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A Monthly Publication of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association • NOVEMBER 2011 • Volume 47, Issue 11 Send 2011 & 2012 Calendar Items to [email protected]. Calendar DECEMBER Deadline: NOVEMBER 10 Calendar Editor: Jocelyn Pearson of Events www.pvda.org for complete calendar PVDA Schooling Shows on separate calendar November 2011 more info visit www.greatstrides.org or contact are welcome. Emily Osborne at 703-304-5065 5 PVDA Board Meeting, 7 p.m. 5 VADA Nova Championship and Open 19-20 Training with Debbie McDonald Southern Maryland Chapter Fix a Test Series at Schooling Show at Morven Park in Leesburg, 9 hosted by Hassler Dressage. Contact melissa@ Chesapeake Dressage Institute. Va. See www.vadanova.org. hasslerdressage.com. Clarksville Chapter Winter Show Series, Clinic at Misty Meadow Stables, Cooksville. 11 5 19-20 George Williams Clinic at Chesapeake open to all PVDA members. Contact Patty Cross training with Amy Knapp. Call Amy at Dressage Institute, Annapolis, Md. See www. Blanchard at [email protected] 443-695-0402. ChesapeakeDressage.com or call 410-267-7174. 18 Dressage Schooling Show at Equilibrium Annual PVDA Chapter Challenge at 6 20 Shore Dressage Chapter Schooling Show at Horse Center, Gambrills, Md. Contact ehchorse@ Prince Georges’ Equestrian Center. See www. Sunset Bay Farm, Onancock, Va. Contact Deri aol.com. pvda.org Jeffers at 757-302-0224 or [email protected]. 18 Holiday Open House at Equilibrium Horse PVDA Board Meeting, 7 p.m. 7 20 Columbia Horse Center Schooling Show, Center, Gambrills, Md. Contact [email protected]. 12 Schooling Show series at Pleasant Ridge Judge Trisha DeRosa (L). Open date: October 24. Farm. Judge: Aviva Nebesky. Contact 301-304- Close date: November 14. Contact Kate Miska, January 2012 0739 or [email protected] or see [email protected] or 301-257-8417. Clarksville Chapter Winter Show Series, www.pleasantridgefarmMD.com 8 open to all PVDA members. Contact Patty 13 Dressage Schooling Show at Equilibrium December Blanchard at [email protected] Horse Center, Gambrills, Md. Contact 3 Schooling Show series at Pleasant Ridge [email protected]. Farm. Judge: Marjorie Davis. Contact 301-304- March 18 PVDA Annual Dinner at The Inn at 0739 or [email protected] or see 4 Clarksville Chapter Winter Show Series, Brookville Farms, 16900 Georgia Ave., Olney, www.pleasantridgefarmMD.com open to all PVDA members. Contact Patty Md. Contact [email protected]. See 4 Fix a Test hosted by the Clarksville Blanchard at [email protected] registration form in this newsletter (back cover). Chapter with Evelyn Pfoutz, at Linda Speer’s 19 Mary Wanless “Ride With Your Mind” Stonebrook Farm. Contact Patty Blanchard at Clinic at Great Strides in Damascus, Md. For [email protected]. All PVDA members 2 The PVDA Newsletter Make Your Reservations for the November show program. Take our online survey at http: //www. 18 PVDA Annual Dinner by November 11 surveymonkey.com/s/M5C5SCX. Final date to take the This year’s Annual Dinner is Friday, November 18, 2011, survey is November 30, 2011. Thank you! at The Inn at Brookeville Farms, 19501 Georgia Avenue, We Need Volunteers for the Chapter Brookeville, MD 20833. Deadline for reservations is Challenge at PGEC On November 6 November 11, 2011. Cost is $45. Cash bar and hors The PVDA Chapter Challenge is almost here! It will be d’oeuvres begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner and entertainment at held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center, November 6, 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker is USDF President and renowned 2011. It’s not too late to earn your volunteer credits for the trainer and rider, George Williams. There will be an Awards year. Please consider volunteering and contact Wendy Ceremony and a Silent Auction. The Silent Auction needs Emblin at [email protected]. Contact Manager Linda Speer your help. Do you have items to donate? Or special skills or about entering your teams at [email protected]. See the professional services? Let us know! PVDA Web site, www.pvda.org, for more information. Email Shari Glickman at [email protected] with PVDA’s Kim Clark Featured in Washington any questions. See reservation form on back cover. Post Magazine in September Improve Our Schooling Shows By Taking A Our own Kimberly Clark, Upper Moment to Fill Out Our Survey Marlboro, had a nice write up about Please take a moment to help us improve our schooling horse training on pages 4 and 6 of the September 25 issue of the Sunday “Washington Post Magazine!” She gave an interesting interview about how many of us might have started in the horse business, with her particular focus on the racing industry. As Kim said, “It’s not a job, it’s a way of life.” The President’s Window Here we are digging out horse blankets tation in this issue on the back cover. I hope for the new season and finding gloves and lots of you come. George Williams, FEI hats and Kleenex. It is also time to wind up competitor and president of USDF, is in the competition season and award those town for his annual clinic at Chesapeake among us who have found success in the Dressage Institute in Annapolis, and will show ring. Come and eat and dance with come and speak at the dinner. It will be his your fellow members at our PVDA Annual second time to visit our Annual Dinner, and By Betty Thorpe Meeting and Awards Banquet on Friday, it is always a pleasure to have him join us. [email protected] November 18 in Olney, Md. Note the invi- Continued on page 14 NOVEMBER 2011 3 Bayside In August, Colleen Kelly, a well-known Australian clini- cian, held a 3-day clinic at Breezy Run Farm, Church Hill, Md. on the Eastern Shore. Colleen’s focus was on seat and balance and the biomechanics of horse and rider. That Friday night she gave a video lecture and we had a wonder- ful barbecue, prepared by Vicky Meyer, owner of the farm. During the lecture we got hit by a nasty thunderstorm and lost power for a while, but Colleen’s sense of humor made it a lot of fun, and we continued in the dark. Saturday and Sunday were divided into group training sessions under saddle in walk and trot. One of the biggest “aha” moments was when all of the rider’s bodies leaned to the right or to the left, causing all of our horses to go off balance, too. She also noticed that all of our stirrups needed to be shortened by 3 holes....ouch! photo by Norm St. Landau On September 18 the PVDA Bayside Chapter held its Clinician Colleen Kelly at the August 19-21 Biomechanics 2nd Annual Dressage Schooling Show at Crawford’s Clinic at Breezy Run Farm, Church Hill, Md., gives pointers to Chance in Centreville, managed by LKM Dressage. Anne Thibo riding Music, owned by Norm St. Landau. A special THANK YOU to the sponsors Outback Tack in Easton, Salon Heberto in Centreville and The Narrows Best Eventer: Sarah Baynard Restaurant in Grasonville, who donated the prizes: Best Turned-Out Pair: Brianne Reynolds High Score Champion: Amy Schine Bayside Chapter News continued next page Reserve Champion: Hannah Irons Bayside 757-678-5879/[email protected] • Anne Thibo (co-chair) Southern Maryland 239-272-4147 Chapters Committee: Hilary Moore, Linda Speer • Linda McDowell/908-451-7827 [email protected] Send 2011 Chapter Committee updates to [email protected]. [email protected] • Beth Cohen (co-chair) Please cc: 2011 chapter updates to [email protected] to ensure placement in newsletter • Julie Gross/301-855-3922 410-556-6260 and [email protected] to ensure placement on the PVDA Web site. [email protected] • Joy St. Landau (treasurer) [email protected] St. Mary’s [email protected] New Market • Annmari Ingersoll (co-chair) Calvert County • Denise Curtis/410-442-8058 • Dorie Forte/410-795-2491 804-214-9800 [email protected] [email protected] • Hilary Walker [email protected] • Maegan Hill (co-chair) [email protected] Four Counties Peninsula Dressage 301-373-4771 [email protected] Catoctin • Melinda Bauerlien/410-875-6558 • Kim McClure/410-742-9131 • Alice Allen (secretary) • Debra Peebles/301-371-5534 [email protected] [email protected] 301-475-8446 [email protected] [email protected] Marlborough • Jenny Mlyniec/443-326-1472 • Gina Guffey (treasurer) • Judy Briley/301-293-1743 • Cheryl Swing/301-888-2650 [email protected] 301-475-7960 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Shore Dressage Sugarloaf Mountain Charles Metro www.shoredressage.com • Patricia Milligan/301-349-5715 • Kelly Rose (co-chair)/240-682-2761 • Rita Boehm/301-260-0061 • Deri Jeffers (co-chair) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 757-302-0224 [email protected] • Julie Kingsbury/301-972-8975 • Judy Whyte (co-chair)/301-274-4445 Mountain Harmony Drill • Maureen Lawrence (co-chair) [email protected] [email protected] • Janet/David Geyer 757-678-7520 • Elizabeth Bazan/240-631-6676 Clarksville 443-745-0207 [email protected] [email protected] • Patty Blanchard/410-952-2795 [email protected] • Cheryl Carpenter (treasurer) 4 The PVDA Newsletter Bayside Chapter continued from page 4 Nov A and B 1. Kathy Hurd/Flint Hill/37.40% 2nd Annual Dressage Schooling Show 2. Kathy Hurd/Flint Hill/38.50% Crawford’s Chance, Centreville, Md. 3. Suzie Lundergan/ September 18, 2011 Blacklisted/43.48% 4. Suzie Lundergan/ Intro A and B Blacklisted/50.00% 1. Morgan Rameika/Eva/56.29% Training 1 and 2 2. Morgan Rameika/Eva/52.50% 1.