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A Monthly Publication of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association • MAY 2014 • Vol. 50, Issue 5 Send your 2014 Calendar Items to [email protected]. Calendar JUNE 2014 Deadline: MAY 10 Calendar Editor: Jocelyn Pearson of Events www.pvda.org for complete calendar PVDA Schooling Shows on separate calendar at Sunset Bay Farm, Onancock, Va. Contact ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267-7174 May [email protected] or 757-302-0224 NAJYRC in Lexington, Ky. www. CDCTA Licensed Show at Morven Park, 15-20 3-4 25-26 Dressage at Heavenly Waters, Licensed usdf.org Leesburg, Va. See www.cdcta.com Show. See www.usdfregion1.org WindCrest Farm Schooling Show, Dressage at The Meadow. See 19 3-4 31-June 1 Adult Team Competition South hosted by Clarksburg, Md. An evening schooling show in a usdfregion1.org NCDCTA in Raleigh, N.C. See www.usdfregion1.org friendly and fun setting. Avoid the July sun, join 4 Shore Dressage Chapter Dressage Clinic 31-FADS at Sugarloaf Equestrian Center, Boyds, us for dressage with wine and cheese. Contact with Deri Jeffers at Sunset Bay Farm, Md. See www.frederickdressage.org Dede Bierbrauer, 301-972-5102 or windcrestii@ Onancock, Va. Contact [email protected] or aol.com 757-302-0224 June 19 Hope Floats Equestrian Dressage Show Afternoon Dressage Clinic with Felicitas 6 6-8 VADAnova Licensed Show at Morven Park, Series, Show 2. See show info and registration at Von Neumann Cosel at Equidistance Horse www.hopefloatsequestrian.com Center. Free auditing and no trailer-in fee for Leesburg, Va. See www.vadanova.org Schooling Show at Begin Again Farm, those who want to ride. Contact Ilkim Boyle at 8 Shore Dressage Chapter Clinic with Susie Cain at 20 Leonardtown, Md. Contact Michele Alexander at [email protected] Sunset Bay Farm Onancock, Va. Contact deripiaffe@ [email protected] Clinic with Jessica Zoskey at Evergreen aol.com or 757-302-0224 10 Uwe Steiner Clinic at Chesapeake Farm, Berryville, Va. See http://www. 12-15 Festival of Champions, at USET 23-24 Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. See www. evergreenfarm.info/Events.html Headquarters, Gladstone, N.J. ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267-7174 Catoctin Chapter Sport Horse and 14 VADAnova Schooling Show at Frying Pan 10 Hope Floats Equestrian Dressage Show Dressage Show, located at Plantation Valley Park, Herndon, Va. See www.vadanova.org 26 Series, Show 3. See show info and registration at Stables, Mountain Church Road, Middletown, Virginia Summer Licensed Dressage 14-15 www.hopefloatsequestrian.com Md. Contact Debra Peebles, 240-457-3763, or Competition, See www.usdfregion1.org Lisa Gruen Clinic sponsored by PVDA [email protected] Schooling Show at Begin Again Farm, 26 15 Southern Maryland Chapter at CDI,Annapolis, Jan Brons Clinic at Chesapeake Leonardtown, Md. Contact Michele Alexander at 10-11 MD. Cost is $80. Entry form on website: http:// Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. Visit our [email protected] pvdasouthernmaryland.com/. Contact Melissa website at www.ChesapeakeDressage.com or 18 Clinic with Wendy Murdoch at Evergreen Farm, Harlinski at [email protected] call 410-267-7174 Berryville, Va. See www.evergreenfarm.com 11 Bayside Chapter Schooling Show, Judged 18-19 Uwe Steiner Clinic at Chesapeake August by Danny Toscano, held at Worthmore Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. Jan Brons Clinic at Chesapeake Equestrian Center, Worton. USDF, USEF, See www.ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267- 9-10 Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. Visit our web- Western Dressage, Leadline and Prix Caprilli 7174 offered. Contact Anne Thibo at baysidechap- site at www.ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410- 21 Shore Dressage Chapter Schooling Show, Sunset [email protected] 267-7174 Bay Farm, Onancock, Va. Contact deripiaffe@aol. Uwe Steiner Clinic at Chesapeake 11 C.O.R.E Rider Clinic, Hosted by Playland com or 757-302-0224 20-21 Farm, Union Bridge, Md. Unmounted and Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. See www. 21-22 Schooling Show with Judge Debbie mounted lessons. Auditing Free. Contact Erinn ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267-7174 Rodriguez at Evergreen Farm, Berryville, Va. See at [email protected] Schooling Show at Begin Again Farm, www.evergreenfarm.com 24 Clinic with Wendy Murdoch at Evergreen Leonardtown, Md. Contact Michele Alexander at 17 22 FADS Schooling Show at Looking Glass Farm, Farm, Berryville, Va. See www.evergreenfarm. [email protected] Hamilton, Va. See www.frederickdressage.org com 30 Region 1 Youth Team Competition South, 28 FADS Schooling Show at Blue Horse Farm, PVDA Annual Spring Show at Raleigh, N.C. www.usdfregion1.org 17-18 Jefferson, Md. See www.frederickdressage.org Morven Park, Leesburg, Va.. See www.pvda.org 30-31 PVDA Licensed Shows I and II, (two or www.usdfregion1.org as the Region 1 29 Bayside Chapter Schooling Show. Includes shows) at Loch Moy. See www.pvda.org. Show Omnibus is now online only. Volunteers please USDF, USEF, Western Dressage, Leadline and Prix Secretary Carolyn Del Grosso. contact [email protected] Caprilli, judged byBecky Langwost. Contact Anne Thibo for location. [email protected] 21-22 Uwe Steiner Clinic (monthly) at September Chesapeake Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. 13 Shore Dressage Chapter Clinic (clinician to See www.ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410- July be announced), Sunset Bay Farm, Onancock, Va. Hope Floats Equestrian Dressage Show Series, 267-7174 12 Contact [email protected] or 757-302-0224 Show 1. See show info and registration at www.hope- ESCDTA Memorial Weekend 23-25 floatsequestrian.com 13-14 Jan Brons Clinic at Chesapeake Licensed Show. See www.usdfregion1.org Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. Visit www. Jan Brons Clinic at Chesapeake Dressage Shore Dressage Chapter Schooling Show 12-13 ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267-7174 24 Institute, Annapolis, Md. Visit our website at www. 2 The PVDA Newsletter USDF Releases 2014 Trainer’s Conference Videos The USDF has released videos of the Succeed/USDF 2014 Trainer’s Conference, held in Florida this past January. The vid- eos feature Steffen Peters and Scott Hassler and are available at DressageClinic.com. New Year-End Andalusian Breed Awards The Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club is generously sponsoring new High Score Schooling/Licensed Show Year-End Awards for PVDA members! Two awards will be given, one to the highest score in a recognized show and the other to the highest score in a schooling show. The same horse/rider combi- nation may not win both awards. For qualification details please see the PVDA website or contact Linda Denniston at crqhf@ aol.com. The deadline to qualify is November 15th of the com- petition year. The Secretary’s Window Welcome to Spring from your came with all its blooming glory for Hilda’s visit. Our guest writer for the President’s many guests from around Region 1 were suitably Window. impressed with Lori Larson’s Wyndham Oaks and Lori PVDA has just hosted the was the perfect, much appreciated hostess. Thanks to Region 1 Adult Clinic with Hilda Jocelyn Pearson for organizing everything. Gurney as I write this. It was So maybe now our show season will get off the inspiring to hear Hilda’s message ground. The first two schooling shows for PVDA were By Betty Thorpe of how she tries every day to ride canceled because the mud was a problem for parking [email protected] the best she can and how at age 70 rigs, more insults from our weather. I’ve heard others she feels she is riding the best she complain that, like me, their summer weight riding ever has. This from an Olympian! She appreciates her breeches seem to have shrunk in the drawer over the horses and enjoys her passion more than ever. I took lots winter. Mix one rotten winter with another year of age of notes, as did others around me. Hilda answered all and here comes trouble. That muttering you hear from questions using each of her hats as breeder, trainer, me is move more, eat less, which is so much easier to do instructor, and judge. when the weather is nice. And at any age, it’s still fun to It helped that the weather cooperated and spring try to ride better every year. continued on page 6 MAY 2014 3 Charles County judges side of the table. We finished the day with our club meeting where we By Briana Bowling discussed auditing some clinics this summer and will also Our club held a “show” among our be hosting a clinic with Jaralyn Finn in the late summer. club members on April 13th. Club We also plan on putting together a team or two for the members rode their test of choice and Chapter Challenge. fellow club members used the test sheets to make comments on the ride. Peninsula We set up the ring as if it was a real show and even rang By Allison Turner the bell to give the riders the “show nerves”. It gave the rid- The Kathy Rowse clinic on ers and horses a chance to experience show nerves without March 15-16 at Kim Briele’s the cost and gave them some valuable feedback. It also gave Horsebridge Farm was full, in spite our members a chance to see how difficult it is on the of the endless winter weather we’ve had this year. Thank you PVDA for the clinic subsidy! All riders appreci- ated the price break the subsidy allowed. Our April meet- ing was also held at Horsebridge Farm, and we had intended to have a riding demonstration of some sort. Due to the cold and wind, we chose to bundle up, close the barn doors and have Kim bring out her bit collection for a discussion on which bits are legal for dressage, and how they function in the horse’s mouth.