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1 Half-Halt The Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Coming Soon.. Sunday February 19, 2012 Low Cost Clinic with Jessica Zoskey at Silverleaf Farm Cost is $30 for SVDA Members Sunday March 4, 2012 Fix a Test Clinic with Tristin Butler at Bridlewood Estates Cost is $30 for SVDA Members Low Cost Clinic with Rebecca Vick Saturday April 28, Silverleaf Farm Sunday April 29, Princess Anne Farms February 2012 Volume 28, Issue II Congratulations to SVDA 2011 Year End Award Winners!

Page 2 2012 Board of Directors President: Kathy Rowse-E-Mail Vice

Rowland-E-Mail Treasurer: Shari Cutchin-E-Mail Clinics and

Juniors Chair: Tristin Butler-E-Mail Licensed Show Chair: Donna

Scholarship Chair: Sandy Johnson-E-Mail Schooling Show Chair:

2 Page Board of Directors President: Kathy Rowse- Vice President: Robyn Nunnally- Secretary: Danielle Rowland- Treasurer: Shari Cutchin- Clinics and Programs: Janice Mumford- Awards Chair: Carol Gonyo- Juniors Chair: Tristin Butler- Licensed Show Chair: Donna Rowland- Membership Chair: Reeta Edmundson- Scholarship Chair: Sandy Johnson- Schooling Show Chair: Kristen Tessenear- Ways and Means Chair: Diane Rombs- Newsletter /Webmaster Chairs: Wendy Murray- Members at Large Mary Winchell, Robin Jones & Grace Harrell Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association

Please accept my sincerest and deepest apologies and celebrate with her: Tristin Butler and Elfenkonig are the

3 Volume 1, Issue 1I Page 3 Dear Members and Friends of SVDA, I cannot express my disconcertion and chagrin in neglecting to recognize Tristin Butler s 2011 riding accomplishment at the SVDA Awards ceremony last night. Please accept my sincerest and deepest apologies and celebrate with her: Tristin Butler and Elfenkonig are the 2011 SVDA CHAMPION AWARD winners for Licensed Shows, FEI Intermediate-1 Musical Freestyle. Congratulations Tristin!

4 Page 4 Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association 2011SHOW YEAR SVDA AWARDS PRESENTATION SCHOOLNG INTRODUCTORY LEVEL JUNIOR 7th LA Red Alert Tiffany Rombs (one C test) 6th Pocket Change Brooke DeCant 5th Once in a Blue Moon Nikki Jordan 4th Parry Savannah Dodge 3rd Cadet Katie Bruns Reserve Newsboy Amanda Petroski Champion Champion Chippy Zip Anna Curran SCHOOLNG INTRODUCTORY LEVEL SENIOR 4 TH SA A Melody Katharine Owens 3 RD Diva Mae Tiffani Jordan Reserve Louie Renowned Special Allison Spanka Champion Champion Lillian s Sonnenschein Grace Williams SCHOOLNG TRAINING LEVEL JUNIOR 5 th Erette Madisyn DeCant 4 th LA Dakota Jennifer Rombs 3 rd Kerry Dancer Beth Curran Reserve Master Liam Sacha Ingram Champion Champion Civil Assets Wendy Zolinski SCHOOLNG TRAINING LEVEL SENIORS 3 rd Maykel Robyn Nunnally Reserve Tardy CD Katharine Owens Champion Champion Lillian s Sonnenschein Grace Williams SCHOOLNG FIRST LEVEL JUNIOR Reserve Olivia Stacey Johnson Champion Champion Civil Assets Wendy Zolinski

5 Page 5 Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association SCHOOLNG FIRST LEVEL SENIOR 5 th Gunter GWRI Barbara McArthur 4 th Strehla Toni Meranda 3rd Whirlwind Nancy Pettet Reserve EA Boogie to the Victoria Bryant Max Champion Champion Action Ace Mary Winchell SCHOOLNG SECOND LEVEL COMBINED 4 th Bingo Helen Laura Croxton 3 rd Judge Wendy Murray Reserve The Highlander Sarah Miller Champion Alea Ellen Bouchard SCHOOLNG THIRD LEVEL Reserve Chagall Tina Bodner VOTED SPECIAL AWARDS Excellence in Sportsmanship Award (voted by SVDA Membership) 2009 winner Renee Hall 2010 winner: Valerie Harrell 2011 winner: KATIE BRUNS Most Improver Rider (voted by SVDA membership) 2009 winner Robyn Nunnally 2010 winner: Stacey Johnson 2011 winner JUNIOR RIDER - SAVANNAH DODGE 2011 winner VINTAGE RIDER - MARY WINCHELL Robert Snyder Memorial Award: Volunteer of the Year (Voted by Board Members) 2009 winners Melisa Chamberlain and Sarah Miller 2010 winner Diane Rombs Champion Alexander the Great Sarah Miller 2011 winner BETTINA STROBACH OTHER SPECIAL AWARDS SCHOOLNG FOURTH LEVEL Champion Davign Air Sandy Johnson SCHOOLNG MUSICAL FREESTYLE SECOND LEVEL Reserve Judge Wendy Murray Champion Champion Alea Ellen Bouchard SCHOOLING SHOW PEWTER AWARD - for highest single schooling show score in 2010 Oak Haven Horizon Perpetual Award (highest average in any level in 1 st year riding with SVDA) 2009 winner Danielle Rowland & Fenix 2010 winner Ellen Bouchard & Magi in Licensed Shows, First Level average is % 2011 winner % average in INTRODUCTORY LEVEL, ANNA CURRAN Captain Andrew DeSzinay Trophy Award (Junior/Young Rider Single High Point Award) 2009 Winner Claudia Griffiths 2010 Winner Ellen Bouchard % score in a First Level -3 test 2011 winner 75.2% TRAINING 3, WENDY ZOLINSKI The Steel Magnolia Winnie Maddock Baldwin Memorial Award 2011 Winner KATHY ROWSE

6 Page 6 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2011: TRAINING LEVEL TESTS 1 & 2 four scores of 60% or better same rider & horse combination Beth Curran & Kerry Dancer Katie Lang & PS Dartagnan Katharine Owens & Tardy CD Robyn Nunnally & Maykel Jennifer M. Rombs & LA Dakota Amanda Petroski & Newsboy Grace Williams & Lillian s Sonnenschein Wendy Zolinski & Civil Assets Sacha Ingram & Master Liam TRAINING LEVEL TESTS 3 four scores of 60% or better same rider & horse combination 1. Beth Curran & Kerry Dancer 2. Katie Lang & PS Dartagnan 3. Grace Williams & Lillian s Sonnenschein 4. Wendy Zolinski & Civil Assets 5. Sacha Ingram & Master Liam FIRST LEVEL TESTS 1 & 2 four scores of 60% or better same rider & horse combination Victoria Bryant & Oh Boogie To The Max Toni Meranda & Strehla Barbara McArthur & Gunther Nancy Pettet & Whirlwind Wendy Zolinski & Civil Assets FIRST LEVEL TEST 3 four scores of 60% or better same rider & horse combination Stacey Johnson & Olivia Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association SECOND LEVEL four scores of 58% or better same rider & horse combination Ellen Bouchard & Alea Melisa Mahoney & No Doubt Sarah Miller & The Highlander Wendy Murray & Judge THIRD LEVEL four scores of 58% or better same rider & horse combination MEDAL AWARDS: BRONZE (Training &/or Frist) Katie Lang Tina Bodner & Chagall Sarah Miller & Alexander the Great SILVER (Second &/or Third) Ellen Bouchard Lisa Croxton LICENSED SHOW AWARDS: LICENSED TRAINING LEVEL Reserve Abaskiss Sandy Johnson Champion Dartagnan Katie Lang LICENSED FIRST LEVEL 6 th Gunther GWRI Barbara McArthur 5 th Olivia Stacey Johnson 4th Whirlwind Nancy Pettet 3 rd Action Ace Mary Winchell Reserve Dansant Jessica Zoskey Champion Dexter Jessica Zoskey Wendy Zolinski & Civil Assets

7 LICENSED SECOND LEVEL 7th No Doubt Melisa Mahoney 6th The Highlander Sarah Miller 5th Judge Wendy Murray 4th Alea Ellen Bouchard 3 rd Dexter Jessica Zoskey Reserve Dansant Jessica Zoskey Champion Champion Action Ace Danielle Rowland LICENSED THIRD LEVEL Reserve Chagall Tina Bodner Champion Alexander the Great Sarah Miller LICENSED FOURTH LEVEL 3 rd Rioja Reserva Gabrielle Fleming Reserve Davign Air Sandy Johnson Champion Fenix Danielle Rowland LICENSED MFS USDF Reserve Alea Ellen Bouchard Champion MFS 2 Champion MFS 3 Davign Air Sandy Johnson The Steel Magnolia Winnie Maddock Baldwin Memorial Award 2011 Winner KATHY ROWSE Congratulations! 2012 SVDA Volunteers Totals Totals Tristin Butler 8 Shari Cutchin 8 Reeta Edmondson 8 Carol Gonyo 8 Sandy Johnson 24 Robin Jones 8 Joan McClellan 8 Janice Mumford 8 Wendy Murray 8 Robyn Nunnally 16 Beth Rippel 16 Diane Rombs 8 Danielle Rowland 8 Donna Rowland 8 Kathy Rowse 8 Kristin Tessenear 8 Grace Williams 8 Mary Winchell 8 Check out SVDA s New Website!

10 HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC APPLICATION February 19, 2012 Bridlewood Estates 2601 Nansemond Pkwy. Suffolk, VA PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Participant Name: Street Name: City: State: Zip Code: Address: Phone Number: CLINIC FEES Clinic Cost is $20 per person if paid before February 19, 2012* $25 per person at the Door on day of clinic * $ 5 Discount for Members of SVDA Please include a check made payable to Elfenridge Dressage in the amount of: $ RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT Please Read and Sign at the bottom: I provide a fee for the above entries which are made at my own risk and subject to conditions of the Elfenridge Dressage. AGREEMENT AND HOLD HARMLESS: I acknowledge that the rules applicable to the Dressage Clinic specified elsewhere on this entry form have been made available to me and, if applicable, to my child, and that I am (we are) familiar with them. I (we) agree that the organization holding this Competition or Clinic has the right to refuse this entry for cause which the organization shall deem to be sufficient. IN CONSIDERATION of the acceptance of the Entry and of the holding of this Competition or Clinic and the opportunity for me (my child) to win prize money, ribbons or trophies, I agree to defend and to hold this organization, The American Horse Shows Association, Inc., the United States Dressage Federation, Inc., their Directors, officers, members and agents, the owners, directors, officers and agents of the competition ground which the Competition is to be conducted, and any employees of the aforementioned parties, harmless from any claim for loss of injury which may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to any person or thing by the act of my (my child's) horse while in or upon the competition premises or grounds or near any entrance thereto, and I personally assume all responsibility and liability for any such claim, and I further agree to hold the aforementioned parties harmless from any claim for loss of my (my child's) horse by disappearance, theft, death, or otherwise, and for any claim for damage or injury to the said aforementioned, or by the negligence of any other person or any other cause or causes. I HEREBY ASSUME the sole responsibility for and agree to defend, indemnify, and save the aforementioned parties harmless from any and all loss and expense (including legal fees) by reason of the liability imposed by laws upon any of the aforementioned parties for damage because of bodily injuries, including death, at any time arising out of or in consequence of my (my child's) participation in this Competition howsoever such injuries, death, or damage to property may be caused and whether or not the same may have been caused by the negligence of the aforementioned parties, or by any other person. SIGNED: PRINTED NAME: DATE: Mail to: Tristin Butler 1106 Mill Pond Court, Suffolk, VA 23434

SCHOOLING SHOW VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 2012 Date: March 18, 2012 Location: Bridlewood Estates in Suffolk Entry Secretary (1): Robyn Nunnally, 5656 Greenwood Road, Suffolk, VA 23437; robynnunnally@aol.

11 SCHOOLING SHOW VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 2012 Date: March 18, 2012 Location: Bridlewood Estates in Suffolk Entry Secretary (1): Robyn Nunnally, 5656 Greenwood Road, Suffolk, VA 23437; cell Show Secretary A.M. (1): Wendy Murray Show Secretary P.M. (1): Ring Transportation to (1): and letters Ring Set up: (4) SATURDAY AT 5:00 Grace Williams Everything EXCEPT the ring Volunteers Needed for Licensed April Show! April 22, 2012 Carlton Farms Williamsburg Contact Licensed Show Chair Donna Rowland and sign up today! Sacha Ingram Tristin Hardy Louise Murray Lunches & snacks (1): Susan Forester Scribe A.M. (1): Pam Burdett Scribe P.M. (1): Susan Forester Ring Steward A.M. (1): Ring Steward P.M. (1): Betty Johnson (for Stacey) Runner A.M. (1): Emma Burdett (for Pam) Runner P. M. (1): Ring Take down (4): Back by Popular Demand LOW COST SVDA CLINIC WITH REBECCA VICK SATURDAY APRIL 28,2012 AT SILVERLEAF FARM SUNDAY APRIL 29, AT PRINCESS ANNE FARM COST IS ONLY $45 FOR SVDA MEMBERS Go to For Forms and Details! Ring Transportation from (1): SVDA Rep: a.m. Wendy Murray p.m. Contact Robyn to Sign up for Schooling Show Volunteer Positions! Get your 4 Hours of Volunteer Time by July 1, 2012 to qualify for Year End Awards!

Page 12 Congratulations to SVDA members who won VADA Awards in 2011: Ellen Bouchard on "Alea" (owned by Tristin Butler) Champion Schooling Shows 2nd Level Junior Reserve Champion Schooling Shows

12 Page 12 Congratulations to SVDA members who won VADA Awards in 2011: Ellen Bouchard on "Alea" (owned by Tristin Butler) Champion Schooling Shows 2nd Level Junior Reserve Champion Schooling Shows Musical Freestyle USEF levels Champion Licensed Shows 2nd Level Junior 3rd place Licensed Shows Musical Freestyle USEF levels Tristin Hardy-Butler on "Elfenkonig" 4th place Licensed Shows Musical Freestyle FEI l Stacey Johnson on "Olivia" Reserve Champion Schooling Shows 1st Level Junior Reserve Champion Licensed Shows 1st Level Junior 4th place Licensed Shows Musical Freestyle USEF levels Sandy Johnson 3rd Place Schooling Shows 4th Level Senior Champion Licensed Shows 4th Level Senior Reserve Champion Licensed Shows Musical Freestyle USEF levels Sarah Miller on "The Highlander" Reserve Champion Schooling Shows 2nd Level Senior 8th Place Licensed Shows 2nd Level Senior Sarah Miller on "Alexander The Great" 3rd Place Schooling Shows 3rd Level Senior 3rd Place Licensed Shows 3rd Level Senior Wendy Murray on "Judge" 4th place Schooling Shows 2nd Level Senior Robyn Nunnally Honorable Mention Schooling Shows Training Level Senior Nancy Pettet on "Whirlwind" 4th Place Schooling Shows 1st Level Senior 10th Place Licensed Shows 1st Level Senior Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Classified Ads FOR SALE: German Riding Pants, George Schumacker, 3 pair, full seat, size 32R, front zip, quality breeches, $85 each, OBO. One pair buff color show pants, excellent condition; one pair cream color show pants, wide waist band, excellent condition; one pair brown pants, new. (Must see to appreciate. Show pants seldom used.) Contact Ann, Wanted: Someone to take care of Silverleaf Farm when we are away esp. on weekends when we are away at horse shows. Must be experienced, mature, flexible and willing to spend the night to care for 2 dogs and 5-6 horses. Care Involved feeding 4x a day. contact: Mike Rowse or Kathy at FIX A TEST CLINIC WITH TRISTIN BUTLER AT BRIDLEWOOD ESTATES SUNDARY MARCH 4, Minute Format, ride the test of your choice, get comments, helpful tips and exercises to improve your score and ride the test again! Only $30 for SVDA Members Please list test of choice on your Clinic Application Danielle Rowland on "Action Ace" (owned by Mary and Mike Winchell) Champion Licensed Shows 2nd Level Senior Mary Winchell on "Action Ace" 8th Place Licensed Shows 1st Level Senior

14 Page 14 Half-Halt Newsletter of the Southeast Virginia Dressage Association Dear ask the trainer: I am a beginner amateur rider and I want to ride dressage. I can't afford a lot of lessons on the old gray mare. Can you please give me some exercises that I can do to improve myself and my horse to be ready to show show Intro at the March SVDA Schooling Show? Thanks! Beginner Bessie SVDA S ASK THE TRAINER/JUDGE BY: MARTY-ANNA SCHRIEBL Submit your Questions to patriotfarm@wildblue.net There are lots of exercises beginners can do on their own. First, I recommend that you design a riding area the size of a standard dressage ring and put up letters in the appropriate places. This will give you the feel of riding in a show ring; you will learn where the letters are and how to navigate your horse straight along the sides as well as turning through the corners. A very basic exercise but one that cannot be emphasized enough is riding an accurate 20 meter circle. There are diagrams in your test booklet to show you exactly how to ride a 20 meter circle. Draw it out in your practice arena using powdered lime or cones so you know exactly where it is. Ride that circle and make sure your tempo stays the same throughout. Make sure each half of your circle is the same size. For example, start a 20m circle at B. The first half of your circle will be from B to E - count the number of strides you get. The 2nd half of your circle will be from E to B - so count your strides and they should be the same on each half. Practice riding your circles in different areas of your ring and keeping them accurate. Once the circles themselves are no problem, send your horse a little forward, then back on the circle. Establish your trot, then gradually challenge your horse to step more energetically forward, not rushing, just a longer stride. Keep your eyes and chest lifted and your hands steady. After several strides of the bigger trot, gradually ask your horse to come back to the working trot by slowing your posting and emphasizing the sitting phase of your post. Your horse should stay steady in the contact with a soft jaw as he goes more forward or comes back slower. If your hands go up as you post, think about pushing them down as you rise. Practice by laying a crop across your wrists while posting. You can also hold the end of your stirrup leather (just pull it up under your leg) and this can help you understand the feeling of a steady hand. Or try stretching your pinkies down and keeping them in contact with your pommel or saddle pad for a few strides. Another good thing to practice for your first dressage test is turning onto the centerline and riding it straight. Almost everyone overshoots the centerline! I like to think of starting my turn at K or M and I never stop turning as I approach A. Practice riding deep into the corners by trotting some "teardrop" shaped figures: ride from E to K, make a half circle at K and return to the track at E. Then expand on this approach and ride to X after your half circle. Put out some poles or cones to help your horse stay straight if he tends to drift off the centerline. Since all tests have a halt, it's never too soon to start working on immobile, square halts. If your horse shifts a hip to one side, ride some halts next to a rail or fence or put some poles down on the ground to keep him straight. Ensure you are keeping your weight equal on both sides - stirrups, hips and shoulders square. Ride in a clean white saddle pad and check the underside when finished to see if you tend to weight one side more than the other (the sweat/dirt pattern should be symmetrical). If you can't afford regular lessons, try to find a friend who also rides and trade off being each other's eyes on the ground. Read the comments the judge makes on your tests, very often you will find some helpful hints there. Enjoy your journey and good luck! Robyn Nunnally SVDA Instructor/Trainer NCSU Certified Open Horse Show Judge Go around the arena about six feet off the track with the image of your horse staying the same distance off the track all the way around the ring. When you feel him drift towards the rail apply both legs and close your outside fingers into a fist not pulling on the inside rein. Don't forget to soften both your legs and reins once you get the correct response from your horse. Once you the master keeping the horse going straight off the track at a walk and trot then work on the straightness within the transition before adding the canter. Next you can master tempo control. How many times do you feel several different speeds at a trot just going around the ring? As a judge I know people tend to have one speed thru a corner or on a circle and another across the diagonal. The best way to master tempo control is ask the horse to have a bigger trot by posting higher out of the saddle let's say on the long side. Then as you approach the short side post lower and heavier for a slower trot. Make sure you mix it up, slower on the long side then quicker on the short side. Do not go to your hands to bring the trot back just post lower and heavier and stretch up tall with your chest open and eyes up. With practice you will notice you are now in charge of the tempo and can make small adjustments with your seat as needed. For your own position have someone watch you as post and if you are "posting with your hands" hook a finger from each hand around a grab strap you have attached to your saddle. This will help you develop your hands independently of your body. Constantly go thru a check list: is my chest open, do I have a straight line from ear, shoulder, hip and heel? As you are going down the long side are you sitting evenly in your seat bones with your shoulders level. Are your elbows over your hips not straight out in front of you? Janice Mumford SVDA Instructor/Trainer USDF L Graduate

16 Janice Mumford USDF B r o n z e & Si l v e r M e d a l i s t USDF L Gr a d u a t e Cl i n i c s & Le s s o n s a t y o u r Fa r m Ju d g i n g Dr e s s a g e & Op e n Sc h o o l i n g Sh o w s Call CLINICS LESSONS JUDGING

17 SVDA SPRING DRESSAGE SPONSORSHIP FORM April 22, Carlton Farms Williamsburg SVDA Member Name: Contact Name: Company Name: Address: City: Phone Number: State, Zip Code: Address: SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Patron Sponsorship: 1 Class Sponsorship Full Page Ad in Show Program 6 mths Full Page Ad in SVDA Newsletter 6 mths Web Banner (468px x 100px) $200 VIP Sponsorship: 1 Class Sponsorship 1/2 Page Ad in Show Program 6 mths 1/2 Page Ad in SVDA Newsletter 6 mths Web Banner (125px x 125px) $100 Supporter Sponsorship: 1 Class Sponsorship B Card Ad in Show Program/Newsletter $65 Class Sponsorship: $25 (Please List which Classes and any Messages on Back of this Form) Business Card Ad 1/2 Page Ad Full Page Ad Website Banner (468X60 /1 Month) Website Block (125X125 / 1 month) Website Button (120X90) / 1 month $25 $35 $50 $30 $20 $10 $ $ $ $ $ $ Mail to: Wendy L. Murray 124 Rockland Tr. Suffolk, VA 23434

lesson. Any unused lessons will be forfeited. Can be at any farm Kathy teaches at in February.

18 SVDA Newsletter Editor Wendy L. Murray 124 Rockland Terrace Suffolk, VA Silverleaf Farm Dressage FEBRUARY SPECIAL Buy 1 lesson at full price ($55) and get 2nd one for $35. Savings of $20! Lessons can start 1/14 must be taking during the month of February 2012 and must be paid in full at the time of the 1st lesson. Any unused lessons will be forfeited. Can be at any farm Kathy teaches at in February. Lessons at other farms may be higher if there is a ring fee Peppercorn Lane, Suffolk, VA krowse@verizon.net Kathy Rowse Trainer/USEF S Judge USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist I.S.S.A Certified Personal Trainer Over 25 Years Training/Teaching Experience Teaching Beginners through Grand Prix

Half-halt. The Newsletter for the Southeastern Chapter of the Virginia Dressage Association. Volume Number 30 Issue Number 4 April 2018

Half-halt. The Newsletter for the Southeastern Chapter of the Virginia Dressage Association. Volume Number 30 Issue Number 4 April 2018 Half-halt The Newsletter for the Southeastern Chapter of the Virginia Dressage Association Volume Number 30 Issue Number 4 April 2018 SVDA shines at March Magic Julie Shilling and Rough Cut got their USDF