fest on November 9, 2003. The newly-registered DevonWood Vault- 1. Lilli Kuechle, Northwind 4.700 Judge: John Alongi 2. Danielle Rynning, Mt. Rnr 5.650 ing Club hosted the event. Our judge was John Alongi (AVA r) from Soquel, Participating Clubs, Devon Wood, 3. Stasie Hanson, Mt. Rainier 5.500 Emerald City, Mt. Rainier, Novice Trot Comp. (8) Northwind, Redwing, Sonrise California. John helped keep the competition running smoothly and efficiently 1. Suvi Mirka, DevonWood 4.050 Pairs Event 2. Joanne Doherty, DvnWd 3.987 with his professionalism and thorough knowledge of all aspects of manage- Trot Pairs 3. Brooklyn Chaney, Emd Cty3.875 ment and competition rules. 1. Danielle Rynning/Stasie Novice Walk Comp. (10) Henson, Mt. Rainier 5.060 1. Garrett Rohde, Northwind 5.320 There were 57 competitors, representing four Washington clubs and two Individual Events 2. Jaclyne Polich, DevonWd 4.900 Open Compulsories 3. Damus Iverson, Sonrise 4.870 Oregon clubs attending this fest. Medal exams were taken both Saturday night 1. Emily Gleason, Northwind 5.980 Tiny Tots Compulsories (6) and Sunday throughout the day. The competition drew over 100 spectators to 2. Marci Siegel-Kittrell,DvWd 5.710 1. Samantha Caldwell,DnWd 4.850 3. Nikko Tanaka, Emrld City 5.275 2. Kianna McCrea, Redwing 4.516 the site – with additional chairs needing to be set up halfway through the event. Open Free Style 3. Anthoney Buffum,Emd Ciy 4.416 Who would’ve thought? 1. Emily Gleason, Northwind 6.850 Barrel Events 2. Marci Siegel-Kittrell, Team Free Style (4) The facility was perfect for our needs. There was ample warm-up space in Devon Wood 5.660 1. Northwind 6.960 3. Nikko Tanaka, Emrld City 4.440 2. Redwing Red 6.760 the smaller indoor arena and in the “on-deck” ring in the large indoor arena, Bronze Compulsories 3. Redwing Black 6.330 where the competition was held. The horses were all stabled together in the 1. Erin Tinney, Northwind 5.075 Doubles (10) 2. Erin Piehl, Emerald City 4.737 1. Becky Olson/Jaime Clark, small quarantine barn next to the two indoor arenas. 3. Jaimie Clark, Emerald City 3.600 Emerald City 6.400 Bronze Free Style 2. Wendy Ware/Emily Gleason, The first annual Harvest Fest was not AVA recognized, due in large part to 1. Erin Tinney, Northwind 5.720 Northwind 6.266 2. Jaime Clark, Emerald City 5.500 3. Garrett Rohde/Lilli Kuechle, the short time frame in which it was put together and planned. We hope to 3. Erin Piehl, Emerald City 5.080 Northwind 6.200 recognize it next year. Pre-Bronze Comp. (5) Novice Trot Free Style (13) 1. Devin Mohr, DevonWood 4.450 1. Lauren James, Mt. Rainier 6.060 The DevonWood Vaulting Club parents did a wonderful job keeping the 2. Stephanie Caldwell,DnWd 4.250 2. Jennifer Larimore, Mt. Rnr 5.930 3. Gabe Aniello, DevonWood 3.987 3. Saacha VanHorn, Rdwng 5.7860 day running smoothly, and the Northwind Vaulters parents ran a very nice food Pre-Bronze Free Style Music Interpretation (18) booth. A big thank you goes out to all clubs and volunteers for helping to make 1. Gabe Aniello, DevonWood 5.650 1. Danielle Rynning, Mt. Rnr 6.500 2. Devin Mohr, DevonWood 5.600 2. Kera Drake, Mt. Rainier 6.430 this weekend a success. 3. Stephanie Caldwell, DnWd 5.400 3. Jessica Berman, Mt. Rnr 6.430 Falcon. It was a great confidence builder Utah Clinic with Devon Maitozo and we can’t wait for next year! Kristy Fleming day. We switched back and forth between This clinic would not have been pos- July 2003 was a wonderful month for Silver, Bronze, and trot vaulters and horses sible without the AVA grant program. Oak an Oak Hills Clinic with Devon Maitozo. to give everyone breaks. We stopped about Hills vaulters would like to thank the AVA We were very excited to be able to have a 6:30 that evening, changed clothes, and for making this growing experience pos- world-class vaulter help us get ready for took Devon out for dinner. We talked and sible and all the volunteers out there who Regionals and Nationals. A few of my partied until about 9:30 pm. keep the AVA running. Thank you Devon vaulters look up to Devon as their idol and We started the next morning around 10 for sharing your knowledge and support to hero. “I want to be just like Devon some- am. Devon helped me with my free style the Oak Hills vaulters. We look forward to day,” I’ve heard them say. So this was a for about 45 minutes before everyone else another clinic next year! long awaited two days. arrived. When we finished he said, “Now We started about 9:30 am at Oak Hills you have a Gold level free style” It was Stables in Salem Utah. Even with little nice to finally have a coach for a little while. Surcingles • Pads • Bridles sleep Devon showed a lot of personality and I’m already working on this free style for Whips • Vaulting Shoes excitement. Many of these vaulters had next year’s season. Thanks Devon. been waiting months for Devon to arrive We went through everyone’s free style and could not sleep the night before. We on the barrel first and put little improve- Have a horse? Create a fun started on the barrel — going through each ments here and there before trying them on summer camp activity! compulsory, picking every little detail apart. the horses. Then we went through the C- It was great from a coach’s point of view team free style and worked on hand holds, For all your equipment to be updated on the latest techniques. arm movements, and extra flair. Devon has needs! Devon did a great job with both the a million ideas and you can see him think- trot and canter levels. It was good to see ing it out even when he tries to break for a 2643 Old San Jose Road the vaulters responding to a different coach. drink. He is amazing. Soquel CA 95073 Even the pre-canter vaulters were surprised Devon helped 17 vaulters during the Phone/fax: (831) 464-7502 at the height they were getting on their flight two days of the clinic. The hard work paid www.pegasusvaultingsupply.com exercises. off at the Region II Championships when We ordered pizza for lunch and drank Oak Hills won the C-team compulsories about three cases of water throughout the and C-team free style on Showtime’s horse, Pegasus Vaulting Vaulting World publishes complete results for all AVA Recognized classes but only first through third place for unrecognized classes. For complete results (as available) of all classes of all events visit Supply http://home.att.net/~avafest -->calendar 2004 -->select fest.

Vaulting World 27 February 2004 Kids’ Fun Page

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Vaulting World 28 February 2004 Kids’ Fun Page

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Vaulting World 29 February 2004 A Performer in the Making

Alethea Shelton Although I had doubts that a full time ca- a community of French culture and lan- I remember that it was so cold I could reer in this field was possible, Erik never guage. Immediately we were thrown into see my breath, My hands were stiff, cov- doubted. He always told me that we were practices that lasted ten to twelve hours a ered by two layers of oversized gloves that going to make it. We would be in the right day with excellent trainers and coaches: made it impossible to grasp or hold. We place at the right time. acting, dance, acrobatics, trick riding, dres- played leap frog on Paddington’s croup, We created a web site and continued sage, and aerial arts. There were times when and I tried moves on a horse I never thought doing shows including Equitana, Del Mar, I would have given anything to be in any possible. These were my first wondrous National Western Stock Show, rodeos, Pat part of the United States for just an hour or moves on a Belgian that brought me into Parelli’s Savvy Conference, state fairs, and so for some English language relief. But the vaulting community and ignited a de- occasional circus performances. We made there were also times when I would be try- sire to do more. costumes, choreographed routines, and ing things that I would otherwise never get My first vaulting clinic at the Mt Ta- stretched our goals into a vision that be- to do. I remember one day we were play- bor barn in Blacksburg, Virginia was with came real, one show at a time. ing around in the bungees. I was strapped Nancy Stevens-Brown. She amazed me in and Erik was cantering around on Comet. then and continues to be my heroine. It was He would gallop away and let go of me. I at this clinic that I met Del and Doris Dyer, would slingshot across the arena! It was the who became my family and biggest sup- craziest feeling, and I remember thinking, porters. Through six years of vaulting with “This is my job.” No matter how stressed I the Mt. Tabor team, attending regional and got about it, I had such an overwhelming national competitions and working with the feeling of happiness and gratefulness. I AVA Friendship Team I learned collabora- knew I was in my right place. tion skills, practiced teamwork, and had the The summer consisted of working and playing, determining strengths and weak- privilege of seeing the highest level vault- nesses of artists, and trying out new things ers. This gave me something to work for for the show. A family was formed. We — to excel in a sport I loved and to spend did commercials, met with the Prime Min- time with the greatest creatures in the ister of Canada, and prepared for the open- world: horses. I found that even when I was ing shows in Shawinigan. The breathtak- in the worst mood, I could practice hard, Photo: courtesy Alethea Shelton ing big top tent was set up and before the connect with the horse, and feel lighter. The show opened all 1800 seats were sold out world still takes on a new perspective each In January, 2003, we received an email for each of the six performances. We added time I vault. from a company in Montreal, Quebec. shows that were sold out in hours after an- Through all of the years in vaulting, I Founding members of Cirque du Soleil nouncement. appreciated the discipline of the sport, but were starting a new show about man’s re- Sixteen shows later, we were ready for enjoyed it most when I was able to perform lationship with horse. Producer Normand a short break and the first city performance in front of a crowd. The one vaulter who Latourelle flew from Montreal to Denver in Toronto under our show’s name, stood out for me, pushing the envelope and to watch us at the National Western Stock “Cavalia.” At the edge of the historic Dis- taking people out of their comfort zones Show. We met with him after the show and tillery District with masts over 100 feet through creative performance was Erik he shared his vision, blueprints of the tent Martonovich. I knew that if I wanted to take and videos of the horse trainers. After a pe- high, the Big Top showcased equine excel- vaulting in the direction of on-the-edge cre- riod of negotiation, contracts were sent and lence merged with artistic expression. Once ativity, he was the perfect coach. signed. We were ready to begin a new di- again the audiences experienced the unique In June, 2000 I moved to Colorado and rection in our careers. circus, a perfect illustration of the bond that became a member of Golden Gate Vault- Comet, Erik’s 18 hand Belgian, was unites horses and humans. (For more in- ers and Big Horse Productions, Erik’s new shipped to Montreal. We followed a week formation about the show visit performance business. After the 2000 Na- later. Our practice site was two hours from www.cavalia.net) tionals I became the team coach for Golden Montreal in a small town called The greatest enjoyment for me was Gate Vaulters and began a great relation- Shawinigan. The stables tent was set up hearing what people said after the show. ship with the Martonovich family. They when we got there. We got the tour and were They were touched and even cried. The taught me that winners aren’t just born but reunited with Comet who seemed happy show will tour Montreal and then the States are grown through persistence and hard and ready to work. We also met our eques- and Mexico. I encourage all vaulters to ex- work. They taught me the true meaning of trian trainers, Frederic Pignon, his wife perience the show. Although I am light success while modeling the highest level Magali Delgado, and their beautiful years away from where I started on that cold of horsemanship every day. I feel fortunate Lucitanian stallions flown in from France. day when I was 11, vaulting is still my pas- to have been able to work so closely with As the troop arrived, we met other art- sion and brings richness to my world. Erik them and their horses. ists, musicians, tech crew, and administra- and I are proof that you can take your sport During the few years that Erik and I tive staff from all over the world. Life to- to heights never imagined. By never giv- performed in shows together our goal was gether in Quebec took some getting used ing up and resetting goals, life turns and to have a career in vaulting performance. to: a diverse group of people immersed in twists and rewards you for your persistence.

Vaulting World 30 February 2004 10 Exercises to Become a Better Horseowner

Marianne Rose 5. Cross Training: Play hocky or soc- vince your spouse or partner that mucking 1. Cardio:Jog long distances carry- cer in your barn. Your are the goalie. Your out is really fun!!! Practice avoiding any ing a halter and a bucket of feed.This ex- mission is to prevent the escape of your mention of the total cost of your “little ercise often turns into a game of tag. horse. Watch for illegal play-through into hobby” with discussions of horse diseases 2. Fine Motor Skills: Delftly pluck the feed room. Depending upon your rela- (always a conversation ender) or stories your check book out of your pocket and tive size to your horse, avoid body blocks. about your horse’s last show experience. write a check for at least three figures. 6. Endurance (for the inevitable Include all details. Speed counts. Avoid tears. . colic): Stay awake all night pulling a wheel- 9. Memory Building:Recite the 3.Tu mbling: Drive a car in your pad- barrow full of rocks back and forth across dock, roll out of the vehicle “relaxing into phone numbers of your vet(s), farrier(s), the fall.” Speed and the softness of your the paddock. Walk backwards most of the trainer(s) and feed store(s). This is best fields are the variables in this exercise. time to watch the wheelbarrow. Increase practiced while riding a rollercoaster or on 4. No Pain, No Gain:Put two 2-1/2 exercise until you can do four nights in a a mechanical bull. No fair using speed dial! gallon water containers in a steel drum. row without needing medical attention 10. Determination: Lie face down in Drop the drum on your foot. Don’t pick it yourself. a puddle of mud in your most expensive up right away. Shout, “Get off, get off!”. 7.Arm Strength: Put a pair of reins clothes and repeat out loud, “Vaulting is Improve your tolerance and enlarge your on a small tractor or car and practice pull- fun! Vaulting is a great learning experience! bunions by increasing the weight and de- ing it to a halt. Vaulting develops balance, strength and veloping new and creative curses. 8. Mental flexibility and speed:Con- team spirit! I love vaulting!!!”

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Feb. 14-16 USET Training Camp, Saratoga, California. Contact Jun 12-13 CVI*Vancouver, Canada. Contact Barb Schmidt, Sara Ike [email protected] [email protected] or 604/792-7878 Feb. 21 UConn Winter Warm-up Barrel Fest, Storrs, CT. Jun 12-13 Region IV Championships, Ignacio, CO. Contact Contact A. Dawley, [email protected] or 860/228-3906 N.Martonovich 303/227-0356, [email protected] Feb. 28-29 Great Lakes Barrel Fest/Clinic, Three Rivers, MI June 21 Half Moon Bay Fest, Half Moon Bay, CA. Contact Contact Judy Ruggles, [email protected] or 269/ Carol Beutler 650/366-7527, [email protected] 273-7374 Jun 25-27 CVI**/* Lack, Poland. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234-0848, March Catoctin Barrel Fest, TBA. Contact Virginia Geller, [email protected] [email protected] July 1-4 CVI** Munich, Germany. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234- March 4-7 AVA Annual Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA. Contact Naomi 0848, [email protected] Takemoto 831/462-6783, [email protected] June 26-27 (tentative) Region I Championships, So. CA. March 12-14 Lensing Clinic, Gladstone, NJ. Contact Katie Contact Connie Giesler, [email protected] or Flannagan, [email protected] 909/861-1564 Mar 18-Apr 1 Lensing Clinics USA. Contact Nicole d’Auriol July 8-11 Region II Championships, Grass Valley, CA. Contact [email protected] or 757/621-6442. M.Rose, [email protected] or 408/867-1789 April 9-11 CVI** Saumur, France. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234- July 10-11 CVI** Nitra, Slovakia. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234- 0848, [email protected] 0848, [email protected] April 17 DG Bar Fest, (Selection Trial) Visalia, CA. Contact July 18 (Sunday) AVA Board of Directors Meeting, Lexing- I.Hamar, [email protected] or 559/684-8568. ton, VA. Contact Patti Littman [email protected] or April 17 Shea Rose Southern Sunshine Fest, Waxhaw, NC. 818/889-9617 Contact C.Land, [email protected] or 704/843-4306. July 20-22 (Tues-Thurs) USEF/AVA National Championships, Apr. 24-25 Emerald City Spring Fest, Lakebay, WA. Contact Lexington, VA. Contact Patti Littman bronxzoo44@aol or Tamea Denault, [email protected] or 253/884-5212 818/889-9617 Apr. 24-25 (tentative) VIP/In Harmony Competition, TBA. Aug. 5-8 CH-M-V World Vaulting Championships, Stadle Paura, Austria. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234-0848, April 30-May 2 CVI** Brno, Czech Republic. Contact Lynn Lopez [email protected] 908/234-0848, [email protected]. Sept. 3-5 CVI**Malmo, Sweden. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234- May 2 Woodside Spring Fest, (Selection Trial) Portola Val- 0848, [email protected] ley, CA. Contact J.Divita, [email protected] or 650/216-6072 Sept. 25 AVA Judges Forum, East Coast. Contact Adrienne May 8-9 Great Falls/Topaz Fest, Herndon, VA. Contact Jen Stang 408/867-0184 Williams, [email protected] or 301/317-7964. Sept. 25-26 Combined Region III and British Columbia May 15 Garrod’s Spring Classic, (Selection Trial) Saratoga, Championships, Chilliwack, BC, Canada. Contact CA. Contact Marianne Rose 408/867-1789, W.Ware, [email protected] or 503/628-0918 [email protected] Oct. 2 AVA Judges Forum, West Coast. Contact Adrienne May 16 Garrod’s May Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact Marianne Stang 408/867-0184 Rose 408/867-1789, [email protected] Oct. 9 VIP Fest, Connecticut. Contact Vicki Sherraden, May 21-23 CVI**/* Cogozzo-Mantova, Italy. Contact Lynn Lopez [email protected] or 860/228-1827 908/234-0848, [email protected] Oct 24 Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact M. May 29-30 CVI** Sala, Slovakia. Contact Lynn Lopez 908/234-0848, Rose 408/867-1789, [email protected] [email protected] Nov. 6-7 AVA Board Meeting, Region IV. Contact Noel May 29-30 FACE Off Vaulting Challenge (Selection Trial) Martonovich, [email protected] or 303/277-0356 Agoura, CA. Contact Carolyn Bland, [email protected] or 818/497-2947 For more information on USA competitions: http://home.att.net/~avafest

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