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President’s Message
SEPTEMBER 2013
Inside this Issue
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President’s Message
By Sherri Booye
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VADA August
Meeting Minutes
By Alison Douglas
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Shel Gafford Award
Nomination Form
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VADA-CH Schooling
Show Prizelist
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VADA-CH August
Meeting Minutes
By Annan Hepner
Pelvic Clock for more
Refined Seat Aids
By Wendy Murdoch
Classifieds
I first want to congratulate Hannah Pierucci for her selection in May to
The Dressage Foundation’s International Dream Program. She was
selected from a large number of applicants as one of four American
young riders who would be given the opportunity for a 10-day intensive
dressage experience in Europe. Hannah recently completed her European
adventure and has graciously offered to write an article on her trip. We
older riders are all very envious!
Second, we have a schooling show coming up in October on the 26th.
Molly Armentrout is taking the entries and Thea Yancey is our on-site
manager. Please remember to put this show on your schedule either as a
rider or a volunteer. We need both. Be sure to tell anyone you know that
isn’t a member of the chapter about the show and encourage them to
ride.
Third, we have our second Chapter Grant clinic coming up in November
with Jeremy Steinburg. It will be held at Toad Hollow Farm on the
weekend of November 23/24, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Jeremy
is a top level trainer and is the coach for the USDF young riders. We don’t
get an opportunity to ride with this high a level of trainer very often, so
consider taking a clinic slot with Jeremy. Even if you can’t ride it will be
well worth coming as an auditor. Because this is a chapter grant clinic
there is no charge for auditors that are chapter members. There will be a
charge to non-chapter members, but to encourage dressage riders from
the whole area to attend, we are only charging $25 per day or $35 for the
entire weekend. There will be an auditor sign up form and liability waiver
posted on our website www.vadach.org shortly. As to the riders, Jeremy’s
normal fee is $200 per ride, but for chapter members, the Chapter Grant
money will subsidize this down to $150. If any slots are left for nonchapter members to fill, the full fee of $200 will apply. The sign up forms
and liability waiver form will be posted on the web site shortly. Coffee
and water will be provided, and we will have food catered and available
for purchase. Do put this on your calendars. It should be a terrific clinic.
Sherri
VADA of Charlottesville, Inc.
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VADA-CH August 2013
Board Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Annan Hepner
The meeting was called to order at 7:35pm by President Sherri Booye
at Shadwell Grill.
Members present: Sherri Booye, Annan Hepner, Thea Yancey, Laura
Berne, Melyni Worth, Bettina Longaker, Catherine Kern, Carter Bass,
Nancy Lowey, and Jan Templeton.
As of the August meeting, we have 91 current VADA-CH members. The
treasurer's report was announced with $7,027.18 in our account.
First on the agenda was Jeremy Steinburg clinic on November 23rd and
24th, most likely at Toad Hollow. There will be 8-11 rides per day at
$200 a ride, though we will discuss subsidizing price for VADA-CH
members. There will be no auditor fee for members.
The VADA-CH dressage schooling show and CT is October 26th at
Grayson Farm.
Saddle, Tack & Harness Repair
High Point Farm
CATHERINE SUTTON
USDF Certified Trainer
434-361-1427
www.dressageforbeginners.com
Next, we discussed having a used tack sale as a fundraiser with 10-15%
consignment. We can invite other clubs to participate and someone
offered the idea of having a booth at the GAIGs, but that was struck
down due to cost of a booth. We may have one at the Jeremy
Steinburg clinic and more details will be discussed at our September
meeting.
Tammi, our current newsletter editor, had asked to resign and Laura
Berne graciously said yes to step up as our newsletter editor.
VADA-CH will buy a quarter page ad in the Region 1 GAIGs show
program either advertising our Jeremy Steinburg clinic or a "Good Luck
Competitors" statement.
VADA-CH 2014 Licensed Show will be at the renovated HITS in
Culpeper August 9-10th, 2014. Members brainstormed entertaining
names for the show!
For the VADA state news, the George Williams clinic will be held in the
East complex of the Virginia Horse Center with Barn 7 on September 67th, 2014.
The next member VADA-CH meeting will be September 9th at
Timberwood Grill and then October 7th at Shadwells.
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make a public VADA-CH Facebook page. If members have any
photos of a VADA-CH show, event, or just a great riding
picture, please email them to Annan at agh8qa@virginia.edu.
Nancy Lowey
Orange, Va
540.672.3454
nlowey@rocketmail.com
USEF ‘R’ Dressage Judge
USEF ‘r’ Dressage Technical Delegate
Clinics, Events, Pony Club Rallies,4-H shows, lessons.
USEF Bronze, Silver, Gold Medalist
Bruno Greber
Eid. Dipl. Reitlehrer
USDF Bronze, Silver & Gold Medalist
Book your Dressage Lessons on Your Horse
or our FEI Lesson Horse
Check our website www.ashantifarm.com for special
boarding/training packages – young horses/sales horses.
Ashanti Farm, Gordonsville, VA 22942
bbgreber@aol.com
Bruno home: 540 832 9872
CARTER BASS
USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist
Dressage Instruction through FEI
Breeder of Top Quality Warmbloods
USEF Judge: “R” Dressage – “R” DSHB
Sport Horse Evaluation
Kirkford Farm
1715 Merriefields Lane
Ruckersville, VA 22968
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Phone: (434) 978 1287
Cell: (434) 962 5008
Email: hafpas@aol.com
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Nancy will handle vendor/ads and Gardy will handle
sponsorships. For chapter participation so far- CH is
running a ¼ page ad, Central is running a full page
ad and SHENVADA is sponsoring the 3rd Level Open
Championship. Devoucoux is coming as an outside
vendor and will be a Daily Level Sponsor for all 4
days. They are also providing gift certificates in the
amounts of $235 and $240. MKR will be an Emerald
Sponsor. Nancy would like members to contact her
if they have a vendor that would like to come or you
would like her to reach out to. Gardy reported that
she has put a google spreadsheet update out to
board members. We have just over $3K in monies
collected so far. She also has had some positive
responses to sponsorship queries that aren’t even
on the spreadsheet. Gardy updated that Devoucoux
will not be on site as they have overbooked
themselves, but will still provide the money other
than money for the vendor spot. Chapters should
have received the blurb that we need to put in the
newsletters. The other chapters that have not yet
sponsored anything are encouraged to submit for
some time of sponsorship.
VADA August 2013 Board
Meeting Minutes
Submitted by Alison Douglas
Board Members Present: Alison Head (NOVA),
Alison Douglas (Central), Robin Nunnally (SVDA),
Tina Longaker (Cville), Judith Harroun-Lord
(ShenVADA), Anne Draine (Central), Beth Ripple
(SVDA), Alison Thompson (Fredericksburg), Gardy
Bloemers (C’ville), Tracey Smith-Oliver (SWVADA),
Angie Stanaway (NEVADA), Penny Hawes
(SWAVDA), Becky Paquet (NEVADA)
Others- Dianne Boyd (NOVA)
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 pm
Minutes – Minutes from the last meeting were
approved. Motion made by Beth Ripple, seconded
by Alison Thompson and approved by all.
Treasurer’s report via email from Jessie- Balance is
$142,764.14 combined. This includes some
payments to MKR for the GAIG volunteer
sweatshirts as well as travel expenses for the L
program examiners. Jessie likes that Nancy and
Gardy are maintaining a spreadsheet for
volunteer/sponsor funds and making deposits
timely.
Other Fall Show update from Dianne - Zazus will do
food with no change to food pricing. Susan Dallas
will do the stall decorating contest and the
decorations around the office. Horse Center will do
food at night for volunteers, breakfast carts, and
competitor’s party. Horse center will do set up and
take down and wash the rings. Board agreed to give
Zazus a free ad for not increasing rates. New
footing will provide a new position of “poop picker”
for volunteers. DVCTA will have the L program at
the show and it should not pose a problem.
Chapter Challenge – No update. Will table to next
time.
L program Update Final Exam - Will be held at the
September NOVA show.
GMO Delegates - We can have 3 delegates. We
need 2 more delegates. President is going- that’s
one. Tina Longaker is going as a participating
member. Gardy Bloemers and Penny Hawes
volunteered to go. That makes three. Board
approved.
2014 Clinic - Contracts are signed for clinic and
chapter challenge show. $1500 will be the cost for
the Horse Center rings for the clinic. This is a
significant savings down from the $3000 that they
first proposed, thanks to efforts by Gardy and Alison
Head.
Next meeting- Board call on September 18thTeleconference
Fall Show Sponsorship Update from Nancy via
email- Nancy and Gardy have split responsibilities.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:09pm.
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Hello Chapters,
Nancy Lowey and I, Gardy Bloemers, wanted to take this opportunity
to reach out to you and let you know that we are still seeking vendors,
sponsors and advertisers at our upcoming GAIG/USDF Region 1
Championship in Lexington, Virginia on the 17th through the 20th of
October 2013.
We have secured some great vendors this year but still have a few
available spots. If you or someone you know is interested to learn
more, please contact Nancy to discuss. Indoor vendor spots are
available starting at $250 on the indoor concourse of the Coliseum.
We have a range of sponsorship opportunities that you might like to
consider as an individual and receive recognition at $35 for an Open
Class Sponsorship, $100 for a an Overall High Score Sponsorship and
$200 for a Daily Level Sponsorship. All of these sponsorships come
with a ¼ page ad!
We would like to challenge every chapter to consider taking out a
full page ad in the program wishing their member competitors
good luck at the show for $250.
Complete details available here: www.vadafallshow.info. Or, contact
Nancy regarding vendor opportunities on nlowey@rocketmail.com or
contact Gardy regarding advertising and sponsorships on
gardy@gardybloemers.com.
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Pelvic Clock for More
Refined Seat Aids
By Wendy Murdoch
Copyright© 2013. All rights reserved.
Many riders struggle to apply their
weight aids correctly. While your
dressage instructor may clearly tell
you where to have your weight for a
variety of movements including
canter departs, shoulder-in,
haunches-in and half-pass, your
attempts may not yield the results
that you are looking for. The answer
to this problem may be caused by
several factors:
1. You are not sitting straight to
begin with
2. The timing of your weight aids is
out of sync with the horse
3. You are overdoing the application
of your weight aids causing adverse
effects
4. Where you think you are putting
your weight is not where it is
actually going
5. You have no idea how to apply a
weight aid in the first place
This exercise, commonly referred to
as the “Pelvic Clock” is an
adaptation of a Feldenkrais
Method® Awareness Through
Movement® Lesson. In its basic
form this lesson gives you more
mobility in your pelvis. Greater
mobility in all directions allows you
to find a more accurate balanced
central position. From here you will
be able to make small, accurate
movements in your pelvis in order to
apply accurate weight aids.
As a teaching tool I can use the
Pelvic Clock to help the rider find a
more balanced seat once she has
done this lesson off the horse. If the
rider is sitting too much to one side
while she is riding, I can help her sit
balanced in the saddle by asking her
to move her pelvis towards a
particular hour on the clock that will
counter this skewed position,
resulting in a more level, balanced
seat. In this way I can coach the
rider into a central position and
from there towards subtle weight
shifts so that their aids are more
effective.
Sidebar – Basic guidelines for doing
Feldenkrais Awareness Through
Movement lessons
The purpose of this or any
Feldenkrais Method lesson is to
help you develop awareness
through movement. In other words
it is about bringing your conscious
attention to how you move and
what is happening in your entire
self as you do the lessons.
Therefore, in doing this lesson it is
very important to observe the
following guidelines.
•If it hurts, do less. If you experience
any pain while attempting to do the
suggested movements, make your
movements smaller. Forcing will
only show you your limitations
rather than your potential. If you
think you are already making small
movements, see if you can make
them half that size. Challenge
yourself to do just the hint of the
movement. Dressage requires
minute adjustments to position
within the movement of the horse.
If your movements are abrupt,
rough and harsh it could interrupt
the horse rather than harmonize
with him. Making small movements
requires the fine motor control
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necessary to be a good dressage
rider.
•If you get tired during the lesson,
stop and rest. There are many
pauses in the lesson. The idea is to
give your nervous system a chance
to process the information you are
discovering. If you don’t stop and
rest when you are tired and/or at
the prescribed rest stops, you will
not allow your brain to integrate
new information. Unlike a
computer, our brain learns when it
is resting or thinking about other
things. This goes along with the
concept of “sleeping on it” to figure
something out. The rests are
momentary pauses to give your
nervous system a chance to process
the information.
•While you may find some of the
movements similar, Feldenkrais
lessons are unlike aerobics, yoga or
any other type of physical exercise.
The lessons are designed to help you
understand how to organize yourself
easily and efficiently. Hopefully you
will discover areas of yourself that
have been inactivate or tight,
preventing you from moving in a
certain way. You would then be able
to apply this new awareness to your
riding or any other activities you do
such as yoga, Pilates, etc. In other
words, the Feldenkrais lessons will
allow you to access a greater
potential for movement in all that
you do.
•Do not force the movements.
Often we are told “no pain, no gain.”
With Feldenkrais Method lessons
the opposite is true. Forcing, trying
hard, making big fast movements
will only inhibit the learning you will
gain from the lesson. This in itself
can be hard for many people to
grasp. If you find yourself struggling
at your maximum range of motion
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then consider doing 10% of what
you think you can do.
•Visualize the movements instead of
actually doing them. If you find that
even the smallest movements are
painful, or that you are unable to do
certain movements, simply visualize
them. Why does visualization work?
You cannot think a thought without
a movement. Therefore by
visualizing you will be making
imperceptible movements. When
you return to doing the movement
you might be surprised to find that
is much easier it is.
•You can’t make a mistake.
Dressage riders often are so
concerned with “getting it right”
that they will sacrifice everything to
be “right”. In this lesson there are
no “wrong” movements. The
important thing is to observe what
you do so that you have a choice.
Later, you can apply the lesson to
finding a balanced position in the
saddle. However, if you keep
thinking about how this applies to
riding while doing the lesson you will
miss some important information
about yourself. Do not inhibit
certain movements because you
can’t see how it might apply to your
riding at the moment. Experiment
with different possibilities.
Afterward you can decide which
movements you choose to use while
riding.
•Take the time to explore the
movements. Going slowly is
important so that you can observe
the changes that occur. If you think
you are already going slow, try going
half again as slow. The small
movements required for dressage
require fine motor control. By going
slowly in the lesson you will discover
how to make minute changes in
position.
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Side bar - Feldenkrais Method®
The Feldenkrais Method is named
after its originator, Dr. Moshe
Feldenkrais, D.Sc. (1904-1984), a
Russian born physicist, judo expert,
mechanical engineer and educator.
The Feldenkrais Method is based on
principles of physics, biomechanics
and an empirical understanding of
learning and human development.
By expanding the self-image
through movement sequences that
bring attention to the parts of the
self that are out of awareness, the
Method enables you to include
more of yourself in your functioning
movements. Students become more
aware of their habitual
neuromuscular patterns and
rigidities and expand options for
new ways of moving. By increasing
sensitivity the Feldenkrais Method
assists you to live your life more
fully, efficiently and comfortably.
could lie on the floor during the rest
periods.
Pelvic Clock
To begin, come to a sitting position
at the front of your chair with your
feet flat on the floor. Close your
eyes and feel your seat bones in
contact with the chair. Notice if your
two seat bones are making equal
contact or if one is heavier than the
other. Also notice if you are sitting
on the same part of each seat bone.
Now imagine that you are sitting on
the face of a clock (Illustration 1).
The clock is on the surface you are
sitting upon or on the floor below
you. The hour of six o’clock is
behind you and 12 is in front of you.
3 o’clock is to your right and 9
o’clock is to your left. (Digital clock
won’t work here!)
There are an increasing number of
Feldenkrais Practitioners that work
with dressage riders. To learn more
about the Feldenkrais Method or to
find a Feldenkrais Practitioner in
your area go to
www.Feldenkrais.com.
What you will need to do this
lesson:
For this lesson you will want to sit
on a flat level surface. The best
height is such that you have a 90degree angle between your knee
and thigh. If you are sitting on a
standard chair you will need to
come to the front edge of the chair.
Your feet need to be flat on the
floor. If you can, take your shoes off.
For the rest periods it would be
good if you could lean against the
back of the chair or a wall if you are
sitting on a bench. Alternatively you
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Slowly begin to move your pelvis so
that you advance the top of your
pelvis towards 12 o’clock
(Illustration 2). This means that you
would hollow your back slightly as
you move the top your pelvis
forward. Do this small movement
many times. Notice what happens to
your weight on your seat bones as
you do this. Notice what happens to
your breathing, your hip joints and
your spine. Rest.
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leg/foot helps you move towards 3?
What does your back do as you go
towards 3 o’clock? Do you tilt, lean
or collapse your ribcage as you
move over towards 3? Rest.
Come to sitting again. This time
move the top of your pelvis back
towards 6 o’clock (Illustration 3).
That means your back will round
slightly. Notice what other parts of
you move as you take your pelvis
towards 6. Do your feet tend to
want to leave the floor? Do this
movement many times to feel what
happens with your chest, head and
feet. Rest.
Repeat only now go towards 9
o’clock (Illustration 5). Do you go
towards 9 differently than 3? Which
direction is easier? Rest.
are easy and which hours are not so
easy. What is the quality of the arc
like as you go from 12 to 3 and
back? Is it jerky, smooth, flat or
curved? Rest for a moment. Then
continue moving from 12 through 3
to 6 o’clock. After you have done
this half of the clock many times,
slowly and easily sit again in the
middle. Notice the difference
between the two sides of your
pelvis. Rest.
Come to sitting again and repeat
moving around the clock this time
going from 12 through 9 to 6. In
other words you are doing the other
half of the clock moving
counterclockwise then from 6
clockwise back to 12. Repeat this
many times, slowly and easily.
Notice which hours are difficult to
find and which ones are easy. Feel
the difference in the two sides of
your pelvis. How much of you is
involved with this movement? Rest.
Come to sitting and move hour by
hour around the outside of the clock
in a clockwise direction. (Illustration
6). How smooth can you make the
circle? What happens in your hip
joints, ribcage and head? Then go
counterclockwise around the clock.
How is this different? Rest.
Come to sitting again. Tip your pelvis
towards 3 o’clock (to the right,
Illustration 4) either by lifting the
left seat bone or pushing down
slightly with the right seat bone.
Repeat this movement several
times. Do your heels want to lift off
the floor? Go slowly. How do you
move your pelvis towards 3? Which
Come to sitting again. Move your
pelvis towards 12 o’clock. Then
continue around the outside of the
clock towards 1 o’clock. Continue on
to 2 then 3, back to 2, 1 and 12.
Repeat this quarter of the clock
several times. Notice which hours
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Come to sitting and now instead of
going around the clock begin to go
across the clock. Start with moving
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from 6 to 12. Notice if this is easier
now. Next move between 3 and 9.
This will also be familiar as you have
already done this diameter of the
clock. Then beginning with 1 o’clock
go through the hours diagonally
(Illustration 7) 1 to 7, 2 to 8, 3 to 9, 4
to 10, 5 to 11 and 6 to 12. Which
diagonals were easy? Which
diagonals are hard? Rest.
Finally come to sitting again. This
time go around the clock and then
across the clock. As you do this, see
if you can determine the exact
middle of the clock, where the
hands would attach at the center.
This would be a balanced central
position on the saddle. Notice if
what you now consider the middle is
in a different place on your seat
bones than when you started.
If you adhered to the basic
guidelines for the lesson you may
have noticed that it got easier as you
went along. You may also have
discovered why in your riding, you
have only been able to do
something in one direction but not
the other. If there were hours that
were really easy you might find that
you get trapped there when riding
preventing you from sit evenly. If
there were hours on the clock,
which were elusive or non-existent,
then you may not have been able to
shift your weight effectively in
certain directions. Once you have
learned how to do the Pelvic Clock
on a chair you can take this
experience to the saddle and repeat
the lesson. Make the clock much
smaller when in the saddle (at the
walk on a quiet horse) and notice
what happens to your horse’s
balance when you move toward the
different hours. At first you may find
that you have similar difficulties
with a particular area on the clock.
Or you might find that in the saddle
the “sticky” spots have shifted to a
different hour. See if you can
determine when the clock is even
and level in the saddle. Then when
you want to make a weight shift,
think of making a barely perceptible
movement towards the hour you
need for the desired placement of
your weight.
Remember that good Dressage
requires accurate riding. Grossly
over emphasized weight aids will
only cause the horse to tense and
stiffen in order to counterbalance
underneath you. The more aware
you are of where the middle is the
more accurate your weight aids will
be.
Note from the Editor: Wendy Murdoch has a
deep understanding of equine anatomy and
biomechanics and has been teaching riders of
various disciplines and abilities for over 24
years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Equine
Reproductive Physiology, and has studied with
many noted equine experts such as Linda
Tellington-Jones, Sally Swift, Dr. Joyce Harman
and Dr. Hilary Clayton. Wendy is also a
certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner and uses the
method to help her students fundamentally
understand how to achieve what great riders
do naturally. Wendy is also an accomplished
author and we are thrilled that she has agreed
to contribute to our newsletter. Thank you
Wendy! Learn more about Wendy at
www.murdochmethod.com.
Calling all Competitors and Volunteers!
The Fall VADA-CH Schooling Show is October 26, 2013 (That is NEXT MONTH
already! Where did this summer go?). The show will be held at the beautiful
Grayson Farm, in Scottsville.
The prizelist for the fall show is included in this newsletter, and can also be found at
vadach.org. Come on out for some fall fun and get those
last minute scores for year-end awards!
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Qualified for Region 1 Champs in Tr and 1st
level in 2011. Scores in the 70’s. Easy
elegant ride. Superb temperament, easy to
ride and train, be a superb horse for an
amateur. $25,000
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Holsteiner Gelding for on-site lease or sale,
Ragtime is a registered and branded Holsteiner
out of Rantares, who was USEF sire of the year
for dressage in 2007. He has great gaits and is fun
and easy to sit! Ragtime is a horse that gets
noticed wherever he goes for his lovely uphill
build and elegant topline. Schools second level
and changes. Ragtime trailers well and is easy for
vet and farrier. He is UTD on shots and Coggins
and has no special needs. Gets along well with
mares or geldings and is happy to live in or out.
Owner sadly selling due to change in
circumstances. He's simply too nice to retire yet
and is a horse that loves to have a job. Good
home and right fit is a must! Not suitable for
eventing or pony club-he would make a great
horse for an experienced rider to enjoy lower
level dressage. Contact Christina Fedor at
ragpony23@gmail.com.
Hanoverian Geldings for sale. Ravenswood Farm
is offering for sale several 3-5 year old
Hanoverian geldings. Beautifully bred, carefully
raised, and broken. Sired by Rueben Royal and
Dauphin out of Elite mares. Potential super stars
with show ring charisma and loads of talent.
Prices starting at $25,000 good homes are
essential. Contact Patience Wadley at
patienceatbarnfield@emabarqmail.com or
Erin Sweeney at Erin@dressage.cc (agent).
Talented 13.3h mare with excellent gaits for sale,
possible long-term lease, to confident rider. She
is currently in training with a dressage
professional doing training level work. Owner
going to college. Possibility to ride under current
dressage professional at no cost during trial
period. Photos and video available. Please
contact Paul Harmon, trainer, at 940-228-6011 or
harmonpd@gmail.com; or Lyn Deane-Harris
at l.deaneharris@gmail.com. The pony is at
Ravenswood Farm, Keswick, VA
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Black Dressage Saddle
Passier Grand Gilbert, size 17.5, excellent
condition, includes stirrup leathers and irons,
$950. Contact Catherine Pagliuca at
Rhapsody.Farm@att.net or 434-960-4126.
Frank Baines Reflex Dressage Saddle Black
18" seat size, with NFMW tree- Narrow flared to
MedWide fit. This custom saddle was purchased
from Bill Wood, the saddle fitter, and enjoyed for
1.5 years. It doesn't fit current horse, but is in
excellent condition and is a very comfortable
saddle for both the rider and horse. $1750.
www.frankbaines.com for more information.
Contact Kathi Gruss at grussvet @gmail.com
All Purpose Saddle
Cliff Barnsby, size 17.5, excellent condition,
brown, soft seat model, very comfortable!!
Matching stirrup leathers included, $750.
Contact Catherine Pagliuca at
Rhapsody.Farm@att.net or 434-960-4126.
Black Dressage Saddle, Lauriche, size 18. Suede
seat and knee blocks. Adjustable stirrup bars fit
variety of riders. “V” billet system. Excellent
condition and extremely hard to find! $4000.
Contact Ashanti Farm at 540-832-0775 or
info@ashantifarm.com
Brown Dressage Saddle, Katzengruber, size 17.5.
Beautifully handcrafted in Austria, these saddles
are also used at the Spanish Riding School.
$1200. Contact Barbara Greber at 540-832-9872
or bbgreber@aol.com
Dressage Boots, black, 7 1/2, very stiff Dover
brand with zippers, $50 obo, contact Tamara at
434-286-2389.
Albion SLK Black Dressage Saddle, 17 1/2, MW,
excellent condition, $1,200 obo, contact Tamara
at 434-286-2389.
Schleese Black Dressage Saddle, 17 1/2, M,
excellent condition, $1,000 obo, contact Tamara
at 434-286-2389.
September 2013
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Upcoming Monthly
Board/Membership Meetings
October
Monday, October 7th, 7:00 pm
Shadwells, Pantops
November
Date TBD, 7:00 pm
Timberwood Grill, Route 29 North
VADA-CH 2013 Board
President
Sherri Booye
nizra@earthlink.net
Vice President
Nancy Lowey
nlowey@rocketmail.com
Secretary
Annan Hepner
agh8qa@virginia.edu
Treasurer
Tina Longaker
Vadvirag8@gmail.com
State Representative
Tina Longaker
Vadvirag8@gmail.com
State Representative
Nancy Lowey
nlowey@rocketmail.com
State Representative
Gardy Bloemers
gardy@gardybloemers.com
Newsletter
Tammi Nagel
HaltAtX@comcast.net
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Membership Chair
Carter Bass
hafpas@aol.com