April 2016 Dressage Association of Western Australia Newsletter Dressage; Teaching your horse the ABCs April Rally 2016 Committee Members PRESIDENT Gabby Adam 0403 322 991 robandgabby@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT Sharon Gurney SECRETARY Didy Massey 0414 617 339 dressageassocwa@gmail.com TREASURER Diana Pethic dressageassocwa@gmail.com RALLY ORGANISER Alison Grierson dressageassocwa@gmail.com UNIFORM COORDINATOR Helen Bennett NEWSLETTER Naomi Edmunds naomiedmunds@hotmail.com OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Helen Bennett Sarah Baldwin Nicky Higgs Committee members welcome your phone calls. Please phone between 7.00pm and 9.00pm on weekdays, or during the day at weekends. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to both Chris Thompson and Janet Davidson for their instruction at the March Rally. These ladies very kindly stepped in at the last minute! It was a lovely weekend for our first rally for 2016. We had Liz and Janet on Saturday and Janet and Chris on Sunday. WELCOME to all of our new members. Alison Grierson has now taken over as Rally Organiser. Good luck, and thank you Alison for taking on this role! A big thank you goes out to Didy, for the time she spent as Rally Organiser. Didy did a super job!!! DON T FORGET OUR TRAINING/PROTOCOL DAY ON APRIL 16. Enter on Nominate. https://www.nominate.com.au/m/eentries.aspx To keep up with everything that is going on with DAWA like us on Facebook.
Riding Member Saturday morning - group lessons, maximum four horses per group. Saturday afternoon - coached individual tests, any EA or FEI test Sunday morning - group lessons, maximum four horses per group Sunday afternoon - coached individual tests, any EA or FEI test Riders must advise of their preference (of group lesson or individual test) one month prior. Also you may attend lectures, demonstrations and activities held at the rallies, and all other activities and functions. Members receive a monthly newsletter. Associate Member Associate members may attend unmounted at any rally for lectures, demonstrations and activities held at the rallies, and all other activities and functions. Enables discounts on competition and training day entry fees. Members receive a monthly newsletter. New Members Information All prospective new members and their mounts need to be assessed by one of our instructors prior to the start of our season. This is nothing too hard, really just an opportunity to work out which group you will fit into best. A group assessment session is usually held on the club grounds in February. If you are unable to attend the group assessment session you will need to arrange, at your own expense, a private assessment with one of our instructors. Riders must wear approved riding boots and riding helmet with Australian/New Zealand Standard 3838: 1998 or the European equivalent. Riders should present themselves neatly attired with shirt, tie and jodhpurs with hair tied back. Please present horses clean, trimmed and ensure all gear is suitable and well maintained.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY 2016 FEES Riding Members - Joining Fee $50 (once-off fee for new members only) Full Member - $455 - (any two sessions per rally) Pay As You Go - $255 base fee + $50 per rally Part Payment - $255 base fee due by first rally + $50 - minimum by second rally + $balance by third rally - Additional sessions $25 per session Non Riding Members Associate Member $50 - (enables discounts on competition and training day entry fees, free monthly newsletter, eligibility for clinics)
April 9 & 10 2016 This month s rally themes are - a) Arena Etiquette, b) Rhythm, suppleness and contact (the first 3 points in the training scale) c) Rider Position. Note that training themes have been incorporated into the program to give instructors a guideline only. Obviously, each instructor will assess her riders ability and understanding of the topic and structure their coaching accordingly. Instructors Saturday: Cindy Oud, Liz Tollarzo Sunday: Cindy Oud and Liz Tollarzo Saturday Sunday 8.00 Put up arenas everyone!!! 9.00 Mounted instruction 9.00 Mounted instruction End Take down arenas everyone!!! Lecture 2016 Goal Sheets / Arena Etiquette / School Figures Riders Please Note: All riders in the first lesson on Sunday afternoon please wait and help pull down arenas, as it makes it very late for the last lesson to finish, put horses away and then pull in arenas. Confirming your place. For the next rally we need to know numbers by April 5 at the latest. We cannot take additional names after this date. This is so that we can organise enough instructors to cover our classes, and so the class groups can be constructed and confirmed by instructors. Notice of cancellation is also important as it greatly affects both lesson size and composition if you re unable to make it to the rally because of a last minute glitch, please let Didy know, so we can re-arrange classes without causing hassles for other riders, or for our instructors. Contact Alison at dressageassocwa@gmail.com
ARENA ETIQUETTE The first rule of the arena should always be courtesy! Remember that everyone has a living animal underneath and not every movement is always under control. Be prepared for the worst and do not get too wrapped up with your own horse not to notice what is happening around you! Do not expect that every rider sees you and remember that it is not impolite to call out if you are getting too close or planning to pass. This will announce your intentions and tell other riders what you plan to do. Try to remember that everyone in the arena is there to enjoy their equine companion and to practice their riding skills, so don't be stubborn. Common sense must always be used. Be aware of your total environment to avoid collisions. Slower gaits take the inside track. Walk on the inside track. The outside track is always given to horses working the faster gait. The international rule is to pass left shoulder to left shoulder when passing head on (in opposite directions) and look where you are going. Keep one horse's length from any other horse. If you are overtaking traffic in the same direction, pass to the inside with care and plenty of clearance. Better yet, make a large circle back to the inside or cut across the arena to avoid passing. Never pass between the rail and another rider on the track. Always pass on the inside and pass wide. Give right of way - be generous giving right of way even if it is not technically the correct right of way. When turning, check your "rear view" first. Look behind you before stopping suddenly. Halting on the track is always unexpected! It is never a social time or an opportunity to hold court when in the arena. It is unfair to make your horse stand in a busy, high traffic area while you socialise and it is dangerous to other riders. Announce your intentions telling other riders what you plan to do: "Passing on your left" Do not circle in front of another rider by cutting them off or pinning them against the wall or another horse. http://www.austindressageunlimited.org/arenaetiquetteandsafety.pdf
The following notes are available on the DAWA Website: http://www.dressageassocwa.com.au/documents.html
Please refer to the full notes on the DAWA website.
DAWA UNIFORMS Short Sleeve Polo Shirt $27.50 Long Sleeve SUN SMART Polo Shirt $42.50 Micro Fleece Vest $30 Navy Jacket $40 Caps $10 Sun Protection Sleeves $15 Saddlecloth Badges $8 NEW Soft Shell Vest $60 SALE Old Style Long Sleeve Shirt $30 (All above prices inclusive of GST) DAWA uniforms: Please remember that everyone must wear the DAWA uniform at rallies. If you are unable to wear the polo shirts then you can wear a white shirt and navy blue tie as an alternative. If you have any queries concerning uniform talk to Helen Bennett and she will be able to show you the range.
March 2016 If nominated as a Member of the Month, you will receive a gift voucher from Budget Stockfeeds and a DAWA mug. The member of the month is presented to one rider each month that stands out for good presentation of themselves and the horse, as well as helping with tasks at the rallies. The committee present selects the recipient over the weekend. Jaimee Cotter Dressage could not function if it was not for the many volunteers who give up their valuable time to run competitions and contribute to the discipline. Riders now have a chance to say thank you. The member of the month award is presented to the one rider each month who stands out for good presentation of themselves and their horse, as well as helping with tasks at the rallies. Good presentation includes DAWA uniform as well as general neatness and cleanliness. The recipient each month is selected by the Committee present over the weekend. For more information on what you should be wearing, and how to present your horse, please refer to the first newsletter for the year on dress and gear standards.
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Events and General Information Rallies are held every month, March to November. The first rally of the year is an Evaluation and Goal Setting day. Each rally runs Saturday and Sunday with two mounted lessons a day. A demonstration or lecture is run during the lunch break by an external specialist or one of DAWA s coaches. Rally attendance is coordinated by the Club s Rally Organiser. Each month a member is awarded Member of the Month for their presentation at lessons or helpfulness. Member of the Month is sponsored by a local feed merchant and the winner announced in the monthly newsletter. Newsletter articles If you re a budding writer, have a comment about the newsletter, want to sell something, or just have some interesting information you d like to share (perhaps a brief profile of you, your horse, and what you ve achieved?) please email details to Naomi Edmunds (naomiedmunds@hotmail.com). The deadline for the next newsletter is two weeks prior to the following month s rally.