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Ink brush Painting by Jane Garrod, Saroga, California New AVA Membership Categories

Marianne Rose Changes to AVA normally compete in unrecognized events EVENT MEMBERSHIP and wish to compete at only one recognized Standing Rules A new AVA Event Membership is now event per year. Page 15, Section I. Membership; B. AVA available to participants in AVA Recognized It may encourage competition organiz- Membership Assessments events. A vaulter may become an Event ers who normally run unrecognized events Insert new Paragraph 6 and 7: Member at any time before entering the to recognize their events with this additional Alumni Members: All Alumni Members shall pay annual dues of $25.00. competition arena as long as the vaulter has option. Event Membership forms will be Event Members: All Event Members shall already registered and entered in the com- available at AVA Competitions and will be pay a per-event fee of $25.00 to compe- petition by the event deadline. (In other posted on the AVA Website. If you wish to tition management, with this fee appli- words, this does not take the place of a “Post have a form mailed or faxed, please con- cable to any membership within the same calendar year. Entry” as that is still not allowed for AVA tact the AVA National Office at 206/780- Recognized events.) This is simply a “safety 9353, fax 206/780-9355 or email Renumber remaining paragraphs. net” for the very few vaulters who thought [email protected] Page 15, Section I. Membership; C. Gen- eral Information they were AVA Members, but for some rea- ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP Add new Paragraph 4: son, did not get their AVA memberships by There are thousands of past members Event Memberships are valid for the single the deadline. event specified only and for no more than The Event Membership may be pur- of the AVA who have never been solicited five consecutive days. chased before the event deadline to allow a to rejoin. These people used to drive the Renumber remaining paragraphs. vaulter to participate in one AVA recognized AVA with their energy, dedication and cre- Page 19, Section I. Membership. competition per year without having to join ativity. They are a huge untapped resource. Insert new Subsection I. Alumni Members as a regular Vaulting Member. If the vaulter We now have a way to reach out to them to Alumni Members must be at least 18 years wishes to compete in two or more AVA rec- bring them back into the Association. of age. ognized competitions, he or she may up- An annual $25 Alumni Membership A completed AVA Alumni Member Regis- grade to a regular Vaulting Membership. A (for 18 year olds and over) now entitles the tration Form along with the appropriate member to a Directory and Rule Book, Dis- fees must be sent to the National Office vaulter may not purchase a regular vault- Manager in order to be valid. ing membership after the deadline for the counts, and three issues of Vaulting World. Alumni Members may participate in AVA event, but must fill out the forms and pay This would not include Competition privi- functions, receive a current AVA Direc- for the Event Membership. After the event, leges but may include other benefits as de- tory, and the following three issues of cided by the AVA. Vaulting World: the Annual Meeting Is- when the forms are received by the National sue, the Club Reports Issue and the Office, the vaulter may upgrade to regular There will be a large mailing to alumni National Championships Issue. membership. of the AVA sometime in the Fall of 2002. Alumni Members are not entitled to com- The Event Membership will be particu- New membership forms will be available pete at AVA Recognized Events or take larly useful for beginning level vaulters who from the AVA National Office Medal Exams, and are nonvoting members. Insert new Subsection J. Event Members Dear Vaulting Alumni: Event Members are only entitled to com- Every once in a while we get together for lunch and pete at the single event specified on their talk, reminisce, etc. — good old vaulting friends — we application form and for no more than five have great friendships. consecutive days. Event Members qualify as team members for Team of the I am trying to encourage more alumni and friends of Year awards. Scores for the specified vaulting to share memories and stories of the times they event qualify for the AVA High Point and spent and are spending with the AVA. We are planning Team of the Year programs upon the ac- quisition by the competitor of AVA Vaulter another reunion party at the Coconut Grove in Santa Membership within the same calendar Cruz and I want to bring back some, if not all, of the year. friends of the AVA. Event Members 18 years and under must be affiliated with an AVA recognized club. I need help. Some of the addresses are no longer valid and others have been lost. I am asking all teams to try to retrieve addresses of past vaulters. The reunion should Event Membership does not constitute “post entry” as the individual must be entered be a wonderful time for all — old and new alike. A notice will be mailed to many into the event by the posted deadline. former vaulting families to find out if the alumni has any interest at all. Hope so! Event Memberships may be accepted up Fondly, to one hour before competitor enters the arena. The Event Membership fee may be applied to any membership within the same cal- Old Vaulters-Worker Bee endar year by submitting paid Event P. S. Please send any addresses you have to me. Thanks. Membership Form along with the appropriate membership form and balance of Patti Reschar, 112 Calfhill Court, Los Gatos, CA 95032 fees due to the National Office. Phone: 408/356-8660, Fax: 356 3435 Email: [email protected]

Vaulting World 2 April 2002 President’s Message Table of Contents New AVA Membership Categories ...... 2 Whisper Song President’s Message - Whisper Song ...... 3 Nancy Stevens-Brown 2001 AVA Annual Meeting - Carole Dwinell ...... 4 Nature has many pow- AVA High Point Awards ...... 5 erful ways of letting you Hawthorne Tribute - Don Bramlett ...... 6 know who really is in Going! Going! Gone! - Naomi Takemoto ...... 7 charge. Violent weather, What About Bob? - Nancy Stevens-Brown ...... 8 short winter days, earth- Giving Heart - Nancy Stevens-Brown ...... 9 quakes, floods and fire all AVA Treasurer’s Report - Judy Baloghy ...... 9 can be overwhelming re- Vaulting’s Vital Force - Nancy Stevens-Brown ...... 10 minders of our own fragil- ity, and thus keep us Nationals Statistics ...... 11 humble. Development - Jan Weber ...... 12 Yet for me the grand AVA Booth - Jan Weber ...... 13 forces of nature are not why Injury Report Summary - Kim Deaver ...... 14 I am continually awed. Instead, it is her subtle and New Programs Proposal - Amy McCune ...... 15 delicate virtuosity which constantly intrigues, AVA Membership - Vicki Smith ...... 15 amazes, and astounds me. Nature’s shades and nu- Friendship Team - Priscilla G. Faulkner ...... 16 ance are so sublime that one could spend a life- Technical Report/Poll - Adrienne Stang ...... 16 time contemplating a tiny garden and still not see Therapeutic Vaulting Certification - Rick Hawthorne ...... 18 the full diversity and mystery which unfolds there Nationals Sponsorships ...... 19 every twenty-four hours. Cadence and rhythm, AVA Volunteer Recognition - Shari Ballenger ...... 20 shades and sound, all blend into a melodic score which never quite repeats. Clinics ...... 20 On a recent walk in our woods, I heard the Vaulting Builds Confidence - Julia Lee ...... 21 unmistakable song of a Winter Wren. These di- Horse Dentist? - Christine Appel-Bucierka ...... 21 minutive denizens of the shadows spend their lives Utah Dreams Come True - Kristy Raber Fleming ...... 22 gleaning small insects from leaves and branches. AVA Meetiing Minutes - 03/01/02, 03/02/02, 03/04/02 ...... 23 Dark eyed and shy, you often never see them. Only USET Aids WEG Vaulters ...... 24 the trilling song from the shadows lets you know AVA Representative to Serve on USAE Board...... 24 they are near. Their delightful voice, far bigger than Suzanne Detol FEI O - Craig Coburn, Emma Drinker ...... 25 the bird, echoes from the damp ravines and Vaulting Organization Chart ...... 26 creekside haunts they enjoy. This day a pair of Results - Tambourine Barrel Fest 02/16/02 ...... 27 males were trying to outsing each other for a lady AVA Directory ...... 27 fair. As I passed the most vocal male, he subsided Calendar of Vaulting Events ...... his lyric and sat silent while watching me from a 28 nearby branch. Since I did not move on, he re- mained quiet until the rival male erupted again in If you have any changes or corrections to your mailing address for Vaulting World, are having problems receiving your issues, or wish additional copies please contact a lusty solo. Despite the threat of human foe, the the AVA National Office at 642 Alford Place, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110. little wren could not contain himself and began Phone 206/780-9353 or fax 206/780-9355. The mailing lists are generated by the anew his little ditty. But this time he only mut- National Office and extra copies of Vaulting World are kept at the National Office. Vaulting World is published by the American Vaulting Association. Mail all items for tered the refrain, so quietly that only because I was publication to: Vaulting World, 11845 Skyline Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95030, or 201 so near did I hear his song. This whisper song with Bear Oaks Court, Martinez, CA 94553-9753. its simple and unfettered desire made me smile. 2002-2003 DEADLINES are: April 30, 2002 for publication June 1, June 30 for publication August 1, August 31 for publication October 1, October 30 for publica- For me, the wonders of teaching are like the tion December 1, December 31 for publication February 1, 2003, February 28 for wren’s whisper song: quiet, soft, and sure. They publication April 1 are never headline grabbers or ribbon winning mo- Vaulting World Classified ads are $5 each for 3 or 4 lines. Display ad rates are $12 per column inch, $100 for 1/3 page, $115 for 1/2 page and $200 for full page. ments, but instead the very soul of the sport lies in Submit information and check payable to “AVA” and mail to Vaulting World, 11845 the hushed and muted moments of surprise, awak- Skyline Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95033. ened knowledge, and humor. 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Vaulting World 3 April 2002 2001 AVA Annual Meeting February 28-March 3, 2002 are run, go to competitions, decide on team Anaheim, California members, dues structure and more. The intro- Carole Dwinell As with most volunteer organizations, duction of USA Equestrian Fed- participants usually wear more than one hat. eration vaulting Hats of all kinds decorated those that at- rule changes re- tended the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. An op- flected new rules portunity to recognize the athletes who (Above) adopted by the were winners of the American Vaulting Kerith Lemon, FEI. Horse and Association High Point Award was com- Sheri Benjamin and Jessica equipment use bined with a competition between tables for Ballenger added as well as the the design of sweats for the American team style to the Tea procedures for that attends WEG. Scissors, tape, and con- Party. team selection J. Ashton Moore reviewed struction paper produced some interesting and scoring the new USAE rules. results for consideration. With stars and were the heated Photo: Carole Dwinell stripes attached to various body parts, the topics of discussion at the USAE Commit- (Right) models showed that the groups had great Yossi Martonovich tee meeting (see page 16). creativity and talent. I think this should sports his hat with The decision was made to ask for a become an annual event with the attendees expected elegance Federation waiver for the National Cham- pionships. Requested will be permission to bringing their own hats for comparison and The AVA held committee meetings and use breast collars if a club felt it was neces- awards! Just think of the many hats we all celebrated accomplishments in Anaheim, sary and implementation of the existing wear. California on February 28-March 3, 2002. AVA/AHSA old horse rules (the past six Assistance for new vaulters and new clubs, how to get everyone the information individuals vs. the current four individuals they need, was the topic of discussion led to equal a team). The USAE only allows by Amy McCune of Massachusetts at this sort of waiver for a single event. The Saturday’s Board of Directors Meeting. Selection Trials would use the new USA With the success of the 2001 National Federation rules. Championships, first ever held on the East A report by the USAE Vaulting Com- Coast, there has been a deluge of interest mittee showed $1000 in the account for in- for vaulting information in the whole coun- ternational competition including WEG. try as well as the Northeast. The develop- There will be a considerable fund raising ment of packets containing new informa- effort to boost this amount to aid the ath- tion about the formation of and possible letes in traveling to WEG. Members of the structure of clubs, the assistance that the Committee reported on their trip to visit AVA can offer and other resources will be Jerez. The facility itself, the accommoda- the goal of this new project. McCune asked tion for the USA Team, and commute ar- for input from all the clubs to assist in ac- rangements were discussed. A panel of pho- complishing this goal. If you would like to tographs gave attendees an advance look at Annual Meeting Chair, Naomi Takemoto gets help out, please contact Amy or myself. We the Games site. into the mood for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party are looking at all the different ways clubs (Continued on page 6) (Left) At the Mad Hatter’s Party, vaulters modeled all the Team USA sweats from years past.

(Right) During the Tea Party, participants created some possible new looks for Team USA sweats.

All photos this page: Carole Dwinell

Vaulting World 4 April 2002 2001 AVA Annual Meeting Membership Education and Development • Locations, education, activities, and meeting schedules for Annual Meet- Naomi Takemoto ings and November Board Meetings Annual Meeting 2002 experimented Year, High Point, Volunteer Recognition, through 2004. with holding joint meetings with commit- Perpetual Trophies and Special Awards), 4- • Finalization of the Alumni and Day tees that are involved in projects or activi- H Liaison (which was re-titled Youth Or- Membership Projects, which have ties that interconnect with one another in ganizations Liaison), Membership (includ- been in development over the past various ways. The concept was basically ing Alumni), Regions, Therapeutic Vault- three years. successful; however the time scheduling for ing, and Vaulting World. • Problems with not receiving all Rec- each committee or function was a bit rough. Because the Vice President of Mem- ognized Competition results so that the Next year’s meeting should be much bership supervises such a broad spectrum High Point Secretary will have the smoother and less rushed. of functions, our activities require the co- complete complement of scores to The various functions and committees operative efforts of Development and Edu- make her calculations. that fall under VP Membership are: Annual cation for efficient and effective function- • Outreach into youth organizations Meeting (including the Banquet/Auction ing. that might be interested in introduc- and the Education Program), Athletes’ During our meeting we addressed such ing or having vaulting as part of their Council, Awards (including Mentor of the issues as: program, but without siphoning away kids from these programs. AVA High Point Awards • Developing a grant project that would produce material to assist new clubs. The most impressive change in the quality of the meeting was that no ideas, thoughts, or concerns were ignored. Each idea became a seed from which some greater idea or project will eventually sprout. We are not yet sure how or what will develop, but by next year, these seeds of imagination will reveal themselves into something more clearly visible. We are looking at and thinking of our efforts in terms of long-term, multi-faceted projects that will require several steps before the benefit of our efforts will be known. How- ever, it will be the systematic, collabora- tive and cooperative efforts of many that will ultimately become a project that is worthy of the time and effort involved in seeing it to completion. The joint meeting was productive and L-R: Samantha Smith, Kristin Anderson Sophia Fisher, Devon Maitozo, Jessica Ballenger. Photo: Carole Dwinell was very amiable. We all seemed to be High Point certificates are awarded to all vaulters with three or more scores at the headed along intersecting paths toward same level from AVA recognized classes. common goals, growth, expansion, greater efficiency, better cooperation, and more Gold Men Silver Men Bronze Women enjoyment in all our endeavors. Devon Maitozo 8.103 Adrian Matsumoto 6.977 Fisher, Sophia 6.402 Brent Dahlgren 7.920 Chris Littman 6.921 Morisoli, Samantha 6.245 Ross Douglas 6.275 Kenny Geisler 7.867 Hamar, Marisa 6.135 The June issue of Vaulting World Steven Bertling 6.054 Blake Dahlgren 7.788 Dutra, Brittany 6.083 will feature articles about traininj. Silver Women Gold Women Olivieri, Marina 5.948 Training Horses • Training Vaulters Alexis Garrod 7.100 Trot Women Training Parents (?) • and more. Mari Inouye 8.532 Karensa Douglas 7.059 Anderson, Kristen 5.723 Please send your best ideas Samantha Smith 7.994 Olivia Swan 6.907 and helpful hints to Megan Benjamin 7.591 Becky Hall 6.896 Johnson, Marquise 5.686 [email protected] Jessica Ballenger 7.476 Nicole Szyzewski 6.661 Garvilla, Stacey 5.469 or fax 408/867-1789 by 05/06/02 Ginny Kaufman 7.420 Bronze Men DeFreitas, Danielle 5.469 Thank you. Michael Belisle 5.394 Bollen, Joy 5.425

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(Continued from page 4) Coach of Mt. Eden Vaulters and Asso- has always been comprised of both able and disabled athletes. Success stories include Clinicians Yossi Martonovich, Kerith ciation Judge, Emma Drinker said in her the autistic children who could not speak Lemon, and Nancy Stevens-Brown all gen- tribute to Hawthorne, that she knew he was and then did, those in wheel chairs who erously donated time to enrich vaulters, par- going to be a factor in our sport when, in could not walk and took their first steps ents and supporters alike in the use of mu- her days as a vaulter, with only one arm, he under his tutelage, the adult paraplegic who sic to enhance performances. Stevens would beat her in competition. Brown had everyone responding to many (Left) different kinds of music with eyes closed Shannon Manges, Virginia’s daughter Rick and while Martonovich with the help of wife was one of many Virginia and coach Noel, had participants refining speakers who shared Hawthorne - movement. the achievements and personal growth A Tribute which Rich inspired. Of Horses and Heroes Don Bramlett, (Below) The Dahlgren December 1999© brothers gave emotional Horses are dumb! you say? testimonials to Rick’s They are really quite smart coaching and Smarter by far encouragement. Than most of your are. Photo: Carole Dwinell Nancy Stevens Brown displays her “once Walk! Tom, more with feeling” style. Photo: Carole Dwinell Whoa! Sherman, At the Saturday dinner, honors went Trot! Phantom, now canter! to the coach of Valley View Vaulters and It’s not a new language, Chairman of the National Committee for Just: handler-to-horse banter. Therapeutic Vaulting, Rick Hawthorne as Society longs for heroes 2001 Mentor of the Year. He was over- And they are few and far between. whelmed by the support and love recounted But if you look closely by many as former vaulters, friends and In Lake View Terrace, family from more than 20 years of involve- A couple of them can still be seen. ment in the sport swelled the ranks of the Rick and Virginia Hawthorne meeting participants. A trip through time Are their names, by friend and former vaulter, Steve Sullivan Since 1980 he has coached a program And Equine Gymnastics, Or Vaulting, is their game. illustrated the history of his involvement which has grown to 150 vaulters per week. with vaulting starting back at age ten. Brothers Brent and Blake Dahlgren re- Rick has but one arm! counted the importance of Hawthorne’s He’s Handicapped! you say. influence on their vaulting careers, devel- It is simply your handicapped opment of characters and abilities to set and Brain that perceives him that way! achieve goals. Brent is now with the Virginia appears demure and petite, F.A.C.E. Club and hoping for a successful But she is a Tower of Power, trip through the selection process to WEG. And you had better believe it! Their story and many more brought tears She will tolerate not: a lie or deceit, to everyone’s eyes. But should you need help — it is Rick’s work, in mainstreaming, with right at your feet. the AVA and various handicapped organizations to promote participation of the dis- Tiny-tots through adults, vaulters abled, his presence at competitions with Pass through Valley View’s portals, What they do on the horses makes horse, longe line and whip in his one hand, Them seem beyond mortals. and his philosophy which everyone in his recipe for success, is truly an inspiration. Come out and watch us. Hawthorne has been a champion for the And I think you will see responsible mainstreaming of athletes with Why Rick and Virginia Are heroes to me! Rick Hawthorne, 2001 AVA Mentor of the both visible and hidden disabilities since Year and his wife, Virginia. Photo: Carole Dwinell starting the Valley View Vaulters. His club

Vaulting World 6 April 2002 2001 AVA Annual Meeting now runs a pre-school with his wife. Age surcingle. A crystal salad bowl engraved by perfected the art of auctioneering. His and degree of disability are never consid- glass artist and vaulting coach, Jeannie evaluation of the evening’s fund-raiser. erations. The word “limited” is not in his Beattie, a bonze equine statue, many treat “This has been the best auction ever for our vocabulary. filled baskets, and a weekend stay in a log organization.” The catered luncheons do- The Mentor of the Year Award set the cabin in Colorado raised more than $8000 nated by Patti Reschar started a bidding war tone for the evening.. Clubs and individu- for the AVA’s special projects. that was finally resolved by her generous als generously donated a large number of Jan Garrod, former AVA president and donation of a second luncheon! items from original art work to a vaulting USAE Vaulting Committee member, has (Continued on next page)

Going! Going! Gone! closed at 8:00 PM during the Banquet. Suc- Family, AVA Development Committee, Carole Dwinell, Colette Garrison, Judy Naomi Takemoto cessful bidders included vaulters as young Thanks to all the clubs, parents, Sus- as ten, friends and family of Valley View Baloghy, Vicki Smith, Karen Kitterman, taining Members and generous bidders, Vaulters. The banquet and auction attracted Ken Geisler, Merry Cole, Stephanie Si- the 2002 Auction earned $8227 for the 113 participants. emens, Sheri Benjamin, The Webers, AVA. Proceeds from the Auction will The Live Auction featured a new Meinekin of Germany, Pegasus Supply, go towards the production of new bro- Meinekin surcingle; a weekend for 4 at the Coastline Vaulters, Pinto Ranch, chures, prize money for Regions for the Martonovich cabin including vaulting or NorthWind Vaulters, and Valley View Basket Centerpiece Contest, the general dressage lessons, breakfast and more; origi- Vaulters. AVA fund (which hopefully will balance nal art; handmade quilts and wall hangings; the budget and prevent the need for dues a Jeannie Beattie salad bowl with vaulting increases), the Judges Program, and images acid etched around the base; a nuts Auction expenses. and bolts vaulting statue; lunch for six, framed photos and posters; Cooper Garrod wines; and many, many more wonderful items. When the evening was over, many new and happy faces at the Annual Meet- ing left with arms filled with their wonderful buys. It was great to have such a broad range of bidders and even more exciting to see young vaulters bidding successfully on much wanted items. Pegasus Vaulting Supply of Soquel, California (www.pegasusvaultingsupply. Region III won the centerpiece contest com) and the German manufacturer, with 100% of the clubs in the Region par- Meineke donated a top-of-the-line ticipating. There was also a good showing surcingle. Photo: Carole Dwinell from Regions I, II, IV and IX. They made Our special auctions sponsorships great table decorations for the Mad Hatters were received by Sydney Frankel and Tea Party as well as expanded the items for Brittany Frankel-O’Leary. Thanks for the auction. The clubs participating were: your Friends and Family Sponsorship. Region III, Battle Point, Emerald City, We also had Door Prize Sponsorships NorthWind, and Redwing; Region I, Dia- from Cathi O’Neill and Naomi mond Bar, F.A.C.E., Happy Hearts, Takemoto. The Door Prizes will be Lompoc, Oak Hills, Riding Academy, drawn at Nationals. Showtime, Spirit, Pinto Ranch, Valley View, Plans are already under way for the and Wind Dance; Region II, Coast Line, 2003 Auction in Lexington, Kentucky. Lively auctioneer, Jan Garrod , worked Kings Mountain, Mt. Eden, Pacific Coast, A team of donation solicitors are begin- the crowd bringing the prices up-up-up! Tambourine, and Woodside; Region IV, ning preparations for a major campaign Photo: Carole Dwinell Albuquerque, Golden Gate, and High to obtain donation or sponsorships from Carol Beutler and Shari Ballenger Meadow; and Region 9, Cavalier, companies that deal in articles for horses took charge of set up and display, cata- Falconwood, and Matrix. Thanks to all the and horse lovers. We are looking at ways loguing donations, bid records, and Judy Regions for your support. to broaden our bidding population with Baloghy recorded the payments. The We also thank all of our auction item absentee bidding and attracting local, display of Silent Auction and Live Auc- donors: Patti Reschar, Jane Garrod, Naomi non-AVA bidders. A good selection of tion items was beautiful. Items were on Takemoto, Jan Garrod, Nancy Stevens- desirable equine auction items should display beginning Friday, and the Silent Brown, Amy McCune, Sydney Frankel, attract outside participants. Auction opened Saturday morning and Carol Beutler, Jeannie Beattie, Martonovich Thanks to all for a successful auction!!!

Vaulting World 7 April 2002 2001 AVA Annual Meeting (Continued from previous page) Jan notes that, “When Bob says he’ll do the job, it’s very serious.” Bob’s supported vaulting at home as well. The Weber house became a Bed and Breakfast for innumerable vaulting guests. Table space and work areas gave way to weeks-at-a-time vaulting needs, with Bob just smiling and pitching in to make sure the job was done right and on schedule. If vaulters needed a ride to an event or clinic, Bob often slipped behind the wheel to de- liver the vaulters to their destination. When a barrel had to be delivered to a competition or clinic, Bob would load it up and get it to the site, making certain that it was set up properly for safe use. Bob’s interest in all aspects of vaulting then led him to attend Judges’ Forums to further his understanding of the sport.

Partners learned about balance and motion at the Tai Chi clinic. Photo: Carole Dwinell Camera shy Bob Weber, The Annual meeting’s final event was is not muscular strength that accomplishes 2001 AVA the Tai Chi for Vaulting clinic offered by harmony but mental focus and internal Volunteer of the Year James Shaw. He led the participants in bal- strength. Natural alignment and release of ancing exercises to give more freedom to tension connects with the horse and with Among the eventually move with the motion of the one’s own body through the use of tech- many hats Bob horse. Participants were amazed at the use niques associated with Tai Chi. has worn over of a partners motion in harmony with one’s Congratulations to Annual Meeting the years, that of own to accomplish the maintenance of bal- ring steward has ance in every position. With the help of Chair, Naomi Takemoto and all her been the one he Kenny Geisler, Shaw demonstrated that it helpers. enjoys most. He relishes this role because he can watch the competition while What About Bob? for the kids, or helping with the team making sure everything runs smoothly and Nancy Stevens Brown horses.” states his wife Jan Weber safely. Some years back a farcical movie, It was the event scheduling that first Region One meetings often were held What About Bob starring Bill Murray told challenged Weber’s organizing efforts. He at the Weber home, so Bob became the the story of Bob, the uninvited crazy guest wanted to attend and support Eric but knew maid, doing the dusting and vacuuming of his therapist whose best efforts could not that he would enjoy it more if there were a while Jan got the last minute paperwork in drive Bob away. You think he’s gone! He’s prearranged schedule the crew and audience order. His devotion to vaulting even went not gone! He’s never gone! could count on. Soon he was quietly pro- to forgoing home-cooked meals since Jan For the AVA there has been a Bob who ducing management miracles that allowed hits the road often in her role as AVA VP of from day one has made a point of being events to run smoothly and on time. Development. Jan says he even has made ever present as well. That man is Bob We- As Bob’s interest grew, he took on the last minute trips to Kmart for clean socks ber, our 2001 AVA Volunteer Of the Year role of grounds manager. His engineering when the laundry was put on hold for a Whenever there was a need at a vault- background meant he would meticulously vaulting project. ing event, Bob Weber was a visible pres- plan the layout of each event in advance on The above examples of selfless sup- ence at the arena. Unlike Murray’s Bob, our paper. That way he could get an overview port are only a small hint as to why Bob Bob was always appreciated company. of the flow and special needs thus helping Weber was named the 2001 American He first came into the sport when his insure that competitions would run safely Vaulting Association Volunteer of the Year. son, Eric, began a successful vaulting ca- and efficiently. Our sport thrives when parents support reer in Region One. Friends and family re- Thanks to tractor Guru Roger Roy, Bob vaulting. Because of Bob Weber’s steadfast call that Bob attended nearly every event next became engrossed in preparing safe devotion to his family and the sport, our Eric was in, and was not content to merely footing. Using math and geometry he would vaulting world has become a better place. be a casual observer. carefully calculate the necessary materials So, although the movie therapist was slowly “If he wasn’t doing something to help for the job. Then his love of tractors added driven crazy having his Bob around, we are the hosting club he was taking pictures/ zest to this work — he could rev up the trac- all driven to a higher level of excellence video for me, running to the grocery store tor to smooth and level the desired footing. because of our own.

Vaulting World 8 April 2002 Giving Heart AVA Treasurer’s Report Nancy Stevens-Brown Judy Baloghy AVA Condensed Balance Sheet FY 2001 This year’s Annual Meeting again re- The past few ASSETS newed my view that our vaulting world is months have been a Cash Accounts $14,565.74 full of generous people. The time and challenge to step into Special Accounts $18,846.38 money spent for those to be present was the shoes of past Accounts Receivable $ 695.90 the tip of the iceberg when compared to the Treasurer Carol Cert. of Deposits $27,206.33 energy, enthusiasm, questions, answers, Beutler; appreciating Inventory Assets $ 7,374.72 finished projects, and new ideas that the the duties and re- Total Assets $68,689.07 attendees brought with them. The commit- sponsibilities of her LIABILITIES tees are motivated to move forward with former position Accounts Payable $ 408.00 the projects they have undertaken. The while implementing style and strategies that Total Liabilities $ 408.00 members who attended shared openly and I believe are best for the AVA and its mem- EQUITY with heart. Simply stated, this charitable bership. Opening Bal. Equity $59,089.55 spirit makes vaulting work. I reconciled the finances for Fest 2001 Net Income $ 9,191.52 It is impossible to single out one per- with the generous help of Vicki Smith, Jan Total Equity $68,689.07 son as being more essential or integral to Weber and Marge Oakes. Carol Beutler and INCOME our group. Like links on a chain every work- Vicki Smith provided assistance in helping Contributions $ 913.60 ing member adds strength and lengthens our close our association’s books for the fiscal Membership Dues $47,300.00 reach. Yet people do stand out. For me look- year 2000/2001. Reimbursed Exp. $ 595.00 ing back over the years, some faces have I have entered the past two years bud- Sales $ 4,528.50 always been there. Quiet, smiling, yet al- gets into QuickBooks, which is our current Video Rental $ 270.00 ways producing little miracles. One of those accounting software. Activities $ 6,950.00 has been Jeannie Beattie. One of my current priorities is to ob- Shipping $ 1,132.67 Jeannie’s contribution to the AVA goes tain a more thorough understanding of in- Fees and fines $ 320.00 beyond vaulting to her wonderful art. For ner workings of each committee, what they Annual Meeting $12,171.00 years she has headed the Awards Commit- are responsible for and what their financial Competitions $61,508.12 tee, designing and making one-of-a-kind- needs are. I have sent a questionnaire to Total Income $135,717.18 gifts for our awards. This year she pre- each committee chairperson by email. As Cost of Goods Sold $ 7,211.34 sented a beautiful etched glass vase to of February 15th I have received a total of Gross Profit $128,505.94 Naomi Takemoto in appreciation of her five responses from 15 committees. EXPENSE hard work planning the Annual Meeting. As you will see in the attached reports, Bank Fees $ 615.85 Naomi, near tears, said that though she runs my method of financial reporting to the Contributions $ an antique business and has access to a Board is different from the previous for- 600.00 world of treasures, her dream has been to mat used. My intention is to make the re- Dues $ 1,219.97 own one of Jeannie’s creations. ports complete, clear and easy to under- Equipment Rental $ 2,246.85 Jeannie also donated an exceptional stand. There is still some fine tuning to do Insurance $ 2,704.00 salad bowl for the auction. The etched glass on the budgets I have entered, so I have only Maintenance $ 1,529.25 work of art immediately became the hot included the portions that are correct. I am Refunds $ 869.90 item to bid on, creating a biding war that happy to email the complete budget to any Postage & Delivery $ 9,378.43 escalated to $500 before one of the bidders interested board member once it is finished. Printing & Reproduction $17,677.01 finally asked whether Jeannie would make New policies for this year: Professional Dev.& Fees $ 915.00 a second bowl! The upshot was Jeannie’s If a committee would like money for a Rent/Storage/Facilities $17,904.57 artistry had raised many bid paddles and project, they are asked to make the request Repairs $ 723.36 finally $1000 for our Association! in writing. In that request, I would like the Telephone $ 2,556.39 For those who are fortunate enough to committee to outline what the project is for, Travel & Meals $10,352.48 receive one of Jeannie’s pieces, it is not the include a timeline for the project and the Contract Labor $24,540.00 cost of the item but the value; coming from funds (when during the project the funds Program Expense $ 4,672.00 a long time member, coach, and a contribu- are needed), and include a projected bud- Supplies $ 6,681.34 tor. Beattie bowls and other creations are get of income and expenses. Grants $ 1,406.00 symbolic of the talent and energy of this If a committee did not spend their Special Awards $ 1,113.17 wonderful lady and of our fantastic mem- funds allocated during the last Fiscal Year, Publications $ 6,060.55 bership. Vaulting goes beyond the art of that Committee will not receive any funds Competition Expense $ 7,199.43 gymnastics on a moving horse, to the art of during the current fiscal year without a writ- giving. What fun! ten request. Total Expense $120,965.55 Thanks to Jeannie and everyone for Please direct any questions to me via Net Ordinary Income $ 7,540.39 what you do. email to [email protected]. Interest Income $ 1,651.13 Net Income $ 9,191.52 Vaulting World 9 April 2002 Vaulting’s Vital Force

Nancy Stevens-Brown horse’s gait will significantly restrict the full This of course can be ascribed to the In the three decades since the AVA was potential of our students and the sport it- fact that they needed this skill to survive in founded, we have witnessed vaulting evolve self. We coach humans, who are gifted with their wild surroundings. It must be noted from a stiff and often comical collection of a creative spirit, so we must persuade them that by contrast American children are not exercises to something that can best be de- to expand their own limit by inventing rou- taught to listen. Because they have dimin- scribed as a ballet on horseback. Today the tines that touch and excite them as individu- ished powers of attention and often miss finest vaulters worldwide combine increas- als. It would be detrimental and confining the phrases or beats which are available to ingly difficult moves with complex and dra- to only select music that fits a prescribed them in all music it falls to us to develop matic musical use. This weaving of gym- mold. Musical preferences are as varied as ways to train their ears. nastics and dance in harmony with a horse’s there are people. By permitting the vaulter Finding the Pieces gait has become equestrian art at its finest. to express their own taste, we help to un- The chief factor in this evolution has been leash their individual personality. Most music, when it is composed, has the increased awareness and emphasis on Forget the Judges at least two if not three easily traced lines of beat, rhythm, or notes that can be inter- musical choice and interpretation. Along Since most vaulting is done in prac- with the horse, music is vaulting’s vital preted by the movement of the vaulter. tice and not in the competitive arena, it is These parts of the whole are like pieces to force! crucial that vaulters gain their confidence More Than Meets the Eye a puzzle and are often layered over each and poise by working with what they se- other making some more dominant but not As coaches we must use our sport for lect. Later as they become more serious necessarily more significant. Indeed, a com- all the advantages it provides our students. about competitive goals, they may choose poser places all the notes in a composition The benefits of using music go beyond the to opt for music that is more in the tempo to give it individual cadence, pace, and enhanced ‘look’ of the routines in compe- of the horse that they will be using. Music mood. By picking and choosing what and tition, to a superior creative challenge in should never be selected because of a how to respond, vaulters establish their own practice. Today, few opportunities are of- judge’s preference. This sport is done for style. fered children to explore their own creative the athlete in front of judges; it is not done energy and imagination in a positive envi- for the judges. How to Hear ronment. Most sports are not conducive to What’s in Store? To best learn to ‘hear’ these significant creativity. Many classes in art or music ex- sounds, vaulters need to isolate the various For most vaulters when they first delve pect a level of conformity, which often can parts that they become aware of. One simple into a medley, they will probably find lim- and will hamper individuality. Our compul- drill to accomplish this is to have everyone ited interpretive moves. As they become sory moves require total conformity. Yet, separate what they hear and move a single more aware of their selection, they will vaulting Kür is the key to our universal body part to it. In this way the various ele- begin to broaden and elaborate their range power of self! ments of music becomes visible to all. Con- of movement and expression. It is then that sequently, the students can share their own Vaulting Art Stands Apart each vaulter will find their own niche and awareness of what is available, and then the Vaulting is one activity where every unique qualities based on what they are vaulter who is using this music can find student can and should be encouraged to hearing and responding to as well what they more elaborate and sophisticated ways of develop their own style and form. This is are not responding to. This allows every expressing their selection. easily done by exploring what they hear in musical choice to have unlimited potential their music. Encouraging vaulters to inves- for distinctiveness, even if the music has Starting From Scratch tigate musical use and so release their inhi- often been heard before. The famous Navajo weavers tradition- bitions must be a major focus of any vault- Song of the Wild ally used natural wool and dyes, yet each ing program. This is best accomplished with The Native American people believed found ways to interpret their art differently music that the vaulter is already moved by, that it was fundamental to teach children so that from the same materials infinite and that they have chosen. to listen and hear. weavings sprung. It is said that as they Free Choice Gives worked, each weaver would chant and sing Vaulters a Voice “Training began with to pass their own creative spirit into the rug. There are those who make a case that Like these weavers, vaulters use many of certain types or tempos of music are children who were taught the same materials. Yet the beauty of using deemed better suited to vaulting because to sit still and enjoy it. music fully is that, ultimately, it offers infi- of considerations of a horse’s gait. Indeed, nite possibilities for vaulters to avoid such discussions have relevance, but over- They were taught…to sameness. This allows every vaulter to have look our job to be inspiring teachers. It is listen intently when all the satisfaction of weaving their own Kür imperative that we expect our students to design in around and through the sound. seemed quiet.” The music threads through as they perform, take part in the selection of their music. The Chief Luther Standing Bear limits that we may impose by our own taste, (Lakota) 1936 helping to intertwine an emotive magic into access, or ‘feel’ for what matches the the routine. Thus, vaulting transcends a

Vaulting World 10 April 2002 Vaulting’s Vital Force mere sport and becomes the highest form interpretive realm that standard positions are done by nearly every other vaulter of human expression: Art! take on a quality that will set them apart worldwide. The creative process permits Value Our Art and from all others. Distinguishing one free each Kür to stand on its own merit, so that kneel, shoulder stand, or needle from an- the vaulter and the audience share and see the Individual other will be the thread of music that car- the many ways that vaulting movement can We all value and recognize the many ries the vaulter into the pose and back out be performed. Most importantly, by select- benefits of vaulting, and the ability to en- of it. ing and interpreting their own music the courage creative expression and individu- This flow of music and movement en- vaulter taps into the heart of humanity ality is one of our premier assets. Since the ables vaulters to be balanced, stretched, and through creative expression, and in the pro- human body is capable of an ‘outside limit’ harmonious. It allows them to become var- cess helps to ensure that vaulting contin- of practical moves on a horse, it is in the ied and unique despite using positions that ues to evolve. Nationals Statistics Grants Report Jan Garrod Vaulters by Region In 2001, our budget was cut from Fest 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Average 42500 to $900. We received only two quali- Region I 55 56 15 68 68 63 28 Region II 142 163 83 164 122 123 16 fied grant requests in both grant periods. Region III 10 5 5 8 6 9 14 These two applicants were awarded grants Region IV 44 15 15 16 36 26 16 amounting to a total of $550. One was for Region IX 39 9 64 7 42 0 124 a clinic and the other was for a clinic/com- Region X 0 0 16 0 23 0 15 petition. Total 290 248 198 263 297 221 213 247 $350 was awarded to Shea Rose in Horses by Region North Carolina for a clinic. the second grant Fest 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Average of $200 to Agape Vaulters in Michigan was Region I 10 12 3 12 13 19 6 returned because their event was so success- Region II 27 34 16 29 26 27 3 Region III 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 ful that the AVA’s financial help was not Region IV 0 4 4 4 3 6 3 needed. Congratulations to Agape Vault- Region IX 2 0 11 0 7 0 2 ers. Region X 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 This year, 2002, the Committee is Total 40 50 39 47 55 53 45 47 ready to receive grant requests from any- Notes: the 1995 fest was the one moved from Colorado to California. one who is an AVA Member, Club or Re- Only total vaulters available for for 1993 (311) and 1994 (323). gion. The grants are to be used to promote Entries by Class vaulting and increase membership. The 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 first grant period ends March 31, 2002 and A Team 3 5 4 4 2 2 3 5 4 the second ends September 10th, 2002. B Team 4 2 5 5 4 5 6 3 4 C Team 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 2 4 Nationals Locations Trot Team 7 10 3 3 4 4 6 2 3 Open PdD 2 6 5 6 5 3 4 3 2 1993 Prel. PdD 4 12 11 16 7 1 2 3 3 Ventura, California Open Pairs 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 1995 Prel. Pairs 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 4 Watsonville, California Trot Pairs 13 25 10 9 13 4 12 2 13 1995 Gold 14 10 15 20 13 12 23 16 18 (Colorado) Saratoga, California Silver 31 30 31 33 32 32 38 32 36 1996 Bronze 3 103 102 82 62 77 106 61 63 Sacramento, California Trot 66 78 40 44 50 30 70 42 82 1997 Open 2-Ph Team 3 4 3 4 2 5 3 2 1 Murfreesboro, Tennessee Prel. 2-Ph Team 5 9 11 13 5 11 11 5 5 1998 Trot 2-Ph Team 9 15 6 4 3 5 8 4 11 Los Agneles, California Gold 2-Ph Ind. 4 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1999 Silver 2-Ph Ind. 31 30 17 17 14 0 0 0 0 Denver, Colorado Bronze 2-Ph Ind 50 61 56 55 25 0 0 0 0 2000 Open Ind. Barrel 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 5 8 Santa Barbara, California Prel. Ind. Barrel 0 0 0 0 0 45 32 29 32 2001 Trot Ind. Barrel 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 37 62 Notes: Open and Prelim. Pairs classes were introduced in 1998. Before that, Pairs and Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts Pas de Deux were combined. Individual Barrel classes were introduced in 1998 when Please note that there was no bid for the Sealed Ind. 2-Phase classes were discontinued. Bid auction at the Annual Meeting.

Vaulting World 11 April 2002 Competitions New Website Development

Marianne Rose Marianne Rose Jan Weber Nationals: http://home.att.net/~avafest/ It’s been a great year to look back on. 2002 - Livermore, California This is a new, comprehensive Compe- Kentucky Horse Park: Thank you, Wednesday-Saturday, August 14-17 titions website. The Nationals and Thank you, Thank you to Eric Jewett and 2003 - Denver, Colorado Woodside sites are linked to this new site Lynne Owen for submitting a spectacular Thursday-Sunday, August 7-10 and the new site is linked to the AVA site. collection of photographs. Final selection 2004 - Santa Barbara, CA This site features a calendar with ev- of photos has not been completed, but Thursday-Sunday, August 12-15 ery fest in the USA - recognized or not - should be by our National Championship meeting. Funding for the completion of the 2005 - Denver, Colorado which comes across my desk and all the display should be available following the Thursday-Sunday, August 11-14 information about that event which I can annual meeting with the sealed bid auction 2006 - Woodside, CA - get (entry, order of go, results, special features, etc). This includes Nationals. Many and announcement at the sustaining mem- Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13 bers meeting of the winning bid. In order to investigate a site, the only of the entries and other documents are in pdf format. Saddle Club Series: Publication of things I have asked for from the general volume #98 Horse Feathers has been well membership are the name of the facility, a If you cannot open a pdf file: 1) get on line; 2) go to the Adobe website at received and many thanks to Bonnie Bryant contact name, and a contact phone num- www.adobe.com; 3) select and download Hiller and Sheila Vessey for the care in ber. A Fest Check List is on the Nationals the Adobe Acrobat Reader application ap- writing an accurate and safe portrayal of Website. propriate for your equipment - it is FREE; vaulting. You can be the proud owner of a Other Competitions 4) try a pdf download from the http:// signed copy of the first edition donated to the annual auction by the authors! Region II is planning three more com- home.att.net/~avafest/ site again. If you still New Display: Many thanks to the petitions (1 barrel - Tambourine, and two cannot access the pdf file, please email AVA Board for approving the additional horse - Tambourine and Woodside) than last Marianne Rose at marianne_rose@ year. One Region II Fest date which has worldnet.att.net or phone/fax 408/867-1789 funds to complete this project made avail- been dropped (Black Point), was immedi- or mail a note to 11845 Skyline Blvd., Los able in October, 2001. Following the move ately picked up (Morning Star). It looks Gatos, CA 95033 with your name and ad- I have identified a new distributer near our like Region I is holding one more Fest (Dia- dress and you will be put on the “snail mail” new home and will present several bids for mond Bar/Happy Hearts). Of course sev- list for receiving Nationals entries the final display at the joint VP meeting. eral of these are Selection Trial events, but At the time of this publication only Jan has acquired a six foot table top dis- it is all good news for our vaulters. about a dozen AVA clubs were still unre- play similar to the larger display we hope It will be interesting to see how the new sponsive online. I have sent out numerous to purchase. Thanks to Chris at Nomadic USAE A Team scoring will work out. If it email requests and finally a postcard mail- for providing the replacement parts (FREE works out well, the new system may ex- ing to establish active email addresses for to the AVA) to make this an inexpensive tend to other AVA levels. each currently registered AVA Club. Not and great alternative for smaller venues. “How-To” information for Fest Man- only does this new system save time, money Anyone interested in borrowing this display should submit requests to Jan. Fed Ex agers is posted on the Nationals website: and trees, it gets the information out much charges to be paid by those borrowing the http://home.att.net/~nationals 2002. sooner to all participants. display. AVA Website: Kudos to Eric Jewett Nominations/Ballots Grievance Committee who adds links as appropriate and requested Jen Williams Bob Weber and forwards all requests and inquiries di- Thanks to the efforts of 2001 AVA As chairperson of the Grievance Com- rected to the webmaster to the appropriate Nominating Committee members Charles mittee, I declare that there were no matters AVA Board member to act on! Eric’s dedication to his project and the positive im- Bittenbring (Chair), Jen Williams, Kerith brought to the Committee since the last pact it has for this association can not be Lemon, Susan Caskey, and Alia Zagyva, Annual Meeting. I acknowledge the ser- overstated. What a tremendous asset to de- fifteen candidates were found for twelve vice of Grievance Committee Members for velopment – I’m glad he’s on our team. Board seats, one candidate for each Officer this last year: John Alongi, Priscilla G. Faulkner, Sydney Frankel, Jane Garrod. Thanks Eric! seat, and one candidate for each Regional New Brochure: Marianne Rose is al- Supervisor seat (except for Region X, for ways there when I need her! She has which no willing candidate was found). Medal Tests 2001 drafted several very rough ideas for a new Thanks go to Rita Hoster (Chair of the Suzanne Detol brochure and quotes ranging from $685 - 2001 Ballot Committee), Kathe There were 212 successful medal tests $1323 plus shipping. This item will be fu- Messenheimer, Kaitlyn Beisecker, and al- taken in the year 2001: 25 Novice, 80 Trot, ture developed when funds are identified. ternates Christine Appel-Bucierka and Beth 7 Trot to Right, 60 Bronze, 5 Bronze to New Flyer and free ad: Marianne Garvilla for counting the election ballots Right, 32 Silver, 3 Gold. Rose to the rescue again! The Lone Star and delivering the certified results to the Congratulations to all 2001 Medalists and Equine Directory offered the AVA a free full General Secretary. everyone who helped them along the way. page ad. Marianne walked the walk and

Vaulting World 12 April 2002 Development talked the talk (the sales rep was SO re- you have ideas for press releases, please let vaulting demonstrations and booth space at lieved to talk to someone who could dis- me know. You can email me at:janaj40@ the following events: cuss professionally the production process aol.com. • Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, Den- and understood the language of the indus- Review of Outdated Documents and ver, CO March 15-17 demonstra- try!) Marianne made this happen, meeting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): tions/ education by Golden Gate a short deadline. We reworked the ad into a “Putting on a Fest” was revised by Vaulters hand-out to encourage more equestrian cen- Marianne Rose and can be found at: http:// • Equine Affaire, Columbus, OH April ters of all types to develop vaulting pro- home.att.net/~nationals2002/howto.html. 11-14 demonstrations/education by grams. She also did outstanding follow Many Thanks go to Marianne for her ef- Friendship Vaulting Team through and received quotes to produce this forts to revise this document and her new • Smithtown Hunt Classic, Long Is- flyer for distribution ranging from $301 - skills at website design! Vaulting contin- land, NY June 7-9 demonstrations $1100. This item is on hold until funds are ues to teach us all many new skills! and education events by the Vaulters identified. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): of Ice Pond National Championships: While De- Development held an open committee • USET Festival of Champions, velopment was unsuccessful at gaining any meeting prior to the November meeting. Gladstone, NJ June 20-23 demon- outside funding for this event. Materials Thanks to the 20+ people who squeezed strations/education by Friendship were developed and mailed, and much was into my hotel room, rolled up their sleeves Vaulting Team learned that will benefit future attempts to and dug into this project. The final docu- • Equine Affaire, West Springfield, acquire sponsorships. Attempts to interest ment will soon be available. MA November 7-10 demonstra- UPI an AP sources failed, Carole Dwinell Camps and Clubs Manual: The group tions/education by Friendship Vault- did a wonderful job submitting articles also took a wack at reviewing this 20 year ing Team about results and having them printed in old document and identifying areas which Thanks especially to Nancy Stevens several major publications. I hope you all need revision, offered suggestions and did Brown, Priscilla Faulkner, Sally Ike and remember to send Carole a Thank You and a great job. The document has been retyped Noel Martonovich for initiating contacts to Good Luck message as she takes a break and should soon be available for re-release. make our participation possible. from coaching (but not from being involved “How to Get Free Publicity” Thank Horseman’s Weekly Radio requested in vaulting) to pursue her career in fine art. you to Sheri Benjamin who has offered to an interview and the vivacious and dynamic Press Releases: Five press releases revise this publication and we hope to have Nancy Stevens Brown stepped to the plate. were sent over the course of the year. Most it available by the National Championship The interview will be aired in late Febru- were picked up in multiple publications. Board of Directors meeting. ary. It’s online at: http://www.hrwnet.com. This has been a very cost effective method The Future – Since the November It’s been a fabulous year. Thank you of spreading the word about vaulting. If meeting, plans have been confirmed for all for your support.

It’s easy as 1, 2, 3! The AVA wants to support your efforts and AVA Booth Let Jan Weber 978/448-4193 or help you to present vaulting in a profes- [email protected] know the dates you need sional manner. We don’t want to be a se- Ready to Go! it (with at least three weeks notice). cret anymore — get out, spread the word Jan Weber Send a refundable deposit of $100.00 and take our display with you! Many of our members attend local payable to the AVA. You will also be re- meetings of the state horse council, local sponsible for shipping and insurance, which Some events, such as the upcomming pony clubs or other events. Have you ever will cost from $25.00 - $45.00 each way BryerFest in Lexington, Kentucky are walked in and seen other associations dis- depending on where you are located.) not big enough to warrant a Friend- played and wished you had a way to show- Be responsible for setting the booth up, ship Team demonstration or the ship- case the sport you love? manning the booth (if required), shipping ping and staffing of the AVA booth, The AVA may be able to help. The as- the display back to Jan quickly and writing but still attract lots of potential vault- sociation has recently acquired a new 6 foot, an article for Vaulting World about your ing enthusiasts. pop-up table top display and graphics. The event! (Your check will be returned as soon entire system weighs only 40 lbs. and as the display is returned in good order.) If you are attending such an event, comes with its own shipping case with The display comes with professional please request some flyers from the wheels. It will fit in the back seat of a com- vaulting graphics or you can attach your AVA National Office. Hand them out. pact car, so that you can easily take it too own to the red fabric panels with Velcro. It Talk about vaulting with the partici- your destination. sits happily on a standard six foot banquet pants. Vaulters and their parents have At our recent annual meeting, the De- table and takes about 15 minutes to as- always been our best ‘sales’ people! velopment Committee decided any AVA semble. If there is an event you think would And always remember that you are registered club can borrow the display so (This display is suited only for indoor representing our wonderful sport. that they can now participate in events. events such as trade shows or meetings.)

Vaulting World 13 April 2002 AVA Injury Report Summary

Kim Deaver Injuries Resulted in In 2001 forty clubs reported that 920 vaulters (406 AVA reg- Injuries Resulted in: Missed Practice for: istered and 514 unregistered) had 99168 contact hours of vaulting practice. This number does not include all competitions, demon- No Surgery No Time strations, clinics, camps, recreational vaulting, therapeutic vault- Further 7% 17% Treatment ing, and AVA affiliates. More than 14% 4 weeks Injuries Occurred during: Injuries Occurred on: Visit to 1 week Doctor 41% 14% 76% Barrel Hospitalization 2 4 weeks Competitions 10% Horse 3% Horse weeks 14% 18% at Canter 14% Practice at Trot 50% 72% 10% There were 12 sprains ( 6 ankles, 3 knees, 2 wrists, 1 foot), 1 Horse strain ( 1 back), 5 contusions ( 1 ankle, 2 feet, 1 lower leg, 1 spleen), Demonstrations at Walk Horse 9% 25% Standing 6 fractures ( 1 arm, 3 legs, 1 foot, 1 wrist), and 4 dislocation/ 5% subluxation (2 patellas, 2 elbows). Of these injuries, 76% (22) were seen by a physician , 7% (2) resulted in the vaulter having surgery, and 3% (1) were hospitalized. For 17% (5) of the injuries Injuries Occurred on: Injuries Occurred Performing: no practice time was missed, 14% (4) resulted in the vaulter missing up to 1 week of practice, 14% (4) resulted in 2 weeks of missed practice, 14% (4) resulted in 4 weeks of missed practice, 41% Hard Rugs Footing 1% Individual (12) resulted in more than 4 weeks of missed practice. 22% Kür Team Kür Of the injured vaulters 0% (0) were gold medallists, 34% (10) 30% 30% Soft Footing were silver medallists, 31% (9) were bronze medallists, 24% (7) 67% were beginning canter vaulters, 3% (1) were trot medallists, 7% Gymnastic Compulsories (2) were beginning trot vaulters. 0% (0) of the vaulters were 10 Mats 35% years old or younger, 28% (8) were 11-13 years. old, 48% (14) 9% were 14-18 years. old, 17% (5) were over 18 years. old, 7% (2) Injuries by Type: didn’t specify age. There were 22 injuries reported in 2001. Of these 22 injuries There was a 90% (20) occurred while vaulting. Of the injuries reported 72% 17% (5) decrease in (16) occurred during practice, 18% (4) occurred at a competition, the number of inju-

and 9% (2) occurred at a demonstration. Of the injuries that oc- 1 Strain ries reported in 2000

subluxation

12 Sprains

6 Fractures

5 Contusions curred while vaulting 90% (18) occurred on the horse, 50% (10) 4 dislocation/ as compared to 1999 at the canter, 10% (2) at the trot, 25% (5) at the walk and 5% (1) and an 78% (37) de- while the horse was standing. The other 10% (2) occurred on the crease when compared to 1998. When compared to 1999 there barrel. Of the injuries that occurred while vaulting 60% (12) oc- were 8 less sprains, 1 less contusion, and no head injuries re- curred during Kür, 30% (6) during Ind. Kür and 30% (6) during ported . More of the Injuries by Medal: team Kür. The remaining 35% (7) occurred during compulsories. injuries reported in For 67% (14) of the injuries the footing was reported as soft. Hard, 2000 were seen by a dry or deep footing was reported for 22% (5) of the injuries. Gym- physician (76%)

1 Trot

0 Gold

10 Silver nastic mats were reported as the footing for 9% (2) of the injuries. than in 1998 (33.3%) 9 Bronze

2 Beg. Trot 2 Beg. Carpet was reported as the footing for 5% (1) of the injuries. or 1999 (68%). 7 Beg. Canter

In February for the first time, the crowds. Once again, we received many Education Report Friendship Team performed at the Equine requests for additional information, which Stephanie Siemens Affaire in Pomona, CA. It was their first we are still working on. Activities began in January with a “annual” event, and was a successful ven- Our Little Horseshoe Program is ready clinic by Keri Lemon at Maplelawn Farm ture for all. to go. It has been quite a labor of love, and in Newark Valley, NY. Keri is inspirational In November, the Friendship Team well worth the complications of undertak- and totally motivating for both vaulters and group met in Massachusetts for the Equine ing a new endeavor. coaches. She was thoroughly enjoyable. Affaire in Springfield once more. Del Dyer 2002 plans are forming now with pro- In April, we held a week long camp once again hauled his wonderful horse, grams at the Annual Meeting that are di- with Nancy Stevens-Brown during Easter King, all the way from Blacksburg, VA to verse and challenging for coaches, vault- break. Great fun was had by all, with tre- be joined by V.I.P.’s horse, Mirabella in ers, and parents alike. Please join us for mendous motivation and encouragement in performing 5 educational seminars as well our meetings. We would love your input performance taking place. as 2 evening performances to enthusiastic for the year ahead.

Vaulting World 14 April 2002 New Programs Proposal

Amy McCune Within the 4-H program, materials that by one with a wider reach and appeal (ie. Over the past few years there has been incorporate vaulting could be generated Affiliates Liaison, Youth Organizations Li- very little growth in the development of from the project perspectives of horse, aison, etc.). vaulting programs through 4-H (and sev- health and nutrition, sports science, or per- *Groups contacted included: AVA eral other equine youth organizations). forming arts. Instead of promoting vault- teams with 4-H affiliation; non-vaulting 4- Through a survey conducted last winter and ing and expecting others to decide how to H horse clubs; New England Morgan As- several long conversations during the sum- merge it with their program, we need to sociation; American Quarter Horse Asso- mer with various groups*, the primary bar- create support materials that will show them ciation; and three non-vaulting riding rier is the lack of resources and support that how to make these mergers. stables with summer camp programs. provide, what they term as, an integrated Although this effort would be a huge Proposal educational program. undertaking, it may also benefit vaulting New Club/Camp / Therapeutic / Af- It is my understanding that they need camp and recreational programs. filiates Options (Programs) Possible clarification on how vaulting can feed into I have included a draft proposal sof ideas for those interested in vaulting but do their own organizations mission. For most what these materials could include, but it not have a horse available for regular use. groups this would require materials that would take the input and knowledge of sev- These ideas would focus on an educational teach not just the sport of vaulting but also eral other people to make it take shape. To curriculum as there is excellent material incorporate the development of horse further support this effort, I propose that available on the physical skill development knowledge. the position/title of 4-H Liaison be replaced of vaulting. It could also be use in conjunc- tion with a horse program. Various Elements (Chapters / Sections) AVA Membership - January 2002 Horse Knowledge Vicki Smith • General - breeds, colors, parts, equip- 2000/2001 AVA REGISTERED MEMBERS BY REGION ment, care, terminology, etc Membership RegI RegII RegIII RegIV RegIX RegX HI FOR Total • Vet Science - confirmation, movement, Life 6 20 3 1 6 0 0 1 37 basic first aid, skeletal and muscular sys- Contributing 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 tem, etc Sustaining 53 137 15 30 55 11 1 2 304 • Training - cross discipline, lunging, sack- Family 4 8 2 5 4 1 0 0 24 ing out, etc Affiliate (subs.) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Vaulter Development Vaulters 155 314 46 80 269 35 0 0 899 • Conditioning & Stretching - safety, fit- Clubs 13 19 5 9 27 6 1 0 80 ness resources Affiliate Groups 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 6 15 • Gymnastic Skills - ? TOTAL 234 503 71 127 366 56 2 9 1368 • Dance Skills - ? • Nutrition - healthy diets, snacks, hydra- 2001/2002 AVA REGISTERED MEMBERS BY REGION tion issues Membership RegI RegII RegIII RegIV RegIX RegX HI FOR Total Communications Life 5 22 4 1 6 0 0 1 39 • Demonstrations - how to organize and Contributing 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 present speeches (both with and without a Sustaining 55 123 19 36 92 14 1 0 340 barrel) Family 3 9 3 4 9 0 0 0 28 • Posters - vaulting education and safety Affiliate (subs.) 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 10 • Web - ? Vaulters 182 300 52 89 248 48 0 0 919 • Music - how to select, audience impact Clubs 14 16 6 12 31 8 1 0 88 Management Development Affiliate Groups 2 3 0 1 3 3 0 5 17 • Peer Coaching - spotting, safety, explain- TOTAL 262 479 86 144 395 73 2 6 1447 ing ideas, constructive criticism Unfortunately, not everyone registered by • Job Training - practicing skills needed January 2002 as the Board hoped they might. to host a fest (become a certified ...) Following reflects numbers of memberships Beginner Fests INQUIRIES BY REGION NOT RENEWED AS OF JANUARY 2002 • Organization Outline - (this is already 01/01/01-02/15/02 Membership Number & Percentage out there) Region I - 2 Region X - 12 Sustaining 138 40% • Suggested Classes - Region II - 6 AK - 0 Family 12 43% barrel classes, written quizzes, Region III - 7 HI- 0 Affiliate (subscription) 2 20% demonstrations, posters, first aid kits Region IV - 6 FOR - 1 Vaulters 487 53% (equine & human); Region IX - 27 Total - 61 Clubs 31 35% if horses are available - grooming, Affiliate Groups 2 12% braiding, confirmation, movement, etc.

Vaulting World 15 April 2002 Friendship Team Technical

Priscilla G. Faulkner looking at a show in July in Georgia – if it Adrienne Stang Friendship Vaulting Team continued to is not too hot. This report is a brief summary of the promote vaulting in 2001 by again concen- Each demo this year had a combina- activities of the Technical Committee for trating on trade shows with educational ses- tion of first time and repeat vaulters on the November 2001 - February 2002. sions. The public saw vaulting done cor- team and no one that was available for a A meeting was held in November. The rectly and with style. There were also ses- demo was left out. Their coaches had done main topic concerned rule changes by the sions available on such subjects as select- a great job of training, the vaulters were so USAE Vaulting Committee, effective De- ing the vaulting horse, safety and the horse, willing to represent vaulting in an honor- cember 2001. Adrienne brought up sev- developing the Kür, and training the vault- able and professional way, the horses and eral topics for discussion and asked that the ing horse. longeurs were great, and the support group AVA Technical Committee give their opin- Equine Affaire opened a new venue in was wonderful so how could it all not go ions regarding making changes to the AVA Pomona, California, in February and well!!! Stephanie Siemens and Nancy vaulting rules. Friendship Team was one of their educa- Stevens-Brown were excellent with the edu- First, the team weight rule was dis- tional customers invited. There was only the cation and we are again indebted to Lucinda cussed. It was agreed by all present that it educational part because they wanted to see and Priscilla Faulkner for holding the vault- is time to do away with the team weight the response before committing to an ers together as well as coaching. rule and to consider over-loading and/or evening show. We had hoped for a large As usual, the letters have gone out to over-weighting the horse as up to two points California vaulter response to this show but all registered Gold and Silver vaulters in- off in the Composition score. The issue of that was not so. It is difficult to miss school viting them to join Friendship Team USA two timers was discussed and it was decided for three days and there are so many com- for 2002. Their joining does not mean that that one timer would be sufficient. petitions and exhibitions on the team sched- they are required to attend a demo. It does The horse use rule was discussed and ules that adding one more thing seems too let them have the opportunity to accept or it was generally agreed that the quality of much. We had eight vaulters from four clubs reject exhibitions. And they can join at any- the horses we see in our sport has improved with several of them bronzes. They were time during the year. However, there are so immensely because of the rule, but that the all wonderful in their vaulting, visiting with many new Silvers this year that all may not horses are still over used. We discussed the crowd, and in their behavior. Martina be able to attend the demo that they desire. the FEI rule and decided that it was too se- Dyer volunteered to host us at her place and We always strive for a balance between new vere for the U.S. We left the discussion to lend us Vancouver for the exhibitions. It and seasoned Friendship Team vaulters, the open with agreement that the horse use rules was scary not to have a backup horse since number from each team, and between bases should be addressed further. we were not doing an evening performance and flyers. The Technical Committee decided to but Vancouver was wonderful. The AVA has a great group of people ask the AVA Board of Directors their opin- In November we returned to Equine promoting vaulting!!! Thanks for lending ion of these rule changes and review their Affaire in Springfield, Massachusetts, us your vaulters, horses, and yourselves to decisions at the March meeting, before un- where we had eight vaulters from five come and work exceedingly hard for no dertaking a rewrite of the rules. A ques- teams. The Dyer name must be good luck monetary reward. Again, thank you. tionnaire was sent to the AVA Board in early for excellent horses because Del and Doris February and twenty-one members re- Dyer brought King. Another faithful and New Kür Training Book sponded. The results are summarized on great pair, Vicki Sherraden and Mirabella, the following page. (Please review the cur- came for the educational and as the second rent USAE Rules for Vaulting for complete horse in the finale. Merabella was a big help text of rules.) Thanks to all who took the in the educational but the finale and other time to review these rules and respond. acts got cut after the first night because of Your input is extremely helpful to the Tech- time, and she lost her opportunity to return nical Committee. to a crowd of 8,000. Again, the educational An attempt was made by the Chairman sessions were a great boost to vaulting and to form separate working groups to address were well attended. Everyone did an out- the issues of AVA rules and AVA judge standing job as a four-day crowd of 60,000 training/licensing. The item was tabled saw the booth, heard the announcements, with no result. and attended the educational sessions and The Annual USAE/AVA Judges Forum the evening performances. has been set for September 28 - 29, 2002, In 2002 we plan to return to Equine Hundreds of pictures of Kür location to be announced. This is an open exercises (individual and team Affaire in Columbus, Ohio, and have been at three levels) show the safe forum for all AVA members. This will be a invited to the USET Championships in and definitive development of two day session, subject and leadership not Gladstone, NJ, in June to have exhibitions freestyle vaulting. $30.00 determined at this time. We also have an in both the dressage and show jumping ar- Contact the AVA National Office, application submitted for this to be FEI eas. We are quite excited about this. We are Emma Drinker or Isabelle Bibbler Recognized.

Vaulting World 16 April 2002 Technical Committee New Rules Poll The following was mailed to the AVA Board for input on the CHAPTER II. TEAM EVENT. new USAE Rules and how they may relate to the AVA. The re- Article 3715. Compulsories. sults are presented here. Please review the2002 USAE Rules 1. b) Time allowed: If a team does not include a substitute, the maxi- for Vaulting for complete text of rules. mum time for the performance of the Compulsory Test is eight To the AVA Board: (8) minutes. If a substitute enters the arena with the team, he Following are some of the new or changed USAE Rules for must perform the Compulsory Test and the maximum time al- Vaulting. As you know, the USAE rules only apply to A Team, lowed for the performance is nine (9) minutes. Compulsory exer- Gold Individuals, Silver Individuals, Open Pas de Deux and cises begun after the time limit will receive a score of zero (0). Preliminary Pas de Deux. Please review and consider the ques- 3. Each of the eight team members plus the substitute must perform tions below each one. Check your choice. all seven compulsory exercises. CHAPTER I. GENERAL 7. For a team of eight, which does not include a substitute, all 56 Article 3705. Horse Use. 1.b) Individual Events: - Four (4) compulsory exercises must be performed in one section before that individual competitors count the same as one (1) team. team’s Kür may begin. For a team of nine, which includes a sub- Changed from 6 to 4 individuals. stitute, all 63 compulsory exercises must be performed in one [ 5 ] Yes [ 15 ] No Should this rule apply to AVA Recog- section before that team’s Kür may begin. nized Events? 9. The Compulsory scores for the eight vaulters who perform in Article 3707. Substitution. 1. Team Event: the Kür will be averaged to produce the team’s compulsory score. a) One substitute is allowed. In order for a substitute to vault, The scores for the ninth member of the team who does not vault he must enter the ring with the team as its 9th member at the in the Kür will be dropped. Before the beginning of the Kür start of the Compulsories. performance each team must specify to management which eight b) The substitute must perform the compulsory exercises (8) vaulters will perform in the Kür. along with the eight team members. (See article 3715). [ 17 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? c) The substitute vaults in the ninth position. [ 15 ] Yes [ 6 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? [17 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? [ 15 ] Yes [ 6 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? [15 ] Yes [ 6 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? Article 3716. Kür. [12 ] Yes [ 8 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? 1. A free-style routine of five (5) minutes maximum is performed by Article 3708. Equipment. the team of eight vaulters who have been specified by the team. 1. a) A longeing cavasson is no longer allowed. [ 19 ] Yes [ 2 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? [ 9 ] Yes [ 11 ] No Should this rule apply to AVA Recog- [ 16 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? nized Events? [ 16 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? 3. No auxiliary equipment is allowed. 2. Over weighting and/or overloading the horse will be penal- a) Standing reins or auxiliary reins are not permitted. ized under composition. Weight limit eliminated. b) The use of any equipment other than described above will [ 14 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? [ 14 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? entail elimination. [ 14 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? [ 10 ] Yes [ 8 ] No Should this rule apply to AVA Recog- CHAPTER V. SCORING Article 3724. Penalties and Deductions. nized Events? 7. Elimination - Team, Pas de Deux and Individual Events: Article 3709. Facilities. Requirements for weigh-in equip- - In Individual event, if vaulter enters circle before previous vaulter ment and third stop-watch eliminated begins vault off, entering vaulter will be eliminated. [ 16 ] Yes [ 3 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? Change from elimination of performing vaulter to elimination of [ 15 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? entering vaulter [ 15 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? [ 16 ] Yes [ 5 ] No Should this rule apply to Bronze? 10. A Kür checker is required for team event. The official PROPOSALS REGARDING LOWER LEVEL TEAMS timer may act as Kür checker. Proposed by Isabelle Bibbler [ 16 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? Objective: To encourage more lower level teams. To reduce horse [ 16 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? use. To promote safety. [ 16 ] Yes [ 4 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? Proposal: Change the number of vaulters on Trot and C Teams to Article 3710. Format. 6. Change Trot and C Team Kur time limit to 3.5 minutes. Weight requirements eliminated [ 18 ] Yes [ 1 ] No I Support These Changes [ 13 ] Yes [ 7 ] No Should this rule apply to B Team? Objective: To promote safety. Proposal: Eliminate second half of flank for Trot and Bronze Indi- [ 11 ] Yes [ 9 ] No Should this rule apply to C Team? viduals and Trot and C Teams. Vaulter slides off to inside. [ 11 ] Yes [ 9 ] No Should this rule apply to Trot Team? [ 11 ] Yes [ 8 ] No I Support These Changes 6. Individual vaulters must wear a number, which has been Proposal: Eliminate all Kür dismounts for Trot and Bronze Indi- assigned to them. Number may be worn on the back or right viduals and Trot and C Teams. Only simple dismount (or slides off arm and must be easily visible to the Judges. the horse) permitted. Individuals MUST wear numbers. [ 10 ] Yes [ 10 ] No I Support These Changes [ 18 ] Yes [ 3 ] No Should this rule apply to Bronze Twenty-one responses were received. Where the “yes” and “no” Individuals? votes do not total 21, there was “no vote.

Vaulting World 17 April 2002 Certification for Therapeutic Vaulting Programs

Rick Hawthorne What to expect to start: LEVEL II ASSISTANT COACHES: The American Vaulting Association’s You will receive a packet with an in- • Minimum age: 21 years National Council for Therapeutic Vaulting formation questionnaire to be filled out • Minimum of 3 years of experi- (AVA/NCTV) was established in 1985 with completely and a list of AVA clubs work- ence in teaching vaulting. the goal and mission to increase knowledge ing with people with disabilities. You will • Must pass all exams and video- of Therapeutic Vaulting to the numerous need to observe any one or more of these tape evaluation ‘Special Needs’ people within the USA and clubs listed for a minimum total of 10 hours, • Has a good foundation of working to be as safe and professional as possible. answer a questionnaire and have the per- with people Who we are and what we do: son in charge of the club(s) visited, sign • Knows your own personal The AVA/NCTV Certification Program the questionnaire. You will have one month strength and weaknesses is offered by the American Vaulting to send both questionnaires back to the • Has knowledge of different disabilities Association’s (AVA) National Council for given address. Therapeutic Vaulting (NCTV) to recognize • Has understanding of safety You will receive a book list of sug- and certify AVA Recognized Clubs with procedures, and uses them gested readings including material which coaches, longeurs and assistants who have • Has basic knowledge of horses will be found on the later written test. knowledge of disabilities, vaulting and the and their care. vaulting horse. These outstanding vaulting Eventually you will submit a VHS vid- • Can teach vaulters in a competent clubs with coaches, longeurs and assistants eotape of a lesson showing your ability with manner.• Enjoys teaching and are known to be competent to instruct different handicapped vaulters, vaulting working with people. safely, with integrity and a caring manner, horses, knowledge of vaulting, all in a safe LEVEL III COACHES: have all the requirements needed for a safe and professional manner for evaluation. • Minimum age: 25 years old horse and vaulting program for all abilities.. Clubs whose coaches, longeurs and as- • Minimum of 6 years of experi- What is vaulting? sistants pass any of the following tests in ence in teaching vaulting. Vaulting is the art and sport of gym- any of the three levels and who have shown • Must pass all exams and video- nastics on the back of the moving Horse. that they teach in a safe and competent tape evaluation Vaulting is unique in that it combines gym- manner will earn certification. There will • Has a good foundation of working nastics and the skill of horseback riding in be re-certification required every few (to be with people and is a good a way that is fun and beneficial for every- determined) years to ensure the standards communicator. one, and enjoyable for all those watching. remain high. New coaches, longeurs and • Has a clear knowledge of per- This is a sport for everyone, handicapped assistants will also need to be certified. sonal strength and weaknesses and non-handicapped, of all ages and abili- What is the cost? • Has thorough knowledge of ties. No previous riding or gymnastics skills The registration fee for the program is disabilities are necessary. to be determined. Testing will be charged • Has understanding of safety Why is vaulting for the disabled? per test. procedures, and uses them There is a segment of the population Let’s get started: • Has basic knowledge of training that is benefiting more then any other from The first tests are to evaluate knowl- horses and their care. the tremendous gifts of vaulting and that is edge and professionalism. These written • Has knowledge of stable manage- the ‘Special Needs’ population. Vaulting tests are to explore the candidate’s general ment and horse care. has reached and strengthened the lives of knowledge of disabilities, vaulting, horses, • Needs to know the how’s and why accident victims, brain injury victims and safety and philosophy. The ability to work the horses do what they do. people with physical as well as mental dis- with the many disabilities, vaulting and the • Is oncerned with solving problems • Can competently teach vaulters abilities. It is amazing to watch the results horses in a safe and professional manor will • Enjoys teaching and working with therapeutic programs are getting from us- be evaluated by reviewing a videotaped les- people. ing vaulting exercises and the motion of the son taught by the candidate. THE VIDEOTAPE: moving horse. LEVEL I ASSISTANTS: • Please do not exceed 25 minutes. Who is this certification program for? • Minimum age: 16 years old • Choose the vaulter and horse well. AVA/NCTV Certification Program is • No experience required • It doesn’t have to be professional for all AVA Recognized Vaulting Clubs who • Needs some knowledge of disabilities, vaulting, and horses but show that you care enough to have the desire and the knowledge to work think about your presentation. with special needs individuals in a safe and • Must pass exams/videotape evaluation • Speak clearly, show the student Professional manner on horseback in the most of the time. sport of vaulting. • Likes to work with people and horses. • Videotape when the light is good How do I get started? and not too much outside noise. Send a letter requesting an application • Needs to know horse’s tack and how it is used and cleaned. • Please copy your tape as we do for NCTV Certification to the AVA, 642 not return tapes. • Needs knowledge of safety Alford Place, Bainbridge Island, Washing- • Introduce yourself, vaulter, horse, • Is willing to help at any time with ton 98110, Attention National Council for and assistants. Therapeutic Vaulting. a positive attitude

Vaulting World 18 April 2002 Certification Nationals - Sponsorships

• State the vaulter’s age, handicap Sponsorship Packages Program Advertising and your lesson plan. GOLD: $1000.00 Front Covers (4/Color) Logo and copy • At the end, evaluate the lesson and • Class sponsorship of choice (as avail.) on bottom third of page $500.00 your plan for the next lesson. • Six foot long banner in arena Back Cover (B/W) Full Page $400.00 • Make your explanations clear • Full page ad in program Back Cover (B/W) Half Page $300.00 Know your vaulters abilities. • VIP seating for 6 Inside Front or Back Cover (B/W) Remember you want your lesson • • Half page ad in Vaulting World Full Page $250.00 to be fun as well as informative. SILVER: $750.00 Inside Front or Back Cover (B/W) Be neat, clean, in control and • • Class sponsorship of choice (as avail.) Half Page $150.00 professional. • Half page ad in program Full Page Body (B/W) $200.00 LEVEL IV STABLE MANAGEMENT • VIP seating for four Half Page Body (B/W) $150.00 FOR VAULTING PROGRAMS: • Half page ad in Vaulting World Quarter Page Body (B/W) $100.00 Minimum age: 18 years old • BRONZE: $500.00 Business Card size Body (B/W) $50.00 Likes to work with horses and is • Class sponsorship of choice (as avail.) The Program will be 8-1/2" x 11" and will good with people of all ages and • • Quarter page ad in program feature information about the sport of vault- abilities. • VIP seating for two ing, bios on v.i.p’s, schedules, the Order of Can answer questions in a friendly • • Quarter page ad in Vaulting World Go, photos, and more. Additional options and knowledgeable manor. We are happy to put together a Sponsor- and color pricing available upon request. • Must provide a 30-minute ship Package to meet your needs. For more information about Nationals, videotape for evaluation please visit http://home.att.net/~nation- Video needs to have a walk- Class Sponsorships • als2002. or contact Marianne Rose at 408/ through of barn, nclude barn rules, A Team $400.00 Garrod Farms 867-1789 or email nationals2002@ explain how the stalls are B Team $300.00 Available worldnet.att.net prepared, how the barn is kept C Team $250.00 Available clean and organized, how to Trot Team $200.00 Available recognize and prevent common Open 2-Ph. Team $150.00 Available ailments such as thrush, saddle Prel. 2-Ph. Team $125.00 Available Online Training sores, cuts and scrapes plus two Trot 2-Ph. Team $100.00 Available Performance horse training is now be- more, know the proper basic daily Open P d D $150.00 Available ing offered as a distance learning course by routines for grooming, feeding, Prel. P d D $125.00 Available Allegany College of Maryland. watering and turn out of horses. Open Pairs $150.00 Available Students can learn horse training tech- • Recognition of good and bad Preliminary Pairs $125.00 Available niques, train their own horse with profes- conformation in horses. Trot Pairs $100.00 Available sional step by step guidance, and earn a • Explanation of use and purpose of Gold Women $300.00 Available certificate of recognition all at the same common grooming tools. Gold Men $200.00 Available time, and at home. The nine-lesson course Explanation of stable dangers and • Silver Women $300.00 Available takes the student from before the first saddle how to prevent them (i.e. fires) Silver Men $250.00 Available through each progressive step until the horse • How to recognize good and bad Bronze Women $250.00 Available is learning advance equestrian exercises. hay and feed. Bronze Men $200.00 Available Internationally known trainer/author • Describe various stable bedding methods and the benefits/draw- Trot Women $150.00 Marianne Rose Don Blazer developed the course and wrote backs of each. Trot Men $125.00 Available the text. Students are tested on theory and • Demonstrate bandaging the horse Open Brl Kür W $150.00 Available are required to write a narrative report on for travel and why. Open Brl Kür M $150.00 Available the horse‚s progress and competency. The BOOK LIST FOR RESEARCH: Prel. Brl Kür W $125.00 Available tests are sent to Blazer who grades them • AVA’s Introduction to Vaulting Prel. Brl Kür M $125.00 Available and returns written comments and sugges- • Current AVA Rule Book Trot Brl Kür W $50.00 Amy McCune tions to assist the students as they perfect • Current USAE Rule Book Trot Brl Kür M $50.00 Available their skills. The student also meet with Working With Handicaps, Dis- Fun Fest Blazer weekly in an online chatroom where abilities and Special Needs (more Unrtd Ctr Brl Kür $50.00 Available they can discuss specific problems, evalu- titles to follow) Unrtd Trt Brl Kür $50.00 Available ate their progress and share ideas with other • Horses 2nd ed- J. Warren Evens Also available: students. • Any Saddlery Catalog Judges Hospitlty $250.00 Available A sample of one of the lessons and If you• want to learn more about Therapeu- Medics Sponsor $500.00 Available some of the test questions are available tic Vaulting and where you might find it, Water Stations $200.00 Available online at www.donblazer.com. For more please contact Rick Hawthorne at Phone: Class Sponsors are invited to present the information, phone Allegany Continuing 818/834-8963, Fax: 818/302-0154, Email: ribbons for their class(s) at the daily awards Education 301/784-5341 or online at [email protected]. ceremonies. www.ac.cc.md.us/acce.htm.

Vaulting World 19 April 2002 Volunteers Pat Parelli Vaults CLINICS Shari Ballenger Jan Weber The Volunteer Recognition Committee Golden Gate provided two one-hour Matthias Lang Clinics is seeking additional members. The com- educational seminars at the recent Rocky Carolyn Conner mittee currently consists of one chairper- Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, Colorado. Matthias Lang is available for son and one member. We feel strongly that They did a wonderful job promoting our clinics from May 30th to June 10th additional members will not only give a sport. On Sunday, Pat Parelli agreed to be or 11th. Anyone interested, please more rounded representation when choos- emcee for their seminar. Pat said wonder- contact me as soon as possible to ing award recipients, but that we will be ful and positive things about our sport. At book a day or several days with him. able to do a more effective job of recogniz- least three of his assistant trainers came to He will be charging $200 per day the AVA booth wanting to know where they ing the recipients. for 6 hours and $120 per half day could take vaulting lessons. Pat told Yossi Our original goal was to choose one for 3 hours. that he wants to make vaulting part of his Volunteer of the Year and one Mentor of In addition to his rates, there program, so the AVA and Golden Gate gave the Year, recognize them at both Nationals Mr. Parelli a book on vaulting as a thank will be a travel fee to help cover his and Annual meeting by giving them a tro- you for his kind endorsements. airfare. I will be lending him a car phy or plaque of some kind and have an Petra Schwoerer journalist for and cell phone again to defray costs. interview or write-up with photo in vault- coloradohorse.com wrote a great article at Anyone wanting him for more than ing world. http://www.coloradohorse.com/main_ a day should offer overnight accom- To date, we have succeeded choosing article.php?articleID=19 and she says she modations. Last year it was around the recipients and awarding the trophy/ planned to stay for a few minutes and stayed $50 per club for the travel fee. plaque at Nationals (Volunteer of the Year) for the entire hour. She hopes to learn vault- Depending on how soon I can and Annual Meeting (Mentor of the Year.) ing herself. You can find pictures of Erik get a minimum number of commit- While this is a start, the committee feels Martonovich and Pat Parelli. There’s also ments, I will purchase his airline that these individuals should have more a picture of Pat showing the audience how ticket. widespread recognition by adding an article to do a great handstand! Matthias is wonderful with ALL in Vaulting World. Our goal this year is to Kudo’s to Erik and his club, for being levels of vaulters! add this component of recognition. a wonderful ambassador from our sport. Call or email me with questions Remember, it takes all of us working to pro- or bookings. Carolyn Conner, email: The AVA Volunteer mote our sport. Thanks to Rolling Clover [email protected], phone: 415/ Vaulters and Equestrian Training in Motion 897-8486 Recognition Committee is for their help with the barrel and Booth. accepting ballots for 2002 Many Thanks to Urban Farm of Denver for Shea Rose Clinic Volunteer of the year allowing the AVA to do barrel demonstra- Shea Rose Summer Vaulting Take a moment to vote for someone tions in their hands on round pen demon- Clinic in Waxhaw, North Carolina on that you know who has supported to sport stration area. Please let me know if you June 11-15. The clinic will be from of vaulting, going above and beyond the call and your group have a positive promotions 8:00 am until 4:30 pm with overnight story! Thanks of duty. Whether they spend extra time accommodations for out-of-towners keeping their club afloat, or give hours of in local vaulter’s homes. Beginning time behind the scenes at regional or na- and intermediate level vaulters will tional competitions, they are the lifeblood be working to improve individual of our sport. The award will be presented and team Kür skills. Cost is $200 at Nationals 2002. Each vote is counted and for the week. Contact Carol Land at saved, this means that any votes that come [email protected] or 704/ in this year for an individual will be saved 843-4306. and added to next years totals. Any member of the AVA may vote, in- Emerald City Clinics cluding vaulters, but please, one vote per Emerald City is offering an Ad- person (no stuffing the ballot box!). All you vanced vaulting camp on July 19-22 need to do is write down your nominee’s and a camp for beginners and inter- name and club and send it on! mediate vaulters on July 23-27. The Email your ballot to Threeballengers@ camps are in Lake Bay, Washington. aol.com or mail to: AVA Volunteer Recog- Del Dyer and his horses won the For more information, visit nition Committee C/O Shari Ballenger, Ojserlea Award at Nationals 2002. www.oz.net/~tdenault or contact 1266 7th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 You The Award is presented for best Tammy Denault at 253/884-5212 or may also vote at your local compeititions. presentation of horse and handler at [email protected] Ask the Fest Management for a form. the Vet Check for Nationals. Any questions? Phone 831/462-2734.

Vaulting World 20 April 2002 Vaulting Builds Confidence Horse Dentist?

Julia Lee France. It was an inspiring experience to Christine It began on September 13, 1994 when compete against some of the top vaulter in Appel-Bucierka I walked onto the Tambourine Farms prop- the world. I have been to Europe two times erty to look at a sport called horse vaulting. since and plan on returning again this Do we un- At that time I was a typical eight-year-old. March. derstand the I had done gymnastics, T-ball, dance, 4-H, When I go to Germany I am hosted by phrase, “Don’t and every other thing that my parents and I a family. Our club has hosted back and look a gift horse could think of. I was never sufficiently ful- forth and after each visit it gets harder and in the mouth?” filled with any of these activities and, with harder to leave. Not only do I have a close The Topaz the exception of 4-H, would go from activ- relationship with my host family, but also Club understands ity to activity. I was shy, self-conscious and with the German vaulters. They are so ac- had a huge imagination but never wanted commodating and willing to help us. A that one big time! Andromeda, alias Drommie or Drama to push my boundaries. unique bond of friendship has allowed me I looked around the farm and was over- to see and understand their culture, vault, Rama, was given to the club three years ago. whelmed by the outgoing friendliness that and meet many incredible people. Within one month of her arrival, we had radiated from the vaulters there. I gripped With vaulting I have found more than our annual horse dentist appointment. my mother’s hand tightly as we walked to- just a sport. I have found a second family. Debbie Stroup, the dentist, proceeded ward Kelley, who would soon become my A vaulting team is made up of eight people to check out all the horses’ teeth. When coach, my friend and my mentor. With the who have five minutes to do a routine. One putting the speculum in Drommie’s mouth, laughter and smiles from all of the children, to three people may be on the horse at one Debbie said, “Chris, come see this.” I quickly found myself letting go of my time, so being close to your team mates is Drommie had a tooth that was 1-1/2 inches mother’s hand and meeting people who very important. We practice together three long digging into her lower left jaw next to would soon become a second family to me. days a week and, even though some are only her tongue and bottom teeth. due to the From that day on I began to find my- nine years old and some live up to an hour length of the tooth, her other teeth could self. I came out of the shell that had pro- away, I see them as my sisters. They are not meet to chew. Her upper left jaw was tected me for most of my childhood. I closer to me than most of my school friends completely out of alignment to the lower. found something that I loved. Not only a because we spend so much time together Debbie asked if the horse had ever been sport, but also the people, the horses, and and rely on each other so much. Trust is a injured — kicked in the jaw, whatever? Of the atmosphere. When my parents enrolled necessity in vaulting and you cannot have course we didn’t know the history of this me in vaulting, they expected it to be an- trust without friendship. “gift horse.” Debbie proceeded to work on other yearly thing and soon I would be off The last extension of my family is the trimming the long tooth, let alone all the to another after-school activity. Never AVA Friendship Team. This is a team that others that had grown due to being out of travels around the United States and does could we have imagined that, nine years alignment. demonstrations to promote vaulting. Each later I would still be vaulting. We asked the previous owners, “Was demonstration has a different set of vault- I started at trot — a slow gait that al- Drommie ever injured in the face?” They ers. The vaulters must meet certain crite- lowed me to gain self-confidence and poise responded, “Oh yes, she was kicked in the ria. The vaulter then applies and the top on the horse. I soon became comfortable face by another foal at about six months of ten are chosen to represent the American at standing, jumping, doing handstands, and age.” When asked, “When was the last time Vaulting Association. In October I was se- cartwheels on a moving horse. After two she saw a horse dentist?” The response was, lected to go to Massachusetts. I had one of years of trot, I received my Trot Medal. A “What’s a horse dentist?” Drommie was the best times of my life! I met nine other year later I moved up to canter. I had be- now nine years old. people from around the United States come an out-going person who welcomed Drommie wore a longeing cavasson for new vaulters and made them feel at home. whose passion is the same as mine. Instead the last three years. She could not tolerate I began to try new things in vaulting and in of having to compete against them, I was a bit. Now that her teeth are fixed, she can my life. I quickly moved up to Bronze able to connect and become friends. Now Medal level. I stayed at Bronze for a couple I have family all over the United States and use either a straight bar snaffle or a French of years and, after a lot of practicing and the world. training snaffle and is doing dressage les- conditioning, I achieved my Silver Medal Through vaulting I was able to come sons! in February of 1999. out of my shell and explore our world with Topaz, our 38 year old senior, and all Vaulting has given me opportunities self-assurance. I can take on anything; I our other horses have dentist appointments which I could never have imagined. At the have confidence, self-esteem, pride in my- each year or every six months. Topaz still age of fifteen I went to Europe for the first self, and in everything I do. With family has all her teeth and can eat quite well. She time — to represent the USA in competi- and friends all over the world, I have dis- refused to eat Senior Feed up until the last tion. I flew to Germany with one of my covered that I have the ability to achieve two years — she was not old! coaches and two other vaulters from my many things. I know what I am capable of To maintain happy, healthy vaulting team. We practiced on unfamiliar horses and I will never lower my standards. No horses, remember the shots, worming, far- for three days, and then drove for thirteen goal is ever out of reach for me, no matter rier and dental appointments — and always hours to a little town called Saumur in how impossible it appears. look a gift horse in the mouth!

Vaulting World 21 April 2002 Utah Dreams Come True Little Horse Shoe Kristy Raber Fleming We now have four classes, five horses New Program Available and are planning a wonderful year of vault- I left for college three years ago with Stephanie Siemens ing. Possibilities of a C Team are coming all my clothes, books, food, a little money, The AVA has established a much and my surcingle, the most prized posses- into view. It is so encouraging every week needed Horsemanship Program, beginning sion of luggage. Horse vaulting has been a to see these young faces with dreams of rib- with Level I. Booklets are available to use part of my life since I was nine years old. bons. They are my joy and strength. I love as a teaching guide at $10 each. Each par- Growing up in California, I was very in- coaching. volved with the vaulting world, competi- The Oak Hills Vaulters have never been ticipating vaulter will be tested on their tions, Friendship Team, and my own team, to a competition or seen other vaulters but knowledge of the material in the booklet. the Showtime Vaulters of DG Bar Ranch. I we’re coming! I have taken over the team The test may be applied for by requesting loved horse vaulting so much that I trained of 18 vaulters at novice walk to Silver an application form from Judy Baloghy, one of the college horses, performed at the Medal levels, ordered uniforms, made res- 5115 N. Tolo Rd., Bainbridge Island, WA, college rodeo, and introduced my room- ervations to attend Regional Champion- 98110, 206/780-8184. The cost per vaulter mates to the smells of a horse barn! It was ships and Nationals, and have two newspa- is $10. The test will be administered by great, but I missed the wonderful world of per interviews in the next week. Utah is their coach, and returned to the Horseman- horse vaulting. I missed practicing, com- getting a taste of horse vaulting. ship Program Secretary, whereupon a cer- peting, and most of all, I missed coaching. Training horses, coaching, vaulting, tificate and patch will be awarded to each After a year in College I decided to get having an almost full-time job, and being successful vaulter. There is no time limit my Cosmetology license in Provo, Utah. I married are all hard to juggle. I could never between requesting an application form and love doing hair, make up, nails, all that stuff! do it without the support and love of my final submission of the test to the Horse- I had no problem with the braiding section best friend, my husband, Chad. He has manship Program Secretary. Level II is in of school thanks to all those vaulting com- become my personal trainer. When a prac- the works right now, and hopefully, will be petitions. I didn’t have time to do anything tice doesn’t go right, when I need to go jog- available later this year. It is the goal of the in the horse world, but I found time to go ging, when I want to watch vaulting videos AVA to improve horsemanship skills and country dancing every Thursday night. I over and over again, he’s always there to knowledge among the vaulting community met this awesome young man to whom I support me and give me encouragement. by implementing this incentive program. am now married. In two and a half years I Life is good when you look at the whole went to college for a year, graduated from picture. I am so grateful to have horse vault- 2002 Horse Owners and Cosmetology school and got married. Life ing in my life. I have learned to believe in Breeders Tax Handbook was going great, but one thing was still myself, how to fall and get back up, how to missing — horse vaulting. balance not only myself, but also my life. I knew it was time to fill that hole in It is truly one of the best sports ever! my life. I went to different barns in the Now my life is complete. I have all Provo area, searching for an arena and po- the things that make me happy. There are tential horses. Everyone thought horse no more holes. Happy horse vaulting ev- vaulting was too much of a liability. I al- eryone. See you soon. And remember, the Oak Hills Vaulters are on their way!!! most gave up hope. I decided to apply for A Complete Tax Guide For a job at the Brigham Young University horse Your Horse Business barn. Even if I could just groom horses, I would feel better. I found that the Univer- The newly revised and updated 2002 Horse sity had just shut down their equestrian pro- Owners and Breeders Tax Handbook is the most comprehensive, up-to-date explanation gram. I went to the head of the Agricul- of how the federal tax laws and regulations tural Department to explain what horse apply to your horse business. An absolute vaulting was. He said, “Oh, I know what staple for all horse owners as well as attor- that is. There is a club who has done it neys and accountants who represent them. here before.” I was shocked! Someone in Please send me a 2002 Horse Owners and Utah knew what horse vaulting was. Breeders Tax Handbook. Enclosed is $64.50 per After numerous calls, I found the team copy. in Spanish Fork at the Barn of Mary Ann ______Name Ford. And the team needed a coach!!! I ______couldn’t sleep for days. Finally I walked Address into the indoor arena and saw five vaulters ______practicing on a barrel. “Are you the vault- City/State/Zip ing coach?” My heart jumped. “Can you American Horse Council watch my scissors. I need some help.” 1700 K St., N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Questions flew and I soon changed from www.horsecouncil.org REF. my jeans into vaulting pants. I’ll never for- 202/296.4031 CODE Kristy Fleming at Ricks College in Idaho. Fax 202.296.1970 AVA get that day. Photo: courtesy Kristy Fleming

Vaulting World 22 April 2002 Minutes of AVA Meetings Nominations Open

American Vaulting Association Any concerns having to do with the National Of- Marge Oakes Executive Board Meeting fice should be properly relayed through Ex- The AVA Nomi- ecutive Vice-President, Kelley Holly. Anaheim, California nating Committee was Nominating Committee appointed by Executive appointed by the Ex- Friday, March 1, 2002 Committee: Marge Oakes (chair), Marianne Jen Williams Rose, Stephanie Siemens, Vicki Smith, and ecutive Committee at Executive Board members present were Nancy Judy Toothaker. the Annual Meeting. Stevens-Brown, Kelley Holly, Marianne Rose, Approved: Day Membership and Alumni Mem- Marge Oakes is the Naomi Takemoto, Jennifer Williams, Judy bership Baloghy, Jan Weber, and Stephanie Siemens. chair. Marianne Rose, Approved: Rule change Stephanie Siemens, Guests present: J. Ashton Moore, Amy McCune, Vicki Smith, Teresa Keville, Sydney Frankel, Page 21, Section III. Committees - General Rules Vicki Smith, and Judy Toothaker are the Priscilla G. Faulkner, Devon Maitozo, Sheri Replace Paragraph A: other members Benjamin, Judy Toothaker. A. All Committee Chairmen shall automatically The following members of the AVA Executive Vice-President Kelley Holly presented resign immediately prior to the Annual Meet- Board are up for election this year: the Financial Review that has recently been ing and recommend replacements to the President: Nancy Stevens-Brown, completed by Terence McLoughlin of Clare, President. Chapman, Storey, McLoughlin & Bowen, LLP, General Secretary: Jen Williams, Vice Certified Public Accountants. Our financial A. Committee Chairmen serve at the pleasure President Development: Jan Weber, Vice statements have been declared “in conformity of the Executive Board. Committee Chair- President Membership: Naomi Takemo; men are appointed by the President and must with generally accepted accounting prin- Directors: John Alongi, Isabelle Bibbler, ciples”. be ratified by the Executive Board. Approved: The AVA Sustaining Member list to be Paul Caskey, Merry Cole, Kim Deaver, Approved: Two weeks to be allowed for any re- Sydney Frankel, Jan Garrod, Connie quests of tasks to be performed by the Na- released to the USAE/USET for a one-time tional Office Manager, with large projects to mailing soliciting funds. Geisler, Rick Hawthrone, Kerith Lemon, require more lead time. Approved: November 2002 Board of Directors Devon Maitozo, Marianne Rose (presently Approved: Submission of a process to be used meeting to be held in Region III. on the Executive Board). to select an AVA representative to the new The following people will continue to combined National Governing Body (USAE Annual Meeting of the Sustaining serve another year on the board and may combined with USET) Members of the American not be reelected this year: American Vaulting Association Vaulting Association Executive Vice President: Kelley Board of Directors Meeting Anaheim, California Holly, Treasurer: Judy Baloghy, V.P. Edu- Anaheim, California Sunday, March 4, 2002 cation: Stephanie Siemens, V.P. Competi- Saturday, March 2, 2002 Jen Williams tions: Marianne Rose; Directors: Toni Jen Williams Approved: Grievance Committee to serve until Amoroso, Jeannie Beattie, Sheri Benjamin, Annual Meeting 2003: Suzanne Detol, Merry Executive Board Members present: Nancy Carol Beutler, Linda Bibbler, Priscilla G. Stevens-Brown, Kelley Holly, Judy Baloghy, Cole, Priscilla G. Faulkner, and co-chairs Judy Marianne Rose, Naomi Takemoto, Jan We- Toothaker and Jane Garrod. Faulkner, Kenny Geisler, Virginia ber, Stephanie Siemens and Jen Williams. Approved: Minutes of Annual Meeting 2000 and Hawthorne, Jennifer Lauzze, Yossi Board of Directors Members present: Toni Annual Meeting 2001. Martonovich, Amy McCune, Marjorie Amoroso, Jeannie Beattie, Sheri Benjamin, Approved: Nominations Committee: Marge Oakes, Carol Beutler, Isabelle Bibbler, Linda Bibbler, Oakes (Chair), Marianne Rose, Stephanie The nominations must be submitted to Merry Cole, Priscilla G. Faulkner, Sydney Siemens, Vicki Smith, and Judy Toothaker. the Nominations Committee by April 30, Frankel, Jan Garrod, Kenny Geisler, Connie Approved: changes to the Constitution and: Geisler, Virginia Hawthorne, Rick Hawthorne, 2002. Jennifer Lauzze, Kerith Lemon, Devon p. 1 Article I Section 1 “There shall be five classes Maitozo, Yossi Martonovich, Amy McCune J. of membership: Club Membership, Vaulter Ashton Moore. Membership, Sustaining Membership, Fam- Coach Wanted ily Membership and Affiliate Membership. In Regional Supervisors present: Connie Geisler addition, there may be such classes of mem- Canyon View Vaulters of Chico, (Region I), Teresa Keville (Region II), Wendy bership as shall be recommended at any time California are looking for an indi- Ware (Region III), Noel Martonovich (Region by the Board of Directors.” vidual who has a vaulting or gym- IV), Jen Williams (Region IX). p. 9 Article VII Section 3 “The President shall nastic background and would like to In addition, five guests were present. appoint all committees committee chairmen become a vaulting coach. We have The President welcomed USAE President, Alan with the approval of the Executive Board.” two part-time coaches, one has Balch. Mr. Balch kindly extended the offer to p. 6 Article V Section 3 e. “The Nominations Com- moved and now commutes, and the host the AVA at the USAE headquarters for mittee shall also present a slate of Regional other is a college student who can next year’s Annual Meeting. Supervisor candidates in all eligible Regions only coach in the summer when she Approved: Minutes from the November 2001 for all even odd-numbered year elections.” returns home. If you know of any- Board of Directors meeting. Approved: The AVA Executive Board to make one who lives in the Chico area Our financial statements have been declared “in every effort to ensure that only the members please encourage them to come meet conformity with generally accepted account- of a Region may vote for their supervisor. us. Thank You!!! Phone: 530/877- ing principles” by Terence McLoughlin of Complete minutes are at http://groups. Clare, Chapman, Storey, McLoughlin & 3782, email: [email protected] Bowen, LLP, Certified Public Accountants. yahoo.com/group/avamembers/files/

Vaulting World 23 April 2002 USET Aids WEG Vaulters

The United States Equestrian Team sports having been an alternate member of (USET) preparations for sending squads to the 1968 Olympic Three-Day Event squad compete in World Championships in seven as well as having successfully competed in disciplines at the 2002 World Equestrian the Hunter, Jumper and Dressage Divisions. Games (WEG) in Jerez de la Frontera, She is also an AHSA Judge and Technical Spain includes unprecedented efforts on Delegate for Eventing, a Jumper Judge and behalf of U.S. vaulters. an FEI Steward for Show Jumping and In January, Adrienne Stang and Emma Eventing. Drinker of the American Vaulting Associa- “The USET is busy coordinating tion (AVA) took part in a USET fact-find- preparations for the World Equestrian ing trip to Jerez to prepare for this year’s Games,” she said. “Our job is to take care Games. Stang and Drinker worked closely of all the details so that our athletes can AVA Representative to with Sally Ike, the USET’s Director of focus on turning in medal-winning perfor- Vaulting Activities, and joined the Team’s mances. We are very excited about the pros- Serve on USAE Board discipline directors of Dressage, Driving, pects of our vaulters bringing home med- The USAE and USET are combining Endurance, Eventing, Reining and Show als from this year’s Games.” to form a new National Governing Body Jumping in touring the venues and sur- The USET is in the midst of a for equestrian sport in the USA. The Presi- rounding areas of the upcoming World fundraising drive designed to ensure that dent of the AVA was asked to provide a writ- Equestrian Games. This was the first time U.S. squads in all seven FEI disciplines will ten description of the process that the AVA vaulting representatives have ever had the have sufficient funding to compete at the would use to select its representative on the Federation’s Board of Trustees when the opportunity to visit a World Equestrian World Equestrian Games without distrac- time comes (apparently in 2004). Games venue beforehand, meet with the tion. Donations can be earmarked specifi- The AVA Executive Board approved Organizing Committee, and be proactive cally for vaulting, or for any discipline, and the following process: about planning for hotels, travel, etc. will be used only for the specific discipline • Announce the opportunity to AVA “The vaulting community is excited and not for any administrative or other non- membership via website and Vaulting about the support the USET is giving to our athlete related expenses. To direct contri- World. sport,” said J. Ashton Moore, American butions in this way, vaulting supporters • Interested members must submit an Vaulting Association Co-Founder and Tech- should be sure to write: 2002 Vaulting Pro- application. nical Advisor and USET Vice President of gram on their checks and send them to • AVA Executive Board will receive Vaulting. “Not only will our athletes at- USET, Pottersville Road, Gladstone, NJ applications, check references and tend the Games better prepared than ever 07934. The support of the American eques- conduct interviews before, but they will do so with a tremen- trian community is the surest way to help • AVA Executive Board will dous feeling of unity based on being part athletes in vaulting and all the World Eques- recommend a maximum of three of a genuine ‘team’ comprising athletes trian Games disciplines turn in medal-win- candidates to the AVA Board of from all seven USET international disci- ning performances! Directors. plines.” As a potential part of our national gov- • AVA Board of Directors will As is the case with all its disciplines, erning body, the United States of America recommend a single candidate to the the USET has established a Vaulting Com- Equestrian Federation (USAE), the United NGB. mittee to serve as a liaison to the vaulting States Equestrian Team is a non-profit or- The following attributes of a suitable community and to participate in develop- ganization that selects, trains, equips and candidate were mentioned by members of ing procedures related to international com- finances equestrians of the highest possible the Executive Board: petition. Members of the USET Vaulting standard to represent our country in major • Must be a member (or willing to Committee for 2002 are: J. Ashton Moore, international competition, including the become a member) of whatever organization (or organizations) Chairman; Adrienne Stang, Vice Chairman; Olympic Games and the World Champion- compose the NGB at the time they Linda Bibbler; Emma Drinker; Priscilla B. ships. To accomplish this, the USET seeks are to take office Faulker; Deborah P. Harrison, DVM; Chris- out and nurtures the development of tal- • Must be an AVA member tine Traurig; Jan Weber; George Williams; ented athletes - riders, drivers, vaulters and • Must be willing to undertake the and Sydney Frankel, Owner Representative. horses - and provides the support and guid- (unknown) financial responsibilities Sally Ike, who has served as the USET ance they need to help them attain their full- involved in participating fully in the Director of Show Jumping Activities since est potential. For more information on the meeting 1989, has been named as the USET Direc- USET, please call (908) 234-1251, or visit • Demonstrate willingness to attend tor of Vaulting Activities to go along with USET online at www.uset.org. Annual Meetings of NGB and AVA her Show Jumping duties. Ike, a past Chair- • Demonstrate plan for communicating man of the American Horse Shows Asso- effectively with NGB, AVA ciation (AHSA) Vaulting Committee, has • Demonstrate experience in the an extensive background in equestrian international venue.

Vaulting World 24 April 2002 Suzanne Detol Earns FEI O Status Craig Coburn (AVA R) Emma Drinker (AVA r) Congratulations to I met Sue when Sue on her promotion to we were both coaches FEI “O” Vaulting Judge. in 1986. I have As vaulting enthusiasts, watched her work we depend on our repre- hard to improve all as- sentation in Europe to not pects of the sport of only help circulate new vaulting, both nation- Invitations European vaulting trends ally and internation- Lynn Lopez ally. I have seen how in the US, but also to We received invitions to the following in- much she cares about communicate impor- ternational competitions: the vaulters. When the tant American innova- CVI ** Spresiano, ITA - 03/26-28 vaulters see her smil- CVI **/* Stadl Paura, AUT- 05/02-05 tions and trends to the Eu- ing at them from the CVI ** Sala, SVK - 05/18-19 ropean Vaulting community. Sue has judge’s stand, they know she shares The USAE application for international for the drive, dedication and integrity that their love and enthusiasm of the sport. has kept the sport of Vaulting alive in The USA needs more judges to make competiton was recently revised. Please the United States for many years. She the incredible effort to reach “O” sta- contact the USAE. as an approachable, humble and ex- tus so that our voice will be heard by Lynn Lopez tremely focused vaulting judge. the world vaulting community. Assistant Director of Athlete Services We all look forward to Sue’s con- The AVA is proud to announce that Phone: 908/234-0848, Fax: 908/719-7588 tinued contributions to the sport of Suzanne will be judging CVI** Stadl Email: [email protected] or vaulting as a compassionate leader, Paura and CVI** Malmo, as well as the [email protected] dedicated volunteer and dear friend. 2002 World Equestrian Games. Vaulters’Cup 2002 CVI** Rhede, Germany, August 1-4, 2002 You will find more information about this innovative event at www.vaulterscup.de/English/ The schedule for Barrel competition is now finalized. Formerly VALENTINES If you want to participate in Rhede, but you are not sure whether your federation CUSTOM will nominate you, you might get a second chance. You can apply for a Wildcard. With TEAM a wildcard, you then get a personal invita- tion to Rhede. You will find more informa- SPORTSWEAR tion at http://www.vaulterscup.de/English/ Wild_Card/wild_card.html For a Free Catalog & Color Swatches Rhede offers more than vaulting. For CALL (503) 892-3037 • FAX (503) 892-3058 a change you may wanna enjoy the atmo- Email: [email protected] sphere of the “Citynight” an international 1107 SW Stephenson Ct., Portland, OR 97219 cycle race in Rhede, or the traditional farm- ers market. Corrections Patti Reschar - fax is (408) 356-3435 Shari Ballenger -new address: Northwind Vaulters - new email: 1266 7th Av., Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Valley View Vaulters/Rick Hawthorne- [email protected] same phone, email new email: [email protected] Canyon View Vaulters - new address: Club name was: Equestrian Training in Virginia Hawthorne - new email: 1090 Shadowbrook Way, Apt. # 23, Motion, now: Eque Starz. [email protected] Paradise California 95969 - Star Hughes/Eqe Starz - new email: Kelley Holly/Tambourine Vaulters - new phone: 530/877-3782 - [email protected]. new address: 1 Liberty Rd. Petaluma new email: [email protected] new phone number: 720/851-4925. Ca. 94952 - new ph: 707 665-9281 Isabelle Bibbler - new Address: new fax: 707 665-923 2-same email 509 Everett Av Palo Alto, CA 94301 Please remember to send all your Naomi Takemoto -correct fax number: Jenny Lauzee - correct email: corrections or changes to the AVA 831/464-9926. [email protected] National Office.

Vaulting World 25 April 2002 2002 AVA Board of Directors: L-R, Back row: Sydney Frankel, Prscilla Faulkner, Yossi Martonovich, Noel Martonovich, Merry Cole, Jan Weber, Jan Garrod, Isabelle Bibbler, Wendy Ware, Marianne Rose, Sheri Benjamin. Middle row standing: Toni Amoroso, Connie Geisler, Jeannie Beattie, Stephanie Siemens, Carol Beutler, Amy McCune, Judy Baloghy. Middle row seated: Kerith Lemon, Jeannie Lauzee, Virginia Hawthorne, Linda Bibbler, Teresa Keville, Helley Holly, Naomi Takemoto, Jen Williams Front row: Devon Maitozo, Kennie Geisler, Nancy Stevens-Brown, Rick Hawthorne. Not pictured: John Alongi, Paul Caskey, Marge Oakes. Photo: Carole Dwinell Vaulting Organization Chart

FEI (International Equestrian Federation)

FEI Vaulting Committee

USAE (United States of America Equestrian Federation)

USAE Vaulting Committee S. Benjamin, I. Bibbler, L. Bibbler, C. Coburn, S. Detol, J. Garrod, E. Garrod, J. Ashton Moore, Gail Ostendorf, E. Searle, A. Stang

USAE Director of Vaulting Elizabeth Rabinski

AVA (American Vaulting Assocation)

President - Nancy Stevens-Brown Other Members of the AVA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Technical Advisor Nat’l Council for The AVA Regional Supervisors are also J. Ashton Moore Theapeutic Vaulting members of the AVA Board of Directors Rick Hawthorne

Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Vice President Development Membership Competitions Education Judy Jennifer Kelley Holly Jan Weber Naomi Takemoto Marianne Rose Stephanie Siemens Baloghy Williams • National Office - • Exhibits - • Annual Meeting - • National • Coaches - • Grants - • Historian - Vicki Smith Kelley Holly Naomi Takemoto Championships - Jen Williams Jan Garrod Nancy • Constitution & • Friendship Team- • Athlete’s Council - Marianne Rose • Safety - Stevens-Brown Bylaws -Joy Coburn Priscilla Faulkner Kim Deaver • International - Kim Deaver • Nominations - • Grievance - • Web Site - • Awards - Gail Ostendorf Marge Oakes Bob Weber Eric Jewett Jeannie Beattie • Liaison USAE - • Technical - • Chronicle of the • Vaulting World - Jan Garrod Adrienne Stang Horse -Christine Carole Dwinell • Medal Test Secretary- Appel Bucierka • Volunteer Suzanne Detol • Olympics - Recognition - Devon Maitozo Shari Ballenger • Liaison 4-H - Amy McCune AVA Board of Directors

Vaulting World 26 April 2002 Tambourine Barrel Fest

Tambourine Barrel Fest Trot Team Kur 3 Elana Matulic/Hannah Andre, 3 Summer Evert, UC Davis 6.728 Trot Kur unrecognized 1 Kings Mountain 5.733 Morning Star 5.320 Silver Kur 1 Ali Divita, Woodside 6.933 February 16th, 2002 2Woodside 5.500 Trot Doubles 1 Liz Martinico, Nu Balance 7.366 2 Kristen France, Cnyn View 6.833 3Tambourine 5.266 1 Alyssa Bonora/Katherine Wick, 2 Emily Reed, Nu Balance 7.366 3 Kayla Palmer, Kings Mtn. 6.566 Petaluma, California Beginning Trot Team Comp. Woodside 5.560 3 Shari Smith-Mead, Tamb 6.400 Beginning Trot Comp. Judges: 1 Mt Eden 4.914 2 Cassidy Palmer/Kayla Palmer, Bronze Compulsories 1 Jessica Muyo, Mt. Eden 5.185 Kitchy Burdette (AVA r), 1 Kings Mountain 4.021 Kings Mtn. 5.480 1 Sara Cleary, Nu Balance 6.610 2 Kimberly Palmer, Julie Keville (Gold Beginning Trot Team Kur 3 Ali Divita/Tessa Divita, 2 Jamie Velgruth, Evergreen 6.100 Kings Mountain 5.100 Medalist) 1 Kings Mountain 3.833 Woodside 5.420 3 Cassandra Hicks, Evergrn 6.000 3 Alyssia Bonora, Woodside 5.071 Team Events Triples Event Beginning Trot Doubles Bronze Kur Beginning Trot Kur Open Triples 1 Jessica Muyo/Erin Tyrell, 1 Michele Stevens, Tamb 8.133 1 Kimberly Palmer, Open Canter Team Comp. Mt. Eden 6.600 1 Christoph Rube/MuggiHartman/ 2 Sara Cleary, Nu Balance 7.766 Kings Mountain 6.500 1Tambourine A 6.487 2 Chrissy Kimling/Hailey Winnen, Haley Roberts, Tamb 5.900 2 Julia Bell, Tambourine 6.400 2Tambourine B 5.930 Kings Mtn. 5.620 3 Destiny Pelham, Tamb 6.933 Doubles Events Beginning Canter Comp. 3 Jessica Muyo, Mt. Eden 6.333 Open Canter Team Kur 3 Jillian Roberts/Sandy Rogers, Tiny Tot Compulsories Open Canter Doubles Kings Mtn. 5.480 1 Elizabeth Lindahl, Tamb 6.171 1Tambourine A 6.933 1 Julia Robinson, Woodside 4.500 1 Julie Keville/Shannon Hoke, 2 Kelly Granger, UC Davis 6.071 2Tambourine B 6.666 Individual Events 2 Brenda Arisman, Mng Star 3.928 Novice Canter Team Comp. Tambourine 7.760 Gold Compulsories 3 Joel Gordon, Nu Balance 5.628 2 Emily Reed/Chelsea Bylard, 3 Arilyn Martin, Tambourine 3.685 1Evergreen 5.354 Beginning Canter Kur Nu Balance 6.380 1 Leticia Solorzano, Nu Bal 7.614 Tiny Tot Kur 1 Elizabeth Lindahl, Tamb 6.433 2 Morning Star Vaulters 4.962 3 Jordan Hansen/Destiny Pelham, 2 Ashley Fenbury, Nu Bal 7.214 1 Julia Robinson, Woodside 4.266 Novice Canter Team Kur Tambourine 6.380 Gold Kur 2 Sarah Hook, UC Davis 6.000 2 Eva Cassel, Kings Mtn. 4.066 1Evergreen 5.600 Novice Canter Doubles 1 Julie Keville, Tambourine 7.600 3 Jenna Martin, Evergreen 5.900 3 Brenda Arisman, Mng Star 4.000 2 Morning Star Vaulters 5.233 1 Rebekah Davis/Elizabeth 2 Leticia Solorzano, Nu Bal 7.433 Trot Compulsories Musical Interpretation Trot Team Compulsories Lindahl, Tambourine 5.760 Silver Compulsories 1 Kristen Franco, Cnyn View 6.471 1 Julie Keville, Tambourine 8.500 1Woodside 5.163 2 Elana Matulic/Sandy Bley, 1 Kelly Thwing, UC Davis 7.228 2 Kayla Palmer, Kings Mtn. 6.185 2 Michele Stevens, Tamb 7.166 2Tambourine 4.754 Morning Star 5.680 2 Nichi Bergstrom, Nu Bal 6.757 3 Ali Divita, Woodside 5.928 3 Lindsey Neuerburg, Tamb 7.000 AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY NATIONAL OFFICE: Phone 206/780-9353, Fax 206/780-9355 • 642 Alford Place, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110 Office Hours: M, T, W & Th. 9-11 am. and 1:30-3:00 p.m. Pacific time • E-mail: [email protected] VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT: Nancy Stevens-Brown - Ph/fax 831/476/5901, [email protected] EXEC. V.P.: Kelley Holly - 707/665-9281, Fax 707/665-9232, [email protected] TREASURER: Judy Baloghy - 206/780-8184, [email protected] V. P. COMPETITIONS: Marianne Rose - Ph/fax 408/867-1789, [email protected] V. P. DEVELOPMENT: Jan Weber - 978/448-4193, fax 978-448-4196, [email protected] V. P. EDUCATION: Stephanie Siemens 607/642-8754, Fax 607-642-8685, [email protected] V. P.-MEMBERSHIP: Naomi Takemoto - 831/462-6783, fax 831/464-9926, [email protected] GENERAL SECRETARY: Jen Williams 301/317-7964, [email protected] VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS ALUMNI: Patti Reschar - 408/356-8660, fax 408/356-3435, [email protected] ATHLETES COUNCIL: Kim Deaver - 541/758-215, [email protected] • AWARDS: Jeannie Beattie - 805/736-4420 BALLOT: Cindy Duppong - 425/835-0693 • CLINICS: Stephanie Siemens - 607/642-8754 • COACHES: JenW illiams - 301/317-7964 CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS: Joy Coburn - Ph/Fax 818/888-8621 • EXHIBITIONS: Kelley Holly - 707/665-9281 FEST 2002: M. 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Deadline for Next Issue: May 1, 2002 - Feature: Training CALENDARCALENDAR OFOF VAULTINGVAULTING EVENTSEVENTS June 22-23 Region I Championships (USEA/AVA Recog- 2002 nized), Pomona, CA. Contact Connie Geisler April 21 Woodside Fest (USAE/AVA recognized, Selec- (909)861-1564 or [email protected] tion Trial Event), Menlo Park, CA. Contact June 28-30 CVI** Nitra, Slovakia. Contact Gail Ostendorf Isabelle Bibbler 916/444-9523 or 650/948-8137, [email protected]. [email protected]. Jul 5-7 CVI** Malmö, Sweden. Contact Gail Ostendorf April 27-28 Emerald City Spring Fest, Lake Bay, WA. Con- 650/948-8137, [email protected]. tact Tammy Denault 253/884-5212, [email protected] July 25-28 Region II Championships (USAE/AVA Recog- nized), Grass Valley, CA. Contact M. Rose 408/ April 26-28 CVI** Spresiano, Treviso, Italy. Contact Gail 867-1789 or [email protected]. Ostendorf 650/948-8137, [email protected]. Aug. 1-4 CVI** Rhede, Germany. Contact Gail Ostendorf May 5 Tambourine Fest (USAE/AVA Recognized, Se- 650/948-8137 or [email protected]. lection Trial Event), Petaluma, CA. Contact Kelley Holly 707/938-2447 or tambourine- Aug. 14-17 USAE/AVA National Championships, [email protected]. Livermore, CA. Contact Marianne Rose 408/ 867-1789 or [email protected]. May 11-12 Great Falls/Topaz Spring Fest, (AVA Recog- nized) Herdon, VA. Contact Andrea Bridgeman Sept. 10-22 World Equestrian Games, World Vaulting 703/903-2496 or [email protected] Championships, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Contact Gail Ostendorf 650/948-8137 or May 18-19 Garrod’s Spring Classic (USAE/AVA Recog- [email protected]. nized, Selection Trial Event) and May Fest (AVA Recognized), Saratoga, CA. Contact Marianne Sept. 28-29 Judges Forum, Bay Area, CA. Contact Adrienne Rose 408/867-1789 or marianne_rose@ Stang 408/867-0184. worldnet.att.net. Sept. 29 Morning Star Fest, Novato, CA. Contact May 18-19 CVI** Sala, Slovakia. Contact Gail Ostendorf Carolynn Conner 415/897-8486 or cec- 650/948-8137, [email protected]. [email protected] May 24-26 CVI**/* Stadt Paura, Austria. Contact Gail Oct. 12-13 VIP Halloween Fest, Hopkinston, RI. Contact Ostendorf 650/948-8137, [email protected]. Vicki Sherraden 860/228-1827, [email protected] June 1-2 F.A.C.E. Off Vaulting Challenge (USAE/AVA Recognized, Selection Trial Event) Agoura, CA. Oct. 26-27 Vaulting in the Park, Lake View Terrace, CA. Contact Carolyn Bland 818/884-8515 or Contact Virginia Hawthorne 818/302-0153, [email protected] [email protected] June 1-2 Region IV Championships, Albuquerque, NM. Oct. 27 Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact Merry Cole 505/898-6185, Contact Marianne Rose 408/867-1789 or [email protected] [email protected]. June 7-9 CVI** Frenstat, Czech Republic. Contact Gail Dec 30-31 CVI** Canberra, Australia. Contact Gail Ostendorf 650/948-8137, [email protected]. Ostendorf 650/948-8137, [email protected] June 9 Kings Mountain Fest, Half Moon Bay, CA. Con- . tact Carol Beutler 650/366-7527 or Check the Competitions website for more information on any [email protected]. American competitions. http://home.att.net/~avafest

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