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BANQUET PHOTOS
AND YEAR-END
WINNERS!
january/february 2016 | kentucky dressage association
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from the president
Optimism is high and we are off to a flying start this year after two productive board
meetings and a beautiful awards banquet at
the Lexington Country Club. We all benefit
from the experience and wisdom of our existing board members and the enthusiasm of our
new ones. I want to thank all of them for their
service and dedication.
KDA committees and volunteers have numerous clinics, shows, and activities planned
for our membership in 2016 and they can’t be
accomplished without everyone’s help. Volunteers will find a new page in the Impulsion
dedicated to keeping track of volunteer hours,
rules, and potential volunteer opportunities.
For those volunteers needing to brush up on
scribing, bit checking, ring stewarding, or
scoring, you won’t want to miss our upcoming
clinic on March 12 at the Secretariat Center.
Our second clinic of the year begins with
an Angela Jackson youth clinic scheduled for
April 16-17 at Timbach Farm in Corydon,
IN. Show season brings back the May 27-29
Spring Warm Up and 30th Annual KDA Show
at the Kentucky Horse Park in May followed
by a Susan BeeBee Clinic at Morris Farm in
Lexington on June 11-12. The following weekend Gwen Poulin heads to Spring Run Farm
for yet another clinic.
The new KDA Summer Classic I & II
debuts July 8-10 at the Kentucky Horse Park
along with the National Dressage Pony Cup
shows. During the same weekend at the Park,
July 9-10, the KDA Breed Shows I & II and our
adorable smaller friends, the National Dressage
Pony Cup Breed Shows, will be offered simultaneously, for the first time ever. Our education
committee will provide a Caroline Roffman
clinic on July 23-24, location TBD.
August 7 marks our schooling show at
Masterson Station Park. Be on the lookout
for new children’s 4H classes at several of
our shows and tell friends about gaited and
Western dressage classes offered at both of our
schooling shows. A third breed show qualifier
and KDA’s first ever Great American Insurance
Group/USDF North Central Series Finals will
be held at Lakeside Arena on September 17-18.
Details on all of these events can be found on
our website www.kentuckydressageassociation.com.
As you can see, there is a serious effort
to serve our membership, and the calendar
is chock full of shows and clinics this year.
Remember that it takes a village to plan, host,
and implement the programs we offer and we
need YOU to help maintain the quality of our
shows and clinics through volunteering. Please
do not hesitate to share with us whatever talent
you might have, no experience necessary.
Inside this issue of the Impulsion you
will find lovely photographs from our annual awards banquet. Thank you to member
photographer Lisa Dean. Congratulations to
all who took home one of the beautiful awards
designed by Julie Cook, and congratulations
to our new scholarship recipients and special
award winners. I’ll leave you with a quote for
this issue of the Impulsion.
“An optimist is the human personification
of spring.”
Best Wishes,
Cindy
Notice: CHANGES FOR 2016 BANQUET
KDA Year End Awards Banquet date is moving to Nov. 19, 2016
- Banquet will be conducted at the Lexington Country Club
- Scores for KDA Year End Awards close Sept. 30, 2016
- 8 volunteer hours required for eligibility. Hours must be earned at ANY KDA event, 4 can be donated
- KDA Year End Award Forms due to Julie Cook by Oct. 17, 2016
KDA Mission Statement
The Kentucky Dressage Association, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, is a group member organization of the
United States Dressage Federation.
The purpose of the KDA is to promote and strengthen the art and sport of Dressage in the Commonwealth of
Kentucky. KDA will provide leadership to its members to assist them in fostering individual and collective
growth by providing education, publications, competitions, exhibitions, and increasing
general public awareness for Dressage.
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updates & events
KDA BOARD
President:
Cindy Smith
ckrupasmith@hughes.net
Vice President:
Bill Kraatz
bill@billkraatz.com
Treasurer: Michelle Morehead
ma.morehead@yahoo.com
Secretary:
Joan Gariboldi
jcgariboldi@yahoo.com
Education Chair: Allison Deaton
allisondeaton@me.com
Show Chair: Sheila Woerth
swoerth@insightbb.com
Membership: Kelly Azar
kelzar@comcast.net
Junior/Young Rider Representative:
Alexa Azar
alezarcm@yahoo.com
REGIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
Bonnie Becht
bonniebhomes@yahoo.com
Glenn Reed
reed208@cs.com
Kristi Fly
bellafarm1@yahoo.com
Jeri Methany
sporthorseworkshop@gmail.com
Susan Posner
sposner0@gmail.com
Lauren Doyle
lauren.doyle3@gmail.com
Laura Corsentino
a_p_farm@hotmail.com
committees
Awards: Julie Cook
Business and Finance: Glenn Reed
Bylaws/Policies and Procedures: Bill Kraatz
Education: Allison Deaton
Junior/Young Rider: Alexa Azar
Marketing and Communications:
Lauren Doyle
Web Design: Lauren Doyle
Newsletter: Karen Taylor
Show: Sheila Woerth
If you would like to participate in one
of these committees, please contact
Cindy Smith.
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KDA Spring Warm-Up and KDA 30th
Annual Dressage Show
May 27-29, 2016 *Prize list available soon!
Full details and the prize list will be posted on
www.kentuckydressageassociation.com as it becomes available.
KDA Summer Classic I & II and National
dressage Pony Cup
July 8-10, 2016
Full details and the prize list will be posted on
www.kentuckydressageassociation.com as it becomes available.
KDA Breed Shows I & II and National
dressage Pony Cup Breed Shows
July 9-10, 2016
Full details and the prize list will be posted on
www.kentuckydressageassociation.com as it becomes available.
KDA 7th Annual Schooling Show
Aug. 7, 2016
Masterson Station Park
GAIG/USDF North Central Series
Breeders Championship
Sept. 17-18, 2016
Lakeside Arena
For details contact Cindy Smith
KDA Schooling Show
Nov. 20, 2016
Stoneplace Farm Prospect, KY
Total
Hours Donated to
Hours Received from
Monetary Donation
November Schooling Show
Fall Show/GAIG (October)
August Schooling / Breed Show
KDA July Show
KDA Spring Show
Clinics KDA Run
Impulsion Article
Corporate Sponsor
New Member Reference
Advertisement
Banquet or Auction
As of 03/01/16
Board or Committee Member
volunteer hours
4
Member
Last
Azar
Azar
Cook
Dean
Deaton
Deaton
Morehead
Phillips
Smith
Wlosinski
First
Alexa
Kelly
Julie
Lisa
Madison
Allison
Michelle
Kim
Cindy
Cari
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20
50
4
2
2
4
4
4
6
2
20
50
4
2
2
4
4
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To record your volunteer hours please email Allison Deaton @ allisondeaton@me.com and the organizer of
the KDA event where you volunteered on the same email, it will then be confirmed by the organizer. OR
you may complete the Volunteer Hours Form from the KDA website.
NEWS
ATTENTION
KDA
VOLUNTEERS!
KDA Volunteers Did You Know?...
• KDA members may earn volunteer hours at any KDA Event (show, clinic,
banquet, etc.) to be qualiÞed for Year End Awards
• Available to volunteer at a KDA event, just email kdavolunteers@gmail.com or
message on the KDA Facebook pages, Kentucky Dressage Association News
and ClassiÞeds (closed group must ask to join) or Kentucky Dressage
Association
• KDA members recording volunteer hours via email- Send an email to the KDA
member in charge of the event and cc: Allison Deaton at
allisondeaton@me.com. The KDA member in charge will respond to the group
email approving the hours listed.
• KDA members recording volunteer hours via mail- Print the form from the KDA
website, complete and mail to Allison Deaton. Link to the form http://
kentuckydressageassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/KDAVolunteer-Credit-Form-1.pdf
• Year End Awards qualifying period is October 1st -September 31st
• To be eligible for KDA Year End Awards complete the form on our website with
a print out of your scores from the USDF website, or copies of the front of your
tests (schooling shows), volunteer at any KDA event, show, clinic or the
banquet and you will eligible. You will need a total of 8 volunteer hours to
qualify.
• Volunteer hours will be listed in the Impulsion, be sure to check that your
information is updated and correct.
Upcoming Volunteer OpportunitiesKDA Spring Warm-Up and 30th Annual Dressage Show May 27th-29th
KDA Sponsored Clinic with Susan Beebee June 11th-12th
KDA Summer Classic I & II and National Dressage Pony Cup July 8th-10th
KDA Breed Show I & II and National Dressage Pony Breed Show July 9th-10th
KDA 7th Annual Schooling Show August 7th
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dressage
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hitting reset
Photo submitted by Katherine Short
BY Katherine Short
Dressage is all about precision, perfection
and determination. To be your best you spend
countless hours making sure you have enough
bend in your shoulder-in, enough push in your
lengthening. There is always something you
can improve, something you can tweak. It is so
easy to take your test from the last show and
drill everything from the judges’ comments
until you get it perfect.
I found myself in this place last year. I
knew my horse could do it and he drove me
crazy because that terrible T word was always
in my way.
That’s right: tension, the word that gets
us all at some point. In my case tension got
in my way of having a supple horse who was
happy to go to work. I used my scholarship
for extra lessons with my instructor to try and
get through all of this tension. It was the end
of the summer of 2014 that I started to think
how things needed to change. By the end of
the year the tension had progressed to some
serious teeth grinding and lack of forwardness.
We both hated going to work as it meant a
fight. Out of pure frustration and a lack of an
indoor we ended up taking the winter off from
any real riding. Instead I kind of ignored him
for the most part and would free lunge him in
the covered round pen once and while.
When we came back to work in the spring
I knew something had to change. I ended up
completely changing our weekly routine; no
more drilling, no more pressure.
I ended up deciding that while I loved
my instructor my horse did not. My current
instructor was recommended by a friend as
someone who is good with the more sensitive
horses.
I spent another year at third level so we
could try and get back to basics. I spent more
of the ride making sure he was in front of my
leg and straight and tried very hard not to
nag him. I changed how I warmed up and my
expectations. While we didn’t have any crazy
amazing scores we came out of last season
better then we went in. He was happy to work,
I was more forgiving of our mistakes and we
were working better as a team. This year I
gave him two months of just hacking around
fields a couple times a week before I moved
him to an indoor to get back to work. He was
so happy, working was fun, he was forward, he
was soft and most importantly we are a team
again. When he says “it is hard” I can say “you
can do it; I promise” and he tries. I am making
a big deal about when he does it right and he
tries harder because of it.
There will still be times when he gets me
mad and I forget to play nice, but I will do my
best to be a fair teacher as we both learn new
things in our quest to master PSG!
KDA BANQUET
Photos by Lisa Dean
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KDA BANQUET
CONGRATULATIONS!
Photos by Lisa Dean
Photos by Lisa Dean
KDA BANQUET
high score plates
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KDA BANQUET
year end award winners
materiale
KDA BANQUET
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SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
Thank you to all of our Silent Auction Donors
Item Donated By
Back on Track Polo Wraps The Tack Shop of Lexington
Waterproof Dog Blanket Bonnie Becht
Placemats Bonnie Becht
Black Horse Head Bookends Bonnie Becht
Sunless Tanning Kit Kelly Azar
Embroidered Napkins Kelly Azar
HoneyKool Certificate for Pad/boots Plum Shade Farm
Sterling necklace Jane Heart
Sterling earrings Jane Heart
Dog Collar Enter at A
Golf Cart Rental Certificate Devers
Handbag Pony Up
Bedazzled Horse and Horseshoe Set Pony Up
Lesson Certificate Reese Stanfield
Framed Photograph Lisa Dean
White Breeches Cindy Smith
Race Tickets Certificate Keeneland
Mule Head Sculpture Cindy Smith
Lesson Certificate Angela Jackson
Lesson Certificate Angela Jackson
3 Dressage Whips Wise Choice Tack
Saddle Hanger Cindy Smith
Spring Run Farm Show Entry Susan Smith
Equus Book Cindy Smith
Rolex General Admission Equestrian Events
Rolex Video Equestrian Events
Jeweled Necklace Set Anne Kuhns
Polartec Vest Anne Kuhns
Lesson Certificate Linda Strine
2 Susan Black Framed Photo Sheila Woerth
Equine Dental Exam and teeth floating Equine Medical Associates, PSC
Equine Maga Wave Treatments Certificate Equine Medical Associates, PSC
Gift Basket Southern States
Dressage Print Ela Ludwig
Banis Plastic Surgery Treatment Package Lauren Doyle
MORE WINNERs...
Open Grant Winner........Lauren Doyle
AA Grant Winners........Jackie Beasley, Melissa Recknor and Kate Snyder
Merry Midnight........Megan Carr
Merry Sunrise........Alexa Azar
Letterman jacket........Madison Deaton and Katelyn Mosle
$5000 Jr/yr Development Grant recipient........Katelyn Mosle
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KDA BANQUET
achievement plates
Photos by Lisa Dean
KDA BANQUET
high point awards
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NEWS
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2016 CLINIC SERIES
RENEW YOUR KDA
MEMBERSHIP FOR 2016
April 16,17, 2016
Information and entry form in this issue
Some of the USDF Group Member Benefits
angela JACKSON Clinic
Gwen Poulin Clinic
Sponsored by KDA
June 18-19, 2016
further details will be posted on the KDA website
Susan Beebee Clinic
sponsored by KDA
June 12-13 at Morris Farm
further details will be posted on the KDA website
Caroline Roffman Clinic
July 23-24
further details will be posted on the KDA website
• e-TRAK, the online learning center that provides
quality equine education in one convenient location!
www.usdf.org/e-trak
• Discounted rates for USDF educational events, including the annual convention, national symposium,
adult clinics, Jr/YR clinics, and the Trainers’ Conference
• Discount in the USDF store
• Eligible to earn USDF University Program credit
• Discount on memberships with USDF’s educational
partners
• Free one-year basic subscription to Barnby NotesUSDF
• Eligible to compete at USEF-licensed/USDF-recognized competitions
Want to be a judge?
“L” Education Program
Developed by the USDF Judges’ Committee, this
educational training program features a faculty of experienced, USDF-approved, United States Equestrian
Federation recognized “S” judges. This program offers
a comprehensive curriculum created to teach participants and auditors to evaluate dressage performance
at Training through Second Level.
Purpose
1. To give competitors, trainers, and instructors
broader insight into the evaluative techniques of
judging dressage;
2. To qualify individuals to judge schooling shows.
3. As part of the prerequisites to enter the United
States Equestrian Federation ‘r’ Judges Training
Program;
4. To serve as continuing education for licensed
judges.
– USDF. More information on the L program can be
found at usdf.org.
3rd Annual Kentucky Dressage Association Youth Clinic
with Angela Jackson
Timbach Farm, Corydon, IN
April 16-17, 2016
The KDA Education Team is very excited to announce our 3rd Annual Youth Clinic, to be hosted by KC Dunn
at her Timbach Farm. Featuring KDA’s own Angela Jackson, youth and horses of all levels for a fun and
exciting weekend of lessons.
About Angela: Angela Jackson is the owner and head trainer of
Rhine River Farm in Henderson, Kentucky.
A successful show jumper in her native Germany, Angela won the Gold
Medal Riding Award in Jumping, the silver medal at the German Young
Rider Championships, and Equitation over Fences with a score of 9.5 which
was held at the Volvo World Cup Qualifier in Dortmund. She has also
competed at many international shows throughout Europe, from CSIs to
CSIOs, with a second place win at the CSI Aachen Indoor Show, jumping 6'6" ( 2.10 m.) in the puissance.
After immigrating to the United States, Angela focused on dressage, showing at FEI level at international
dressage competitions. Those competitions included CDI’s at Global Dressage, Wellington,, FL, Festival of
Champions, Gladstone and multiple other Regional Championship Titles. In addition, she has competed
at the USEF/Markel Young Horse Championships for the last 15 years in every Division 4,5,6, Dev. PSG
and Dev. GP. Most notably she claimed 3 National Champion Titles at the same US Dressage Finals.
Angela has been training young horses out of the family breeding operation for over 20 years. Their
breeding program has produced numerous Grand Prix horses in both dressage and jumping.
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TDF AWARDED OVER $53,000 TO DRESSAGE GROUPS IN 2015
FOR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
Thanks to the support of many generous donors throughout the years, significant
and meaningful financial support has been provided to non-profit dressage
organizations from The Dressage Foundation’s Grant Funds.
In 2015, over $53,000 was awarded to groups from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska to Florida.
Over 1,000 individuals participated in events that included educational symposia and seminars,
musical freestyle clinics, dressage camps, the USDF Instructor Certification Program, and so
much more.
A member of a USDF Group Member Organization (GMO) in Virginia shared, “As an organizer
for this year’s adult dressage camp, I realized how crucial your grants are to us. They allow us
to keep the camper fee reasonable, allowing more people to participate. Thank you so much for
your support!”
“Because of this clinic, I realized that riding a musical freestyle was definitely within my skill set,”
said a rider from Kansas. “The Dressage Foundation and the Dancing Horse Fund definitely
provide a much needed helping hand to riders everywhere.”
Grants are available for USDF Group Member Organizations and other nonprofit equestrian
clubs from several different Grant Funds:
Violet Hopkins Fund – For USDF GMOs to host a variety of educational events, such as
camps, symposia, and seminars for riders at all levels.
Dancing Horse Fund – For nonprofit groups to hold musical freestyle clinics and seminars or to
purchase sound systems to use for freestyle events.
Continuing Education for Dressage Instructors Fund – For nonprofit groups hosting USDF’s
Instructor Certification Program.
Sally Swift Fund – For nonprofit groups to organize a Centered Riding® clinic.
Edgar Hotz Judges Fund – Provides support to USDF GMOs for the “Continuing Education for
Judges and L Program Graduates” program.
Michael Poulin Dressage Fund – For nonprofit groups or individuals to host an event that will
improve the quality of dressage in their area through riding, training, instructing, or judging.
For many years, grants made possible by TDF donors have also supported USDF’s
Junior/Young Rider Clinic Series and the USEF/USDF Young Rider Graduate Program.
For more information about applying for a grant, or to make a charitable contribution to a Grant
Fund, please visit www.dressagefoundation.org or contact TDF at (402) 434-8585 or
info@dressagefoundation.org.
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