Calling All Volunteers: Show Season is Coming!, p6 Flextime – Someone for (Almost) Everyone!, p12 How NEDA Scholarships Work, p17 February 2013 NEDA’S THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW ENGLAND DRESSAGE ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNING NEWSLETTER SPORT HORSE Don’t Miss Out on this Exciting Stallion Auction! BY KATHY HICKERSON, NEDA SPORT HORSE DIRECTOR The NEDA Stallion Auction is well under way! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to bid on exceptional stallions who have been generously donated by their owners. Anyone can bid! The funds for this auction have enabled NEDA to provide Ending Soon! The stallion auction ends soon. top cash awards for our Visit nedastallionauction.org breeders, owners and stallion owners. Over $11,500 was given FEBRUARY 16 out at the 2012 NEDA Fall Festival of Dressage. Our Current List of Stallions Visit the NEDA Stallion Auction between January 20 - February 16 to view a complete listing of the available stallions and to bid. Some of the stallions © Carole MacDonald off ered are Donnersohn, Florianus, Lexington, Prado, Quaterback, Quaterhall, Rocazino, Schroeder, Tantris, The 2012 NEDA Stallion Auction Futurity winner Harpo Lagoheidor and Werbellin. MG, owned and bred by Kathy Contact Kathy Hickerson at 603-673-4344 or [email protected]. Hickerson and sire Carlton Hill Visit nedastallionauction.org to bid. (Uphill x Vincent). Spring Symposium 2012 Year End Awards The Inside Scoop - New Rider Tests and Freestyle Awards will be held at The Gathering at Marshfi eld May 4-5, Three County Fairgrounds, Northampton, MA during the Spring Dressage Competition Alison Head and Marlene Whitaker will present on Saturday, May 11, 2013. the new rider tests and training level freestyle. (p. 12) Congratulations to the winners! (p. 8) More details in upcoming issues and on neda.org. More details coming soon… NEDA 2013 OFFICERS Year-End Awards and Banquet: Linda Mendenhall President: Katherine McHugh 401 Nashua Rd., Groton, MA 01450 64 Pearl St., Charlestown, MA 02129 978-448-0066, [email protected] 617-337-5914, [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Vice President-Activities: Kate O’Connor 235 Glenwood Road, Rutland, MA 01543 Membership Services Coordinator: Debbie Carr-Kirk EDITOR Tracie Richardson 508-886-4580, [email protected] 8 Carr Lane, Forestdale MA 02644 [email protected] Vice President-Services: Phyllis LeBlanc 508-539-3534, [email protected] 650 Boxford Rd., Bradford, MA 01835 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lee Cullen 978-745-7648, [email protected] Membership Recruitment: Karin Swanfeldt 105 Park St., Ayer, MA 01432 [email protected] Secretary: Heather Stone 978-855-4683, [email protected] 78 Front St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 ADVERTISING Claire Liang 617-480-8077, [email protected] Nominations: Lainey Johnson [email protected] 474 S. Bolton Rd., Bolton, MA 01740 Interim Treasurer: Katherine McHugh 978-568-0523, [email protected] 64 Pearl St., Charlestown, MA 02129 617-337-5914, [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator: Diane Holston A Tip of the Hat is a publication of The New England Dressage 49 Stevens St., Athol, MA 01331 Association, Inc., a non-profi t, tax-exempt corporation. 978-249-8543, [email protected] COORDINATORS Board Member at Large: Shawn Walker AND MANAGERS 1 Willard Circle, Andover, MA 01810 978-314-7691, [email protected] CONTENTS EDUCATION COMMITTEE Education Coordinator: Angela Prenosil SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE 1 Don’t Miss Out on this Exciting Stallion Auction! P.O. Box 398, Thorndike, MA 01079-0398 Sponsorship Coordinator: Alexandra Dane President’s Message: NEDA Helps GMHA with New Footing – You 3 c. 413-627-2699, [email protected] 3 Newbury Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938 Can Help Too! Continuing Education: Sally Davenport 978-356-0682, [email protected] 6 Calling All Volunteers: Show Season is Coming! 91 Front Street #309, Scituate, MA 02066 Facilitator: Christine Shea 6 Support the Spring Show 781-378-1881, [email protected] 369 College Hwy., Southampton, MA 01073 7 Spring Show Program Advertising Fall Symposium: Jen Dillon 978-314-9922, [email protected] 8 2012 Year End Award Winners P.O. Box 421, Yarmouth, ME 04096 Sponsorship Major Donors: Sue Storbeck 508-641-3121, [email protected] 12 USDF Training Level Freestyle Unveiled 92 Sampson Rd., Bolton, MA 01740 Spring Symposium: Kris Conquest 978-779-6020, [email protected] 12 Flextime – Someone for (Almost) Everyone! 143 Jug City Rd, Epsom NH 03234 Sponsor Development: Kathleen Gilroy How NEDA Scholarships Work 18 603-219-9255, [email protected] 80 Water St., Newburyport, MA 01950 23 USDF “L” Program to be Hosted by NEDA Scholarships: Susan Edelen 978-358-7282, 30 USDF Congratulates New “L” Program Graduates 21 Paradise Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938 [email protected] 30 Fund Your Dreams 978-356-8704, [email protected] 31 Thank You Region 8 PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE OFF BOARD POSITIONS 33 NEDA’s Stallion Directory Public Relations Coordinator: Open Webmaster: Tammy Paparella 6 Pratt’s Junction Rd., Sterling, MA 01564 34 Classifi eds A Tip of the Hat Editor: Tracie Richardson 978-422-2324, [email protected] 34 Calendar of Events 466 Broadway, Hanover, MA 02339 781-826-4038, [email protected] Competition/Other: Diana Lane 34 Mt. Hood Ter., Melrose, MA 02176 MEMBERSHIP A TIP OF THE HAT Communications Manager: 781-662-2373, [email protected] QUESTIONS AND ADVERTISING Catherine O’Neil, 1801 Ocean St., #31A, Marshfi eld, MA 02050 Equine Affaire: Karin Swanfeldt CHANGES OF ADDRESS Classifi ed ads must be submitted to 781-799-0473, [email protected] 105 Park St., Ayer, MA 01432 the Advertising Editor via email in plain 978-855-4683, [email protected] For all membership questions and Advertising: Shawn Walker text (.txt) or Word (.doc). changes of address please contact: 1 Willard Circle, Andover, MA 01810 Flextime Lesson Program: Tammy Paparella 978-314-7691, [email protected] Elizabeth Psaledas, 12 Mont Vernon Dr., Display ads and photos may be 6 Pratt’s Junction Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053-2515 submitted on disk on via email to the offi cial Photographer: Carole MacDonald Sterling, MA 01564 603-548-8544, fl [email protected] 978-422-2324 Advertising Editor. 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MS Word COMPETITION COMMITTEE USDF JrYR Liaison: Nancy Later Lavoie doc ad templates are available for Competition Coordinator: Beth Jenkins 1568 Lake Breeze Dr., Wellington, FL 33414 your use at neda.org and must be 63 Western Avenue, Sherborn, MA 01770 561-714-7447, [email protected] converted to PDF. 508-655-6490, f. 508-655-3456 [email protected] All ads must be submitted to the NEWSLETTER STAFF Advertising Editor with a check made Fall Festival: Jane Sheehan out to NEDA. 600 South Main St., Mansfi eld, MA 02048 Graphic Design: Lee Cullen 508-339-6209, f. 508-339-7116 899 Southern Artery, Quincy, MA 02169 Claire Liang, 63 Linden Street, Unit 7 [email protected] 617-773-8482, [email protected] Wellesley, MA 02482, [email protected] Spring Show: Paul Cormier Tip Advertising: Claire Liang 20 Village Avenue, Acushnet, MA 02743 63 Linden Street, Unit 7, Wellesley, MA 02482 508-995-5988, [email protected] Join the Conversation: c. 781-640-4222, [email protected] Sport Horse/Breed Shows: Kathy Hickerson 68 Russell Hill Rd., Brookline, NH 03033 facebook.com/ twitter.com/ pinterest.com/ 603-673-4344, f. 603-672-0139 NewEngland NEDADressage nedadressage [email protected] DressageAssociation 2 A TIP OF THE HAT | NEDA.ORG February 2013 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MEMBERSHIP Dear Members, NEDA Helps GMHA with By the time you receive this issue of the TIP, you should have received your 2013 New Footing – You Can Help Too! NEDA member packets. They were mailed the 3rd week in January. The OPL was BY KATHERINE MCHUGH, NEDA PRESIDENT proofed and fi nal touches applied in January Green Mountain Horse Association (GMHA) is a Vermont nonprofi t that owns and we expect a late February mailing to a lovely equestrian facility and maintains a network of trails. It serves many our members. The 2012 NEDA yearbook, disciplines—hunter/jumpers, eventing, endurance, trail riding, driving and dressage— The Salute, is currently in the fi nal stages of and is a beehive of activity throughout the summer. GMHA hosts three recognized editing and you should receive that shortly. dressage shows annually and is a favorite of many competitors, who love the region Thank you for your continued support of NEDA! We are looking forward to another and the chance to introduce their horses to water crossings there with a meandering busy and exciting year of dressage. I hope this brook that snakes through the barn areas. Over the past ten years it has raised over will be the year that you decide to get involved a million dollars and completed major renovations to the facilities, including the with NEDA in a more active way. barns, outbuildings, bathrooms and the cross-country course. In the fall of 2011 the All the best, meandering brook turned into a raging torrent during Tropical Storm Irene, taking Debbie Carr-Kirk out much of the grounds and footing and greatly damaging the newly renovated P.S. Member Update, it is now possible to barns. Miraculously, with both volunteer and fi nancial support, GMHA was able send a friend a NEDA gift membership. Please to repair all the damage and run a full summer program in 2012. But between the visit neda.org for details. renovations that did not include addressing serious footing defi cits and Irene that took away most of what footing there was, the rings and warmups now require immediate and serious attention if GMHA is to continue to be suitable for these NEWS BITS disciplines, especially dressage.