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A BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR SEDA MEMBERS NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 IN THIS ISSUE COLUMNS what’s up? – 2 barn dirt – 4 The Olympics Come to Folsom your horse’s health – 8 newsworthy – 24 t’s not often that Folsom, Louisiana, plays (Jamie and Logan Barowka); Silver – USA (Sara Ihost to an event of international scope like Jane Lowery, Stevie Lynn Roth, and Amelia EVENTS the Olympics. But one weekend in August saw Hollifield); Bronze – Scotland (Maggie loma fowler clinic – 3 competitors of all ages, from all corners of the McMillian). juniors only show – 6 globe, competing to be the best in the world. Beginner Advanced: Gold – Bahamas calendar, (insert) Or, at least in our local ‘horse world’. (Kerby Rhodes); Silver – Panama (Christine The first Louisiana Mini-Olympics, Davis, Emily Barbin); Bronze – Monaco MEMBERSHIP schooling standings – 11 organized by Elizabeth Cummins and Lacey (Katherine Salinas). scholarship report – 14 Salinas, was a great success. Participants Novice: Gold – Belgium (Mary Hozenthal, volunteer hours – 13 competed in dressage, jumping and an obstacle Stephanie Pace, Jo Gallion); Silver – Argentina member report – 18-19 course. Forty-four teams pitted their skills (Alex Varisco, Jordan French); Bronze – Cuba recognized standings – 20 against each other and scary obstacles like (Annie Wentzel). meeting minutes – 21 bridges and coats. Intermediate: Gold – Canada (Alex eventing standings – 22 event/volunteer forms – 23 In addition, each team was judged on ‘team Varisco); Silver – France (Joe Gallion, Jen classifieds – 27 spirit’; participants – four-legged and two- Adragna); Bronze – India (Kalie Beckers, contacts – 28 legged – dressed in costume to reflect the Sarah Vales, Daphne Zimmer). membership form, (insert) country they represented and stalls were Advanced: Gold – Great Britain (Craig decorated accordingly. Everyone had a great Peterson, Elizabeth Cummins, Jen Adragna); RESULTS time and there were calls all around to host Silver – Macedonia (Elizabeth Cummins, Jen fleur de leap – 12 another Mini-Olympics next year. Adragna, Lacey Salinas); Bronze – Finland le bon temps – 16 The final medal count went like this: (Lynn Quast, Allison Barca, Maria Cowan). Baby Beginner: Gold – Russian Federation More photos from the event inside... ADVERTISERS anne hornbeak – 9 ree photographics – 12 tina cope – 13 facility/trainer directory – 26 SOUTHERN EVENTING & DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 WHAT’S NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2008 Off Course is published bi-monthly by SEDA, a non-profit, educational organization, and provided UP? as a service to its members. News items, show results, deserves a break from show management, calendar of events, though, so do we have a member(s) willing to interviews, reviews, photos, It’s a Wrap articles on all aspects of step in and learn the ropes to run the 2009 By Nicole Landreneau, Off Course Editor Dressage, Eventing, and show? Please contact Laura or a Board member. member activities are Of course, I can’t avoid mentioning the not- incorporated. ou really never know what is going to so-perfect weather we dealt with in early Ytranspire from one issue of this newsletter September...Two of our members share their T to the next. In the past couple of months, we’ve experiences with Gustav on pages 18–19. We all been through a lot. Some good, some not so all have our own stories, I’m sure. Hopefully Nicole Landreneau designer / editor good. We’ll start by mentioning the good. few are as dramatic as what Nancy Burba went Judi Dauterive and As our front page story mentions, the Mini through with losing her barn roof and other Ky Mortensen Olympics were a huge hit and a lot of fun for all assorted damage. Fortunately, it seems most of contributing editors involved. I know I certainly enjoyed all the us can claim that we and our loved ones lived to Terri Chabaud festive costumes and decorations on display – tell the tale. I have quite a tale with our advertising manager we have some really creative people out there! evacuation to Nashville, but the details would Margaret Rice and Everyone seemed to really embrace the spirit of fill a small novel – so I’ll just say that it’s a good Barbara Merritt the event, too – I really got a chuckle out of the thing I’ve been blessed with a sense of humor! mail mavens comments flying around about Team China The roller coaster ride that was the last half being ‘under age’. Who says people don’t pay of 2008 is quickly wrapping up. There’s still a N attention to the news? lot going on, though, so make sure to check the While a more ‘stately’ event, Le Bon Temps calendar for the latest events. It’s time to renew Off Course encourages member submissions but had perfect weather and all the competitors your membership, too. Remember to do that – reserves the right to edit, seemed to have a good time at what turned out you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun reject, or use materials as and to be a rather relaxing weekend. For the riders, next year! when deemed appropriate. If anyway. Laura Freeman did a fantastic job, as Happy reading, happy riding, and Happy your item is time sensitive, you may wish to consider always ... she Holidays, too! (Yes, it’s that time already!) placing an advertisement. Off Course 232 River Point Drive Off Course is Destrehan, LA 70047 [email protected] ‘Going Green’! Please obtain permission to reprint any part of Off Course. 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He’s under a tree in my gelding that has evented successfully and is By Judi Dauterive pasture, off his leash at last. schooling second level dressage. So far Jessica San Diego-Brister has taken Watson has ridden in clinics with Leif I lost my up with a Senator and her husband Travis Sorensen, David O’Connor, Sally Sloughi. “Oh no!” knows all about it! Her mother Laura is O’Connor and plans on auditing Karen I hear you cry, the one who spilled the beans. Before you O’Connor. Hurry up and come to a show “What’s a Sloughi all become agog with scandalized delight at – I can’t wait to hear Andy trying to and how do you such juicy gossip, let me tell you that pronounce ‘Durufle’. find one in the Clifton Senator is a seven year old Maybe Watson will sign up for the one first place in order imported New Zealand warmblood. He day clinic offered by Jimmy Wofford, to lose it?” A plans on being Jessica’s new eventing event rider and international coach. It’ll Sloughi is a partner. At 16.2hh, he’s considerably take place at Hunter’s Bluff on December Moroccan sight hound and I found Pharo larger than Jessica’s current mount, GF 16, following the USEA convention. The in Iowa (close enough!) Being a sight Prince Albert and towers over all the clinic is open to riders of all levels, but hound he required constant supervision – other ponies in the barn and pastures. His space is limited. Contact Joan Bergmann as soon as you turned your back, he bigger ears give her a better aiming point for more info (985) 373 8818.