A Bi-Monthly Publication of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association • JAN/FEB 2016 • Vol. 53, Issue 1 Send your 2017 Calendar Items to [email protected]. Calendar MARCH/APRIL 2017 Deadline: FEBRUARY 10 of Events Calendar Editor: Christina Dale www.pvda.org for complete calendar [email protected]. All are welcome! 6 PVDA Catoctin Chapter Dressage Sport January 12 PVDA Clarksville Chapter Winter Show Horse In-Hand and Dressage Schooling Show at 2 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at Series. Contact Nancy Albrecht at 301-854-2588. Plantation Stables, Middletown, Md. See Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact Join us at Linda Spear's lovely Stonebrook Farm for http://catoctinchapterpvda.weebly.com/2017-show. [email protected]. All are welcome! our annual show series. html for prize list. 15 PVDA Clarksville Chapter Winter Show Series. Join us at Linda Spear's lovely Stonebrook March June Farm for our annual show series. Contact Nancy 6 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at Albrecht at 301-854-2588. 5 Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact presi- Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact pres- 20-22 World Horse Expo, Timonium, MD – dent@pvda. org.All are welcome! ident@pvda. org.All are welcome! www.horseworldexpo.com Volunteer at the PVDA booth, contact Linda Speer: 410-531-6641 or April [email protected] July 3 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at 3 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at 31 Maryland Horse Industry Day. Join us in Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact presi- Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact pres- Annapolis representing your needs to County and dent@pvda. org.All are welcome! ident@pvda. org.All are welcome! State Representatives. Full details and registration at mdhorsecouncil.org May 1 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm February at Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. 6 PVDA Monthly Board Meeting 7 pm at Contact president@pvda. org.All are wel- Stonebrook Farm in Clarksville, Md. Contact come! The PVDA Clarksville Chapter announces The Winter Show Series December 11, 2016 Judge: Suzy Floyd January 15, 2017 Judge: Trisha DeRosa February 12, 2017 Judge: Aviva Nebesky at Stonebrook Farm 6300 Guilford Road Clarksville, MD 21029 For more information contact: Nancy Albrecht: [email protected] or phone 301-854-2588 or Camilla Cornwell: [email protected] or phone 301-641-5133 Prizelist & entry form available on facebook: Clarksville Chapter PVDA 2 The PVDA Newsletter The Did you know that as a President's USDF group member... Window Hi Everyone! Welcome to the first newslet- By Claire Lacey ter of 2017! Wishing everyone a president@ happy, healthy, prosperous, and pvda.org successful year. Following our Annual General Meeting I have been elected President for a second term. I should like to thank members of our 2015/16 Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, Committee Members and everyone who volunteered in any way that helped us have such a good year. Nothing is possible without the efforts of many people in this organization and I am very thank- ful to share what we do with such great people. Please, join this effort, this year and help us and dressage in Maryland thrive. There is something for everyone when it comes to finding what you can do, that works for you. Contact a committee chair in an area that interests you and see what is available or sign up online. With this bumper color issue we wrap up 2016 with the Charlotte Jorst clinic and the Annual Awards Dinner and we look forward to what opportunities the New Year will bring us and our equine partners. The Jorst clinic was a fabulous event and heavily subsidized by PVDA to bring a fresh perspective and educational opportunity to members. It was such a shame not to see more people taking advantage of that amazing opportu- nity. I realize as much as anyone how time and resources can be limited and need to balance but time marches on. When you look back at 2016 what were the things you did that helped your knowledge, under- standing or skills? As I have said before Riding (and dressage) is a non-linear learning process. This means that every time you put yourself in the presence of it you have opportunity for a breakthrough! Take every chance you can to help you grow in 2017. Explore the opportunities. Life is short…. You write your history! Claire JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 3 Peninsula Dressage Submitted by Amy Schine, Photographs by Anna Smollens, Purple Horse Design and Photography Peninsula Dressage had a great end to our busy show season with a very successful Eighth Annual Schooling Show to Benefit Women Supporting Women, our local non-profit group dedicated to supporting women and At the Eighth Annual Schooling Show to Benefit Women Supporting Women. their families on the Eastern Shore coping with breast cancer. There were close to 100 rides of all levels from to benefit the cause. The best news of all is that we raised lead line through fourth level, also including Western $4,711 dollars to benefit Women Supporting Women, our Dressage and Eventing tests. Due to the high volume of highest amount ever! Many thanks are due to all who entries; we needed to add another ring and judge last min- made this possible; our judges, Marija Trieschman and ute. Despite the dismal weather forecasts, we ended up Anne Thibo, who both donated their time for the day; having an almost rain free show with just a few sprinkles Diane Bloxham who made WinAway Farm look beautiful during the last couple of rides. The farm, riders, and for the occasion as always; our volunteers who worked ponies were all decked out in pink for the cause, every- hard all day to keep such a big show running smoothly, thing ran smoothly and everyone seemed to enjoy the day, Theresa Walczak, Carol Crowder, Fran Levy, Allison riders and spectators alike. We also had a professional Turner; our Show Managers Jenny Mlyniec and Erin photographer, Anna Smollens of Purple Horse Designs Bryan for hours of work before, after and during the and Photography, who took many beautiful pictures show, and to everyone who throughout the day, and waived her travel and mileage fee donated, sponsored, competed Continued on next page Chapters Committee: Liz Erwin and Christina Dale (co-chairs), Linda Speer, and Claire Lacey Send 2017 Chapter Committee updates to [email protected]. Bayside Southern Maryland • Anne Thibo (chair) • Nancy Albrecht (co-chair) New Market • Elizabeth Farina 239-272-4147 [email protected] 301-854-2588/[email protected] • Katie Straton (chair)/410-259-4165 [email protected] Marlborough [email protected] St. Mary’s • Karen Siebert (co-chair) Calvert County • Cheryl Swing/301-888-2650 • Fran Flohr (co-chair)/410-795-1884 • Claire Hill [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] • Alice Allen (co-chair) [email protected] Metro Peninsula Dressage Catoctin • Kim McClure mthermonstables@aol. 301-475-8446 /alice.beagles@ • Rita Boehm/301-260-0061 gmail.com • Debra Nissan [email protected] com • Jenny Mlyniec odeon_tamuro@yahoo. Sugarloaf Mountain [email protected] Mountain Harmony Drill com • Julie Kingsbury/301-972-8975 Charles • Cathy Whipp [email protected] •Karen Cieplak karencieplak@gmail. [email protected] Shore Dressage www.shoredressage.com Tri-County com/ 240-380-5051 Mt. Airy • Deri Jeffers (co-chair) • Hallie Ahrnsbrak/240-882-2531 • Kelly Mcgrain Clarksville 757-302-0224 [email protected] • Camilla Cornwell (co-chair) [email protected] • Julie Gross/301-503-7709 [email protected] 4 The PVDA Newsletter Continued from previous page and supported the stretches often. Learn to be patient. Guide without holding! show! Be consistent in one's training. Always start with the for- We welcome anyone who ward driving seat aids to the hands and then give. I know would like to join Peninsula you all have heard this frequently, but actually doing it suc- Dressage for 2017. We’re looking cessfully at the right time is what Michael achieved with forward to planning another each horse and rider. To see the end results on the second busy and successful clinic and day was incredible!! If you ever have the opportunity to ride show season at out January 5th with Michael do so and you'll feel like you won the gold planning meeting, but first we medal!!! Hopefully he'll be back at Hassler Dressage soon have some wining and dining, again! I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to audit socializing and celebrating to do this clinic!!! Sarah Turner and Remi. at our annual pot luck holiday Many huge Thank you’s go out to Scott and Susanne for dinner and awards party, at the hosting this Clinic and to Jan Clark for all her nonstop home of Fran Levy on Sunday December 11th. energies to pull this together!!! Shore Dressage St. Mary's Chapter Submitted by Deri Jeffers By Samantha Richards Shore Dressage Chapter Photographs submitted by Karen Members Deri Jeffers and Claudia Siebert Duncan had the very educational The St. Mary's Chapter of PVDA opportunity of attending this was fortunate enough to have Lauren Klimke Training session at Hassler's Riveredge Farm on Sprieser, a USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist and Oct 29th and 30th. The nine demo riders of all levels were: professional dressage rider and trainer, visit us for a clinic. Eiren Crawford on Godot, a young KWPN gelding; Kelly Held at Donna O'Connor's gorgeous Mt. Olive Farm in McGinn riding a 7 yr old Dutch gelding schooling 2nd Valley Lee, Maryland, riders and auditors enjoyed a fun and 3rd level; Katerina Antes-Miller on Adriana a young weekend of great rides and valuable dressage training gelding showing 4th level; Angie Bean riding an Arabian insight.