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Page Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Half-Halt The Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association December 2013 Volume 30, Issue 12 2013 was an exciting year for the SVDA! Our chapter hosted the USDF L Program and several of our members went through the Part 1 and on to Part II earning their USDF L graduate certificates. And, our president, Kathy Rowse, was accepted as a faculty member of the USDF Program L Program. Many members had great recognized and schooling show success and forged partnerships with new equine partners. The weather was not with us this year but, thanks to an increase in sanctioned- show approvals, we were able to reschedule our championship schooling show. On behalf of the board, I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas season! Your Newsletter Editor, Anna Page 2 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association 2013 Board of Directors President: Kathy Rowse-E-Mail Did you know… Vice President: Be on the lookout for the SVDA membership Robyn Nunnally-E-Mail survey. It’ll be in the January newsletter. Secretary: Let us know your ideas! Danielle Rowland-E-Mail Treasurer: Shari Cutchin-E-Mail The SVDA membership manual on the SVDA website is chock-full of good info. Everything from schooling shows Clinics and Programs: to awards to volunteer positions is covered! Janice Mumford-E-Mail Awards Chair: The new membership year started on December 1st. Plan Carol Gonyo-E-Mail now to rejoin. Juniors Chair: Tristin Butler-E-Mail Licensed Show Chair: Donna Rowland-E-Mail Membership Chair: Reeta Edmundson-E-Mail Quotable Quotes: Scholarship Chair: "Combining straight lines with demi voltes, demi voltes on the Sandy Johnson-E-Mail right and left hand, i.e. serpentines, and the transitions from entire Schooling Show Chair: voltes to figures of eight..., etc., is very important. The more crea- Robin Jones -E-Mail tive one is in this area, the more one will make the horse attentive to the aids and supple." (Friedrich v.Krane, 1856) Ways and Means Chair: Grace Harrell “Never rest your hands on the horse's mouth. You make a contract with it: "You carry your head and I'll carry my hands." William Newsletter /Webmaster Steinkraus, US Olympic Jumping team member and coach. Chairs: Anna Schriebl-E-Mail Members at Large Mary Winchell, Julie Spencer & Tina Bodnar Page 3 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association NEWSFLASHES! SVDA low cost clinics & VADA Events Lots planned for 2014 so keep an eye on this page! A new feature is coming to your SVDA newsletter! We would like to highlight the local barns in the area where SVDA members train and board. Would you like to have a visit from our intrepid reporter to show off your barn or farm? Email [email protected] to get your visit scheduled! Page 4 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Louise Murray welcomes her new 17H TB Gelding Mikey home! Mikey came from a wonderful lady who wanted a little girl who would adore him, and was coordinated through the efforts of Diamonds in the Rough and Anna Schriebl. A former fox hunter and schoolmaster, Mikey is just the nicest boy, and perfect match for Louise. She plans to start showing him in the Spring of 2014. Page 5 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Page 6 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Special Horse Organization Winners’ Program (SHOW) Southern States has a program to help non-profit horse associations and clubs have their own sponsorship tool. In order for our club to benefit, we need proof of purchase seals from Southern States, Legends and Triple Crown feed bags. If you are willing to help or have a neighbor or friend that is willing to provide their feedbag seals, please contact Mary Winchell at [email protected]. 2014 SVDA Member-Sponsored Events 3 & 4 January: Rebecca Vick Clinic at Silverleaf Farm, LLC Contact: [email protected] TBD Carla Symander Clinics Contact: [email protected] Page 7 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Page 8 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Custom-Designed Handmade Christmas Stockings Just in time for Christmas! Choose a horse motif or your favorite football team. Just email [email protected] or call 876-3272 to get an email with pictures of available designs. All stockings are $20 and are shipped free. 10% of sales will go to the Diamonds in the Rough rescue horses. Page 9 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Volunteer Hours 2014 SVDA members please check your volunteer hours carefully and report any discrepancies to Robyn Nunnally ([email protected]) immediately TOTAL Tristin Hardy Butler 8 Shari Cutchin 8 Reeta Edmondson 8 Carol Gonyo 8 Sandy Johnson 16 Robin Jones 8 Janice Mumford 8 Wendy Murray 8 Robyn Nunnally 16 Beth Rippel 8 Danielle Rowland 8 Donna Rowland 8 Kathy Rowse 8 Anna Schriebl 8 Julie Spencer 8 Grace Williams 8 Mary Winchell 8 Page 10 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- Pferdechen Tip: Pferdechen thanks Kathy Rowse for this tip that she discovered. He’s taking De- cember off! "When your veterinarian prescribes cold therapy for your horse, an easy and inexpensive method is to pour Palmol- ive dish detergent into a heavy resealable plastic bag and put it in the freezer. The detergent does not freeze solid (other brands do), so in a few hours, you’ll have a fully flex- ible cold pack. Contour it to your horse’s leg, holding it in place with a self-adhesive elastic bandage. The detergent is nontoxic, so if a bag leaks or breaks, the liquid can be washed off. When a bag thaws, put it back in the freezer and grab another. It works great for people, too!" Page 11 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- Page 12 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Member Show Results Jessica and Dansant of Silverleaf Farm GAIGs CHAMPION - 4th LL Musical Freestyle– 72.50% 5th Place - Open PSG – 67% 5th Place - Open 4th LL – 66% BLMs CHAMPION - 4th Musical Freestyle – 72.00% RESERVE CHAMPION – PSG Senior B– 67.961% 4th Place – Senior A - Page 13 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- Page 14 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Member Show Results Robyn Nunnally and Cassidy, owned by Cyndi Osborough, at the Championship Schooling Show. They earned Champion First Level 67.568% and Champion Second Level 63.684%. Palomino Pals! Elfenridge riders Ava Neff warming up Bella Mia who earned a 69% at Intro and Cha- ya Woods competing Astro at Intro earning a 64%. Good job gals, espe- cially on the chilly, windy day! It was tough going from 73 degrees on Friday to a high in the mid 30's with wind chill in the 20's... At least the sun was shining and everyone was smiling (under all their layers)! Page 15 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- Congratulations to Nancy Pettet on Whirlwind who placed third in her second level musical freestyle championship and Jennifer Torres on Wichita II placed third in her training level musical freestyle cham- pionship in this years CBLM championships in Williamston, NC. And, the horses are half brother and sister by Nancy Pettet's stallion Windvogel. Page 16 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Member Show Results Margaret Little and Roxann - owners: Mar- garet Little and Barbara Stark. Margaret is a popular USDF "r" judge and fre- quently judges SVDA schooling shows. SVDA is thrilled to see her back in the competi- tion ring after a long hiatus to build her career as a financial consultant. Autumn Leaves/ CBLM championships Williamston NC 1st 1 - 56.724 - 4th 1st 2 - 61.081 1st 1 - 71.897 - 2nd 1st 1 - 67.586 - 3rd Katie Bruns and her eq- uine partner Cadet rode a 66.4 Training 3 test to take the junior pony champion at the recent 2013 NCDCTA Autumn Leaves show in William- ston, North Carolina . Page 17 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- Savannah Dodge riding Charlie Peirce's Savannah Rose earned Champion with a 77% and Lori Wood riding her Keysabi Mystique earned Reserve Champion with a 75% at Intro at the SVDA Championship Show at Elfenridge @ Bridlewood Estates. Page 18 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Member Show Results Jessica Zoskey and Dexter S Owned by Janice Mumford Lexington GAIG finals – Oct 17-20, 2013 GAIG 4LL 66.812. 4th place Williamston CBLM Championships – Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2013 BLM PSG 63.75 5th place BLM 4Ll 64.932 5th place GAIG Action Ace & Jess Zoskey (owners Mike and Mary Winchell) 3rd LL open final 66.154% 13th out of 34 entries) Page 19 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Training Level Reserve Champion LeeAnne Mathews and her precious "pony" Too The Maxx. Great job! Anna Curran and her best pal "Neverland" aka Debut are the SVDA Training Level Junior Champions and the Training Level Musical Freestyle Reserve Champions. Wow! Fabulous job! Page 20 Half-Halt | Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Associa- SVDA Member Show Results Who is that masked rider? Jennifer Torres warms up Wichita II for Training 3 where she earned an awesome 68.6%. LeeAnne Mathews on Too The Maxx comes around the corner just after her fabulous Training 1 ride earning a 67.5%.