The NEWS An annual magazine about theCentury members of The Foundation’s Century Club Club. ISSUE 23 / JANUARY 2019 95-year-old Ginny Wegener Inspires Young and Old Alike

Ginny and 27-year-old Solveig become Team #368

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Congratulations, Century Club Members!

Team #358: Jeannette Hogan and Watermark

Photo by R Hoague Photography he Dressage Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff would like to welcome the 2018 Century Club Members and thank the donors Twho support this inspiring program.

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The Story Shared Around the World

We had the pleasure of getting Since Ginny’s third Century Club Shortly after Ginny’s story was to know Ginny Wegener in 2002, Ride, her story has gone “viral.” shared, I received a call from a lady when she had her first Century Ory Photography shared beautiful who is in her 70s. She told me Club Ride. Her second ride was in photos from Ginny’s ride on their that she was absolutely inspired 2010, and when I Facebook page. to keep riding, knowing that it is heard that she was Over 22,000 people possible to continue into her 90s. preparing for a third have “liked” the I consider it an honor to ride in 2018, I was post and it has been share Century Club stories with thrilled! At 95 years shared a whopping the world, knowing that they young, Ginny would 18,988 times! If encourage equestrians of all become our most you know anything disciplines to pursue or continue senior member in about Facebook, riding. When Dr. Max Gahwyler the history of the you know how approached The Dressage Century Club. incredible that is! Foundation with the idea for the Ginny’s story isn’t Comments on Club in 1996, I wonder if he knew unlike many of our the Facebook page how extraordinary it would be. I other Club members. She was range from young riders who were hope he did! a “show mom” for her three in awe, to middle-aged riders daughters for many years and who were inspired to keep riding, finally got a horse of her own to senior riders who now have when she was 58. Riding then joining the Century Club on their Jenny Johnson became her passion. bucket lists. Executive Director

2019 TDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Century Club News Beth Baumert (CT), President and CEO Ralph Dreitzler III (WA) is published by Maryal Barnett (MI), Chair Fern Feldman (CT) THE DRESSAGE FOUNDATION, INC. Michael Poulin (FL), Vice Chair Sarah Geikie (CT) 1314 ‘O’ Street, Suite 305 Lendon Gray (NY), Secretary Nancy Hutson (CT, FL) Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 434-8585 Ryan Shumacher (CA), Treasurer Carol Lavell (NC, FL) [email protected] Anna Buffini (CA) Karin Reid Offield (MI) www.dressagefoundation.org Barbara Cadwell (FL) Eliza Romm (NC) TDF is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation [IRS Code Sec. 501(c) Nicole DelGiorno (MD) John F. Boomer (NE), Emeritus (3)]. All donations are tax-deductible General Jonathan Burton (AZ), Emeritus to the extent allowed by law.

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TEAM #328: Darlene Vaughan and Leonard Team 328 This is the second go- amateur member of USEF, round for Leonard as a has had some wonderful Century Club mount. In instruction, both in this 2003, he was ridden by country and at Epona Cynthia Schell as part of in Spain. She has also Team #30. Still sound and served her fellow riders sassy at 29, this year he as president of her local took one of his owners dressage chapter, helping around the ring! to run and organize Dave and Darlene many schooling and USEF Vaughan bought Leonard recognized shows. as a five-year-old AQHA Fast forward to 2018, gelding from Shannon after many horses, Ryan. He had been many shows, many shown in a variety of experiences…Leonard is classes in the American still with us and (knock Buckskin Registry on wood) doing well. We Association, finishing are so happy to complete there with hundreds of a circle with him and points and two world hopefully encourage championships. He was others to do the same. to be Dave’s ranch horse Many thanks to The in Wyoming. Dressage Foundation for As happens often, wife giving us this opportunity Darlene was without and to all of our dressage a horse to use for her Darlene Vaughan: 73 | Leonard : 29 | Combined: 102 friends, both two-legged dressage shows and sort and those with four of took over with Leonard. He Of course, Leonard took a few hooves, for encouraging not only was shown through Second Level, stints as a school horse for the us, but all folks who take on this having some nice wins over the younger set as Darlene rode her big journey of dressage. years. Cynthia Schell, “Cinch,” Trakehner, Indigo Glen, and then Darlene and Leonard rode First needed a mount for her final years a marvelous Andalusian, Montigo, Level Test 1 at the Cottonwood Farm as a rider. Leonard was the perfect through some of the upper-level Winter Dressage Show on February horse and did her proud. movements. Darlene, an adult 11, 2018, to join the Century Club.

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TEAM #329: Edith Finlayson and Society’s Hot Money+/ Team 329 Edith Finlayson of Oxford, She has known Duke Florida, and Society’s Hot since birth and competed Money+/, also known with him and won year-end as Duke, were inducted championships on him in into the Century Club on 2001 and 2002 in Training March 4, 2018, at a STRIDE and First Levels and continues dressage show. Edith and to ride and keep him fit in his Duke performed First Level senior years. Test 3 in style, earning a Edith joins STRIDE members very respectable 64.559% Ellie Metelits, Mimi Leggett for third place in a class of and Karen Kim who have nine competitors. previously been inducted Edith his been a member into the Century Club. of STRIDE (a USDF Group Cheers to this meaningful Member Organization) since and inspiring group of 1990 and has competed dedicated equestrians and on several horses in STRIDE their mounts! shows since then. She has It is appropriate that the also been active in STRIDE Century Club is sponsored as a volunteer and can be by Platinum Performance, seen at shows as a scribe, the makers of the Metabolic ring master, scorer, runner, Support Supplement Duke show manager or in any uses to aid in control of his capacity that she may Cushing’s Syndrome! be needed.

Edith Finlayson: 78 | Society’s Hot Money+/: 22 | Combined: 100

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TEAM #330: Martha Thurman and Tap My Shoulder Team 330 I have always loved of 2018, all at the barn horses. On Sunday, encouraged me to ride for during the family car the Century Club. ride, I would watch for a Chris and Jennifer Arthur, glimpse of horses in the who take lessons with Kim, fields. I would “gallop” own Tap My Shoulder, a home from school and 31-year-old former race put my pretend horse, horse and . Blue Man, in the garage, Unbeknown to me, a plan safe for the night. was hatched that I could At 25, I started riding ride Tap. A show date was with a pair of boots and chosen and that show 10 lessons for Christmas. coincided with the week My first horse was of my 75th birthday! What Julie, the school horse I a birthday present! Chris was riding. There were and Jennifer moved Tap many happy trails with to the barn a week before both Julie and her best the show so I could get to Appaloosa son, Tip, know him. My good friend Martha Thurman: 74 | Tap My Shoulder: 31 | Combined: 105 named for the white tips Lynn loaned me a show on his ears. After Tip, I the move to Menifee, California. I coat, her show helmet and purchased a running Quarter Horse, relocated Marquise to Spring Creek stock tie so I would look the part. Lucky, who was a good friend for Training Centre and started training I was treated like royalty since Tap three years. Unfortunately, he had with Kim Scheid. got to the show clean and braided little talent for dressage, so I sold Unfortunately, I lost Marquise (no small feat since it rained the day him as a horse to a lovely girl to colic in 2010. Kim helped before). All I had to do was get on who was perfect for him. me through it and found me a and ride my test. I purchased Marquise in 1992 and board lease on Hunch, a 17-hand March 11th was a day to had 18 years until she passed at Thoroughbred, but he got hurt and remember with all my friends and the age of 22. During that time, my I had to give him up. Then came family coming to support me. I was daughter had married and moved Nikki, my current mount, who has fortunate to ride the test since we to California. After their second been a great partner ever since. lost Tap recently to his advanced age. child was born with a disability, Another Thoroughbred and former This has inspired me to continue to she and my son-in-law needed me event horse, we have been learning ride for as long as I am able and to to help with the baby, so I sold my together for more than seven years. continually learn more. My mother house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, In August of 2017, I rode my first lived to 102—so I plan on riding for packed up Marquise, and made ever freestyle and at the beginning many years to come.

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TEAM #331: Estelle Beemer and Atticus Rocks Team 331 Estelle began riding as With only once-a-week a child in California trying lessons with trainer Cheryl both English and Western. Ann Loane, Estelle took Her strong inclination Atticus from trail horse to FEI was for jumping. While horse. She diligently cross- at college at George trained with cavaletti and hill Washington University, she work, and gradually brought followed that dream and Atticus up through the began jumping in earnest. levels. Flying changes were The world of jumping a particular sticking point, eventually brought her to but two years of persistence the Potomac Horse Center paid off and Atticus does in Gaithersburg, Maryland. wonderful tempi changes There she was influenced and is currently schooling by British Horse Master one-tempis. Betty Howett to try this Life is not without setbacks. new sport, dressage. Estelle Estelle had a long layup with was part of the Potomac a broken leg. Atticus had a Horse Center group that year layup from a collateral formed the Potomac Valley ligament injury. But this Dressage Association, our team has been resilient nation’s second oldest Estelle Beemer: 76 | Atticus Rocks: 24 | Combined: 100 through every setback, USDF Group Member and they are not done yet. Organization. Additionally, she athleticism. She found an 8-year-old Atticus does a solid passage and is served on PVDA’s first board of Thoroughbred/Percheron cross who schooling piaffe and one-tempis. directors in 1965. had primarily done , and Don’t bet against Estelle and Atticus Estelle has always enjoyed the partnership between Estelle and showing Grand Prix in their future! training her own horses up Atticus was formed. It didn’t matter Estelle and Atticus Rocks rode an through the levels. So when she to Estelle that it took two months to FEI Prix St. Georges test on March began her search for a new horse teach this trail horse to pick up the 25, 2018, at a Frederick Area in 2002, she put a premium on right lead canter. Estelle was up for Dressage Show at Wyndham Oaks calm temperament as well as the challenge. in Boyds, Maryland.

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TEAM #332: Ruth Goldthorp and Hollywood Star Team 332 I have always been a horse Futurity Cup in 1996. Holly lover, but my parents could was backed and started her not afford to buy a horse training under saddle at 3 for me. After I was married ½ years old. At age 5, I sold and my second child, her to Susan in Michigan Susan, was 5 years old, we where she started training started taking riding lessons her for dressage. together. Shortly thereafter, My regular riding we bought our first horses, horse is Holly’s full sister, Maggie and Pixie. Susan Constellation, who is 28 joined the Caledon Hunt years old and still going Pony Club, and since we strong. I do not show under did not have a trailer, saddle, but have spent we would ride 8 miles to many hours riding for sheer participate in the activities pleasure. I belong to the and lessons and then ride Madawaska Trail Riders in back home together. It was the Ottawa Valley and go on a full day of riding every many riding holidays. I hope second weekend. to be able to ride for many I started breeding horses years to come. after my mare, Maggie My Century Ride, held Muggins, was approved at the Willowbrooke Farm as a Canadian Hunter in Schooling Show on April 1978. In 1980, my family 14th, was my first time moved from the Caledon showing in the dressage area to Dunrobin in Ontario arena, so getting a 65% in and bought our first horse Intro B felt wonderful! I was facility named Elmcrest thrilled to have so many

Farm. I continued breeding Ruth Goldthorp: 75 | Hollywood Star: 25 | Combined: 100 friends and family there to and showing Canadian cheer me on, especially Sport Horses in-hand for 25 on the line in Ontario, including at my “girls.” years. Hollywood Star (Holly) is the The Breeders Cup and the Royal Thank you to The Dressage granddaughter of Maggie and was Winter Fair, from birth to 3 years Foundation, Willowbrooke Farm in born on the farm in May 1993. old. The highlight of her in-hand Michigan, my daughter Susan and She is a registered Canadian Sport career was when she won the my supportive husband Dave who Horse and was shown successfully 3-year-old Canadian Sport Horse all made this Century Ride possible.

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TEAM #333: Jean Nix and Grundyman Team 333 Jean, a member of Pictured with Jean and Gold Coast Dressage Grundyman are (left to Association in Florida, right) Judge Barbara Ann owns 22-year-old Dutch Ebner, her coach, Paula Warmblood, Grundyman. Matute, her daughter They rode a Prix St. and Show Secretary, Ann Georges test on April Hart and The Dressage 15th at the Gold Coast Foundation’s President and Finale II in Wellington, CEO, Beth Baumert. Florida, for their Century Club Ride.

Jean Nix: 79 | Grundyman: 22 | Combined: 101

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TEAM #334: Katrina Oosting and Poldi Team 334 I started riding dressage For my Century Ride, after showing in the hunter 21-year-old Poldi and I rode jumper circuit. I switched Intermediate 2 on May to dressage with Jacques 5th at my Riverwood Farm Von Royan in Lainsberg, Dressage. Michigan. After that, I Currently, I ride two FEI worked with German rider horses per day at least four Bodo Hangen for several days each week, and I still years and then took two teach and run my own horses to Toronto, Canada, dressage facility with several to work with Christilot boarders. I teach partnership Boylen for a year. Since then, as the most important I have shown numerous quality. The swing in the FEI tests as well as young horse’s and the softness horses at recognized shows. in the eye as they perform We have earned several with their partner tell me the championships from Second Katrina Oosting: 80 | Poldi: 21 | Combined: 101 student is learning and the Level through Prix St. Georges horse is happy. and Intermediate 1, even earning Juan Matute. I had him gelded in Mark Halprin said it best when my USDF bronze and silver medals. Spain before he was imported to he wrote, “A horse moves as if he I have had Nicholas Fyffe, Alex Michigan. He has been with me on always hears music.” As a rider Gerding, Christilot Boylen, Trish my Riverwood Farm since that time. and teacher, while asking full Helmer and Laurie Moore at my In June of 2007, I showed Poldi in athletic performance from the farm, and for the past 17 years have Prix St. Georges at the Dressage at horse and rider, I try to teach that hosted clinics with Patrick Burssens Waterloo Show. He came in second we don’t cause discord or disrupt from Wellington, Florida. Patrick has in a huge field with a score of the dance (and music) between been coming to Riverwood to teach 70.500%. I showed him one more horse and rider. and coach for me, my students and time the next year at Intermediate It was an honor to still ride my clinic guests, and he is the one who 2, in which we got third place. I horse at the high level and have found my Poldi. was then 72 years old and decided his body cooperate and dance with I bought Poldi as a six-year- to retire from showing, but I still mine. Thank you for having the old stallion in May of 2004 from ride, train and teach. Century Club.

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TEAM #335: Margaret Ann Roth and Coolamaine Dandy Team 335 Until I was 45, what I knew Smudge (Coolamaine Dandy about riding came from to be formal) is my Century the Central Park carousel. Ride companion and my Of course I went horse third horse. He was found in crazy at 8, but that lust was Ireland, standing alone in a assuaged with jump ropes in bog. Said the dealer, “I knew the playground. Then, at a immediately I had to buy ripe age on a vacation in the him.” Smudge exerted the Cotswolds, I discovered the same Irish charm on me. I was second love of my life: horses. looking for a solid, sensible We were staying at one of mount, but there was this those too-chic, re-done five-year-old, chestnut roan manor houses, which had prancing around the ring, an arrangement with saying, “Don’t look at that the local stable to let their horse. Look at me!” guests take trail rides. The Smudge not only loved ride was perfection! jumping, he loved jumping Returning home, my BIG! So after a few years, husband gave me a helmet we went to a dressage barn for my birthday, and the where we could work on name of three riding stables my balance. I discovered Margaret Ann Roth: 78 | Coolamaine Dandy: 22 | Combined: 100 near our summer cabin. that dressage was not about Straight to Nutmeg, the Photo credit: Brenda V. Cataldo being anal (the story eventers perfect lesson horse, and there generous back, he taught me how tell)—but about being so smooth was no turning back. People joke to stay on and how to enjoy a good and athletic that you simply end up about tennis and golf widows; joke with an animal. Lola, who came precise. Smudge discovered that my husband was introduced to next, was much more serious about dressage was fun too. He is still a horse widowers. her job but I learned her love of show-off—and, almost 20 years For some reason I never cross country. , hunter pace, after we met, any event where he understood, my husband decided I it didn’t matter. All I had to do was gets to say, “Look at me,” is still would spend less time with horses tell her which jump was next and the best! if I owned one. (Aren’t non-riders off she went. Lola is 33 now, and Margaret Ann and Smudge joined marvelous?) The first to come along not jumping, but she still gives the the Club on May 19th at Centerline was a big black part-Percheron, most wonderful nicker when she Events at HITS Show in Saugerties, Silas. With smooth gaits and a sees me coming. New York.

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TEAM #336: Connie Napier and Conversano Tropina Team 336 I am thrilled to be joining the Madriguera, found Conversano Century Club. I started riding Tropina for me as the Saddlebreds as a young girl Lipizzaner Stallion road show but stopped riding for many he was with was closing down. years. When my husband got Troppy has allowed me to transferred to New Jersey, I experience flying changes for had the opportunity to ride the first time. His specialty some hunters. Then we were in the show was the levade. transferred to Texas, where I When he thought our ride was introduced to dressage, should be over, he would just and fell in love with the whole levade! It must have been the training concept. finale of the show. After my husband’s He has been retired for retirement, we bought a small several years, but true to his farm where I could care for attitude, he allowed me to ride my horses myself. We call it him for the Century Ride on HollyBarry Farm, as our late May 21st in Introductory Level. daughter’s name was Holly He is a very special horse. and my husband’s middle Thank you for doing such a name is Barry. My trainer, Julie fun thing.

Connie Napier: 75 | Conversano Tropina: 27 | Combined: 102

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TEAM #337: Nadine Beech and Fhallko Team 337 I knew I would love horses with some of the great old from the moment I first German instructors from saw one. When I was about Europe who were exploring 10 or 11 years old, my what the Americans were Dad brought home a basic all about. I rode Infinity 3-year-old horse he got until he was unable to do from a farmer who owed upper levels because of age him money. His reasoning and soundness problems. on bringing home a horse By now we were living was because I was getting in Colorado and I was on horses out in the fields riding with an instructor and, of course, getting run from France. He helped me away with and bucked off. find Fhallko, a wonderful The horse was a wonderful Selle Francais in Lyon, caretaker and I rode him France. This is the horse most days until I went I have ridden for the last to college. We did all of 16 years. We got as far as the Western stuff—poles, Prix St. Georges and had barrels, queen— everything but the one- Nadine Beech: 78 | Fhallko: 25 | Combined: 103 which he wasn’t built for, tempis. I found out about but we had great fun. first pony. Her interest faded when the Century Ride from a friend that College, marriage, motherhood she graduated to a horse, so the did it about 10 years ago. Fhallko and being married to a career Army Quarter Horse named Bart became and I did our ride at the Colorado officer took me away from horses mine. Again, that little horse and I Horse Park’s “High Prairie Dressage for a long time. It was obviously did hunting, eventing and dressage. II Show” on June 5, 2018. hard to have a horse when you I became hooked on dressage, Lots of friends and supporters move about every year. Finally, at and as Bart got older, I wanted a were there to cheer us on and Fort Leavenworth I got a horse, Warmblood. At the time, we were make it a wonderful day. Fhallko learned to jump and rode with the living in Wisconsin close to Tempel was very excited to be back at the fox hunt for two years, whipping Farms in Illinois. I was lucky to find show grounds and showed his some of my last year. This was a young Oldenburg, Infinity, and we stuff. We rode First Level Test 3, got also where I took my first riding started our dressage career. Tempel a decent score and then had his lessons. We then moved to Virginia Farms was a wonderful source retirement ceremony. A great way and started our daughter with her of instructors; I was able to ride to finish a long time together.

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TEAM #338: Marilyn Lee and Silver Passport Team 338 I’m told that not many people Association show. I had the required do their very first freestyle (at Third score, and I could use the music she Level) in a recognized show, earning had used for her horse. Another a 73% from an “S” judge. And friend determined that Passport and I’m told that even less people get I were also at that magic point of to celebrate their first freestyle as being eligible for a Century Ride... a Century Ride with a group of so that became our goal. I had seen longtime friends and supporters. freestyles and thought that riding to Should I say Silver Passport and I music was fantastic! A way to get “did it my way?” (I’m showing my past my show nerves maybe? age here...) On the day of our ride, June Growing up, first I played with 2nd, I felt my horse as an amazing make-believe horses, and then I partner who was truly with me in wasn’t allowed to check out any each gait and in each beat of the more horse books from the library. music. It was magical and Passport As a teenager, I finally had three seemed to be growing bigger and horses to ride and enjoy. After Marilyn Lee: 75 | Silver Passport: 25 | Combined: 100 stronger as the music continued. marriage, a move to Green Bay, and This wasn’t a dressage test... having two kids, my daughter got into a show ring and many of the this was a dressage partnership. I involved in Pony Club. Here came a insecurities of showing were within became lost in the feeling of energy, horse for her, which later became my me. How do I get past over-thinking contentment, confidence (YES) in my event horse, and a decade later he and overriding when I’m nervous ride in a SHOW RING. My horse was was evented by my niece. and when my stomach is upset even magnificent as we turned back down Fast forward a few years, and I before show day? Then entering the centerline to a great finishing halt. made an impulse buy of a 3-year- show arena, walking into THAT ring, He was all puffed up like a pompous old Thoroughbred, Silver Passport. with a judge, and oh no, spectators! young steed, ready to celebrate. Being such a “late bloomer” at Will I remember the test? Will he go I was beside myself with joy from dressage, I had a lot to learn. I began by the judge’s stand? the gift of this horse, the support of to enjoy dressage lessons and clinics, The years flew past, and my riding my treasured friends, my family, my but I soon learned that dressage friends kept reminding me that husband Bill, and the surprisingly is a challenge of coordination and Passport was getting older, and large crowd of spectators. Passport learning experience by both horse somehow, I was also getting older posed for pictures like he never had and rider. too, despite my efforts to deny it. before, ears forward, and he grew an If the truth be told, even the Over a glass of wine, my friend additional two inches as he took in all thought of showing my horse was declared that I was going to ride a our admirers and well-wishers. What a big challenge (read: frightening) Third Level freestyle at our upcoming a great day that I will cherish forever. I for me. I occasionally stepped foot Kansas Dressage and Eventing did it my way!

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TEAM #339: Berit Turner and Hilaire Team 339 On June 10th, 2018, I also want to express my Hilaire (a 20-year-old gratitude to all my friends Canadian Horse) and I and stablemates for their (an 82-year-old amateur) assistance as I planned and performed our Century prepared to ride toward Ride at the Victoria-Saanich becoming a Century Club Cadora Show at the Saanich member. Last but not least, Fairgrounds on Vancouver I am very lucky to have had Island before judge Deborah such a loyal and willing Fox. This was the culmination equine friend as Hilaire. of our 15-year relationship. After the ride was We both had fun. complete, Hilaire and I were I have always loved surrounded by our coach learning, be it in my Roanne, the judge Deborah academic life or in my leisure Fox, and our friends and pursuits. Riding became a supporters on achieving the passion that grew out of my 100-year goal, reminding all non-riding experiences at my of us that dressage is a life- family’s stud farm in Finland. long learning journey. Since then I have ridden I want to thank The in several countries as my Berit Turner: 82 | Hilaire: 20 | Combined: 102 Dressage Foundation for husband’s and my academic providing us with this careers took us first to Switzerland as Colonel Christian Carde and opportunity and for sending us a (where I sustained a broken back Stephen Clarke, and closer to beautiful gold and black rosette from jumping), the USA where home, by Dawn Ruthven (Victoria- presented to us by Heather Cormie, I experienced dude ranches and Saanich Cadora’s first Century Club President of Victoria-Saanich wilderness riding, and finally member), then for some time by Cadora. She also presented a to Canada where I spent many Lisette de Rooy, and for the last 10 floral hanging basket as a token years as a Pony Club mother and years or so, by Roanne Tyson as my of the club’s appreciation of our discovered dressage and Cadora. coach who has taught me so much achievement and for my many years Cadora stands for the Canadian and provided immeasurable support of volunteering in various capacities Dressage Owners and Riders and encouragement towards my for Victoria-Saanich Cadora and Association. goal. I thank them all for sharing Cadora Inc. My inspiration for dressage has their expertise on my dressage My dressage journey has been been helped by such luminaries journey of learning. great. I’m still learning.

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TEAM #340: William Burke and TVR Dunny Chip Team 340 Bill’s earliest memories Freestyle First Level and Prix are of a desire to be near Caprilli. Together he and horses. Fortunately for him, Linda have earned 26 USDF he had neighbors with Appaloosa Horse Club All horses — one was a “horse Breeds Awards as well as trader” with over 400 head national recognition from of horses. The summer Bill the Appaloosa Horse Club in was 14, he mentioned to seven different categories: the horse trader neighbor dressage, over fences, English that he wanted to work , , with horses. Soon after , showmanship and this encounter, a Mr. Foote combined training. Dunny’s of the Crystal Lake Camp temperament makes him for Boys in Maine called his one of the best show ring home to offer Bill a job as a partners anyone could ask stable boy for the summer. William Burke: 73 | TVR Dunny Chip: 28 | Combined: 101 for. As one Despite being a bit homesick stated, “Your horse does not at first, the experience turned out the Century Club). As a young read the dressage books does he? to be wonderful. Mr. Foote gave man in Vermont, Bill trained Doris You look at him and you do not Bill the book “Horsemastership” Gahwyler’s first horse and also think that he can do it and then he by Margaret Cabell Self, which rode with the Gahwylers in New goes out there and does!” Bill read in depth. Bill continued York City. Linda proposed that Bill and to be hired to teach riding and Bill began judging in 1985 and Dunny team up for another fine horsemanship skills at summer first judged in Alaska in 1990. Bill’s feather in their caps — the Century camps in Vermont, New York first encounter with Dunny was at Club. Bill accepted the offer and and Maine. At the age of 19, a schooling show he was judging in on June 9, 2018, the pair became Bill attended a certification Alaska in the early 2000s. Dunny, the only the second Century Club program run by Olympic a 15.3 hh blanketed buckskin dun team from Alaska. medalists and earned his gelding, owned by Linda Kelley, has Bill continues to judge, train, National Instructor Rating. shown under and participated in clinic and teach with the philosophy Through the years Bill has many clinics with Bill. that “classical old world training continued educating himself Over the years Dunny has put for classical new world elegance” through reading and mentorship approximately 250 rides down is paramount. Dunny continues with world renowned equestrians, centerline at recognized dressage to add to his down centerline total including Dr. Max Gahwyler (who shows. He has competed at and Linda is incredibly proud of suggested the establishment of Training Level, First Level, Musical them both!

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TEAM #341: JoAnne Percy and King’s Sunny Doll Team 341 King’s Sunny Doll, a don’t get enough credit or registered Paint mare, respect for. was born April 15, 1984, When Susan gave me Doll’s at Kingswood Farm in registration papers, I noticed Jefferson, Oregon. She that our birthdays are the was purchased by Glenn same day! I thought Kismet. and Susan Howard of When my mare was not Wenatchee, Washington, doing well, Doll was my riding in 1996. Doll became partner and we spent winter Glenn’s trail horse and in the arena, and summer out spent many hours roaming on the trails. She makes me the hills of Wenatchee. smile and laugh out loud and I believe that Doll was brings out the best in me. Glenn’s favorite, for as the Together we enjoy our time story goes, Glenn would JoAnne Percy: 66 | King’s Sunny Doll: 34 | Combined: 100 together, the wind in our hair saddle her up and just let and the sun on our faces, and her go wherever she wanted. in 2004, feeding and caring for the smell of sage in the hills. These many years later, Doll still Andrea’s horses in exchange for Our Century Club Ride, held on believes herself to be the boss lessons. My daughter rode Doll in June 10th, was the first time I have mare, and I really am not inclined her introduction to dressage before shown Doll. I chose to ride Western to disagree. After Glenn’s passing, moving on to her own horse. When Dressage because that is how we Susan made Doll available to Andrea retired, Doll was ridden by ride in the hills. This ride was all Andrea Parker, a local dressage me and another woman. She was about Doll. I am honored to be part instructor, as a lesson horse. Andrea stalled next to my mare and they of the Century Club on Doll, merely set to work conditioning and became fast friends and I continued as an accomplice. She is the heroine training Doll, who became a very to care for her. Three years ago, I of this story, this ride and this capable, well-trained schoolmaster. told Susan that if she ever wanted woman’s life. Doll did not give it away freely and to sell Doll, I would be happy to PS: This is the third consecutive riders learned to ask with the aids buy her. Susan graciously replied team from Appleatchee Riders instead of pushing a button. When that I could have her. To me, Doll is that produces Century Club a rider achieved those skills, Doll’s the Queen: elegant, graceful, and Members! Is it something about lightness, self-carriage and forward although not always charming, the air or the water in this valley movement was breathtaking. possesses the wisdom and that develops the bond between I started as Doll’s caretaker experience that senior horses horse and rider?

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TEAM #342: Cicily Harman and Shania Team 342 Looking back at my 78 years, Janice called me in a week I have enjoyed a lifetime with and said, “Come get her, all horses. When I was 11, my she needed was riding! I wish pony Ike and I would ride with they were all like her.” I began the other neighborhood kids. riding her on trails, in dressage I then moved on to my boss’s shows and clinics, and even beautiful Saddlebred during performing quadrilles. college at King Tullis Stable In my 70s, I started riding in Dayton, Ohio. I became with Nancy Hazelwood, a riding instructor at Camp owner of the Dressage Hilltop and Hillmanor during Academy in Penrose. She summers in upstate New York. teaches the art of classical In my first years employed as riding in lightness with the an elementary art teacher, I Cicily Harman: 78 | Shania: 23 | Combined: 101 proper biomechanics of the whipped in with the Miami Photo credit: Janessa Jean Photography horse. We changed Shania’s Valley Hunt. Following that, high headset and conformation, Judy Herbruck and I won a pair took us to shows and foxhunting and I finally felt what a horse in pace over four miles with jumps at at Arapahoe Hunt in Littleton. self-carriage felt like. Shania is a Camargo Hunt in Cincinnati. I met my husband, Neil, who was perfect old-lady horse that has My horses, Parson and Dr. Bob, the industrial arts teacher at the stayed sound and never had shoes. moved with me to Colorado junior high school where I taught Last year, she was diagnosed with in 1965. While attending the art. Our daughter, Leah, was my Cushing’s Syndrome, but she is University of Northern Colorado riding companion into high school. doing fine. for my Masters in Art Education, We moved south to Florence to For my Century Ride, I rode I managed the Foothills Ranch; an 8.5 acre horse property and Shania in Training Level Test 3 27 horses and 500 acres. I joined rode dressage with the Penrose at the Arkansas Valley Dressage the Coxtail Riding Club with English Riding Club. I had several Association Show on June 9th. Col. Robbie L. Robertson at the horses, rode a lot of mountain It was close to 100 degrees with Broadmoor Stables while teaching trails and had a few different strong winds. She surprised me art in Colorado Springs. Robbie’s dressage instructors. with spooking and not going riders won many of the hunter- Shania came to me as a 14-hand, forward, but I got her around. jumper championships in Colorado. 7-year-old unbroke Arabian. Since It was great fun with old and He schooled me over fences as high she had herd-bound issues, she new riding friends in attendance as 5’6”, and I sometimes found had to come along ponied on all to enjoy sandwiches and cake myself jumping off for time at 4’6” our mountain rides. Because of together. Thank you to The in open jumper. We had great a hip replacement, I sent her to Dressage Foundation and AVDA mountain trails, and Col. Robertson a trainer, Janice Bate, for riding. for this opportunity!

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TEAM #343: Gloria Beduhn and Domino Team 343 As far back as I can he has a beautiful counter- remember, I’ve loved horses. canter and absolutely refuses At a relative’s wedding to change leads. Did I mention reception on a dairy farm he has a mind of his own? in Wisconsin, I dragged my We almost didn’t make father to the barn where they this Century Ride. It was had two working draft horses supposed to be in April, but in a corral. They were bays things happened and it got with white noses. I got Dad to postponed until June. Then I put me up on one, and that managed to bruise my hip and was that. I was three at the couldn’t ride for several weeks. time. Somehow I wrangled Just as I could start working a horse of my own for my him again, Domino scratched 15th birthday. Red was a his eye and the vet said no wonderful first horse, and riding until it healed. By the I had him until he died. In time we were both sound, it the meantime, I had become Gloria Beduhn: 73 | Domino: 27 | Combined: 100 was only two weeks before the fascinated with dressage by scheduled ride. It was getting watching the little snippets 1990s, when my sister Barbara hotter by the day, so I’d be shown on TV during the Olympics, bought him for her daughter, Becca. on him by 7:00 every morning. He so my parents bought me an old At the time, I told Barb that I didn’t didn’t really appreciate the effort Pariani jumping saddle and I taught like leopard Appaloosas and that I was making. But we managed myself how to stay in it. she paid too much for him. Well, to hold everything together and I have had horses for going on 20 years later, I have to admit I was produce a decent Training Level Test 60 years now, always taking care wrong. He might not be one of 3 for our Century Ride. of them myself. I’ve been involved those wonderful, I’ll-do-anything- Now I can cap my dressage with dressage since 1976, when for-you horses, but he has his share journey with membership in the I joined the newly formed Dallas of good moments. And he certainly Century Club. I hope to stay healthy Dressage Club. I did quite a bit gets noticed wherever he goes. enough to repeat this ride with my of showing and show managing As a young horse, Dom was used old friend Acey in four years. in those early years and earned as an all-around ranch and family Many thanks to everyone who a USDF bronze medal in 1985 horse in west Texas. When Becca helped me on this journey, both on my wonderful Thoroughbred started riding him, his new career horse and human. And kudos mare, Trim Nike. I started judging included dressage. In 2003 he to The Dressage Foundation for schooling shows in 1978 and finally moved to my place in north Texas offering this unique award that became an “L” graduate in 2007. and I continued working him. He proves the sport of dressage is one Domino and I met in the late never got past Second Level, since for all ages!

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TEAM #344: Connie Napier and Silver Sun De Nilo Team 344 I was delighted to team him at the show and after up with Silver Sun De Nilo, a 30 minute warm-up, commonly known as Rusty, we performed Intro A and for my second Century Ride earned Reserve Champion this year (I am also part of at the Fairfield Dressage Team #336 with Conversano Schooling show in Denton, Tropina). Rusty belongs Texas. The judge was “r” to my friend Charlene rated Julie Madriguera. Maddox. He has won many My longtime friend, Gloria championships showing Beduhn, also did her Century at Arabian competitions in Ride on her horse, Domino, hunter pleasure, Western so it was a double special pleasure and dressage. occasion! Our rides were In fact, he was the 1998 held on June 17th in Aubrey, National Champion at First Texas. A big celebration Level. He also spent two and lots of congratulations years at Equest as a therapy followed. I am looking horse. forward to a third Century Rusty came out of Ride in February of 2019 retirement for this special when I turn 74. Then, my occasion — what a old friend Bud and I will be sweetheart he is. I met eligible.

Connie Napier: 73 | Silver Sun De Nilo: 28 | Combined: 101

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TEAM #345: Lucille Harrigan and Emma Team 345 I never realized how important I returned to Great and Small horses were in my life until I where the staff and volunteers worked on a memoir of my helped me regain my posting family. I searched my memory muscles. I had a freak accident for my earliest recollections, and on a very large mare and as they were not of my mother I spun toward the ground, I or father but of Joe Plick, the decided that next time I didn’t riding master at the John D. want to fall as far. Rockefeller estate where my Caroline Jordan began family worked and lived. Even looking for a more size- being only five, I remember the appropriate mount and pony smell of the impeccably kept Emma arrived at Good News. stable, the clop of the hooves She was 14 hands and had in the yellow brick aisle and the perfect temperament. the thrill of being put aboard a Whatever my physical ailments, huge, gleaming black horse. nothing hurts when I am I had to wait until college to on Emma. After eight years learn to ride. Barnard College of riding four days a week, had riding in Central Park as Caroline gave me confidence to one of the options for physical Lucille Harrigan: 87 | Emma: 30 | Combined: 117 enter the Good News Schooling education. I soon learned that show on June 17th. Emma, missing a regular lesson would ridden. She gave everyone else fits, with her perfect work ethic, took mean a ride with a stable boy—an but fortunately Armete decided a blue in her class. exercise boy from Belmont Race that I was a foal who needed The two of us, maybe coming Track. Out of the sight of the stable, protection and always took care of toward the end of our wonderful we would haul up the stirrups and me. Every day I would ask, “Where days together, always have a illegally gallop, sometimes chased do you want to go today Armete, glorious time. We will keep on as by Park Police. I would arrive in and how fast?” We had 10 long as we can, happy with each Grand Central Station for the glorious years at Good News Stable other and eternally grateful to all commute home to New Rochelle: where trainer Caroline Jordan those who help us: housemate muddy but happy. took time from training high level Sheila O’Donnell who puts my After college I went through dressage competitors to deal with half chaps on, Caroline Jordan an era of riding wherever and the geriatric set. who keeps Emma in top shape whatever I could. Finally, when I After caring for my husband, and always gives me a ‘real’ was 63 years old, I bought Armete, who died after a long bout with lesson, and the riders and staff one of Susan Quarles’ Hanoverian Alzheimer’s, I had been out of the at Good News who allow me to broodmares who had never been saddle for four years. At age 79, fulfill my passion.

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TEAM #346: Lyn Rosen and Alexander Team 346 My sister, Fern Feldman, He was magical and took and I started riding at The me through each level; at Southlands Foundation in 28, we were doing PSG! My the early 1950s. We were Fjord, Alexander, was in my quite tiny and my sister rode life at this time. He was four an extremely little pony and neither stoppable nor named Creamy. I, being a steerable. He grazed a lot for little taller, rode Tubby. Tubby many years. and I were a team for a long In 2012, when Alex time. Lessons at that time turned 18, I returned were $2.00 an hour. We did to Southlands. Allison this once a week for a few King and Wendy years, and this is where we Brooke worked tirelessly were smitten with our love with us. My theory is that of horses. We both prayed if you can wait, from 20 for a horse but it wasn’t until to 30 are the best years a the late 1980s that we each horse can give you! I am bought a horse. so happy to have joined Again I was at Southlands. I the Century Club on June stayed here for eight years and 24th at The Southlands rode my beautiful chestnut Foundation Schooling Show. Morgan, Catskill. Then, in Our Third Level test called Millbrook with Olav Drehn, for flying changes, and we my sister gave me her Prix St. got one. That’s our biggest Georges Connemara, Corey. accomplishment, ever!

Lyn Rosen: 77 | Alexander: 24 | Combined: 101

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TEAM #347: Nancy Berrington and Top-Flight Gunsmoke Team 347 I finally realized my balanced his diet and dream of purchasing rural medications. He was on a property and having horses very limited exercise program when I was in my early to help him recover. It took 40s. Top-Flight Gunsmoke two years for him to be (Buddy) was three and his sound and healthy again. sire, Rosemont Encore, was We are now out on the trails ten when they came to several times a week with a live on my farm. Buddy is a little arena work in the mix. beautiful chestnut Morgan I love the ! with a flaxen and Buddy’s sire, Encore, is tail. We spent our first now 37 years old and still nine years together trail trotting and cantering riding, going to the beach around our pastures. I also and wilderness camping have an 8-year-old Morgan, with dressage training EMR Counselor, who is part of our routine. my new dressage partner. Buddy was 12 when we With the guidance of my started competing at trainer, Missy Myrick, we local dressage schooling will be moving up the shows, Washington Nancy Berrington: 70 | Top-Flight Gunsmoke: 30 | Combined: 100 levels to finish what Buddy State Horseman sponsored and I started. competitions and USDF/USEF through Third Level, receiving our The Century Ride was a very rated shows. USDF bronze medal, and sadly, special accomplishment after all Dressage interested me, as I ended up one score Buddy has been through. Buddy wanted to dance with my horse. short of achieving our musical has always had an amazing work Once I started dressage training, I freestyle bronze bar. However, ethic and been so energetic. He was hooked, and Buddy did well at it has been the most amazing is engaged and loves being busy. dressage during his 14-year career. journey together! Buddy enjoyed his dressage career, We won many local, regional and Buddy retired in 2013 when he going to the shows and visiting with national awards from USDF All was diagnosed with Cushings and his friends. He was in his element Breeds, AMHA Open Competition, EMS. His laminitis caused a 7% at the Forest Park Show on June Oregon Dressage Society, and 8% rotation of his coffin 23rd for our Century Ride and truly Equestrians Institute, Washington bones. With the help of my enjoyed himself! It was a perfect State Horseman and several local amazing farrier and veterinarian, day and a grand way for Buddy to Morgan Horse clubs. We competed we put him in special shoes and officially retire.

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TEAM #348: Paula Ingham and Windfield Cresent Moon Team 348 I have been a and I am 88 years horse enthusiast old! My wonderful all my life; I started team includes with cavalry my longtime training in a troop, horse friends, then summers Elizabeth Meeker in Wisconsin and Barbara Ann with two Jacobs, who saddleless ponies, couldn’t be there summer camps to share the fun. in Michigan, Special honors to then a college Margaret Boyce, riding team my dressage at MacMurray coach, trainer, College in Illinois. Paula Ingham: 88 | Windfield Cresent Moon: 13 | Combined: 101 saddle fitter, Finally, I ended up in judge, and the Connecticut teaching Danbury High lady’s horse” and we had lots of fun encourager par excellence, who put School Biology with student riding together until I banged myself up in this whole thing together for an groups on the side. When I retired, I an automobile accident, followed experience never to be forgotten. bought and borrowed horses to do by a stroke. Lil Girl took such good Huge thank you for all the years as much riding as I could, including care of me and so many others, as of encouragement and support to a little bit of showing and jumping. well, that we thought we would Sue Peterson and Steve Milne, and It was then I had the pleasure make the Century Club Ride a goal. to Lee Lyons at Windfield Morgan of finding my Lil Girl (Windfield We had never done a show before, Farm for my wonderful partner. Cresent Moon), a beautifully much less a dressage show, but Finally, I’d like to thank Kait Bal and dappled, dark palomino Morgan she had done some Lynda Balioni and the friends from mare, who was eight years old at before she came to me. Legacy Stables who provided such the time. I wasn’t ready for an “old So now, Lil Girl is 13 years young a gala event.

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TEAM #349: Ann Kiewel and Book’n Dynasty Team 349 Something about horses apparent that he was an captured my fancy at an accomplished performer and early age and I spent many talented teacher. Today, at hours riding a “tree horse” 21, he is strong and healthy, fashioned by my father and he has taken care of me and hung between two and taught me for 10 happy, trees. Later, family and career beautiful years. intervened and so I delighted I would like to pay in watching my daughter tribute to the patient and grow up on real horses persistent teachers who instead. As I approached have encouraged me…one retirement, I took steps to of whom became a Century fulfill my dream to ride Club member last year, and ultimately have my and to my current teacher, own horse. Kristen Chasnis, who is too Tanner (Book’n Dynasty), young to even dream of a an amber champagne place in the Century Club, colored Appendix, came into but who will arrive there my life quite unexpectedly, one day. It’s been a and as it turned out, not in wonderful journey that the best physical shape or continues to amaze, form. In spite of that, it was enlighten and sustain me.

Ann Kiewel: 79 | Book’n Dynasty: 21 | Combined: 100

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TEAM #350: Jan Martel and Lalique Team 350 Lalique’s story really had won the three-day begins long before she gold medal in 1952 and was born, when I was in watched a horse he had college and a friend of trained win the dressage mine introduced me to gold that same year (he Inez Fort saying, “She was not allowed to ride in has a lot of horses, I bet both events). she’d take you riding.” The Baron helped me Inez introduced me to with Lali from the very dressage and we became beginning, but the one close friends. thing he failed to achieve Fast forward to a for us was piaffe. Neither few years before he nor I could get it. Lali’s birth, when Inez When the light bulb purchased Lily’s Lupine, finally went on for Lali a Thoroughbred mare. and she piaffed (I could Jan Martel: 75 | Lalique: 25 | Combined: 100 Inez asked me if I’d like almost hear her saying, to co-own Lupine—we could each bonded ever since. “Was this what you wanted all have a foal from her and then we I was very lucky in those early along?”), I hoped that the Baron could breed and sell more foals. I days to take lessons from Liz Searle might be looking down from happily agreed. and Jeff Moore. Not only was Liz a above to see that we had finally We bred Lupine to Taxateur and wonderful instructor, but probably figured it out. I eagerly awaited my bay colt, who more important, she created a great Lali was probably about 15 when turned out to be a chestnut filly atmosphere wherever she went. I she and I figured out the one- with a ton of chrome. At first I was didn’t realize then how lucky I was tempis, the last piece of the Grand disappointed, but it has always to be introduced to dressage in such Prix for us. My trainer, Chelsey, said, been hard not to fall in love with a supportive environment, where “Now we’ll have to show her at Lali, and soon I couldn’t imagine other boarders and students were Grand Prix.” I’ve never been much having anything but a wonderful just as proud of me the first time for showing and responded, “I hope red-headed girl! Lali spent her first I rode a Training Level test as they ‘we’ means you,” but it didn’t. I eight months at Inez’s and then were of Jeff when he won a Grand said, “If we can still do the Grand moved to a farm near me. I visited Prix class. Prix when we’re 100, I’ll ride it for her often, even daily for about two I was also lucky to have the the Century Club.” That worked to months to medicate a cut she got. privilege of twice-a-year clinics with keep Chelsey from pushing me to Looking back, I wonder whether Baron Hans von Blixen Finecke, a show until 2018, when we turned those two months weren’t part of wonderful instructor from Sweden. 100 and could still do the Grand the reason we have been so closely “The Baron,” as we all called him, Prix movements!

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TEAM #351: Sally Temple and Czarina Team 351 What a birthday wonderful opportunity celebration we had to ride a First Level on July 8th! It was my musical freestyle. 79th birthday and I Two years ago, Liz rode my 21-year-old qualified Czarina for mare, Czarina, for the ODS Championship my Century Ride at Show and Region 6 the beautiful Silvertail Championships. After facility in Creswell, Czarina qualified, Oregon. My entire she was unable to family cheered me compete due to bouts on, celebrating with of lameness with champagne and cake abscesses, arthritis of afterwards. Czarina Sally Temple: 79 | Czarina: 21 | Combined: 100 the pastern joint and and I rode a Training several undiagnosed Level test and received a 65%. As equestrian, she has attended many lameness issues. After a long she hadn’t been shown in over two horse shows as a groom and horse rehabilitation, I happily began years, I was thrilled with our score. handler for both me and Liz. to ride Czarina again. It was a My husband, Jim, has been a The Oregon Dressage Society slow process for the two of us to supportive partner through all of (ODS) and our local Twin Rivers regain some of what we had lost my years involved with horses Chapter have been a part of my during our time off, but gradually and has encouraged me to do a life for over 20 years. I have held we improved enough to do the Century Ride. many offices, been named Region 6 Century Ride. My three children have been a Volunteer of the Year and continue My first Century Ride was in positive influence in my life. My to be an active member. 2014 on a borrowed wonderful daughter, Liz Behrenfeld, D.V.M., I’ve had quite a journey with Morgan gelding, Baloo. I always has been a huge help on this my wonderful Oldenburg mare, thought that someday I’d love to journey of mine. She has spent Czarina. I began taking lessons ride Czarina in a Century Ride but countless hours with me, helping from Czarina’s owner, Sarah Kress, wasn’t certain if either of us would me become a more competent a trainer in Eugene, Oregon. I was make the 100-year requirement. rider. My son, Donald, is also a in between horses and needed I’m so happy that we completed veterinarian in Norway, Maine, and some horse time. After a time, I the century mark! treats animals of all sizes and types. leased Czarina and then became Since I have “retired” from My daughter, Sally, lives in Seattle her happy owner for the last 10 showing, I plan to spend time and is employed as an assistant years. I have ridden her through enjoying clinics with Czarina and superintendent by the Federal Way Training Level, First Level and some lessons from Tina Steward, D.V.M., School District. Although not an Second Level tests. We also had a and Kim Barker.

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TEAM #352: Nancy Wentz and Grenadine Team 352 My riding career began totally new dimension to my when I was a little girl. We “horsing” career. had a neighbor who had two With Barney Mullady in Saddlebred horses and I could the saddle, Grenadine became give them apples and carrots a Regional Event Champion. and just watch. Then one day After six years of eventing, they allowed me to ride on the the pounding began to take a lunge line and I was hooked. toll, so we began to compete My breakthrough came when solely in dressage. Our Second a neighbor of my grandparents Level scores earned my USDF trusted me to ride one of bronze medal. their two ponies by myself. I I am sincerely thankful to quickly developed my riding my husband, Tom, who does skills and convinced my parents much of the heavy lifting today to purchase a Paint horse that allows me to continue my name Prince, and “Princess passion for riding. My son, Nancy” began to ride on my Bill, and daughter, Pam, Nancy Wentz: 75 | Grenadine: 26 | Combined: 101 grandparent’s farm. contribute enormous Prince and I were the “stars” Photo credit: J Winslow Photography emotional support. Pam has the of the 4th of July parade, when Ohio where I began to take lessons BEMER technology that soothes I dressed as an Indian Chief and from Hans Von Bredow, the very my aging body after a tough day rode bareback with a rope bridle. famous instructor from Germany. at the barn and in the saddle. Bill The applause from the crowd That new level of riding awareness is a Professional Golf Instructor cemented my passion for my caused me to begin riding with a and constantly reminds me of riding career. passion again. the similarity of muscle memory Fast forward to my adult ages — Hans had other students and we development in both sports. I married my husband of now all developed the need to establish My next level is just beginning 54 years, Tom Wentz, and we a riding club where we could with my new pony, Kells Extra Kash, moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin. experience the thrill of competition, who is teaching me, once again, At Ridgeview Stables I took jumping so the Mid-Ohio Dressage what it is like to start all over with a and dressage lessons on school Association (MODA) was formed. horse that “knows not” dressage. horses from Lois Heyerdahl. I A dear friend, Dinah Kruse, gave As we all know, a “passion” can soon purchased a part Saddlebred me a Thoroughbred mare named turn to “insanity,” and the next named Kirsh, but after our first French Piuq and combined with chapter is yet ahead. child arrived, I found that I did not the sire, Grand Slam, “Frenchie” Nancy and Grenadine rode First have time to ride. gave birth to my magnificent friend, Level Test 3 at the Mid-Ohio Classic Tom was then transferred back to Grenadine. Breeding added a Show on July 14th to join the Club.

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TEAM #353: Mary Munger and King Ar-Thor Team 353 I grew up in a poor slowly proceeded to get community in Wisconsin. him ready. I rode at the Our farm was worked with Annual Equitation Station horses instead of machines or Schooling Show in the Intro tractors. Though it was not Level Test C, finishing with permitted, as a child I would a score of 64%. It turned sneak out into the pastures out to be fun and a pleasant to ride the work horses. I experience for both of us, got hurt from time to time and was truly a lifetime but that didn’t stop me from experience that I will trying. As a teenager, I was never forget. able to lease a horse from a Presently I’m retired and horse dealer. I couldn’t afford live on the same farm, tack of any kind, so I used doing all the work that a binder twine as a bridle and hobby farm requires, with rode bareback. the addition of time spent When I graduated from doing visitations with my high school I moved to St. therapy dogs. I manage an Paul and left my horse behind annual dressage schooling in Wisconsin. While living Mary Munger: 77 | King Ar-Thor: 23 | Combined: 100 show each fall. Many of the in metropolitan Minnesota I riders are first-time young thought I would never be involved possible to raise several successful riders and adults with the desire to with horses again. However, like Arabian show horses. One of these ride a dressage test, but who don’t me, my daughter was born horse horses was “King Ar-Thor” or as have the wish to ride at a rated crazy. As a single parent, owning we call him, “King.” We showed in show. I want other riders to have a horse wasn’t financially possible. the disciplines of dressage and hunt an opportunity to learn and grow in Eventually, though, I was able to for several years. When another dressage as I did. find a grade Arabian mare and a horse was born, my energy went to Before I had the chance to submit place I could afford to board. A that horse and I retired King. With this article, my wonderful Annie year later my daughter wanted a the new horse, “Queen Anne’s was called to heaven. With that, different horse and I decided to Lace” (Annie), I showed in Western King will no longer be retired, and keep her horse for myself. I was pleasure, dressage, hunt and we again will be out trail riding and reintroduced to horses from that obstacle trail. I became Regional having fun at schooling shows. I time to the present. Trail Champion in 2018. have been truly blessed with the I married shortly after that and A friend told me about the opportunity to raise and show together we established the Merry Century Club, so I took King out horses in many disciplines during Meadow hobby farm. This made it of his retirement pasture and my lifetime.

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TEAM #354: Florence Bittner and Rhoyal Rhodes Team 354 I came into dressage ride, I tell them it’s my and riding later in life physical, mental and spiritual than most. I was in my therapy. Over the years, I 40s when I was blessed have found that to ride and to find Kathy Mueller at progress in dressage requires Equitation Station and a lot of determination and begin this wonderful “stick-to-it-ness.” It also riding adventure. The requires me to stay as fit as relationships I have made possible and keep up my here have evolved into strengthening exercises. what I think of as my Beyond the physical benefits, “farm family.” Everyone my connection with Rhode has been welcoming gives me a bond that I value and supportive. I started and depend on. I have found lessons on other people’s that both my equine (and horses, then bought my human) extended families own lovely Nikki, and at Equitation Station enrich currently am sharing my my life. journey with Nikki’s filly, I hope to be able to ride Florence Bittner: 80 | Rhoyal Rhodes: 20 | Combined: 100 Rhoyal Rhodes. for a long time yet; I think I was lucky enough to be Photo credit: Diane Stoffel I would be lost without it. I feel so at the barn when Rhode to do a musical freestyle because lucky and grateful to have found was born 20 years ago with Kathy I really like to ride to music. Also, Kathy Mueller and all my friends at my side, and we have been on a earlier in our career, I rode a musical at Equitation Station. I want to learning path ever since! We have freestyle with Nikki at a show thank them for helping me achieve had a few ups and downs, and at Canterbury Downs, our local this goal. I could not have done it the downs mostly end with me on racetrack, and thought it would without them. Looking back on that my face in the dirt, but thankfully be fun to try again. Thankfully, first phone call to Kathy, my guess Kathy has been right there with me. Lynn Warfel of PBS and KSJN is that she never thought she would She has been my constant coach, graciously choreographed a routine be teaching me now that I am trainer, supporter, inspiration and to Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” 80...and on my way to my second friend. Being able to perform this for us, with a sassy little “Old Century Ride! ride here with her and the rest of Grey Mare” thrown in. She did a Florence and Rhode performed my farm family has made the entire great job of matching the music to a First Level Musical Freestyle on experience that much more special. Rhode’s gaits. What a great asset to July 21, 2018, at the Equitation When I was considering this have on my side. Station show to join the Century Ride, I decided I wanted When people ask why I like to Century Club.

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TEAM #355: Karin Magid and Kingston Team 355 When I was a child, I lived England to pursue a career in down the road from an Arabian filmmaking. I kept riding and horse farm and I was hooked bought my first horse at age from the first time I got on a 38. In 1995, I bought and built horse. I first rode at Gordon Red Pony Farm on Martha’s Wright’s barn in Westchester. Vineyard, Massachusetts. I was a prodigal rider, but at 18 Kingston, known as Pip, is I traded in my love of horses a 26-year-old KPWN. We for boys. rode a Third Level Freestyle After graduating from Sarah on July 27th to join the Lawrence College, I moved to Century Club.

Karin Magidt: 74 | Kingston: 26 | Combined: 100

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TEAM #356: Marek Zaluski and Countryrun Supreme Image Team 356 We all know that the working in my profession. bloodline is essential in the I started participating horse industry, so could that in dressage shows five be the case for humans? years ago, usually showing When my kids were on three horses; a well grown up and time Thoroughbred, a Quarter/ and money were easier Foxtrotter and a Morgan, to “find,” I succumbed my Century Club Ride to what my father, a partner. Image “walked” Lieutenant in Polish Cavalry, into my small ranch four did before and during years ago as a generous WWII, and to what I first gift from my daughter-in- did as a four-year-old kid; law. Image is a 26-year-old i.e. riding horses. Notably, Marek Zaluski: 80 | Countryrun Supreme Image: 26 | Combined: 106 schoolmaster who knows at a similar phase of life, everything under the my close friend turned his passion Sluzewiec, where I rode, jumped saddle in the arena, in the corral, or to Harley Davidson since his father and hacked around on horses retired pasture with my other two horses. was a chief mechanic at its plant from racing. He even knows how to buck off a in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So, for When in the late 1970s my horse thief during her surprising me becoming a proud member of profession brought me to work in visit to my barn early this summer. the Century Club has been just a Libya, and when martial law was Yes, horse thieves still can be found logical chain of events facilitated proclaimed in Poland in 1981, my at this longitude and latitude of the by a wonderful Morgan gelding, wife, two teenage sons and I chose U.S., but now they need to be on Countryrun Supreme Image, aka to immigrate to the U.S. Since then, drugs to try this profession. Image, who was old enough we lived in Montana, with a brief Image’s Century Club Ride with to fulfill “numerical” requirements stint in the Midwest. This country me in his saddle took place on July of Century Club. has been great to us; we value 28, 2018, at the Dressage Show I am an 80-year-old male born its citizenship and enjoy freedom, Under the Big Sky in Livingston, just before WWII at a large farm in professional opportunities and Montana, where we rode Training Poland that was later confiscated the style of life in big-sky-country Level Test 1 scoring 62.7% and by the communist regime. While Montana. My wife and I live in the taking 2nd place in the class. It receiving my education from country on some acreage, where was a wonderful experience. My the University of Warsaw in the we built a barn and indoor and gratitude goes out to Dressage 1970s, my life, or perhaps my outdoor arenas. I enjoy training and Show Under the Big Sky, all the bloodline, put me close to a group riding three horses and take care of people who came to watch our ride of people associated with a horse a number of pets. Free time is still a and The Dressage Foundation for racing government-owned entity, precious commodity, since I continue making it happen.

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TEAM #357: Marilyn Vail and Time Point Team 35 7 I first met Time Point in early and has always preferred the more 2010, when a friend mentioned difficult work, especially piaffe, that a nice horse had just come up and he loves tempi changes. He for sale in Moorpark, California. I was born on April 1, 1993, in a had recently lost a lovely 12-year- racing stable in Michigan, raced old Trakehner to a lameness that five times, won, and was gifted to the best veterinarians could not the daughter of the stable owner diagnose, and had experienced who brought him to California and over a decade of similar difficulties evented him. I am therefore his with my other horses. At that very lucky second owner. time, I thought I would not have As for me, I was born loving another horse of my own, so I horses but never was allowed went to the stable that day just a pony or riding while growing because I missed being around up, so when I began a career in horses. Timey had beautiful soft academics, I finally could make Marilyn Vail: 74.5 | Time Point: 25.5 | Combined: 100 eyes, athletic conformation and my own choices and began riding a friendly disposition. He convinced contacts. There, perhaps just to at a jumping stable in upstate New me in about two minutes that I show how versatile he is, he York. My first Thoroughbred was could not live without him. decided that the Paint horses a descendant of Man o’ War, had We trained and showed for five running in the adjacent paddock raced 123 times and won his last years. During that time, Timey were terrifying and it was time to race at nearly 10 years of age. The advanced to Prix St. Georges and get back to the barn. He did that, following fall, we were in the hunt Intermediate I with our brilliant jumping a 5-foot vertical fence field where it was all I could do not trainer, Jodie Cressman, and her with no adverse consequences, to to pass the Master and the rest of assistant, Teresa Chang, earning him, anyway. However, he suffered the field. Eventually, I evented him in good scores and loving every terribly from the heat and I made California and that is how I became minute of training and showing. efforts to come home to California. interested in dressage. That, and In 2013, we won the California We miraculously returned in watching Hilda Gurney ride Keen. Dressage Society Regional March 2018 and we are back at Through the dressage community, Adult Amateur Novice Division our beloved El Sueno Equestrian I became aware of the Century Club Third Level Championship, and Center in Somis, with Jodie and and The Dressage Foundation. Our the Dressage Association of our dressage friends again. Century Club Ride was one of the Southern California Champion Time Point is a 16.1hh most beautiful days of my life and I Thoroughbred awards. Thoroughbred with a terrific work am deeply grateful to The Dressage I then experienced a forced ethic. His Jockey Club name means Foundation to have given me this retirement and we moved to the beginning of a note of music, wonderful opportunity to honor Tucson, Arizona, where I had family or a point in time. He is very agile Time Point. Thank you!

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TEAM #358: Jeannette Hogan and Watermark Team 358 Jeannette Hogan, longtime children were members of owner and manager of East Trailblazers 4-H Club. Jeannette Hill Farm Riding Center, was their leader for 34 years. located in Plainfield, Vermont, Professionally, Jeannette was rode to join the Century trained as a physical therapist, Club on Watermark, known and for many years has taught as Rain, who is a registered disabled children the benefits International Sport Horse. and joy of riding. At the age of 34, Jeannette Jeannette has ridden at every opened East Hill Farm in 1976 USDF Level and competed at with her business partner Fourth Level on Armando. and horse-experienced friend, Due to the fact that Rain has Kathie Moulton. Except for recently been rehabbing from her pony loving daughter, surgery, Jeannette and Rain Jeannette had no background proudly rode an Intro Level in horsemanship prior to test to attain Century Club that point. status. Jeannette’s biggest fan One of the earliest dressage is her daughter, Ruth Hogan influences for Jeannette and Poulson, who is a Grand Prix her young daughter, Ruth, rider and trainer. Ruth owns was the tutelage of HLM and operates Bespoke Farm in Van Schaik, an event rider Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, in the 1936 Olympic Games in the winter. She and in Berlin, and an international Jeannette work together at dressage judge who judged the 42-year-old East Hill Farm at the Moscow Olympics in Plainfield, Vermont, during in 1980. the summer months. Over the years, Jeannette East Hill Farm and Jeannette and Kathie have taught Hogan continue to educate hundreds of students the art equestrians and illuminate the of riding and horsemanship. beauty of horsemanship and Many of those students and community every day.

Jeannette Hogan: 76 | Watermark: 26 | Combined: 102

Photo credits: R Hoague Photography

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TEAM #359: Susan Emmons and Galesburg Team 35 9 My husband David and I Bergie is not only have been blessed to have beautiful, but he has a had this big, beautiful, presence about him that has talented and hilarious a habit of capturing people’s horse in our lives for the attention. He still, at 29, last 21 years. Galesburg decides when he has been (Bergie) took David through in long enough for feeding Preliminary and Intermediate then shimmies (at 17 hands) levels of eventing. David under the covered chain on was not so in love with the front of his stall and just the dressage aspect, so his walks out to his paddock. dressage scores were not Bergie has talent, beauty the best, but he could make and personality plus. This all Bergie jump the moon for in one horse is everything him and always ended up horse owners dream of, and in the ribbons. On the other we are still living it. hand, I was usually in first Our Century Ride was place after dressage, and so special in so many very often the best dressage ways. Bergie, who had not score in the whole show, worn a dressage saddle in but then would blow it many years, really stepped somehow in the next two up to the plate that day. phases of eventing. He always knew when Bergie and I successfully he was at a show and competed through Third needed to show off, and Level in the dressage world. this competition was no

One of the things that I Susan Emmons: 72 | Galesburg: 29 | Combined: 101 different. Our judge had no enjoyed the most about idea that we were doing our showing Bergie is that no matter all these years we have owned him, Century Club Ride, or that fact that what discipline I was showing, by I have never had anyone who rode he was 29 and I was 72, and our the time I was done warming up, him (including international riders) score was almost a 67% and we we had a fan club on the sidelines. get off without saying he had the won the class. OMG! Most exciting This horse has a canter to die for! In best canter they had ever sat on. ride of my life.

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TEAM #360: Sally Francy and Wes Dora Team 360 I often refer to myself with my terror of riding as “an old bag on an old in a dressage show in nag,” but it’s tongue-in- front of “real” dressage cheek. For the most part, riders, I can’t think of I don’t feel like an old what it might be. I’m still bag, and when Cherry is nervous when I show, but running and bucking in I am incredibly pleased her corral, it is obvious that with myself for doing she doesn’t feel like an old something I never thought nag either! I could do. And life has a My love of horses began way of coming full-circle, very early when I lived in Sally Francy: 75 | Wes Dora: 27 | Combined: 102 as my current instructor is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tracey Lert. with only mechanical, coin-operated asked me what kind of riding I did, Cherry and I did our Century Ride horses in front of department stores which was primarily pleasure riding, on August 19, 2018, at American at my disposal. My first real horse competitive trail and half a dozen Sporthorse in Watsonville, California, was a Quarter/Morgan mare given 50-mile endurance rides with horses doing Training Level Test 2, achieving to me when I was 19 years old. before Cherry. When I told her, “My a score of 71.538% from Judge Ulf By 1972, I was married and had horse will not take her right lead Wadeborn. I was ecstatic! moved to the Santa Cruz mountains canter, so I could never do dressage,” Thank you for creating this club of California, where we still live she smiled and suggested I bring my for those of us who are getting a today. We joined the local horse horse over for a lesson because she bit “long in the tooth” to continue club, Summit Riders’ Horsemen’s said, “Maybe we can change that.” to participate in an activity that is so Association, and I’ve been a club I was skeptical, but after Joan rode joy-inspiring and fulfilling, at a time member for 45 years. Renowned her, she said she thought it would in our lives when we may not be international dressage judge, Peter likely take about a year to get a able to do all the activities we love to Lert, lived only four miles away reliable right-lead canter, since my do; what a nice way to celebrate our and Tracey Lert, their talented high horse would not even take the right cherished equine partners as we trot school daughter, rode my horse to lead when at liberty. off into the sunset. Thanks too, to all demonstrate how to put a leg on a I was then in my 60s and my the people and horses who helped horse when I went for my first-ever horse was 18, and let’s just say me along in my journey, and a riding lesson. she was very confirmed in her left- special thanks to Carol Latta for her Fast-forward four-plus decades handedness. I owe Joan a big thank help and encouragement, and for and I had a 7-year-old Quarter Horse you for somewhat forcefully nudging being so generous in allowing us to mare named Wes Dora, whom I call me to ride in my first dressage show, ride at her wonderful Carousel Farm. Cherry, and the first teacher who because if there was a less likely It’s been a fun ride, in every sense of appeared was Joan Williams. Joan possibility than the prospect of me, the word!

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TEAM #361: Joan Shapleigh and Donatello Team 361 It has been four years back at Intro Level since I last completed even though I have a Century Ride. I had achieved my Maine hoped to do one more Dressage Society bronze Century Ride in 2017 medal back in 2011 when I turned 80; riding at First Level. however, I had some But I’m just happy to health setbacks and I be riding again! didn’t ride for over a I now need assistance year. Additionally, there mounting and was no horse over the dismounting due to age of 20 available. some weakness in my This year I turned 81 legs, but once I’m on and was determined to the horse, I’m a happy get back on a horse. rider. This was my third My very supportive Century Ride, and it took Joan Shapleigh: 81 | Donatello: 21 | Combined: 102 instructor and many place on August 19th at “horse people” friends Photo credit: Bill Erspamer Infinity Farm in Dover- encouraged me to try who have allowed me to ride Foxcroft, Maine. “L” Program again. The folks at Infinity Farm their horses. Graduate Christine Joost judged my are a dedicated group. I couldn’t Currently, I am riding a 21-year- Intro ride and I scored a 64.063%. accomplish this riding without old Arabian gelding named Though I was the first Century their help, and especially without Donatello, who is owned by Rider from Maine in 2011, I note farm owner and instructor, Gail Morgan Beaulieu. I began riding there are now several teams from McCormack, and the people him in June this year, starting Maine. Hooray for us!

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TEAM #362: Bobbie Werner-Hansen and Leonardeux Team 362 I bought Leonardeux Leo and I have been (Leo) when he was 7 years on many outings like old and I started having a trailering to parks to ride, dressage trainer work with overnight camping trips, him and give me lessons. riding the hills in San Juan Leo was having some Capistrano, California, issues of stumbling and as well as trailering to going down on his knees, Ramona, California, for a even falling once with week at a time and riding the trainer. Veterinarians the many trails with friends didn’t find anything wrong in that . and suggested EPM, but We had a year off that tested clear. The training due to family veterinarian told me to get issues, but we’re now rid of Leo as he was not back with our trainer and rideable. I didn’t believe it looking forward to the as it seemed like a pinched next dressage show at our nerve, so I had a saddle fit boarding facility in San expert evaluate his saddle. Bobbie Werner-Hansen: 80 | Leonardeux : 20 | Combined: 100 Juan Capistrano in March It was determined that the of 2019. saddle was hitting the nerve at the My beloved Leo was safe and fun to Leo and I joined the Century withers, so after getting a custom ride, and we were able to continue Club on August 17th during the saddle, the problem was solved. our dressage training. Capistrano Summer Series Show.

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TEAM #363: Robin Peterson and Cupid’s Cash Team 363 For 65 years, I’ve ridden to use. We occasionally had and owned horses, the some frustrating days, but as majority of which have the years have gone by, we’ve been mares. There’s just gotten to know each other something about mares quite well. She’s taught me that appeals to my sense patience and compromise, of adventure, as every ride especially as she’s gotten is different. older. I learned most things My dad was in the military just aren’t going to be for 25 years, so owning perfect, but we’ve been a horse was a challenge. able to find a place where We moved almost every we are both happy. two years and getting a Cash has been an horse from one side of interesting project through the country to the other the years. As a mare, she can was more than my parents be affectionate, obstinate and were willing to deal with. a little crazy. She allows kids So, within days of getting to crawl all over her and kiss to a new place, I knew her on the nose, but at the where all the horses were same time she can imagine within walking distance. I monsters behind every bush. cleaned barns, washed cars, Sometimes I think she can mowed yards and worked remember the bell clanging in stables for free, just Robin Peterson: 73 | Cupid’s Cash: 28 | Combined: 101 on the racetrack starting gate, to be able to ride whatever but with age, she’s easier to they had. It taught me to ride all I bought Cash 25 years ago, after quiet. All in all, she’s a mare, and I sorts of horses, both good and she’d had a year-long career as wouldn’t have it any other way. bad. For several years, after grad a race horse. I had owned other We rode for our Century Club school, I worked on Thoroughbred unprofitable race horses, so she membership on August 25th racetracks and farms, jumper and I were a good fit. She had a at the Oxer Farm Combined barns, Arabian breeding farms and great attitude, always willing to Training and Dressage Show boarding stables. It all added to the try new things, but not always with a very respectable score addiction, much to Mom’s horror. cooperative about putting them at Introductory Level.

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TEAM #364: Virginia Smith and Gem Team 364 What an awesome horse, who Megan (the barn experience, to be able to manager where I rode) saved become a member of The from an untimely demise. I Dressage Foundation’s think horses know when Century Club. Like many someone loves them enough horse owners, I have loved to make their senior years horses for many years, meaningful and wonderful. but I didn’t start to ride Megan was kind enough to dressage until I was in my let me ride and take lessons 50s. I bought a six-year-old on Gem with the goal to have Arabian named Bravo, who him and I become members had never been broken out of the Century Club. to ride. The first person who Gem and I had family I hired to become my riding members, barn friends, Team instructor told me to get Walters and many ADA rid of him because a green friends cheer us on as we horse with a green rider is rode to meet our goal on not a good combination, September 8th. We were and I would never be able able to have our champagne, to ride him. Well I did find a flowers and cake to celebrate trainer, Kathy Walters, who our achievement. I also think it was a great way for Gem to was willing to take on the Virginia Smith: 75 | Gem: 25 | Combined: 100 challenge and with quiet end his days of competition, handling, lots of ground work that because of a serious injury from racing to dressage. and lunging, he became a to Bravo, the dream of riding the I am continuing to ride my new wonderful horse. Century Ride on him was dashed. horse, Pepper, and we will begin We rode in many USDF shows Then I began riding different horses competing this coming summer. and All Dressage Association (ADA) and eventually met Gem, who is Horses and riding have become my shows. What a disappointment aptly named. Gem is an ex-race therapy for my senior years.

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TEAM #365: Patricia Barlow and Wind Gap Rosebay Willow Team 365 I was just 10 years old when did our amazing ride by my cousin rode into my yard herself and simply carried me on her horse. I was simply along. She must have sensed awestruck at that beautiful this was important. She has scene and after all these been therapy for me for years, that picture still stays many of life’s losses. What in my mind. My mother a great horse! wanted a little princess, but Because of my husband’s job, instead she got a tomboy my summer riding has been in who was in love with horses. East Falmouth, Massachusetts. However, in lieu of the real Therefore, special recognition thing, I ended up with a great must go to Holly Dickson collection of Breyer model Cressy, a very accomplished horses, horse jewelry and dressage rider and instructor, books. I still have all of these, Patricia Barlow: 79 | Wind Gap Rosebay Willow: 22 | Combined: 101 who for years, has had the including the entire Black patience for my incredible Stallion book series. lessons. Phineas and I worked lessons and contributions to my As an adult and married with three together on dressage and rode knowledge of horses. young children, I finally began riding the area trails for 15 years. After Also, I am so very grateful for as a serious pursuit, taking lessons Phineas passed along, I welcomed a Arynn Agan, current President of at Ellen Stanton’s Tanglewood Farm Morgan mare, Whitfield’s PATC (out the Central New York Dressage & in LaFayette, New York. Ellen and of Schoolmaster and grandfather Combined Training Association for all another local dressage instructor, Upway Ben Don), who needed the planning and time she invested Joyce Fisher, had formalized a home. PATC was the smartest, in organizing the qualifying show for dressage in the area by establishing kindest horse I have ever known. me to achieve this award, an almost the Cherry Valley Dressage But after a great many years, a leg impossible dream. The show day Association. This organization was injury forced her into retirement. She was beautiful and my barn friends at later to become the Central New was so wonderful I decided to get Kirkville Stable clapped and cheered York Dressage & Combined Training another Morgan mare. after my ride; followed by flowers, Association, of which I have been a That brought Wind Gap Rosebay cake, champagne and a bracelet member for several decades. Willow (out of Otter Brook Jubilee) made from Willow’s tail with 2 A quarter of a century after I saw into my life. An alpha mare, charms — C.C. and Pat & Willow. my cousin and her horse, I finally “Willow” graciously put up with After such a late start in serious got the real thing — a wonderful my sometimes not-so-great riding, riding, to have the opportunity to young Thoroughbred. Joyce would but we finally got it together for the qualify for the Century Club is truly come to my modest backyard Century Club Ride. I was so tense awesome. I offer my heartfelt thanks riding arena to give me dressage during the test, I felt SHE to The Dressage Foundation.

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TEAM #366: Beverly Van Nieuwal and Ascot Team 366 On September 29th, Society, and I still belong 2018, I rode my second to this day. Century Ride at the Classical My daughters and I have Attraction Dressage Society owned several breeds of Schooling Show. This was horses that we have shown particularly special for me over the years, but my dream because I accomplished it was to have a warmblood. with my own horse! Ascot, My friend and trainer, better known as “Scotty,” Mary Anne Milleman, went was a dream made possible with me hunting for just by my inheritance when that horse! We found him my parents both passed when a friend was selling away within a month of her beautiful chestnut each other. My father Hanoverian gelding named and grandfather were Ascot, whom she called horsemen, raising and Scotty. When I heard his racing while name, I was sold. Scotty was I was growing up. My the nickname my dad always grandfather bought me called my mom. Scotty was my first pony when I was truly a gift from my parents. in the fourth grade. Scotty and I have been My interest in dressage a team for 13 years. He started about 30-some years has taught me so much. ago when my family moved Without help from my to Ohio. At my first dressage village (trainers, clinicians, show, I met so many friendly very patient instructors), riders and saw so many lovely we would have had a hard horses I was hooked! That time accomplishing my goal. experience led to joining So, thank you to all of my Classical Attraction Dressage “horsey helpers” along the way. I love all of you!

Beverly Van Nieuwal: 78 | Ascot: 23 | Combined: 101

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TEAM #367: Dorothy Iorio and Mozart Team 367 My interest in horses very patient dressage came from my dad. instructors, I earned my Although my parents USDF bronze medal. bought my first horse Already in my 70s, I when I was about 13 years decided that my next goal old, most of our horses would be the Century came from the Shrewsbury Ride. Unfortunately, horse auction. Those Finnikapan (Fanny) was horses certainly taught injured before we reached me how to stay on, which 100 years. has often come in handy. A kind friend, Brian Except for a little showing, Russell, offered me his I trail rode with my dad 25-year-old horse, Mozart, up and down a very large for the ride. I was only hill, ironically called Dead able to sit on him a few Horse Hill. times before the ride.

I rode little during Dorothy Iorio: 76 | Mozart: 25 | Combined: 101 Except for almost bucking college, graduate school, me off in the warm up two years in the Peace the girls joined Pony Club, which (not his fault as another Corps and a full-time job. After led us into eventing. My daughters horse spooked and reared behind marrying and having five children, went on to become upper-level him), we completed the ride we lived in the city of Quincy, event riders and competed in the at the September 30th Charles Massachusetts, which provided little Rolex Three-Day Event in Lexington, River Dressage Association opportunity to ride. Kentucky, while I became interested Schooling Show. After we purchased a fixer-upper in dressage. I am now back where I started, in Hingham, Massachusetts, with With the help of a few trail riding up and down hills nine acres and an old barn, we wonderful horses (sometimes not and even doing some Training were able to keep a horse and a so wonderful), Angelo, Nemo Level dressage with my current few ponies. We fox hunted and and Flying Finnikapan, as well as horse, Bella.

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TEAM #368: Ginny Wegener and Solveig Team 368 My life has been very in second place one year. eventful. I have three Usually around 100 airplanes beautiful daughters who participated. had horses and loved them. When I finally got my own I drove them to horse shows horse, my friend, neighbor but never had a horse of my and instructor, Taffy Plaisted, own until I was 58 years old. worked with me. I definitely My first horse was an could not have done this Arabian gelding named MHR without her help. She Handsome. I rode him for operates a beautiful horse my first Century Club Ride in facility in Woodland Park, 2002. He lived to be 39 years Colorado, called Echo Valley old. My second horse, Loki, Training Center. She is my is a Norwegian Fjord and is mentor and has helped me now 22. He is doing well and through many years. Loki, I try to ride him once a week. my Norwegian Fjord, is at I rode him for my second her facility. Century Club Ride in 2010. For this Century Club Ride, My occupation was flying. I rode Taffy’s horse, Solveig, a I had a flight school and 27-year-old Norwegian Fjord. received my Airline Transport Solveig is highly trained and I Rating. I later became a feel honored to ride her. flight examiner for the FAA. Thank you for the I have been in about ten opportunity to be a part of Powder Puff Derbies, always the celebration of Century placing in the top ten and Club riders.

Ginny Wegener: 95 | Solveig: 27 | Combined: 122

Photo credits: Ory Photography

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TEAM #369: Lynn Schramer-Miller and Locomotion Team 369 I grew up on a small Equine Science. After farm in West Chicago, graduation, I purchased Illinois. As long as I a Thoroughbred mare can remember, I have called Locomotion loved horses and was (Diana), had her bred fortunate enough to and she had a colt who have a horse. My early we named Loganmotion. years were spent trail When Logan was riding, gaming, riding weaned, I sold Diana Western and English to my friend, Ellen pleasure and jumping. Newman, who later rode In the early ‘70s my her in her Century Ride. husband and I purchased In 2001 I met and a farm in Illinois and later married my started a boarding and Lynn Schramer-Miller: 74 | Locomotion: 26 | Combined: 100 husband, Terry Miller. breeding farm. I became We built a small horse interested in dressage at that time. Many clinicians, such as farm near Redgranite, Wisconsin. I rode my first dressage test on our Domonique Barbier, Bodo Hangen, Terry encouraged me to start AQHA breeding stallion, Power Natalie Lamping, Jayne Ayers, Alex showing and riding again. My Band, on a grass ring at Lamplight Konyot and Col. Albrecht Von granddaughter, Vanessa Blake Stables. I also participated in the Ziegner gave clinics at the farm. Elendt, started riding Logan and first USDF Learner Judges Program I was fortunate one winter to have showed him up the levels to earn in Illinois. three of Alex Konyot’s horses at her USDF bronze medal as a In the late ‘70s we moved the farm to ride. young rider. After that, I earned our breeding program to Berlin, My daughter, Tracy Blake Herides, my Masters in Third Level on Wisconsin. There we started the and I showed at USDF shows in the Logan. I am currently riding Central Chapter of Wisconsin ‘80s and both received our qualified Logan and taking lessons from Dressage Association in our rider awards and all-breed awards Kim Deaton Iwen. basement. We also purchased a on horses we owned and trained. I am thankful to Ellen for giving Thoroughbred stallion called All She In 1989 I divorced and moved me this opportunity to ride Diana Wrote, who in 2015 became the to Florida where I attended the for this Century Ride, and I hope first Thoroughbred in the Wisconsin University of Florida and received to do another on Loganmotion Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. my Bachelor of Science degree in in a few years.

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TEAM #370: Sharon Scott and Demosthenes Team 370 Our Century Ride was communication and a dream come true for closeness and to keep him me and a chance to supple and fit. celebrate my wonderful, Before his Century Ride, spirited, ageless horse! I we last competed together first knew Demosthenes in dressage in 2014. He (Shazzy) as the bright became a schoolmaster and energetic yearling and started many young living near our home. students on their equestrian He belonged to a dear journeys. Shazzy knows friend, Sue Burgoyne, and how to take care of young we watched him grow riders and is loved by all. He together. He became loves the attention and they mine 29 years ago. all have a special place in his We did hunter/jumper heart. During this time, he and trail riding and I was half-leased to several shared him with my wonderful young riders. oldest son, Ben, for They took him through First competitions. Our early Level at Lower Puget Sound rides were almost always Dressage Club shows. punctuated with great It was such a joy to feel gallops (with Shazzy his energy and excitement and my Malamute dog at the Century Ride. It felt refusing to listen to my like he was age 32 going on attempts to slow down 3! We were joined in this or go home). We also wonderful opportunity by enjoyed many weeks family, special friends from together camping and LPSDC and the Woodbrook trekking. We rode the Sharon Scott: 68 | Demosthenes: 32 | Combined: 100 Hunt Club, and by Shazzy’s trails on glorious Joint Base students. Thank you all for Lewis McCord and fox hunted At age 26, we retired him to a fabulous show! with the Woodbrook Hunt dressage with Jordan Banks of Club until he aged out of that Golden Horse Dressage. It was Rest In Peace, our beloved Shazzy exciting playtime. my attempt to strengthen our March 19, 1986 - January 21, 2019

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TEAM #371: Mimi Leggett and Rapped N’ Painted Team 371 Rapped N’ Painted, known At STRIDE shows, RAM and I as “RAM,” is my second competed and won the WDAA Century Club horse and Basic Level Championship the nephew of my first in 2015, the Western Intro Century Club horse, Reynolds Versatility Championship in Aluminum. RAM is a golden 2016, the WDAA Level 1 Palomino Quarter Horse/ Championship and the Western Paint with one blue eye and Level 1 Versatility Championship one brown eye. He came in 2017. He is a true showman to us in 2009 as a gift from and always does his best. He my husband, Richard, on has won many blue ribbons Valentine’s Day! RAM has during our nine years together, his Certificate of Ability from helping me win the Emily Butler the National Horse Rider Award in 2016 and 2017 Association and is a winner in in , despite

Extreme Cowboy Races and Mimi Leggett: 78 | Rapped N’ Painted: 22 | Combined: 100 being a Quarter Horse/Paint. Obstacle Challenges. He is versatile and easily Although RAM is a “Western” In addition to obstacle challenges transitions between disciplines. In trained horse, I recognized his and trail riding, RAM and I November of 2018, we won the aptitude for other disciplines. I had continued our lessons in classical Novice Level of the Equine Trail Sports been riding Reynolds Aluminum dressage. When STRIDE (a Florida Obstacle Challenge in Florida. in classical dressage and was dressage club) offered Western I wish for all seniors out there to fortunate enough to find Mr. Dressage classes, it was a perfect fit! keep riding their veteran horses and Dennis Stickley, who introduced In 2013, in the spur of the having fun along the way. It is the RAM to classical dressage. moment, we got the opportunity journey that counts. I also hope to In the 1990s, in an effort to to enter the inspire young riders to take up the deepen my knowledge of dressage, Association of America (WDAA) discipline of dressage (or any other I found the Quinta do Brejo, the World Championships in Tulsa, OK. discipline) and enjoy a rewarding and famous stables of Sr. Mestre Nuno What a journey! We entered the big, lasting friendship with their horses. If Oliveira tucked away in the hills of beautiful arena with trepidation, but I can do it, so can you! Follow your Portugal and had lessons with their RAM acquitted himself well in the dreams and they will come true. instructors, including Joao Oliveira, Basic Level tests and we exited amid Good luck, good health and keep Nuno’s son. More recently, my applause from the stands, which moving forward. husband and I visited Portugal and I is always gratifying! We placed Mimi and RAM completed First took lessons from Nuno Oliveira’s last seventh in the nation and received a Level Test 3 for their Century Club student, Dom Tomaz de Alarcao on big, beautiful purple ribbon. What a Ride on October 28th, 2018, at the two beautiful and talented Lusitanos! memorable day! STRIDE Schooling Show.

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TEAM #372: Michele Smith and Majic Jona Team 372 I read about the Century really wasn’t to his liking Club online, but it was and I was lucky enough not something I thought to be able to acquire about doing at the time him. He is one of those — obviously, Majic Jona horses who is game for (Romeo), a registered anything and will try to do Quarter Horse, and I whatever I ask. We have weren’t old enough to evented, shown jumpers participate. Wow, was that and dressage, done hunter a mistake! I happened paces, gone through to be going through my obstacle courses and trail horse papers and looked ridden. The first time I rode at Romeo’s papers and he him was on a was 27. I don’t know how ride at home in the field that happened, as he just cutting away branches on seemed like he was no Michele Smith: 73 | Majic Jona: 27 | Combined: 100 the trail. He did not mind older than the day I brought at all — it was as if we had him home 10 years ago, and I But once again my husband’s job done this forever. certainly didn’t feel 73. moved us to Fulton, Missouri. I had I love riding sidesaddle and I was a military dependent and decided on this move that I would decided to ride the Century we moved frequently, so a lot of just have my own horses on property Club test aside because of the my riding was at the grace of because my barn was only 6 stalls. significance of this milestone. The others. In fact, a friend and I milked Well, that did not pan out too well morning of November 3rd, there cows by hand on the weekends and I began searching for farriers, was a little question when I took so we could ride the work horses, hay and vets. him down to the ring before the without tack except for a work One of the places I stopped was show to let him go around. He was bridle. I competed two horses in William Woods College, which has a little fresh and my first thought and in an equestrian program. I talked was that we wouldn’t make the my teens, and I later switched to with some instructors there and halt at X, but we did, and he was . gave my background. Well, as again awesome. After marrying and having two circumstances would have it, an I have been very blessed in children, I was living in Maryland instructor left and they asked if I my life to have had some good and had the opportunity to board could fill in. That was 37 years ago, horses, family and friends who horses on our farm. I also did some and I am still teaching at what is understand the 24/7/365 life of a teaching, training and showing. We now William Woods University. person who cannot live without then moved to Minnesota, where I Romeo started out as a school horses. I am honored to be part opened a boarding and lesson barn. horse, but being a school horse of Romeo’s team.

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TEAM #373: Judy Fendley and Rollingwoods Easy as L Team 373 By Nancy Brannon, Pony Finals. Mid-South Horse Review Judy said of the ride, “It was just so humbling and The last schooling pretty awesome! Elliott show of the season at came out of retirement for Mid-South Dressage the ride. We started to leg Academy was a Christmas him up a bit in October. theme show on Sunday, Elliott got 9s on his halts December 9, 2018. For and 8s and 7.5s on his Judy Fendley, it was a very other movements. This was memorable show! pretty impressive for a horse The Wilburns at coming out of retirement! Rollingwoods Farm were He was a shining star!” The ecstatic about the ride. other memorable part of “They did it! Judy Fendley the ride, Judy said, was that and Rollingwoods Easy As she remembered the entire L, aka Elliott, joined The test! She was proud of Dressage Foundation’s herself for that. Century Club. This is Judy was “all excited” awarded to a dressage about the ride. “It was a team with the combined Judy Fendley: 77 | Rollingwoods Easy as L: 23 | Combined: 100 great retirement party for age of 100. Elliott is 23 two. He’s been a keeper years old, so you do the math on B Welsh stallion. Judy started riding for sure!” Judy’s age. They received a very Elliott 10 years ago, when he was Judy has been riding horses for impressive score of 73.478%. Looks 13 years old. Judy started him in nearly all her life, and she is a staple like they still ‘have it!’ Rollingwoods dressage, moving up the levels from in the mid-south horse community. is very proud of these two, as they Intro to Training to First Level. Then Judy has ridden hunters, jumpers, have been for many years.” Lex (Rollingwoods Easy Choice) and “lots of equitation classes,” she Accolades came from all over, came along, and Judy started him said. She ran Hilltop Riding Stables in congratulating Judy on her in dressage. Elliott is Lex’s sire, and Horn Lake, Mississippi, for 15 years. momentous ride. he has produced numerous quality And she’s been riding Rollingwoods Elliott is a 14-hand, 1995 Section ponies, some champions at the ponies for over 20 years.

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TEAM #374: Betsy Wilder Cady and Galadriel Team 3 74 I was always horse-crazy. It to take regular lessons. Between was my lucky day when our Galadriel (Gala) and Dave, I neighbor suggested that I became intrigued. Dave blends join her daughter riding their the teaching of the Feldenkreis two ponies. She was the Lone method of body awareness into Ranger, and she got the only his lessons, and Gala responds saddle they had. I, Tonto, rode immediately to correct riding. I bareback, an advantage I failed learned to ride forward with my to fully appreciate at the time. As seat and quiet leg aids, and to a teenager I was eager to hunt control the energy with a steady and Sanvader came into my life. yet sensitive hand. It has been He carried me safely for several three years of twice-weekly years with the Millwood Hunt in rides, mostly on Gala, who Dave

Framingham, Massachusetts. Betsy Wilder Cady: 89.5 | Galadriel: 10.5 | Combined: 100 bred and trained. When I went to college, When Dave suggested I do Sanvader was sold. Of course, my travel bug. Then a Masters Degree a Century Club Ride, I was not too college choice depended on the in Social Work, marriage and three sure about it, but all my barn friends quality of the riding program. Sweet children left little time for horses. But encouraged me to try. I had been Briar College, a small women’s one day the children had grown up up to galloping around the indoor liberal arts college in Virginia, was and left home. I moved to Westport, ring under Dave’s watchful eye, so my choice. Harriet Rogers had Massachusetts, where the temptation I thought, “Why not?” We chose designed a teaching method based overtook me to hack through that an Intro Test on the home grounds on the principles of forward riding as beautiful countryside. I was back for safety, as Gala has not been to espoused by Captain V. S. Littauer. in the saddle, but I had become a many shows. Dave invited a retired Clayton E. “June” Bailey taught “senior citizen.” dressage judge to officiate and the upper level riders how to school A few more years found me back in date was set for December 27th young horses and to reschool some Boston again and wondering where I when all my family could be there. spoiled ones. There were clinics with could ride. My Sweet Briar classmate, SmartPak lent me show clothes so Captain Littauer, our own Sweet Jane Sheehan, suggested that I come that I could look official. My final Briar Hunt with our rag-tag group of to Aspire Farm in Walpole and watch score was 73% and the judge said hounds, cast-offs from the Bedford her lesson with Dave Thind. Jane that I was an over-achiever! She gave Hunt, and the occasional show. had become a dressage rider and it me a “9” for my final halt. Honestly, I rode every day! Along with my amazed me when the pretty chestnut I just thought “halt” and Gala did it! equestrian education, I managed to mare she was riding responded so So, this is dressage!! earn a B.A. in psychology. well and I couldn’t see her rider do a Thank you, Dave and Gala (carrots A post-college trip to Europe with thing. Perhaps it would be interesting for you!). I can’t stop smiling my father infected me with the to learn this new game. So, I started because this is such a blast!

50 ISSUE 23 / JANUARY 2019 THE CENTURY CLUB NEWS We are so proud of all of the CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 Century Club Members! YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2006 1996 1 Lazelle Knocke Readington, NJ Don Perignon 2005 35 Mary A. Towsley Durango, CO Zico 2 Dr. Max Gahwyler Darien, CT Prinz Eugen 36 Audrey E. Evans Philadelphia, PA Robin Hood 3 Dr. John Bland Cambridge, VT Bay Flint 37 Carol Stratton Hartland Corners, VT Galloping Sofa 1997 4 Charles A. Chapin Chatham, IL Chicaro Cocoa 2006 38 Edwin Sayre Ride #2 Carmel 5 Charles A. Chapin Ride #2 Piroshka 39 Russell Fawcett Sierra Vista, AZ Iron Cloud 1998 6 Ruth Fanton Honeoye Falls, NY Little Once 40 Russell Fawcett Ride #2 Snowy River 7 Patricia Metcalf Koloa, HI Fleur de Lis 41 Carey Evans Portland, OR Enjoy 8 Nan Agar Rocky Hill, NJ Skipper 42 Lothar H. Pinkers Bellevue, WA Get’s Spellbinder 1999 9 Charles A. Chapin Ride #3 Touche (Fred) 43 William H. Van Cleve Jacksonville, AR VC IBN Zypress 10 Jean P. Naukam Phelps, NY Chell-Win-Sahib 2007 44 Mary Dure Johnson Akron, OH Chelsea Love 2000 11 Charles A. Chapin Ride #4 Zeus 45 Lila (Winnie) Malin, OR Trail Bender Heiney-Duncan 2001 12 Cynthia (Cinch) Schell Lander, WY Rudy Van James 13 Dennis Trettel Deerfield, IL Boulder 46 Dawn Ruthven Victoria BC, Canada Wisla 14 Peter Lert Scotts Valley, CA Legere 47 Rebecca Snell Boerne, TX Atraysa Santi 15 Elizabeth Stich Jacksonville, FL Southern Jewel 48 Carol F. Judge Houston, TX Gaby 16 Eugene Dueber, Lt. Col. Port Orchard, WA VP Medley 49 Susan Fawcett Sierra Vista, AZ Iron Cloud USMC Ret. 50 Susan Fawcett Ride #2 Snowy River 2002 17 Edalee Harwell Ramona, CA Mr. A 2008 51 Chester V. Braun Osprey, FL Secret Ice 18 Charles A. Chapin Ride #5 Beezie 52 Carole Nuckton Bend, OR Zeb 19 Roxanna Jones Sonoma, CA Hekla 53 Annis Buell Dallas, TX Wally 20 Cynthia (Cinch) Schell Ride #2 Mystique’s Baby Blue 54 Joann Fletcher Lexington, OH Vice Versa 21 Virginia (Ginny) Wegener Canon City, CO MHR Handsome (Sam) 55 David Keiser Medford, OR Othello 22 Marion Benedict Sindorf Palmer, AK Suavicito 56 Shirley Jones Napa, CA Dust Buster 23 Dr. Max Gahwyler Ride #2 Dresden 57 Theresa Stephens Penrose, CO Cal 24 Edwin Sayre Los Gatos, CA Pee Wee 58 Mary Lou Harper Monroe, WA Flashee Starshine 2003 25 Maria Beek McFadden Oxford, MS Permian Way 59 Carriellen DeMuth Franktown, CO Arc 26 Charles A. Chapin Ride #6 Ask Mikey 2009 60 Ellie Metelits Ocala, FL Justa Enuff Sun 27 Anne Barlow Ramsay Fernandina Beach, FL Fridjoff 61 Sally Chionsini Willis, TX Bert 28 Evelyn Wallis Kailua, HI Somer’s Dream 62 Annis Buell Ride #2 Poco Fisty’s Kid 29 Ruth Peckham Topeka, KS Madonna 63 Martin T. Sosnoff New York, NY Montalban 30 Cynthia (Cinch) Schell Ride #3 Leonard 64 Mary Phillips Ocala, FL Dominick 2004 31 Zena Ervin Reno, NV Deelite 65 Barbara Ramsay Los Alamos, NM Danish Manners 32 Peter Klopfer Durham, NC Mondavi 66 Jeremy Beale Chester Springs, PA Casual Water 2005 33 Mary Faith Urquhart Seminole, FL Tajcheba McCoy 2010 67 Susan Maire Naples, FL Continuum 34 Ted Z. Plaut Madison, CT Vista Gee Whiz 68 Lillian Floyd Wellington, FL Law and Order (continued)

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CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 (continued) YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2006 YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2006 2010 69 Norma Talburt Roseburg, OR Lady of Fame 2012 105 Toni Frary Medford Lakes, NJ Something Special 70 Virginia (Ginny) Wegener Ride #2 RT Loki 106 Joseph Cresci Jr. MD Verona, KY Ian 71 Cynthia Dunoyer Denver, CO Casanova 107 Ann Yellott Cockeysville, MD Icastico 72 John Claridge Erie, PA Clockwork 108 Marion Julier Gaithersburg, MD Schaeferin 73 Barbara Larson Grants Pass, OR Lynx N Willy 109 Ami Howard Joppa, MD Olney Zoe 74 Carol L. Morehouse Ferndale, WA Batiste 110 Martha Wallis Pahrump, NV Diagramm+ 75 Jane Rutlege Monument, CO Gandalf the Grey 111 Cookie Clark Vacaville, CA Ben 76 Dr. Jorge Gomez Okenos, MI Semik 112 Jim Snook Brighton, CO Amie Phoenix + 77 Stayner Haller Lansing, MI LGM Challanger 113 Cayce Black Jupiter, FL Liquid Asset 78 Josephine Rodgers Houston, TX Hershey 114 Elizabeth Benney Upton, MA In A Moment 79 Barbara Ellis Woodford, VA Probable Cause 115 Roberta O’dell West Chester, PA No Mo 80 Susan Fawcett Ride #3 Doctor Doabunch 116 Deborah Nicely Woodinville, WA Bric’s Pebble 2011 81 Mary Grace Davidson Walnut Creek, CA Adrenaline Rush 117 Carol Ahlf Sunny Valley , OR Hoppi 82 Barbara Cleveland Santa Barbara, CA Valentales 118 Caroline Jacob Washington, MI Shinee Coin 83 Ellen Newman Omro, WI Diana 119 Catherine Grove Sandy Hook, VA Madge 84 Robert Mayne Deer Creek, OK Romeo 120 Anne Kulak Scotia, NY London Gem 85 Penelope Miller Goshen, NY MB Applause 121 Sally Chionsini Ride #2 Castus 86 Linda Lester Fort Walton Beach, FL Seyvilla Baskella 122 Rosalie Nitzsche De Witt, MI Bonny Glen High Jack 87 Mary Faith Urquhart Ride #2 Dominick 123 Janice Morin Walnut Creek, CA UVM Rhinewood 88 Norm Brown Wellington, CO Amie Phoenix + 124 Jane Schicke Wilton, CT Isis 89 Marion Grady Irvine, CA *Edyl (aka Amir) 125 Jean Gore Baltimore, MD High Design 90 Marilyn Lee Smith N. Concord, VT Katydid 2013 126 Joan Sussman Winter Park , FL Siglavy Adria 91 Margaret Stout Los Angeles, CA Ilion 127 Sy Budofsky Palm Beach Garden, FL Romeo’s Krystal Bay 92 Patty Smith San Jose, CA Westerly 128 Elizabeth Hotchkiss Columbia, MO Oliver 93 Kay Gale Roland, AR Clear Creek Slim 129 Carol Angle Charlottesville, VA Tigger 94 Barbara Middleton Bisbee, AZ Snowy River 130 Joy Quinn Edmond, OK Chico Gray 95 Joan Shapleigh Dover-Foxcroft, ME One in a Million 131 June Hooks Gastonia, NC Mydan Mydandy+ 96 Marilyn Cantey Santa Cruz, CA Cameo Leia 132 Nancy Isaacson Middletown, MD Halftone 2012 97 Marian Baldwin Gardnerville, NV I am Rhythm 133 John Weir Singers Glen, VA Bel Rambo 98 Elinor Spellerberg Tiffin, OH King Solomon 134 Barbara Fleming Colfax, CA Dancity Wing n Prayer 99 Laurel Ritter Alamo, CA Deje’

100 Alma Perkins Shreveport, LA Charisma 135 Kathy Knappitsch Fairview, TX General Lee 101 John Stone Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Heru+ 136 Judy Finkel Ottawa Falls, OH Coke Nally 102 Martha Hall Pinehurst, NC Ozzie 137 Sharon Berkshire Pinehurst, NC Chesterton 103 Leslie Hubbell Germantown, MD Waps Classic 138 Donna Brown Wellington, CO Amie Phoenix + 104 Harriet Kiehl Camden, SC Tosca 139 Herman Aguayo Port Orchard, WA SA Wasim + (continued)

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CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 (continued) YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2006 YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2014 2013 140 Ruth Crennell Oregon, WI St. George 2014 175 Mary Jane Alumbaugh Arroyo Grande, CA Scoot 141 William Wise Columbia, MO Jake 176 Joan Shapleigh Ride #2 Tuffy’s Business 142 Jorge Gomez Ride #2 Embrujado G 177 Judith Fiorentino Madison, AL Goliath 143 Sue Hughes Plymouth, MI Zippo’s Imprint 178 Evie Tumlin Oxford, MS Roemer Has It 144 Mary Goss North Windham, CT Cajun 179 Howard Dubin Milford, MI Enfant Grande 145 Sally Barber Pennington, NJ Honest Knockout 180 Virlene Arnold Bend, OR Calypso 146 Martin T. Sosnoff Ride #2 Scirocco 181 Elizabeth Osborne Salem, NY Sammie 147 Robert Clements Flint Hill, VA Golden Rosebud 182 Mimi Leggett Ocala, FL Reynolds Aluminum 148 Kate Champa Providence, RI Starfish 183 Lillian Floyd Ride #2 Kris 149 Judith Wagley Muncie, IN Sweet William 184 Lillian Floyd Ride #3 Griggs 150 Susan Shattuck Shreveport, LA Lotus 185 Lillian Floyd Ride #4 Moonshine 151 Vita Pariente College Station, TX Cupcake 186 Lillian Floyd Ride #5 Levi 152 Rowena Blythe Orlando, FL Du A Dance 187 Lillian Floyd Ride #6 Motto 153 Kit Carson Sebastopol, CA Silent Treatment 188 Lillian Floyd Ride #7 Brandy 154 Willi Hillard Healdsburg, CA Silent Treatment 189 Lillian Floyd Ride #8 Onyx 155 Helen Stearns Cochranville, PA Just Saber 190 Lillian Floyd Ride #9 Darby 156 Sharon Curran Bethlehem, CT Slick 191 Lillian Floyd Ride #10 Just Clowning Around 157 Peter Rosow Woodbury, CT Hammer 192 Lillian Floyd Ride #11 Cloudy 158 Mary Jane Scott West Palm Beach, FL HA Bold Flyer 193 Judy Seeherman Brookeville, MD Levi 2014 159 Larry Campbell Escondido, CA Estate 194 Audrey Hickman Spring, TX Ludwig 160 Jo Ann Cooke McMinnville, OR Tong Shan 195 Susan Fawcett Ride #4 Streakin’ Rain 161 John FitzGerald Hakalau, HI Jacks Host 196 Nancy Sobba Jacksonville, AR Velvet 162 Marilyn Schroer Altadena, CA Kastanjette 2015 197 Michael Fisher Sandler The Villages, FL Royal Rascal 163 Nancy Litsch Duncan, OK Classic Tale 198 Michael Fisher Sandler Ride #2 Royal Raba 164 Charles Grove Sandy Hook, VA Madge 199 Thomas Faylor Ann Arbor, MI Wildmoon 165 Daisy Sagebiel San Rafael, CA Monty 200 Thann Hanchett Annabella, UT Magellan 166 Joan Smith Cornelius, OR Marley 201 Donna Donaghy North Kingstown, RI Toblerone 167 Paddy Rossbach Salisbury, CT Cha Sienna 202 Anne Santer Bakersfield, CA BA Ibn Dream+ 168 Alma Perkins Ride #2 Pandora 203 Elizabeth Gathright Batesville, VA Little Sure Shot 169 Cathy Humphries Sumter, SC Tex 204 Cindy Bishop Gorham, ME Star 170 Elise de Papp Pittsford, NY Bolido 205 Beverly Van Nieuwal Marshallville, OH Silver King Jimo 171 John Stromberg Lake Forest, IL Adjidamo 206 Lois Giovinetto College Park, MD Puttin’ on the Ritz 172 Sally Briney Chatham, IL Champagne’s 207 Sally MacGowan Coopersburg, PA Steelmarket Angelic 208 Jerry Kleffman St. Paul, MN Photon 173 Sandi Grossi Wauconda, IL Just In Time 209 Elaine Taub Somerset, NJ Rocky 174 Sally Temple Noti, OR Baloo 210 Selma Powers Brunswick, ME Hungarian Jane

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CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 (continued) YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2015 211 Florence Bittner St. Paul, MN Rhoyal Zeke 2016 247 Elizabeth Rohde Kewaskum, WI Duke 212 Eldon Kordes Tehachapi, CA Ben 248 Margo Wain Lee Santa Monica, CA Temptation 213 Peggy Abbott Pickens, SC Dulcimer 249 Kristann Cooper Pine, CO Sage 214 Rachel Sigler Stafford, VA Probable Cause 250 Ingrid Grossberg West Bloomfield, MI Hideaway’s Erin Prophet 215 Rachel Sigler Ride #2 Emily 251 Margaret Flippo Camarillo, CA Honor Bright 216 Janet Chisholm Cambridge, Ontario Simon 252 Nancy Sawyer Orono, MN The Dragon Master 217 Robert Gaebel Akron, OH Silver King Jimo 253 Marion Ritchey Vance Woodland Park, CO Noble Quickly 218 Norma Talburt Roseburg, OR OK Kit Kat 254 Mary Brady Yelm, WA Shatar 219 Jane Sage Aiken, SC Keswick 255 Susan Gurin Blue Hill, ME Jacintha 220 Martha Klopfer Durham, NC Trebbiana 256 Leanne Tousey Morrison, CO Sage 221 Judith Levin Chester, NY MB Applause 257 Myra Wagener Grand Rapids, MI Bona Fide Beau 222 Russell Guinn Portland, OR Mud Pie 258 Gail McIntyre Fort Gratiot, MI Sailor 223 Susan Reed Albuquerque, NM Jamaica Rain 259 Harry Alban Grand Junction, MI MNK Made To Play 224 Janet Wingate Parker, CO Narcisco Caballeroso 260 Alice Hoffner Grand Junction, CO Bo 225 Carol Gonyo Chesapeake, VA Erette’ 261 Joanna Baker Benson, AZ Maggie 226 Katherine Rideout Ormond Beach, FL Tallahassee 262 Elizabeth Crosby Ada, MI Descarado 2016 227 Wanda Wiggins Jacksonville, FL Dusine 263 Leanna Bellinger Hayes, VA Fleeting Chance 228 Cherie Hibbs Cedar Hill, TX Par Bar Twist 264 Robert Gaebel Ride #2 Special Edition 229 Michael Schultz Wellington, FL Nice Catch 265 Yvonne Ross Minneapolis, MN Good Boy Garth 230 Laura King Alachua, FL Chocolate Chip 266 Marcia Campbell Birdsboro, PA Olster 231 Katherine Pessin Prescott, AZ Tango 267 Lindsay Hofman Vashon, WA Famous Last Words 232 Yan Ross Prescott, AZ Merlin 268 Barbara Burkhart-Spragg Rochester Hills, MI Arie 233 Hermann Spielkamp Palmer Lake, CO Fire Fighter 269 Judith Simms DeSoto, MO Beyers Charge It 234 Egil Hansen Gibsons, British Columbia O’Malley 270 Leona Dushin Garrison, NY Bit O Honey 235 Marcetta Darensbourg College Station, TX Great Scott 271 Conni Purciarele Trenton, SC Aladdin 236 Arlene Meyer Scottsdale, AZ Midtway 272 John Weir Ride #2 Admiral 237 Olwen Busch Jacksonville, FL Filibuster 273 Barbara O’Kelly Okemos, MI Joys Midnite Jazz 238 Charles Mess Olney, MD Olie 274 Barbara Bagg Bend, OR Irish April 239 Mary Jo Herkenrath Wenatchee, WA Unique Conversion 275 Karen Kim Reddick, FL Strippers Red Robin 240 Sara Magee Sartell, MN Lar Halcon 276 Sally Weiner Fuquay Varina, NC Jet 241 Susan Becker Golden, CO Geppetto 277 Dolores Murphy Fresno, CA Take Note 242 Judith Judd Cherry Hills Village, CO Zordo 278 Richard Freeman Folsom, LA Laoma 243 Julie Lawson Park City, UT HK Muster 279 Karen Stapf West Bloomfield, MI Corie 244 Esther Siegel Redwood Valley, CA Harmony 2017 280 Sandra Werner Alachua, FL Half Halt 245 Judith Hybels Naples, FL Davos 281 Christine McSweeney Oro Valley, AZ Jazzy 246 Suzanne Hall Winchester, OR Aprils Cricket 282 Katharine Kouba Wellington, FL Ojala

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CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 (continued) YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2017 2017 283 Julie Skinner West Tisbury, MA Graphite Lordgraf 316 Sharon Curran Ride #3 Hammer 284 Ben Reynolds Houston, TX Cassanova 317 Katherine Intano North East, MD Décor’s Delight 285 Suzanne Cook Coral Springs, FL SH Testarosa 318 Jo Johnson Rogue River, OR Raewynns Glory 286 Percy Herrmann Orange, FL Preethi 319 Angela Littlefield Medford, OR Fladimir 287 Peter Kalman Chandler, AZ Bennigan 320 Isabel Surrey Saylor Reddick, FL Conclusions Shadow 288 Peter Kalman Ride #2 With Honors 321 Robert Roberson Merrick, NY Miss Madison 289 Judy Hinson Aiken, SC HTH Hungarian 322 Benjamin Redditt Califon, NJ Kaliber Rhapsody 323 Leslie Fisette Leverett, MA Aria 290 Jack Kasenberg Victoria, BC Kramer 324 Stella Gordon Conroe, TX Madoc Best Regards 291 Patricia Heffernan Cazenovia, NY Felcor 325 Sandra Fels-Barton Kinderhook, NY Sterling Diamond 292 Nan Pieroni West End, NC Hewie 326 Carol Couch Hudson, NY Gryphon 293 Carol Alonso Orinda, CA El Gavilan 327 Nane Doll-Peyron Shelburne, VT Prince William 294 Mary Craft Port Townsend, WA Furiant 2018 328 Darlene Vaughan Las Vegas, NV Leonard 295 Sarah Asby Lake Oswego, OR Tays Benazir 329 Edith Finlayson Oxford, FL Society’s Hot Money 296 Cynthia Brown Centerville, OH Petunia 330 Martha Thurman Menifee, CA Tap My Shoulder 297 Jance Lentz Hatch Kent, OH Leopardo 331 Estelle Beemer Germantown, MD Atticus Rocks 298 Mary Newton New Braintree, MA Ganesh 332 Ruth Goldthorp Dunrobin, Ontario Hollywood Star 299 Frederica Wheeler Chevy Chase, MD Trump 333 Jean Nix Atlantis, FL Grundyman Johnson 334 Katrina Oosting Alto, MI Poldi 300 Barbara Bend Columbus, MI Valazan 335 Margaret Ann Roth Sleepy Hollow, NY Coolamaine Dandy 301 Mary Sawyer East Wenatchee, WA Brokers Joker 336 Connie Napier Aubrey, TX Conversano Tropina 302 Celia Evans Newberry, FL Madoc Rhiannon 337 Nadine Beech Parker, CO Fhallko 303 Elinor Weith Weirsdale, FL BDF Idar 338 Marilyn Lee Wichita, KS Silver Passport 304 Julianne Brock Mudelein, IL Tre Awain Weber 339 Berit Turner Victoria, BC Swallowfield Eno 305 Peter Kalman Ride #3 Lenz Hilaire 306 Jann Smith Dallas, GA Dancing Steps 340 William Burke Palmer, AK TVR Dunny Chip 307 Connie Dabney Cacedonia, MI Childhood Dream 341 JoAnne Percy Wenatchee, WA King’s Sunny Doll 308 Beth Geier Boulder, CO Matador 342 Cicily Harman Florence, CO RC Proud Shania 309 Penelope Leggott Seattle, WA Shark Bay 343 Gloria Beduhn Sadler, TX Domino 310 Philip Travaline Barnsboro, NJ Perfectly Buff 344 Connie Napier Ride #2 Silver Sun De Nilo 311 Arlyn Diamond Leverett, MA Whispering Doc 345 Lucille Harrigan Boyds, MD Emma Hollywood 346 Lyn Rosen Rhinebeck, NY Alexander 312 Diane Childs Tower, MN River Jordan 347 Nancy Berrington Rochester, WA Top-Flight Gunsmoke 313 Doug Harrison Nokesville, VA Secret 348 Paula Ingham Danbury, CT Windfield Cresent 314 Peggy Blair Noble, OK Mon Amie Moon 315 Sharon Curran Ride #2 JJ Lucky Touch 349 Ann Kiewel Holland, MI Book’n Dynasty

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CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS 1996 - 2018 (continued) YEAR TEAM # NAME CITY HORSE 2017 2018 350 Jan Martel Davis, CA Lalique 351 Sally Temple Ride #2 Czarina 352 Nancy Wentz Galena, OH Grenadine 353 Mary Munger Hugo, MN King Ar-Thor 354 Florence Bittner St. Paul, MN Rhoyal Rhodes C o n g r a tu l a ti o n s ! 355 Karin Magid West Tisbury, MA Kingston 356 Marek Zaluski Butte, MT Countryrun Supreme Image 357 Marilyn Vail Camarillo, CA Time Point 358 Jeannette Hogan Plainfield, VT Watermark 359 Susan Emmons Metamora, MI Galesburg 360 Sally Francy Los Gatos, CA Wes Dora 361 Joan Shapleigh Ride #3 Donatello 362 Bobbie Werner-Hansen Anaheim, CA Leonardeux 363 Robin Peterson Demorest, GA Cupid’s Cash 364 Virginia Smith Rockford, MI Gem 365 Patricia Barlow Jamesville, NY Wind Gap Rosebay Willow 366 Beverly Van Nieuwal Ride #2 Ascot 367 Dorothy Iorio Millis, MA Mozart 368 Ginny Wegener Ride #3 Solveig 369 Lynne Schramer Miller Redgranite, WI Locomotion 370 Sharon Scott University Place, WA Demosthenes 371 Mimi Leggett Ride #2 Rapped N’ Painted 372 Michele Smith Fulton, MO Majic Jona 373 Judy Fendley Lake Cormorant, MS Rollingwoods Easy as L

374 Betsy Wilder Cady Auberndale, MA Galadriel

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Peace of Mind in Your Retirement Years Receive a stable income you cannot outlive with a Charitable Gift Annuity

Does the volatile stock market make you nervous? Would a fixed income for the rest of your life put your mind at ease? A Charitable Gift Annuity through The Dressage Foundation (TDF) will allow you to put your income needs first and will also provide future support for the sport you love. A Charitable Gift Annuity is a mutually beneficial agreement between you and TDF. In return for your donation, TDF will pay you a specified lifetime income and you will receive two solid tax advantages—a charitable contribution income tax deduction at the time “The permanent lifetime income checks of your gift and tax-free income for a portion of are great, and the tax advantages are each payment. welcome. I’m so proud to be helping The Charitable Gift Annuity can provide many benefits to you and to your dressage community. The Dressage Foundation, an By supporting The Dressage Foundation in organization I greatly admire.” this way, you will receive an income that you – Shirley Jones, Gift Annuity Donor cannot outlive and experience the satisfaction and Century Club Team #56 of supporting U.S. dressage through The with Dust Buster in 2008 Dressage Foundation.

Gift annuities are available to donors in select states. Please contact Jenny Johnson, Executive Director, at (402) 434-8585 or [email protected] for more information.

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About The

The Dressage Foundation Thanks to generous donors, We invite you to join our is celebrating 30 years! Since grants are offered each year donor family this year! Your 1989, donors to the Foundation to the following groups: contribution will have a lasting have generously provided funds • Adult Amateurs impact on the success of to help dressage enthusiasts • Youth and Young Adults dressage in our country. receive education related to our • High Performance Riders beloved sport. • Instructors/Trainers Visit www.dressagefoundation.org or call Jenny Johnson, Each year, grants totaling over • Judges $200,000 are available to riders of Executive Director, at • Breeders ALL ages and levels, new or seasoned (402) 434-8585 to learn more • Show Management dressage instructors, judges of all about how to contribute to the ranks, breeders seeking further • Technical Delegates growth and success of our sport! education, nonprofit organizations • Para-Equestrians hosting events and much more. • Non-profit organizations These grants are building a stronger hosting dressage-related dressage community! educational events

Your gift will help people like Heather McCullough (NC), who received a grant to attend the USDF Instructor/Trainer Program through our Maryal and Charlie Barnett Continuing Education for Instructors Fund:

“I consider my participation in the program a valuable investment in my teaching practice and in my own riding. While the time and tuition required for these programs are not insignificant, the rewards and benefits have been tangible to me. My participation in the certification program has helped me develop as a dressage professional and opened the door to a vibrant learning community for trainers and instructors, and I intend fully to continue to be an active member of it.”

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Thank you to our 2018 Century Club sponsors!

We are thankful for the businesses, individuals and dressage clubs who recognize the importance of the Century Club and give generously to provide the ribbons, plaques and annual newsletter.

Alpha Dressage Association Susan Gaebel Wallace Benjamin Redditt Peggy Blair Sandi Grossi Lyn Rosen Mary Brady Kansas Dressage and Marilyn Schroer Marilyn Cantey Eventing Association Jann Smith Sharon Curran Kentucky Dressage Libby Stokes Association Barbara Doherty Anne Sushko Harriet Kiehl Jeanne Doll-Peyron Marilyn Vail Laura Joyce King Fern Feldman Virginia Dressage Association – Mid-Ohio Dressage Association Judy Finkel Northern Virginia Chapter Nebraska Dressage Association Joyce Fisher Meredith Watters New England Marek Zaluski French Creek Equestrian Dressage Association Association

Donations of any amount are welcome! To make an online donation, visit www.dressagefoundation.org then click on “Support.” Checks can be mailed to TDF at 1314 ‘O’ Street, Suite 305, Lincoln, NE 68508.

59 THIS IS My Horse™

He probably took twice as long as other horses to accomplish each level of training, but it's not just about the sport for me. It's about the journey. I was a little girl when I got Diddy, and he was a baby. We've grown up together. I'll probably never feel this way about another horse. We're so connected. I ride a lot of other horses, and I can't help but compare how they ride to riding Diddy. He's just amazing!

Laura Graves Olympic Bronze Medalist, Team Dressage, Verdades Platinum Performance® Client since 2015 Aka “Diddy” Dutch Warmblood Gelding Laura Graves is a sponsored endorsee and actual client.

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