From: <sbarksdale4@...>
To: <slp4mag@...>
Subject: FW: FW: LONGVIEW X-C SCHOOLING, SEPT 9, 2007- ARENA USE TO BE INCLUDED.
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:51:31 -0500

Hello Sarah- might you get this posted on Region IV. If Sept 9 goes well, we will be adding more dates.

 

Subject:   LONGVIEW X-C SCHOOLING,  Sunday, Sept 9, 2007, NOW TO INCLUDE USE OF ARENAS.

 

GREAT LATE BREAKING NEWS.  Do we discriminate against our Dressage and Saddleseat friends – ABSOLUTELY NOT!!   

AT LEAST FOR SEPT 9, the arenas will be open for schooling!!  Once in LV Park, you are welcome in all riding areas.

            See below for details.          

          Mission Valley Pony Club

          LONGVIEW HORSE PARK

   FALL X-C SCHOOLING SERIES PLUS

              (Arena Usage Available Sept 9:  Possible other Dates to Follow)

 

• SEPT 9, All ARENAS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLING
• THE  WATER OBSTLACLE WILL BE IN USE           **  PARAMEDIC UNIT WILL BE ON SITE FOR YOUR SAFETY

• X-C Instruction available Sept 9 and Oct 14.  John Staples, USEA Certified Level III Instructor, will be giving lessons, BN thru Prelim.   For details, go to www.windermerestables.com
• Tack up and join the fun!  Gates open at 8 AM.

 

FOR YOUR COMFORT AND SAFETY. 

1.  Riding  alone or with a friend and would like to join some other riders? Tell us. -  we’ll see if we can arrange it.

2.  First time at Longview?  Let us know - we will provide an introductory orientation tour.

3.  Safety first.  Helmets, vests, and proper footwear are required for xc jumping. 

4.  Oh, and don’t forget to bring a current negative Coggins for each horse.

 

Tune up for competitions -  school your mounts, young and old.    

Happy riding.  We look forward to seeing you !!     MVPC

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mission Valley Pony Club is pleased to announce the Fall Cross Country Schooling Series at the Longview Horse Park

August 19                     Sept 9                           October 7

                                                                        Sept 30                         October 14

                ________________________________________________________________________

                        *Arena usage approved for Sept 9.  Other dates may follow.  Stay tuned !!            

 

TIMES

Gates open at 8 am and close at 4 pm.  Later closing may be accommodated by special arrangement.

 

FEES

$35 per horse and rider.  Additional horses with same rider: $25 per horse.  

Non-refundable pre-payments received by MVPC prior to the date - special rate - $25 per horse. 

                       (If weather cancellation - we will move your fee to a following date).

  Make checks payable to:  MVPC, 12020 Mission Road,  Leawood KS 66209,   c/o Scott Barksdale, JtDC

 

DIRECTIONS

www.longviewhorsepark.com    (located between Grandview and Lee’s Summit)

 

CONTACT

If any questions or to verify course conditions, call Scott Barksdale (913) 306-0111, or email sbarksdale4@...

 

 

From: "Kathie Robertson" <krobertson@...>
To: "Sarah Patrick" <slp4mag@...>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:31:27 -0400
Subject: 2007 USEF FEI-Level Trainers' Conference

The United States Dressage Federation invites you to Training the Happy Athlete - Maintaining Sport Horses Today Featuring Jan Brink Currently Ranked 2nd FEI Dressage Rider in the World WHEN Saturday, October 27, 2007 thru Sunday, October 28, 2007 With lecture Friday evening at the Marriott WHERE Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center 7541 Sloughhouse Road Elk Grove, CA 95624   If you were the rider of a past USDF Horse of the Year top 10 winner at the FEI Levels, a past USDF Year End Award top 10 winner in the Adult Amateur or JR/YR Divisions at the FEI Level, a 2006/2007 Brentina Cup qualified rider, current or past participant in the Young Rider Graduate Progam - you qualify!! For additional criteria, please go to our website. RSVP Friday, October 5, 2007 Please respond by clicking one of the buttons below.

Having trouble with the link? Simply copy and paste the entire address listed below into your web browser: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,P1,4A8BFA06-B675-425C-8E86-9478EE5F701A If you do not wish to receive future emails from Kathie Robertson please click the link below. Click here

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:34:32 -0500
From: The Dressage Foundation - Lynn <lynn@...>
Subject: CHANGE OF ADDRESS PLEASE!

Please change your mailing list for the address of The Dressage
Foundation. We are located at: Wells Fargo Center, 1248 'O' Street,
Suite 732, Lincoln, NE 68508. We read each issue of all newsletters that
reach us. Often those newsletters that are mailed to our old address
take awhile to go through the process of reaching us. Please, Please
see that our address is changed in your data base. Thanks!
Lynn Boomer
Administrative Director

Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:16:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: My Horse University <info@...>
To: slp4mag@...
Subject: e-Tips from My Horse University

August 31, 2007

In This Issue News & Updates Monthly e-Tip Did you know...? Quote of the Month Photo of the Month Quick Links My Horse University Our Courses More About Us Our Experts News & Updates   FREE Live Web Presentation   Sept. 11, 2007, 7 PM EDT   My Horse University is excited to present a free live web presentation featuring Kathy Anderson from the University of Nebraska on the topic of horse selection and conformation. Come join us!   SIGN UP TODAY! We want to hear from you!   Please share with us your horse stories, quotes, and pictures and see them in future issues of MHU e-Tips!  Please submit by email to info@.... My Horse University courses are accredited by the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF). Learn more... e-Tips Dear Sarah, In this issue of MHU eTips, we'll share with you some information and tips on keeping your horse healthy this fall if you plan to hit the trails. Also, do you know how many equine are in the world? We will share with you more information in the "Did you know...?" section about the distribution of equine around the globe. Enjoy! Monthly e-Tip Fall Vaccines Fall is a popular time of the year to participate in activities such as showing or trail riding with our equine companions. However, it's important for your horse's safety to update and booster certain vaccines. If you enjoy trail riding, showing or keeping your horse healthy, it's a good idea to make sure your horse has been vaccinated for rabies.  Read on... Did you know...? Equine were domesticated approximately 6,000 years ago and can be found throughout the world.  Since the domestication of horses and donkeys, people have been able to benefit in many ways such as, traveling to farther destinations (i.e. pioneers traveling west in America) or decreased their work load (i.e. donkeys carrying water in Sudan or goods to the market for farmers in Mexico). Read on... Quote of the Month "When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have." ~Sir Winston Churchill Photo of the Month Dr. Mel Yokoyama visiting a historic district in Burma and the only mode of transportation is by horse cart. Dr. Yokoyama is a professor in the Animal Science Department at Michigan State University. Photo taken by Anna Yokoyama We hope you enjoyed this issue of e-Tips from My Horse University. For the latest news on products, web presentations, and events, please visit www.myhorseuniversity.com.   Sincerely, My Horse University My Horse University is a national online program for horse enthusiasts based at Michigan State University in partnership with eXtension's HorseQuest and EquiSearch. Learn more...

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Subject: USEF Sportsman's Charter Award
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:37:15 -0400
From: "Sharon Vanderziel" svanderziel@...

Hello,

 I just wanted to remind you that the Nominee applications for the USEF Sportsman’s Charter award must be postmarked by September 1. Please note that the “Youth nominated by” line is to be filled out by USDF when we forward the nominee to USEF. I have attached an application for your convenience. If you have any questions on the application or process please feel free to contact me.

Thank you and have a nice Holiday

Sharon Vander Ziel

USDF Programs and Education SeniorCoordinator

FEI Jr/ YR Liaison

Youth Council Liaison

phone 859 971 7047

Fax 859 971 7722

jryoungrider@...

 

Another KCDS member deserving recognition for qualifying for the USEF/Markel Young Horse Championships is Ann Oberhaus.  Ann and her husband, Jeff, own Vintage Hill Farms in Boonville, MO.  Ann has qualified her 5 y/o gelding, Amador and her other 5 y/o gelding, Alvarador is the 2nd Alternate.  Ann qualifed both her boys last year for the 4 y/o championships but a freak injury kept Ann out of the saddle and she could not compete.  Quite an accomplishment to qualify both boys last year then back that up by qualifying Amador this year with Alvarador as an alternate. 

Both geldings were imported by Ann and Jeff as weanlings with Ann doing all the traning with her boys.  I have come to know and respect Ann as she has been a long time student of Amy Larson and regularly hosts clinics with Amy at her farm.  Ann works hard and is very dedicated as shown by her results.  I wanted Ann to get her due applause along with all the other Region 4 qualifiers. 

Good Luck to all and safe travels!!

maggie

Another KCDS member deserving recognition for qualifying for the USEF/Markel Young Horse Championships is Ann Oberhaus.  Ann and her husband, Jeff, own Vintage Hill Farms in Boonville, MO.  Ann has qualified her 5 y/o gelding, Amador and her other 5 y/o gelding, Alvarador is the 2nd Alternate.  Ann qualifed both her boys last year for the 4 y/o championships but a freak injury kept Ann out of the saddle and she could not compete.  Quite an accomplishment to qualify both boys last year then back that up by qualifying Amador this year with Alvarador as an alternate. 

Both geldings were imported by Ann and Jeff as weanlings with Ann doing all the traning with her boys.  I have come to know and respect Ann as she has been a long time student of Amy Larson and regularly hosts clinics with Amy at her farm.  Ann works hard and is very dedicated as shown by her results.  I wanted Ann to get her due applause along with all the other Region 4 qualifiers. 

Good Luck to all and safe travels!!

maggie

Hi Everyone:

Just wanted to share the meeting minutes from last night’s conference call with you. Please let me know any GMO educational programs that I can add to the list on point 2.

Thanks and have a great day. Michele.

USDF Adult Education Council Members Conference Call Minutes (prepared  by Cindy Dix)

Here are our other goals for 2007

1.  Prepare an education planning document for the web site.  Lisa prepared an excellent planning document which we discussed last night.  Have a blow up of it at the convention is a great idea and making it a hand out will also be beneficial.

2. Improve access and information sharing of GMO educational programs.  We touched on this last night.  Thank you Holly and Michele for e-mailing what has been going on in your region.  I think that we should continue to work on this and figure out a way to disseminate this info for everyone to use.  If you could get information to me regarding what is happening in your region, then a master list can be generated.  I see in my notes that I was supposed to put out something in region Enews to ask for topics to add to the list.  I will work on that with Kathie. We can also look at grant programs as a source for ideas.

3.  Identify recourse for educational expertise-This ties in with Number 2. 

4. Re-implement council and GMO communications.  This should come out of implementing number 2 and 3.

5.  Revamp University program criteria- DONE

6.  Continue to look into Adult educational grant guidelines .As far as I know, this had been put on hold by the executive board. Is this still correct, Kathie?  I still have the article about How to write a grant and would like to do something with it.

Maybe put it in "Connections"?

7. Explore the idea of an awards program for recognizing innovative educational programming within GMO's.

   We were going to look at the criteria used for the GMO newsletter guidelines so come up with a way of choosing a winner. 

I have a sponsor for this program. We just need to establish some criteria.

8.  Continue to add Adult camp themes to the Adult camp guidelines.  After last night's discussion,  it sounds like we may be revamping this whole camp concept.

We spent a lot of time this year discussing the Adult clinics.  At this point, we a looking at two possibilities for the years 2009-2010.   Long lining combined with riding  or having a clinician and judge work together to assess how a rider can improve the movements.  Kathie was going to check on who might be available for these programs through USDF.  Please keep thinking of ideas along these lines.

We also spent a considerable amount of our time this year on picking topics for this year's convention.  I think that the educational programs for this year will be excellent. 

Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:26:27 -0500
From: lpconrad <lpconrad@...>
To: Sarah Patrick <slp4mag@...>, Megan Ward <eidea-NEWS@...>
CC: Windrush Hill Farm <windrushhill@...>
Subject: Joint Meeting of two Iowa GMO's.

Joint Meeting of two Iowa GMO's. The first joint EIDEA (Eastern Iowa Dressage and Eventing Association) and GRCHA (Great River Classical Horsemanship Association) meeting was held August 17, 2007 at Ann and John Bennett's Windrush Hill Farm near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Both groups are USDF GMO's based in Iowa. After self-introductions and discussions of horses, all enjoyed a salad and dessert meal hosted by GRCHA. GRCHA members present were Ann and John Bennett (Ann Bennett GRCHA Treasurer), Judy and Art Duke (GRCHA Secretaries), Lyn and Charlie Conrad, their grandchild Devlin, Courtney Conrad, Stephanie DeVibiss, April Crossland, Mary Doyle, Becky Hassman (GRCHA Vice-President), Genelle Royer (GRCHA Education Adviser), Martha Wick, Pat Pollpeter (GRCHA President), and Lora Conrad (GRCHA Newsletter Editor). GRCHA guests present were Lori Field and Roger and Nancy Asby. EIDEA members present were Nan Barta (EIDEA Secretary), Megan Ward (EIDEA Newsletter Editor), Jan Vlasak (EIDEA Membership Coordinator), Cara Solness, Mary and Tom Hansen, Pat Bulten, James and Tina Sturgeon, John and Lynn Birkland, Debbie Galbraith, David Johnson, Charlotte Sojka, Kathy Reed, and Chris Africa. After the meal, Ann Bennett explained the history of Vaquero horsemanship, exhibited and explained Vaquero gear. Ann aboard her Arabian gelding Soloman, Courtney Conrad on the Arabian mare Kalika, Roger Asby on Biscuit, and Lori Field on her quarter horse King demonstrated Vaquero style riding, cutting and roping with the Bennett’s fat, sleek Angus steers. At the end of the demonstration Nan Barta presented Ann with a gift bag from EIDEA.

Attached: two photos
Photo 1: GRCHA-EIDEA members attending (Photo by Lori Field)

Photo 2:  Lori Field on King and Ann on Soloman prepare to cut a calf from the herd during the demonstration of Vaquero horsemanship. (Photo by Lora Conrad)

Rochefort in the 5-year old division, is owned by Beth Springer of
Parkville, Missouri. Leonessa, owned by Ricki Brozman, DVM of Kansas,
qualified for the 6-year old division, and will be ridden by
Christopher Hickey, double gold medal winner in both team and
individual competitions at the Pan Am Games. Ready or Not, owned by
Holly Neary, is third alternate in the 5-year old division.

Cindy Fletcher

And a special thanks to Rita Kells Pitlik who is our canvassing committee.  Someone has to verify votes and this is the third year she has volunteered to do so.

Kudos to all for volunteering.

GMOs – don’t forget you need delegates too!

- Megan Ward

 

Congratulations to the newly elected (and very experienced) PM delegates and Youth Executive Board member for Region 4!  PM delegates serve for one year, starting at the annual convention.
 
 
  
I do want to share my appreciation for the work Megan Ward did as our Nominations Coordinator and to thank the many other nominees for their willingness to throw their names in the hat!  Believe me, we do have additional volunteer activities to assist the Region's growth and development, so your help is still most welcomed.  Please contact me to learn more.
 
 
  
Thanks, too, to Miki Christopherson, the Chair of the USDF Nominations Council, who we are very proud to have in Region 4.
 
 
  
Cheers,
 
Sarah Patrick
 
USDF Region 4 Director
 
(605) 321-5713

usdfmemberinfo@... wrote:
  

From: usdfmemberinfo@...
To: slp4mag@...
Subject: PM Delegate & Youth Executive Board Election Results
Date: 21 Aug 2007 09:46:50 -0400

      
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  <http://www.usdf.org/>   
  
  August 21, 2007
   PM Delegate & Youth Executive Board Election Results
 The results of the PM delegate elections for all nine USDF regions have been determined! The primary responsibility of the elected PM delegates will be to attend the 2007 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. While there, PM delegates will be required to attend all meetings of the USDF Board of Governors and represent the participating members of their region. The results are listed below, by region.
  Region 1
Bettina Longaker, Patsy Albers, Fran  Crocco, Lisa Schmidt, Kathy Moffitt, Anne Moss, Melanie Sloyer, Linda Speer, Jennifer Mitchell, Shannon Ingersoll, Lori Parkins, and Delores Kaminski.
  Region 2
Kevin Bradbury, Kenneth Levy, Brad Cutshall, Nancy Wentz, Carrie Schwartz, Dorothy Mueller, Catherine Jacob, Barbara Jarboe, Barbara Cadwell, Margee Koffler, Bonna McCuiston, Paula Briney, and Jennifer Moyne.
  Region 3
Charlotte Trentelman, Barbara Petti, Mary Fowler, Carol Bulmer, Judy Downer, Judith Fiorentino, Sherry Pride, June Brewer, Michelle Gerlach, Patricia Kessler, and Pagan Gilman.
  Region 4
Lloyd Landkamer, Jeanne Ahrenholz, Anne Cizadlo, Joyce Hardesty, and Marlene Schneider.
  Region 5
Heather Petersen, Lisa Hennessy, Julie Barringer-Richers, Elizabeth Glass, Catherine Siemiet, Kay Lorenzen, and Anna Calek.
  Region 6
Gaye McCabe, Lynne Flaherty,  Marsha Williams, Anna Lucy Keller, Corinne Stonier, Peter Rothschild, and Gail Mackie.
  Region 7
Melissa Creswick, Barbara (Bobby) Keville, Paula Langan, Peggy Klump, Mary Schrader, Susan Lombardi, Sandra Labrucherie, Pat Hart, David Schmutz, Carolyn Tice, and Danielle Lee.
  Region 8
Debra Reinhardt, Sybille Crafts, Kathleen O'Connor, Cindi Wylie, Susan Edelen, and Elaine Donoghue.
  Region 9
Laura Freeman, Mary Wetzel, Evelyn Tumlin, Amanda Meyers, Bruce Lawrie, and Brenda McCall.
  In addition, elections in regions 2, 4, 6 and 8 took place for the USDF Youth Executive Board (YEB). The responsibilities of the newly elected members include attending several meetings at the 2007 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention, participating in conference calls throughout the year, and actively representing youth members from within their region. The results of the YEB elections are  listed below.
  Region 2 - Sydney Bartson
  Region 4 - Ellie Hardesty
  Region 6 - Jessica Robertson Hartzell
  Region 8 - Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen
  Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 PM delegate and YEB elections and thank you to all who participated in the USDF governance process this year!

  
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----- Original Message -----

From: Sarah Patrick

To: usdfregion4@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:57 PM

Subject: [usdfregion4] Congratulations Region 4 horses/riders/owners who qualified for ntl champ 4-9 yo

The Markel Young Horse Dressage Program exists "to encourage the
properly structured development of young dressage prospects through
the training scale; to identify and recognize outstanding talent and
the training of international-caliber horses; and to prepare horses
for future careers at the FEI level and participation on U.S. High
Performance Teams." --USEF web-site

The Finals Ranking List of horses invited to the Markel/USEF
Dressage Young Horse Championships September 14-16 at the Kentucky
Horse Park was updated yesterday and ranks Linda Landers' 4 year old
horse, Fuerst Consul, 10th in the Nation! Congratulations, Linda!
Linda is owner of Landers Farm in Independence, MO and, of course,
the immediate past Regional Director for Region 4 (man, does this
put the pressure on my horses -- ha, ha!).

If there are other Region 4 horses/owners/riders on the list that I
didn't recognize please let me know. Here is the current list of
horses invited from among the 4, 5, and 6 year olds.
http://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/FinalYoungHorseRan
kings82207.pdf.

Here is what Linda has to say about her horse . . .
"Fuerst Consul is for sale and is my horse is going to the National
Championships as a 4 year old and was ranked 10th. He is Oldenburg
and his father is Florestan and his mother goes back to Donnerhall.
Absolutely the quietest horse we have ever had at each show. I love
this horse and wish I could keep him he is so very sweet. . .. Very
supple and can stretch down or come up easily. He had a year of
solid training in Germany. He is over 17 hands and we keep
forgetting to measure exactly. However, he is elegant so he doesn't
seem so tall when in the ring. He is qualified for training level at
the Regional Championships also. He won every class we entered him
in but we didn't begin showing him until June as he didn't get here
until the first of May." WOW!!

The list of 7-9 year old horses who qualified for the USEF National
Developing Horse Championships has been updated, too.
Congratulations to Nancy Gorton of Pine Hill Farm in Kansas City, MO
and her stallion, Don Perry (who was ridden by daughter Lauren (a
junior) at NAJYRC the past TWO years). Don Perry is currently
ranked 3rd among the 7-9 year old horses. Nancy, as many of you
know, is the Region 4 FEI jr/yr Coordinator and was recently the
Chef d'equipe for our two Region 4 teams at NAJYRC.

The whole list of horses invited to the national championships for 7-
9 year old horses is available at
http://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/Final%20Dev%
20Horse%20Rankings%208.21.07.pdf. To my knowlege, Perry is the only
developing horse who has taken a junior to NAJYRC (most often what
you find is that many NAJYRC horses are former Pan Am or other IHP
horses who now have the career of teaching and bringing up young FEI
riders). In this case we have a junior and a developing horse
moving to the highest ranks together. When he is competed for the
developing horse program he is ridden by their trainer, Yvonne
Barteau. Still, I think this says a lot for both Lauren and Perry!

I also talked with Lloyd Landkamer today who is working on trying to
get more qualifying shows/clearer qualifying criteria to help more
Region 4 horses get qualified in the future!

Rochefort in the 5-year old division, is owned by Beth Springer of
Parkville, Missouri.  Leonessa, owned by Ricki Brozman, DVM of Kansas,
qualified for the 6-year old division, and will be ridden by
Christopher Hickey, double gold medal winner in both team and
individual competitions at the Pan Am Games.  Ready or Not, owned by
Holly Neary, is third alternate in the 5-year old division.

Cindy Fletcher

The Markel Young Horse Dressage Program exists "to encourage the
properly structured development of young dressage prospects through
the training scale; to identify and recognize outstanding talent and
the training of international-caliber horses; and to prepare horses
for future careers at the FEI level and participation on U.S. High
Performance Teams." --USEF web-site

The Finals Ranking List of horses invited to the Markel/USEF
Dressage Young Horse Championships September 14-16 at the Kentucky
Horse Park was updated yesterday and ranks Linda Landers' 4 year old
horse, Fuerst Consul, 10th in the Nation!  Congratulations, Linda!
Linda is owner of Landers Farm in Independence, MO and, of course,
the immediate past Regional Director for Region 4 (man, does this
put the pressure on my horses -- ha, ha!).

If there are other Region 4 horses/owners/riders on the list that I
didn't recognize please let me know.  Here is the current list of
horses invited from among the 4, 5, and 6 year olds.
http://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/FinalYoungHorseRan
kings82207.pdf.

Here is what Linda has to say about her horse . . .
"Fuerst Consul is for sale and is my horse is going to the National
Championships as a 4 year old and was ranked 10th. He is Oldenburg
and his father is Florestan and his mother goes back to Donnerhall.
Absolutely the quietest horse we have ever had at each show. I  love
this horse and wish I could keep him he is so very sweet. . .. Very
supple and can stretch down or come up easily. He had a year of
solid training in Germany. He is over 17 hands and we keep
forgetting to measure exactly. However, he is elegant so he doesn't
seem so tall when in the ring. He is qualified for training level at
the Regional Championships also. He won every class we entered him
in but we didn't begin showing him until June as he didn't get here
until the first of May."  WOW!!

The list of 7-9 year old horses who qualified for the USEF National
Developing Horse Championships has been updated, too.
Congratulations to Nancy Gorton of Pine Hill Farm in Kansas City, MO
and her stallion, Don Perry (who was ridden by daughter Lauren (a
junior) at NAJYRC the past TWO years).  Don Perry is currently
ranked 3rd among the 7-9 year old horses.  Nancy, as many of you
know, is the Region 4 FEI jr/yr Coordinator and was recently the
Chef d'equipe for our two Region 4 teams at NAJYRC.

The whole list of horses invited to the national championships for 7-
9 year old horses is available at
http://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/Final%20Dev%
20Horse%20Rankings%208.21.07.pdf. To my knowlege, Perry is the only
developing horse who has taken a junior to NAJYRC (most often what
you find is that many NAJYRC horses are former Pan Am or other IHP
horses who now have the career of teaching and bringing up young FEI
riders).  In this case we have a junior and a developing horse
moving to the highest ranks together.  When he is competed for the
developing horse program he is ridden by their trainer, Yvonne
Barteau.  Still, I think this says a lot for both Lauren and Perry!

I also talked with Lloyd Landkamer today who is working on trying to
get more qualifying shows/clearer qualifying criteria to help more
Region 4 horses get qualified in the future!

My apologies!  This was supposed to go to my GMO.  Sorry about that!

--- In usdfregion4@yahoogroups.com, usdfregion4@yahoogroups.com
wrote:
>
>
> Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
> usdfregion4 group:
>
> Debbie Riel-Rodriguez (our faculty member for Session C of the L
and one of our judges for the Final Frontier shows) is available for
a DDE clinic May 10-11, 2008.  My question to you is where we should
hold it to fill and produce the most benefit to the riders who are
interested?
>
>   o Sioux Falls, SD
>   o Bismarck, ND
>   o Huron, SD
>   o Other:  you will have to email in your suggestion
>
>
> To vote, please visit the following web page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usdfregion4/surveys?id=12630720
>
> Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
> not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
> web site listed above.
>
> Thanks!
>

To: <TCCTlist@yahoogroups.com>,
<dakdressage@yahoogroups.com>
From: "Tracy Tschakert Langerud" <lfsfarrier@...>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:23:02 -0500
Subject: [dakdressage] shopping for client

I am looking for an event horse for a client.  Ideal candidate will be 16'2" or taller, between 5 and 9 years of age, working consistant 1st level dressage and jumping 3ft under saddle.  Must be quiet enough for the adult amatuer with regular instruction.  Please respond with photos and details - Thank you!

Tracy Tschakert Langerud

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From: "USDF Events" <cconn@...>
To: "Sarah Patrick" <slp4mag@...>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:42:47 -0400
Subject: Invitation to The 2007 Adequan®/USDF Annual Conven
tion

The 2007 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention Region 3 is pleased to welcome you to the greater Orlando area, home to a collection of world class theme parks - and home to Walt Disney World® Theme Parks - great locations for water sports and fishing, PGA golf courses, the headwaters of the amazing Everglades National Park, and historical sites that will guide you through the history of the native Seminole Indians and South Americans who lived here. Orlando is also home to many horse farms and breeders as well as some major horse shows. Plenty to see and do - and we hope you will join us. We're excited to say that the schedule has been arranged so that you'll have time for horse health education and time for relaxing and taking in the sun and the sites. We look forward to learning how best to care for our horses and sharing a frosty beverage with each of you. Click the link below, view the invitation, and when you click “Yes”, you will be taken directly to online registration. If you cannot attend, please click “No” on the invitation, and let us know why – so we can continue to improve our convention to meet your needs. Sandi Bishop Region 3 Director WHEN WHERE Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:00 AM - Sunday, December 2, 2007 11:30 AM Eastern Time Zone Disney's Coronado Springs Resort 1000 West Buena Vista Drive Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, USA FEES Register by November 6th and receive the early-bird special! Business Only Package Submitted Fee By 11/6/07 $125.00 After 11/6/07 $150.00 Convention Package Submitted Member Member Guest Non-Member Non-Member Guest Youth Fee (includes all packages) By 11/6/07 $250.00 $250.00 $315.00 $315.00 $125.00 After 11/6/07 $300.00 $300.00 $378.00 $378.00 $125.00 Education Only Package Submitted Member Member Guest Non-Member Non-Member Guest By  11/6/07 $195.00 $195.00 $260.00 $260.00 After 11/6/07 $234.00 $234.00 $312.00 $312.00 Members can bring up to 10 guests at the member price! A person 21 years of age and under is considered a "Youth."

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Subject: PM Delegate & Youth Executive Board Election Results
Date: 21 Aug 2007 09:46:50 -0400

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August 21, 2007 PM Delegate & Youth Executive Board Election Results The results of the PM delegate elections for all nine USDF regions have been determined! The primary responsibility of the elected PM delegates will be to attend the 2007 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida. While there, PM delegates will be required to attend all meetings of the USDF Board of Governors and represent the participating members of their region. The results are listed below, by region. Region 1 Bettina Longaker, Patsy Albers, Fran Crocco, Lisa Schmidt, Kathy Moffitt, Anne Moss, Melanie Sloyer, Linda Speer, Jennifer Mitchell, Shannon Ingersoll, Lori Parkins, and Delores Kaminski. Region 2 Kevin Bradbury, Kenneth Levy, Brad Cutshall, Nancy Wentz, Carrie Schwartz, Dorothy Mueller, Catherine Jacob, Barbara Jarboe, Barbara Cadwell, Margee Koffler, Bonna McCuiston, Paula Briney, and Jennifer Moyne. Region 3 Charlotte Trentelman, Barbara Petti, Mary Fowler, Carol Bulmer, Judy Downer, Judith Fiorentino, Sherry Pride, June Brewer, Michelle Gerlach, Patricia Kessler, and Pagan Gilman. Region 4 Lloyd Landkamer, Jeanne Ahrenholz, Anne Cizadlo, Joyce Hardesty, and Marlene Schneider. Region 5 Heather Petersen, Lisa Hennessy, Julie Barringer-Richers, Elizabeth Glass, Catherine Siemiet, Kay Lorenzen, and Anna Calek. Region 6 Gaye McCabe, Lynne Flaherty, Marsha Williams, Anna Lucy Keller, Corinne Stonier, Peter Rothschild, and Gail Mackie. Region 7 Melissa Creswick, Barbara (Bobby) Keville, Paula Langan, Peggy Klump, Mary Schrader, Susan Lombardi, Sandra Labrucherie, Pat Hart, David Schmutz, Carolyn Tice, and Danielle Lee. Region 8 Debra Reinhardt, Sybille Crafts, Kathleen O'Connor, Cindi Wylie, Susan Edelen, and Elaine Donoghue. Region 9 Laura Freeman, Mary Wetzel, Evelyn Tumlin, Amanda Meyers, Bruce Lawrie, and Brenda McCall. In addition, elections in regions 2, 4, 6 and 8 took place for the USDF Youth Executive Board (YEB). The responsibilities of the newly elected members include attending several meetings at the 2007 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention, participating in conference calls throughout the year, and actively representing youth members from within their region. The results of the YEB elections are listed below. Region 2 - Sydney Bartson Region 4 - Ellie Hardesty Region 6 - Jessica Robertson Hartzell Region 8 - Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 PM delegate and YEB elections and thank you to all who participated in the USDF governance process this year!

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Impact of Arena Footing on Soundness

Dr. Hilary Clayton, BRCVS, PhD, MRCVS, her studies on the biomechanics of equine gait have focused on sport horses. For more than 30 years she has researched equine biomechanics, conditioning for sport horses, and the interaction between rider and horse. Her research involves using sophisticated equipment and computer programs to analyze the horse's gaits and movement patterns. She has published five books and many scientific articles on these topics. Dr. Clayton is a past president of the Association for Equine Sports Medicine, and a former board member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.

Conditioning the Dressage Horse

Performance Partners Through Pilates: Develop Your Horse Through Better Riding

GMO Session: The Nuts & Bolts of Your Meetings and Programs – Why is it so hard to get people to participate?!? Do you ever feel like you are the only one interested in taking a leadership role in your GMO? This session will focus on laying the groundwork for participatory leadership and involvement by your members. Delegation, meeting structure and agenda building will be covered. Participants are asked to bring actual case studies and situations for assistance with problem solving. Come and learn how you can get more out of your membership! Dr. Laura Perry Johnson is currently the 4-H Program Development Coordinator for the 41 county Southwest District of the Cooperative Extension Service in Georgia. In this role, she serves as part of the leadership team for the district and has programmatic responsibility for 4-H in this geographic area. Additionally, she serves as part of the State 4-H Faculty of the University of Georgia to plan, implement and support 4-H Programming in Georgia. As a 4-H Program Development Coordinator, Dr. Johnson works with county-based Public Service Faculty that provide 4-H programming to youth. As a partner in public education, 4-H augments the formal education received in the classroom and provides opportunities for young people in the areas of agriculture and the environment, family and consumer sciences, citizenship, leadership and communications. Dr. Johnson mentors and trains new County Extension Agents and Program Assistants, gives leadership to developing County Plans of Work, coordinates district and statewide events, competitions and conferences, and serves as a Youth Development resource for the counties she serves.