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MEET YOUR 2019 BOARD https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 1 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM MEET YOUR 2019 BOARD
POLLY LIMOND PRESIDENT From San Diego, California Our President has been a dressage rider and trainer for over 30 years, importing horses from Germany and Portugal for 30 years as well. She is a WE United 'R' judge. Her equine accomplishments include USDF Bronze, Silver, and Silver Freestyle medalist and USDF L Graduate with Distinction in 2007.
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JULIE ALONZO PRESIDENT ELECT From Eugene, Oregon I'm delighted to be back on the Board for another three years, working with the other volunteers to continue to develop and refine WE United programs. In addition to my volunteering with WE United and other horse-related non-profits, I work full-time at the University of Oregon as a Research Associate Professor and run a medium-sized boarding barn along with a small Andalusian breeding operation. I love the supportive WE community and appreciate the many friendships it has brought me worldwide.
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BARBARA PRICE PAST PRESIDENT From Valley Center, California 2018 was a fabulous year for WE United and I had a lot of fun serving as President; meeting many new members and being involved in many great activities. I'm looking forward to working with our new President, Polly Limond, and our new board next year to keep the momentum growing! WE is such an amazing discipline for riders and their horses. I've got two in training now, and a little one in the wings :)
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DONNA LUOMA SECRETARY From Oregon City, Oregon Hello everyone! I am so glad to be in this wonderful discipline with such amazing and dedicated people to share the fun with. I say 2019 is “Twenty- FINE-teen” and I am looking forward to connecting and riding and sharing the love for our horses! Besides the Secretary duties, I am coordinating the newsletter as well. So, as I type this, I have my fingers crossed that all the pics and bio pieces come out as I envision. When I am not volunteering, riding, or traveling to shows, I work as an RN during the day and have just started school for tattooing – with the final goal to be proficient in permanent makeup and reconstructive tattooing. Combining medicine with my love of art will be my next adventure. Why not? Life is supposed to be fun!
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ERIN O'SHAUGHNESSY TREASURER From Vancouver, Washington Found Working Equitation in early 2016 and was intrigued by the 3 phases and the horsemanship required to move up the levels. Strider (Shining Spartan) was recovering from a torn suspensory ligament and it was going to be months before I was allowed to canter him again so the Intro division sounded great. So in May 2016 we entered our first show and I was hooked. 2018 has been our best year yet and I am looking forward with great anticipation to 2019 not only for myself but for the organization as a whole. Joined the Board in 2017 and feel like we have made great progress this last year and I know we'll keep getting better and better in the future.
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CARRIE SCHWARTZ REGION 1 DIRECTOR From Oregon City, Oregon Hello Working Equitation enthusiasts! I have been Regional Director for Region 1 since WE United was created. It is a marvelous supportive group of folks who are passionate about their horses. If you need help with anything - putting on a show or clinic, where to find fellow WE riders in your area, or any other questions you can think of, I am here to help! I am a competitor, clinician, and 'r' judge so I can help with questions about rules, obstacles, and all the di!erent levels. Also, please let me know if you are hosting a playday or anything you'd like posted for our members to see. Hope to hear https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 7 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM
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SARAH PINNEY REGION 2 DIRECTOR From San Diego, California Horse crazy my entire life. Have been riding for 49+ years, and have been a professional since 1986. Specializing in the Andalusian and Lusitano horses since 1989. My most important mentors/influences have been Portuguese; classical dressage is my main love. I'm based in San Diego California, work and train from home in Ramona and Peppertree Farms in Poway. I love the sport of Working Equitation! This is my second year as WE United Region 2 Director, and I'm enjoying competing, training, and teaching WE clinics.
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LESLIE MARTEIN REGION 3 DIRECTOR From Boulder, Colorado In the summer of 2013, I attended "Working Equitation Play Days" hosted by some local trainers as a way to introduce the sport to some of their students. It was great fun, although my understanding of the sport was fairly limed at that time. Then, as luck would have it, some friends who were involved in bringing Nuno Matos to Colorado in 2014, asked me to help organize the clinic. Nuno's clinic generated so much excitement about the sport for me, that I attended the Haras Cup that fall. I returned to Haras in March 2015 in order to attend a three-day Working Equitation seminar taught by Claudia Elsner Matos, which cemented my interest in the sport. I have spent the past five years of my horse experience as an enthusiastic amateur dedicated to Working Equitation.I have been on the board of High Country Working Equitation since 2015, where I have served as Secretary for the past three years and plan to continue as a board member and Secretary in 2019. During that time, I have also been on the newsletter committee as a contributor and editor. HCWE has a rather large membership and is a very active club - this year we will host eight B-rated shoes as well as several schooling shows, play days, and clinics. I also served on the WE United Rules Committee for 2018 and plan to continue that commitment through 2019. Quinn, my new Working Equitation partner, is an eight-year-old Andalusian gelding. He is very green and we have lots to learn together, but I can't think of a better sport to develop a great partnership between horse https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 9 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM I can't think of a better sport to develop a great partnership between horse and rider.
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CAROLINE HOLLOWAY REGION 4 DIRECTOR From Mooreland, Okalohoma I am very blessed to represent Working Equitation in Region 4. We have an amazing group of volunteers, competitors, judges, etc, in our region. I look forward to seeing you all in the arena soon! Merry Christmas!
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KRIS BLACKLOCK REGION 5 DIRECTOR From somewhere in Wisconsin She LOVES to have FUN, even during Wisconsin's long winters. You'll find her out riding in the dark before or after work with a headlamp and GPS to track adventures. She uses farm fields to perfect straightness, geometry, and writing etch-a-sketch in the snow. Kris is passionate about ensuring dressage is an inclusive discipline for all ages.....ALL levels...and ALL breeds (including gaited) and actively organizes demos, clinics, and educational activities. In addition to representing Region 5, she also o!ers fresh ideas, submits rule change suggestions, serves on the Awards Committee, and creates each of the individual certificates that annually recognize the Top Ten National and Regional horses, horse/rider pairs, and riders (455 recipients in 2018). Plus she actively self-trains and competes with her Working Equitation partners Boon Ocean Blue, a 5 yr old Blue Roan American Quarter Horse AND Gambler's Jackpot, an 11 year old gaited Rocky Mountain Horse. Kris enthusiastically supports fellow riders/horses and shows us that one is never too old to learn, laugh, and have FUN along the way!
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BARRY DORNAN REGION 6 DIRECTOR Upperco, Maryland I have been a full time horse professional for nearly 20 years; mostly starting horses under saddle, trying to help horses with issues, and teaching horsemanship. I moved to an 80 acre mixed discipline boarding stable in northern Baltimore County, Maryland in the fall of 2016. I began my life with horses late in my twenties and my initial training was from proteges of Tom and Bill Dorrance and Ray Hunt. Interestingly enough, the horsemanship they taught descends from the same place where Working Equitation was born. As my career progressed, I began to ride more "English" horses than "Western", so I took a fair amount of formal Dressage instruction and began to incorporate it into what I was already doing. Now, I earn most of my living riding Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds destined for Dressage, Eventing, and the Hunter/Jumper ring, while I spend my free time trying to master the art of making straight- up-in the-bridle, one-handed, vaquero style spade bit horses out of my own. This is why I say Working Equitation is a perfect fit for my skill set. My horse background is founded on the idea of mastering the basics before trying to advance, so I am particularly drawn to the structure of the U.S. rules that provide opportunities for riders and horses at any level to https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 13 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM rules that provide opportunities for riders and horses at any level to compete.
HEATHER WALTERS REGION 7 DIRECTOR. From High Springs, Florida I'm an FEI level Dressage rider and trainer that participates as a demo rider for local educational events as well, and volunteer whenever possible. I perform secretary duties at multiple shows in Florida, to include Working Equitation Competitions and Clinics, Schooling Dressage Shows, and WDAA/USEF Recognized Dressage Shows. I'm an L-Graduate with Distinction. While I love Classical Dressage, and and it's the basis of my business, Working Equitation caught my eye in 2015 and I fell in love, and haven't looked back. I am so passionate about WE that I have started a series of shows and clinics at the Florida Horse Park and hope to encourage growth and participation.
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licensed to register ASAP, as we anticipate that this seminar will fill.
Click here to Register for the 2019 Licensed Officials Seminar!
Year-End Awards Celebration!
Year-end Awards are being put in the mail this coming week!
WE United will be recognizing the Top Ten National winners at each level in the following categories:
Horse/Rider pair Horse American Rider International Rider Junior Rider
The Top Ten Horse/Rider Pairs in each level in each Region will be recognized.
In addition, High Point Breed Awards will be sent out to honor the achievement of the top-point-earning horse from the following breeds:
American Quarter Horse, BLM Mustang, Paint, Purebred Arabian, Haflinger, Australian Stock Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse, IALHA Purebred (Champion and Reserve) IALHA Half-Andalusian (Champion and Reserve) PRE registered with PRE Mundial, Grade, Mule, Gypsy Vanner, https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 16 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM Gypsy Vanner, Friesian, Friesian Heritage Horse, Morgan, Kiger Mustang, Lipizzan, Gaited Horses (High Point National and Regional recognition), Canadian Horse (High Point competing in the U.S., and competing outside the U.S.).
Thank you to all the generous people and breed organizations who have already stepped forward to sponsor (you can find a complete listing of them on our website's High Point Breed Awards page).
If you would like to sponsor an award for a breed not currently on the list, please contact us at [email protected]. Help celebrate the amazing diversity in this sport!
Click Here to See the 2018 Top Ten Leaderboard Standings!
New Youth High Point Award Added for 2019!
Past President Barbara Price is sponsoring a Youth High Point Award!
All members who are under 18 as of December 1, 2018 (and therefore qualify as juniors) will be eligible. Points earned at all licensed WE shows with a WE United judge will count, regardless of whether the points are earned in a level specifically set up for juniors or are earned while riding against adults. All points earned during the competition year will count. The winner is the junior WE United member who earns the most points in the 2019 Competition year.
Winner will receive $300 as well as a nice award to recognize their accomplishment.
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Thank you, Barbara, for your generous sponsorship of this award! We love our youth!
2018 High Point Breed Awards
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Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Canadian Horse Heritage and Preservation Society– sponsoring the High Point Canadian Horse awards!
Kigers de los Californios– sponsoring the High Point BLM Mustang and Kiger Mustang awards!
Aimee Ziller– sponsoring the High Point Friesian and Friesian Heritage Horse awards!
Friends of Sound Horses– sponsoring the High Point Gaited Horse Awards, both National and Regional recognition!
International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association– sponsoring the High Point and Reserve High Point Purebred and Half-Andalusian awards!
Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse– sponsoring the High Point horse registered with P.R.E. Mundial!
Rocky Mountain Horse Association– sponsoring the High Point Rocky https://us13.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=1753333 Page 19 of 31 Campaign Overview | Mailchimp 1/15/20, 3 17 PM Rocky Mountain Horse Association– sponsoring the High Point Rocky Mountain Horse award!
United States Lipizzan Federation– sponsoring the High Point Lipizzan award!
The Lora Family of Carlsbad, California– sponsoring the High Point Purebred Arabian award!
American Morgan Horse Association– sponsoring the High Point AMHA registered Horse Award!
If you would like to sponsor a Year-End High Point Award, please contact us at [email protected]. Awards can be sponsored for $40/year (we’ll order and send a really nice ribbon to the winner, on your behalf), or you can send a suitable prize of your own choosing to the winner at the end of the year.
We’re actively seeking sponsors for the following breeds for 2019: Fell Pony, Warmblood (American, Canadian, Dutch, Irish, Swedish), German Riding Pony, Hanoverian, Norwegian Fjord, Santa Cruz Island Horse)
Complete Listing of 2018 Points By Breed
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