FAREWELL TO NANCY Board Loses Valued Member

ICCcds.org Inland Communities Chapter of the California Dressage Society Published Quarterly(ish) February 2015 Vol. 2015-1 FAREWELL TO NANCY Board Loses Valued Member By: Kathy Young TC STAFF WRITER Several years ago Nancy LeBron joined Inland Communities Chapter, CDS, and became our first Volunteer of the Year. She was tireless as a volunteer, committee worker, as one with excellent ideas, organizational skills, crafter, and more, handling all kinds of details and making multi-tasking look easy. She brought a spark of life to an already thriving chapter and made us all the better for it. Most of you know Nancy as the smiling face at our show office, answering questions, handling a million details and solving problems with the efficiency of a mother and grandmother (which she is) and the tact and grace of the hostess with the mostest. Often our show office (an EZUP cover with tables and camp chairs) was decorated with posters and accessories as fitting the time of year (Halloween, for example) and making the show experience as much fun for the volunteers as it was for the exhibitors. (For proof, look at the Photo link on our website, www.icccds.org). Nancy helped organize and participated in the box seat decoration contests at Los Angeles Equestrian Center the two years Inland Communities participated. She made up the colorful T-shirts bearing iron-on fruit crate logos of Inland Communities many of those old labels were horse oriented, who knew. Dusty and Susan Williams used the logos for fruit crates, handmade by Dusty, for the decorations one year and the logo has been used on the postcards we send out announcing our show schedule the past couple of INSIDE Chair Message 2 2015 Tests....3 Horse Shopping 101..4 Sponsors..6, 7, 8 & 9 years. Nancy also served as secretary her first year on the board, took on treasurer duties the following year and 2015 Inland Communities Chapter Board of Directors Kathy Young............... Chapter Chair KAYnHuey@aol.com Kathy Pavlich...................Treasurer kmpavlich@aol.com Lena Persson....................Secretary wasswede@me.com Ruth Corrao-Harris....Volunteer Coordinator threekidmom61@aol.com Sara Mosqueda......... Juniors Coordinator SMosqueda@hemetusd.k12.ca.us Susan Williams....Show Coord. & Newsletter dustyandsusan@verizon.net DeeAnne Gunnemann..............Website love2tanz@verizon.net then became our show manager/secretary. She wore every hat well. Nancy s experience with horses included having bred and raced Thoroughbreds. One of her guys is Smoke, an Off-the- Track Thoroughbred who may be in the Western Dressage competitions soon. Her other dressage horse, Nehemiah, aka Nick, is one lucky fellow himself, having Nancy to tend to his every need. Nancy and Mo have moved to Florida. We are keeping up with her adventures on Facebook. At the October show, the board presented her with a jacket embroidered with our logo and her name. We will miss you, Nancy, but we know you ll be back often to visit your family. We hope you ll pop in and visit all your IC friends as well.

Vol. 2015-1 Page 2 Chair Message: Greetings All - Hope everyone had a Happy New Year and hope the weather has been nice enough that you've actually spent quality time IN the saddle. Even older "ponies" are feeling their oats this winter, so my saddle time has been limited. What's that saying about "'Twixt the saddle and the ground... "? I don't want to go there. Your ICC chapter is off to a running start for 2015 with great plans for the competition year and a workshop or two in the planning stages. Your board met January 14. I was re-elected chapter chair; Kathy Pavlich is treasurer, DeeAnne Gunnemann is website liaison; Lena Persson is secretary; Ruth Corrao-Harris is volunteer coordinator; Sara Mosqueda is juniors coordinator; and Susan Williams is newsletter and show management. Your board is also The Show Committee. (We never sleep). As I said, ICC is planning a busy year. First, the CDS annual meeting was January 30-February 1 in Glendale and Burbank. Susan Williams, who handles the CDS award-winning newsletter with her wonderful husband Dusty--Dusty also agreed to be our show manager (Thank you again and again, Dusty!), attended along with me. Susan met with other show managers and got the latest on "tips and tricks to use, traps to avoid" in that very important job--and is passing them on to her husband. ICC was well represented at the banquet and at the Sunday Symposium where we heard from the experts--judy Harvey from UK and Lilo Fore from NC (northern California, haha)--who discussed the new 2015 dressage tests with the help of very able demo riders. This took place at LAEC. Susan Williams also created a very Inland Empire themed Chapter Gift Basket for us which garnered rave reviews and a tidy sum at the Silent Auction. It was a GREAT weekend. Details are in the latest Dressage Letters newsletter. Second, the Southern Region Linda O'Carroll Memorial Adult Amateur Clinic will take place later this spring--i don't have the exact date or other details, but all 2015 ICC CDS Adult Amateur members are eligible to submit their name for the drawing of our representative and alternates. The drawing will take place at the March 7th Show. Details to follow, but perhaps this will be the incentive to get you riding more so you'll be fit and "ready to rumble" for a full weekend of riding with a top clinician. (I've heard it is going to be Volker Brommann). Third, ICC is planning a scribing clinic if there is enough interest. If you'd like to learn--and practice-- the ins and outs of scribing, let Ruth Corrao-Harris know. We are thinking March 14. Email Ruth, or call or text 951-315-0592 to get your name on the list. The workshop will be no-pressure--you'll get some scribing "tips and tricks," too--and it should be a lot of fun as well as nourishing because we will usually combine it with a potluck. Finally, Charlotte Le Vecque has once again agreed to get sponsors to help fund ICC's activities. You can be a sponsor for any amount. A list of levels and the benefits that come with each level is located on our website. We are a non-profit organization. Last year Charlotte designed a fabulous poster with the names of all who sponsored our chapter's events. We displayed that poster at every show and ICC event. Keep checking the ICC website and our Facebook page. Ours is an open group, so you don't have to be a member to read all about us. Besides news and updates, the Facebook page has our show premium downloads, ride times, show results, member news, horses for sale, and more. Our two CDS-recognized shows have "S" judges (Peggy Klump May 9; David Schmutz June 27) so we will offer an FEI Test of Choice at each show. And speaking of shows, our spring schooling show is March 7, with a closing date of February 27. Our judge is Kristie Bigham. Premiums are on the website and Facebook. Don't delay sending in your entries because our shows fill quickly. Any questions, comments, suggestions, corrections-- don't hesitate to get in touch. I'd love to hear from you. Kathy Young 760-953-8682 kaynhuey@aol.com

Vol. 2015-1 Page 3 2015 TESTS By: Susan Williams TC STAFF WRITER Here in Southern California, three separate presentations of the new tests were available to us, all featuring FEI judges discussing the art of test riding. Los Angeles Chapter started it off with Hilda Gurney in November at LAEC. Axel Steiner gave a wellreceived talk in January for San Diego Chapter, with the much-anticipated CDS Symposium wrapping things up in February, with Lilo Fore and Judy Harvey. 3 Great Clinics! Each horse is different, and they are not judged by the inch. By Second Level, the horse must be showing a degree of collection. Judy, from Great Britain, questioned some of our terminology. Why shorten stride or shorten walk, why not collect, since collection is the goal? Why turn on the hindquarters? Why not large pirouette? And why renvers, since it s not on the FEI tests? By Third and Fourth Levels, there is an expectation of higher collection. There should be more throughness, suppleness, and responsiveness. There should be increased impulsion and cadence. Now more than before, each movement must be prepared properly. Make a habit of riding your corners and getting good transitions with your Training Level horse. It will pay off as you move up the levels. Hilda Gurney with Judy Harvey and Lilo Fore Lilo and Judy spoke first of correct basics and using the training scale. Trainers must bear in mind that each test is designed to prepare the horse for the FEI tests. Read and understand the purpose of each test and read those directives. They are essential to success. Lilo said always ride your transitions uphill. Imagine being on an airplane. When you lift off, the back wheels are the last to leave the ground. When you land, the back wheels are the first to touch down. Ride your horse like he s a jumbo jet! Three excellent presentations with a common theme understanding the essentials of dressage is the key to successful training. Practice those halts! For the halts at X, Axel wants to see two legs and a smile, meaning the halt is straight and the rider is confident. Make your halts at the letter, and establish immobility, (remember 3 seconds!), before the move-off or rein-back. Know your ring geometry. A lot of riders made ovals, and a lot of circles were either too big or too small. Don t lose points on something that should be easy. For the stretchy circle, the horse must stretch on his own. Axel said don t rely on gravity to get that head down. For the free walk, the neck is forward-down. Axel Steiner with David Blake

Vol. 2015-1 Page 4 By: Susan Williams TC STAFF WRITER HORSE SHOPPING 101 My friend Ruth says shopping for a horse is worse than shopping for bras or jeans and I m inclined to agree. I ve been on a search for another equine Mr. Right and here are a few things I ve learned on my journey. 1. IF HE SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE You ve been poring over those horsefor-sale websites for months now. There must be a reason that superstar is still listed. If no one else wants him, save yourself a trip. 2. NEVER GO ALONE. Take your trainer and a horse-savvy friend. (In my case I dragged my horse-savvy husband along, and am I glad I did.) They might notice something you missed, or they can confirm something you saw. 3. DIVIDE AND CONQUER. Try to get the seller away from the groom, get the rider away from the stable help and ask questions. You can pry cleverly without raising suspicion. 4. FOCUS. Don t be distracted by the blingy bell boots or the bejeweled browband. Watch closely so you will notice that weird thing he does with his leg. 5. TALK TO YOUR VETERINARIAN AND FARRIER. Even if you ve never seen a horse do that weird thing with his leg that your prospect did, they more than likely have. 6. YOU CAN T SAVE THEM ALL. If you refer to him as that poor guy more than once, run, don t walk, away. 7. NO CHESTNUT MARES, EVER. Just one woman s opinion, but I have incontrovertible proof that Chestnut Mare Syndrome is real. 8. DO NOT BUY HIM IF THE ONLY REASON IS: a. He s pretty. b. He s your favorite color. c. He has such a beautiful tail. d. Ooh, four white socks! e. They said they d give you that bejeweled browband if you take him. f. He looks at you with those big brown eyes and he looks so sad and you know he really needs a family and he really wants to go home with you and you know you d be the best mom ever and you ll all live happily ever after. (See Rule 6.) See My Journey So Far next page

Vol. 2015-1 Page 5 HORSE SHOPPING 101 My Journey So Far Oh, Hell, No! Nope Not For Me I Don t Do Spangles No Way...And I Really Didn t Want Anything Over 20 Hands! I m Too Tall Just Look At Those Big Brown Eyes

Vol. 2015-1 Page 6 OLYMPIC SPONSORS 2015 Sponsorships Inland Communities Chapter INTERMEDIARE SPONSORS GRAND PRIX SPONSORS Kathy Young & Huey Kathy Pavlich Shadow Ridge Equestrian Center Rob & DeeAnne Gunnemann Fun To Dance With Productions San Luis Rey Equine Hospital Ruth and Mark Harris M&R Pool Service Riding Warehouse Merona D. Petrus, DVM Charlotte Le Vecque Christina Kayvon-Pierce Cindy Hancock Absolute Movement Equine Therapy Karla Mason Susan and Dusty Williams PRIX ST. GEORGE SPONSORS Kris Schlatter Lena Persson SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE Consider Becoming an ICC Sponsor OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP $1,000 annually Business Card/ Logo in Take Contact (ICC Newsletter) Recognition at all ICC Shows Business Card/Logo and your Link on ICC website GRAND PRIX SPONSORSHIP $100 annually Business Card/ Logo in Take Contact (ICC Newsletter) Recognition at all ICC Shows Business Card/Logo and your Link on ICC website INTERMEDIARE SPONSORSHIP $50 annually Business Card/Logo Name in Take Contact (ICC Newsletter) Recognition at all ICC Shows PRIX ST. GEORGE SPONSORSHIP $25 annually Name listed in Take Contact 2015 SHOW CLASS SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE $25 per class, per show. Sponsors are recognized at show; on the website and in the newsletter

Vol. 2015-1 Page 7 Inland Communities Chapter 2015 Sponsorships San Luis Rey Equine Hospital 4211 Holly Lane Bonsall, CA 92003 slreh@slreh.com 760-726-4566 Charlotte Le Vecque Ivy & Ardee nikkoandme@att.net 909-226-1434 Kathy Young & Huey ICC Chapter Chair kaynhuey@aol.com 760-953-8682 Merona D. Petrus DVM Christina Kayvon-Pierce Lena Persson Kris Schlatter Editor s Note: is published quarterly. It is intended solely for the entertainment and enlightenment of the Members and friends of the Inland Communities Chapter of the California Dressage Society. While every effort is made to assure the publication is error free, mistakes do happen. If you find needed corrections, factual errors or have other comments, please direct them to: Dusty Williams, Editor-In-Chief, Email: dustyw@rcflood.org

Vol. 2015-1 Page 8 2014---YEAR OF THE HORSE Inland Communities Chapter Sponsorships OLYMPIC SPONSORS The Chacon Family GRAND PRIX SPONSORS Kathy Pavlich Shadow Ridge Equestrian Center Merijane McTalley McTalley Manor Warmbloods Sarah Lockman Sarah Lockman Dressage Ronny Ghazal, MD Arrowhead Orthopaedics Linda Fitzmorris, DDS Lori Johnstone, DVM Veterinary Acupuncture Cindy Hancock Absolute Movement Equine Therapy West of Texas A Cowboy Store & A Whole Lot More Susan and Dusty Williams INTERMEDIARE SPONSORS Kathy Young & Huey Rob & DeeAnne Gunnemann Fun To Dance With Productions Tammy Cox Tammy-N-Touch Massage Riding Warehouse Ruth and Mark Harris M&R Pool Service PRIX ST. GEORGE SPONSORS Merijane McTalley McTalley Manor Warmbloods 4 Classes (1 at each ICC Show) Bari Boersma, DVW Canyonside Veterinary Practice Michelle Stevens All Seasons Feed Kris Schlatter Karla Mason Charlotte LeVecque ICC Calendar March 7, 2015 ICC SCHOOLING SHOW at Shadow Ridge - Judge Kristie Bigham May 9, 2015 ICC CDS RATED SHOW at Shadow Ridge - Judge Peggy Klump June 27, 2015 ICC CDS RATED SHOW at Shadow Ridge - Judge David Schmutz October 31, 2015 ICC SCHOOLING SHOW (Cost. Optional) at Shadow Ridge - Judge TBA Spring 2015 ADULT AMATEUR CLINIC Location & Date TBA Rider Selection @ March 7th show

Vol. 2015-1 Page 9 Inland Communities Chapter 2014 Sponsorships The Chacon Family ( 9 09 ) 798-7227 Thank You to Our Sponsors! Kathy Young & Huey ICC Chapter Chair Sponsorships are available for general expenses, class sponsorships, High Point Awards for shows, Junior Championships and much more For information on how you can be an ICC sponsor, please visit our website or contact kaynhuey@aol.com 760-953-8682 Charlotte LeVecque: nikkoandme@att.net; H-909/862-2246: C-909/226-1434