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1 Piaffe & Passage VADA/NOVA, Inc. Newsletter February 2018 Volume 47 Issue As I look forward in the new year, I see many changes. We have new VADA/Nova Board members, who are enthusiastic and supportive, and who have skills to bring us forward in the uping months and years. I see members who are moving on from the Board, most notably, Barb Pickering. For those of you who do not know Barb, you probably recognize the name. She sends you membership cards, green books, and newsletters. She runs elections for awards and the Board itself. She collects your year end award packets and calculates placings. She is the Queen of Scoring at almost all of the Licensed shows. For the Board it is the end of an era. Many Board members have taken on pieces of Barb s respinsibilities, but she has made herself nearly invaluable. At any given meeting, the floor is handed over to Barb to cover newsletter issues, membership reports, information needed for the greenbooks and purplebooks, and any number of uping items that might need to be written up in the newsletter. As the new editor of the newsletter, I would like to thank Barb for everything she has done to help me take on this task. Between prize list formats, advertisement information, and contacts, Barb has given me every tool to succeed, and I will do my best to make her proud. I believe it es from her deep love of VADA/Nova. She has worked, tirelessly, for years to improve and support this club. From taking on more jobs, to volunteering at shows, to weling new members, I know she truly wants us to succeed. Barb will still be handling membership next year, so she will still be around, but I would be remiss if I did not thank her for all her hard work. Thank you Barb. I look forward to putting the newsletter together! Rachel Rice rrice@vadanova.org VADA is a USDF Group Member Organization. Their members are automatically USDF Group Members. Publication Deadline in Piaffe & Passage is the 20th of each month. VADA/Nova website Membership Applications should be sent to: Barbara Pickering PO Box 354 Haymarket, VA Send all other inquiries to: VADA/Nova Inc. PO Box 398 Hamilton, VA In This Issue... VADA/Nova Board Meeting Minutes VADA Meeting Minutes 2018 Show Calendar Banquet Photo Gallery Judges Roundtable Information Spotlight: Executive Director of This Month 11th- VADA Annual Awards Banquet, Charlottesville 11th- Mitchell Winter Dressage Series, Catlett 12th- Board Meeting, Teleconference

2 VADA/NOVA Board Members Mary Callan Judy Grass Sheli King Nancy Stover Diann Carpenter Anne Harrington Michelle Lachner Sally Summerall Megan Carpenter Alison Head Diann Landau Carol Thomas Jessie Ginsburg Dilly Jackson Rachel Rice Tiffany Turley President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Officers Alison Head Diann Carpenter Diann Landau Carolyn Dilly Jackson Websites to check out VADA/NOVA VADA State Region 1 Newsletter Advertising Rates Please send payment with ads, as there is no billing. Ads will not run unless payment has been submitted. Classified Ads- 40 word maximum 2 issues- FREE for Members 2 issues- $15 for Non-Members Classified will automatically be listed on our website Advertisements All other ad rates are the same for members and non-members Business Card Ad $60/year 1/4 Page Ad (5 x 3.75) $25/month $240/ full year 1/2 Page Ad (5 x 7.5) $45/month $432/ full year Full Page Ad (10 x 7.5) $75/month $720/ full year Make checks payable to VADA/Nova, Inc. Please type or print clearly if you don t have , and submit no more than two ads at a time. If submitting electronically, files should be in PDF format. Ads must be print ready, and copy should be black on white paper (embossed business cards and colored ink are discouraged). If your ad is not print-ready, there will be a charge of $20 for redesign. All submissions must be recieved by the 20th of the month. Send submissions to : Rachel Rice 2532 Chain Bridge Rd. #103 rrice@vadanova.org Vienna, VA

VADA/NOVA Board Minutes January 8, 2018 Thirteen Board members were present, three were excused. Meeting was held via teleconference due to weather & road conditions. Meeting started at 7:15 p.m. Minutes: Michelle Lachner moved to approve the minutes, Nancy Stover seconded the motion, and the Board approved this unanimously.

3 VADA/NOVA Board Minutes January 8, 2018 Thirteen Board members were present, three were excused. Meeting was held via teleconference due to weather & road conditions. Meeting started at 7:15 p.m. Minutes: Michelle Lachner moved to approve the minutes, Nancy Stover seconded the motion, and the Board approved this unanimously. Treasurer s Report: There was no Treasurer s report this month. Membership/Newsletter: as of the meeting, there were 114 members, 19 of whom paid by PayPal. Newsletter topics will be the February Judges Roundtable and Spotlighted people (which is replacing the Member of the Month column). A discussion of volunteers and when they should get to River Creek Country Club was finalized. Mary Callan reported that she has received a good number of items for the Silent Auction, and she expects there will be some last-minute additions. There is a group of petitors from Maryland who will be attending the Banquet. They had attended several Schooling shows as a barn group. All Above & Beyond gifts have been organized. 42 of the 80 recipients will be at the Banquet, and the others will have their gifts delivered to their respective barns. VADA Report: The VADA clinic to be held April 21/22 is with Jeannie MacDonald, and will be an on the levels type clinic. More details to follow. Meeting ended at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Diann Landau, Secretary Licensed Show Report: A meeting needs to be held by the Licensed Show Committee to finalize the uping Show season. All judges have signed their contracts. The Committee is waiting for Dianne Boyd to return before getting together. Schooling Show Report: Michelle Lachner reported that despite fewer numbers at some of the shows, overall a profit was made for the year. Banquet: Duties and schedule were finalized. 90 people have signed up to attend the Banquet, less than last year. The table groupings were discussed, as only 2 barns requested tables. The Schedule of Events for the evening has been sent to the Board members, and Barb has printed it out for each table. VADA/NOVA Board Meetings All VADA/NOVA Board of Directors meetings are open to the general membership; the Board weles any visitors. The meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 7:15 PM at International Equestrian Center (in the classroom next to the lounge) unless otherwise stated on the website. For directions, you may contact any of the Board members or go to our website at and click on Shows where you will find a link with directions to.

4 VADA Board Minutes Teleconference The meeting was called to order at 8:02pm. Present were Tina Longaker-- Pres, Alison Head-- V-Pres, Alison Douglas -- Sec y, Jessie Ginsburg -- Treas, Meredith McGrath, Nancy Lowey, Angie Stanaway, Marie Taylor, Sheli King, Jane Palmer, Beth Rippel, Robyn Nunally, Susan Ellis, Alison Thompson, Sherri Booye, Penny Hawes, Nancy Doody, Approval of minutes from November 15th Motion was made by Nancy Lowey to pass and seconded by Alison Head. It was approved unanimously. Treasurer s Report- Jessie reported that the bined balances are about $95K. There has not been much activity. Annual Banquet Online Auction- We will send the info out again via Constant Contact and it will also be posted on Facebook. Chapters were urged to reach out to potential donors in their membership to encourage them to donate services or goods to the auctions. Alison Douglas will add the Purple Book to the online auction. IRS Form 102- Sherri has sent Tina the info we need and Tina will distribute to the chapters Chapter Challenge- Susan reported that there is another meeting in a couple of weeks Statewide Clinic- Jeanne McDonald will be the clinician. This will be an up the levels format to encourage auditor participation and allow for a variety of horse and rider levels. Tina will do the form and Sheli will be the contact for the auditors. Alison Head will handle rider applications (no video will be required). Auditing the clinic will be free for VADA members, and riders will pay a sliding scale based on their membership, volunteerism, etc. (as with past clinics). We are still hoping to do a judge s session over dinner on Saturday evening. Nominating Committee- Alison Head is willing to be President and Tina is willing to be Vice President, Jessie and Alison Douglas are willing to be in the same positions unless someone unless steps up and would like to volunteer. Chapters- What you need to get to Alison and Tina: Chapter officers and reps, chapter state volunteer of the year, what you want in the Purple Book still need info from Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, NEVADA, ShenVADA, SVDA and SWVA- DA. Alison Head reported that on Feb 19th (President s Day Monday) there will be a judges continuing education clinic at the Best Western in Leesburg and it s an evening event. It will qualify for the required continuing education credit for L grads. Non-judge auditors are wele to attend. Website- Wendy will add our sponsors. Next meeting will be held at 10:30 am at the Boar s Head before the annual banquet. The meeting was adjourned at 9:08 pm. Respectfully, Alison Douglas

Spotlight on Sheryl Williams By Diann Landau This month we spotlight Sheryl Williams, the new Executive Director of the Equestrian Center.

Sheryl grew up across the country, from California to New York, eventually settling in Maryland in the early 1980 s.

They sold Rubicon a few years ago; then Sheryl started working part time for in 2007, and now she s running the place!

5 Spotlight on Sheryl Williams By Diann Landau This month we spotlight Sheryl Williams, the new Executive Director of the Equestrian Center. Sheryl has been involved with horses for many years, not least of which as the owner/manager of the now-defunct (and muchmissed) Rubicon Horse Trials. Sheryl grew up across the country, from California to New York, eventually settling in Maryland in the early 1980 s. She worked for Hewlett-Packard for 26 years, moving to Virginia in 1999 when she and her husband Eric bought Rubicon Farm in Lucketts. They sold Rubicon a few years ago; then Sheryl started working part time for in 2007, and now she s running the place! Sheryl and Eric now live in Taylorstown with their 3 horses and 2 cats, and she gets her horse trial fix at. Sheryl began riding in the early 1990 s in Maryland, taking a lesson at the Potomac Horse Center at the urging of a friend. She was hooked, and continued riding at Oatlands Stables in Gaithersburg where she met Robert Taylor, the Master of the Goshen Hounds. In Maryland she pursued Hunter/Jumpers, Horse Trials, fox hunting and trail riding. Sheryl has taken lessons from many top eventers, and has many memorable moments- not least of which was finally learning to sit the trot! Other moments include passing the Master three times on her first hunt (he was very tolerant of her error) and watching the Rubicon Horse Trials grow to be one of the most popular events in the area. She has enjoyed trail rides on her now- 30 year old off the track Thoroughbred, Wee Dram, and sitting quietly reading a book in the stall of her paint quarter horse, Doucement. He d been insecure and lacked confidence when she first got him, but after two months of her care he came to her and put his head in her lap, and has been her pal ever since. Sheryl is honored to be the Executive Director of and is looking forward to being involved with this special treasure in Loudoun County.

Calling all Judges and L Graduates! Does show season seem far off? It s closer than you think!

19, 2018 Time: 6:30 pm Where: Best Western Hotel in Leesburg, VA Cost: Free!

Topics will include the judging of freestyles, the new FEI rules on collective marks, as well as general discussion of issues raised by

6 Calling all Judges and L Graduates! Does show season seem far off? It s closer than you think! Why don t you join us for a great discussion group and be ready to go? What: A Judges Roundtable When: Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 Time: 6:30 pm Where: Best Western Hotel in Leesburg, VA Cost: Free! This session is open to all judges and L Graduates and will be led by S Judge Alison Head. Topics will include the judging of freestyles, the new FEI rules on collective marks, as well as general discussion of issues raised by the group. USDF education credit for L Graduates pending. Auditors are also wele! Please RSVP to Alison at lookingglassfarm@mac. so that we know how many people to expect. Also, it will give us your contact information in case of inclement weather. You can find more information at

VADA/Nova Schooling Show Saturday, March 24

7 Calling All Volunteers! Get your volunteer time in early, We have two uping opportunities for Volunteer Time: 1. VADA/Nova Schooling Show Saturday, March 24 Contact Jessie Ginsburg 2. VADA/Nova Licensed Show Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8 Contact Bettina Longaker vadvirag8@gmail.co More information on our calendar at

8 VADA/NOVA Banquet and Auction Leesburg, VA January 14, 2018 For more pictures, please check out our website at

9 Virginia Dressage Association Presents From Training Level Through FEI The Inside Perspective from FEI**** Judge Jeanne McDonald An Auditor Friendly Clinic April 21-22, 2018 Leesburg Virginia This clinic is for: Auditors- The mounted teaching sessions will be auditor-friendly with time for questions and discussion. USDF University Credit (applied for) VADA Volunteers. Special rates for our valued volunteers! Riders- Get the real scoop from an experienced FEI Judge and Rider. Trainers- Help your students learn the requirements of the USEF & FEI tests. Judges- USDF L graduates gain continuing education credit (applied for). Judges of all levels wele! More details on fees and how to apply to ride, as well as the auditor sign-up form will be ing soon on If you are interested in participating as a rider, contact Alison Head at lookingglassfarm@mac. for more information or mail in the rider application from the web site. Riders of all levels needed. VADA/NOVA would like to thank our amazing team of volunteers and donors Volunteers include... Riley Abell, Wendy Bebie, Heidi Berry, Bill Callan, Mary Callan, Diann Carpenter, Megan Carpenter, Kelly Foltman, Phil Foltman, Melinda Freckleton, Anne Harrington, Allison Head, Debbie Marriott, Kathy Mathers, Marlene Mcgrath, Kathleen Parkins, Rachel Rice, Rick Rock, Sally Summerall, and Tiffany Turley. Our Raffle Basket Donors are... Alison Head, Armani and Calvin King, Barb and Doug Pickering, Jessie Gingsburg, Giusti Family, Judy Hunter, Mary Callan, Mission BBQ Chantilly, Sheli King, and Susanne Hiegel And our Special Award Sponsors... Sarah Needham, Glen Aryn Farm and ERAHC, Nancy Stover, Debbie Marriott, Hartsong Farm, Judy Grass, Barb Pickering, Jessie Ginsburg, and Donna Gatchell.

10 Show Date: Opening Date: Closing Date: Judge: VADA/NOVA Schooling Show 3/24 1/16 3/15 Aviva Nebesky L Tutt Ln Leesburg, VA Manager: Jessi Ginsburg, , sardburg@aol. Secretary: Debbie Marriott, PO Box 1155, Middleburg, VA , marriottdq@aol. Member Fees: $30/Ride (Regular Test) $20 per horse (grounds fee) $20 Late fee (if approved) $45/Pair (Pas de Deux) $30/Non-Compete Tests Offered: Intro through Grand Prix, Para-Equestrian, MFS Training through Grand Prix, Pas de Deux, USEA Eventing, Rider Tests, USEF Western Dressage Arena: Standard or Small Ride Times: Available Wednesday prior to the show on and from the secretary. Other Info: Entries must have a pleted entry form, signed Liability Release, a negative Coggins, and a check for the total amount due. Directions: From Beltway/I495: West on Rt. 7 to Leesburg. Take Rt. 15 Bypass north for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto Rt. 740 (Tutt Road). One half mile, turn left into driveway. From Fredericksburg and I-95: North to I-495 toward Dulles Airport. Exit onto Rt. 7 West. Follow directions above. From Warrenton: North on Rt. 29 to Rt. 15. Turn left onto Rt. 15 and continue to Leesburg. Take Rt. 15 bypass north. Follow directions above. Mitchell Dressage Series at Vintage Valley Sporthorses Brent Town Rd. Catlett, VA Show Date: Opening Date: Closing Date: Judge: 2/11 12/1 2/6 Deborah Hellen L 3/11 12/1 3/6 Donna Gatchell L Manager: Anna Mitchell, , anna@mitchellds. Secretary: Anna Mitchell, 4222 Fortuna Center Plz #229, Dumfries, VA , anna@mitchellds. Fees: $30/test Tests Offered: USEF, USDF, MFS (bring your own boombox), Western Dressage, USEA, and Gaited Tests Arena: Standard or Small Ride Times: Available Thursday prior to the show on Facebook and . Other Info: No dogs please. Approved safety helmets required. Review our website for weather policy. Day stall, overnight stalls available. Awards: Series awards offered including TIPS awards. Directions: See website.

11 2018 Calendar of Events JANUARY APRIL JULY SEPTEMBER 14 VADA/Nova Silent Auction, Awards Banquet and Volunteer Recognition 14 SS Mitchell Dressage, Vintage Valley Sporthorses, Catlett, VA FEBRUARY 11 VADA awards luncheon and silent auction 11 SS Mitchell Dressage, Vintage Valley Sporthorses, Catlett, VA 19 Judges Roundtable, Best Western, Leesburg, VA Alison Head mac. MARCH 11 SS Mitchell Dressage, Vintage Valley Sporthorses, Catlett, VA 24 SS VADA/Nova, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA Debbie Marriott Always check the web site: for any changes or corrections. 7-8 LS VN Spring Dressage, Tina Longaker MAY 19 SS Compass Rose, Haymarket, VA Judy Grass SS Mitchell Dressage, Southern Heritage, Midland,VA JUNE 8 LS VN Summer I Dressage, Tina Longaker vadvirag8@gmail LS VN Summer II Dressage, Tina Longaker vadvirag8@gmail. 23 SS Compass Rose, Haymarket, VA Judy Grass grass@ccr.org 28 (evening) SS Looking Glass Farm, Hamilton, VA Alison Head lookingglassfarm@ mac LS Dressage at Lexington 21 (evening) SS Mitchell Dressage, Southern Heritage, Midland,VA 26 (evening) SS Looking Glass Farm, Hamilton, VA Alison Head lookingglassfarm@ mac. AUGUST 4 SS VADA/Nova, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA Tiffany Turley tiffany@evoprinting. 9 (evening) SS Looking Glass Farm, Hamilton, VA Alison Head lookingglassfarm@ mac. 11 SS VADA Chapter Challenge (tentative) Details to follow LS VADA/Nova Autumn Dressage, Dianne Boyd greyhorse11@ gmail. 25 (evening) SS Mitchell Dressage, Southern Heritage, Midland,VA Key: LS= licensed show SS=schooling show VADA/Nova sponsored activities are in bold print VADA/Nova Partner shows are in italics. 6 (evening) SS Looking Glass Farm, Hamilton, VA Alison Head lookingglassfarm@ mac. 23 SS Mitchell Dressage, Southern Heritage, Midland,VA LS Dressage at Devon OCTOBER 4-7 LS Colonel Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championships 6 SS VADA/Nova, Compass Rose, Haymarket, VA Judy Grass grass@ccr.org 7 SS Compass Rose, Haymarket, VA Judy Grass grass@ccr.org LS GAIG/USDF Regional Championships 28 SS Mitchell Dressage, Southern Heritage, Midland,VA NOVEMBER 3 SS VADA/Nova Championship Schooling Show, Carol Thomas CarolThomasVA@ gmail.

12 VADA/Nova Inc. Rachel Rice 2532 Chain Bridge Rd. #103 Vienna, VA 22181

Piaffe & Passage. In This Issue... VADA/Nova, Inc. New sletter Volume 46 Issue 8 August 2017

Piaffe & Passage. In This Issue... VADA/Nova, Inc. New sletter Volume 46 Issue 8 August 2017 Piaffe & Passage VADA/Nova, Inc. New sletter Volume 46 Issue 8 August 2017 Rulemaker LGF and nurse mare Lucy Terri Jones and Dutch King at the VADA/Nova June licensed show. photo courtesy of Starfinder