A Monthly Publication of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association • JULY 2013 • Vol. 49, Issue 7 PVDA 50th Anniversary Poster Contest (1964-2014) To celebrate PVDA’s 50th Anniversary the PVDA Board of ning entry by a vote. Any BOD members also participating Directors is holding a Poster Art Contest open to all PVDA in the contest will recuse themselves from the voting process. members. Come up with an original design that celebrates All decisions made by the Board will be final. 50 years of PVDA dressage education and competition, and 5) Entries must be suitable for poster and dinner program your work may be used for promotional posters and the formats. cover of the 2014 Annual Awards Dinner program.In addi- 6) The winning entry will become the property of PVDA. tion, the winner will receive a 2-year paid PVDA member- By entering the contest and signing the release, artist(s) ship! Questions? Please contact Kate Burgy at kate.burgy@ understand and agree that ownership of the Design will pvda.org or at (301) 580-9903. become the property of PVDA. Winning artist(s) must sign Deadline for Submission: August 23, 2013 a transfer of ownership and copyright release within two (2) Criteria: weeks of notification. 1) Design must relate to dressage and PVDA 7) Entries will be accepted until August 23, 2013. Entries 2) Any 2-D medium is acceptable (painting, drawing, pho- should be delivered or mailed to: tography, computer generated, etc). Please do not submit Potomac Valley Dressage Association, 6300 Guilford Road, framed entries. Clarksville, MD 21029 3) Can be color or black and white Entries mailed through the US Postal Service will be accept- 4) Artwork must be no larger than 11 in. x 17 in. ed if postmarked by August 23, 2013 and received no later Rules: than August 31st. Receipt of entries will be made if an email 1) Open only to current PVDA members (all membership address is listed on the entry form. types acceptable). The winner will be notified by September 30, 2013. The 2) Every entry must include a signed entry form. Members winner will receive a 2-year paid PVDA membership. may submit more than one entry, but will need to fill out a 8) Non-winning entries will be returned by mail (if self- separate entry form for each design. addressed packaging with postage included in submission) 3) Members may work collaboratively, but each collaborator or may be picked up in person by October 31, 2013. All must be a PVDA member and sign the entry form. reasonable care will be taken when handling entries, however 4) The PVDA Board of Directors (BOD) will select the win- PVDA is not responsible for loss or damage. PVDA’s 50th Anniversary Poster Contest Entry Form Name __________________________________________ Collaborator’s Name(s) ____________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________ State _____________ Zip ____________________________ Phone Number __________________________________________________________________________________ Email Address_________________________________Membership Number(s) _______________________________ o I have enclosed a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of my entry o I will pick up my entry in person (must be picked up by October 31, 2013) o I do not want my entry returned I hereby release and hold harmless the Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA) and their employees, officers, agents, volunteers, and assigns from all liability for any damage whatsoever or loss of artwork I have submitted for the PVDA 50th Anniversary Poster Contest. I certify that my entry is my original work and it has not been used for any commercial or public purpose prior to this contest. In the event that my entry wins the PVDA 50th Anniversary Poster Contest I hereby agree to convey any ownership interest, including copyright, which I may have in my entry as its creator to the Potomac Valley Dressage Association. The conveyance shall be executed through a document provided by PVDA. Failure to transfer ownership interest, including copyrights, within 2 weeks of notification will result in disqualification of my entry. Signature____________________________________________________ Date______________ Collaborator Signature_________________________________________ Date______________ Parent Signature (if under 18)____________________________________Date_______________ 2 The PVDA Newsletter Don't Miss the Adult Team Competition the members in July, with the new By-laws. The By-laws will PVDA is hosting the 2013 USDF Region 1 Adult Team be adopted within thirty days of the mailing, unless we hear Competition (ATC) during our Summer Showdown Licensed objection in writing from more than one-third of the mem- Show on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7 at Prince bership. Please feel free to contact any members of the gover- George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Md. (www. nance committee, if you have any questions about the showplacearena.com). Don't miss this show! By-laws. Changes to the PVDA Bylaws PVDA 50th Anniversary Poster Contest! The PVDA Board of Directors is excited to announce that Calling all artists, photographers, and designers! PVDA is we have approved an updated version of the organization’s celebrating its 50th Anniversary next year and we are looking By-laws. The By-laws are the legal document that governs the for a unique and original artwork to be used for a commemo- policies, legal procedures, and governance of the organization. rative poster. The winning design will also be used on the By-laws should be reviewed and updated at least every five Annual Dinner program and on various memorabilia through- years. Some changes in the approved By-laws include an out the year. In addition to having their design featured, the updated purpose, a revised conflict of interest provision, new contest winner will also receive a two-year paid PVDA mem- terms for the Board of Directors, and other updated language bership. Please see the rules and entry form on page 2 of the that more accurately represents how the Board and organiza- newsletter or on the website for more details. Entries are due tion functions. The By-laws now go to you, the membership, by August 23, 2013. for final approval. We will be sending a separate mailing to all Send Us Your Ride for Life Photos! Please send us your Ride for Life photos to put in the August issue of the PVDA Newsletter. They need to be high resolution, appropriate for print (larger file size). Also please include the name of rider and horse. You can send your pho- tos to [email protected]. The President’s Window Every year I am amazed at how show, there is so much work to be done for the tabulat- much everyone pulls together for ing of how much we were able to raise for Johns the Ride for Life. Well, we did it Hopkins and their never-ending quest to cure breast again this year!! As of this newslet- cancer. As you walked around the Prince George's ter printing time, our 2013 Ride Equestrian Center during the weekend, you could just for Life is complete and we excit- feel how everyone involved wants a cure! This entire edly look forward to hearing the effort will positively affect women (and men) now and By Jocelyn Pearson final numbers. Even after the in the future. Congratulations everyone! [email protected] Continued on page 14 JULY 2013 3 Southern Maryland A couple of years ago, the Southern Maryland Chapter was revamped after a short hiatus. Well, we are back and grow- ing every year! The majority of our mem- bers live in Southern Anne Arundel County, Upper Marlboro, Calvert County, and Charles County. We even have one member from Frederick County! We are a group of beginners through advanced and ranging in age from 17 to 70. Every year we organize a fix-a-test clinic in the fall. After winning a fix-a-test clinic with Jaclyn Sicoli at the PVDA Pat Hrubiak and Jaclyn Sicoli judging Southern Maryland awards banquet silent auction this year, the chapter was Chapter Fix-a-test. able to offer the clinic at a reduced price to members. The members at the Chapter Challenge as well as food and clinic was a great way to start the show season. drinks at chapter meetings. This year’s Fun Show is June Each year we organize an Open Fun Show to raise 30 in Harwood, Md. money for the chapter. We offer classes to get people inter- We also organize a clinic every year. Last year Julio ested in dressage and have fun. There was some great Mendoza braved the extreme heat wave we had late June smoked BBQ and we had people coming back to take and was great working with beginner and advanced riders some home to their husbands! Some of the classes offered alike. This year our clinic will be in the fall (clinician yet to include western dressage, prix caprilli (test w/jumps), and be determined). dressage trail. A couple members even rode a pas de deux Last year we participated in the Adult Team last year. With the help of judge Marija Trieschman and Championship at the Summer Showdown in July, winning volunteers, we raised over $1100 which we used toward paying for entry fees, stall fees, and stall decorations for Chapter News continued on next page Bayside Southern Maryland • Anne Thibo (chair) • Melissa Harlinski (president) 239-272-4147 [email protected] Chapters Committee: Deanna Williford (chair), Linda Speer [email protected] Send 2013 Chapter Committee updates to [email protected]. • Lydia Wainwright (treasurer) • Joy St. Landau (treasurer) Please cc: 2013 chapter updates to [email protected] to ensure placement in newsletter [email protected] [email protected] and [email protected] to ensure placement on the PVDA Web site.