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H the st. louis area dressage society newsletter OOFPRINTS March 2013 President Ann Gioia ann.gioia.11@gmail.com Vice President Jessie Fee jessiefee@gmail.com Secretary Sarah Szachnieski seszachnieski@gmail.com Treasurer Debbie Price djprice@centurytel.net Hoofprints Editor Kate Walter walterlll@aol.com Graphic Designer Lucinda Moore lucinda@demandmoore.com Contributing Photographer Jesse Franks Contributing Writers Christina Mudd For article submissions: Lucinda Moore lucinda@demandmoore.com Debbie Price djprice@centurytel.net SLADS is a USDF Group Member Organization (GMO) and SLADS members are automatically USDF Group Members (GMs). For USDF Participating Membership, members must apply directly to USDF. We Want Your Ideas and Input SLADS is so much more than its Board of Directors. Membership input is essential so that we can provide the programs and events that reflect your interests and needs. SLADS wants your input!! At the annual SLADS Planning Meeting, the President appointed the following Committee Heads. You can contact any one of them with ideas, thoughts and comments. Even better, come join a committee! We would love to have you join the discussions. Recognized Show Committee To plan and implement all horse shows including fundraising and marketing and act as a liaison to show management. Jessie Borgmeyer jessiefee@gmail.com Volunteer Committee To attract, train and coordinate volunteers and to create a volunteer reward program. Sarah Szachnieski seszachnieski@gmail.com Young Rider Committee To develop and promote a fun environment and encourage young rider participation in SLADS. Sharon Layeski aut2bmiracles@aol.com Awards Committee To review and revise the awards program. Also responsible for the determination and recognition of all SLADS awards. To organize the annual awards banquet. Sue Conradi susancontradi@sbcglobal.com & Dawn White horseridermom@gmail.com Membership Committee To market dressage to the community. To increase membership opportunities. Shelley Brubaker shelleytbru@yahoo.com Sponsorship Committee To develop and encourage funding of SLADS sponsored events. Kathy Yamaguchi epiqueequestrian@aol.com Colleen Rull fafeetza@hotmail.com Communications Committee To develop better communication with the SLADS membership and community through different media. Dawn White horseridermom@gmail.com Education Committee To plan, organize, and implement educational opportunities for the SLADS membership. This includes the Scholarship Subcommittee and the Schooling Show Subcommittee. Kathryn Kent ravenkat88@gmail.com Kim McIntosh halfhalt66@gmail.com Diane Upchurch diane@upchurchrealty.net If you would like to support Hoofprints: Price per issue: Full page $30, Half page $18, Quarter page $10, Business card $5 Ad Artwork Submissions: Send JPG, PDF, TIFF or EPS files to lucinda@demandmoore.com. Ad payments: mail to SLADS c/o Debbie Price, 2110 Meadow Oaks Drive, Innsbrook, MO 63390

UPCOMING EVENTS Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Shows April 20 (DATE CHANGE) - SLADS Schooling Sept 21 - SLADS Schooling Show V Show II Oct 11-13 - GREAT AMERICAN/USDF May 31 - June 1 - SLADS Summer Festival I & II REGION 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS/SLADS FALL including Dressage Sport Horse Breeding. CLASSIC Judges: Trenna Atkins (S), Hilda Judges: Dinah Babcock (S/r), Lorraine Gurney (S), Melonie Kessler (S), William McDonald (S), Marlene Schneider (S), and Woods (R), Eleanor Stine-Masek (S). TDs: Axel Steiner (S). TD: Susan Moran. Show Elizabeth Williams (R), Joyce Hardesty Manager: Joe Coleman. Show Secretary: (R)Show Manager: Lloyd Landkamer. Debbie Garris. Asst Show Manager: Ann Show Secretary: Libby Abbott. Asst Show Gioia. Manager: Ann Gioia. July 27 (tentative) - SLADS Schooling Show III Nov 23 - SLADS Schooling Show VI Aug 10 (tentative) - SLADS Schooling Show IV Upcoming Clinics March 2-3 - Clinic with Ken Borden is to be April 6-7 - Catlin Farm is hosting a clinic with held at the Royal Oak Equestrian Center. To Pierre St Jacques. For more information on schedule a session or for more information, Pierre and to sign up for auditing, please visit contact Pam Davies at pdavis2006@aol. our Clinic page at http://catlinfarm.com/ com or call 636-463-1390. Auditing is FREE. Catlin_Farm/CLINICS.html You can also call Lindsey at 636-698-4910 or email at lindsey@ March 9-10 - Catlin Farm is hosting a clinic with catlinfarm.com Pierre St Jacques. For more information on Pierre and to sign up for auditing, please visit April 13-14 - Clinic with Ken Borden is to be our Clinic page at http://catlinfarm.com/ held at the Royal Oak Equestrian Center. To Catlin_Farm/CLINICS.html You can also call schedule a session or for more information, Lindsey at 636-698-4910 or email at lindsey@ contact Pam Davies at pdavis2006@aol. catlinfarm.com com or call 636-463-1390. Auditing is FREE. Kansas City Dressage Society Shows April 6 & April 7 - KCDS Kickoff I and II Two Shows - One Weekend Hale Arena, Kansas City, Mo July 20 & 21 - KCDS Summer Dressage I and II Judges: Kristi Wysocki (S) and Joan Darnell Longview Horse Park, Kansas City, Mo (S) Qual FEI NAJYRC Judges: Charles Musco r and Elizabeth Two Shows - One Weekend Kane (R) May 4 & 5 - KCDS at Longview I and II Two Shows - One Weekend Longview Horse Park, Kansas City, Mo Schooling Show Friday July 19, Judge Joyce Judges: Mike Osinsky (S) and Fran Dearing- Hardesty Kehr (S) Qual FEI NAJYRC 2 Hoofprints March 2013

SLADS Meeting Minutes 2/10/13 Meeting called to order at 3:05 PM Sharon, Layeski, Jessie Fee, Shelley Brubaker, Ann Gioia, Debbie Price, Dawn White, Diane Upchurch, Kim McIntosh Absent: Sue Conradi, Kathryn Kent, Colleen Rull Ann introduced new Board Members, explained the basis of the SLADS board and how meetings are usually run. Reviewed treasurers report presented by Debbie Price, treasurer. No minutes for January. 501c3 application submitted for SLADS- EASP (Education and Scholarship Program) & application has been received. Reorganization of Committees: Education Committee- Kat Kent, Kim McIntosh & Diane Upchurch Schooling subcommitteeeducation committee Scholarship subcommitteeeducation committee Membership Committee- Shelley Brubaker Volunteer Committee- Sarah Szachnieski Young Committee- Sharon Layeski & Kim McIntosh Awards Committee- Sue Conradi Banquet Subcommittee- Colleen Rull & Dawn White Communications Committee Dawn White Sponsorship Committee- Kathy Yamaguchi & Colleen Rull New Business Discussion was held to include Schooling Shows in MHSA rated show. All in favor. Motion carried. Budget, Debbie Price presented the budget to the board. Budget approved as presented. Award designations for schooling & recognized shows, 13 & Under (Bronze), 14-21 (Silver), 22-40 (Gold), 40-55 (Platinum) 55 & older (Diamond), as of December 1 of the calendar year. Professional is a Stand Alone category and should be declared by riders meeting the criteria. Categories approved by board, motion carried. Addition of Western Dressage award. Motion was made to designate 2 awards, one highpoint jr/young rider 21 and under and one highpoint adult award for western dressage at schooling shows. Discussion was held and motion was made for the expansion of scholarship program to include Amateur Adult, format would follow the same guidelines as the as the current scholarship program. All were in favor and motion carried. Regional Championships we are working to get volunteers together for the Championships. Anyone who s friends who want to volunteer to help out can contact Sarah atseszachnieski@ gmail.com. We will need lots of hands to help out and make this a success. Eventing award will be continued and Debbie will contact Christy Demauro to see if she will continue to work on this item. Discussion of the L program and sponsorship of the L program by SLADS. The education committee will look into the L program and what it would entail for the organization and bring this forward to the board. Discussion was held as to what other shows should be included in the SLADS Recognized show list. Dawn will put a posting out on Facebook asking for a listing of shows within 350 miles of the St. Louis area. New Business: Schooling shows, 2nd and above will be split out into 2 categories to make ride times easier for riders riding multiple horses. Discussion was held about the day of the week for the board meeting, meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30. The first meeting will be held March 13th at Kathy s barn. The following meeting will be held at ColleenRull s house. Meeting was adjourned at 515 PM 3 Hoofprints March 2013 meeting minutes

My Money Go? Office Fees: If you ve ever wondered how your money is spent when it comes to shows, read on. Money isn t what it used to be. There doesn t seem to be much of it around and with the price of hay, feed, and other horse essentials going up there seems to be even less. When we spend that extra $15, $20, or $25 for an office fee at a show we want to know how our money is being spent. Here is a brief overview of where our dollars for that part particular fee goes All shows, whether a Recognized Show or a Schooling Show, are truly a labor of love. We owe so much to our volunteers who make the shows happen. However, SLADS does have to cover the following expenses with Office Fees. 1. A Recognized Show: a. Salaries. Judges, Show Managers, and Show Secretaries are paid personnel. As professionals their knowledge and expertise are critical to the success of the show. Payment includes fee, travel, lodging, food, everything you expect when you travel for business. All other positions required by USEF and USDF for specific level show also receive a stipend. Not a lot of money. Just enough to say thank you for working 12 hour days. b. USEF/USDF Fees. We do pay extra for Qualifying and for Drug Fees but there is a charge for every single ride ridden before a judge. c. Miscellaneous Expenses. All tests and bridle tags must be purchased. Ribbons and first place awards are also an expense. Computers, office machines, printing, mailing and all the other expenses of an office are also there. Even the clocks that are hung by the rings. 2. A Schooling Show: a. Our Schooling Shows are almost exclusively volunteer run. With the exception of the judge, no one working a Schooling Show is compensated. b. There is a cost for tests, ribbons, and award along with the miscellaneous expenses of running a show office if even on a reduced scale. While no one particularly likes to pay the Office Fee, it is essential to providing you a show venue. good to knowwhere Does 4 Hoofprints March 2013

Balance & Collect, One Move at a Time By Christina Mudd If you can remember last month, one of the key six principles of pilates is center. This month, weare going to find, and hopefully activate, the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles. Begin by sitting up with bent knees, feet flat on the floor about hip width apart and your hands behind your legs. The wider the legs are apart, the more gentle it will be on your back, and the closer the feet are together, the more challenging it will be. Relax the head, neck and shoulders and sit up tall, right on top of the sits bones. On the exhale, press into the big toe knuckle joint, drawing up through the inner thighs to tilt the pelvis towards you curling back onto the mat. Go back as far as you can keeping the feet completely flat on the mat. Inhale. On the exhale, begin to curl back up to sitting, bone by bone, drawing the pubic bone up for as long as possible until you must come up and then begin, once again, by sitting on top of the sits bones. Notice if the knees travel over your ankles and if your glutes do the work of your abdominals. By keeping weight into the big toe joint, it will ensure the inner thighs stay on and active. When you do the pelvic posterior tilt, make sure your low abdominals (pelvic floor) are pulling up and in, in opposition to your feet-scooping the pelvis up rather than tucking and lifting from the back side of the body. Do not forget to relax the shoulders and try to keep the length between the ribs and the hips the same as you curl back in space as when you started up on top of the sits bones. The idea is to stretch your hips away from your ribs in the low back, pull the pubic bone up with the pelvic floor, rolling the pelvis onto the leg bones while maintaining the stability through the inner thighs. Try to do 2 sets of 6 reps. Most equestrians have extremely strong extremities- arms for pulling, lifting and tacking and legs for kicking, mounting, and posting. What they are often lacking is strength in the core. Riding requires that the low back is able to follow the movement of the horse s back. To do this, the pelvis must be able to shift from neutral to a very small posterior pelvic tilt (as with the curl back mentioned above). As the pelvis swings from neutral to posterior, the abdominals must be strong enough to support the back and maintain the rider s upright stature. Riders talk about the swing and looseness of the horse s back, this is directly affected by the rider s core strength and pelvic positioning. I teach the curl back without the engagement of the glutes because the glutes tend to pop the rider out of the saddle, thus reducing the contact between horse and rider. It is simply pulling the pubic bone up and in with the pelvic floor. One of the better cues I have heard was to ride the horse between your belly and your back. For more information or Pilates opportunities for riders please contact Christina Mudd, PMA and Pilates Center of Boulder Certified muddchristina@gmail.com or (314) 677-8827. TIPS AND TRICKS 5 Hoofprints March 2013

ANNOUNCEMENTS US Dressage Finals Entry and Invitation Qualifications Announced The 2013 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan, will be held on November 7-10, 2013 at the Kentucky Horse Park. It will be the first head-to-head competition in Dressage showcasing Adult Amateur and Open riders at Training through GP levels, who are US citizens. The event will include an Open Division at Training through Grand Prix levels and all Freestyles, as well as an Adult Amateur Division with Training through Grand Prix. Horse/rider combinations who qualify through the nine GAIG/USDF Regional Championships, will have the opportunity to compete on the national stage. Champions and Reserve Champions who have achieved a minimum score, and filed a Declaration of Intent will be eligible to compete. Wild Card invitations are also available to high-scoring competitors in the Regional Championships who are not otherwise eligible. Invitations: Champion and Reserve Champion horse/ rider combinations for each level and eligible division, who are US citizens, will be invited from each of the nine (9) GAIG/ USDF Regional Championships. Each horse/ rider combination entering each Regional Championships class which would qualify for the National Championships for that year will be required to file a Declaration of Intent for the Championships, specifically committing Yes or No to participate in the National Championships. The Declaration of Intent form must be filed on the Declaration page of the US Dressage Finals website by the Closing Date for the Regional Championships entered. In order to be named Champion and Reserve Champion in a Regional Championship class, a horse/rider combination must have achieved a score of 55% or higher. Champions and Reserve Champions in eligible classes will be automatically invited, as long as a declaration of intent has been filed. In the event that the Champion and/or Reserve Champion declines the invitation, or are ineligible to compete in the US Dressage Finals, an invitation will be extended to the horse/rider combination that has the next highest placing in the class, providing they have (1) achieved the pre-requisite score of 55% or higher, (2) declared Yes on the Declaration of Intent for that particular level and division, and (3) are US citizens. If that combination declines the invitation, the same process for issuing invitations will be followed down through the fifth placing horse/rider combination that have declared Yes in that Finals level and division. No invitations will be issued beyond the fifth placing declared horse/rider combination except as may be eligible through the Wild Card invitations described below. Wild Cards: Horse/rider combinations who are US citizens and who are not otherwise qualified to compete in the US Dressage Finals may be invited to participate in a particular Finals class by earning a Wild Card. For all levels and divisions from Training thru Grand Prix, except freestyles, a horse/rider combination that competes in a Regional Championship class and achieves a score at or above the score listed below for that level and division may compete in the same level and division at the US Dressage Finals. In order to earn a Wild Card to compete in a freestyle championship class, a horse/rider combination must earn at least 5% above the minimum USDF Regional Championships Qualifying Score for that particular level. Horse/rider combinations are not required to have filed a Declaration of Intent in order to receive a Wild Card invitation. OPEN: AA: Training: 72% 68% First: 72% 68% Second: 68% 65% Third: 68% 65% Fourth: 68% 65% Prix St. Georges: 68% 65% Intermediaire I: 66% 64% Intermediaire 2: 66% 64% Grand Prix: 66% 64% For evolving event and competitor information, usdressagefinals.com will be your resource. 6 Hoofprints March 2013

Attention Riders Entering Freestyle Classes! On January 19, 2013, USEF approved the following change, in qualifying criteria, to enter a freestyle class: Except for USEF/USDF Championship classes and for FEI Pony Riders, FEI Junior, FEI Young Rider and FEI Para-Equestrian Freestyles, in order to enter a freestyle class at any level, a horse/ rider combination must have received a minimum score of 60% in the highest test of the declared freestyle level or any test of a higher level at a Federation Licensed or FEI recognized Dressage Competition or open Dressage class (i.e. open to all breeds) at a Federation Licensed Competition held prior to the competition where the horse/rider combination is entered to ride a freestyle class. The proposed effective date for this change is April 1, 2013. For more information on this and other rule changes, visit Approved Rule Changes on the USEF website at http://www.usef. org/_iframes/searches/ RuleChangeSearch.aspx. NEW! SLADS Youth Facebook Page SLADS had now has a facebook page dedicated to young riders. Be sure to like us and keep updated on current events. https://www. facebook.com/sladsyouth We have some new ideas and plans for SLADS Youth this year and we will be using this page to keep you informed and get your ideas and suggestions. Our wonderful show moms and show dads are encouraged to join as well ;-). ANNOUNCEMENTS 7 Hoofprints March 2013

ACCOLADES NEW SLADS MEMBERS Elizabeth Dudley Jessica Fussner Marsha Simpson Dr Jill E Sackman Erica Schwann Katie Sunclair Christine finch Christina Fike Jessica vandeford Mindy Schowengerdt Emily Raynor Amanda L Brautigam April Sjoholm Laura Rickard Alisha Ernst Kelsey Conrad Melissa Boyer Kari Felton Paige Schlicksup Michael Felton Jennifer Titchenal Alyssa Weihe Diane Tead Joni Kondracki Grace Hemmer Marnie Braun Terry Bahner Linda Freeman Michelle Freeman NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Each month we will spotlight a new member of SLADS. This month, we welcome Emily Raynor, a Jr/YR member. My name is Emily Raynor. I am 14 years old. My horse is Desert Fox or Foxy. She is also 14 and is a thoroughbred mare. We have been training at Grand Paradise Ranch in Caseyville, IL with Jessica Fussner for six months now. I have been riding since 2nd grade but just went to my first competition last October. I am look forward to a lot of fun and competition with SLADS. 8 Hoofprints March 2013

Board Member Spotlight Colleen Rull, Board Member At Large Through the years I ve happily served many roles for SLADS including newsletter editor, President, and board member. My first memories of riding are sitting on the front of the saddle with my Mom on long trail rides. Needless to say, I ve been riding my whole life. Axel and Avalon (my Hanoverian s) are boarded at River Ridge Stables and I train with Martin Kuhn at Star West in Springfield, IL. My life is filled with love, blessings and wonderful friends and family. Meet Shelley Brubaker, SLADS Membership Chair Shelley Brubaker has been a member of SLADS for the last 4-5 years and has served as the membership chairperson for this year and the last two years. She is a retired special ed teacher and has two grown children, Sarah and Ian. After retiring she moved to Foristell, MO where she keeps her horses and her daughter s horses. Before learning and showing dressage she showed at hunter jumper shows and along with her POA Little Mac Attack was the MHSA 2001 State Champion Beginner Rider Hunter Adult. Sarah Szachnieski, SLADS Secretary By day I work for NRCS as a Resource Conservationist, and by night & weekends I play mom to Emma (8) and Logan (5). My husband Jason and I jumped in feet first into the farm life two years ago and are enjoying learning the ropes of urban farming. My favorite things to do are spending time with the family, gardening, running with my girlfriends and of course RIDING! My horse Skip and I have been together for 13 years, he will be 20 in April. My mother Shelley Brubaker and I share a POA pony, PC Gotta Look Tough who is 6. I have enjoyed showing the two of them at the SLADS schooling shows for the last few years. I am the secretary for SLADS and I also act as the volunteer coordinator for the organization keeping track of all the hours our AWESOME volunteers work to make SLADS a success! ACCOLADES Last May, Brian and I were married and spent our honeymoon in Alaska. We reside in Wildwood with our adorable dogs. When I m not at the barn, I serve as a city council member for Wildwood and teach business courses at Kirkwood High School. I m looking forward to spending time with new SLADS members this year as well as continuing my dressage education with Axel. 9 Hoofprints March 2013

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St. Louis Area Dressage Society (SLADS) 2013 Membership Form SLADS is a USDF Group Member Organization (GMO) and SLADS members are automatically USDF Group Members (GMs). For USDF Participating Membership, members must apply directly to USDF. Membership Categories: New (please include a short bio for the newsletter) Renewal Membership Type: Individual ($50) Jr/Young Rider ($40) Family ($75 for 2 then $30 for each additional member) General Information Date of Application: Name: This will be the Primary for Family Membership. Address: City/State/Zip: E-Mail: Phone(s): (home) (cell) USDF No: Birth Date: / / * Rider Category: (enter one: Silver/Gold/Platinum/Professional) * 4 Rider Categories: Silver = Ages 21 & Under Gold = Ages 22 to 39 Platinum = Ages 40 & Up Professional Horse(s) Name/Breed: I keep my horse(s) at: Home / Board at I ride as an Eventer: Family Membership Information Two individuals per SLADS Family membership (i.e. primary + 1). Additional names are $30 each. Name USDF No Birth Date Rider Category Family member = members in an immediate family who either live at the same address or have the same legal address. Please choose how you would like to receive your SLADS newsletter: E-mail Paper/U.S. Mail (Receiving by e-mail allows SLADS to use more membership funds for special activities such as clinics, schooling shows, etc.) May we include you in the annual Buzz Book: Yes No Total Enclosed: $ (the Buzz Book is only mailed to SLADS members) Make checks payable to: SLADS Questions: shelleytbru@yahoo.com Website: www.slads.org Mail fees & form to: Shelley Brubaker, 10605 Cedar Grove Dr, Foristell, MO 63348 All current members of SLADS and their horse(s) listed on this form are eligible for SLADS Year End awards. Additional horses may be added at any time during the competition year, but scores from past shows will not count towards SLADS Year End awards. Scores from any remaining SLADS recognized shows will count towards the SLADS Year End awards. For office use only. Date Received: Check #: Date Sent to Treasurer: Get Involved...WE NEED YOU! Please volunteer to support our shows and to be eligible for SLADS Year End awards.

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