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Vaulting Expressions of Joy Top left: Ginny Kaufmann on Gucci; top right: Alliana Hightower on Cowboy Calvin; middle: Leslie Hamar on Falcon; bottom left: Emma Drinker and Kerith Lemon; bottom middle: Shaunna Pomerantz; bottom right: Kenny Geisler on Goliath

Photo: Eric Jewett AHSA and USET Conclude Strategic Planning

Press Release from AHSA January 24, 2001 thousands of dollars in existing revenues The American Horse Shows Associa- from the AHSA. I don’t think it will stand tion (AHSA) announced today that the fa- scrutiny, and I don’t think it is practical. cilitated Strategic Planning Initiative (SPI) Many of those who would have to pay these to consider the future governance of eques- added fees have objected to the existing fees trian sport, commenced in early October charged by the AHSA as too high right now. under auspices of the United States Olym- Worse, this plan won’t come close to rais- pic Committee (USOC), is apparently at an ing what the USET would really need. I end. would say it relies on a seriously flawed James C. Wofford and Katharine E. business model.” AHSA Board to Hold Jackson, AHSA’s representatives to the SPI Special Session Steering Committee, said that actions taken ...USET to be re-named, Press Release from AHSA by the trustees of the United States Eques- and then seek to become January 25, 2001 trian Team (USET) at a meeting in Florida the National Governing The Board of Directors of the on Monday, January 22, 2001, apparently American Horse Shows Association ended the effort. “The USET trustees were Body (NGB) for equestrian is to hold a urged to vote between options which we sport, reversing roles with special session on Monday, thought were to be presented to them only the AHSA... January 29, 2001 at 4 p.m. EST. The for suggestions and comment,” said Jack- meeting is being held in response to son. “Our clear mutual understanding Balch said that the AHSA will an- actions taken by the United States within the SPI task force on January 9 was nounce its final plans for meeting the NGB Equestrian Team (USET) during its that the options were to be presented to the compliance requirements of the USOC in recent session at which issues regard- boards of the AHSA and USET in person, the very near future. “We are now sched- ing the Strategic Planning Initiative for input and discussion, not votes, so that uling new meetings of our national and in- (SPI), for the future governance of we could continue to come together for the ternational affiliate organizations, officers, Equestrian sport were discussed. good of the sport. However, the USET lead- and directors. Personally, I am disappointed Due to the extraordinary nature ership recommended a confrontational path that the USET has chosen the path it has, of this meeting, it will be held by instead.” refusing the option of consolidation with telephone conference under new pro- The USET trustees voted by a wide the AHSA. There can be no question that cedures recently adopted by the margin Monday to endorse an option for that would have been the most efficient and AHSA Board. Public participation the governance of the sport calling for the positive outcome of the strategic planning is therefore impractical. However, USET to be re-named, and then seek to be- process. The option we preferred was in- accredited equestrian media are in- come the National Governing Body (NGB) clusive, democratic, and conciliatory, and vited to attend, provided arrange- for equestrian sport, reversing roles with the provided a framework of complete access ments are made in advance through AHSA, which has been NGB since the term to all equestrian functions, throughout the the AHSA Communications Depart- was codified in federal law in 1978. entire pyramid from grass roots to elite, by ment. Please contact Christine E. “Monday was a sad day for all horse- all members and adherents of the sport.” Stafford at 859/225-6923 or via men,” said Alan F. Balch, AHSA president. For more information, please contact email at [email protected]. “The USET’s action is divisive, and pits Christine E. Stafford, Director of Commu- The Strategic Planning Initia- organization against organization, horse- nications on (859) 225 6923 or via email at tive, which commenced in October man against horseman, and athlete against [email protected]. AHSA press releases 2000, came to an apparent end on athlete. The proposal presented Monday are available on our web site - Monday, January 22, 2001 at a USET was another variation of what has changed www.ahsa.org. meeting in Florida. During this ses- each time we’ve seen it. It is exclusionary, sion, the USET voted to end its ef- elitist, and adversarial. It seeks to raise “The USET’s action is forts in working together with the funding for new USET functions on the AHSA towards a mutual agreement. back of international and aspiring athletes, divisive, and pits claiming to generate nearly $1.5 million in organization against new funds through a combination of new organization, horseman Vaulting World will keep you fees on international competitors, young against horseman, and updated on any developments. You riders, juniors, and owners, $100 manda- are encouraged to visit the AHSA tory membership fees, and $15 per horse athlete against athlete.” website (www.ahsa.org) for news. Alan Balch, AHSA President drug fees, as well as removing hundreds of

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ARTICLES

AHSA and USET Conclude Strategic Planning ...... 2 Ashley Pickard shares her Club Reports ...... 4 enthusiasm for vaulting Affiliates ...... 18 on page 24. West Nile Fever Update ...... 23 Photo: Samuels Friendship Team Beams by Nancy Stevens-Brown...... 24 You Do What by Ashley Pickard...... 24 HSUS and FEMA Sign Agreement ...... 25

FEATURES Medal Tests (March 4, 2000 to November 19, 2000) ...... 26 AVA Directory ...... 27 Calendar of Vaulting Events ...... 28 Piiholo Vaulters perform an evening demonstration. Photo: Courtesy Piiholo

Happy Hearts Vaulters line up for the camera. Photo: Courtesy Happy Hearts Vicki Smith wrote about vaulting in Ecador. Photo:Vick Smith

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ACORN VAULTERS Christmas variety show held at Agape Arena featured (TB), MAX (TB/CLYDE), Coach: MERRY COLE, 53 GUEST COURT, EDGEWOOD, NM 87015 vaulting teams of four different levels from the stable Region: IV, First Registered: 1983 Phone: 505/286-0540, Email: [email protected] this year. Our numbers are increasing. We hosted a Colors: TURQUOISE AND BLACK Horses: PEARL (SHIRE), PETE (A.D.) summer Regional Competition judged by Stephanie Merry Cole Coach: SUSAN CASKEY, Region: IV, Siemans. Our canter team earned their Bronze Med- The club has always been coached by Merry Cole, First Registered: 1992, Colors: BLACK & SILVER als at this Fest. On the same weekend we featured a who brought the sport from Virginia. Assistant coaches regional clinic with Nancy Stevens-Brown. Both have been: Anna Schulte, Greta Shryock and Danielle events were enjoyed by new and old vaulters alike! Deojay. this year the club has enjoyed the talents of This fall, both Agape trot and canter vaulters com- Ingrid Kokoschineck from Austria. Club membership peted successfully at the East Coast Fest. Three of always bounces around 20 vaulters. Region IV has our vaulters trained with Rick and Virginia Hawthorne few competitions, therefore the club has been creative in California. A big thanks to them and the whole in presenting demonstrations to the local horse com- Valley View Club for the memorable experience, hos- munity. Costumed acts and lively routines create in- pitality, and “homework” they brought back to share terest in our sport. We are well known and respected with their teammates. in our community. We welcome all coming our way. Next year we hope to conduct more introductory vaulting clinics for new teams. We also plan to attend the 2001 Nationals out East. A final note to clubs: new ALHAMBRA VAULTERS teams are cropping up here in the midwest. Please 1734 CASTRO ST., MARTINEZ, CA 94553 notify us regarding any vaulting horse prospects. Phone: 925/372-6653, Horse: FANTASIA (APPY X) Coach: GRETCHEN GOLIGHTLY, Region: II, First Registered: 1988 Colors: PURPLE/GREEN Acorn Vaulters Candace Gomez-Nelson and Gretchen Golightly Jake Goldsmith competed on Pete at This is our last club report. Gretchen and Fantasia Nationals Photo: Eric Jewett have retired. Alhambra has had a great run of 15 years of vaulting, wonderfully talented children and four AGAPE VAULTERS beautiful vaulting mares: Flirt, Sweet Potato, Gracie, and Fantasia. This season included Medal and Nov- 5329 OLD PIPESTONE ROAD, EAU CLAIRE, MI 49111 ice Tests, several fests and many ribbons. I am grate- ful for the kids and parents who made it fun and re- Phone: 616/461-6171, Email: [email protected] warding for me. We are all thankful to Carole Dwinell Horses: SAHARA BLUE(PERCHERON/THOR- OUGHBRED), CANDY (BELGIAN X), SAHARA and Black Point Vaulters for sharing their facility. Thanks also go to Mt. Eden Vaulters for sharing Pe- (PERCH. CROSS), MAJESTIC (PERCHERON/QH) gasus and to Evergreen Vaulters for sharing Selby and Coach: KAREN KOLLER, Region: X, First Registered: 1986, Colors: BLACK/RED/WHITE Pearl. These fine horses helped us win our ribbons. Fanny is 32 years old and still healthy. Now she frol- Karen Koller ics with a handsome younger Arabian fellow - lucky Agape Vaulters have had a very active year! Most old gray mare! recently we participated in Chicago’s televised Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade traditionally hosts many equestrian units. This was the first year for vaulting, however making it a great PR opportunity for the sport. This fall we performed at the North- Cover horse, Albuquerque’s Blueberry ern Illinois Horse Fest near Chicago. The Agape Drill team performed here as well in the Quadrille Compe- ALBUQUERQUE VAULTERS tition. Locally, new performances for this year in- 117 CAMINO ALTO, CORRALES, NM 87048-7573 cluded: Barrel vaulting inside our local shopping mall Phone: 505/898-6185, and at an area concert/convention center for their “Kids Email: [email protected] Fair 2000”. A PR booth was set up at each event. Our Horses: BLUEBERRY (PERCHERON), BALONO

Gretchen Golightly and Fantasia. Photo: Courtesy Gretchen Golightly From my years in vaulting, I have learned so much about horses and children, families, competition, teaching, and letting go. I have learned a lot about myself and often wished I had done a better job. Thank you: Kitchy, Emily, Marianne, Jane, Sue, Carole, and so many other friends and teachers.

BALANCE FARM VAULTERS 4825 OLD FREDERICKSBURG RD., MINERAL, VA 23117-2134 Phone: 804/457-9505, Horse: DULCIE (BELGIAN X) Coach: BONNIE SCRIBNER, Region: IX, First Registered: 1996 Agape Vaulters Photo: Courtesy Agape Vaulters Colors: GREEN, WHITE, PURPLE

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BARRONSGATE VAULTING CLUB all, the decision to go to Massachusetts for the Na- with about 90 vaulters and some new horses. It was a 3583 TRIUNFO CANYON ROAD, tional Championships in 2001 meant that vaulting is beautiful day in the Oakland hills for a competition AGOURA, CA 91301 still growing It will require a lot of work and fund and everyone went home with lots of ribbons and I Phone: 818/865-0510, Coach: PATTI LITTMAN raising for those of us on the West Coast but vaulting went home to rest. Region: I, First Registered: 2001 always has its challenges. 2001 looks good for us as we prepare for the competi- Colors: BLACK, WHITE, GRAY, TEAL tive season. WinterFunFest is just down the road and The year 2000 marked a new and exciting era for the already has more than 90 vaulters signed up. Barronsgate Vaulting Club. Our goals as well as our Much thanks to the AVA, Region II and most of all, to flyers have risen to the occasion of a World Champi- my vaulters and their parents for making this the pas- onships season and coach Devon Maitozo is proud to sion of my heart. We all look forward to meeting with have introduced his newly formed A Team onto the all of you during the upcoming competitive season. international scene. Devon came to the club in 1999 Fly high, tight and keep smiling. and, with our horse Mozart, and longeur Carolyn Bland, saw no limits to the potential of the club. CADENCE/EQUIDANCE VAULTERS Growth in our club membership and a very ambitious 9994-33RD. STREET, MAQUOKETA, training program allowed us to aim for the title of Team IA 52060-9751 USA. Phone: 319/673-7541, Email: [email protected] Horses: BO (BELGIAN); JESSIE (HAFLINGER Black Point at Nationals in Santa Barbara X WELSH) Photo: Eric Jewett Coach: TERRI SUMMER, Region: X, The next bit of excitement came as I was sponsored First Registered: 1995 by the AVA to go to Dallas, Texas to attend the Ameri- Colors: BLACK, FUCHSIA, JADE, WHITE can Horse Publications Annual Seminar. It was three days of interaction with publishers and aficianados of CANYON VIEW VAULTERS every horse sport that I could think of and some that 1475 CARROLL LANE, PARADISE, CA 95969 I’d never heard of. I brought back good information, Phone: 530/877-0461, Email: [email protected] some of which helped Region II get a couple of spon- Horses: PICASSO (PAINT), SHAMU (SHIRE) sors for the Region II Championships. Coaches: SUMMER EVERT, DENISE HANSON, New AVA ‘r’ judge Kitchy Burdette presided over our Region: II, First Registered: 2000 Medal Tests. Megan McPartland, Jenny Timpson, Colors: BLACK & RED Alexis Pettigrew and Laurie DeLalla passed their Sil- ver Medal Tests and our Bronze, Trot Medal and Nov- ice Tests were successful as well. Alhambra vaulters CATOCTIN VAULTING CLUB joined us for a fun day. 41914 TUTT LANE, LEESBURG, VA 20176-6238 With that accomplished we went to work on a June Phone: 703/777-1743, Email: [email protected] special event. Carrousel du Roi, presented by Cal Per- Horses: COSMOS(APPY), SCANDAL (TB) forming Arts, attracted 1200 spectators (sold out) for Coach: PATRICIA BITTENBRING, Region: IX, two days of performing a sixteenth century horse bal- First Registered: 1994 Barronsgate’s A Team won the 2000 let. Dressed in amazing costumes, Dressage riders Colors: TEAL, PURPLE, BLACK National Championships in Santa Barbara. performed a ballet for horses before a fascinated au- Photo: Eric Jewett dience of early music fans. We were the ‘divertissment’! We had choreographed our presenta- CAVALIER VAULTERS BATTLE POINT VAULTING CLUB tion much as the Friendship Team does and it went 1168 EL MONTE DR., THOUSAND OAKS, 5115 NE NORTH TOLO RD., BAINBRIDGE IS- off without a hitch. I ordered special costumes and CA 91362 LAND, WA 98110-3464 embellished them for this event so that the vaulters fit Phone: 805/494-4192, Email: [email protected] Phone: 206/780-8184, Email: [email protected] in with the fabulous Belgian custom made outfits worn Horse: DAN (TB) , Region: I, First Registered: 1996 Horse: MURDOCK (PERCHERON) by the Dressage riders and horses. It was the high- Colors: HUNTER GREEN, NAVY BLUE, WHITE Coaches: JUDY BALOGHY, PENNY MAYDAK, light of the summer for Black Point Vaulters. Region: III, First Registered: 2000 Following that our C Team captured the top honors at Colors: NAVY, TEAL, BURGUNDY the Region II Championships at the fabulous Grass CHERABLE VAULTERS Valley fairgrounds. We are so pleased that we will be 225 COUNTRY ROAD 516, IGNACIO, CO 81137-9728, Phone: 970/563-6517, BLACK POINT VAULTERS going back each year. Nationals in Santa Barbara was really fun but disap- Email: [email protected] 201 BEAR OAKS COURT, MARTINEZ, pointing for our team. While some of our vaulters did Horses: CHER (HAFLINGER), CRAYON CA 94553-9726 well, we had to borrow horses the first day and one of (HALFLINGER) Phone: 925/372-3374, Email: [email protected] the girls was hurt in the warm-up and so our team Coach: BARBARA T. ENGEL, Region: IV, Horses: BEEPER (PERCHERON); GUMBY which had done so well at Regionals had to scratch. First Registered: 1995 (BELGIAN/APPY), DINO(PERCHERON/APPY) We saw a lot of good vaulting, accomplished some Colors: PURPLE & PINK Coach: CAROLE DWINELL, Region: II, individual goals and came home satisfied that we had Tammy Honold First Registered: 1989 done our best. Hello fellow vaulters and families! Colors: BLACK & TURQUOISE With only a week to prepare, Black Point Vaulters The Cherable vaulters have had a busy and exciting Carole Dwinell again participated in the Solano Stroll. This parade year. We have had a few great changes. We are still The year 2000 was magnificent with amazing activi- has been a part of the Berkeley/Albany history for mainly a demonstration club, enjoying performing at ties, good performance, our wonderful Gumby and more than 25 years and this was our second year. I local parades, equestrian events, and rodeos, but this Beeper. Dino started his vaulting career. Winter Fun was a bit stressed because less than a week later, I had year six of us have started competing at the walk and Fest, our barrel competition in January was attended a wedding to put on. My daughter Beth, a former trot. We participated in the Region IV as well as the by over 100 vaulters. At the AVA Annual Meeting in vaulter, was married on the 16th. There were only two Fall Fest in Albuquerque. Both competitions were a San Diego I enjoyed excellent planning sessions, a weeks between the wedding (with more than 200 great learning experience. The judges were very pa- great first aid class, and an introduction to the Swiss guests) to our Black Point’s Harvest Fest. September tient as we learned protocol and gave us great tips on Ball and its help for conditioning athletes. Most of was a bit busy!!! Our Fall Fest was well attended, (Continued)

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Cherable Vaulters (Continued) were we can improve. Everyone made us feel right at home. We are glad to be even more a part of the vaulting family as we make new friends at each competition. We are preparing for a barrel competition in February and getting ready for next show season. Another big change was our horses. We still use Haflingers. Cher is our #1 horse. She is very patient with the kids. She lets us try a lot of new things. Sunny, our gelding, was a bit too stubborn and mis- chievous, so he was sold and replaced with Crayon, a pregnant mare. We gave her a few months off to spend with her new colt, Whitten. Now she is back on track. She has a marvelous trot as she used to be a cart horse. Vaulting is still new to her, but she is a quick learner and we are patient. Our team is located near Durango, Colorado. This is a great vacation spot. If any vaulters are in the area, please look us up. Tammy, our team mom, can be reached at [email protected]. Happy Vaulting!

Danger! High Vaultage Photo: Courtesy of Danger! High Vaultage Oberhuber and Bjorn Schuchard from Germany. We DANGER! HIGH VAULTAGE had different stations set up to cover every aspect of 19 REDFIELD PK., CLIFTON PARK, vaulting including barrel Kür, Compulsory corrections, NY 12065-1673, Phone: 518/373-8591, gymnastics, stretching, conditioning, and longer, horse Email: [email protected] and vaulter correction s. We hope to attend many com- Horse: WILLIAM (HANOVERIAN), petitions next year and we will keep promoting the Coach: ANJA O’TOOLE, Region: IX, sport with demos in our area. First Registered:1999, Colors:ROYAL BLUE/BLACK Anja O’Toole DARE TO DREAM HI-FLYERS Highlights throughout the year 2000 included two 16 DANIEL SHAYS HWY., ORANGE, MA 01364 competitions at Ramrod Farm in Rhode Island at Phone: 978/575-0341, Horses: WF’S FLASHDANCE which the team earned blue ribbons. In August we (APPY), MOLLY (PERCHERON) held a three day clinic at Larkin Hill with coach Marion Coach: SANDRA WHITMORE, Region: IX, Cherable Team 2000 Photo: Courtesy Cherable Vaulters Gottschalk and her two Gold level vaulters, Bettina First Registered: 1997, Colors: RED/WHITE/BLUE

COAST LINE VAULTERS Horses: CANEEL (DWB), DESIGNER SOCKS DIAMOND BAR COUNTRY VAULTERS 158 TOWNE TERRACE , SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 (HANOVERIAN) 2132 INDIAN CREEK ROAD, DIAMOND BAR, Phone: 831/458-9031, Email: [email protected] Coach: KATARIINA ALONGI, Region: II, CA 91765-.3345, Phone: 909/949-7880, First Registered: 1999 Email: [email protected] Colors: BLUE, TEAL & WHITE Horses: GOLIATH (BELGIAN/QUARTER), SNICK- Wow, another great year! ERS (BELGIAN); MISS BABS (BELGIAN), It was intense and non-stop as we made it to all the SUGAR (WELSH/ARAB), SUGAR (WELSH/ competitions we planned for. Coast Line vaulters ARAB) Coach: CONNIE GEISLER, Region: I, worked hard and concentrated on making team the First Registered: 1989 focus of year 2000 goals. We had new vaulters at all Colors: RED, GOLD AND BLACK levels and two horses who were fairly new to us and the sport. Luckily we were able to work with a vari- Connie Geisler ety of different coaches. Nationals in Santa Barbara This year has been one of broadened outreach. In an were great fun and oh, so very exciting. All our hard attempt to maintain our equestrian community, edu- work paid off as Coast Line came home as the Na- cation for our new, non-equestrian residents was es- tional B Team Champions. sential. Our vaulting horses were drafted to provide Our club finally got a home of our own. One of our beginning riding lessons to about 75 interested, but vaulting families gave us the use of a half acre of land. inexperienced future riders, four days a week for two It is a really pretty and peaceful spot right at the bor- months during the summer. That left only three days per week for our club vaulting practices and one of ders of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. Development those days had been committed to the Parks and Rec- has been a huge project, but well worth it. We put a reation Departments of two local cities for a begin- 120’ x 80’ arena with rubber and sand footing. It is ning vaulting class. One day per week our club vault- the best! The happy horses have new stalls and a huge ing practice had to be at the city park where our recre- paddock plus the use of a big pasture. We call our ational class was held. It was a blessing in disguise as new place “The Vault” for obvious reasons. we discovered night-lights, exposure to drive-by traf- We start the new season with eight vaulters, a great fic, lots of new people to meet, and barbecues! Thurs- coach, a new, beginning canter class, preparations for day night dinner in the park became a standard thing Medal Tests in February and a demonstration in April. for our five club families providing great bonding. Our goals are set and underway for 2001. We are look- New ties have been established with Cal Poly State Coast Line Vaulter’s B Team at Nationals. ing forward to another terrific vaulting year and will University. We loaned Babs, one of our Belgian mares, Photo: Eric Jewett be seeing you all soon. for a research project. She was filmed on a treadmill

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Fall turned to winter and winter entered with a ven- geance. Early in November we were already in the minus digits. We planned a Christmas show but were unable to find an indoor facility. We are in the process of finishing up a snug vaulting room in our pole barn. Anyone with creative ideas for barrel practices, Diamond please share them with us. Bunny watches us with Bar great interest, smugly noting that she, the queen, must Vaulters be retired, and the odd looking gray (barrel) with no Photo: head must be her replacement. Winter cannot be over Courtesy soon enough. We’ll see you at Nationals 2001. Diamond Bar Vaulters EMERALD CITY VAULTERS 5821 KEY PENINSULA HWY. N, LAKEBAY, WA 98349.9664, Phone: 253/884-5212 Horses: BUDDAH (1/2 MORGAN), BILLI (AM. BASKIR CURLY), YELLOW STORM (AM. BASKIR CURLY), THUNDER (PERCHERON/ LIPIZZANER) Coach: TAMEA DENAULT, Region: III, First Registered: 1992, Colors: BLACK & TEAL

EQUESTRIAN TRAINING IN MOTION for a new Veterinary school to open next year in PO BOX 1025, FRANKTOWN, CO 80116 Pomona. Her graduate student handler for the research ELEMENTS OF GRACE Phone: 303/805-7110, Horse: ETERNAL SAN (QH) project came to vault with us and is trying to establish 1477 10TH ST. SE, BUFFALO, MN 55313 Coach: STAR HUGHES, Region: IV, a vaulting class through the college outreach program. Phone: 763/684-1647, Email: [email protected] First Registered: 2001 Kenny spent a month and a half vaulting in Europe Horses: BUNNY AKA: DUTCHESS OF AUSTIN with several clubs in Great Britain and Switzerland. (BELGIAN), SCOOTER AKA: DANCE BY ME He gave clinics in Virginia in September, again this (PAINT) EVERGREEN THERAPEUTIC VAULTERS winter. We are all preparing for a Regional effort to Coaches: SALLY & ANITA BOYD, Region: X, 9844 PIBROCK LANE, WILTON, CA 95693-9648 get vaulters and horses to Nationals on the East Coast. First Registered: 2000 Phone: 916/687-8996, Email: [email protected] Colors: GREEN & FUCHIA & BLACK Horses: DANNY BOY(BELGIAN X), SELBY LANE DOUGLAS MTN. VAULTERS Anita Boyd (BELGIAN), PEARL (PERCHERON), TO THE MAX, MINNESOTA MAGIC 3915 DOUGLAS MTN RD., GOLDEN, CO 80403 What a year we have had. Our infant club has grown Phone: 303/277-0299, Coaches: ERIC & BARBARA THOMPSON, from nothing to 11 vaulters. Well, we were 11 vault- MARILYN ZIMMERLE, Region: II, Email: [email protected] ers, but winter is weeding out all but the truly hardy. Horse: JAX (WARMBLOOD), First Registered: 1998 We are back down to eight. Colors: JADE, WHITE, BLACK, GOLD Coach: TERRI HOFFMAN, Region: IV, Vaulting in Minnesota during the winter without an First Registered: 1999, Colors: BLUE & SILVER indoor area is a real challenge. Our last practice found the temperature hovering around ten below zero, wind chill not included. The spring and summer were wonderful. Our girls learned so much so quickly, and several of us made a ten-hour trip to Michigan to Agape’s Fun Fest. It was the first time our girls had seen anyone but themselves Ever- vault. It was fun and the girls began to see purpose in green’s all their hard work. Karen and her parents were won- Selby derful to us and we all had a good time. Lane During the summer, Sally had the privilege of vaulting with Barronsgate. Se learned a great deal from Photo: Devon and Carolyn and brought fresh ideas home. Her Eric trip to the World Championships in Germany really Jewett inspired her to work harder at her own vaulting. Our first demonstration was a smashing success. Ev- eryone in the crowd was totally amazed. Our horse, Bunny only walked and trotted. I chuckled thinking how ‘wowed’ they would have been to see a team Kür at the canter! Maybe someday!!! Emilee Hoffman of Douglas Mountain As summer progressed into fall, we set our sights on EVERGREEN VAULTERS performs her Basic Seat on Jax. Photo: Eric Jewett the Fun Fest in Galena, Illinois. Excitement was high 9844 PIBROCK LANE, WILTON, CA 95693-9648 because we were bringing our own Bunny for her de- Phone: 916/687-8996, Email: [email protected] but. Bunny was an angel (mostly). Although her can- Horses: PEARL (PERCHERON), SELBY LANE DURHAM CREEK VAULTERS ter was a bit fast, she and Sally managed a good Medal (BELGIAN), TO THE MAX (TB X PERCHERON), 1820 ELM STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA 18017 Test. Bunny trotted nicely for Maddy’s Medal Test. DANNY BOY(BELGIAN X), MINNESOTA MAGIC Phone: 610/867-5040, Email: [email protected] Thank you Terrie, for a great Fest at an awesome fa- Coaches: ERIC & BARBARA THOMPSON, Horse: CHICKORY (APPALOOSA) cility with spectacular views. Those hills were nearly MARILYN ZIMMERLE, Region: II, Coach: CLOTILDE PETERS, Region: IX, responsible for the undoing of our deal old van, but First Registered: 1992 First Registered: 1997, Colors: ROYAL BLUE that is another story. Colors: JADE, BLACK, GOLD, & WHITE

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F.A.C.E. VAULTING CLUB, INC. Adele Dawley 2581 KANAN RD., AGOURA, CA 91301 Is 2000 over already? I guess the old saying is true, Phone: 818/575-9792, Email: [email protected] “Time flies when you’re having fun!” The Frequent Horses: MOZART (WARMBLOOD), Flyers had a very busy and exciting year. We com- SHAKESPEARE (IRISH DRAUGHT), MARSHALL peted at two Fests in Rhode Island and one Fest in (TB. PERCHERON), Coach: DEVON MAITOZO, Virginia at Novice Trot through Bronze level classes. Region: I, First Registered: 1994 In Virginia, after shipping for almost ten hours, we Colors: BLACK, WHITE, GRAY, TEAL were unable to use our wonderful horse, Abby, due to a bee sting right on her girth area. Falconwood, Agape, and Vaulting Visions generously let us borrow their terrific horses. At the Halloween Fest, our creative ‘Alice in Wonderland’ team Kür stole the show, and no one could resist our youngest vaulter, Dylan, as ‘Superman’. The Frequent Flyers gave many demonstrations. In March we performed at the Annual Horse Symposium Vaulting at Camp Sunshine. at the University of Connecticut. At the December Photo: Courtesy Falconwood Holiday Craft Barn held at our practice barn, Abby We set no age limit, only require the maturity to assist was decked out in reindeer antlers, a green foam cover with the horse, spot, lift, demonstrat, and applaud and red and green polo wraps. The vaulters had on without staring at the campers. Our vaulters become Santa hats and we vaulted to Christmas music. used to kids with no hair, feeding tubes, missing limbs Our club continues to grow and this past spring I be- and wheel chairs. The vaulters do get sad when a gan an Introductory Vaulting Program for children ages camper they knew dies during the winter, but their 3 to 7. Abby loves the younger children and they are smiles are in place as they pile out of the van each learning very quickly. Our club also took the big step day. The campers crowd around and the vaulters are of becoming a Non-Profit Organization and we hope ready for another experience at Camp Sunshine. to gain some sponsors throughout 2001. 2001 will be our first Nationals, made more special FOXGROVE TRAINING CENTER by being so close to home. We will hold Medal Tests 1420 OLIVE SPRINGS RD., SOQUEL, CA 95073 and compete at four or more Fests. We are looking F.A.C.E Coach, Devon Maitozo demonstrates Phone: 831/475-5238, Email: [email protected] forward to a Kür clinic with Nancy Stevens-Brown , his World Championship style. Photo: Eric Jewett Horses: ICARUS (DWB), SULTAN (ANGLO ARAB) gymnastic clinics and a variety of demonstrations. Director: LYNNE OWEN, Region: II, First Registered: 1998 Colors: RED, WHITE, NAVY FALCONWOOD VAULTERS GOLDEN GATE VAULTERS 1187 FLOYD ST., COVINGTON, GA 30014 5016 CRAWFORD GULCH RD., GOLDEN, Phone: 770/786-7283, Email: [email protected] FREQUENT FLYERS CO 80403-8112 Horses: HORTON (BELGIAN/ARAB), ZEUS 15 SETTLEMENT RD., AMSTON, CT 06231 Phone: 303/277-0356, Email: [email protected] (CLYDE X), SCOTTIE (BELGIAN X) Phone: 860/228-9834, Horses: DOC (BELGIAN), BOONE (BELGIAN), Coach: PRISCILLA B. FAULKNER, Region: IX, Email: [email protected] ROCKY (BELGIAN) First Registered: 1989 Horse: ABIGAIL (BELGIAN X) Coaches: ERIK MARTONOVICH, MATTHEW Colors: BLUE, WHITE & RED Coach: ADELE E. DAWLEY, Region: IX, MARTONOVICH, ALETHEA SHELTON, Priscilla Faulkner First Registered: 1998 Region: IV, First Registered: 1994, Falconwood Vaulters have been very busy with vault- Colors: KELLY GREEN & BLACK Colors: BLACK AND RED ing practice, camps, exhibitions and service projects. We regretted the loss of several vaulters as they moved on and we enjoyed the excitement that new vaulters bring to a group. At times we feel very isolated here in Georgia with the closest competition nine hours away, but the fellowship and support of the AVA and distant individual teams is outstanding. Thanks, y’all for keeping us included!!! In addition to trying to promote correct vaulting and to ultimately develop good character in our vaulters, we help vaulters give something back to the community. Our major, continuing project is at Camp Sun- shine, a summer camp for children and teen-agers with cancer. The kids experience the full range of camp activities. The on-site clinic can do chemo and trans- fusions and many nurses from the Children’s Hospi- tal give up their vacations to work there. Every day for two weeks we haul horses and barrels about 30 minutes away to give vaulting and horse experiences to these campers. We get so much more from Camp Sunshine than the campers ever could. Parents plan their vacations around the camp. Vault- ers often return to participate in evening activities at the camp. Frequent Flyers at 2000 Halloween Fest. Photo: Courtesy Frequent Flyers

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(Golden Gate Vaulters) HAPPY HEARTS VAULTERS IN HARMONY VAULTERS 4003 ACTON AVE., ACTON, CA 93510-1919 P.O. BOX 156, HOPKINTON, RI 02833 Phone: 661/269-8363, Email: [email protected] Phone: 401/364-0598, Horses: JAKE (CLYDESDALE), JOY (CLYDES- Email: [email protected] DALE), BEAUTIFUL BELLE (SHIRE/QTR.) Horses: CASSIE (BELGIAN), BALOO (TB) Coach: SUZY GRISSOM, Region: I, Coach: VICKI SHERRADEN, Region: IX, First Registered: 1998, Colors: PURPLE & RED First Registered: 1998 Suzy Grissom Colors: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE, & BLACK The year 2000 was a big one for the Happy Hearts Vaulters. We grew in rank from three to 18. Our vaulters range in age from three to 14, with the average still around seven. Our club motto has grown along with the club from “I guess we’re doing this” to “No boo-boo’s allowed” to “Glorify God and have fun!” We entered several competitions and won a trophy for our entry in the Acton Fourth of July Parade. Our ever-patient Clydesdale, Joy, did a bit of eye-roll- ing when the ranks started growing but she grew to love the extra attention. Thanks to Debi and Crystal Pakizer and the use of Beautiful Belle at the trot, we were able to move four of our vaulters to trot and made our first appearance at nationals. We are looking forward to 2001 with Kari Martinez as an assistant coach, new footing donated by gener- Golden Gate Vaulters’ Erik Martonovich and ous Happy Hearts moms, and a new horse, Apple Jack, Aletha Shelton perform on Doc at Nationals. to take our vaulters to trot and beyond. Photo: Eric Jewett This year has been one of learning and growing for our vaulters, coaches and longeurs. We put an A Team together and found out how much we didn’t know about group dynamics. We are very happy to add Alethea Shelton to our coaching team. She will be our new team coach. Yes, we Harmony Vaulters Photo: Courtesy In Harmony will be back at Nationals with a B and/or C Team. Eric was selected to represent the USA at the World JEDI VAULTERS Championships in Mannheim. We especially thank 782 HWY. 66E, TIJERAS, NM 87059 Sydney Frankel for generously allowing Erik to use Phone: 505/281-1979 her horse, Van Dyke. Many thanks to Emma Drinker Horses: PEACHES (PERCHERON), TESS, who did a great job as Van Dyke’s longeur. PRINCESS We have a group of hard-working vaulters who have Coach: GRETA SHRYOCK, Region: IV, come to us with backgrounds in gymnastics, dance, First Registered: 2000 riding, or just want to try this exciting sport. Stephen Colors: FOREST GREEN, ROYAL BLUE, SILVER and Nicole Czyzewski spent a week at a vaulting camp in Germany. Chris Erwin vaulted in France for a few weeks this winter. Vaulting is providing our kids with the opportunity to make friends throughout the USA and abroad. Brittany Grissom on Beautiful Belle won the Our horses, Doc, Boone, and our newest, Rocky, are AVA High Point in the Women’s Trot the backbone of our club. They enjoy the kids and division. Photo: Courtesy Happy Hearts help them do their best. We have made a real effort to publicize the sport and HIGHLAND MEADOW VAULTERS extend ourselves into the community by doing many HC 77 BOX 27, LAGUNA, NM 87026-9701 demonstrations at the Denver Horse Expo, the Den- Phone: 505/836-4645, Email: [email protected] ver Stock Show, Pat Parelli’s International Conference, Horses: SPICE GIRL (NAVAJO PAINT SORREL), and local schools and 4-H clubs. We are extremely STAR ATTRACTION (BELGIAN) proud of the work our vaulters are doing to help pro- Coach: LYNDA LAURSEN, Region: IV, First Registered: 2000 mote vaulting in the area. Colors: SILVER, PURPLE, BLACK

GREAT FALLS PONY CLUB HUNTERS RIDGE EQUESTRIAN CTR. James Linville and Laura Snipes of Jedi VAULTING TEAM 2507 MILL RD., POWHATAN, VA 23139 vaulted on Pete at Nationals. Photo: Eric Jewett 1015 BROAD BRANCH CT., McLEAN, VA 22101 Phone: 804/598-2780 Phone: 703/847-6562 or 903-2496, Horses: PERSONAL KEEPSAKE (COB/WELSH), Email: [email protected] HUNTERS CHELSEA(WELSH), SNICKERS KINGS MOUNTAIN VAULTERS Horse: MURPHY (BELGIAN CROSS) (APPY), CHEYENNE (APPY), BUCKSHOT 2780 GOODWIN AVE., REDWOOD CITY, Coach: JENNIFER WILLIAMS, (MINI), TINKERBELLE (SHTLND), TRACK (TB) CA 94061, Phone: 650/366-7527, Region: IX, First Registered: 1978 Coach: KATHY PITT, Region: IX, Email: [email protected] Colors: HUNTER GREEN, BURGUNDY, WHITE First Registered: 2001, Colors: GREEN & TAN (Continued)

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(Kings Mountain Continued) LAKEVIEW PONY CLUB Self portrait of a coach by Carolyn Conner Horse: PEACHES, Coach: JULIE BEUTLER, 350 N. HAMPTON, SENECA, SC 29672 I vault to keep fit and have fun. I have no aspiration Region: II, First Registered: 1999 Phone: 864/882-9341, Email: [email protected] to compete internationally due to age and lack of flex- Colors: ROYAL BLUE, TEAL, YELLOW Horse: WIGGINS(QH), Coach: JAN ARNOLD, ibility. I coach to promote the sport and get more vault- Carole Beutler Region: IX, First Registered: 2000 ers started. My son, Eric , just resumed vaulting again Colors: RED & BLACK this year and I am thrilled about that. I hope he will This last year has been a very exciting year for us. be my Pas de Deux partner when he competes at the We really got off the ground — literally — by the end canter. I am training four vaulting horses right now, a of the year, all except our tiny tots were able to mount LOMPOC VAULTERS Belgian, a Haflinger, and a pair of American Creams. the horse at the trot. We started the year on Peaches, 3765 MIGUELITO CANYON ROAD, LOMPOC, In addition to vaulting with Tambourine, coaching but she came up lame before our first competition and CA 93436-9743 Morning Star Vaulters, raising two boys ages 11 and we had to retire her. She has been a dear horse to help Phone: 805/736-4420 13, I also work full time as a systems analyst. us get started. Our donated new horse, Tucker, should Horses: APPLE(QH/PAINT), O.H. ERIN TURA be ready for our first horse competition in 2001. (CONNEMARA/TB) We had fun attending more competitions this year and Coach: JEANNIE BEATTIE, Region: I, MT. EDEN VAULTING CLUB four of our vaulters went to Regionals. Thanks to First Registered: 1976 11845 SKYLINE BLVD., LOS GATOS, CA 95030 Patrick Stevens of Alhambra, our Beginning Trot Team Colors: BLACK, GREEN, TEAL Phone: 408/868-9476, was able to compete. Email: [email protected] With about 55 vaulters, we held a successful barrel Horses: PEGASUS(QTR), DIPLOMAT (CLEVE- competition for beginning vaulters in March. We LAND BAY), RUSTY (PERCHERON X), earned enough money to buy our first surcingle. AMADEUS (HANNOVERIAN X), JACK (DWB), Thanks go to our judge, Jessica Ballenger. We are very ANDERS (WB), RONAN (WB), ROSIE proud that Jessica vaulted for our Club at Nationals (PERCHERON X) — and won Silver! Way to go Jessica!!! Coach: EMMA DRINKER, Region: II, We are now practicing Kür moves on the horse as well First Registered: 1979 as our barrel Kürs. We hope to add some new vault- Colors: BLACK, MAROON, WHITE, BLUE ers this year to have a full Trot Team next fall. The Palmer Family has let us use their cottage, barn, and arena and has fed and cared for Tucker. We are greatly in their debt and truly blessed. Our love and appreciation also goes to our coach, Julie Beutler, who is always there to help us do our best. Lompoc’s Tiffany Larson and Kaeli Smith performed on O.H. Erin Tura at Nationals 2000. Photo: Eric Jewett

MAPLELAWN FARM VAULTING CLUB 10981 ROUTE 38 N., NEWARK VALLEY, NY 13811-1731, Phone: 607/642-8754, Email: [email protected] Horses: PADDINGTON (BELGIAN), FOXY LADY (QH) Coach: STEPHANIE SIEMENS, Region: IX, First Registered: 1997, Colors: BLUE & WHITE

MATRIX VAULTING PROGRAMS 6 BAKER RD., PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 Phone: 508/746-7085, Email: [email protected] Horse: SAMSON BUCK (QRTR HORSE) Coach: AMY McCUNE, Region: IX, Rusty supported Mt. Eden’s C Team at First Registered: 1993 Nationals. Photo: Eric Jewett Colors: ROYAL BLUE AND WHITE Marianne Rose It’s always about horses! This year we focused on MID-ATLANTIC VOLTIGEURS developing our horse power with several wonderful 7 MEADOWVIEW, ANNANDALE, NJ 08801-3357 new vaulting horses. Our longeurs, selected vaulters, Phone: 908/735-2570, Email: [email protected] and others have been riding, training, riding, and train- Jessica Ballenger, vaulting for Kings Coach: ALICE OLDFORD, Region: IX, ing these hopefuls all year. One energetic youngster Mountain, won the Silver Championship at First Registered: 1991, Colors: BLACK/RED decided that he did not want to get into a trailer . The Nationals 2000. Photo: Eric Jewett resulting excitement put him out of commission for the season, he is coming back nicely. Another horse MORNING STAR VAULTERS developed one of the myriad leg problems that horses LAKER VAULTERS 95 SAN MIGUEL WAY, NOVATO, CA 94947 seem to get just by being horses. He is also returning 2 HILLSIDE DR., SKANEATELES, NY 13152 Phone: 415/897-8486, to the vaulting arena. One of our Team Canter horses Phone: 315/685-0036, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] has been retired down to Trot. Just like everyone else, Horses: J.R.(MORGAN), FLAGG (AP/QTR) Horses: BRONSON (BELGIAN), DAISY (BEL- we scrambled around to find enough horse power to Coach: CATHY DUCKETT, Region: IX, GIAN/QH), KELLY (BELGIAN/HAFLINGER) provide mounts for our vaulters. We got by with our First Registered: 2000 Coach: CAROLYN CONNER, Region: II, old faithfuls and the generous help of Showtime Vault- Colors: NAVY BLUE, GOLD First Registered: 1999, Colors: BLUE & WHITE ers. Thank you for sharing Gucci with us. We are

Vaulting World 10 February 2001 Club Reports working hard to give our older horses a break and some It didn’t start that way. In 1999, we lost our best and Then came the AVA Annual Meeting and the site I rest. We congratulate our vaulters for their ability to oldest vaulting horse to cancer. A week later our can- thought would be the back up for Nationals, became perform on new horses with little practice. This type ter horse had to be laid up and we found ourselves the site. After a year of disappointments, we finally of adversity only makes us stronger. horseless. One of our vaulters, Megan Coughlin, had something to be excited about. Clearly, we needed We are looking forward to an exciting new year with brought her horse over for us to try and he turned out a horse to go to Nationals so that we could properly top European Coach, Lasse Kristensens. Emma is tak- to be a perfect trot horse. host the event. Our parents rallied and came up with ing a well deserved sabbatical from coaching for the enough money to buy a new Canter Horse. When we season but will continue supervising our program. found Devon, it seemed that she had been reading all the vaulting books, waiting for someone to come and audition her for the part! Stephanie Siemens calls her MT. TABOR 4-H VAULTERS “The Fairy Tale Horse” and sometimes I think she did 620 DEERCROFT DR., BLACKSBURG, trot right out of a fairy just to be our vaulting horse. VA 24060-8910 We all smile every time we look at her. Megan’s horse, Phone: 540/951-4816, Email: [email protected] General, realized that there was some competition and Horses: DIVER (APPY), KING (PERCHERON), suddenly decided that maybe he could be a canter JACK (PERCHERON), LORDY (APPY) horse as well. He didn’t want a mare to take his place! Coaches: KIM BEISECKER, DORIS DYER, For the Fall Fests, we had two canter horses. Region: IX, First Registered: 1990 Colors: PURPLE, TEAL , BLACK Ashley went to California for six weeks and vaulted with Nu Balance. What a great club and great experience for Ashley. One of our younger vaulters, Claire Rosenfeld, went to Nu Balance as well. Both girls came back with memories that they will treasure for a lifetime. We enjoyed several clinics with Nancy Stevens- Brown, including a week-long camp in the Berkshires. Several clinics by the same clinician, particularly one as knowledgeable and experienced as Nancy has been very valuable. Stephanie Siemens helped make the day fun and educational for everyone. Time after time, when our vaulters are asked what they like best about vaulting, the answer is “my teammates.” This sport has given so much to me and all our vaulters. We are excited to be able to show it all off at Caitlin Owen and Devon of the New England Nationals in our own Region. We hope you will all Valkyries Photo: Courtesy New England Valkyries come.

Northwind Vaulters at Nationals Photo: Eric Jewett

NORTHWIND VAULTERS 16355 SW 319TH PLACE, NORTH STAR VAULTERS Elise Beiseckerof Mt. Tabor competed at the HILLSBORO, OR 97123 121 W. PRAIRIE AVE. #D252, HAYDEN, ID 83835 Spring Great Falls/Topaz Fest on King. Phone: 503/628-0918, Email: [email protected] Phone: 208/687-6717, Photo: Ruth Haynie Horses: CHARADE (CLYDESDALE/TB), Email: [email protected] LADY (BELGIAN) Horse: ROCKY (BELGIAN/MORGAN) Coaches: WENDY WARE, EMILY GLEASON, Coaches: AMANDA BENSON, SHERRIE BENSON, NEW ENGLAND VALKYRIES Region: III, First Registered: 1996 Region: III, First Registered: 2000 P.O. BOX 404, LITTLETON, MA 01460 Colors: NAVY & TURQUOISE Colors: BLUE, RED, WHITE Phone: 978/952-6787, Email: [email protected] Wendy Ware Horses: GENERAL ORESZAK (BELGIAN/QH/ APPY), FAXX (BELGIAN/TB) This year Northwind Vaulters went to Nationals for Coach: RACHAEL E. MARKELS WEBBER, the first time as a team. Our six members formed a NU BALANCE VAULTERS Region: IX, First Registered: 1994 composite team with Redwing and won the C Team 7668 COOK AVENUE, CITRUS HEIGHTS, division on their Belgian mare, Lady. Our coach, Alia CA 95610-2940, Phone: 916/725-3001 Rachel Markels Webber Detol married Michael Zagyva in June and Michael Horses: PROMISE ME (TB); CHAUNCY (DRAFT As my oldest Vaulter, Ashley Pickard, put it at our immediately pitched in as announcer at demos and X), ROMEO (SHIRE), JULIET (PERCHERON), Holiday/End-of-Year Party, “This has been one of the fairs. Members Beth Megginson, Samantha and Nicki SEBASTIAN (DRAFT X) best years yet”. I was surprised to look back and real- Rymal received their Bronze Medals in November and Coach: MICHELLE SOLORZANO, ize that she was right. Emily Gleason earned her Silver Medal. (Continued)

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(Nu Balance Continued) Phone: 650/851-8825, more practice time so Panaché graciously lent us Billy Region: II, First Registered: 1992 Email: [email protected] Bones and Buckshot Babe for Evergreen’s Fest. Dur- Colors: PINK COTTON CANDY & PEARL WHITE Horses: VAN DYCK (TB/SHIRE), DARIEOUS ing the great Mother’s Day ‘hurricane’ of 2000, Mt. Michelle Solorzano (HANN), HEROIC (TB), FRANKIE (QH), Eden lent us Charlie Brown for our trotters. Thank REMBRANDT (TB), VINNIE (QH) goodness for clubs with multiple horses! For Nu Balance, the year 2000 was a blast! We had Coach: SUE SMITH, Region: II, Our Parks and Recreation classes still ran full as did a so much fun and fun is what we set our course for. First Registered: 1998 summer camp I put on with Kitchy Burdette, Erin We had a few long-term vaulters aging off team, so Colors: BLUE, TEAL, WHITE Edmonson, and Leslie Crawford. One of my vault- we decided to let the go in style. ers, Anna Frazer, went to Pinto Ranch for the sum- We started the year with some in-house winter games mer. She attended Region I Regionals and Nationals for the long rainy season. Teams competed for points PANACHÉ VAULTERS on a Blue Ribbon 2-Phase Team. and prizes for building team unity. We had a wonder- 415 McCORMINCK AVE., CAPITOLA, CA 95010 Clinics with Nancy Stevens-Brown are scheduled ful Easter Camp for two sessions on the horse to cre- Phone: 831/476-7655, Email: [email protected] monthly to keep the body/music awareness going ate and build new team Kürs. Horses: MISS HOLLY B’GOLLY (BELGIAN), strong and in the right direction. Sara Frazer took the The summer started with an awesome demonstration COWBOY CALVIN (BELGIAN), BUCKSHOT step up into the lead at Black Point’s Fall Barrel Fest, at a three-day rodeo. They had never seen vaulting BABE (BELGIAN), BILLY BONES (SHIRE X), taking many class titles. Due to ‘hurricane’ number before and welcomed us. Boy, were we a hit! We ENCORE (PERCHERON) two for the year, Mt. Eden’s Halloween Fest was can- longed two horses in one circle and did two of the Coaches: PATTI SKIPTON, DANIELLE SKIPTON, celed, thus ending the Northern California competi- same triples at the same time. The horses cantered Region: II, First Registered: 2000 tion year. Five of my nine competing vaulters took approximately three feet apart. We are very blessed Colors: ROYAL BLUE, BLACK, WHITE Region II High Point awards at the November cer- with some magical horses for demonstrations. Jonny, Patti Skipton emonies at Planet Granite. All of us from Pegasus Krystal, Ashley, Leticia, a coach, and a chaperone trav- Panaché Vaulters was formed in September of 1999 Vaulters thank all who have helped us along the way. eled to Kentucky for Equitana USA. It was so much when Monte Vista closed it’s vaulting program. We fun and we met many stars including Tanya Tucker. were joined by a number of new trot vaulters, so now Special thanks go to the Faulkners for bringing we have C and Trot Teams. Panaché meets at Webbs PIIHOLO VAULTERS children’s dreams to life. End, a beautiful equestrian center, outside Watsonville, 21 MAKANI #2, MAKAWAO, HI 96768 We hosted two East Coast vaulters for the rest of the California. Phone: 808/573-6291, Email: [email protected] summer. We had clinics with Nancy Stevens-Brown, Horses: BEN (WELSH/MORGAN), coached two summer camps at Wolf Mountain, held a BILLY (APPALOOSA) Medal Test, competed at Regionals, and once again, Coach: VALERIE K. VAIRETTA, Region: FOR, lived at the California State Fair for 22 days. First Registered: 2001, Colors: RED & WHITE We ended our season with a try-out for 2001 and a wonderful Christmas party and awards program. We Valerie Vairetta have A, B, and D Teams. We had We have opened a The new teams of Piiholo Vaulters have been at it for new entertainment, trick riding and vaulting team and just three months at the trot and they did a great per- they are quite a show! We have fresh new team col- formance last December 17th for a large audience. ors, new horses and we are ready to go! We have 17 members (two teams) vaulting on the horse. I am working on a Web Site. Much Aloha, from OAK HILLS VAULTERS beautiful sunny weather and warm beaches of Maui Hawaii! Mahalo. 306 E 100 S, NEPHI, UT 84648, Phone:435/623-0178 Horses: JELLYBEAN (ARABIAN), MOMENTUM (QH/TB), BUCK (QH), SUNCHASER (ARAB), QUINCY (TB), JOKER (QH), LEVI(DWB), CA- DENZA (OLDENBURG) Coaches: ALISON SCHOFIELD, SHYLOH STURM, Region: I, First Registered: 1996 Colors: PURPLE & TEAL Miss Holly B’Golly supported the Panaché C Team. Photo: Eric Jewett

PEGASUS VAULTERS 2643 OLD SAN JOSE RD., SOQUEL, CA 95073-9770 Phone: 831/251-4479, Email: [email protected] Horses: TINA (QH), SAVANNAH(QH) Coach: ROSIE BROWN, Region: II, First Registered: 1980 Colors: BLUE, RED & YELLOW Rosie Brown We started off the year with a planned full season of competition. With six competing vaulters and no team uniforms, we had our work cut out for us. The Black Point Barrel Fest kicked off our year with many wins and a lot of fun. We proceeded to the Kings Moun- tain Barrel Fest to give the kids more experience in the spotlight. In March we purchased team uniforms and our new Pacific Coast’s Van Dyke Photo: Eric Jewett horse, Savanah, a nine-year old Quarter/Belgian cross. PACIFIC COAST VAULTERS With lots of work and help from an excellent group of 230 JOSSELYN LN., WOODSIDE, CA 94062 vaulters, she is coming along beautifully. She needed Piiholo Vaulters Photo: Courtesy Piiholo Vaulters

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PREMIER’S RIDING SCHOOL Phone: 559/582-4771 Email: [email protected] 1675 BLUEBIRD DR., SUMTER, SC 29115 Horses: FALCON (DWB), GUCCI(DWB), MOLLY Horses: SUNNY (PAINT), WINDY (APPY), SUM- Phone: 803/469-3099, Email: [email protected] (QH), COMMANCHE’S WARPAINT (PAINT) MER (BELGIAN) Horse: LITTLE BIT (TB), Coach: PAMELA SHEAF, Coach: LESLIE HAMAR, Region: I, Coaches: A. BLUE SILL, RON SILL, Region: I, Region: IX, First Registered: 2000 First Registered: 1996 First Registered: 1994 Colors: HUNTER GREEN & NAVY BLUE Colors: PURPLE, GOLD, BLACK Colors: BLACK, WHITE & TEAL Megan Roy RAINTREE RANCH EQUESTRIAN CTR Meet Southern California’s Spirit Vaulting Club’s shin- SMALL WONDER PONY CLUB ing stars: 6040 LA GOLETA RD., GOLETA, CA 93117 VAULTING TEAM Phone: 805/967-6995, Email: [email protected] Cory Sill is 15 years old and lives in Sylmar at the top 421 KINGS HWY , MILFORD, DE 19963 Horse: FRED (HOLSTEINER), of the San Fernando Valley. She is a sophomore at Phone: 302/422-4171, Email: [email protected] Coach: DANA SACHEY, Region: II, Birminham High School’s Journalism Magnet in Van Horses: BUBBA (BELG/CLYDESDALE), TWIGGY First Registered: 1998, Colors: NAVY & GREEN Nuys. She is the captain of her J/V swim team and is (PERCHERON) focusing her studies toward being a lawyer. Coaches: GLENDA & JACLYN ADKINS, Tricia Thompson is also 15 years old and lives in La REDWING VAULTERS Region: IX, First Registered: 2000 Cañada also in the San Fernando Valley. A sopho- 5524 258TH AVE. N.E., REDMOND, Colors: RED, BLACK, WHITE more at La Cañada High School and a former cheer- WA 98053-2515, Phone: 425/836-0693, leader and soccer player, she adds finesse, expression Email: [email protected] and precision to the team. Horses: DERVISH (SHIRE/TB), TEDDY Caitlyn Sill, Cory’s sister, is 17 years old. She is a (BELGIAN), ROBERT (TB) senior at North Hollywood High School’s LA Zoo Coach: CINDY, KATY, & JODY DUPPONG, Magnet in Burbank, where she works with the chim- Region: III, First Registered: 1996 panzees. She is fluent in sign language and is study- Colors: BLACK, RED, YELLOW ing to be an interpreter. Kendell McArthur is 17 years old and lives in Los SHEA ROSE VAULTERS Angeles. Before vaulting, Kendall was a gymnast 2411 WAXHAW-MARVIN RD., WAXHAW, training for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Due to an NC 28173, Phone: 704/843-4306, injury, she was unable to continue in gymnastics. She Email: [email protected] cares deeply for her horse, Czar, and wants to be a Horses: PETALBROOK ELECTRA (MORGAN), hunter/jumper trainer. She dabbles in a bit of culi- BASIC DOC (QH), MOSES (PERCHERON), nary arts as well. SAMPSON (PERCHERON), BAILEY (QH) Sunny is a 35 year old paint Quarter Horse, lives in Coach: CAROL LAND, Region: IX, Sylmar and has been with Spirit Vaulting Club since First Registered: 1993 1993. He took to vaulting immediately and loves to Colors: RED, BLACK & WHITE canter. Sadly, Sunny is retiring from competitive vaulting but Indi will be right behind him to boost these girls to stardom. SHOOTING STARS VAULTING CLUB Small World Vaulters Photo: Courtesy Small World 6903 HARDING HWY., MAYS LANDING, SMALL WORLD VAULTING TEAM NJ 08330 937 WEST EVANS ROAD , VIOLA, DE 19979 Phone: 609/476-4954, Email: [email protected] Phone: 302/284-9898 Horses: NORMANDY (TRAKEHNER/ Horses: SUNDAE (PAINT), COUNTRY TIME (QH) PER-CHERON), KENNEDY (POA) Coach: JOWANA LAMB, Region: IX, Coaches: CAITLIN TERRY, MELISSA VOLPE, First Registered: 2001 Region: IX, First Registered: 1998 Colors: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE, AND BLACK Colors: PURPLE, SILVER, BLACK Jowana Lamb The Small World Dance Team 4-H has been performing in Delaware for 11 years. Two years ago my sister, Tracy, and I joined a vaulting team. As part of our 4-H horsemanship project, we began teaching vaulting clinics. As interest in vaulting grew it was sug- gested that we start our own club. It was a difficult decision to leave our team and begin anew, but the thought of a new adventure was tempting. As with any adventure, there are many obstacles. Ours was a horse. Sundae, our 5-1/2 year-old paint has almost completed her Parelli level two training and has just Spirit’s Preliminary 2-Phase Team started her training as a vaulting horse. Our horse Photo: Courtesy Spirit Vaulters trainer, coach, and mother tells us to be patient and all The four girls and Sunny took a dream and some Kür will come together. Picking new warm-ups, unitards ideas and got to work. Being a team was priority #1. and totes has been stressful and exciting. We are a Cory, Tricia, Caitlyn, and Kendall were transformed very close-knit family and hope you will put us on into Baby, Princess, Angel, and Goddess. They were your mailing lists for Fests and clinics. We love to dedicated to the team from the inside out with match- travel. We look forward to a year of hard work filled ing clothes, jewelry and hair color. with excitement and adventure. Mellissa Hamar competed on Falcon at Unity brought forth an unbreakable strength in these Nationals 2000. Photo: Eric Jewett girls. By the time Region I Championships came SPIRIT VAULTING CLUB along, they were ready to fulfill the first part of their SHOWTIME VAULTERS OF DG BAR 13081 BEAVER ST., SYLMAR, CA 91342-2512 dream — becoming Region I Preliminary 2-Phase 4597 ROAD 272, VISALIA, CA 93277 Phone: 818/3364-1345, (Continued)

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(Spirit Continued) We rested a bit in June although Sophia Fisher won SUNDANCE VAULTERS NORTH Team Champions. They did it. The title was theirs! the Bronze Barrel class at the Region I Champion- 250 MOUNTAIN HOME ROAD, WOODSIDE, Could they possibly top this glory? Could they pull ships. We vaulted almost every day in July before our CA 94062, Phone: 650/851-7597, off the National Championships too? four days in Grass Valley for the Region II Champi- Email: [email protected] Nationals 2000. The girls were ready. The first day onships. Grass Valley was beautiful. We had a great Horses: COSMO (POL WB), DRIKUS (DUTCH they received the bad news that Sunny did not pass time competing, shopping, and touring the mines. Our WB), VICTOR VII(DWB), LITUS (POL WB), the vet check. They started refocusing themselves to vaulters got back in shape for Nationals during Au- DUDLEY (QTR), JONAS C. (BELGIAN WB), work on other horses. They practiced on Lompoc’s gust in preparation for Nationals. They worked hard FAUSTUS(GERWB), IMPERIAL (DWB), DENIS O.H. Erin Tura and Pinto Ranch’s Vinagaroon. Be- and it paid off with their many new friends, ribbons (GWB), SCARLETTO SUN(TRAK), KILLARNEY fore Compulsories Sunny passed a second vet check and happy experiences. (DWB), EAGLES LAST(QH), TESS(QH), and the girls did well. Finally it was Kür time — the In September we had a huge first birthday party for SHADOW (MUSTANG),RYM(POLISH TB), moment they had been practicing for almost a year. our coach’s son, Jesse. The kids enjoyed swimming, DECAPO (GERMAN WB), MILLBURN (GER WB), RAPIER (GER WB), LASCAR (DUTCH WB), Music from Cirque du Soleil fueled their fire. Awe- volleyball, ring toss, horse shoes, pin-the-tail-on-the- NATASHKA (QH) some. You know those times when everything just donkey, and hitting a piñata. We also completed our falls into place? Well, this was one of those times. Coaches: KELLEE RASOR, CHERYL TAYLOR, Team portfolio which will enable our vaulters to The girls were in harmony, in sync. They performed DAN HOFF, RITA KOELSCH, LISA DISANTI, solicit sponsors. the way they had seen it in their heads the whole times. JEANNETTE BOXALL-KRASSOW, SILKE JOR- We held our second annual Medal Test on the first They were champions in their hearts. DAN, JOANNA MORISOLI “Nothing happens unless first a dream” weekend of October. Toni Amoroso judged and gave Region: II, First Registered: 1978, a clinic after the tests and a potluck dinner. On the Colors: BLUE, GOLD, ORANGE second weekend, we performed at the Fowler Parade. STARLITE VAULTERS The townspeople said they had never seen anything 5220 N. GREENWOOD AVE., CLOVIS, CA 93611 like us and we made the local paper. On the third Phone: 559/323-8550 weekend we attended the Annual Mesplé Family Hal- Horses: NATASHA (BASKAR CURLEY), loween Party which is like a private carnival. The STARLITE’S PORTIA (BELGIAN) vaulters really enjoyed the bungee sling shot...oh my Coach: ALETHEA TRASKIN, Region: II, gosh!, the trampoline, bounce house, Velcro wall, First Registered: 2000 piñata, and many games. On the last weekend, the Colors: FUSCHIA, BLACK, SILVER vaulters traveled to Saratoga for the Mt. Eden Hal- Alethea Traskin loween Fest. Unfortunately, the weather caused can- January and February were cold months, letting us cellation. As most of the team was already there, Emma Drinker and Marianne Rose provided a very get back to basics with lots of barrel practice. Our educational clinic for them. On the 31st many of the heaters were much appreciated. The horses still got vaulters wore their vaulting costumes for trick-or-treat- worked as our arena stayed nice enough for us to vault. ing. They were all adorable. We attended our first competition of the year, In November, the vaulters performed at the Manches- Evergreen’s Irish Spring Fest, in March. April was the ter G.A.T.E. Elementary School Carnival and gave 54 beginning of our community outreach efforts. Our horseback rides. We even recruited a new member. coach, Alethea Traskin and parent, Parent Paul Mesplé, The first weekend of December, the vaulters performed led our horses down the streets of Clovis as vaulters in the Sanger Christmas Parade to many “oooh’s” and performed for the annual Clovis Rodeo Parade. “aaaah’s”. We held our annual Christmas party on the In May the vaulters and their families participated in second weekend. The next Monday, practice was can- a community Tree Planting project. The event was celed so that the vaulters could enjoy a Christmas light submitted to the Guiness World Records as over 3000 display together as a team. The Sundance A Team competed on Faustus volunteers planted 8000 trees in approximately two Without the continued support of our friends and spon- 74 at Nationals 2000 Photo: Eric Jewett hours. We made the front page of the Fresno Bee. We sors, we would not be able to do all the events above. Joanna Morisoli also attended the Garrod’s Spring Fest in Saratoga and Thank you. We hope all is going well for you and the DG Bar Vaulting Fest in Hanford. your team and wish all another great vaulting year. Although Sundance had an excellent A Team competing for the spot of representing the USA at the World Championships in Mannheim this year, we fell short a mere .158 and missed our chance to go. Sundance’s Mari Inouye did make it to the World Championships and the number one pick for the USA. Mari represented her country well at her first World Championships. Our A Team brought home the Sil- ver Medal from CVI** Saumur. Mari and Melissa Williams competed at CVI** Stadl Paura, Austria. The Sundance A Team and Mari demonstrated vaulting at the Cow Palace’s Grand National Rodeo and Horse Show on October 28, 2000. They performed their breathtaking team Kür and Mari executed her dynamic individual Kür to an awe inspired crowd. Everyone in the building was watching, wide-eyed and amazed, even the cowboys! For 2001, Sundance has merged our Region I Sundance South vaulters back into our Region II Sundance North Club to make it a strong, undeniable force. Sundance parents plan to be more active and Sundance will continue to attend all AVA/AHSA rec- Starlite Vaulters Photo: Courtesy Starlite ognized selection trials for championships.

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SUNDANCE VAULTERS SOUTH Coach: MARTINA S. DYER, trot vaulters can practice indoors. From January 6400 STAGECOACH RD., PASO ROBLES,` Region: I, First Registered: 1998 through March, we prepared for Catoctin’s Barrel Fest, CA 93446, Phone: 805/239-8805, Colors: ROYAL BLUE/WHITE the 4-H Hippology Contest and the 4-H Share the Fun Email: [email protected] Talent Show. Spring was spent practicing for the Great Horses: COSMO (POL WB), DRIKUS (DUTCH Falls/Topaz Mother’s Day Fest. We held some Eques- WB), VICTOR VII(DWB), LITUS (POL WB), trian Safety Clinics for local horse groups. These clin- DUDLEY (QTR), JONAS C. (BELGIAN WB), ics are major fund raisers for us and “how to get off a FAUSTUS(GERWB), IMPERIAL (DWB), DENIS horse safely” is a popular subject. (GWB), SCARLETTO SUN(TRAK), KILLARNEY In June we did a demo for a Driving Show at Morven (DWB), EAGLES LAST(QH), TESS(QH), Park in Leesburg and attended Mt. Tabor’s Vaulting SHADOW (MUSTANG),RYM(POLISH TB), Extravaganza in Blacksburg. For another fund raiser, DECAPO (GERMAN WB), NATASHKA (QH), we ran the “Petting Zoo” at the Fairfax County 4-H MILLNURN (GER WB), RAPIER (GER WB) Fair in August. The Fall Fest in September was huge Coaches: KELLEE RASOR, DEBBIE ARNOLD, as all the eastern clubs are preparing for Nationals at JOANNA MORISOLI, SILKE JORDAN Mt. Holyoke in 2001. In November we participated Region: I, First Registered 1999, in the Shooting Stars Fun Fest with Catoctin and Great Colors: BLUE, GOLD, ORANGE Falls. On New Year’s Eve, Logan Dalby, Megan Mahar, and Molly Mahar joined the Mt. Tabor team to perform in the Orange Bowl Parade in Miami TAMBOURINE VAULTERS Florida. We hope to see everyone at Nationals 2001. 404 NAPA ROAD, SONOMA, CA 95476-7627 Phone: 707/938-2447, Email: [email protected] Steven Berting of Pinto Ranch stands on Vinagaroon. Photo: Eric Jewett UCONN VAULTING TEAM Horses: RUBY (CLYDESDALE), MONTE (CLY- 15 SETTLEMENT RD., AMSTON, CT 06231 DESDALE), MAUDE (BELGIAN), SCOTTIE (CLY- Phone: 860/228-9834, DESDALE); GUNTHER(DWB), PIRATE(TB), TOPAZ VAULTERS Email: [email protected] ROBBY (MORGAN), CAMPER(MORGAN), 3912 CHANTILLY ROAD, CHANTILLY, VA 20151 Horses: BUCKINGHAM (MORGAN), RIO BRAVO TANK(BELGIAN), MOOSE (BELGIAN), JEWEL Phone: 703/378-5987, (DRAFT/QH) (CLYDESDALE/QH) Email: [email protected] Coach: ADELE DAWLEY, Coach: KELLEY HOLLY, Horses: TOPAZ (GRADE/DRAFT), DUKE Region: IX, First Registered: 2000 Region: II, First Registered: 1983 (PERCHERON X), GYPSY (PAINT PONY), Colors: ROYAL BLUE AND BLACK Colors: GREEN & BLUE BREEZE(TRAK/TB), ANDROMEDA (SHIRE), Adele Dawley Kelley Holly SPECTER (QH), GINGER (BELGIAN) Coach: CHRIS APPEL-BUCIERKA This has been a year of growth for the Uconn Vault- Wow! the year 2000 - could it be possible that all this Region IX, First Registered: 1981 ing Team in many ways. We began the year with only happened in just 365 days? The Tambourine Vaulters Colors: BLACK, MAGENTA, BLUE, PURPLE six vaulters and end with fourteen. We have become clocked 9219 contact hours of vaulting, traveled over the official University of Connecticut Club and were a total of 13,741 miles and had a fabulous time doing able to receive a grant from the University to purchase it all. two brand new surcingles. Our incredible Morgan, Our year was highlighted by two trips to Germany, an Buckingham, continues to put his whole heart into international vaulting camp, the World Vaulting Cham- vaulting as he canters endlessly and carries the vault- pionships and the birth of our future star vaulting horse, ers with elegance. This is a horse who truly loves the Jewel. We experienced wonderful competitions where sport, for not only is he expected to be reliable for one of the best parts of the day is meeting up with vaulting, but he also does dressage, jumping, west- friends from other teams. We enjoyed several perfor- ern, and drill team. I think he likes vaulting the best! mances and demonstrations and brought vaulting into Our new horse, Rio, is very quiet and is doing very the public’s eye time and time again. Featured in news- well at the walk and trot but needs a lot of dressage papers and books, our team is flourishing and gaining work to improve his balance on the circle before he is supporters locally and internationally. Best of all is reliable at the canter. the camaraderie and love that continues to build and The Uconn Vaulting Team competed in Rhode Island will sustain us as we grow and tackle the challenges and then New York. The trip to New York was prob- that the next millennium will bring. lematical to say the least! I received a phone call half an hour before we were to leave that informed me we could not take our horses off campus for this event. In a frenzy we switched plans and took Abby, Fre- quent Flyer’s horse, at the last minute. A big thanks to my boyfriend, Brian, who took off a day of over- time to make this event happen for the Uconn Vault- ing Team. We arrived at Maplelawn Farm at 2:00 am, vaulted all day in the blazing heat, and returned to Uconn at 1:00 am the next day. Through it all, we had a blast! We enjoyed several dance and compulsory work clinics and gave many demonstrations. Our most excit- A little Jewel Photo: Courtesy Tambourine ing demonstration was at the Governor’s Horse Guard Katie Haynie of Topaz displays her ribbons Open House in August. We were treated like royalty! THE PINTO RANCH VAULTING TEAM won at the Great Falls/Topaz Mother’s Day We couldn’t believe it when we came into the barn to 33780 BRIGGS RD., MENIFEE, CA 92584 Fest. Photo: Ruth Haynie find our horses fed, watered, turned out, and their stalls Phone: 909/926-1634 Christine Appel-Bucierka cleaned. And all this was done after Bucky broke down Horses: VANCOUVER (HANNOVERIAN), In February we relocated the trot horses to a new farm his stall the first night! Our thanks to the deFriesse HENRIETTA (MORGAN/QH), MISTY (PAINT) with an indoor arena. Now both the canter and the (Continued)

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(UConn Continued) family for the wonderful accommodations. The crowd loved us. Our wonderful Buckingham cantered per- fectly and tirelessly while the vaulters performed at their best. We are looking forward to continued growth as we add a practice for beginning vaulters and introduce a new horse, Traveler, to the sport. Several of our vaulters plan to test for their Bronze Medals and we are looking forward to a Kür clinic with Nancy Stevens- Brown. We are most excited about competing in Na- tionals 2001. It will be our first Nationals and we hope to do well, meet other vaulters, and learn from the entire experience. University of Connecticut Vaulting Team Photo: Courtesy Uconn

VALLEY VIEW VAULTERS enjoyed clinics, participated in demonstrations and pa- 11295 ORCAS AVE., LAKE VIEW TERR, rades, traveled to many competitions and put on our CA 91342 Spring AHSA/AVA Competition at the Los Angeles Phone: 818/302-0153, Email: [email protected] Equestrian Center and our Fall “Vaulting in the Park” Horses: SHERMAN (QUARTER), TOM (MOR- in Lake View Terrace. GAN/QUARTER), GYPSY (PERCHERON), DAN Our vaulting friends from Utah joined us at competi- (PERCERON), BABE (BELGIAN), PHANTOM tions. Valley View took 15 vaulters to Nationals 2000 (DWB) and everyone came home with a ribbon. We want to Coach: RICK HAWTHORNE, thank Coast Line, Tambourine, Pinto Ranch, Mt. Eden Region: I, First Registered: 1981 and Diamond Bar who were kind enough to loan Colors: MAROON, WHITE, BLACK horses to our vaulters when Tom and Molly were unable to compete. We have a German visitor with us for the winter. Susi loves to work with the horses and the vaulters. We have had a couple of losses in our barn. We lost our beautiful white Percheron vaulting horse and much loved Dolly to a liver problem in May. Dolly is really missed and will never be forgotten. She came to Val- ley View at the age of 11 in 1991. She was the heart and soul of our Novice and Trot vaulting program. You could see in her beautiful eyes that she loved her vaulters. She had many physical problems over the Photo: Eric Jewett years including “choke” which caused her to need a [The Hawthorne’s had to put down their special soup-like diet. Sometimes we sneaked her other great white Percheron mare, Molly, in the middle of January, 2001. We all treats of melted mints. Rick wrote the following in share their sorrow. - Ed] memory of Dolly: Sugar Cubes and Mints by Rick Hawthorne 5/24/2000 From the first day that you came to us, our lives much richer since, our days were so much happier, like you gave us sugar cubes and mints. Your life was such a struggle but you never seemed to care, in all the times we needed you, you were always there. Medals won and championships seemed always on your card, but nothing came easy to you, you had to work so hard. Though certain foods you could not have, they caused such pain intense, ‘twas Sylvia, your closest friend, always snuck you sugar cubes and mints. Your beauty was so boundless, you sparkled and you shined, Valley View Vaulters’ Adrian Matsumoto competed on Molly. Photo: Eric Jewett your soft, kind eyes so meaningful kept you even in the judge’s minds. The young lives that you’ve changed so much, both handicapped and not, Virginia Hawthorne will in their hearts remember you, you’ll never be forgot. Year 2000 was Valley View’s 20th anniversary as a The time has come to say good-bye, but none of this makes sense, vaulting club. We have over 100 vaulters of which oh Dolly, how we love you so, you are OUR sugar cubes and mints! 35% are handicapped. We work with all levels and abilities from Novice Beginners (handicapped and non-handicapped) through Gold Medalists. We had VAULTERS OF ICE POND PICO DE GALLO (TB/PERCHERON) two successful fund-raisers. We thank Rancho Rio 94 HOPE VALLEY RD., AMSTON, CT 06231 Coaches: VICKI SHERRADEN, ELIZABETH Verde for sponsoring “Day in the Country”, Sista’s Phone: 860/228-1827, SHERRADEN, REBECCA CALDWELL Diva for sponsoring “Gift of Love”, and Jonny Rebs Email: [email protected] Region: IX, First Registered: 1993, Restaurants for sponsoring “Pennies for Peanuts”. We Horses: MIRABELLA (PERCHERON), Colors: RED, BLACK, WHITE

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(Vaulters of Ice Pond Continued) WELLINGTON VAULTING ACADEMY Horses: IAN (PERCHERON), NEV (PERCHERON) 13522 FOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD., WELLINGTON, Coach: JEAN KRAUS, FL 33414 Region: X, First Registered: 1999 Phone: 561/792-9418, Email: [email protected] Colors: GREEN, SILVER, PURPLE Horses: SASHA, BOBY, CINAMMON, LADY Coaches: LUIS & MARIA BERNAL, Region: IX, First Registered: 1999 WIND DANCE VAULTERS Colors: BLUE, RED, WHITE P.O. BOX 148, TOQUERVILLE, UT 84774 Phone: 435/635-3006, Email: [email protected] WELSH RABBITS Horse: GINNY (PERCHERON). 3721 COUNTRY VISTA DR., BURLESON, TX Coach: KIM VESTAL, Region: I, 76028 First Registered: 1998 Phone: 817/561-9947, Email: [email protected] Colors: TURQUOISE, BLUE, GREEN, SILVER Horse: LADYBUG (TB), Coaches: MEG FLETCHER, CHRIS PRATT Region: IV, First Registered: 1998 WOODSIDE VAULTERS 250 LA QUESTA WAY, WOODSIDE, CA 94062 Phone: 650/851-0250, Email: [email protected] Horses: TOBY(BELGIAN/PAINT),BEAU DAZZLE (CLEVELAND BAY/TB), LADY LIGHTFOOT (BELGIAN/APPY), BEN (AMERICAN CREAM), JERRY (AMERICAN CREAM) Coach: ISABELLE BIBBLER, Region: II, First Registered: 1991, Colors: PURPLE & TEAL

Elizabeth Sherraden of VIP on Mirabella won the Silver Championship at the Spring Great Falls/Topaz Fest. Photo: Ruth Haynie Lydia Pratt performs her Trot Kür on Cher. Photo: Courtesy Welsh Rabbits VAULTING VISIONS Lydia and Chris Pratt 112 SHIRE LANE, SWEDESBORO, NJ 08085 This was a very active year! Our club went to our Phone: 856/467-8161 first-ever competition, the Region IV Championships. Horses: MONTEGO BAY (HANNOVERIAN), The three members who traveled to Albuquerque won DUCHESS TESSIE (QH/DRAFT) ribbons in their classes and all earned their Novice Coach: ALISON GIESCHEN, Region: IX, Pins and Trot Medals. The generosity of Merry Cole First Registered: 1993 of Albuquerque Vaulters and Barbara Engel of Colors: BLACK ,TEAL & WHITE Cherable Vaulters allowed our vaulters to compete. They lent us their horses, Blueberry and Cher. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Our head coach Meg Fletcher, arranged for a private gymnastics class in lieu of vaulting in the record-breaking Texas heat this summer . Nicole from Lone Star Gymnastics was eager to learn about our sport. She taught the club how to stack correctly and keep their balance. The heat lingered and she was so great that everyone signed up for the regular five-week tumbling class before getting back to vaulting. The team is becoming more advanced at the trot and The Woodside A Team competed on Cowboy we hope to make it to another competition this year!! Calvin at DG Bar. Photo: Courtesy Woodside Susie Bors 2000 was a year filled with challenge, insight and WHITE WOLF VAULTERS growth for the Woodside Vaulters. January and Feb- 26700 SUTTER CT., TEHACHAPI, CA 93561-9225 ruary were busy for the A-Team preparing for the first Phone: 661/824-2135, World Championship Selection Trial in March. No Email: [email protected] bigger shock and disappointment could have been felt Horse: STRYKA HAPPY NOTE (QH) when Toby presented unsound and the Woodside team Coach: CAROLYN RONNING, was unable to compete. Without their faithful team- Region: I, First Registered: 1995 mate of many years, prospects for the remainder of Colors: GREEN, PURPLE, WHITE the trials seemed grim. However, prayers were an- swered with Panaché offered to share their C-team horse, Calvin, and their coach/longeur, Patti Skipton, WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY with the determined Woodside squad. The girls com- Jackie Sabol of Vaulting Visions on Tessie VAULTERS muted back and forth to Watsonville for the duration won the Silver Reserve Championship at the 200 W. 12th ST., FULTON, MO 65251 of the Selection Trial period. This was to be a true Spring Great Falls/Topaz Fest. Photo: Ruth Haynie Phone: 573/592-4298, Email: [email protected] (Continued)

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(Woodside Continued) ECUADORIAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION test of teamwork and commitment. Although they did AFFILIATES PO BOX 17115112, QUITO, ECUADOR not succeed in earning the US representation, every Phone: 5932-490-041, vaulter on that A-Team was a winner. They were given ARROWSMITH VAULTERS Email: [email protected], [email protected] support and admiration through means they never pre- BOX 457, COOMBS, BC VOR IMO, CANADA Horses: MANOLO & HERCULES (ARGENTIN- viously realized. There are not enough ways or words Phone: 250/248-4692, Email: [email protected] IAN SADDLE HORSES) to express the appreciation the Woodside team has for Horses: TESSA (ARAB X), LASSIE, Coaches: FERNANDA ROSALES, MARIA JUDITH Patti Skipton, Calvin and Panaché for helping them to Coach: DONA NAYLOR ROSALES, Region: FOR, First Registered: 2000 continue vaulting for the rest of the year. Region: FOR, First Registered: 2000, Vicki Smith June brought our fourth annual invitation to perform Colors: BLACK & GOLD Last April I met Ecuadorian coaches, Maria Fernanda a demonstration at the Portola Valley Classic, a local Rosales, Judith Rosales, and Alexandra Pinto at A-rated horse show and equestrian festival. June was Wellington Vaulters’ America New Stars Competition also noteworthy as we were introduced to Ben and BLACK RIVER FARM & RANCH in Wellington, Florida. These women representing Jerry, two very likable American Cream trot horse 5040 SHERIDAN LINE, CROSWELL, MI 48422 the Ecuadorian Vaulting Association invited me to prospects. Through the help of Carolyn Conner of Phone: 810/679-2505, Region: X, assist them in planning a November 2000 competi- Morning Sun Vaulters, Jim and Linda Bibbler and Tony First Registered: 1996 tion and clinic in Quito, Ecuador for vaulters and and Francine Bonora, the Woodside Vaulters were able coaches. The trip has been the culmination of seven to acquire this adorable duo for our beginning trot months of coordination. I invited international judge group who were anxiously awaiting a new mount. BRENNAN RANCH and clinician Ulrike Rieder to judge the competition July and August were competition months for all. The P.O.BOX 356, SONORA, CA 95370 and head up the clinic. middle of August also marked our fifth return visit to Phone: 209/532-4225, Email: sbrennan@jpsnet Quito, elevation 9350 feet, is due south of Miami. the Stanford Red Barn Festival with Lady Lightfoot Horse: ROY (1/2 PERCHERON 1/2 QH) Ecuador is home to three active volcanoes, including and Ben, making his debut with our young trot group. Coach: SHERRI BRENNAN, Region: II, two near Quito; Cotopaxi and Retenador. Typical The annual Festival at the Red Barn helps to raise First Registered: 1999 weather during November is summer in the morning much-needed funds to improve and maintain The Red and winter in the afternoon. Mother nature treated us Barn as a working museum of equestrian art and sport. to two extraordinary thunder and lighting storms dur- In September Lady and Ben, on his second official CAROUSEL RANCH, INC. ing the competition and clinic. outing, dazzled the crowd for the Woodside Vaulters 15151 LOTUSGARDEN DR, Rancho San Francisco, a new club, hidden from the third consecutive demonstration at Tally Ho!, an an- CANYON COUNTRY, CA 91351 bustle of Quito, was the site of Nuevas Ester de Ameri- nual charity horse show benefiting Stanford Children’s Phone: 661/253-2195, can Vaulting Competition. The club has a huge cov- Hospital. Email: [email protected], [email protected] ered arena, two outdoor jumping arenas, a state of the Horse: BABY (MULE), LIBBY (PALAMINO art hotwalker, swimming pool (for humans), gymna- GRADE), BANNER (QUARTER/PONY) sium, tennis courts, and restaurant. Over 40 vaulters, Coaches: DENISE TOMEY, BECKY GRAHAM, ages 4-16, represented clubs from Quito and Region: I, First Registered: 2000 Guayaquil, Ecuador and Medelin and Bogota, Colum- Colors: PURPLE/TEAL bia, competed in barrel, walk, novice canter and team classes. CHA The competition provided Ulrike and myself the op- 5318 OLD BULLARD ROAD, TYLER, TX 75703 portunity to evaluate the coaching level, the horses Phone: 800/399-0138, Region: IV, and their training, and of course, the vaulters, in prepa- First Registered: 1998 ration for our four day clinic. Ulrike an I concentrated on teaching correct techniques to improve the safety and performance aspects of vaulting and coaching. DER VOLTIGIERZIERKEL Each day we met with eight coaches to discuss devel- E V. GERMANY oping a club, coaching, and training the vaulting horse, REILSHEIMER WEG D 69251 prior to coaching three separate groups of vaulters. GAIBERG/HEIDELBERG, GERMANY There is much interest in vaulting in the countries of Phone: 011-0049-6223-970041, Columbia and Ecuador. With our all our friends in Email: [email protected] Central and South American, great new opportunities Region: FOR, First Registered: 1998 for vaulter and coaches exchanges, membership growth, clinics, and competitions of all levels are Ben and Jerry Photo: Courtesy Woodside October was a very special month for the Woodside Vaulters as we celebrated our club’s 10th anniversary. We put on a demonstration and fund-raising exhibition at our Tripp Road facility for friends and family along with a short ceremony to express appreciation to our faithful supporters, human and equine alike. The year ended on a very sad note. Duke of Bedrock, our first Woodside Vaulters horse, passed away. Duke is forever in our memories and was an integral part of Woodside Vaulters for many years. In conclusion, we would again like to extend a very heart-felt thank-you to all the coaches, vaulters, parents and benefactors of the Woodside Vaulters who, with their generosity and tireless efforts, have made it possible for this club to continue on into the second millennium with a solid foundation and commitment to excellence. Closing Ceremonies in Ecuador. Photo: Vicki Smith

Vaulting World 18 February 2001 Club Reports Vaulting World opening up for the sport of vaulting and the American JONI FITT’S SCHOOL Vaulting Association. OF HORSEMANSHIP Submissions Thank you, Maria Bernal, of Wellington, Florida, for BOX 1765, CAVE CREEK, AZ 85327-1765 introducing me to our friends in Ecuador. Thank you Phone: 480/488-9680 to Maria Fernanda Rosales, Judith Rosales, and Horse: BOBBI MCGEE “WAFFLE” (BELGIAN) Vaulting World happily accepts all sub- Alexandra Pinto for inviting Ulrike and myself to Ec- Coach: JONI FITTS, Region: IV, missions via: uador! If you would like to learn more about vaulting First Registered: 2001 mail 11845 Skyline Blvd., in these countries, please contact me at my Email address, avaulta@aol. Los Gatos, CA 95033 KENNOLYN CAMP fax: 408/867-1789 8205 GLEN HAVEN RD., SOQUEL, CA 95073 Phone: 408/479-6714, Email: [email protected] or email: (new) Region: II marianne_rose@ worldnet.att.net.

KINGSBURY HILL You may send your text in Word or other DENNISON POND ROAD, FRANCESTOWN, text formats, but it is best to send all text NH 03043 as “text only” to insure that all the in- Phone: 603/547-6624, Email: [email protected] formation comes through. Coach: LISA CAMPBELL, Region: IX, First Registered: 1998, Colors: BLACK & WHITE Send your pictures scanned at 300 dpi in color or black and white. Color pic- PEGASUS FARM tures will be converted to black and 7490 EDISON AVENUE, HARTVILLE, OH 44632-9328 white.. You may save your picture files Phone: 330/935-2300, Email: [email protected] in tiff, eps or pict formats. Horse: MICAH (PERCHERON) Coach: TAMMI GAINER, Region: X, When sending a story or article, consider First Registered: 1996, Colors: GRAY, BLACK whether you would find it interesting if it was not about your vaulters. RAINBOW VALLEY FARM 13230 OLD ROUTE 19, WATERFORD, PA 16441 Photos should show ACTIVITY, pref- Phone: 814/796-2440 erably vaulting activity. Again, consider Ulrike takes a break. Photo: Vicki Smith Horse: ANNIE (MORGAN), Coach: JULIE BAIR, the picture as if you did not know the Region: IX, First Registered: 1998 people/horses involved. Colors: BLUE, SILVER & WHITE EQUEST 3800 TROY RD., WYLIE, TX 75098 Deadlines are published on page 3 of Phone: 972/412-1099, Email: [email protected] YMCA CAMP EBERHART every issue of Vaulting World. Just send Horse: BOOZI OR, Region: IV, First Registered: 2000 10300 COREY DR., THREE RIVERS, MI 49093 what you have as soon as you can. Phone: 616/244-5125, Email: [email protected] Thanks. MR Coach: CHRISTINA BAINBRIDGE, Region: X, First ESCUELA de EQUITACION Registered: 2000 SAN JORGE APARTADO AEREO 80713, ENVIGADO, ANTIOQUIA, COLUMBIA Non-Affiliate Group Phone: 574-3138786, Email: [email protected] Hello from Germany. We wish our friends a happy Christmas and all the best for 2001. Horses: SIRENITA, NUBECITA, PENELOPE, QUO VADIS Coach: ANGELIKA KOPPEL, Region: FOR, First Registered: 2001

GUAYAQUIL VAULTING CLUB URBANIZACION PARQUES DE LOS CEIBOS MANZANA 1, VILLA #4, GUAYAQUIL, EQUADOR Phone: 593-4-851744, Email: [email protected] Horse: TIO MILK (ARGENTIAN WB) Coach: GABRIELA LARREA, Region: FOR, First Registered: 2001

HIPICO LA GOLONDRINA APARTADO POSTAL 150, OAXACA, OA 68000 MEXICO, Phone: 011-52-951-27570, Email: [email protected] Horse: SPRING RUSH (TB) Coach: SISIKA ANNON DE NAVA, Region: FOR, First Registered: 1999 The members of the Riding and Vaulting Club Schenkenberg, Germany Photo: Courtesy Schenkenberg

Vaulting World 19 February 2001 New Horse Fest Letter to the Editor

The Kings Mountain Vaulting Club of ...Vaulting is not a sport that is widely ports and informative articles, yo maintain Redwood City, California will be hosting a recognized, nor a popular option for a pro- the flame present in every lparticipants’ horse and barrel competition in Half Moon fessional athlete. Although somewhat heart burning brighter and stronger than Bay, California on April 28th, 2001. The prominent in the equestrian world, it is not ever; you keep us together. Particularly in event will feature classes for vaulters at the an activitiy citizens are able to watch on times of struggle, your magazine has helped lower levels. Vaulters with no Canter Med- Channel Five every Sunday. despite these me remember why I do this sport and what als are invited. There will be individual and obstacles, vaulting has come a long way on it means to be a vaulter... team classes for Tiny Tots, Beginning or its road of development. Vaulting World is Sincerely, Sarah B. Griner Novice Trot vaulters, Trot Medal Vaulters, a main contributor ot the success our sport [Carole Dwinell, Marianne Rose, Eric and Beginning Canter Vaulters. Please con- has attained. Jewett and all the people who contribute tact Carol Beutler at 650-366-7527 or Desplite the long, wet days of the off- their words, pictures, time, and energy to [email protected] for more season, I always know where I can find my make Vaulting World an important part of information. Entries will be mailed to all long distance friends: within the pages of the vaulting community are proud to be a local clubs soon. you rmagazine. Through annual club re- part of this wonderful sport.] AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION - 2001 Membership Form Instructions: Please Duplicate. ONE MEMBER PER FORM. Execptions for Families paying for Family Memberships). Forms listing more than one member will be returned unlprocessed. Your member benefits will be affected and you may not be able to compet at AVA recognized competitions. Keep a copy of membership form and cancelled check for your records. Categories of Membership: 1. You must check one membership level in the first section VAULTING $40.00 ____ SUSTAINING $40.00 ____ FAMILY $125.00 ____ AFFILIATE: USA $25.00 ____ FOREIGN $35.00 ____ 2. I would like to support the AVA. Please upgrade my Membership to the following category - check one: CONTRIBUTING $100.00 ____ BENEFACTOR $300.00 ____ LIFE $750.00 ____ Not at this time ____ 3. Vaulting World - check only one I want to receive Vaulting World FIRST CLASS. I will pay the additional charge of $10.00 _____ Send my Vaulting World bulk rate at no extra charge ______Do not send Vaulting World _____ 4. Total of 1 (or 2) + 3 = Total Fees to be paid to the American Vaulting association are ______Membership Information: Vaulter Members must not register before their club is registered. Please check with coach/club manager. Name (of individual registering) ______Mailing Address (incomplete address may result in a delay in or your not receiving mailings ______City ______State ______Zip ______- ______AVA Club Affiliation ______Vaulter Information (form will be returned if this is incomplete) Birthdate ___/___/___ Male Female United States Citizen: Yes No Home Phone ______Wk. Phone ______Fax Phone ______email ______Sustaining Members only: check if you do not wish phone numbers/email address published in Directory. (Names and addresses for vaulters under 18 years of age are not published in the annual Directory. Family Membership ONLY (Please list Sustaining Members above and the vaulters below. Only one Sustaining Member per Family Membership). First Name Last Name Birth Date Male/Female US Citizen AHSA # ______/____/______Yes No ______/____/______Yes No ______/____/______Yes No ______/____/______Yes No ______Demographic/Affiliation Information: (Mark as many as apply) Vaulter Coach Longeur Parent AHSA Member #______4-H Member/Leader USPC Member NARAH Member Special Needs Vaulter members please check here if you want to receive a rulebook Do not send Rulebook Directory Vaulting World Other: ______Please make checks payable to: American Vaulting Association Mail to: American vaulting Association, 642 Alford Place, Bainbridge Island, wA 98110 To pay by credit card: Visa MasterCard Note: If name, phone, or address is different from above, please provide. Name as it appears on credit card: ______Phone #:______Billing Address: ______City: ______State: _____ Zip: ______Signature: ______Thank you for your membership!

Vaulting World 20 February 2001 AVA Annual Meeting Update Bulletin Board The AVA Annual Meeting will he held Vaulting Camp New Information with Nancy Stevens-Brown at the Marriott Hotel in San Mateo, Cali- Registration fornia on March 1-4, 2001. The address of April 9-11, 12-14, 16-18, 2001 Registration will begin Thursday Location: Maplelawn Farm, the hotel is 1770 South Amphlett Blvd., San morning at 8:30 am in the Hospitality Suite. mateo, CA. If you have not already regis- Newark Valley, NY Athletes’ Council Maplelawn Farm tered or have any questions, please contact On Saturday, March 3rd, from 9:30 am the AVA at 206/780-9353 or avaulta@ Summertime Fun Fest to 11:00 am, the AVA Athletes’ Council will All levels welcome - join us! aol.com or Marianne Rose at 408/867-1789 present Nutrition for Athletes by Laney or marianne_rose@worldnet. att.net to dis- Slusher, C.S.C.S. From 11:00 am - 12:30 Saturday, June 2, 2001 cuss what events are still available. The pm, the Council will present Injury Preven- Location: Maplelawn Farm, deadline for special rates at the hotel was tion by Gary Lang, A.T.C. These clinics are Newark Valley, NY February 8, but you may still contact the for vaulters and parents. The cost is $10 For the 2 above notices, Marriott at 800/228-9290 for reservations per session or $15 for both, payable at the contact: Stephanie Siemens at their regular rates. door. No p-re-resistration necessary. (607) 642-8754 or The schedule and all pertinent infor- Parking [email protected] mation was published in the December The Hotel charges for parking. Over- 2000 issue of Vaulting World. All meet- night guests self park: $12.00 billed to their Find the newest information ings will be held at the hotel. Generally, the room. Hourly charges: $1.00 per hour (not about CVI** Saratoga committee meetings will be held on Thurs- to exceed $20.00 a day). 0-6hrs: $9.00 and Ride the Edge! 6-12hrs: $12.00. day, Friday and Saturday. The Executive visit www.cvisaratoga.org Board Meeting is Thursday 9:30am- Information Packets If you are willing to house 12:00pm.The Banquet/Auction will be Fri- All participatns will receive packets of visitors, share horses, help information. If you have any reports or day night.The Board of Directors Meeting entertain our guests, work the other appropriate information to be in- will be Saturday 1:30pm-4:30pm. The cluded, please send it to Marianne Rose to event, or have any ideas to help Annual Meeting of Members will be Sat- be received no later than February 20. Do make this CVI** the best ever, urday from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Sunday is not send anything which needs a signature please email cvisaratoga@ reserved for the J.Ashton Moore Clinic on for delivery. Mail to 11845 Skyline Blvd., worldnet.att.org Safety and Training the Vaulting Horse. Los Gatos, CA, 95033; fax 408/867-1789; We welcome all help. You can still participate. Call us. email [email protected]. Nancy Stevens-Brown and Kerith Lemon present * * PERFORMANCE MADNESS!!! PEGASUS VAULTING Saturday March 17 through Sunday, March 18, 20001 A two-day intensive clinic enabling you to perform and SUPPLY pizazz your way into the upcoming competition season. The focus will be on music interpretation and choreography as well as content and design of Kürs. for all your equipment needs Come one, come all. We will have a ball!!! Surcingles • Shoes Whips • Bridles • Etc. Timberline, Soquel, California Phone/Fax: 831/464-7502 $150 per vaulter e-mail: [email protected] (includes overnight stay and lunches Saturday and Sunday). For more information, and to make your reservations, www.pegasus contact Kerith Lemon at 408/506-6801 or vaultingsupply.com [email protected] * * Vaulting World 21 February 2001 How To Corrections I AM How do you... On page 12 of the December 2000 issue of ... cure equine constipation? Vaulting World, Jen Williams was incor- I am a girl who loves vaulting. Load your horse into a clean trailer. rectly listed as a AVA R judge. She is an I wonder if I will ever AVA r judge. go to the Olympics; ... get a horse to wash its own feet? I hear whistles of wind Clean the water trough and fill it with Correct email address for: go by my ears quickly; fresh water. Sher Ballenger or I see the dirt below me; AVA Volunteer I want to be the best vaulter there is. ... induce a cold snap in the weather? Recognition Committee I am a girl who loves vaulting. Body clip your horse. Three [email protected]. ... get a mare to come in heat? I pretend I see my legs New AVA Club: Take her to a show. flying high in the air; Hunters Ridge Equestrian Center (85% Therapeutic Program) I feel my hand grasping ... as a longeur, enter the arena clean? the surcingle; Don’t go near any horses. Kathy Pitt, Coach 2507 Mill Rd., Powhatan, VA 23139 I touch the horse’s back ... perform the perfect Kür? Phone: (804) 598-2780 home, as I do a flip off; Make sure no one is watching. (804) 598-6993 barn I cry when I fall off the galloping horse. ... choose your Kür music? New AVA Affiliate Group: But I am still a girl Insist on a song of which you cannot re- Guayaquil Vaulting Club who loves vaulting. member the name. Gabriela Larrea ... involve your family in your vaulting ac- Urbanizacion Parques de los Ceibos I understand when I do tivities? Manzana 1 Villa #4, Guayaquil, Ecuador something wrong. Send the whole family out to look for the Phone (593) (4) 851744 I say I understand; song for which you can’t remember the Email: [email protected] I dream of fantasy; name. I try very hard at this sport. New AVA Affiliate Group: I hope I will be able to ... insure perfect weather for the day of Escuela de Equitacion San Jorge vault the rest of my life. your competition? Angelika Koppel & Oscar Rubio Cancel your competition. Apartado Aereo 80713 I am a girl who loves vaulting. Envigado-Antioquia, Columbia ... purchase the perfect vaulting horse? Phone (574) 3138786 Dream on! Fax (574) 3135524 by April Conklin, at age 14, ... make a small fortune in the horse busi- email: [email protected] Central Valley Vaulters ness? orignally published in Vaulting World Start with a large one. New email address for: September-October 1986 Kim Deaver or AVA Safety Committee: The next issue of [email protected] Highway Tragedy Jan Webber Vaulting World New Phone, Fax and Email addresses for: will feature reports Rick Hawthorne or We lost two vaulters in November. Christy Schultz, previously of HELP Vault- from the Virginia Hawthorne or Valley View Vaulters ers and Monte Vista Vaulters and Sara AVA Annual Meeting. Phone: 818/302-0153, Fax: 818/302-0154 Petersen (formerly Cummings), previously email adress [email protected] of Barronsgate vaulters were in a head-on collision. A truck went into their lane and Committe Chairs, please New email address for: killed them instantly. submit your reports Marianne Rose or I introduced Christy to vaulting nearly as soon as possible. Mt. Eden Vaulting Club or eight years ago and her love of the sport Vaulting World or showed every time she vaulted. Sara The absolute and final Information about stopped vaulting because of kidney failure. deadline for material for 2001 Annual Meeting She received a transplant at age three and [email protected] the April issue is again at age 18. My heart is breaking for (I will be checking my marianne_rose@ their families. March 12, 2001. citynet.org address as well but it is proving For anyone who knew either of these unreliable.) MR girls, they will be greatly missed.

Vaulting World 22 February 2001 West Nile Fever Update

Laurie Fio writing for squirrel, skunk and chipmunk. In horses, 53 During an extensive outbreak of WNV infec- The CEH Update December 2000 cases of WNV infection have now been con- tion of horses in southern Europe (40 horses (University of California at Davis Center for firmed in eight states including New York, died in France this summer) the European Equine Health) Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, Mas- Union again imposed movement restrictions In the summer of 1999, West Nile fever sachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and of horses from WNV-endemic areas in the appeared in New York and caused great con- Delaware. At least 22 of these horses either United States. Because of the considerable cern among health officials as it claimed the died or were euthanized. mortality that has occurred in WNV-infected lives of birds, horses and humans. The Uni- In horses, WNV infection can cause se- horses in both the United States and France, versity of California, Davis Center for Equine vere neurologic disease and associated en- it is feared that the ultimate economic hard- Health and the Bernard and Gloria Salick cephalitis. Other diseases that can be easily ship imposed on the equine industry by WNV Equine Viral Disease laboratory responded by confused with West Nile fever include rabies, could be devastating if left unchecked. hosting a meeting with regulatory officials in Easter, western and Venezuelan equine en- In response to these uncertainties, sci- various state and government health agencies, cephalitis, and the California serogroup entists form the Bernard and Gloria Salick viral disease experts and representatives of the Bunyaviruses. All of these diseases cause Equine Viral Disease Laboratory have initi- equine industry. The seminar provided a fo- viral encephalitis in horses. Horsemen should ated a collaborative research investigation on rum to discuss the implications of West Nile also be aware that the clinical manifestations WNV infection of horses with scientists at fever on the California equine industry and of West Nile fever can be confused with the the Equine Research Center, Faculty of Vet- to help prepare for another outbreak. As a symptoms of equine protozoal myeloencepha- erinary Science, University of Pretoria, South follow-up to that seminar, this is an update litis (EPM). Africa,. South Africa provides a unique envi- on the current status of West Nile fever. Another issue that causes concern is the ronment in which to study the evolution and West Nile fever is a mosquito-transmit- occurrence of subclinical WNV infection in epidemiology of WNV in a region where ted viral disease of humans and animals horses (infection occurs but the horse shows WNV infection is endemic, yet disease rarely whose natural life cycle involves viral trans- no signs of disease). In test horses which were is reported in either humans or horses. The mission between mosquitoes and birds. West experimentally infected with WNV, only a Maurice Stans Foundation, The Equine Re- Nile virus (WNV) occurs throughout much low incidence of disease occurred which in- search Center in South Africa, and the Ber- of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. dicates that subclinical infections are com- nard and Gloria Salick Equine Viral Disease WNV first appeared in the western hemi- mon. If true, further study is also necessary Laboratory Endowment have generously sup- sphere in 1999 in Queens, New York, where to determine if there is a risk of spreading plied funding support for this research. it caused disease in humans, birds and ani- disease from these carrier horses. Vaccina- In summary, it appears that what scien- mals. Currently, crows and blue jays are es- tion is considered a viable option for the fu- tists feared from last year’s WNV outbreak pecially susceptible hosts in the United States, ture, however, a vaccine suitable for use in has occurred: WNV appears to be establish- but the 1999 U.S. outbreak also infected a sub- horses still needs to be developed. ing itself in the United States and may be- stantial number of humans (7 deaths) and Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the come yet another infectious viral disease of horses (9 deaths). In addition to causing death 2000 SWNV epidemic is the rapid southward humans and animals that is endemic to the and neurologic disease in horses, WNV out- extension of the virus which strongly suggests United States. The Center for Equine Health break resulted in the European community that it could soon establish a year-round cycle and the Bernanrd and Gloria Salick Equine imposing movement restrictions of horses of infection in warmer regions of the south- Viral Disease Laboratory are facing the chal- from affected areas. eastern United States. May experts now pre- lenge head on by establishing a network of The 2000 year began with many ques- dict that WNV infection will spread to all 48 scientific experts and conducting the neces- tions as to how WNV infection would develop contiguous states of the United States, as well sary research to establish effective preventa- in the United States. Optimistically, some as extensive areas of the Caribbean, and Cen- tive measures and treatment protocols. scientists predicted that the epidemic would tral and South America. As a consequence, burn itself out. However, others speculated movement restrictions might be imposed on that the virus would rapidly become endemic horses from regions in which WNV infection West Nile Virus throughout the entire United States. As the becomes endemic. Emergency Declared in year has progressed, it has become increas- An additional very disturbing aspect of ingly clear that the latter opinion is likely to WNV infection is that extremely high levels New Jersey be correct. of the virus occur in the blood of susceptible On Wednesday, November 1, The isolation of WNV from both insects birds such as crows and the virus can be di- 2000, President Clinton declared that and birds during the winter of 2000 confirmed rectly transmitted between birds without a an emergency exists in New Jersey that it had indeed overwintered and with the mosquitovector. This diodirect transmission and ordered federal aid for the area advent of the vector season this past summer, of WNV certainly raises enormous public affected by West Nile virus since the virus rapidly and dramatically expanded health issues, particularly for laboratory per- August 5, 2000. The President’s ac- its incursional foothold. Despite widespread sonnel handling suspect birds and mammals. tion authorizes the Federal Emer- spraying of insecticide to kill the mosquito Because of this threat, WNV is classified in gency Management Agency to pro- vectors, the virus now has been positively the United States as a BL-3 pathogen, a level vide up to $5 million to local govern- identified in 11 states as well as the District that mandates sophisticated facilities and strict ments to help protect life, property protocol for the safe handling of diagnostic of Columbia. Many varieties of mosquitoes and public health and safety in 221 specimens. have been identified as carriers of WNV, sev- counties. eral of which are native to the United States. Despite the fact that events such as the So far this year, WNV infection has been con- Sydney Olympic Games and race meets on firmed in nearly 4,000 birds (mainly crows), the eastern seaboard were not impacted this If you need more information, contact 18 humans (one fatality), and in other ani- year, t the adverse impact of WNV on the U.S. Laurie Fio at 530/752-4434 or Email mals including the bat, rabbit, cat, raccoon, equine industry will undoubtedly increase. [email protected].

Vaulting World 23 February 2001 The Friendship Team Beams Nancy Stevens-Brown Presley. Only once before in thirty years of public recognition and acceptance of Vault- In November cold weather hit much watching vaulting have I ever heard a crowd ing. Stephanie Siemens, previously just-a- of the USA while hot vaulting struck at the more exuberant and chaotic in their cheers mom, Del and Doris Dyer, formally just- Equine Affaire. I was in Massachusetts to and applause. parents, Jan Weber, once just-a-mother, and do the first of a series of clinics for the New I asked fifteen-year-old Becca what Priscilla Faulkner, earlier just-an-interested England Valkyries Club in Littleton. My was her favorite thing about the evening. mother, and so many other coaches, raring-to-go hostess, Rachel Markels Becca did not hesitate to say it was the longeurs and others have gone the distance Webber, kept me hopping with a busy, well chance to see the spectacular Friendship to get our story out. We do this for what it’s thought-out schedule: I worked with thir- Team perform side-by-side with so many worth. Despite slow gains in teen advanced club members in group and other dedicated horse people. It made our mainstreaming, dedicated people continue semi-private classes. Sandwiched into these vaulting presence legitimate in the eyes of to reach out, sacrifice, and plan their calen- hectic days we escaped one afternoon to the public. We still struggle at times with dars around vaulting contests and perfor- play at the Equine Affaire in Springfield, some of the equestrian world accepting our mances. New Hampshire. Jan Webber, ever the legitimacy. This was one night where we On this trip I stayed with the AVA’s friendly hostess, dispersed AVA informa- stood toe-to-toe with other professionalism very recent Silver Medalist eighteen-year- tion and material to the steady stream of disciplines. old Ashley Pickard of Littleton, Mass. visitors passing through one of three siz- For What It’s Worth Ashley shared the following paper she had able exhibition halls. We are a sport of exceptions. We sup- written as a high school project. Within her Friendship can be defined as a coali- port a unique activity and have tried to gain words we hear first hand what it’s worth. tion, alliance or union, and this November I was privileged to see these words in ac- YOU DO WHAT? that are brave, confident, risk-taking, tion as the AVA Friendship Team and the leaders. While seeming to obtain those Ashley Pickard support crew created a union with the au- qualities, in order to make my story clear, “You do what?” That, right there, is dience. Inside the main arena, Rachel and I have discovered that I truly do possess the typical reaction I receive when I ex- I, Silver Medalist Ashley Pickard and new these features myself. Since I have plain to people what I do. “Yes,” I tell Bronze Medalist Becca Cole, arrived in gained those qualities, my confidence them, “I do vaulting, gymnastics on the time to see AVA Judge and Education VP has increased my general impression and back of a moving horse.” Most people Stephanie Siemens educate the afternoon performance scores, and my bravery and try to make it sound like gymnastics you audience during a fifteen-minute perfor- willingness to take risks have improved see on television. “No, on a real horse,” I mance by the Friendship Team. This annual my degree of difficulty score. say, “You know, neigh, neigh?” No mat- event got its start under the watchful eye of Vaulting automatically requires a ter how many times I have to explain the the ‘Priscillas’ Faulkner. After six years of little bravery to mount a cantering horse, sport to people it never bothers me. taking the show on the road, the Faulkners but I have also acquired it from my jour- When I look back at myself before I have the art of showing off down to a sci- neys to other clubs across the country. I started vaulting, I remember a self-con- ence. The group performed brilliantly. have traveled to both Georgia and Cali- scious ten-year-old girl, who was scared It was a thrill to watch skilled horse- fornia by myself to train with other vault- of people and of taking chances. I turned man, Del Dyer, handling his great ers I have never met before. Since I into a follower, and acted like everyone Percheron, King. This calm, black, geld- started, I’ve met many vaulters, and have else because that was how I thought ing has the knack of quietly picking up cues gained confidence meeting new people. people wanted me to be. I used to be a from Del’s expert hands, then steadily can- Vaulting has also taught me to take risks, combination of everyone else. I wasn’t my tering under awesome individual work, whether it is doing a handstand at the real self, that is until I started vaulting. smart doubles, and high triple Kürs. He canter, or giving my opinion on an issue Now, looking back seven years later, I can in discussion. Considering I am the old- manages to ignore the uproarious response see how vaulting has brought out some est and most experienced on my team, I the girls enticed from the huge crowd. As of the best aspects of myself, making me have easily become a leader for the first usual, the scarlet clad vaulters displayed the a more self-assured person. time in my life. It is a great feeling as form, grace and poise we all know are syn- Vaulting is a competitive sport done my teammates come to me with ques- onymous with American vaulting. all over the country. The scoring is based tions, or follow my examples. Stephanie delivered the facts which made on many events, including the seven When I am vaulting, my goal is al- sense of the spectacle of athletes in spandex compulsories, the individual Kür, and the ways to make my Kür unique, and to on a cantering horse. team Kür, where up to three people are show the audience who I am. I have taken The evening performance before a sell- on the horse. When I perform my indi- that goal outside of vaulting, and it has out crowd was even more charged with vidual Kür, a routine performed to mu- changed my life forever. Even after I re- electricity, and the vaulters pulled out all sic, I usually tell a wordless story to in- tire from this unique sport I will always the stops, displaying disarming showman- terest the audience. I’ve noticed I tend to be proud to reply to that question, “You ship with heart-stopping, crowd pleasing take on characters, such as Robin Hood, did what?” vaulting done to the upbeat vocals of Elvis

Vaulting World 24 February 2001 HSUS/FEMA Sign Historic Agreement What Does it Mean for Horses? gency management agencies to provide cru- The Humane Society of the United cial elements of disaster preparedness such States (HSUS) and the Federal Emergency as safe areas to keep horses, published MAPLELAWN FARM Management Agency (FEMA) have signed evacuation routes, and identifying sources In Beautiful Upstate New York an historic agreement through FEMA’s of rescue equipment and trained personnel in the case of a potential disaster. Project Impact to assist communities and HORSEMANSHIP CAMP individuals to include animals in their di- “It is important for people to under- saster and evacuation plans. This initiative stand that disasters occur more frequently For Girls Who Love Horses will include horses, pets and livestock. than just hurricanes and earthquakes. Di- While horses have held a place in disasters can strike in the form of hazardous Safety While Learning saster planning for several years, the recent materials spills, train derailments, and Riding, Driving, Vaulting FEMA/HSUS partnership will bring criti- fires,” explained Rubin. “It is our goal to & More cal national attention to the importance of provide outlets for the equestrian commu- protecting horses from natural and man- nity to access useful emergency planning Small Family Atmosphere made disasters. According to the New York information and partnership links so they Times, there are more than 6 million horses can be prepared in disaster situations.” in the United States: a fact which under- For more information about how horse owners and associations can ensure their For information, scores the need for advanced disaster-re- please contact: horses are included in disaster planning in lated planning. HSUS will continue to work Stephanie Siemens in cooperation with FEMA and other orga- their community, contact HSUS Disaster nizations to promote the incorporation of Services at 301-258-3103. (607) 642-8754 horses into individual and community di- For more information contact Lisa [email protected] saster planning initiatives. Munniksma at phone: 301-407-9007 or Through their experience across the [email protected] country, HSUS Disaster Teams have found that strengthening the local response The Clouds Roll By... through emergency planning and education Ron Sill is the best way to meet a community’s needs It is with deep sadness that I report during times of disaster. HSUS will develop that our 12 year old Percheron gelding, educational and partnership programs to Cloud, has died. encourage local disaster preparedness As many of you know he was on a within horse communities. successful recovery from a tie-up/colic “HSUS is expanding animal disaster he suffered two days after returning from training programs with an emphasis on Nationals. He was put on a special diet serving the equestrian community,” said to treat EPSM (equine polysaccharide Melissa Seide Rubin, HSUS Senior Direc- storage myopathy). After about six tor of Disaster and Field Services. “We are weeks on the diet, he began moving more in the process of developing special courses comfortably, with no reluctance to walk in trailer extraction, horse rescue, horse the hills. His canter was coming back handling skills, first aid, and animal shel- relaxed and even. We were very encour- tering to benefit emergency personnel and aged with his progress. He died suddenly community organizations.” of a heart attack with no sign of having Cloud led by Ron Sill at the Parade of In addition to these educational efforts, thrashed around. Horses, Nationals 2000 Photo: Eric Jewett HSUS will work to inform emergency man- There was no one who knew this their occasional rough movements. He agement, response agencies, organizations, horse that didn’t adore him. He had strik- never would avoid a handicapped vaulter and individuals about proper techniques for ing good looks, and the best disposition. as he did (on occasion) with certain com- horse protection and rescue in disaster situ- Trot vaulters loved him for his smooth petitive vaulters who were less than care- ations. Educational materials designed spe- trot — not at all bouncy. He never much ful in their movements. cifically for the equestrian community will liked to canter until recently (we always He leaves us heart broken. We look be developed by HSUS on a variety of top- suspected laziness) we discovered Dr. through our tears to see him frolicking ics, including preventing barn fires and Valentine and the diet. As a therapeutic in green pasture, stopping whenever he evacuation tips. vaulting horse Cloud was amazing. He wants to nibble tender delicious grass To strengthen the network of disaster seemed to have an understanding that and drink from a beautiful pure spring. resources within a community, HSUS will these people were different. He was so We miss you Cloud. You will never be promote liaisons between equine associa- patient and gentle and very tolerant of forgotten. tions/individual horse owners and emer-

Vaulting World 25 February 2001 AVA Medal Test Results - March 4 through December 31, 2000 Suzanne Detol Jessica Mesple ...... Novice ...... 4.683 NOVEMBER 11, 2000 The following tests from March 4, 2000 Jessica Mesple ...... Trot ...... 5.183 Hillsboro, Oregon through August 12, 2000 were inadvertently Alyssa Monis ...... Novice ...... 4.550 Judge: Suzanne Detol (FEI I) Kristina Tarango ...Trot Right ...... 5.683 omitted from results published on page 12 Northwind Vaulters Kristina Tarango ...Bronze (C) ...... 6.120 Emily Gleason ...... Silver ...... 6.658 of the December issue of Vaulting World Roger Warren ...... Novice ...... 5.500 Beth Megginson....Bronze ...... 5.640 (Please accept my apologies for the omis- Roger Warren ...... Trot ...... 5.366 Nicky Rymal ...... Bronze ...... 5.750 sions) Roger Warren ...... Bronze ...... 5.710 Sam Rymal ...... Bronze ...... 5.470 MARCH 4, 2000 OCTOBER 14, 2000 NOVEMBER 18, 2000 Woodside, California Galena, Illinois Swedesboro, New Jersey Judge: Adrienne Stang (FEI O) Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Sundance South Elements of Grace Small Wonder PCVT Andrea Ruvalcaba.Bronze (C) ...... 6.610 Sally Boyd ...... Silver ...... 6.617 Danielle Defretias .Trot ...... 5.816 Maddie Mason ...... Trot ...... 5.400 Danielle Defretias .Trot Right ...... 5.600 JUNE 2, 2000 Cadence/Equidance Vaulters Stacey L. Garvilla .Trot ...... 5.733 Corrales, New Mexico Megan Betz ...... Bronze ...... 5.820 Stacey L. Garvilla .Trot Right ...... 5.333 Judge: Toni Amoroso (AVA r) Debbie Callison ....Novice ...... 5.217 Jenna Lamb ...... Trot ...... 5.633 Albuquerque Vaulters Sloan Felton ...... Bronze ...... 5.590 Jenna Lamb ...... Trot Right ...... 5.416 Rebekah Freeman .Bronze ...... 5.820 Shelby McKenna ..Novice ...... 4.766 Ashley Vent...... Trot ...... 5.266 Karen Kitterman ...Bronze ...... 5.650 Shelby McKenna ..Trot ...... 5.300 Gina MacFarlane ..Bronze ...... 5.590 Miranda Wahl ...... Bronze (C) ...... 6.110 NOVEMBER 19, 2000 Miranda Wahl ...... Bronze Right .. 5.950 Swedesboro, New Jersey JUNE 24, 2000 Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Blacksburg, Virginia OCTOBER 28, 2000 Shooting Stars Judge: Toni Amoroso (AVA r) Corrales, New Mexico Jamie Freeman ...... Trot ...... 5.383 Vaulting Visions Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) Helene Terry ...... Bronze ...... 5.300 Julia Gagliardi ...... Bronze ...... 5.830 Albuquerque Vaulters Annalise VanVranken Trot ...... 5.783 Katie Gieschen...... Bronze ...... 5.500 Jessica Miller ...... Novice ...... 4.033 Dana VanVranken .Bronze ...... 5.580 Kristina Koen ...... Bronze ...... 5.760 Misty Mourning ....Novice ...... 5.566 Melissa Volpe...... Bronze ...... 5.610 Misty Mourning ....Trot ...... 6.083 Vaulting Visions AUGUST 12, 2000 Jessica Pyle ...... Novice ...... 4.183 Jessie Price...... Trot ...... 5.500 Watsonville, California Barronsgate Vaulters Ashlee Vettese...... Bronze ...... 5.590 Judge: Kitchy Burdette (AVA r) Angel Hart-Omer ..Bronze (C) ...... 6.190 Panaché Vaulters CONGRATULATIONS Ross Douglas ...... Bronze ...... 5.570 OCTOBER 29, 2000 to all Year 2000 Medalists! Kathryn Kain ...... Trot ...... 5.100 Albuquerque, New Mexico Judge: Jen Williams (AVA r) SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 Golden Gate Vaulters Oakland Hills, California Beth Reicks ...... Silver ...... 6.800 Judge: Kitchy Burdette (AVA r) Highland Meadow Vaulters Telewhips Evergreen Vaulters Ryan Laursen ...... Novice ...... 4.750 Marilyn Zimmerle Silver ...... 6.966 Tiffaney Posey ...... Novice ...... 3.633 FOR SALE SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 NOVEMBER 6, 2000 Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada Littleton, Massachusetts Judge: Suzanne Detol (FEI I) Judge: Stephanie Siemens (AVA R) Redwing Vaulters New England Valkyries Amarah DeAmborosio Trot ...... 5.483 Kathryn Bjorklund Novice ...... 4.516 Ashley Hicks ...... Trot ...... 5.000 Kathryn Bjorklund Trot ...... 5.000 Emma Montgomery Bronze ...... 5.780 Alyssa Brayshaw ..Novice ...... 4.633 Jeremie Montgomery Bronze ...... 5.620 Alyssa Brayshaw ..Trot ...... 5.166 ! William Montgomery Bronze ...... 5.740 Caitlin Campbell ...Novice ...... 4.716 Caitlin Campbell ...Trot ...... 5.416 Black Whips $45.00 OCTOBER 7, 2000 Becca Cole ...... Bronze ...... 5.330 Clovis, California Meghan Coughlin .Bronze ...... 5.540 White Whips $60.00 Judge: Toni Amoroso (AVA r) Leigh Davis...... Novice ...... 5.183 Starlite Vaulters Leigh Davis...... Trot ...... 5.583 Kelly Achey ...... Novice ...... 4.283 Natalie Muehlke ...Novice ...... 4.750 Call Barbara Sophia Fisher ...... Bronze ...... 5.610 Natalie Muehlke ...Trot ...... 5.050 at Evergreen Vaulters Sophia Fisher ...... Bronze Right .. 5.910 Caitlin Owen ...... Bronze ...... 5.780 916/687-8996 Julisa Isadore ...... Novice ...... 4.516 Ashley Pickard...... Silver ...... 6.825 Julisa Isadore ...... Trot ...... 5.366 Claire Rosenfeld ...Bronze ...... 5.920

Vaulting World 26 Februarly 2001 Alumni News On December 22, 2000, vaulters and parents from the Woodside Vault- ers’ 95, 96, 97, and 98 international teams met at the Main’s house for the first Red Rocket Reunion. Vaulters pictured: Maree Thurston, Briana Olsen, Jackie Bors, Jessica Ballenger, Jessica Fredericks, Sarah Griner, Lauren Saputelli, Isabelle Bibbler, Rosemary Niehaus, Mirari Jacobsen, Kenny Geisler, Kristie Warren, Jill Main, Anna Loeb, Lea Rosemurgy, Danielle Teitelman, Jesse Fruman, Aleta Kotecki. Photo: Courtesy Woodside Vaulters AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY NATIONAL OFFICE: Ph: 206/780-9353, Fx: 206/780-9355, E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.americanvaulting.org 642 Alford Place, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110 (Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 11 am & 1pm - 3pm Pacific time)

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CALENDARCALENDAR OFOF VAULTINGVAULTING EVENTSEVENTS 2001 May 25-27 CVI** Stadi Paura, Austria. Contact Gail Ostendorf 650/948-8137 or March 1-4 AVA Annual Meeting, San Mateo, CA. [email protected]. Contact Marianne Rose 408/867-1789 or [email protected]. June 2 Maplelawn Summertime Fun Fest, Newark Valley, NY. Contact Stephanie Mar. 31-Apr. 1 F.A.C.E. Off Vaulting Challenge Siemens 607/642-8754 or (AHSA/AVA Recognized), Agoura, CA. [email protected] Contact Carolyn Bland 818/575-9792. June 29-Jul 1 CVI** Saratoga, Saratoga, California. April 13-15 CVI** Saumur, France. Contact Gail Contact Gail Ostendorf 650/948-8137 Ostendorf 650/948-8137 or or [email protected]. [email protected]. Website: www.cvisaratoga.org. April 9-18 Vaulting Camps with Nancy Stevens July 6-8 CVI** Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. Con- Brown, Newark Valley, NY. Contact tact Gail Ostendorf 650/948-8137 or Stephanie Siemens 607/642-8754 or [email protected]. [email protected] July 19-22 Region II Championships, (AHSA/AVA April 21-22 VIP Spring Fest, Amston, CT. (AVA Recognized), Grass Valley, CA. Contact Recognized) Contact Vicki Sherraden Marianne Rose 408/867-1789 or 860-228-1827 [email protected]. April 23-27 FEI General Assembly, San Francisco, Aug 7-19 European Vaulting Championships, CA. Contact AHSA 859/225-6923. Poznan, Poland. Contact Gail Ostendorf April 27 Workshop for Beginning Coaches, 650/948-8137 or [email protected]. Newark Valley, NY. Contact Stephanie Aug. 9-15 AHSA/AVA National Championships, Siemens 607/642-8754 or Mt. Holyoke, MA. Contact Rachel [email protected] Markels-Webber 978/952-6787. April 28 Kings Mtn. Fest, Half Moon Bay, CA. Oct. 19-21 10th Anniversary of Voltigierziekel Contact Carol Beutler 650/366-7527 or Vaulting Forum, Bad Boll, Germany. cbeutler@tycoelectronics. Contact Ulrike Rieder 0 62 23 97 00 41 May 19-20 Garrod’s Fests, Saratoga (AVA/AHSA or email [email protected]. Recognized), CA. Contact Marianne Website: www.voltigierzirkel.de Rose 408/867-1789 or Oct. 28 Mt. Eden’s Fest, Saratoga, CA. Contact [email protected]. Marianne Rose 408/867-1789 or [email protected].

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